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Saturday, 26 September 2015

Former PDP Chair Mu’Azu, Kashim Imam, others escape death

Several prominent Nigerians including the immediate past National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),Mallam Adamu Mu’Azu,former Special Advise on National Assembly,Alhaji Kashim Imam and former National Chairman of the defunct CPC,Senator Rufai Hanga, narrowly escaped death in the Thursday tragedy in Mecca,The Nation can now report.

A TV news presenter who landed her job after revealing her breasts during her audition has been suspended – after agreeing to do a Playboy photoshoot.

According to Mailonline,TV chiefs in Albania were so impressed by the screen-test of Enki Bracaj they offered her a news reader role.The 21-year-old presented an international news programme wearing a cleavage-revealing outfit – and it proved a ratings hit.

Cancer victims become weak during treatment, but theirs is not a battle for the powerless. It is after they have achieved victory and are called cancer survivors that we realize how much strength one person can muster. However, the battle with cancer gives one a long, expensive road to recovery. It does not end at cutting it out like you cut out the bad part of an overripe plantain and eat the rest.

Hoodlums, including commercial sex workers, have taken over the Delta State Women Affairs Skill Acquisition Centre, Asaba, leaving 40 sewing machines and 60 computers allegedly stolen.

The skill acquisition centre built by the wife of the former governor of the state, Mrs. Nkoyo Ibori, in 1999 is at present, a shadow of itself.

Teenager Gets Hepatitis after Drinking Too Much Green Tea

A health-conscious teen girl has developed acute hepatitis after drinking too much green tea in a bid to lose weight. Despite all of the brew’s purported health benefits, doctors are using her case to highlight the dangers of green tea when not consumed in moderation.

The veteran comedian just shared his thoughts on why it is important to cater to your man... He shared the photo above and wrote

Lobatan!!!!! And for most of those girls that say it's crap to care for a man like this, TRUST ME, that is their game plan. Their plan is to brainwash the woman at home to stop doing these things to their men, so that he can go get it outside. That way, he will keep coming back.

The suspect, 39-year-old Okpue Ernest Ifeanyi came to Nigeria from Brazil for his traditional wedding, but was arrested by operatives of the Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for being possession of suspected wraps of cocaine.

Ifeanyi confessed that he was paid N400,000 to take 59 wraps of cocaine to Nigeria. He said that he decided to take the deal because he wanted to add more money to his already planned wedding.

Are you happy? Is there something about your life that causes your unhappiness and which you feel you must change in order to be happy? Can you identify what you need to do to make that change?

Often we resist making significant changes in our lives. We are comfortable with the way things are and don’t want to expend the energy to make changes. We seem to get in a groove and have tunnel vision regarding what we could do with our lives. We know that changes are for the better, yet we view the change process as scary, difficult, and time consuming. We are fearful of the uncertain results.

Former Governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva, on Thursday described the Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, as a liar and a mischievous person.

Sylva spoke in response to Oshiomhole’s claim that the former governor disrupted the governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, on Tuesday.

The police in Lagos have arrested a woman, Esther Bello, for allegedly brutalising her 13-year-old househelp, identified simply as Titi, in the Obanikoro area of Lagos.

Punch Metro gathered that Bello, a trader, allegedly hid the girl in a room and told policemen from the Pedro division, who were alerted by the neighbours, that the maid had travelled to Ikorodu area with a friend.

The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, has said that the troops involved in the ongoing campaign against the insurgents have discovered and dismantled a major Boko Haram’s fuel depot.

Usman said in a statement on Thursday that the troops found the fuel depot at Ladu Bumbawa Ward of Guzamala Local Government Area of Borno State.

A fake lawyer, Olawale Falola, said he made N6m from his victims who he promised to help secure jobs at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,Punch reports..
Falola, who was nabbed by the Oyo State Police Command during a stop-and-search in Ibadan recently, claimed to be a dropout of a university in Osun State, adding that he had deceived more than 100 people with his fake identity..

Pastor claiming to be 'driving out a death demon' gets 30 years for raping teen

According to myzimbabwe.co.zw, 33-year-old Greatness Tapfuma was convicted of two counts of rape.

The pastor, who was acquitted of raping two other congregants, will serve an effective 25 years in jail after five years were suspended on condition that he does not within that period commit a similar crime.

Magistrate Mberewere ruled that although Tapfuma's victim tested HIV positive, there was no evidence that Tapfuma is the one who infected her.

Choc City chairman, Jude Abaga better known as M.I, has taken a swipe on former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani Kayode, after he had stated that if that if anything happens to the kidnapped for Presidential aspirant of the country and Afenifere chieftain, Chief Olu Falae, the Federal Government will be held responsible and there will be consequences.

I Slept on the Floor Tthroughout My Days in the Kidnappers’ Den – Olu Falae

After three days in the den of kidnappers, the former Secretary to the Government of Federation (SGF) Chief Olu Falae, on Thursday afternoon regained freedom.

Falae, who is a Chieftain of Afenifere, was abducted on Monday afternoon by suspected herdsmen at his farmland in Ilado, Akure North Government area of Ondo state.

The rescued team was led by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Solomon Arase, who arrived the state on Thursday morning. Arase, reportedly led other policemen to the farm of Falae, where he
was later rescued from his abductors.

Saudi Arabia civil defence has confirmed that the death toll in Thursday’s stampede has risen to 220, with over 500 injured.

The pilgrims were killed in a crush at Mina, outside the Muslim holy city of Mecca, where some two million people are performing the annual haj pilgrimage, Saudi Arabia’s al-Ekhbariya television reported.

Tragedy struck on Sunday in Tarkwa Bay, on the Lagos Island area of Lagos State, after a 30-year-old Beninoise, Samuel Francis, stabbed to death 35-year-old Clement Houme, during a scuffle for a birthday pig.

PUNCH Metro learnt that Samuel had been contracted by a relative of the deceased, identified as Victoria, to kill the pig for her birthday celebration.On arriving at the Abule area with his brother, Jeff Francis, the deceased was reported to have challenged them on where they got the pig from.

Huome reportedly accused them of stealing the pig.

"Alarming" rates of smoking, alcohol consumption and obesity in Europe could mean the next generation live shorter lives, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned.

While Europeans are living longer than ever before, increases in life expectancy and declines in premature mortality may "flatten off" if the three big lifestyle risk factors are not dealt with, a senior WHO director said.

In a report on the region's health, the WHO said there remain "unacceptably high" differences in life expectancy between countries, with an 11-year gap between the highest and lowest.

Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday said the death of Hannah Awolowo forced him and his wife out of “hiding”, saying he had a plan to keep off public functions for at least 12 months.

Mr. Jonathan made the disclosure during condolence visit to the Ikenne home of the Awolowos, over the death of HID Awolowo.

The Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, on Wednesday, narrated how he escaped from the Samson Siasia Stadium, Yenagoa, venue of the 2015 governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress, after he was held hostage for hours during the exercise which was marred by violence.

Oshiomhole, who spoke with journalists on Wednesday, however, accused a former governor of Bayelsa State and chieftain of the APC, Mr. Timipre Sylva, of hijacking the primary.

The police in Lagos have arrested a trado-medical doctor ─ Olawale Onalaja ─ for allegedly selling a week-old baby to a couple for N300,000 in the Iyana Ipaja area of Lagos.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the couple, Dele and Oluwakemi Ayangbile, who had also been arrested by the police, allegedly paid the sum to the native doctor before taking the baby to their apartment in the Mile 12 area.

The couple who got married in May 2015 are expecting their second child .They already have a daughter .
Congrats to them..

Usher marries girlfriend & manager Grace Miguel

Usher,36 and Grace Miguel,45 have officially wed . According to BOSSIP , Raymond and Miguel called off elaborate wedding plans for nuptials in favor of eloping.

The Nigeria Army, Wednesday, said troops advancing toward the Banki axis of Borno state have arrested 43 suspected Boko Haram terrorists, including its kingpin in the area, Bulama Modu.

The Army said this in a statement issued by its acting spokesman, Sani Usman, that the troops also rescued 241 women and children in the operation.

See the Faces of the Dubai Runs Girls that Released Nude Videos of their Victims on Youtube

Five suspected members of a human trafficking ring, paraded by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, have confessed to taking two Nigerian girls to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, to become commercial sex workers.

The suspects | credits: Olaleye Aluko

They also admitted that they recorded the girls’ nude videos while they were taking oaths.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the suspects ─ Blessing Gabriel, 25; Precious Ejiro-Owoh, 29; Rose Gabriel, 25; Priscilla Bassey, 33; and 38-year-old Terry Smooth ─ were apprehended by the agency on September 8, 2015, while one of their victims, identified only as Ann, had been rescued.

Chief Olu Falae abductors have reduced the N100 million ransom they earlier demanded to N90million, an aide said yesterday.The aide, who pleaded for anonymity, said in Akure that the abductors called the family on Monday night and agreed that they could bring N90 million.

THE people of Ndi Uduma Awoke autonomous community in Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State, have asked the federal and Abia State governments to tackle the erosion menace threatening their community.

The erosion, it was gathered, had swept away at least 10 houses in the community, making residents of the community to live in fear.

The President General of the community development union, Mr. Eme Uche, who conducted journalists round the erosion site, said residents had been subjected to hardship caused by the erosion.

He regretted that efforts by the people to draw the attention of governments to their plight had not got the expected response.

The Cross River State command of the Nigeria Police on Tuesday raided Peace Garden Hotel popularly called `Flower Mills Joint’ and arrested 54 prostitutes and 56 men who had gone to patronise them, Punch reports...

he Chancellor of Kano University of Science and Technology (KUST) and Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has pledged to pay four- year wages of 15 science- based professors to teach at the university.
In a press statement addressed to LEADERSHIP in Kano to mark the 15- year anniversary of the university, the Vice Chancellor, KUST, Prof Shehu Alhaji Musa added that the business mogul has also promised to construct houses for the professors.

The vice chancellor stated that the university is currently undergoing serious improvement in all spheres where an international acclaimed university wishes to be.
According to him, capital projects worth N8 billion are either completed, ongoing or on early stage of development, from individuals, Tetfund sponsored projects, as well as the state government.
He noted that the university is in collaboration with various stakeholders from within and outside Nigeria in view of making the varsity best among equals.

Alhaji explained that the university has made huge progress in the last 18 months and that has been achievable with the support of his dedicated academic and non- academic staff.
Prof Alhaji revealed that the university has produced four professors and scores of PhD holders as well as other qualified teachers who are currently studying in various universities across the world.

I wanted Guardiola to succeed me – Ferguson

Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed that David Moyes, the man chosen as his managerial successor at Manchester United, was sixth on a list of ideal replacements headed by Pep Guardiola and four others, who were all “unavailable” at the time, Reuters reports.

In his new book “Leading”, United’s longest-serving manager outlines the selection process behind Moyes’ ill-fated appointment at Old Trafford, which lasted less than a year after he replaced the retired Ferguson in 2013.

THE immediate past governor of Rivers State, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has dragged the Peoples Democratic Party in the state, its Chairman, Chief Felix Obuah, and two others to an Abuja High Court over allegations that he embezzled $757m (N80bn) belonging to the state while in office.

In what appears to be a fight back by the former governor, Amaechi said in a statement he issued on Tuesday that he had also sued the state PDP and two others for alleging that he (Amaechi) operated a private foreign account where he lodged the said public funds.

A Must Read - All Relationships Are Not The Same - Ali Baba Writes

Veteran comedian Ali Baba pens down his thoughts on relationships and infidelity
"All relationships are not the same. Because the people in the relationships are not the same. While one lady, 22yrs of age, might be understanding and not put you under pressure to marry her, another may be 38, and not have the luxury of time. Some ladies may not count your not buying them gifts or spending money on them, as anything. But to other babes, your gifts and spending on them is the proof of love.

Press statement signed by Sen. Ibrahim Abdullahi Danbaba on behalf of the Eighth Senate:

After majority of us, Senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, witnessed the appearance of our President, Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki at the Code of Conduct Tribunal this morning, we are happy that he appeared at the Tribunal after availing himself of the opportunity to defend his Fundamental Human Rights. We also want to state here, on behalf of our colleagues, that the Senate remains solidly behind Senator Saraki and we express our unalloyed support for his leadership.

Fresh from his divorce from Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon is moving on with a mariah look alike named Samantha Johnson.

The America’s Got Talent host reportedly has set his sights on dating a former 26 year old Americas Got Talent contestant, Samantha Johnson. But, here’s the kicker – Nick Cannon’s new girlfriend Samantha looks like his ex-wife Mariah Carey’s twin sister. And, Nick is totally aware that Samantha could pass as Mariah’s twin, as a matter of fact he has been bragging about it to all of his pals.

A man charged with murdering his girlfriend admitted to disemboweling her with his bare hands after she twice cried out her ex-husband's name during sex, police said.

According to a police report self-confessed "monster" Fidel Lopez said he flew into a drunken rage after she cried out the other man's name during rough sex inside of their Sunrise apartment's wardrobe in Florida.

A Danish gun shop owner who was arrested after 21 pieces of female genitalia were found in his freezer,has blamed it on his wife..
The man, identified as 63-year-old Peter Frederiksen, will appear on charges of sexual assault and violation of female genitals in a court in Bloemfontein, South Africa.
And he claims that his estranged wife, 28, wanted to sell the body parts in Lesotho - the tiny nation surrounded by South Africa, where he owns another gun shop.

He was arrested after his wife, who is from Lesotho, told police he drugged her before carrying out the procedure on her.But Frederiksen claims he had no idea what was in the freezer.

He told Danish newspaper Ekstra Bladet:

Residents of Kaduna were yesterday rendered homeless as flood took over their houses, causing many untold damages and left an 11- year- old boy dead.

The big river Kaduna overflowed its banks, following a heavy rain fall.

The rampaging flood also washed away millions of properties, leading to the collapse of a building that killed the young boy in Rafin Guza,a surburb of Kaduna metropolis.

The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has berated Governor Akinwunmi Ambode for the traffic congestion that subjected motorists to several hours of anguish on Monday.

There was traffic snarl on the Third Mainland Bridge, Ikorodu Road, Ojuelegba, Apapa and other connecting routes on Monday following the indiscriminate parking by articulated truck drivers on bridges and other strategic routes.

Reacting to the development, the Publicity Secretary of the PDP in Lagos State, Taofik Gani, told our correspondent that the indiscriminate parking was a direct consequence of the restriction on the movement of articulated trucks between 6am and 9pm by the Ambode-led government.

A former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, was on Monday appointed into two key international positions, her Media Adviser, Paul Nwabuikwu, said in a statement in Abuja.

Apart from being named Chair of the 28-member Board of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation, GAVI, Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala also joined the 167-year-old global sovereign advisory investment firm, Lazard, as Senior Advisor.

The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has released a statement, announcing his decision to attend his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal Tuesday.

Read full statement by Mr. Saraki’s media office below.

The Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki will appear before the Code of Conduct Tribunal today Tuesday 22nd of September 2015.

National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Lai Mohammed

The All Progressives Congress has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission of burning ballot papers and other sensitive materials used in the Akwa Ibom governorship election in order to protect the ‘stolen’ victory of the Peoples Democratic Party.

The National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said this at a press conference in Lagos on Monday.

Olamide, Phyno, Reminisce Are Clowns – Modenine

There still seems to be some discomfort between legendary rapper Modenine and some indigenous rappers in the country after some jibes were thrown at each in some tracks.
Reminisce had featured Olamide and Phyno on his controversial hit single titled ‘Local Rappers,’ which part of its lyrics indicated that ‘punchlines don’t bring in the money anymore.’

A model was found hanged after fearing she was about to be forced into an arranged marriage by her Muslim parents.Nadia Menaz, 24, was found dead at her home in Oldham, Greater Manchester in May, five months after taking out a court order to stop her family from forcing her to marry.

Holiday is over and schools have reopened for the new academic year. While the long vacation lasted, knowledgeable parents allowed their children to enjoy the holiday full blast by making them to follow their passion.

Well, all that is over now and rigorous academic work has commenced. As parents, you may have paid your child’s tuition, bought the uniform and sundry other stuffs that will make the new school year a good success.

But before you give yourself thumbs-up for a job well done, you still have one crucial step to take: helping to raise your child’s Intelligent Quotient! Here’s how to go about it…

Jordon Ibe

Former Aston Villa forward John Fashanu has expressed his disappointment over the decision of Liverpool winger, Jordon Ibe, to play for England instead of Nigeria.

Fashanu, who played for England, told our correspondent on Sunday that Ibe would regret shunning Nigeria later in his football career.

Last week, the 19-year-old Ibe, who has played for England at the U-18, U-19, U-20 and U-21 levels, confirmed his decision to play for England at the senior level instead of Nigeria, even though he was approached by Nigeria coach Sunday Oliseh.

Speaking from his experience, Fashanu, who won two caps for England, said Ibe would likely get only a few caps for the English senior team, whereas with Nigeria, he has a chance to play international football for a much longer period.

The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) is set to invest N19.3billion in Bilingual Education Project (BEP) in nine states in Nigeria, president of the group, Dr. Ahmad Mohammed Ali, has said.

He made the disclosure yesterday in Saudi Arabia when he led other executives of the bank to host the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi at the organisation’s headquarters in Jeddah.

He also listed the states that would benefit from the investment as Adamawa, Borno, Gombe, Kaduna, Kano, Kwara, Nasarawa and Niger states.

The family’s apartment
| credits: Olaleye Aluko

Residents of Abesan Estate in the Ipaja area of Lagos State have been thrown into confusion after a man, Nelson Oamen, stabbed his father, Ehiremen Oamen, to death during an altercation.

PUNCH Metro gathered that Nelson, who reportedly fled his father’s apartment in Block 272, after the incident on Friday, removed the septuagenarian’s heart and left with it.

Just Because..

Just because you go to church doesn’t mean you are a Christian--you have to have Jesus in your heart. 1Jn:5:11-12

Just because the message of the church is about grace does not mean that they should not teach about the consequences of sin and the reality of hell. The Bible teaches these thing and we should do it in the same measure.

Just because the church’s message is about eternal life does not mean that they should not preach on eternal death. The Bible does.

United Nation Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon invited President Salva Kiir and his arch-rival, rebel leader Riek Machar, to New York later this month in a bid to bolster their struggling peace accord.

Machar has said he will attend the September 29 meeting, but Kiir will only be sending his deputy.

"You cannot just invite a president and give him short notice like a schoolboy to come and attend your meetings," Information Minister Michael Makuei told reporters.

The auction of the Cape Town property‚ it says‚ is a direct result of President Robert Mugabe's alleged human rights abuses in his country.

AfriForum legal representative Willie Spies said on Sunday that the organisation had successfully assisted a group of dispossessed Zimbabwean commercial farmers to enforce a 2008 ruling by the Southern African Development Community’s regional court‚ the SADC Tribunal‚ in South Africa.

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A man charged with murdering his girlfriend admitted to disemboweling her with his bare hands after she twice cried out her ex-husband's name during sex, police said.

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