Kevin Abosi Updates

Friday, 2 October 2015

80 Boko Haram insurgents surrender to soldiers

The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, said on Thursday that 80 members of the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram, had surrendered to the troops of the Nigerian Army in Borno State.

Those who surrendered, the Army spokesman said, included Boko Haram commanders, foot soldiers and suppliers of logistics.

Usman said in a statement that those who surrendered had been confirmed to have participated in several attacks in Bama, Borno State.

The Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, on Thursday, released a man who had spent 25 years behind bars.

He also released 24 others to mark this year’s independence anniversary.

A prison official, who pleaded anonymity, told our correspondent that the man, whose further particulars were not disclosed, had been in prison since 1990.

Fifteen dead, 20 wounded in shooting at Oregon community college -media

At least 15 people were killed and another 20 wounded at a shooting on Thursday at a community college in Roseburg, Oregon, media reported.

CNN said the shooter had been detained.

A spokeswoman for the Douglas County Sheriff's department confirmed to Reuters that there was a shooting at the Umpqua Community College campus in Roseburg. The spokeswoman had no further details.

JIM Carrey's on-off girlfriend passed on Monday in an apparent suicide.

Cathriona White was found dead by LAPD officers on 8:40pm at her home in Los Angeles after two of her friends went to visit her, where they discovered her body.
And now reports have emerged that the Hollywood actor's ex had reportedly become involved in the Church of Scientology after moving to America.
The beautician was also said to be taking classes at the cult's Hollywood Celebrity Centre at the time of death.

A scary sinkhole suddenly opened up in a street ,forcing families to be evacuated from their homes. The massive sinkhole is 66ft (20 metres) wide and around 33ft (10 metres) opened up in the middle of a quiet street.It spread across the front garden of a property on Fontmell Close in St Albans, Hertfordshire.

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), yesterday, denied playing any part in the process that led to the issuance of Nigerian Visa to the wanted ISIS chief, Ahmed Al Assir in Lebanon, even as it said two men connected to Al Assir, who he was coming to visit in Nigeria, had been arrested in Kano and immediately handed over to the National Security Adviser, General Babagana Monguno (rtd).

Thirty-five-year-old Nelson, who stabbed his father, Sunday Oamen, to death, in Abesan Estate, in the Ipaja area of Lagos State, has said he did it because his father always scolded him.
Oamen, who is currently being detained at the State Department of Criminal Investigation, Yaba, told PUNCH Metro on Wednesday that he had smoked four wraps of Indian hemp before committing the crime.

A party organized by gay lovers turned violent in Benin City last Tuesday as one of the organizers caught his man with another of their friends in uncommon mood.

The party in Benin was organized in a hotel located around Oben, off Sapele Road and the gay lovers were said to have deceived residents of the area by dressing like women in order not to attract their attention.It was gathered that trouble started when one of the jealous lovers, identified as Ricky, caught his ‘paramay’ with one of the guests and disagreement over the issue resulted in a bloody fight.

Ronaldo equalled Raul's record of 323 goals for the Spanish giants in their 2-0 Champions League win over Malmo despite Raul playing over 400 games more for Los Blancos than the Portuguese star, who also passed 500 career goals on the night.

Ronaldo has long been linked with a return to Manchester United, where he starred between 2003 and 2009 before a then world record 80 million euro ($90 million, £59 million) transfer to Madrid.

A move to Paris Saint Germain or even a shock transfer to Major League Soccer in the United States have also been rumoured.

The Nigerian Communications Commission on Wednesday warned telecommunication subscribers against buying preregistered Subscriber Identification Module cards.

The Acting Executive Vice Chairman, NCC, Prof. Umaru Danbatta, who spoke at the ongoing Abuja International Trade Fair, said selling, buying and using preregistered SIM cards was punishable by imprisonment.

The NCC boss, who was represented at the event by the Assistant Director, Public Relations, Mr. Reuben Muoka, said the use of preregistered SIM cards by criminal elements to perpetuate crimes in the country was unacceptable.

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday received the ministerial nominees list at about 4:56pm from the Presidency but said the content of the presidential communication would be read on Tuesday.

The Senate had adjourned plenary at 2:00pm on Wednesday till Tuesday, October 6.

Sources said 21 names were contained in the list.

List of 83 senators who passed vote of confidence on Senate President, Saraki

The Senate resumed plenary Tuesday, after a six-week recess, with members passing a vote of confidence on Senate President Bukola Saraki.

Mr. Saraki was arraigned last week before the Code of Conduct Tribunal over a 13-count charge of false declaration of assets slammed on him by the Federal Government.

In a motion that came under matter of urgent importance, David Umaru (APC-Niger East), led 82 other senators to give Mr. Saraki a stamp of approval and asked that the leadership of the Senate should not be “intimidated and harassed”.

THE plight of commuters and motorists plying the Umuahia-Ikot Ekpene federal highway worsened on Monday evening as most of them were made to spend hours at failed portions of the road.

Their agonies were made worse by a downpour, which covered several kilometres of the road, thus trapping many vehicles in the mud.

I Killed My Friend, Buried Him In Shallow Grave - Suspect

Ngbede Omale has confessed to Benue State Police Command how he secretly killed his friend, Agabaidu Omale and buried him in a shallow grave.

Narrating how he committed the crime to Daily Sun at the State Police Headquarters where he is presently cooling his heels, Ngbede said he had a heated argument with his friend in the farm which resulted into a fight.

This sad incident happened at my compound at Awada in Onitsha few minutes ago. The 2 women are living together in a flat because their husbands share a flat at our compound.

Even though their husbands are friends, The wives never got along and was always quarreling but nothing prepared us for what we saw this morning....

The police in Lagos are on the trail of a security man, identified only as John, who allegedly raped two sisters for several weeks in the Anthony area of Lagos.

Punch Metro learnt that 61-year-old John reportedly gave the sisters, Comfort and Precious (not real names), the sum of N200 to appease them each time he raped the girls.

The rare sighting of the "blood moon" or "supermoon" by millions of people yesterday morning did not turn out to be the end of the world after all.
The phenomenon, which last occurred in 1982, is when the full moon is in close proximity to the Earth - a so-called supermoon - and is combined with an eclipse of the moon.

This creates a reddish glow around the moon.

Prior to the sighting some religious leaders claimed the phenomenon would herald the beginning of the apocalypse.

The governments of Benin and Togo on Monday called for an increase in the amount of electricity, which their countries receive from Nigeria.

They specifically requested the Nigerian electricity supply industry to increase the amount of power sent to them from 200 megawatts to 300MW.

PHOTOS: The way you sleep with your partner says alot about your relationship

The loose spoon:says “I’ve got your back, you can count on me.

A couple's sleeping positions says something about relationships which are signposts for a happy coupling and which are signs of trouble..According to an article by LittleThings.com, experts say that our body language when we sleep tells alot about the strength of our relationship.

A CONVICTED murderer who raped a 10-year-old girl said he would never have committed the crimes if people had noticed his electronic tag wasn't working.

David Renz said in his testimony he took off his bracelet "10 to a dozen times" and left his home without hearing a peep from federal authorities.
He has now been sentenced to life in prison.
Asked if he could have carried out the attack if the tag had been working, he said: "Most likely not."
He was supposed to wear the bracelet at all times as a condition of his release on bail on federal child porn charges.

Lagos State government yesterday said five of the 20 passengers and two crew members of a commercial boat belonging to the Bayeku Ferry Association travelling from Oke Ira Nla, Ajah to Bayeku in Ikorodu who were earlier rushed to a hospital, died while 17 others were rescued alive.

Watch: Love always wins - 93-year-old serenades dying wife

Howard (92) and Laura (93) have been married for 73 years. Watch these precious, heart-melting moment between the two, as Howard sings their love song, the song that comforted her when he went away to fight in World War II. Posted to YouTube by Erin Solari

PHOTOS: Meet Emir Sanusi's 18-year-old Bride, Sa’adatu Barkindo-Musdafa

She just finished secondary school, is now the Emir's 4th wife. They have a 36 years age difference. Here's a photo of her co-wives and step children.

Bill Cosby’s lawyer, attorney John P. Schmitt responded to Fordham University’s decision to rescind the honorary doctorate degree they granted Cosby in 2001, saying though the school had the right to do so, it was an irresponsible move with inaccurate explanations.
Fordham revoked the degree in light of Cosby’s recently disclosed deposition where he admitted to acquiring drugs to dispense to women for the purpose of having sex with them.

Governors and leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) should expect the shock of their lives as President Muhammadu Buhari prepares to unveil members of his much expected cabinet with several of the over 73 nominees submitted from across the states conspicuously missing from the list.

A brother of the former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, Justice Abdulkadir Jega; another Justice of the Ilorin Division of the Court of Appeal, Justice Musa Hassan Alkali; the Emir of Zing and Ameerul-hajj of Taraba State to 2015’s hajj exercise, Abbas Ibrahim and two of his wives have been identified as being among those that died in Thursday’s stampede in Saudi Arabia, SUNDAY PUNCH

The delay in the arrival of foreign doctors, said to be waiting for clearance from relevant medical associations in Nigeria and work permit from the nation’s immigration service, is the main reason the 20th Anniversary Hospital in Akwa Ibom state is yet to start operation.

A former governor of the state, Godswill Akpabio, made the disclosure while speaking at the 28th anniversary celebration of the state.

Mr. Akpabio, minority leader of the Nigerian senate, said the ‘processes’ would be completed in “less than one month”.

Why I would rather marry a white man-Juliet Ibrahim

Julie Ibrahim has explained why she would rather marry a white man.In a recent interview, the actress said

Friends of these men even jump into the equation—hastily labeling all actresses as wh*res based on what they’ve read online. And some of the men I have met actually get cold feet because of such unfounded speculations,”

Attah

Obong Victor Attah is one of the few elite who understand the advantages embedded in privacy. For the past seven years, Attah has maintained a low profile, choosing to stay off the socio-political radar. Obong Attah is the immediate-past governor of Akwa Ibom State before Godswill Akpabio took over.

Popular actress, Angela Okorie, has refuted claims that she has breast implants. In a chat with Saturday Beats, she said that the rumours were fuelled because of a picture she posted on her instagram account.

Jim Iyke who welcomed a son with his 22 year old girlfriend has written an open letter to his little boy HARVIS CHIDUBEM IYKE and also gushed about his baby mama who he calls super girl..The actor who shared new photos wrote

"You're my rubicon Dubem. The one that awaited at my curve. God's gift this month, my birthday, to prove to me beyond every shadow of doubt of his existence. His dominion. His finality. I worship him in the quiet moments in the early AMs when the world sleeps and I sit by your crib staring at you silent tears running down my tired unshaven cheeks. Gratitude and humility frozen in time, lost in our world despite the fact I get less than two hours sleep nightly. (It will get weird as you get older lol) You see I have witnessed Jehovah's greatest Miracle. My life has changed irrevocably. Forever. I've being reborn through your birth, my beautiful boy. I embarrass myself in the most random of places when I tear up at the sight of a father and a young son doing the most random of chores.

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.

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