Ketu Tenants Unmask Fleeing Agents, Landlord

A fleeing landlord, his brother and an agent said to be the landlord’s son who swindled hundreds of house seekers in Alapere-Ketu area of Lagos, southwest Nigeria, have been unmasked.
The fraudsters have been on the run since Monday, 15 July, the same day they asked pros

Cripple, 19 Beggars Sent To Jail

Culled from PM NEWS
A 45-year old cripple, Sunday Erim Udoyo and 19 others have been convicted by the Special Offences Court in Alausa for begging on the streets of Lagos, southwest Nigeria, and sent to jail.
The Lagos State Government declared war against begging and jailed over 120 beggars last year.
On Monday, the cripple and six others were convicted and sentenced accordingly by the court. Because of his predicament and being a hernia patient, Udoyo was convicted and remanded at the Lagos State Rehabilitation Centre, Majidun, where he will spend two years.

Police declare Amaechi’s loyalists wanted

Culled from PM NEWS
The Nigerian Police in Rivers State on Wednesday declared the Majority Leader of the state House of Assembly, Mr. Chidi Lloyd, wanted in connection with the 9 July fracas in the assembly.
The announcement came on the heels of another by the Police Headquarters in Abuja, which invited, Lloyd, the Aide-De-Camp (ADC) to the Rivers State Governor, Ag.ASP Debeware-Semeikumo, and the Chief Security Officer (CSO) to the Governor, Tony Iwelu for interrogation over their roles “as seen in the video clips in circulation”.

VIDEO: Army Confirms Al-Mustapha’s Status In Military

The Nigerian Army has confirmed claims made by Major Hamza al-Mustpha that he is still personnel of the Nigerian Army. At a briefing by the joint security information committee, the Director of Army Public relations who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Colonel Joe Agim, said that Major Al-Mustapha, the Chief Security Officer to late General Sani Abacha, is still enlisted in the Nigerian Army.

Anti-Amaechi Protesters Attack Northern Governors In Port Harcourt

 

Culled from ChannelsTV

Exactly one week after the Rivers State Assembly crisis, protesters who are against the state governor Chibuike Amaechi have attacked four Northern governors led by Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger state. According to information gathered by Channels Television, the protesters who besieged the Port Harourt International Airport, had camped there from 7am on Tuesday morning.

Funke Akindele’s one year marriage ends?

An alarming news hits the blogs and social media that talented actress Funke Akindele’s one year marriage to Kehinde Oloyede has come to an abrupt end.
Blogger Linda Ikeji reports that Kehinde made the announcement himself via his Facebook page but has since deleted the post.

Heroic welcome for Al-Mustapha in Kano

Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, former Chief Security Officer, CSO, to the late Nigerian tyrant, General Sani Abacha wept in Kano Government House Sunday as he relived his 15 year spell in Kirikiri Prison in Lagos. Al-Mustapha was set free by an Appeal Court in Lagos last Friday.
His chartered plane, a Dornier 328, landed at Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, MAKIA, at about 12:05 Sunday amidst tight security provided by the military, police, State Security Service, Civil Defence and the Hisbah Board.

Al-Mustapha visits TB Joshua

Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, former chief security officer of Nigeria’s tyrant, General Sani Abacha, has paid a surprise visit to Pastor T.B. Joshua of the Synagogue Church in Lagos.
Mustapha was released from Kirikiri Prisons on Friday after the Court of Appeal judgement acquitted and discharged him over the charge that he conspired to murder Alhaja Kudirat Abiola on 4June,1996.

Baby stabbed 90 times with scissors by his Chinese mother after he bit her as she was breastfeeding him

An eight-month-old boy is lucky to be alive after he was stabbed 90 times by his mother, mostly in the face, for biting her while she was breastfeeding.

Xiao Bao needed more than 100 stitches after the incident in Xuzhou, eastern China's Jiangsu Province.  

Mikel linked with a move to Trabzonspor

 

The future of Nigerian international,John Obi Mikel,is subject to another speculation,with The SunUK reporting that the midfielder is being linked with a move to Turkish side,Trabzonspor.

Mikel was heavily with a transfer to Turkish giants,Galatasary,who wants to sign him to replace Felipe Melo in the midfield.

 

Rooney is the type of player I want – Mourinho

 

Chelsea manager,Jose Mourinho has once again retiterated his desire to sign Manchester United striker,Wayne Rooney. Rooney’s future has been subject to speculation,after it emerged last season that the striker wants to seek other challenges somewhere else. Chelsea are believed to have made Rooney,their number one transfer target,with Mourinho admitting that he is the sort of player he would love to have in his team.

 

Al-Mustapha, Shofolahan step out of Kirikiri Prisons

Lagos -  Maj. Hamza Al-Mustapha was on Friday released from  the Kirikiri Maximum Prisons, Lagos, following his discharge and acquittal of a murder charge by the Court of Appeal .
The appellate court sitting in Lagos upturned a death sentence earlier passed on Al-Mustapha and Alhaji Lateef Sofolahan, an aide to the late Kudirat Abiola.

Edo Immigration Deports 120 Illegal Immigrants

The Edo state command of Nigeria Immigration Service has apprehended over 300 illegal immigrants from Niger, Chad, Mali, Ghana and Guinea during an operation conducted by the command in the state. Parading the immigrants at the command headquarters in Benin City, Controller of Immigration, Edo state command, Mr David Akwo said that after screening the immigrants,120 of those arrested have been deported.

Ethiopia Airline’s Boeing Dreamliner gutted by fire

An Ethiopian Airlines 787 Dreamliner caught fire at London’s Heathrow airport on Friday in the latest calamity for Boeing’s troubled jet, forcing the airport to shut down for an hour-and-a-half.
Heathrow suspended both its runways after the fire on the parked plane was reported at around 1530 GMT. It announced 90 minutes later that services were resuming but warned passengers to expect delays. “Emergency services are currently dealing with the incident. No one was on board so there were no casualties,” said a spokeswoman for the west London airport.

Appeal Court Dismisses Murder Charges Against Al-Mustapha

Culled from ChannelsTV
The Appeal Court in Lagos has dismissed charges of conspiracy to murder Alhaja Kudirat Abiola levelled against Major Hamza Al-Mustapha (RTD). The Court in a unanimous decision ruled that there was no direct circumstantial evidence that he conspired with anyone as evidence of prosecution witnesses in that regard were contradictory.

I’m A Good Instrumentalist

Onazi Ogenyi has flourished as player since he announced his arrival when he featured for Nigeria at the FIFA Nigeria 2009 U-17 World Cup where they finished as runners-up to finally earning a place with the Super Eagles. Following his impeccable performance at the 2013 AFCON, where Nigeria emerged eventual winners, the midfielder has been synonymous with most bookmakers, hence, supersport.com engaged him while he was on holiday before the Serie A resumes.

Daily Needs offer N500,000 scholarship to Rolling Dollar’s children

Some succour came the way of the family of deceased highlife musician, Fatai Olayiwola Olagunju, when the management of Daily Needs Industries Limited donated N500,000 for his children’s education. The artiste popularly called Rolling Dollars, who died at the age of 86 on June 12, 2013, was an ambassador to the makers of De-Deon’s Syrup.

Pastor Arrested With 317 Kegs Of Stolen Petrol

 

Culled from PM NEWS
Officials of the Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit have arrested a pastor and three others over alleged oil theft at Majidun, Ikorodu area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria. At least, 317 fifty-litre kegs of petrol, amounting to 15,850 litres were recovered by the taskforce officials during the raid. The suspects and the 317 kegs of petrol were brought to the taskforce office at Alausa. P.M.NEWS investigations revealed that the suspects were arrested around 5 p.m. on Tuesday when the taskforce officials sighted them stealing petrol from NNPC pipeline into 50-litre kegs at Majidun. In an attempt to arrest the oil thieves, many of them allegedly jumped into the river and escaped.

Rivers Assembly Crisis: Lawmaker Battered With Mace Still In Critical Condition

 Culled from ChannelsTV
Michael Chinda, a member of the Rivers State House of Assembly who was battered by his colleagues on Tuesday is currently receiving treatments and in critical condition in a Port Harcourt Hospital. During the fight that ensued when five members of the Rivers House of Assembly moved to impeach the speaker of the House, Otelemaba Amachree, the House leader, Chidi Lloyd was seen in a widely circulated video hitting Mr Chinda with the Mace.

Senate In Rowdy Session Over Rivers Assembly Mayhem

While the House of Representatives debate on the Rivers Assembly crisis was conducted calmly, the Senate experienced a rowdy session on Wednesday during deliberations on the same issue.