Archbishop Kattey kidnapped by gunmen

Most Rev Ignatius Ogboru Kattey, the Dean, ArchBishop and Bishop of Niger Delta North Anglican Communion of Nigeria, was last night kidnapped by yet to be identified gunmen in Port Harcourt, capital of Rivers State. The abduction happened at about 11.30pm Friday night. The 65 year old clergyman, along with his wife, Beatrice was captured on Aleto bridge,Eleme in Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State, but the wife was later found abandoned in their car.

Fake Soldier Batters Man Over N3k Bribe

The police at Elemoro Division, Ibeju Lekki, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, have arrested a suspected fake soldier after he battered a labourer for allegedly refusing to give him a N3,000 bribe. The incident occurred at Hi-Tech yard, Eko Akete, Awoyaya, Ibeju Lekki. After investigation by Corporal Raymond Udoeka and his team, the suspect,  Emmanuel Joseph, 34, was charged before a Tinubu Magistrate’s court, Lagos on a five-count charge of felony to wit, assault occasioning harm, stealing and impersonation.

Obanya Hails Super Eagles Perfomance Against Malawi

A sports journalist, Nnamdi Obanya on Monday hailed the performance of the Super Eagles over their Malawian counterparts during the weekend that booked Nigeria a step closer to qualifying for the 2014 World Cup to be held in Brazil.

Maiduguri Boils Again As 14 Die In Boko Haram Clash

About 14 people have been killed in Benishiek in Kaga local government area in Maiduguri the Borno state capital, as residents clash with the radical Islamic sect, Boko Haram. According to eye witnesses, the sect members stormed the town in the midnight, taking the residents of Benishiek unawares, the residents in turn decided to face the sect members and a shoot-out which lasted for several hours ensued between the parties,leaving 11 residents dead and several others injured by the sect members. 

Fashola bars Molue from Lagos Island

The Lagos State Government has barred big commercial buses, popularly called Molue, from operating on Lagos Island. The government explained that it also did not expect the buses to ply  Third Mainland, Eko and Carter bridges, adding that operating in the Central Business District had become history for the buses. A statement from the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority on Thursday said the move was to ensure adequate monitoring of the operations of commercial vehicles and compliance with traffic rules and regulations.

Female Graduate Leads 7-Man Robbery Gang

A seven-man robbery gang led by a woman, Chioma Ezekwesiri, has been smashed by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, in Lagos, southwest Nigeria. The robbery suspects were arrested while attempting to rob Bolatito Hotel, Kola Bus Stop, Ijaiye, Lagos.

Indian doctors separate Nigeria’s conjoined twins

Indian doctors declared Wednesday that a pair of formerly conjoined twins, born in Nigeria, were healthy and happy after they were successfully separated in a marathon “nerve-wracking” operation in India by a team of 40 specialists. The one-year-old girls, sporting matching bright pink dresses, sat patiently on their parents’ laps as doctors explained the separation last month during an 18-hour operation at a New Delhi hospital. “They were fused at their back when they came to us which is very rare,” paediatric surgeon Prashant Jain told AFP.“Usually the twins are joined in the head or the upper body. It posed a huge challenge to our team of doctors,” Jain said.

PDP splits into two, Baraje heads faction

Nigeria’s ruling Peoples Democratic Party that touts itself as Africa’s biggest party split down the middle today after eight governors and former vice-president, Atiku Abubakar, walked out of the party’s convention ground in Abuja. Hours later, the splinter-group held a mini convention at the Shehu Yar’Adua Centre and announced officers for its version of PDP, with a former chairman, Abubakar Baraje, from Kwara state emerging the new chairman.

Casket seller ‘kidnaps’ self, demands N2m ranson from brothers

ENUGU — Kidnapping for ransom which has remained the quickest means of making money among criminals within the South-East zone has taken a new dimension as some dubious people now hide under the evil practice to dupe their wealthy relations. One Samuel Ani, a casket (coffin) dealer from Ugwuaji community in Enugu South Local Government Area of Enugu State was arrested by operatives of Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Enugu State Police Command, weekend, for attempting to dupe his brothers of N2 million under the guise that he was abducted by kidnappers

STOWAWAY SAGA: Teenage boy wanted to fulfill ambition to go to America – Mum

Madam Evelyn Ohikhena, like many other Nigerians, was shocked when she was informed by her sister in-law in Germany, that her son, Daniel, stowed from Benin-City to Lagos via an Arik flight  penultimate Saturday. Before the call from the sister who read the story online on Sunday morning, Madam Oikhena had gone to the police station to report a case of missing person.

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.”