2015: I insist, Jonathan don’t contest –Nwabueze

Elder statesman and Chairman of The Patriots, Prof. Ben Nwabueze (SAN), has maintained his stance against President Goodluck Jonathan contesting the 2015 presidential election, saying it will be a heroic act should he act on his advice. Nwabueze, who led other members of The Patriots to submit their memorandum on Transforming the Nation through a National Conference,  to President Jonathan, said though he was eligible to contest, the president should not contest the 2015 election.
Speaking to State House correspondents after the meeting, Prof. Nwabueze while emphasizing that this was his personal position and not that of The Patriots, also urged the president to convene a national conference before 2015.

I Didn’t Have Sex In BBA House —Beverly

 

Beverly Osu, one of Nigeria’s representatives at the just concluded Big Brother The Chase, has said that contrary to the general assumption about what happened between her and fellow housemate, Angelo, while in the house, she never had sex both in the bathtub and under the duvet. “Nothing happened between me and Angelo. I didn’t have sex in the house. Though there were awkward moments, we never had sex. I know what happened then between us but we never got down to have sex,” Beverly said while speaking at a media briefing in Lagos Thursday.

Black Jesus Killed

An infamous cult leader known as “Black Jesus”, who was suspected of cannibalism, has been chopped to death in a remote Papua New Guinea village, reports said Friday. According to AFP, Steven Tari, a convicted rapist, had been on the run since escaping from a prison in Madang in the Pacific nation’s east during a mass break-out with 48 others in March.

Supreme Court Affirm’s Mimiko’s Victory

 

Nigeria’s Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed the victory of Governor Olusegun Mimiko of the Labour Party at the October 2012 governorship election conducted in the state by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The duo of defunct Action Congress of Nigeria’s candidate and that of the Peoples Democratic Party had approached the apex court where they sought for the cancellation of that election on the ground that the voter’s registrar used for that election was filled with multiple entry of voters names and that the register was not displayed in accordance with the provision of the Electoral Act.

Young Shall Grow boss escapes assassination

Lagos was yesterday spared another high profile killing when assassins attacked the vehicle conveying Chief Vincent Obianodo, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Young Shall Grow transport company to his FESTAC residence. Chief Obianodo escaped, but his driver and Corporal Ngozi Chijioke attached to Patrol and Guard, were not lucky. They were killed. The transport boss was shot in the hand. Two of the attackers were killed by the police.

Why we terminated Lekki-Epe deal with LCC – LASG

 

LAGOS — Lagos State Government, yesterday, said it terminated its concession agreement with Lekki Concession Company, LCC, the concessionaire handling the 49.63 kilometer Eti-Osa-Lekki-Epe Expressway, “to save motorists from paying exorbitant toll tariff on the ever busy road.”
This came as it announced that the last phase of N87.5 billion out of the N275 billion fixed rate bond would be out for prospective investors in the fourth quarter of the year, to finance the acquisition right and take control of the toll regime on the road.

Ngige To Run For Anambra Governorship Seat

Senator Nigige has indicated his interest to participate in the Anambra governorship race,  after the senator submitted his nomination form in Abuja. Running as an aspirant of the newly registered All Progressive Congress (APC) for the Anambra state governorship election, the senator hinted that he is not the anointed candidate to get the party’s ticket as the flag bearer as he does not have any undue advantage ahead of any other person wishing to contend for the ticket.

DSS quizzes mother of stowaway teenager

BENIN CITY — OFFICIALS of the Department of State Services, DSS, in Edo State, yesterday, quizzed the mother of the 15-year-old Daniel Oikhena, who emerged from the wheel compartment of an Arik Air flight from Benin Airport to Lagos, last Saturday. Mrs Evelyn Oikhena, who confirmed her invitation to newsmen, said she was shocked when her sister-in-law in Germany called her to say that she read the incident on the internet.

Suntai ready for work, sends fitness letter to Taraba Assembly

Culled from Vanguard
Jalingo— Barely a day after returning to a tumultuous welcome in Jalingo, Taraba State capital, Governor Danbaba Suntai has transmitted a letter of fitness and intention to resume work to the state House of Assembly.

Gunmen Kill 44, Injure Many In Borno

At least 44 people have been shot dead at a mosque in north-eastern Nigeria, officials in Borno state say. Men dressed in military camouflage arrived in Konduga town on Sunday morning and shot or hacked to death dozens of people returning from morning prayers, two residents said. “They took everybody by surprise with the attack,” a military joint task force source told Reuters, asking not to be named. “They killed many people, the victims are more than 30 but I cannot confirm the exact number.” 

Raped and killed

Why should a young girl suffer so much pain before she was so callously murdered? That is the question that residents of Idimeta village, Ibaragu, on the outskirts of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, are struggling to find an answer to. Bilikisu Adeyemi, a 16-year-old groundnut hawker, was allegedly raped and then shot dead with a local gun in the community on July 31. The suspected assailant is 20-year-old Ajibawo (other names withheld by us), the son of a local hunter in the village.

Jonathan to Akande: Respect your age

President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday told the interim Chairman of the newly-registered All Progressives Congress, Chief Bisi Akande, to respect his age. The President’s  admonition was in reaction to Akande’s description of Jonathan as an unserious-minded person  running a kindergarten  government. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, the President said it was “certainly rude, ill-mannered, uncharitable and hypocritical” for Akande to describe him on Saturday  in such an uncharitable manner. 

2015: We’re unaware of Jonathan’s offer to Al-Mustapha to join party – PDP

Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said it is unaware of any offer by President Goodluck Jonathan, to erstwhile Chief Security Officer, CSO, to the late Sani Abacha, Major Al-Mustapha, to join the party. An online publication reported that the President had indeed wooed Al-Mustapha, freed by an Appeal Court last month of complicity in the murder of Kudirat Abiola, wife of late MKO Abiola, to join PDP with a view to using his new-found popularity to win political support for his re-election in 2015. The medium said however that it was not clear if the Army Major would accept the offer as he did not give an immediate response.

Deportation: Jide Kosoko defends Lagos

Veteran Nollywood actor, Jide Kosoko, on Thursday said there was nothing wrong with the alleged deportation of the destitute to their home state by the Lagos State Government. Kosoko, a Lagos prince, stated that the government deported people who constituted a nuisance in the state to their hometowns because the metropolis was becoming over populated. 

  

IBB, Abubakar visit Fashola over father’s death

Two former Heads of State, President Ibrahim Babangida and General Abdulsalam Abubakar yesterday,  jointly paid a condolence visit to Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State and his siblings over the death of their father, Pa Ibrahim Ademola Fashola, and   prayed for peace and tranquility in the country. Speaking during the visit at Lagos House, Marina, former President Ibrahim Babangida prayed to God to give the immediate family the courage to bear the loss, adding that it is gratifying that Papa left behind an important gift in Governor Raji Fashola.

PDP Declares ‘Operation Win To Win’ In Anambra

Anambra state branch of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) has set the stage to win the 2014 governorship election in Anambra state. In an unprecedented gathering of the national and zonal leadership of the party, plus the entire members of the party in the state, the now undisputed state chairman of the party, Ken Emeakayi, declared it is ‘operation win to win’ in Anambra state.

Teenage Boy Drowns At The Beach

A teenage boy on Friday drowned at the Bar Beach in Lagos. Despite NEMA’s warnings regarding the Bar Beach, these instructions were however not heeded. According a witness, the  beach was filled with a huge number of fun seekers, with only two life guards on duty at the beach.

Fashola’s Father Buried

The remains of Alhaji Ademola Fashola, the father of the Governor of Lagos State, were this afternoon laid to rest at the Vaults and Gardens Cemetery, Ikoyi, Lagos, southwest Nigeria amidst torrents of tributes. Pa Fashola died on Monday at the age of 80 after a protracted illness..

Man caught with 30 ATM cards, signed cheques

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested one Kingsley Mudi over alleged ATM fraud. It was learnt that Mudi was caught red-handed on August 2, 2013 at Fidelity Bank ATM on Airport Road, Warri, Delta State. EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, said 30 ATM cards of different banks were also found on him.

Driver Has Sex With Poly Student, Posts Nude Photos On Internet

 

A 27-year old driver has been arrested and charged  before Apapa Magistrate’s court in Lagos for allegedly having sex with his girlfriend, a 23-year old Lagos State Polytechnic student, Thelma Lawrence, and posting her nude photo on the internet. Henry Aiyenero allegedly committed the illicit act in his house at Ajegunle, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria. Aiyenero  who works at Ifelodun Local Council Development Area, LCDA, as driver was said to have humiliated his girlfriend that way because she allegedly denied him sex for a long period.

Lebanese Arms Suspects Deny Links With Hezbollah

The trial of three Lebanese businessmen accused of terrorism and illegal importation of arms has continued with two of the suspects, Mustapha Fawaz and Abdalla Tahini denying any link with the Hezbollah of Lebanon, saying they are business men based in Nigeria and have no interest in the relations between Lebanon and Israel.

Governor Fashola’s Father Dies At 80

The father of the governor of Lagos state, Babatunde Fashola, Ibrahim Ademola Fashola on Monday died at the age of 80 years at an undisclosed hospital.  In a statement signed by the Chief of Staff to the governor, Mr. Lanre Babalola said the remains of Elder Fashola will be buried on Tuesday, the 6th of August 2013 at Vaults and Gardens Ikoyi by 1pm.

OPC warns Boko Haram

Culled from Sun News
Barely one week after 42 suspects were arrested in Lagos and Ogun states, the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), a pan-Yoruba ethnic militia, has warned Boko Haram to steer clear of the South-West or be ready for confrontation. It declared its readiness to combat the dreaded Islamist group should its members attack the South-West. It promised to frustrate the activities of Boko Haram in any part of the South-West, if the group moved to the region.

Man uses fake bank alert to steal N5m

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a suspected fraudster, Wale Olaide, aka Wale Dollar, for using a fake bank credit alert to defraud a bureau de change operator, Abdulhamid Abubakar, of N5m. EFCC’s Head, Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, said the suspect, who was an expert in defrauding unsuspecting victims through fraudulent bank credit alerts, contacted Abubakar’s younger brother, Hashim, also a bureau de change operator based in Lome, Togo, that he wanted to purchase N5m equivalent in CFA. 

Policemen implicated in varsity student’s killing arrested

The policemen accused of collaborating with hoodlums to kill two youths in Badagry, Lagos State, have been arrested. They were arrested on Friday, according to the police authorities.

However, a new video made available to our correspondent identified two of the policemen as Inspector Adefemi Ashogbon, who is the station officer of the Badagry Police Division, and one Sergeant John Sonayon.

Girl Set Ablaze By Nurse Dies

  

Culled from PM NEWS

 The 11-year old girl that was allegedly set ablaze by a nurse in Surulere area of Lagos, southwest Nigeria, is dead. On Tuesday P.M.NEWS reported how the victim, Ita Bassey-Eno, was set ablaze and was in the throes of death because of the severe burns she suffered. Her mistress, Mrs Nkese Iroakazi, was alleged to have poured kerosene on her body and lit a match stick to set her ablaze after she allegedly stole a piece of meat from the pot.

Car Accident Kills Three Journalists, Injures 10

Three Nigerian journalists have died in a road crash in Ilesa, in the state of Osun, south-west Nigeria.
Those who died in the crash are Olatunde Ojenike of Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Ibadan, Adolphus Okonkwo, Champion Newspapers, and Kafayat Odunsi of Nigeria Television Authority.

Notorious Armed Robber Nabbed By Police

He is not an ordinary armed robber; he and his gang have been accused of killing several policemen and civilians in the south west for over a decade. His gang members call him ‘Godogodo’ meaning ‘a hefty man’ but the police say he is a notorious armed robber who has visited terror on his victims.