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Chika Egbo, 22 year old’s estranged lover, bathe her in acid

The motive behind the acid bath of 22-year-old Chika Egbo by her estranged lover, David Sulaimon, remains elusive, but one thing is sure, the victim may not remain the same again. Chika is a student of the Enugu State College of Education. Last Tuesday, when our correspondent visited her at the Burns Unit of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Egbo has become a shadow of the beautiful girl she was.

The substance Sulaimon allegedly poured on her had destroyed every visible skin from her chest upwards. She mumbled to her father, a Taraba State-based businessman, as she could neither see nor speak properly at the time.

When her father, Matthew Egbo, narrated the incident that led to Chika’s state, the story brought tears to his eyes as he lamented that his daughter would never be normal again.

Buhari loses daughter after child birth

The first daughter of former Head of State and presidential candidate of the Congress for Political Change, Muhammad Buhari, is dead.

The sad event happened this evening after she was delivered of a baby in Kaduna. Named Zulai, she was a graduate of the Ahmadu Bello University.

Confirming the incident, Buhari’s close associate and former FCT minister, Nasir el-Rufai remarked: “May the soul of Zulaihatu, the eldest daughter of General Muhammadu Buhari, rest in perfect peace.”

Amen.

We will sue Boko Haram at International Criminal Court- Oritsejafor

CAN says it considering taking Boko Haram to the International Criminal Court. The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, the umbrella body of tens of millions of Nigerian Christians, said on Wednesday that it is putting plans in place to press charges against the Islamic insurgent group, Boko Haram, at the International Criminal Court. 

The President of the Association, Ayo Oritsejafor, stated this at the opening of the National Executive Council Meeting of the association in Awka, Anambra State. "We at CAN are strongly considering pressing charges against the Boko Haram sect for crimes committed against Christians at the International Criminal Court and we will commence soon," Mr. Oritsejafor said. 

The Christian leader also urged the Federal Government to pronounce the sect a foreign terrorist group. 
"The Federal Government should designate the Boko Haram sect as a foreign terrorist group," Mr. Oritsejafor said. "We will not encourage Christians to carry arms, but we have always called on Christians and the churches to defend and protect themselves," he said, adding that "The way the sect is succeeding in its attacks, it is obvious that it is not done yet." 

New Video: E.M.E All Stars – Change

Directed by Clarence Peters, the video features each member of EME speaking their minds, and it also features footage from some of the incidents that occurred in Nigeria in 2012. The video for “Change” sets the tone for the much larger and more in-depth Documentary “#Dream4Naija” which was directed by Ray McNulty of MTA, and funded by IRI.

Photos from the EKO Festival Grande Opening

This year’s National Sports Festival, ‘Eko 2012′, got off to a stunning start Tuesday evening, when the hosts, Lagos State presented a glamorous opening ceremony at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Surulere, Lagos. The event, which had so many dignitaries such as: chief host, Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, Vice President of Nigeria, Namadi Sambo, Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi and a host of others in attendance, was used as an avenue to showcase what the participants would witness during the festival at the Centre of Excellence. Continue to see more pics

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Producers of ‘Blackberry Babes’ to release movie on ‘ALUU 4′

A movie has been shot over the ALUU4 homicide and will be released very soon. Tentatively titled ‘ALUU4‘, the movie was produced by Simony Productions, the marketers who brought the movie, ‘Blackberry Babes‘.

The purpose of the movie according to the producers is to bring to the limelight the gruesome killing of the four students Tekena Elkanah, Chidiaka Biringa, Ugonna Ibuzor and Llyod Michael.

Opinions are divided on the motive and timing of the project, with many concerned the producers may be all about milking it while it’s hot. It is uncertain if they have the blessings of the ALUU4 families.

Plane crash: ‘Suntai has started speaking’

Taraba State Governor, Danbaba Suntai, who was involved in a plane crash and was taken to Germany for treatment is recovering fast. He has started speaking. Suntai spoke on Wednesday from the German hospital on telephone with the Senator representing Taraba South, Hon. Emmanuel Bwacha.

Bwacha, who is the governor’s personal friend, had been with the governor at the Medical Diagnostic Section of the Specialist Hospital, Yola, and the National Hospital Abuja, where the governor was rushed to for initial treatment before he was flown abroad.

Circumcision Horror: Nigerian nurse on trial in UK over botched circumcision

A 66 year-old Nigerian nurse, Grace Adeleye, is currently on trial for the death of a four-week-old baby boy who bled to death after a home circumcision. Goodluck Caubergs was only 27 days old when he died after bleeding to death for several hours the day after Adeleye carried out the procedure.

Goodluck was born on March 22, 2010, in Rochdale and died on April 17, 2010. His parents, also from Nigeria, were introduced to Adeleye by a friend as she had performed many circumcisions over the years and offered her ‘experience and skill’.

2 prophetesses arrested for selling day-old baby for N 3M

Two prophetesses have been arrested by the police in Aba, the commercial hub of Abia State for stealing and selling day-old baby girl, the child of one Grace, 23, from Abiriba in Ohafia Local Government Area of the state. The arrested prophetesses, Loreta Emmanuel and Sylva were from Owerri Imo State.

Daily Sun gathered that a man, Grace said was her boyfriend, got her impregnated, promising to marry her. However, Grace, who dropped out of secondary school due to her father’s ill-health, was disappointed when her boyfriend reneged on his promise and she became confused.

Former FinBank MD, Okey Nwosu, others used fake customers’ names to acquire N18Billion Shares

A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja and presided over by Justice Lateefa Okunnu, was on Tuesday, 27 November, 2012 told that a former managing director of FinBank Plc ( Now First City Monument Bank), Okey Nwosu and three other directors being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, used names of spurious customers of the bank to purchase shares worth N18billion from Springboard Limited. The three directors are: Dayo Famoroti, Danjuma Ocholi and Agnes Ebubedike.

First batch of Dangote drivers to complete training in January

The first batch of the 2,000 Dangote Graduate Drivers Training Scheme will conclude their training in January, 2013, says Director-General of the institute, Alhaji Aminu Yusuf. The scheme was launched in November at the Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology.

He said 2,000 graduates of various disciplines were expected to be trained under the scheme to become professional truck drivers. Yusuf explained that the training would be done in batches of 100 participants on quarterly basis over a period of four years which would end in 2016.

“These graduates, which include women from the Dangote Group, will undergo a three -month training because they have no knowledge of driving before being certified as drivers. “They have graduated from different universities but have never driven vehicles before. “After being certified as drivers at the end of the training, they will be licensed immediately.

“These drivers will be different from other drivers because they are not illiterates and their training is sound,” he said. The Dangote Group drivers will be taught theoretical and practical training which includes orientation, simulation and test track driving before being exposed to highway driving. Congratulations in advance to them. 

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Fatai Rolling Dollar loses wife

Popular guitarist-singer, Fatai Olagunju otherwise known as Fatai Rolling dollar recently lost lost one of his wives, Olaitan.

Speaking about the death, the septuagenarian disclosed that the deceased had been admitted in the hospital for months before her eventual death on Friday, November 23, 2012. He added that the sickness started after a stray firework entered his house and hit his wife’s leg, resulting into complications days later. 

New Law: Rape in Osun State and have your Penis cut off

The Osun State government has sent a bill to the state’s House of Assembly, asking that the penises of convicted rapists be cut off. The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Mrs. Mofolake Adegboyega said that stringent penalty like cutting off of their “third leg’’ will be appropriate for their offence. Do you think this measure will actually stop rape? What are your thoughts?

Lady raped at 17 puts to birth; child gets raped 13 years later by the same rapist

Got this story from Peter Kundum's blog (http://peterkundum.blogspot.co.uk). 

This story was told to me by a crying mother and victim of rape. It is not hearsay; Ruth David a student of the Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa state who will be 29 next month gave me a first hand story of her experience with a man who raped her when she was only 17 years old. She got pregnant from the rape and gave birth to a baby girl. About 12 or 13 years later, the same child was being raped and abused by her so-called biological father. Be warned then obscene mental images can arise from reading this very emotional story. Also, we have this document on audio back and has been transcribed without changes except for a few grammatical corrections where very necessary. Note that Ruth cried all through most of the moment during this interview session in my office.

Obese woman dies after 3 airlines refuse to take her home to see doctors

A 425-pound New York woman named Vilma Soltesz died from kidney failure after three separate airlines, citing weight-related complications, refused to let her board flights back to the Big Apple, where she was "to come back home to get her treatment," according to her husband, Janos.

Vilma, a 56-year-old resident of the Bronx, used a wheelchair to get around because she only had one leg, and was plagued by a combination of kidney disease and diabetes, Janos told the NY Post. Her travel troubles began when she and Janos, whom she had been married to for 33 years - both natives of Hungary - went to their vacation home September 17 on flights from Delta and KLM airlines, the Post reported.

Flight attendant arrested after helping boyfriend steal a passenger's iPhone

A uniformed JetBlue flight attendant on an off-duty free plane to Puerto Rico was arrested Friday at JFK Airport after her boyfriend allegedly stole an iPhone from another passenger. Police said Queens couple Stacy-Ann Smith, 27, and her boyfriend Jason McCaulay, 23, were waiting to go through security on their way to Aguadila late Friday night when McCaulay swiped an iPhone 4S left in a bin.

According to police, the device's owner had put the phone in the bin while he passed through the metal detector.  A few minutes later the owner, who had been standing in front of McCaulay, realized his iPhone was missing and told the Transportation Security Adminstration agent who called the Port Authority cops.  Reviewing security footage, authorities saw McCaulay steal the iPhone. Smith told police that McCaulay panicked when he saw police officers approaching him and slipped the phone into her pocket without her knowing. 

BRT Bus Full of Passengers Falls off 3rd Mainland Bridge into Lagos Lagoon

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), has confirmed that a BRT bus, that was conveying passengers across the Third Mainland Bridge, has fallen off, into the Lagos Lagoon.

The FRSC took to their Twitter account to break the unfortunate news. The tweet read, "A fully loaded BRT bus fell off the 3rd mainland bridge into the Lagos lagoon, 26-11-12. Rescue work in progress. Motorists be cautious." I really do hope everyone's safe.

Update: guys FRSC just tweeted that the information they sent out is not true. Click on the link to view their latest update. Apologies. 

https://twitter.com/FRSCNigeria/status/273048407969501185

Three UNILAG students win Google Application Contest

Three University of Lagos students have won the Google Apps Developer Challenge for the Enterprise/Small Business Solutions category in Sub-Saharan Africa. The students Bolutife Ogunsola, Michael Adeyeri, and Willie Aniebiet created the Form+ Application software, an interface that creates application forms by just dragging and dropping components. The user can create forms such as curriculum vitae or resume submission forms for businesses and coursework submission page for lecturers. 

Emeka Afigbo, program manager stated "Our expectation is that this motivates more young Nigerian Developers to develop Apps that change the way we live in Nigeria and Africa at large". The winners were rewarded with Chromebooks and $20,000. They also won a grant worth $18,000 for their school's department. Congratulations to them. Hard work pays! 

Stop motion video creates a detailed record of one woman's journey through pregnancy

How sweet! Osher Grencel's husband, Tomer took more than 1000 photos throughout her pregnancy. Expecting her first child, Tomer had the idea of documenting the pregnancy by using the photos in a stop-motion video. Over the next 9 months, he took 1000 photographs at different points and with different concepts. 

After his daughter Emma entered the world, he spent a month combining the images into a single stop-motion animation that tells the story of Emma’s journey from the womb into the world. The video has proved hugely popular, with nearly 300,000 views on Youtube. Continue to see the video, the coolest video ever. 

Oritsejafor: I am not ashamed to own a plane

In an interview published yesterday, President of Christian Association of Nigeria, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, who has been under criticism for buying a private bombardier jet, explains why his church did so and the pains he has had to endure without a private plane. Below is an excerpt from the interview as published by Vanguardngr.com

Oritsejafor: Coming to the issue of jet, I had no single idea of how it came about. It is true that people like us have gotten to a point where we need to have means of movement that will help us.

You may have heard me speak about my trip to Indonesia, to Jakarta.In fact, it wasn’t even Jakarta I was going to, but I had to stay inside an airport in Jakarta for five hours to wait for my flight, to get to the very city I was going. I was only going to preach for two hours there. I flew from Lagos to Dubai and I spent over three hours, changed flight to fly to Jakarta and then stayed five hours at the airport just to catch a flight to where I was going to, where I was to preach for just two hours. Continue to read more.

Dutch arranging fake weddings for Nigerians jailed

A 45-year-old Dutch woman has been jailed for four years for organising nine sham marriages, involving Nigerians living in the United Kingdom. Diana Olivieira flew the brides over from Holland to the North West for the ceremonies.

They all married Nigerians so that they and their partners could take up residency in the UK.

She was sentenced at Manchester Crown Court after pleading guilty to conspiracy to facilitate non EU persons into the UK. Olivieira was arrested at her home address in Rotterdam and brought to the UK on 25 July.

University lecturer drowns stepdaughter

The 62-year-old retired lecturer, Dr Ayoola Oyesiji, who drowned his stepdaughter in a bucket of water on the evening of Friday, 16 November,  has been charged to court on a one-count charge of murder on Wednesday November 21.

A source gathered that the doctor’s case was transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Iyaganku, on Tuesday from Agugu Division where it was initially reported. The case, which was heard by the Magistrate in Court 8, was adjourned to January 8, 2013 while she ordered that the accused be remanded in Agodi prison until further hearing.

Dr Oyesiji was arrested for killing his stepdaughter, Aishat Mohammed by dipping her head in a half-filled bucket of water. The Source spoke with the suspect shortly after his arrest, and his wife. Below are the excerpts:

Honest workers uncover mystery $300,000 gold stash hidden under floorboards and hand it over to grateful homeowners

Workers struck lucky by discovering a large amount of gold hidden under the floor of a house in Sacramento but were honest enough to hand it over to their clients, who had no idea it was there. While installing an HVAC system in September, Steve Ottley and his partner came across 12 large baby food jars filled to the brim with gold dust. They gave the hoard to the homeowners and it has since been valued at around $300,000.

No one yet knows who left the stash behind or why it was abandoned. The owners of the house, unaware they had been sitting on such a treasure, declined to be interviewed about their windfall (if na you nko). They will certainly feel they got a good deal on their home improvement - the job which cost them around $6,500 brought a 'rebate' worth nearly 50 times that amount. Real honest worker. 

Gunmen murder couple and their kid in Kano

Two motorcycle-riding gunmen killed a Christian couple and their child as they were on their way to church on Sunday in Kano, police and residents said. "Two gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on the car, killing the woman and her child on the spot while her husband died later in hospital," Kano State police spokesman Magaji Majia told AFP. 


He said the couple's other child escaped unhurt in the shooting in the Kwanar Masallachi neighbourhood on the outskirts of the city. Residents said the victims were Christians on their way to church for the Sunday service. All these killings, when will it end? 

(AFP)

Patrick Obahiagbon on Jet Flying Pastors

This is what he had to say:

I cast my vote for Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah and Pastor Tunde Bakare in their demosthenic vitriol against spiritual megalomaniacs whose modus vivendi has become increasingly byzantine and repulsively narcissistic.

We must all begin to deprecate this razzmatazz and Nestorian braggadocio in the "HOUSE OF GOD",because when there is no difference between the values of a Pastor and a typical Nigerian Politician, then it's truly a bolekaja ambience..... Can someone interpret please?  

'Fly With The Eagles' Media Launch with Guinness

Guinness Foreign Extra Stout has unveiled the ‘Fly with the Eagles’ campaign. It was an evening of fun, high emotions and re-enactment of fond, good football memories in Nigeria on Thursday held at Eko Hotels and Suites. The hall came alive as football icons like J.J. Okocha, Kanu Nwakwo, Taribo West, Victor Ikpeba, Segun Odegbami, Stephen Amokachi, NFF vice president, Mike Umeh, Lagos State Commissioner for Sports, Enitan Oshodi and loads of other football lovers stormed the venue to join Guinness FES in building up support for the Eagles. For more information on the how to be part of the campaign and everything football, check m.guinnessvip.com. Continue to see more pictures from the event.

Chimamanda Adichie pays tribute to Chinua Achebe at 82

I have met Chinua Achebe only three times. The first, at the National Arts Club in Manhattan, I joined the admiring circle around him. A gentle-faced man in a wheelchair.

‘Good evening, sir. I’m Chimamanda Adichie’, I said, and he replied, mildly, ‘I thought you were running away from me’.

I mumbled, nervous, grateful for the crush of people around us. I had been running away from him. After my first novel was published, I received an email from his son. My dad has just read your novel and liked it very much. He wants you to call him at this number. I read it over and over, breathless with excitement. But I never called. A few years later, my editor sent Achebe a manuscript of my second novel. She did not tell me, because she wanted to shield me from the possibility of disappointment. One afternoon, she called.  ‘Chimamanda, are you sitting down? I have wonderful news’. She read me the blurb Achebe had just sent her.

Nigerian army church hit by suicide bombers, 11 killed

The Nigerian army said that the two blasts today at a church in the military barracks in Jaji, Kaduna state were suicide attacks. “There were twin suicide bombings today at St Andrew Military Protestant Church (in the town of Jaji),” army spokesman Brigadier General Bola Koleosho said, saying the attacks were just 10 minutes apart.

Eleven worshippers died according to Koleoso, while 30 people are on admission in hospital with various degrees of injuries.

The first blast occurred after the church service, according to another army spokesman Colonel Sani Usman. But another officer said there were actually two explosions.

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Kenyan-American singer Victoria Kimani joins M.I, Ice Prince and Brymo at Chocolate City

Nigerian record company Chocolate City has added another artiste to the number of talented acts already signed to the label. Moving out of the country, the Audu Maikori-led label has scooped up US born Kenyan artiste Victoria Kimani. Kimani is said to have caught the label’s attention after she uploaded her cover version of Ice Prince ‘Oleku’ online in August 2011.

Victoria Kimani who says she’s worked with a handful of popular US artistes is currently working on her debut album. She will join upcoming rapper Pryse as the second female act signed under the label. The signing quenches the rumours that singer Waje is joining the label.

CC’s artiste roaster has now increased to eight : M.I, Jesse Jagz, Ice Prince, BrymO, DJ Caise, Pryse, Nosa and Victoria Kimani.

Boxing Legend Hector Camacho passes on at 50 years

Famed boxer Hector Camacho died after he was taken off life support early Saturday, a hospital spokeswoman in Puerto Rico told CNN. A passing gunman on Tuesday shot Camacho, who was in a car in front of a bar in his hometown of Bayamon, Puerto Rico. He was declared clinically brain dead on Thursday and placed on life support.

Camacho, 50, suffered a heart attack and had been taken off life support, said Wilmelis Marquez, spokeswoman for the Rio Piedras Medical Center. He was pronounced dead at 1:45 a.m., she said. She said his organs were not healthy enough to be donated.

Camacho, a former lightweight and junior lightweight champion, was in the passenger seat of the car, police said. The driver was shot twice and killed, they said.

The suspects are two men believed to have been travelling in a grey vehicle, said Lt. Wilfredo Rivera of Cataño Police. They escaped after a shoot out with police at a residential complex, WAPA TV reported.

His survivors include another son who is also a boxer, Hector "Machito" Camacho Jr. May his soul rest in peace.

Don Jazzy to give over N1m to upcoming Artistes

Here's how it works;

Compliments of the season. Let me go straight to the point and tell you guys why we're here. I have been contracted by the good people at Samsung to do the theme song for the coming Africa Cup of Nations. This is an early birthday gift for me (Big smile) lol. So I have decided to share this great moment with you. I thought about it and decided that instead of using one of my known colleagues, why not use one stone to kill plenty birds.

1. You stand a chance to win 1 million Naira
2. 1st, 2nd and 3rd runner ups get Two Hundred and fifty thousand naira(N250,000) each.
3. Winner Gets To Sing The Official Theme Song For Africa Cup Of Nations, Produced by Me.
4. You could be seen by a record label that might be interested in signing you.

Go to www.mytruspot.com to see full competition procedure  .

Joshua Akindele - "I sold human parts to churches and ritual killers"

November 21st will ever remain indelible  in the heart of Oloko villagers as members of the palace guard to the community leader of Ajara Topa community in collaboration with a vigilante group operating in the area arrested a man who allegedly eats and sells human parts to ritualists, operating from a hole he dug under the Gbaji bridge along the Badagry-Seme border.

Joshua Akindele,56, hails from Etokia Local Government in Ogun State was earlier spotted by one Anthony Amos who watched him crawl into a hole under the Gbaji bridge. Joshua confessed that he had been into cannibalism and ritual killing for the past 15 years, after being introduced to the business by a friend who convinced him to stop driving popular motor cycle known as “Okada” which he claimed  profited him a little, but could not sustain him. He further said that he had been earlier sent to prison for 5 years after raping a 17-year old girl.

Kogi Government uncovers 3,000 ghost teachers and 800 ghost schools

The Kogi Government yesterday said it had uncovered at least 3,000 ghost teachers on its payroll and 800 non-existing primary schools during the recent screening exercise in the state. Mr Paul Audu, the state accountant-general, who made this known to journalists in Lokoja, said government would deal with the situation.

He said the screening had revealed a lot of unwholesome dealings of corrupt accounting. Reacting to complaints over omission of some teachers’ names from the payroll, Audu said problems associated with teachers’ salaries were as a result of the ghost workers and non-existing schools.

Gunmen invade Delta hospital, abduct 3 Patients

Gunmen suspected to be ritualists have invaded the Tuberculosis and Leprosy Centre at Sanubi Town in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, taking away three inmates in the process. They were said to have stormed the centre in a commando-like style and ordered all those present to lie face down. The bandits thereafter kidnapped three inmates on treatment before escaping to unknown destination.

But the police, who trailed the hoodlums, following a distressed call from anonymous source, later rescued the victims at Ugolo-Orogun. Delta State Command Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Charles Muka confirmed the failed abduction attempt to Daily Sun yesterday in Asaba.

Muka said based on information, the hoodlums were trailed to Ugolo-Orogun and on noticing that police were closing in on them, they abandoned the victims and escaped. The police image-maker said no arrest had been made, but that the command had spread its dragnets to trap the fleeing bandits.

Nigeria ranked worst place to be born in 2013

Nigeria came last of 80 countries researched. A new study by the Economist Intelligence Unit, EIU, has ranked Nigeria as the worst place for a baby born in 2013. The EIU, a sister company of The Economist, ranked Nigeria 80th out of the 80 countries considered for the study with a score of 4.74 out of 10, just below Kenya which scored 4.91.

South Africa, at 53rd position, was the best placed African country with a score of 5.89. Four North African nations (Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia, and Morocco) as well as oil rich Angola were regarded as better places to bear children ahead of Nigeria.

Jonathan’s Brother For Burial Dec 7

The remains of Meni, the younger brother of President Goodluck Jonathan will be interred on December 7, the Esosi family has said. The Esosi is one of the family lines in Otuoke, Ogbia Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, where the President comes from.

The younger Jonathan, who passed away at the National Hospital, Abuja on Tuesday, the day the President marked his 55th birthday, battled with liver-related problem before his death. Head of the family, Chief Nitabai Inegite said, “Meni was a Christian before he died and he will be buried 18 days within the time of his death according to Christian rites and we the family members have arranged that he be buried on December 7.”

Describing the deceased as a gentleman, Inegite said Meni, who died at 45, graduated from the University of Port Harcourt. He confirmed that Meni was battling with liver-related problems before the President took him to Abuja for diagnosis and treatment.

70-yr-old makes N2m annually from maize farming

A 70 years old mechanised farmer in the country has called on Nigerians to take farming seriously, saying he makes N2 million annually from maize farming alone. “I have seven children who are all graduates and I catered for them through farming. One of my sons has joined me in farming and we make an average of N2 million annually from maize farming alone,” said Pa. Isaiah Oladejo, whose farm is based in Osogbo, OsunState.

He enjoined the youths to stop considering themselves as unemployed and waiting endlessly for white collar jobs that may never come, stressing: “Through farming, you will feed yourself, family and Nigeria.” Pa Oladejo explained that farming requires passion and good sense of planning as a profession and encouraged the youths to come into it as most of the present farmers are growing old and becoming weak to actively continue.

British man's N1bn suit against Police IG Set For Jan 31

An Abuja Federal High Court has fixed January 31, 2013 to hear an application for amendment of the originating summons, as well as the notice of preliminary objection, in the suit filed by a Briton, Mr. Sayed Bukhari.

The petitioner is praying the court to compel the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, to pay him N1bn as damages for the failure of the police to investigate his complaint that two police officers robbed him at the Millennium Park in Abuja on October 29, 2011.

The court, presided by Justice Gabriel Kolawole, granted the adjournment after the police said they had not received the plaintiff’s process for the application for amendment of the originating summons. The defendant also pleaded for time to react to the application. The Briton is also claiming N1bn damages for a press statement in which the Federal Capital Territory police command cast doubts on his complaint.

Gift guide for the drunk in your Life

Saw this online and just to share, Lol! Drunk people aren't as easy to buy gifts for as you might think. It's true that everything they need to keep themselves entertained comes in a nice little bottle, but on the other hand they could probably really use something practical to compliment their drunkenness—something they can appreciate even when they are sober and something you can appreciate even when they are drunk. But what do you get for a person who likely won't remember that you bought them a gift? The best path to go down is the one that will make you both happy. Whatever you buy should triple as a durable necessity for when your drunk friend is too drunk, something that will minimize your involvement in their late-night shenanigans, and something that will still seem like a useful/fun gift if they open it sober.

For starters, how about this nice... pillow? Or maybe this fun bed that my roommate bought to stifle the "the world is your bed" feeling?

Fire guts rooms in UNILAG medical hostel

Fire gutted two rooms in a male hostel in the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Idi Araba, on Wednesday.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the fire started from room 648 and spread to room 647 on the third floor of Block 6 Alliakilu Hostel. The fire caused pandemonium in the hostel.

One of the occupants of room 648 told one of our correspondents that they were not able to salvage any of their property.

3 crushed as container falls on car in Lagos

No fewer than three persons were crushed to death yesterday when a 40-feet containerized vehicle fell on a Mazda car on the Badagry-Seme Expressway.

The accident which occurred at about 1.15p.m, was attributed to the bad road which has been a nightmare to commuters and other users of the road.

The containerized vehicle with registration number XT 339 AKD was said to be conveying some goods when it lost control and fell on the car, with four occupants. Three of the passengers died instantly, while the driver was in a critical condition.

Jessica Tata, Nigerian in US sentenced to 80 years for day care fire

It was Jessica Tata’s dream to run a day-care centre. She was soon in over her head, caring for too many kids and taking chances by leaving them alone to run errands. The young woman’s actions ultimately proved fatal as four children died and three others were injured after a fire broke out at her home day care after she had left them alone to go shopping at Target.

On Tuesday, jurors sentenced the woman to 80 years in prison for the death of one of the children, 16-month-old Elias Castillo. She still faces charges related to the rest of the children.

‘‘Nobody wins in this situation,’’ Elias’s great-grandmother, Patty Sparks, said after the sentence was announced. ‘‘My heart goes out to the Tata family and those precious mothers and fathers who lost their babies.’’

Governor Isa Yuguda of Bauchi State dismisses civil servant over Facebook post

I guess this is a case of do not bite the fingers that feeds you. A civil servant in Bauchi State who made a Facebook post questioning the financial integrity of the State Governor has been dismissed. Governor Isa Yuguda of Bauchi State ordered the dismissal of Abbas Faggo over a Facebook comment in which he accused the governor of corruption.

A letter terminating Mr. Faggo’s appointment and signed by one Ibrahim Shehu for the Head of Service of the State, said his appointment was terminated “because his services are no longer needed”.

Meet the woman who is allergic to modern technology

Velma Lyrae spends up to 18 hours a day confined to a cage because she is allergic to modern technology. The 51-year-old can't use a mobile phone, satnav or WiFi, or even use a hairdryer to blow dry her hair. Instead she spends her days reading books, doing artwork and writing letters, all from the comfort of her Faraday cage

She suffers from an increasing common condition called electromagnetic hypersensitivity syndrome (EHS) which means she cannot stand to be near electromagnetic fields. Velma's condition emerged with the arrival of 3G mobile phones, although having a previous electric shock is believed to make people more susceptible. As a teenager Velma suffered a shock when she touched the switch of an electric fire in her bathroom.

Senior Advocate of Nigeria slammed with N2b money laundering charge

Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today filed a 20 count-charge against Dr. Wale Babalakin, a senior advocate of Nigeria, accusing him of a N2billion money laundering allegation. The charge was filed at the Lagos High Court.

According to lawyers connected with the case, Dr. Babalakin was being accused of laundering the money for the former Governor of Delta State, James Ibori, now incarcerated in a UK jail for a similar offence. The money was purportedly meant to buy a Bombardier Challenger jet for Ibori.

Davido giving away N500k at his birthday party

Davido turned 20 today November 21st and there will be a birthday party at the weekend to celebrate this and as y'all can see he plans to give away 500K so y'all should find your way to the venue oh! at least I told you all. 

Passenger arrested with $320,000 at Lagos Airport

                                               

The Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Command of Nigeria Customs Service yesterday arrested a passenger with over $320,000 at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, about boarding a Qatar Airways flight bound for Doha, in the Gulf region.

The passenger identified as Onwuekwe  Anthony Chidi, was checking in on Qatar Airways, when he declared the money, but could not explain the source of the currency as well as show adequate proof of his business to officials of Customs at the airport.

The passenger and the money have been handed over to officials of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for further investigations.

According to a statement signed by the Customs Area Controller, Mr. Eporwei Charles,    “About  13.00 hours on November 19, 2012, a  passenger by name Onwuekwe Anthony Chidi, with passport number A04086671 was checking in on Qatar Airways, he declared the sum of $320,000  on both forms CDFIA and CDFIB but could not explain the source of the currency nor show adequate proof of his business to the Customs officer.”

Meanwhile the money and suspect have been handed over to the EFCC for further investigations.

New Video: Ice Prince - More

This song was produced by Chopstix of the Grip Boiz City, and was the video was directed by Mr MOE MUSA in london

Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick are engaged

After having two of his children, Scott Disick is finally going to make Kourtney Kardashian an honest woman! The reality stars, who have been together for five years, got engaged in Paris last week, reports Star magazine.

"We're all so thrilled they've finally decided to get engaged," Scott’s aunt, Laurie Disick dished to Star. "We're all so fond of Kourtney, and we wish them a long, happy marriage." Star reports that Scott was with Kourtney in Paris filming scenes for their reality show and thought that the romantic backdrop would be the perfect place to pop the question.

"Scott's actually been planning to propose for a while," an insider says, "but he just wasn't sure when the moment would be right." Scott was shopping for engagement rings at Levinson Jewelers in Fort Lauderdale in late October. "Scott was most definitely shopping for engagement rings and all of them were large!"