Amaechi Finally Confirmed As A Minister and Jubilation Photos

                    
Former Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi was today approved as a Minister by the Senate. Shortly after the former Governor left the house, his friends and family gathered with him rejoicing on his confirmation..


 

Prince Jackson hits back at tweeter who said he's not Micheal Jackson's son

     

Prince Jackson hit back at a tweeter who called him out for not being Micheal Jackson's biological son.
Answering a tweet which said:

"Everyone knows you are a Rowe-Klein NOT a Jackson!! Yall should stop trying to put on a FAKE front and get real."

Prince quoted the tweet and wrote:

"'The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb' I was raised by my dad with my brother and sister."

Prince along with his siblings, have been subject to rumours about their parentage..

Apple just released a new update and yes, it includes the middle finger emoji

Apple’s has released a new update which improves photos, brings Apple News to the UK and yes, introduces the long-awaited middle finger emoji.

iOS 9.1 is the first major update to the operating system launched in September and introduces a range of new features as well as fixes bugs in the existing software.


            (Picture: Apple)

Live Photos now senses when the user raises or lowers their phone so the app won’t automatically record those movements, and the keyboard’s shift key has changed to make it clearer when text is uppercase or in caps lock.

Apple News comes to the UK for the first time, and the Settings app includes a function that lets users disable photos for contacts.

The app also introduces 150 new emojis including a burrito, cricket bat and the middle finger, so you can be rude to your friends without having to type a single letter.

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Akure monarch forbids Eze-Ndigbo from wearing crown

THE Deji of Akureland in Ondo State, Oba Aladetoyinbo Aladelusi yesterday listed conditions for truce with the estranged Eze Ndigbo of Akure, Gregory Iloehike.

One of the condition was that the Igbo leader is forbidden from wearing any form of crown henceforth.

Oba Aladelusi gave the conditions during a meeting Governor Olusegun Mimiko had with him and the Akure Council of Chiefs in Akure on the lingering crisis.

The governor had earlier met with the Igbo leaders led by the embattled Eze Ndigbo, Iloehike at the governors office.

Ileohike was said to have denied disrespecting the Oba and pleaded with the governor to help resolve the over one-week crisis.

Other conditions include that the Eze Ndigbo must apologize for his unruly behaviour in at least three national dailies and on air.

“That the Igbo leader must write a letter of apology to Oba Aladetoyinbo Ogunlade Aladelusi and the Deji-in-Council.

“That the title ‘Eze Ndigbo’ must be reviewed and replaced with a non-controversial honorary title and that the Igbo Leader must comply with all the earlier directives of the palace.’’

Dr Mimiko, however, apologized to the Oba on behalf of the Igbo Leader.

Concede defeat like me if you lose, Jonathan tells Tanzanian presidential aspirants

FORMER President Goodluck Jonathan, chair of the Commonwealth Election Observer Mission to Tanzania, has urged the loser of Sunday’s Tanzanian presidential election to promptly acknowledge it in the interest of the country’s peace and unity.

Jonathan, who has been briefing a broad spectrum of stakeholders in Dar es Salaam – including chairman of the electoral commission, leaders of political parties, journalists, youth organisations and the civil society – said it was equally important to realise that for the poll to be free and fair, all stakeholders must play their part.

“If you lose, accept defeat,” he said, warning that any attempt to reject the will of the people can only lead to chaos. He told them that he immediately accepted defeat after losing his re-election bid early this year because he did not want personal ambition to derail democracy in Nigeria.

“I was concerned about allowing my personal ambition to scuttle a democratic system I had helped to nurture,” he continued.

“In any election, there are winners and losers. The presidential candidate who loses on Sunday should gracefully concede the election to avert a political crisis.”

The two leading Tanzania’s national newspapers, The Guardian and The Citizen, which have been celebrating the former president since his arrival last Monday, quoted him as saying: “If all parties, including the national electoral commission, political parties, and police force will play their role, nothing will stop Tanzania from recording a free and fair election this year.

“Successful elections will depend on how each stakeholder plays his or her role to ensure a peaceful, inclusive and transparent electoral process…I’m confident Tanzanians will achieve this.”

He assured the public that the Commonwealth Observers Group would perform its observation role with impartiality, independence and transparency.

He also said the group would issue an interim statement on the preliminary findings shortly after the elections, while a final report would be prepared in Tanzania.

“We will also submit the report on the Tanzanian elections to the Secretary General of the Commonwealth and subsequently share with relevant stakeholders and the public. The group is scheduled to depart in Tanzania on October 31,” he said.

The group comprises 14 members drawn from various Commonwealth regions, including Africa, Asia and the Caribbean; and Jonathan is one of two former African heads of states leading the observer teams. The other is Armando Guebuza, former Mozambican president, who is leading the African Union (AU) mission.

Guebuza was Mozambique’s third president who led the country for a maximum of two five-year terms and handed over to a successor from his party, Frelimo.

The incumbent president, Jakaya Kikwete, is ineligible to be elected to a third term due to term limits. Therefore, the ruling, the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), selected John Magufuli, minister of works, as its presidential candidate – ahead of the front-runner former prime minister Edward Lowassa.

Lowassa consequently defected to an opposition party that is a coalition of four parties, and will therefore run against his former party man.

We never rejected or denied APC broadcast space —AIT •Challenges Garba Shehu to show evidence of denial

THE management of DAAR Communications, owners of Africa Independent Television (AIT), has denied allegations that it exhibited bias against the presidential campaign of Muhammadu Buhari, ahead the March 28 election.

This was as the company refuted claims that it denied the All Progressives Congress (APC) considerable airtime on its medium.

In a statement issued by the management of DAAR Communications, following a statement credited to the head of President Muhammadu Buhari media team, Garba Shehu, said “we wish to state categorically and emphatically that at no time did we reject or deny the presidential candidate of the APC broadcast space on our station – Africa Independent Television (AIT).

“It has always been our policy to open up the democratic space to all the broad spectrum of actors in the political horizon.

“For the benefit of discerning members of the public and political academics who will obviously document some facts for historical purposes and the stock of public information compendium, we hereby challenge Mallam Garba Shehu to state the names of the officer(s)/department(s) that he dealt with, wherein the materials that he wanted aired were outrightly rejected.”

It added that “we feel pained, disappointed and betrayed by the allegation of maltreatment of APC presidential campaigns by Mallam Garba Shehu who, at various times, requested for unusual discounts and concessions, at short notices, which we often obliged in our spirited efforts of ensuring that we engaged all political parties; most especially the APC in our broadcasts so that we would be fair to all parties.”

“Pastor’’ Sleeps With Woman To Cleanse Her Of Evil - Duping Her Of N700,000

                            

A trader, Elijah Kingsley, 37, on Wednesday appeared before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State, charged with hypnotising a woman and dispossessing her of N700,000.

Kingsley, who lives at No. 4, Fadayomi St. Ojota in Lagos, is facing a three-count charge of conspiracy, obtaining by false pretences and stealing.

The Prosecutor, Sgt Lucky Ihiehie, told the court that the accused committed the offences sometime in November 2014 at Ojota Bus Stop.

He said that the complainant, one Beauty Emmanuel, a student, had on Oct. 19 come to the Ojota Police Station to report the matter.

Ihiehie said the complainant reported that sometime last year along Ogudu Road, she met the accused with another man who claimed to be a foreigner.
“The foreigner told her he had goods like laptops and phones for sale and that he needed chemicals to wash some dirty monies.

“The complainant said that she entered into conversation with the fraudsters as they tried to convince her to provide money, adding that at that point, she became unconscious of what happened to her.

“She gave them N27, 000 on the spot and from there they started collecting more sums of money from her.’’

Ihiehie said that the fraudsters later told her on phone that they were washing a large amount of money and that she needed to give them an additional N500, 000 to buy more chemicals to complete the exercise.

“They also warned her that if she revealed this secret to anyone, she would vomit blood and die.
“The accused kept on mounting pressures on her until she paid the money.

“The accused also introduced an alleged fake “pastor’’ to the complainant who told her that she was possessed by an evil spirit that would kill her unless she had an amorous relationship with the accused,’’ he said.

Ihiehie told the court that the complainant said the “pastor’’ insisted that she slept with the accused without protection so that his Fluid would cleanse her of the evil.

He said that the accused regularly had carnal knowledge of Emmanuel and further collected N200,000 from her.

The prosecutor said that after several months, the accused called the complainant on Oct. 19, to demand more money again.

Ihehie said that Emmanuel reported the matter at the police station and the accused was, thereafter, arrested.

The prosecutor quoted the complainant as saying that she knew something was wrong with her while acting on the instructions of the fraudsters .

She said that she was too weak to understand anything until she got help from a friend, Ihiehie said .

PHOTO: Woman scalded with hot oil loses pregnancy

                   

                       

Chiwendu Nwobodo, the 25-year-old woman who was bathed with hot groundnut oil by a neighbour in the Surulere area of Lagos over N900, has lost her two-month-old pregnancy.
Her husband, Chigozie, told PUNCH Metro that his wife had also developed complications as her left ear was now oozing pus.

The suspect, Iya Daniel, had been re-arrested and detained at the State Department of Criminal Investigation, Yaba. Chiwendu and Iya Daniel, who were neighbours, lived on Ogbomosho Street, Ijesha, in the Surulere area.
They were said to have had a disagreement during which Chiwendu reportedly kicked away some balls of puff-puff belonging to the suspect.

Iya Daniel allegedly demanded N900 for the damage, which the victim’s husband promised to pay.
However, after returning from work on the evening of the fateful day, the airport worker was said to have gone to the toilet.
She was reportedly coming out when Iya Daniel accosted her and emptied a pail of hot groundnut oil on her.She was subsequently rushed to the hospital and placed on admission.

The suspect was arrested by policemen from the Ijesha division, but was later released on bail.
Chigozie told PUNCH Metro at the SDCI on Wednesday that his wife had lost her first pregnancy.
He said, “She developed complications and started losing blood from her private parts. We were advised to do a scan, and the result showed that she had lost the baby.
“We were advised to take her to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital. The doctors said they will have to flush her system to remove the remains of the baby. They also prescribed some drugs to her.
“I am sad because it was supposed to be our first child. We have been married since May 2014 and we were happy when our family doctor confirmed that she was pregnant. But now that she has lost it. I am angry because Iya Daniel caused it.”

Our correspondent observed that the victim’s right ear was discharging white fluids, while some parts of her face had peeled off.
She also walked with some difficulty as her sister, who said her picture should not be taken, helped her to the door.
When our correspondent asked how she was doing, she simply said she was getting better.
It was, however, learnt that Chiwendu rarely slept as she always felt pains all over her body.
Chigozie said she wanted the suspect charged for the injury on his wife and the lost of the pregnancy.
“This is murder. I want the law to take its full course in this case,” he said.

“I Turned Down Ministerial Appointment Offers From Four Presidents” - Afe Babalola

Chief Aare Afe Babalola (SAN), the proprietor and founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, has explained why he turned down ministerial appointments offered to him by four Nigerian presidents.

The proprietor of the institution made the disclosure at the 3rd convocation ceremony of the university on Wednesday, October 21, in Ado Ekiti.

PHOTO: Pastor Adeboye Receives Certificate of Recognition by the US Congress

                

Pastor E.A Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God yesterday October 21st received a certificate of recognition by the Congress of the United States.

The certificate is usually given to recognize devoted service and achievement. Big congrats to him. The photo was shared on Pastor Adeboye's Facebook page.

Ezekwesili slams senators for following Saraki to court

A former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has berated senators for abandoning their legislative duties and accompanying Senate President Bukola Saraki to the Code of Conduct Tribunal where he is answering charges of corruption.

The former minister said on her official Twitter handle that the act was shameful and tantamount to debasing the Senate as an institution.

She said senators following a colleague to court to answer charges of corruption was not the done thing in any part of the world.

Ezekwesili said such an act of solidarity by those in government was the reason why Nigeria continued to receive negative international ratings in the area of corruption.

In a series of tweets aimed at Saraki, the former minister said, “Honestly, my dear Bukola Saraki, you should have dissuaded your colleagues from doing such damage to the democratic institution of the National Assembly.

“My dear friend, leadership by example is everything. You should not privatise our democratic institution. Our dear lawmakers would do well to quickly retrace their steps from this egregious and ill-advised ‘union’ on a private judicial proceeding.

“Citizens must realise that we cannot afford to permit our public officials to continue with the habit of privatising democratic institutions.

“When next citizens see our country’s low ranking on Transparency International’s Corrupt Perception Index and Mo Ibrahim’s Governance Index, please connect the dots.”

In subsequent tweets, the former minister said those defending the act of the lawmakers were ignorant.

Ezekwesili said those suffering the effects of government corruption were mainly the poor in society.

She, however, said the issue of corruption was not peculiar to any political party as all were guilty.

She added, “Young ones who cannot see the connection between their poor condition and the monster of corruption are to be pitied. When it comes to the matter of tackling this cancerous level of corruption in our land, citizens must learn to be only on their own side.

“It is the poor that bear the highest and gravest cost of systematic corruption. It should be their interest to have corruption effectively tackled. Ultimately, the war against systematic corruption will morph into a class war in this land. No other way can this monster be defeated.

“Those wasting their time to view these anomalies from political party lenses do themselves harm. Their acronym does not change their habits. Shameful acts like what our lawmakers did today explain why some ignorant non-Africans conclude that corruption is cultural. It is not.”

In his response, however, Saraki insinuated that his trial was a political one.

He said his colleagues followed him to the tribunal in order to show that the Senate was an independent institution which could not be influenced by external forces.

The Senate President said, “Due process is key to the sustainability of our democracy. It will be harmful for our nation if institutions are weakened for personal causes.

“The sustainability of our institutions is also devoid of external inferences.”

Court hears Lai Mohammed /Metuh N500m suit Nov. 17

A Lagos State High Court in Ikeja on Tuesday adjourned till November 17, 2015 to hear the N500m defamation suit filed by the Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, against his counterpart in the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olisa Metuh.

Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye, who is presiding over the case, directed Mohammed’s lawyer, Mr. Wahab Shittu, to ensure service of all the court papers on Metuh and adjourned till November 17 for report of service and hearing of the pending application.

Mohammed, who claimed to have been defamed by a press release allegedly authored and circulated on September 20, 2015 by Metuh, had last week filed the N500m defamation suit.

Mohammed alleged that Metuh, in the said release, accused him of embezzling the funds meant for the fencing of an airport in one of the APC-controlled states in the South-West.

Mohammed also claimed that Metuh said he (Mohammed) obtained money to supply ambulances to one APC-controlled state in the South-West but never did so.

Mohammed further claimed that Metuh, in the statement, had allegedly wondered where Mohammed got the courage to speak on corruption when indeed the APC spokesman had mastered the art of corruption having been “a personal aide to one of the most corrupt politicians to ever bestride the political space of the country.”

Mohammed, who said he was a one-time coordinator of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Campaign Organisation, claimed that the statement credited to Metuh was carefully calculated to inflict damage on his reputation and to lessen his image in the estimation of the public.

Mohammed, who is a ministerial nominee, claimed that Metuh had injured his character in a grave manner and caused him considerable reputational destruction and embarrassment.

Apart from N50om damages, he is seeking an order mandating Metuh to not only retract his statement but to also tender published apology to him in a widely read newspaper for seven consecutive days.

He is also seeking an order of perpetual injunction restraining Metuh and his privies from further publishing or disseminating libelous materials against him.

President’s wife pledges to champion public advocacy against child marriage

Mrs Aisha Buhari, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday pledged to lead public advocacy for the legislation against child marriage in the country.

This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Geoffery Njoku, the UNICEF Media and External Relations Officer, made available to newsmen in Abuja.

According to the statement, Buhari made the promise when 50 adolescent girls drawn from different schools in Bauchi, Zamfara, Katsina, Niger and Sokoto states as well as the Federal Capital Territory, paid her a courtesy visit.

It said: ``No single girl will be left behind in my movement to get every girl into school.’’

The statement quoted Aisha as urging that ``parents should endeavour to keep their daughters in school for at least 12 years’’.

It said: ``UNICEF and other partners are focusing their activities on the transformation power of education to equip adolescent girls to overcome all challenges that affect their lives and inhibit their prospects of advancement.”

The statement also observed that lack of female teachers in the rural areas was one of the challenges that had hindered girls’ enrolment and retention in schools.

It said that the UNICEF, in its intervention and support funds from partners, had started the Girls’ Education Project Phase 3 (GEP3) to ensure the enrolment of one million girls into school by the end of 2020.

The statement said that the project was currently running in Bauchi, Katsina, Niger, Sokoto, Zamfara and had initially contributed to the enrolment of 360,000 girls in primary schools in those states.

In her comments, the statement quoted Ms Jean Gough, UNICEF Representative in Nigeria, as saying that investment in adolescent girls’ education was a wise thing to do.

``Adolescent girls should be empowered through deliberate policies to transform their lives and those around them.

``Young girls, who are educated, are better placed to improve their lives and their children’s health and have chances of survival to boost their work prospects.

``Investing in high quality girls’ education, prepare girls for life, jobs and leadership. It directly translates into the girls being powerful and positive change agents of development,” she said in the statement.

NAN reports that the 2013 National Demographic Health Survey indicated that there were about 20 million adolescent girls in Nigeria and with very low education rates.

Most of them were majorly present among very poor citizens, while 60 per cent of the 10.5 million children out of school in Nigeria were girls.

 (NAN)

Mortuary manager suspended after wrong body taken for burial

The manager of the Medico-Legal Mortuary in Gale Street‚ responsible for a horrific error‚ was suspended on Tuesday.

She was suspended after she refused to assist a family that took the wrong corpse for burial.

KZN Health MEC Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo said in a statement that the manager was suspended because of “her failure to give leadership on numerous occasions in cases pertaining to her duties”.

The MEC had to intervene on the weekend after the issue was aired on SABV TV. He said the manager failed to act after being approached by junior officials.

The manager also failed to act after it was discovered that rats were disfiguring corpses at the mortuary.

This despite three bodies displaying bite marks were discovered earlier this month. Further inspection of the facility revealed that all the cold room door rubbers were damaged by rats‚ but nothing was done about the problem.

The MEC said: “We really cannot keep a person without empathy in such a sensitive environment. Here we need people who will appreciate that even the departed have a right to dignity.

We simply cannot keep a manager who fails to show leadership and cannot take decisive action to resolve challenges. Our sympathies go out to all the affected families.”

Source: Sowetan LIVE

N3.1bn debt: Court bars Zamfara from withdrawing funds from 21 bank accounts

JUSTICE Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Lagos, on Tuesday, gave an order barring the Zamfara State government from withdrawing funds from its accounts in 21 banks in the country.

The judge ordered all the banks involved to disclose the amount of money which the state had in its accounts with them.

The 3 MAIN Things Men Want In A Relationship

As a woman you may not agree with these because this is NOT what YOU want in a relationship, but remember, you are a woman and thus have different desires and expectations. When it comes to MEN these are the MAIN things they look for when it comes to starting a relationship.

I agree that there may be men out there that have additional expectations when looking for a partner but those guys are in the low minority and that’s exactly why we won’t be discussing those other “desires” as they do not fit in with the GENERAL mindset of men and their motivations.


1. SEX
I’m sure this doesn’t come as a big shock but it may be shocking to realize that it’s the MOST important thing a guy wants from a woman. No, this is not my PERSONAL opinion either; it really is the driving factor for all men. Quite frankly we can call this the reason why MOST men get up in the morning, in hopes that they’ll wake up the next day with someone in their bed.

You might argue that food is more important to some men but if that were the case, and men had to choose between food and sex, starvation would probably be the number 1 reason why the male population is quickly dropping.

The basic gist of it is that, without constant sex most men are unable to function. If constant sex is missing from their lives, then they will do anything to make it happen. Don’t think of sex as kinky desire many men have, it all boils down to a WOMAN that is willing to get naked with a man on a regular basis. If you’re that woman and you’re sleeping with us regularly, then the man you’re sleeping with will CONSIDER (not immediately want) you for a relationship.

2. Comfort
Comfort is another incredibly important thing to us men, and I can confidently say that comfort is the main reason why most men STAY in relationships.

Many men want and stay with women that provide them with a safe haven, a comfortable place, a warm atmosphere in which we can escape the noise and stress from the outside world. This is not a physical environment, but more an emotional one. The fact that a guy can come home from work, sit down on his couch with his lovely woman next to him is something that all men dream about. We want you to be part of the relaxed atmosphere that takes our minds away from everything else in his life.

We love and appreciate your supportive attitude and soothing words. We relish in your warmth and understanding. To put this more simply, your very presence makes us feel better.
On the flip side, if you nag, criticize, treat us with antipathy (like the “outside” world) we’re LESS likely to stay in a relationship and would rather do anything to get out.

3. Companionship
Finally, companionship, this is probably the reason why men eventually decide to marry a woman. As the word companionship very eloquently describes this need, we are looking for a person that is fun to be around; a person that shares our own interests; a person that we can talk to about our dreams, goals; a person that gets our sense of humor; a person that will stick by us no matter what.
Once we find such a person, it’s only natural that we will try to do absolutely everything in our power to spend the most amount of time together. Oh compatibility…and its powerful drive to stick people together.

There you have it ladies, the simple, shocking but yet hard truth about what men want from a relationship. You might think that he is surely searching for something more than that, maybe a partner, a soul mate, life mate, coffee mate, roommate or whatever else. You may be thinking that because that’s what you’d want from a man, but as I’ve mentioned in the beginning, that’s because women and men have very different needs and desires when it comes to a relationship.
Although sometimes we may have other “requests”, the bottom line is that they all boil down to these BIG 3.

-Alex Matlock

NERC to Release New Electricity Tariffs by End of October

NERC Chairman, Dr. Sam Amadi

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has said the new electricity tariffs proposed by the distribution companies for approval by the regulatory agency would be ready for implementation by the end of October.

The agency at its recent public consultation where the proposed new retail electricity rates were jointly reviewed by stakeholders, explained that it would first review the figures presented by the Discos, taking into consideration the diverse views of consumer groups, who were at the consultation before approving any rates.

Its chairman, Dr. Sam Amadi however noted that the new rates would be out and subsequently practical in the sector by the end of October.

Amadi further stated that from the end of October, the country’s electricity sector is expected to operate with new sets of tariff which is considered cost-reflective and capable of attracting investments in the sector.

“The new tariff is expected by the end of the month but we may skip our timeline to be able to do more thorough work. For example, we have to go to Kaduna and find out the numbers but essentially, our target is the end of the month,” Amadi said.

While reiterating the federal government’s reported stance on the tariff review, Amadi further said: “The policy for government is that we need a tariff that encourages investment. Ultimately, whatever they send to us, we are not going to give them a back of the envelop tariff. They have to satisfy all expected regulatory standards.

“The regulator does not allow people to recover more than what they are supposed to recover.”

He equally noted that the diverse views presented by consumers at the consultations would be considered in the final priming of the rates, adding that the commission would remain impartial in its approval of rates for use by the Discos.

“The views of consumers have been tremendous, if you recall, the issue of fixed charge, CAPMI and penalising Discos came from consultation.

“If you look back, you will see that we have always factored the views of consumers and this does not mean that whatever the consumers tell us becomes law but it helps us to do more research and find out what the problems are.

Of course, public consultation has huge impacts on what we finally do but as always, it must be balanced and evidenced with good practice,” Amadi noted.

Speaking further, he explained that: “NERC can guarantee that the process we are undertaking is not just a ritual or hollow routine. This is a real search for a tariff regime that will enable investors recover their prudent costs and at the same time provide strong incentives for quality service for consumers.”

He disclosed that the regulator will in every tariff framework it approves for the Discos, include enforceable ‘service level agreements’, and that any Disco that fails to the meet up with the agreement will lose its rights to such approved tariff.

Accordingly, the submissions made by the Discos showed that they had proposed sweeping increase in their current charges to consumers. For example, Abuja Disco with its current averag

70 year old man arrested for claiming to be Buhari's adviser

                

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command on Monday said it had arrested a 70-year old fake Presidential Adviser on Defence Matters
Presenting the suspect ,Aamule Sule who claimed to be a retired Army Colonel, to the media, the command’s Spokesman, ASP Anjuguri Manzah, said the suspect was arrested on October 18 at a house in Maitama area of Abuja where he claimed to have met a former governor.

“Police operatives attached to Maitama Division acting on a tip-off arrested one fake Colonel (name withheld) who claimed to be the Special Adviser to the President on Defence Matters“He also confessed that he only hides under that guise to solicit for juicy contracts or financial favour from his high profile victims,” he said.

He said that one fake identification card and five complimentary cards were recovered from him.
The suspect, who said he worked with the Bauchi State Government up to 1990, said he had been in the business for over three years.

“I thought it was an easy way to feed my family,” he said.

Road accidents kill 1.25 million people each year, Africa deadliest: WHO

Some 1.25 million people are killed in traffic accidents around the world each year, with Africa by far the continent with the most dangerous roads, the World Health Organization said in report published Monday.

"Road traffic fatalities take an unacceptably high toll, particularly on poor people in poor countries," WHO chief Margaret Chan said in a statement.

The UN health agency's Global Status Report on Road Safety showed that the situation is improving, with the number of deaths remaining stable in recent years even as the number of cars and other vehicles on the road has increased rapidly.

But traffic accidents are still the leading cause of death among 15- to 29-year-olds worldwide and cost governments on average about 3.0 percent of their annual gross domestic products, the report showed.

And while many countries have stepped up efforts to improve the situation, including law changes and making vehicles and roads safer, many poorer nations especially are lagging far behind.

A full 90 percent of global road traffic deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries, even though they count only 54 percent of the world's vehicles.

The death rate in Africa is particularly high, counting 26.6 annual traffic deaths for every 100,000 citizens, compared with 9.3 in Europe, where the death rate is the lowest.

"We're moving in the right direction," Chan said, noting that "the report shows that road safety strategies are saving lives."

"But it also tells us that the pace of change is too slow," she added.

Nearly half of all those killed in traffic are either walking or on two wheels, Monday's report showed, with pedestrians accounting for 22 percent of all deaths, motorcyclists making up 23 percent, and cyclists four percent.

Africa is particularly deadly for pedestrians and cyclists, who make up 43 percent of all road traffic deaths on the continent, according to the report.

"Decision makers need to rethink transport policies," said Etienne Krug, head of WHO's disability, violence and injury prevention unit, warning that "the lack of policies aimed at vulnerable road users is killing our people and harming our cities."

Monday's report found that road safety had improved significantly in countries with laws regulating five risk factors: speed, drunk driving, and the use of helmets, seatbelts and child seats.

Over the last three years, 17 countries, with a total of 409 million inhabitants, have adopted laws in at least one of these areas in line with international best practices, it said.

WHO recommends that maximum speed in urban areas should be set no higher than 50 kilometres (31 miles) per hour.

But only 47 countries, representing 950 million people, respect that recommendation, the report found.

The report also stressed the importance of banning drunk driving, noting that only 34 countries, with a total population of 2.1 billion, follow WHO recommendations to limit permitted blood alcohol levels to below 0.05 grammes, and for younger drivers to 0.02 grammes.

"Twenty-one of these countries are in the European region, suggesting the need to extend good practice globally," the report said.

As for helmet use, WHO would like to see it made mandatory for all two-wheel users, including children, but only 44 countries, with some 1.2 billion inhabitants, currently have such laws on the books.

A full 161 countries meanwhile have national seatbelt laws, and 105 of them, representing 4.8 billion people, meet best practices by requiring that the life-saving belts are fastened both in the front and back seats.

Monday's report also found that vehicles sold in 80 percent of the world's countries fail to meet basic safety standards.

-AFP

PHOTOS: See world's fattest woman's new look after losing weight

    
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A woman who used to weigh more than a small car - has ditched the flab and lost an incredible 36 stone.
Catrina Raiford, 38, was once the fattest woman in the world, weighing in at a scale-busting 68 stone.
But the former 'Half Tonne Woman' has been left with a whopping ten stone of excess flesh to deal with following her remarkable weight loss .
Bedbound for five years, medical professionals had to bulldozed the side of her home to free her from her bed after she suffered breathing difficulties.

Now she hopes to lose even more weight of excess skin she has been left with.
Ms Raiford said:

“I’m so much happier now and feel so confident.I was in bed for so long that now I’ve lost the weight I just want to be free.I love running around, going to the gym three or four times a week and keeping fit.”

     
     Her skin now


Following years of sexual abuse as a child, Ms Raiford found comfort in sweet, sugary snacks and secret eating.By the age of 12, she was so big that her mum had to start making her clothes as shops did not stock sizes large enough.
Aged 14, and weighing 32 stone, Ms Raiford was admitted to a psychiatric home for eight months to help her deal with her overeating.
Soon she did not leave her home. She would spend her days eating and avoiding people. She was unable to move around easily, lost her job and had to move back in with her mum.

Five years followed where she was bedbound. Her mum would bring her food and a cousin would empty a bed pan for her.
Instead, she’d spend long days on the internet lying to men about her appearance .

      

“It was the worst time of my life,” she said. “I just wanted to die. Each day I’d just eat and go online from morning to night.”

In December 2003, she started having breathing difficulty.Desperate for medical help, emergency services were called.
A wall of her home had to be bulldozed to get her out and a mortified Ms Raiford was transported to hospital on the back of a flatbed truck.

“It was the worst thing that had ever happened to me,” she said. “But it was the thing that saved me.”

      
 She said

“Last year I bought my first bikini ever. I’m really happy with myself. I don’t want my excesses skin removed for my looks.
"I just need the operation to help finish the process I’ve started and improve my health.”


Culled from Mirror UK

80-Year Old Woman Arrested In Edo For Selling Live Cartridges

                            

An 80-year-old arms peddler, Madam Comfort Izeomwen, has been arrested and paraded by the Edo State Police Command. The octogenarian was arrested following the arrest of her alleged accomplice, Stella Omobude, 48, who was caught with 32 live cartridges by the police.

Edo State Police Commissioner, Chris Ezike, who paraded the suspects along with 71 other suspects, said based on credible information, operatives/tactical units of the command raided Evbueren village, along Benin/Auchi road, where Stella was arrested.

Her confessions led to the arrest of the octogenarian at Ekae village, Benin City, with 68 live cartridges recovered from her.

Speaking with journalists at the command headquarters, the octogenarian suspect confessed that she sold each cartridge to her customers at the rate of N250.

“I sell to them at N250, but I don’t know what they do with it. That is what I do for a living,” she confessed.

PHOTOS: Nigerian Man Caught In Australia With $10 Million Drugs Hidden In Gold Statue

      

Sydney border force officers found 10kg of highly addictive drug hidden inside one of three gold-coloured fish statues destined for a residential address in Kaleen, north of Canberra.

Police were alerted and arrested the 32-year-old after he picked up the statues, removed the drugs, and tried to board a bus bound for Sydney on Saturday.

      

The drug stash, which had been imported from China, was found on the man when he was arrested, Daily Mail reports.

Jackson Igwebuike is a student of University of Canberra. On his Facebook page, he claims to be a graduate of University of Benin. He arrived in Australia in July on a student visa, and is due to face the ACT Magistrates Court today.

El-Rufai Recovers N30bn For Kaduna State, Discovers 4000 Ghost Workers Whom Are Paid In BILLIONS

                           

The Kaduna State Government said on Saturday that it has recovered N30 billion from 470 bank accounts operated by the previous administration. The Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, stated this during the second Town Hall meeting for Kaduna Central Zone 2 at the Kaduna International Trade Fair Complex.

“The N30 billion recovered from over 470 bank account owned by previous administration will be used to fulfil some of the development promises I made to the people of the state,” he said.

The state government’s actions follows its decision to operate a Single Treasury Account, STA, for all its departments and agencies.

Mr. El-Rufai also said the committee set up to look at problems of local governments in the state discovered 300 staff in the administrative department of Zaria Local Government alone.

“What do they need all these staff in a depart of one local government for? ” he said. “That is why after settling its monthly bills etc, the Local Government still needs a loan of N2 million before becoming zero.”

Mr. El-Rufai also disclosed that N16 million is stolen every month from Kaduna South Local Government.

He said all other local governments will access their allocated funds, with the exception of Kaduna North and South councils.


The governor also said 4,000 ghost pensioners who collect over N1 billion monthly from the state have been uncovered. He said N1.3 billion workers’ pension fund contribution was diverted to a bank, adding, “we shall find perpetrators and recover all such stolen funds.”

Source: Premium Times

Woman Hangs Herself in Airport Toilet at Istanbul After Missing Flight

                 

A British woman found dead in a toilet at Istanbul Airport after missing a connecting flight.

Jacky Sutton, 50, was found hanged at Istanbul Atatürk Airport in the early hours of this morning.

She is understood to have flown to Istanbul from London but missed a connecting flight to Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Local media reports state she told airport staff she did not have enough money to buy a new ticket. Her body was found a short time later.

Ms Sutton, a former BBC journalist, had worked in Iraq for several years and was the acting Iraq director for the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR).

She was also studying for a PhD at the The Australian National University in Canberra.

PHOTO: Couple Defraud Business Man By Lying That His Late Son Has A Child Alive

                       

A couple in the coal city has fallen into police net for worsening the trauma of Benjamin Eneje, a
businessman, whose 28-year-old son, Paschal Eneje, was murdered in cold blood, very close to his house, on April 19, 2014, at Nsude, Udi Local Government Area, Enugu State.

In January this year, Okechuk­wu Emeka, 37, cooked up a story and sent a text message to Eneje with intent, as the police alleged, to deceive and extort money from him, by claiming that he knew the person who killed his son, adding that the killer was residing in Uwani, Enugu city. In the text message, he pretended to be a woman and told the grieving father that before Paschal was gruesomely murdered, he had impregnated “her” and that “she” later gave birth to a baby boy, who was already four months old. Seeing a glimmer of good coming out of the sad end of his only son, Eneje was excited at the prospect of getting some comfort from nurturing his grandson. So he requested that a picture of the child be sent to him.

Promptly, Emeka sent a picture of his own four-month-old son, through Whatsapp to Eneje, who requested to discuss with the supposed mother of his late son’s child. Quickly, Emeka recruited his wife, 35-year-old Destiny, to act as the lady, who was impregnated by late Paschal and mother of the boy.

Emeka called Eneje and passed the phone to his wife, who regaled the heartbroken man with a convincing tale of how she met and fell in love with his son. She spoke glowingly about Paschal and the baby boy. The spider web tale apparently touched the man and he agreed to provide to her with financial support, to care for his “grandson.” From that day, the couple began to push him for money.

In a chat with Sunday Sun, Eneje narrated his encounter with the couple, which corroborated what the couple said. He added: “I believed what the lady told me. I thanked her letting me know the story. And I promised to take care of her and the baby boy. I even connected her to my wife in London. She began to chat with my wife on Whatsapp.”


My wife asked for a picture of the baby boy, which was sent to her in London, through Whatsapp. At this point, they made a request for N500,000 for the upkeep of the baby boy. We agreed and I sent them N350,000 naira.

Later, I asked the woman to bring the baby to Enugu, for us to see him. She said I should send them money for air-tickets. At this point, I became suspicious and reported the matter to Enugu State Commissioner of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu and detectives from the command started trailing them.”

Adamu told Sunday Sun that his men eventually laid ambush for them in Port Harcourt. And then moved to arrest them on September 23, 2015, at Rumuigbo, a suburb of the garden city. Eneje said he was shocked to the marrow when he saw the suspects.

His words: “When they were arrested and I saw them, I was shocked to see that the husband of the woman was Okechukwu Emeka, a staff working in my oil service firm.”

When Okechukwu Emeka spoke with Sunday Sun, he confessed to the crime. His wife added that she and her husband used the money they got from Eneje to meet their living expenses and pay their children’s school fees. As their cookie had crumbled, the couple have been begging Eneje to forgive them, lamenting that poverty and greed led them into the alleged crime.

However, the police boss has assured that the couple would have a day in court soon.

Photos from Cossy Ojaikor's birthday party

   

Last night, Cossy Ojiakor was hosted to a birthday party at Billionaire lounge in Lagos.
See more pics

   

     

Annie Teriba, Nigerian Lesbian Oxford Student Activist Resigns From Posts Over Non-Consensual Sex

    

Annie Teriba issues apology after admitting she had failed to get full consent before having sex with someone at this year’s NUS black students’ conference.

A prominent student activist from Oxford University is resigning from her political posts and campaigns after admitting she failed to obtain full consent before having sex at a conference earlier this year.

PHOTOS: ISIS forces a man to dig his own grave before being shot

        
Why do these people even agree to this knowing they want to kill them? See more photos..

Child Kidnappers Lay Siege To Benue State

Mrs. Wandoo Henikyaa is a daycare mother of three children living on Benue Crescent in Wadata area of Makurdi, the state capital. Her story of how her third child, Saaondo Philip, a four year-old pupil of Fountain Model Academy Nursery School, Makurdi was stolen has traumatized her to no end.

Crying profusely and with a terribly shaking voice, she managed to narrate how the ugly incident happened. Mrs. Henikyaa stated that she had gone out of the house for an engagement and only returned home to meet the sad disappearance of her child. “My children told me that ‘Uncle’ came here and took Saaondo away to buy him biscuit. We don’t know that uncle and since on August 27, 2015 my child has not come back and his whereabout is unknown.”

Photos From Ubi Franklin & Lilian Esoro's court wedding

  

Iyanya's business partner and co-CEO of Triple MG record label, Ubi Franklin shared more beautiful photos from his court wedding with actress Lilian Esoro.

They got married on Thursday and their traditional wedding is on the 1st of November.

Six Men Gang Rape 18 Year Old At Gunpoint In Lagos

                                

An 18-year-old girl has been ambushed and gang-raped by six gun-wielding men in the Somolu area of Lagos State.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the victim, Blessing (pseudonym), was returning from a visit to an uncle’s house at about 8pm on Saturday when she was attacked by the hoodlums, suspected to be cultists, on Olaosebikan Street, Bajulaiye, in the Somolu area.

Instant Noodles: What Lurks Behind This Quick Meal?

According to the World Instant Noodles Association, Nigeria was the 13th largest consumer of instant noodles in the world in 2007. Ever since, this fast food has grown more in popularity in many homes in both urban and rural areas of Nigeria. There have, however, been concerns that its consumption may not be the best for the health-consciou, especially those who make a habit of eating it regularly. 

Man Abducted As A Four Year Old Is Finally Reunited With His Parents 20 Years After

This is the emotional moment when a Chinese father, who spent 20 years searching for his abducted son all over the country, has finally found his child yesterday.
Sun Wei was abducted when he was just four years old and sold to a family over 1,400 miles away from home. His father, Sun Zhenghua, has spent some eight months of every year searching for him ever since.

Bring the world cup home- Buhari urges Golden Eaglets

                             

Press statement from the Presidency.

President Muhammadu Buhari extends his best wishes for a triumphant outing to the Golden Eaglets of Nigeria who are in Chile to participate in this year's under-17 FIFA World Cup Tournament. As the tournament opens tomorrow, President Buhari urges the Golden Eaglets to do their utmost best to match the outstanding performance of their victorious predecessors who have won the competition four times including the inaugural edition in 1985 and the last tournament in 2013. 

Lamar Odom's heart responding

      

Lamar Odom's condition is said be have improved. According to TMZ,sources familiar with the situation say tests on Lamar's heart Friday morning revealed his heart function is "much better." Doctors have told Lamar's friends and family this is a good sign of improvement, that a critical organ is responding.
Doctors have asked for "calm" in Lamar's room because they do not want him stimulated .

 because non-stimulation promotes healing.
Toward that end, doctors have ordered that virtually no one have access to Lamar's room. Khloe is still by Lamar's bedside.

Kobe Bryant hits back at Master P for calling him phony over Lamar Odom

                          

Kobe Bryant obviously read Master P's comments about him being fake and phony now that Lamar Odom is unconscious and fighting for his life. Yesterdsay, Master P accused of Kobe of not being a friend to Lamar when he most needed him.

PHOTOS: The Faces of Nigerian Senators during Fashola's Ministerial Screening

      

They say a picture is worth a thousand words..These photos say it all.. While Nigerians were impressed by former Lagos governor,Babatunde Raji Fashola's ministerial screening,the senators looked spellbound during his over one hour session..

CPC says DStv obstructing investigations

The Consumer Protection Council has accused the Digital Satellite Television (DStv) of the obstruction of the ongoing investigation into the operations of the company, based on alleged infringement on consumer rights.

The CPC, therefore, on Thursday, “stormed” the Lagos office of the pay-media outfit to carry out an enforcement exercise, in line with relevant sections of the council’s enabling law, according to a statement from the council.

Helen Paul Clears Air On Alleged Frosty Relationship With Ali Baba

                                     

Popular comedienne and OAP Helen Paul has taken to social media to set the records straight on her alleged frosty relationship with A-list comedian Ali Baba.

‘I Was 18 When I Started Driving A Truck’ – Female Driver

Hajiya Gambo Muhammad, a senior driver in Dangote Cement Transport Obajana, has a high popularity rate among her officers at the transport department within the company. She was 18 years when she started driving a truck.

Tell us about your up-bringing

I was born in Jajimaji, Karasuwa, Yobe State. I am 35 years old. I completed my primary school and then got married, though we later separated. I even inherited driving from my father who was a driver for a decade. Also, my brothers were drivers and I am the only female among them, that is why I joined the line of driving.