"Obasanjo should be arrested over letter to Jonathan" – Groups

Olusegun Obasanjo

Groups, Peoples Democratic Party, Reloaded, and Arise Nigeria, yesterday in Abuja asked security agencies to arrest former President, Olusegun Obasanjo over his recent letter to President Goodluck Jonathan.

Both groups recalled that a similar letter to former President, Shehu Shagari was followed by the 1984 Coup d’etat.

INEC Wants 10-Year Ban For Electoral Offenders

As the country nears another general election in 2015, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has called on the Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution to enact a clause that would disqualify electoral offenders from contesting any election or holding any party position for a period of 10 years.

The electoral offences to attract similar punishments, according to the commission, include campaign finance breaches and breach of political party finance provisions.

Gridlock: Lagos Gives Tanker Drivers 72 Hours To Vacate Oshodi-Apapa Way

 Tanker drivers who have constituted traffic nuisance on the Oshodi-Apapa expressway have been given 72 hours to vacate the area.
The Lagos State Government, yesterday, announced that within 72 hours, which ends on Friday, December 20, 2013, it would deploy its traffic machinery to the area, particularly, between Mile 2 and Apapa, to ensure sanity and streamline the activities of tanker drivers and articulated vehicles.

Police Arrest Headmaster For Defiling 9-Yr-Old Pupil In Bauchi

A 42-year-old man, Mr James Dantayi, assistant headmaster of Jibril Aminu Primary School, Bauchi is being quizzed by the Bauchi State Police command for allegedly r*ping a nine-year-old pupil of the school.

Confirming the incident in Bauchi yesterday, Police Public Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent of Police, DSP, Haruna Mohammed said when the police received the complaint of a r*pe incident in the school, it investigated the matter by visiting the school and the suspect was arrested.

Privatising of Refineries: Oil workers threatens nationwide strike from January 1

The country should prepare itself for another round of industrial action, as oil workers say they would embark on a nationwide strike as from January 1, 2014.

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), declared on Tuesday December 17th 2013 that they would commence a total and indefinite strike as from the first week of January, 2014.

“I Did Not Write Any Letter to My Father, Iyabo Obasanjo Speaks Out!

Iyabo Obasanjo has responded to the letter reported to be purportedly written by her (Read it HERE). In her words, she replies;

“I have never seen or heard this sort of fabrication in my entire life! I, IYABO OBASANJO never contemplate writing a letter to my Loving Father. I speak with him almost on daily bases. “Olusegun Aremu Obasanjo is the best father in the world. He gave birth to me, he raise me up and gave me the best of Education. I wouldn’t have achieved whatever I did without my father. IN FACT, WHO AM I WITHOUT MY FATHER?"  “As a father he never disappoints his children in any way, he is a father anybody wish to have. “If President Jonathan want to reply the letter my father wrote him, he should be man enough to reply direct. Why are they trying to make me a scape goat? I know my father very well and I don’t question his judgement, I believe my father wrote his letter in the best interest of the nation. If Mr. President disagree with some of the allegations in the letter, let him be man enough to talk directly to my father, he should stop involving me in an issue I know nothing about" “How can you write a letter to insult my father and claim I, the daughter is the source. If that is how Ijaw people insult their father, I am a Yoruba Woman; we respect our parent in all circumstances. “I IYABO OBASANJO did not write any letter. Nigerians should please take note.“The purported letter is a malicious lies intended to rubbish the good name of my family, when I get to the source of the letter, I will waste no time to take the necessary legal actions". “I love my father and I never disrespect him.”

‘I never formally married my wife’ – Dino Melaye’s lawyer responds to accusations

Leader of the Anti Corruption Network, Dino Melaye has responded to the divorce petition filed and made public by his estranged wife, Tokunbo Fabiyi.

In a statement written and signed by Toyin Akande (Esq), who describer himself as a Family Friend and Lawyer, Melaye claims he never formally married his wife in a court and only did the customary wedding.

Melaye also denies allegations that he beat his wife violently on several occasions, and blames his wife's serial infidelity for the crash of their marriage.

Open letter: ‘Dear daddy, you are also a liar, manipulator and a hypocrite’ – Iyabo Obasanjo writes OBJ (A Must Read)

Barely 3 weeks after sending a fiery letter of criticism to President Goodluck Jonathan, former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has himself come under verbal fire.

Chief Obasanjo has received a letter of his own, and from none other than his daughter, Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello.

In an 11 page letter exclusively obtained by Vanguard, the former senator describes her father as a “liar, manipulator and a  two-faced hypocrite”.

Top 5 highest paid managers in the world

According to the reports, Arsene Wenger is close to agreeing a new three year contract at Arsenal.

The Gunners coach is already one of the top paid coaches in the world, but which five receive the biggest salaries in world football?

Find out below.

Salary figures from Marca and Daily Mail.

5. Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid)
€7.5 million per season (approximately £6.3m)

Photos: Dangote, Governors Fashola, Obi, Uduaghan at Access Bank CEO’s send off

The party held for Access Bank CEO, Aigboje Imokhuede was well attended by the high echelon of society in Nigeria.

APGA chairman slams Ngige over N8 billion bribe allegation

Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance Chief Victor Umeh has slammed the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Chris Ngige over an allegation that the Presidency voted $50 million (N8 billion) for the prosecution of the elections by APGA.

Umeh said,  “Who made the allegation? I want you to mention names. I think Dr. Chris Ngige has not been able to come to terms with it. He has busied himself trying to justify why he lost. But clearly, before the election, I had told him that he had no chance in the election. There was this screaming headline in one of the national dailies that ‘APGA will beat Ngige silly, says Umeh’; that was two months to the election.

APC’s call to impeach Jonathan is utter rubbish – Senate

The spokesperson of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe has dismissed calls for the impeachment of President Goodluck Jonathan as “utter rubbish”.

Abaribe spoke with journalists in Abuja on Tuesday on several issues including the Senate’s upcoming meeting with security chiefs on the State of National Security and the plans by the Independent National Electoral Commission to skip elections in some Norrthern states.

APC Blames PDP over Bomb Attack on Rivers Deputy Governor

The All Progressives Congress has blamed the Peoples Democratic Party for the bomb attack carried out on the office of the Deputy Governor of Rivers State on Tuesday. (If u missed it, read HERE)

The APC made this known after its seventh Interim National Executive Committee regular meeting held yesterday.

Everything you need to know about the Avatar sequels

James Cameron says his vision for his three “Avatar” sequels is to create a family epic in the mold of “The Godfather” that will introduce viewers to new cultures and go underwater on his fictional moon Pandora.

The director announced Monday he will be filming the sequels in New Zealand, where he shot the triple Academy Award-winning original. In an interview with The Associated Press, Cameron also talked about life on a New Zealand farm, where he’s growing walnuts and allowing his children to roam.

Review: Samsung S4 Zoom smartphone-camera

A heftier point-and-shoot camera than some of its predecessors, the Samsung S4 Zoom has found a niche in buyers who double as casual photographers, and who want a basic digital camera with their smartphone.

There are smartphone cameras and there are good smartphone cameras. And then there is the Samsung S4 Zoom.

It’s been a year for trying new things on smartphones (see Nokia’s brilliant Lumia 1020, HTC’s super-sexy One and Samsung’s monstrous Mega) and Samsung is at it again with the S4 Zoom. Samsung continues to position itself as a company that’s willing to embrace forward-thinking, unique ideas and they don’t get much more unique than this.

Police kills colleague, orders bottle of Heineken

36 year old corporal, Halidu Shuaibu is being given an orderly room trial over the murder of his colleague, Yeiwa Babangida whom he killed

after a dispute centered on suspected extra-marital affairs with his wife.

Shuaibu stated that his wife confessed to him that she had been having an amorous affair with Babangida and only one of their three children belonged to Shuaibu whilst the rest were fathered by Babangida.

The suspect was said to have flared up on obtaining that information, however he reportedly did not confront his colleague immediately.

He said, “Initially, I did not believe this because Babangida is also married with children, so I kept the information to myself. Babangida and I shared a room in the Tinubu area and I continued to relate with him normally.”

He later confronted Babangida and stated the chronicle of events leading to his demise.

He said, “Babangida cooked a pot of noodles and we ate. After eating, I asked him about the allegation, but he just attacked me all of a sudden. Because he is bigger than me, I had to overpower him, so I picked up a broken bottle and stabbed him in self defence.

“After stabbing him, I went downstairs to inform my neighbours because it was not my intention to kill him.”

Police sources told Punch, “Shuaibu is a liar. Neighbours told us that on the day of the incident, there was a naming ceremony holding downstairs and Shuaibu attended it. He then went back to his room where he killed Babangida.

“Our investigations, as well as a medical report, revealed that the suspect stabbed Babangida 57 times. The suspect also used the base of a standing fan to hit Babangida in the head several times in the head before he gave up the ghost. The suspect claimed there was a fight, but there are little scratches on his body.

“According to eyewitnesses, after killing the deceased, Babangida returned to the naming ceremony downstairs, ordered a bottle of Heineken and shouted, ‘I don kill Babangida for upstairs’.”

Lagos Police spokesperson Ngozi Braide said, “The policeman in question is facing an orderly room trial. At the end of the trial, he may be dismissed.”

Doctors perform C-section on woman who is not pregnant

Officials in southeastern Brazil say doctors performed a cesarean section on a 37-year-old woman only to discover that she wasn’t pregnant.

Simone Carvalho is a spokeswoman for the Health Department of the coastal city of Cabo Frio. She said Tuesday the woman told doctors at the city’s Woman’s Hospital she was 41 weeks pregnant and in pain.

BREAKING NEWS: Explosion Rocks Rivers Deputy Governor’s Office

The political situation in Rivers State is getting messy by the day as an improvised explosive device was thrown at the Administrative Block of the Office of the Deputy Governor, Tele Ikuru, in the early hours of today, causing a minimal damage to the building.

The Deputy Governor was unhurt in the explosion. There has not been any official statement yet but Mr. Godswill Jumbo, the Press Secretary to the Deputy Governor confirmed that an incident like that happened, adding that he would issue a statement later.

Dino Melaye's Wife Tokunbo Files For Divorce - Shocking Details Of Domestic Abuse Exposed!

The home of the controversial Kogi state ex law maker Dino Melaye growls in shambles as his 10year old marriage to his wife (Tokunbo) and mother of his three kids is in a process of divorce.

Aside from allegedly sleeping with his house girl, which was one of the major problems, there are also confirmed whispers that sometimes when Tokunbo went to work he removed her pix from the house walls and brought in different women in their matrimonial bed telling them his wife had died,and even getting the domestic staff to say their madam was resting with the Lord''.

Yerima At It Again; Divorces His 17 Year Old Egyptian Wife And Marries A 15 Year Old Bride

 According to City People magazine,  the former Zamfara State Governor; Senator Ahmed Yerima has allegedly divorced his now 17 years old wife Maria to marry another.

Yerima wedded Maria, who is from Egypt, amidst wide protest 3 years ago when she was just 14.

6 Pages Warning Letter Dino Melaye's Inlaws Wrote Him

Mr. Dino Melaye,

On Saturday Nov 16th, elders from the Fabiyi family, comprising of our father, Pa Ekundayo Fabiyi and his siblings Commander Lawrence Fabiyi (Ret.) and Mrs Alice Ejiko, met with your parents and formally notified them of our family’s position on your long history of assault, battery, psychological & emotional abuse, grievous bodily harm, and threat to life with a firearm to Tokunbo Melaye (nee Fabiyi).

Waje Finally Shares A Picture Of Herself And Her Adorable 14 Year Old Daughter

Waje shares this lovely pix of herself and her adorable 14year old daughter. They look cute and happy together! 

University where students drive Ferrari, Aston Martin, Rolls Royce

A red Ferrari fit for a superstar – or a student at the American University of Dubai

A red Ferrari fit for a superstar – or a student at the American University of Dubai

Judging by the car park at the American University of Dubai, students there are obviously not struggling to make ends meet.

A Rolls-Royce, a Ferrari and a black Aston Martin, which wouldn’t look out of place in a Bond film, line the student car park row after row.

This amazing gallery of supercars, which you are about to ‘peruse’, was taken by student Meeka Nasser who wanted to show the world the array of models on show at the university.
These supercars are owned by the undergraduates.

Meeka said:

‘I attend the American University of Dubai and the cars that students drive here are just ludicrous. If I was back home in Canada my car would be considered nice, but here nobody looks twice at it.

These pictures were taken in the span of a couple days and only in one of the parking lots of the school, so this isn’t even close to all of the nice cars at the school.
‘Because Cayennes and Range Rovers are a dime a dozen here, I only included a few of them in the album.

Sad Christmas As Port Harcourt Biggest Market Goes Down in Flames

The biggest market in Port Harcourt, Rivers State; the popular Mile 1 Market went up in flames in the early hours of today (2:00am) with properties worth millions of Naira being consumed.Though the details of the cause of the fire has not been ascertained,report has it that this is the third time the market is being gutted in less than 10 years... Most traders in the market were seen wailing and crying over their losses



I remember the sad memories of close friends and families when it happened in 2004. A family friend having stocked her shop with many bags of crayfish for the Xmas sales ended up loosing a whole fortune on the investment made in same. It led to tears then sickness and finally she died! #bad memories#

Six Year Old Girl Who Was Led Away Hand-in-hand By A Monster Who Raped And Killed Her

Dailymail has reported the discovery of the video of  the man who led a girl of six away by the hand, raped her and violently murdered her in Thailand.

The grainy clip, which echoes that of British toddler James Bulger being walked to his death in 1993, shows the girl, nicknamed 'Nong Cartoon', strolling with a stranger through the lobby of Bearing skytrain station in Bangkok ten days ago.

Her disappearance sparked a massive police hunt that ended yesterday with the discovery of her strangled and decomposing body in a deserted area near the city's Suklhumvit Soi 501 motorway in a case that has shaken the nation.

Within hours of the grim find, detectives arrested a 32-year-old music roadie, named only as 'Nui', 400 miles away in the northern city of Nong Khai, following a tip-off from a member of public.

CCTV: Girl, six, is led away by monster who raped and killed her

Read more and watch the video HERE

David Mark’ Daughter's Wedding In Abuja

Anne Mark married her long-time lover, Emmanuel Egwa in a ceremony witnessed by the President and other important dignitaries in the country. 

She is the daughter of senate President; David Mark.

More photos below...

Pastor hacks wife over failure to attend church

Patience Samuel

The police in Ogun State have arrested a pastor with a first generation pentecostal church, Daniel Samuel, for allegedly attacking his wife, Patience Samuel, with machete and inflicting deep cuts at the back of her neck.

The pastor allegedly attacked his wife over her alleged persistent failure to attend prayer meetings and other church programmes.

Dangote Sugar to employ 150,000 workers

President, Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote

Dangote Sugar has said it will create 150,000 jobs at its new sugar plantations located in Sokoto, Kebbi, Jigawa, Taraba, Kogi and Kwara states.

The newly appointed Group Managing Director, Dangote Sugar Group, Mr. Graham Clark, was on Sunday quoted as saying this, adding that the company would continue to strengthen output, sales and distribution through a large distribution network.

Theft: All For Christmas

 

A 45-year-old man identified as Emmanuel Ubang was arraigned by the police at a Grade 1 Area court sitting at Kuje in FCT for stealing two chickens and two crates of eggs.

The accused confessed that he stole the chickens and eggs to raise money to travel home for Christmas. He pleaded for leniency and apologized to the complainant promising not to repeat such acts.

The complainant, one Mohammed Abbah of Dansarki Farms, Kuje, had lodged a complaint against the accused at the Kuje Police Station on December 2.

The accused was said to have gone to Dansarki's Farm under the pretence of buying live chickens and entered the poultry section without the manager’s consent where he stole two chickens and two crates of eggs. He then escaped through the back gate on a motorcycle to Kuje forest with the stolen items.

The police prosecutor, Corporal Ochehe Samuel, said that during investigation, the stolen chickens and eggs were recovered from the convict when he was about to sell them, adding that the offence contravened the provisions of Section 287 of the penal code.

The presiding judge, Mr. Nuhu Ibrahim, sentenced Ubang to 6 months imprisonment after he pleaded guilty. He gave him an option to pay N6,000 fine.

Ibrahim warned the convict to stay away from crime and face life as an adult, saying that he gave him an option to pay a fine because he was a first time offender.

ASUU STRIKE: State Universities May Not Resume - Senior Lecturer Reveals

The nearly six-month old strike embarked upon by Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU) may continue in some state universities as the national body of the association is likely to call off the strike this week.

It will be recalled that the Federal Government and ASUU signed an agreement recently to facilitate end to the industrial action that has paralysed the nation’s public universities.