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RIM Launches Blackberry 10

BlackBerry 10 is the first version of RIM’s smartphone platform designed for touch devices. Previous versions, such as BlackBerry 7, were optimized for non-touch handsets with physical keyboards.

Other nice additions to it includes an adaptive software keyboard that adjusts to your typing style over time and a predictive word suggestion feature that can add words to your messages with a quick gesture. There is also a new camera that offers features such as composite photos that snap several images in quick succession so you can merge them into one idealized photo.

It also has new enterprise features including Balance, which creates two "personas" on a BlackBerry device, one for work and one for personal use. 

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Man sentenced to 3 years in jail for stealing BlackBerry, while N2 Billion pension theif is freed

A man was sentenced to three years in jail for stealing a telephone handset worth N17, 000 even as pension thief who stole N2billion is freed

Less than 24 hours after an Abuja High Court sentenced Pension Thief John Yakubu Yusuf to two years in prison for admitting to stealing around N2 billion, an Ikare Magistrate Court in Ondo State has sentenced another man to three years in prison for stealing a telephone handset worth N17, 000.

The Abuja court had on Monday sentenced the former director of the Police Pension Board , John Yakubu Yusuf, to two-year imprisonment.

Court asks Dr Soleye to pay ex-wife N45million divorce settlement

Encomium magazine is reporting that Nike Oshinowo's estranged husband, Dr Tunde Soleye has been asked by a Lagos High Court to give his ex-wife Dr Mrs Funmilayo Soleye 100, 000 pounds and N20million as divorce settlement, and also relinquish their London home to her.

Mrs Funmi Soleye filed for divorce after her husband of 28 years and father of her three children, Tunde Soleye married former beauty queen, Nike Oshinowo traditionally. The court did not only grant Mrs Soleye divorce request, they also asked Nike Oshinowo to compensate her by paying her N5million for wrecking her marriage and causing her pain. Wow!

Nike and Dr Soleye have since parted ways. 

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Movie Trailer: “Alan Poza” Starring OC Ukeje, Beverly Naya

‘ALAN POZA‘ is described as “a hilarious youth romantic comedy which explores the emotional adventures of a young music label executive and his daily grapples with the temptations in that sector.”

The movie is produced and directed by Charles Novia and will be released by his company, November Productions.

The movie stars young acts like O.C Ukeje, Belinda Effiah, Beverly Naya, Okey Uzoeshi and veteran, Norbert Young.

NEW WAY TO FIGHT RAPE: The Invention of an Anti-Molestation Female Condom

An anti-rape female condom using a different design was invented by Sonnet Ehlers, a South African woman. Ehlers was motivated to create it while working as a blood technician with the South African Blood Transfusion Service, during which time she met many rape victims.

Ehler mentioned that she was inspired to create RAPEX (later renamed to rape-aXe) when a patient who had been defiled stated, “If only I had teeth down there,” suggesting the myth of the vagina dentata. Initially called RapeX, the name was changed in 2006 upon discovering that RAPEX is also an EU warning system against dangerous goods on the market.

Omotola set to release new music with American singer, Bobby Valentino

The actress posted this photo of her and US singer Bobby Valentino in a studio in Atlanta. What is it with actresses turning into music these days? My ears are itching 

Ex-Police pension boss, gets two years in Prison for embezzling N23bn

An Abuja court Monday afternoon, sentenced former police pension boss, Yakubu Yusuf to two years in prison for embezzling N23bn.

He pleaded guilty to the embezzlement of N23.3 billion and is to forfeit property valued at N325 million. However, he was given an option to pay a fine of N250 thousand. 250 thousand is not a good enough fine oh!

Finally!!! Boko Haram agree to a cease fire

The Jama’atul Ahalis Sunna Lida’awati Wal Jihad, a.k.a Boko Haram Islamic sect which has been terrorizing some states in the North, particularly Borno, Monday agreed to cease fire/lay down their arms for peace to prevail.

The agreement was reached after a group suspected to be members of the sect claimed to have  a closed door meeting with the Borno state Governor, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, other top government officials and religious leaders from the state.

Briefing Journalists after their marathon meeting, the acclaimed Commander in-charge of North and Central Borno, Sheikh Abu Mohammad Abdulazeez Ibn Idris, said after due consultation with the leader of the sect, Shiekh Abubakar Shekau, as well as intervention and pleading from respectful individuals/groups in the state, they have all come to terms and agreed to lay down their arms, but insisting that, Government should immediately released all their members from custody unconditionally, re-build their places of worship, and compensate them, among other demands.

74 passengers escape air crash, after Abuja-bound plane develops fault

On board the aircraft which belongs to Med-View Airline were 73 passengers including Mr. Donald Ojogo, the newly appointed Politics Editor, Abuja, of the Independent Newspapers Limited, publishers of Daily Independent, Saturday Independent and Sunday Independent.
The Lagos-Abuja bound flight, VL2104, scheduled for 12 noon on Sunday had taken off at exactly 12.15 pm, 15 minutes behind schedule.

But at exactly 12.30, about five minutes after the seat belt signs were put off, there was a loud bang at the engine side of the aircraft forcing it to drop in altitude even as it became unstable, swerving slowly and steadily in left and right directions for about two minutes.

The development elicited instant prayers, wailings and cries from the passengers, most of whom were women with the silence of the Aircraft Crew, especially the Pilot, further heightening tension in the plane.

65 deportees from UK, Spain arrive Nigeria

Sixty-five Nigerians were on Friday deported from some European countries, an official of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria said in Lagos.

The FAAN official, who pleaded anonymity, revealed this to the News Agency of Nigeria at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport’s cargo section in Lagos.

The source noted that the returnees came from Spain, Bulgaria, Romania and the United Kingdom.

The source said the deportees, who arrived at 7.40am, were made up of 48 males, 12 females and five children.

He explained that they were arrested for allegedly having expired documents and being illegal aliens.

The source said that eight of the deportees, including three females, were deported for alleged criminal offences.

He added that the eight persons were immediately arrested on arrival by policemen and taken to the Criminal Investigation Department, Nigerian Police Force, Alagbon Close, Ikoyi, Lagos, in a Toyota pick-up with registration number “Ontario AZKC-549.”

A NAN correspondent who was at the airport, reported that the five male deportees initially resisted arrest, but were later persuaded to cooperate by the policemen.

21-year-old Nigerian hangs himself in UK over fear of deportation

It's always sad to report stories like this. An inquest into the death of a Nigerian detainee, Riliwanu Balogun who was found hanged at a Young Offender’s Institute in the UK a day after his 21st birthday in 2011 has revealed he killed himself because he feared being sent back to Nigeria.

According to a BBC report, Balogun moved to the UK when he was seven years old and spent much of his childhood in institutions.

A senior prison officer, Paul Mayfield said at the hearing that he was scared of being deported back to Nigeria. “He told me he had nothing to live for. He said ‘I’ll be deported back to Nigeria. I’ve got no-one back there. I’ll be living in the slums’.”

In April 2011, Balogun was transferred to Glen Parva Young Offender’s Institute in Leicester, which holds men aged 18 to 21. But on May 8, 2011, he was found hanged in his cell. The morning he was found hanged, he was assessed by staff after cutting himself.

It was reported that he was taken to Leicester Royal Infirmary after staff tried to revive him but died a week later.

The hearing also revealed he had a string of previous convictions and that at the end of April he struggled to speak to a nurse because he was sobbing so hard.

25 year old Ehiz wins MTV Base VJ Search + N10m Contract

25-year-old Ehizojia Okoeguale has won the second edition of the MTV Base VJ Search. Ehiz was announced as winner on January 26, 2013 at the live recording held at One-Eleven night club, Victoria Island after a ceremonious finale which included judges OAP Toolz, star actress Funke Akindele, MTV’s Tim Horwood and R&B singer Banky W.

The finale was hosted by MTV Base VJ Search inaugural winner C-Von and her SA counterpart  Nomuzi Mabena.

After musical performances from Burna Boy, Ice Prince and Iyanya, tension mounted as the three finalists - Ada Ogunkeya, Ehizojia Okoeguale and Kemi Owatemi were called on stage where Ehiz was announced as winner!

‘I’m really speechless, I wish I knew what to say right now‘, Ehiz said minutes after he was crowned winner. His parents were also present at the live recording and looked very excited when their child turned ‘champ’.

The 25-year-old walks away with a N10m contract with MTV and a brand new KIA Cerato. Ehiz is a graduate of Lead City University, Ibadan, where he studied Computer Electronics. Congrats to him. 

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Nollywood's Lepa Shandy welcomes baby girl

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Man arrested over possession of Human Skulls and Ammunition

Security Operatives have arrested a Fulani leader in Mangu local government area of Plateau state, North Central Nigeria in the early hours of Friday with five human skulls hidden in the ceiling of his apartment while arms and ammunition were also recovered from the premises.

The combined team of police and military personnel carried out the raid following a tipoff from some residents on the suspicious movement of the Fulani leader known as Ardo whose activities have been a concern to the community.

According to the Mangu Local Government Caretaker Committee Chairman, Ifa Shikbena, the arrest was effected by security operatives where the human skulls and firearms were discovered.

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Stay Single, Die Younger - Scientists

All you singletons, am sure after reading this you'll quickly find someone to hook up to. Men and women who are married or in long-term relationships are more likely to survive to old age than singletons according to research. Scientists have found that being married, or being in a permanent stable relationship, could lead to a longer life.

Middle-aged people without a spouse or long-term partner were discovered to be at greater risk of premature death than those who were settled down with their other half, they said. So stark was the difference in outcomes that those who never married or settled down with a long-term companion were more than twice more likely to die in middle age than those who had been in a stable relationship throughout their adult life.

Even when personality and risky behaviours were taken into account, marital status continued to have a major impact on survival into old age, researchers from Duke University Medical Center in the US said. The increased emotional support enjoyed by married people was thought to be an important factor in helping them to live to an old age.

Youth Corper builds healthcare centre valued at N3.9 million in Abuja

In order to reduce the rate of maternal mortality, Dr. Okeke Kanayo, a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) serving in Kwali area council, against all odds, built a healthcare centre valued at N3.9 million in Fula community of the council. 

Speaking at the commissioning yesterday, Kanayo said the health centre  which has five rooms including a consulting room, waiting room, nurses' station, dispensary room, emergency and recovery room would bring some respite to people of the community who often had to travel long distances to access medical care. 

Chairman of The council, Mr. Joseph Shazin Kwali who commissioned the project assured of protection and sustainability of the project. 

Shazin who was represented by the supervisory councilor for Works and Housing, Mr Danjuma Dauda, offered immediate employment to the corps member after the completion of his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and called for an award to be bestowed on him.

Female teachers banned from wearing trousers in Kogi

Kogi State government has banned female teachers in the public primary and secondary schools from wearing trousers during school hours.

The state Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Grace Elebiyo during a press briefing on Wednesday warned that any female teacher caught violating the order will face disciplinary action.

Elebiyo said this new order came after some female teachers in the state were caught violating their professional code of dressing.
She asserted that Kogi State Ministry of Education would no longer tolerate indecent dressing to schools.

The commissioner added that government would soon commence on the rehabilitation and upgrading of facilities in primary and secondary schools in the state.

23 year old Nigerian student sentenced to death for drug trafficking in Malaysia

A 23 year-old Nigerian student of a private college in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia was sentenced to death by hanging after he was found guilty of trafficking in 16,936gm of cannabis two years ago.

As reported by NewStraits Times, the Judicial Commissioner Mohd Zaki Abdul Wahab ruled that the prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt against John Amaechi Eze.

In his judgment, Zaki said the accused claimed he was waiting to board an express bus at a restaurant in front of the Lye Huat Garden hall when he was arrested by police. However, he said the court did not believe his claim that he did not own the luggage when witnesses had testified that he was with the luggage all the time.

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Video was shot in Badagry with beautiful array of old school attires, dance steps and acrobatic display. You got to Love it. See the video after the cut..

Man buried new born baby in Delta state

25 year old, Macaulay Onitcha, has been arrested by the police in Delta state for allegedly burying his new born daughter, Edna Macaulay, alive. Macaulay took the young baby to the bushes, dug a shallow grave, threw the baby in the grave and covered it with sand.

Fortunately for the little angel, someone had witnessed him burying her alive and hurriedly exhumed her after fighting and overpowering Macaulay at the scene. The person, Saturday Ekama, took the child to the police station to report what had happened. Little Edna had a neck injury after she was dug out and she is currently undergoing treatment at Saint Francis Hospital in Asaba, while her dad is in police custody at the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Asaba. See pic of the baby after she was exhumed. 

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New Book on Masturbation written by Nigerian

Nigerian Rapper Don Saint is out with a new book "Emancipation From Masturbation'. Don Saint is the second Nigerian Hip Hop Artiste after Naeto C to obtain a Master’s Degree in Religion and Human Relations from Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka on the 17th Sept.2012. He was also the former Events Manager at Sliverbird’s Rhythm Fm Awka Station before he went back to school for his Masters Degree .

The C.E.O of So-Plain Entertainment /Naija Music Movement said his passion to help the youths overcome masturbation kept him awake for researches on the issue.

Don Saint says:

“80 % of the youths from age bracket of 10- 45 do masturbate and this they see as normal. But when I did my research I found out that Masturbation is very dangerous to our health,especially to boys as they grow into Men. So I took up the course to let the people know about the harmful effects of masturbation and how one can be free from the addiction.”

He also added:

“Once you finish reading the book, you will never go back to the act again, unless you want to destroy your life and future. The book analyses the term Masturbation, the causes, the harmful effects and how one can be free from Masturbation addiction.

“I will be organizing Emancipation Awareness Concerts in every State and I will give out the book free to everybody that cares …

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Nigerians can now pay PHCN bills using a mobile phone

The Management of the Abuja Distribution Company (DISCO) of PHCN on Monday says it has introduced mobile recharge of the Prepayment Metres.
Mr Yahaya Komo, the Principal Manager, Procurement, Abuja DISCO, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja.

“There are some problems faced by customers of PHCN using credit cards to recharge their prepayment metres.

“Administrative problems arise due to non-availability of the cards,’’ he said.
Komo listed Otis Carpets, Wuse 2, British village, Wuse 2, and Airport/Lugbe Office of PHCN as points in Abuja city for customers to recharge their metres.
He said that customers in Mararaba and Nyanya should buy credits at Nyanaya Area `A’ Extension, Karu PHCN Service Centre, Jikwoyi/Orozo PHCN Office, Aso Fada and Nyanaya Power Plaza.

Peter Okoye and Lola Omotayo welcome baby girl

Meet Aliona. Congrats to Peter and Lola. what a cutie with a cute name

Dr Tunde Soleye confirms his marriage to Nike Oshinowo has ended

After six years of marital bliss, former beauty queen Nike Oshinowo has packed out of her matrimonial home. Dr Tunde Soleye confirmed it in an interview with Encomium magazine. He said:

“We are no longer living together. Nike and I have sent out a joint statement on the issue. It is simple and clean. This is not a scandal. We had three options, the best of which is to tell the world the truth that we now live apart. We have been living apart for a couple of months now. We see occasionally. She calls me when she wants  and I speak with her too. There's no fight. I have been to where she lives. We are still friends. We are going through a difficult time and we will come out of it.

I know for sure that Nike Oshinowo moved out of Dr Soleye's Lekki home mid last year and even when they stepped out together at Folorunsho Alakija's thanksgiving party in September 2012, they were already living apart. Nike now lives in VI, while Dr Soleye has moved to Parkview Estate, Ikoyi. 

Nike now lives in VI, while Dr Soleye has moved to Parkview Estate, Ikoyi.

Ministry of Aviation Suspends Importation of Private Jets

Nigerian billionaires planning to buy private jets have been stopped from doing so as the Federal Government has suspended the importation of private airplanes, helicopters and other lighter aircraft into the country.

Sources in the Ministry of Aviation said the suspension, which took effect a few months ago, would continue until the formulation of a new policy on importation of private jets and helicopters.

The sources revealed that the new policy, currently being drafted by the ministry, would take into cognisance several issues regarding the importation of private jets into the country.

Top government officials, however, said the Aviation ministry had yet to determine when work on the policy would be completed and, as such, there was no definite date for the removal of the suspension.

The Special Assistant (Media) to the Minister of Aviation, Mr. Joe Obi, confirmed the development. I cannot help but wonder what's going to be the new big thing, spaceships or ???

Film director Michael Winner dies aged 77

Film director and national treasure Michael Winner has died aged 77, it was revealed yesterday. His wife Geraldine confirmed that he had passed away at his home in Kensington, west London, after a long battle with liver disease.

He made more than 30 films over a career which spanned seven decades, including the blockbuster Death Wish series. As well as his films, he was known for his witty restaurant reviews and larger-than-life personality.

Paying tribute to her husband Mrs Winner, a former dancer, said in a statement: 'Michael was a wonderful man, brilliant, funny and generous. A light has gone out in my life.'

The couple first met in 1957, when he was 21 and she was 16, but married only in 2011 after a decades-long relationship. May his soul rest in peace. 

Panic as bomb is discovered near bank in Kano

There was panic in Kano on Monday, after high calibre improvised explosive device (IEDs), planted in one the of the first generation banks, was recovered and detonated.

The incident happened within the Kano Business District and eyewitnesses say the bomb was concealed and placed under one of the bank’s official cars. The discovery was made around 1pm and it forced a lot of banks and business owners to close up their office premises quickly. The anti-bomb disposal team were alerted and they cordoned off the area, before they detonated the device.

“We received a report that a strange object is lying fallow in the premises of a bank along Murtala Muhammad way,” the police Public Relation officer of Kano Command, ASP Magaji Musa Majia confirmed.

16 police recruits die in fatal auto accident

16 newly recruited police officers were burnt to death while six others were critically injured yesterday Sunday January 20th when the 18-seater Hummer bus they were traveling in collided with a Mercedes Benz 190 in Omu Aran, Kwara State. The victims were said to be on their way to Nasarawa State when the accident occurred. May their souls rest in peace. So sad! 

BREAKING: Henry Okah Found Guilty of 2010 Independence Day Bomb Attacks

A South African court has found Henry Okah guilty of terrorism charges leveled against him by the federal government of Nigeria. Okah is accused of masterminding two car bombings in Abuja on October 1 in 2010. 12 people were killed and 36 were injured. He was arrested in Johannesburg the following day.

Okah was allegedly the leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, that claimed responsibility for the blasts.

N2.1bn mint theft: Auditors to begin investigation

Am sure most of you by now must have heard about the missing printed notes, well the Central Bank has set up a panel to probe the security breach. The panel will be ready to commence work next week, according to reports.

According to our source at the Presidency, the panel is saddled with the responsibility of unravelling the fraud and proffering solutions to such security breach.
The source said, "The CBN auditors have swung into action and they are the ones handling the audit of the security breach at the Mint.

"By the end of this month, they would have concluded their audit and their report is expected to be submitted in February because they have covered substantial ground in their probe." Let's watch and see. 

Some Corps members can't speak English - NYSC

It has been revealed that some Nigerian graduates taking part in National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme can hardly communicate in English Language.

The Director-General of NYSC, Brig-Gen. Nnamdi Okore-Affia made the revelation in Ilorin, capital of Kwara state, while addressing the 2013 batch A pre-mobilisation workshop.

He said that the level of academic deficiency among corps members had heightened corps rejection and redundancy.

“Unfortunately too, we have corps members who can hardly communicate in English Language let alone being able to teach in the classrooms.

” This worrisome development has resulted in a situation whereby members of the public wrongly condemn the NYSC for the poor academic standards displayed by these corps members,’’ Okore- Affia said. Now that's really worrisome 

Naeto C and wife expecting first baby

                                                     

Months after taking his heartthrob Nicole to the altar, Naeto C and his beautiful wife are expecting their first child.

The Nigerian rap star who got married in July 2012 is said to be in high spirits as he is excited at the prospects of being a father.

Naeto C was a guest on M-Net’s entertainment and lifestyle show, 53 Extra and he was interviewed by co-host Eku Edewor who furtively asked him about his plans for 2013 and his expectations about being a father very soon.

Surprised by the question, Naeto C happily confirmed that he plans to be a great dad and he is excited about the new stage in his life. Congrats to the beautiful couple in advance. 

Fire razes 50 shops in Ibadan

No fewer than 50 shops were razed at the building materials section of Ogunpa market, Ibadan, on Wednesday evening. Eyewitnesses said the fire started around 7.30pm and raged for hours, destroying about 50 shops and the wares therein.

The fire, according to them, was ignited by a loud explosion from one of the shops within the clustered area. It is believed that the fire started from some of the shops where wares such as gun powder and other combustible items are sold.

Victims cried uncontrollably, lamenting their huge loss in the inferno. One of the victims, Ibraheem Iyiola, said that he lost about N2 million to the fire.

Four Nigerian Gay Men Arrested In Imo State, Stripped Naked And Paraded In The Streets - Photos

On Monday the 14th of January, some Nigerian gay men suspected to be practicing homosexuality were arrested by their community men in Ekwe, a village very close to Umuka in Njaba LGA of Imo State.

We learnt these gay men were caught in the act and arrested.

According to eyewitnesses, they were allegedly molested by their community men. They were later stripped naked and tied in rope as they whisked them to the elder of the village.

Gay right advocate groups in Nigeria are already condemning the act. Is it a good thing they were stripped in public? Just asking

More students seeking ‘sugar daddies’ to pay for rising school costs

Don’t have parents to pay for college? More New York City co-eds are turning to rich “daddies” online.

Seekingarrangement.com, a site that helps broke “sugar babies” find  wealthy, older men announced in a press release that more and more young women from New York University and Columbia University are signing up.

When the company analyzed its data for 2012, it discovered the site was seeing the fastest growth from women attending these two universities.

In 2012, 285 women from New York University enlisted to see if they could receive extracurricular perks from meeting men on the site. Columbia University, the only Ivy League school to make the site’s top 20 list, saw 100 new female “sugar babies.”

Community leader kidnapped, buried alive in Imo

Vanguard investigations revealed that the gunmen, who eventually turned out to be assassins, abducted their victim on December 27, 2012, and nobody heard from him or knew where he was kept until his lifeless and decomposing body was exhumed after the arrest of the perpetrators of the beastly act.

It was also gathered that the deceased had a land dispute with one of his kinsmen (names withheld), who eventually hired about five assassins and charged them to execute the operation.

A villager, who was at the scene of the exhumation, told Vanguard that “the five-man gang abducted their victim from his home and buried him alive at Ozara, a neighbouring village in Oru West local council area of Imo State”.

Pastor, wife bathe child with hot charcoal

A Nigerian court has remanded a cleric, Ajibaye Elikana, 49, and his wife, Elizabeth, in prison custody for allegedly pouring hot charcoal on their child.

The Chief Magistrates’ Court in Osogbo took the decision Tuesday after hearing the Police Prosecutor, Sgt. Elisha Olusegun, recount how the couple conspired and caused bodily harm to their 12-year old son on 2 January at Okinni area of the town, capital of the state of Osun.

Olusegun said the cleric and his wife tied the hands and legs of their son with a rope and bathed him with hot charcoal. According to Olusegun, the poor child was abandoned on the street where he was picked up by a good Samaritan for treatment and taken to the Central Juvenile Welfare Centre. How cruel can some people be?

Man Bathes 3 Friends With Acid

A 27-year old Nigerian, John Adetokunbo, has been remanded in prison custody at Kirikiri for allegedly bathing three friends with a substance believed to be raw acid. The incident happened during a fight at Ajasa Command area of Ipaja, Lagos State.

Adetokunbo was arrested by the police and charged before a Lagos Magistrate’s Court sitting at Abule-Egba for the alleged offence.

The victims, Jamiu Akogu, Basiru Usman and Waisu Mufutau were seriously burnt as a result of the attack and were taken to a hospital for treatment.

P.M.NEWS gathered from police sources that the three friends who were on motorcycle hit Adetokunbo who plies the area with his tricycle popularly called Keke NAPEP. An argument ensued between them on who was right or wrong and that resulted in a fight.

It was during the scuffle that Adetokunbo who kept a bottle of raw acid in his tricycle allegedly brought it out and poured it on the victims. He was arrested and taken to the police station.

18 human heads shipped from Rome held up at Chicago Airport

A shipment of 18 human heads, still covered in skin, was held at Chicago O'Hare International Airport by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol. Customs officials halted the heads for investigation before handing them over to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.

"We are involved because they can't store them any longer," Tony Brucci, chief of investigations at the medical examiner's office told ABC News.

"We'll be examining the heads in the autopsy room today, but there is no foul play suspected in the collection of the heads."

The heads were en route to a research facility near Chicago, but there was a glitch in the paperwork. "They were all properly preserved and tagged for the purpose of anatomical study," Brucci said. "The paperwork just isn't properly done."

Researchers in Rome had been using the embalmed heads but shipped them to the United States for cremation at a facility near Chicago. I can imagine the stunned look on their faces when they found the heads,  Lol!

The Money Drop Nigeria is here in Nigeria!

The Money Drop is a new game show in Nigeria hosted by Television personality, Gideon Okeke who first hit the screen after participating in the Big Brother Nigeria as well as starring in M-net produced, Tinsel.


Suspense filled, each episode of The Money Drop Nigeria sees a pair of contestants get USD 100 000 in cash. Contestants are given a choice of two categories. Once they choose a category, they are asked a question from it and are given a choice of possible answers.

Patience Jonathan flown out to Germany again

SaharaReporters is reporting that the First Lady has been flown out to Germany on another emergency. They said medical sources in Abuja told them that the first Lady had to be flown out due to new health concerns.

There is no official word from the presidency regarding her trip and her principal media aide Ayo Osinlu told SaharaReporters by phone that he couldn’t tell of Mrs Jonathan's movements because he was not in Abuja at the moment.

Enugu Govenor UK hospital with heart disease

Governor Sullivan Chime, who has been missing from Enugu State since September 2012 when he applied accumulated leave that ought to have lasted only one and a half months, is battling heart disease in London’s Cromwell Hospital, sources have told SaharaReporters.

Despite efforts to ferry him home to quell public restlessness in the State, the condition of the governor, whose medical sojourn started in India, has remained dire. The prolonged absence of the Governor has left the state under the complete control of his Chief of Staff, Mrs. Ifeoma Nwobodo.

Enugu indigenes are fearful about what lies ahead for the State, and many prominent church leaders who hail from the same area as the governor have gone silent. We pray he gets better.

Gunmen abduct Bayelsa Speaker’s mother

The mother of Rt. Hon Kombowei Benson, Speaker of Bayelsa State House of Aasembly, has been kidnapped in the early hours of Monday.

She was reportedly whisked away from her country home at Korokorosei community in Southern Ijaw council area of the state by unknown gunmen.

Girl, married off with gold, shares, houses, a Porsche and a Mercedes

A wealthy Chinese tile magnate gave his daughter a gigantic £100million dowry that included four boxes of gold jewellery, two luxury cars, shares and several homes for her lavish wedding.

The extravagant gift included four boxes of gold jewellery, a bankbook with deposits worth £2m (20m yuan) and an impressive property portfolio. Pictures of the generous dowry were posted online on Sunday, at the end of the 'eight-day banquet', which took place in Cizao town, Jinjiang county, in eastern China's Fujian province.

Wu Duanbiao, chairman of ceramics firm Fujian Wanli Group, gave his daughter's new husband real estate including a retail store in Quanzhou, the Olympic villas and the Wanda mansion. Wow!

America bars former Edo Gov Lucky Igbinedion from entering the US

Corrupt former Governor Lucky Igbinedion of Edo State may no longer enter the US, SaharaReporters has discovered from sources in Washington, DC.

One of the sources revealed that the American consular authorities had written to Mr. Igbinedion to tell him that he was no longer welcome in the US.

Another source indicated that the former governor, who has been convicted for corrupt practices shortly after his governorship term, had multiple entry visas to the US. "However, he has received a letter revoking his visa," said one source.

Mr. Igbinedion was a two-term governor in Edo State where he looted the treasury mindlessly, according to documents gathered by the EFCC.

Our source in Washington, DC disclosed that the US government was reviewing the files of some of Nigeria's current and former government officials and will deny them visas once they are deemed undesirable on account of their engagement in corruption.