A visually impaired middle-aged man, identified as Kingsley Anyanwu is under probe by the Lagos State Police Command after he was alleged to have defiled a 12-year-old girl (names withheld). The incident occurred at the residence of the suspect, 32, Mosalasi Street, Maza-Maza bus stop on Friday, June 20, when Kingsley Anyanwu s*xually abused the victim by forcefully having canal knowledge of her inside his bedroom, thereby inflicting serious bruises on the victim’s private part,Vanguard reports. It was learnt that the victim started residing with the family early January this year in a three-bedroom apartment after she was introduced to…
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The 21-year-old Tolani Ajayi, who killed his father, Charles Ajayi (SAN) last week has disclosed his reason for killing him. Tolani, a 300-level student of History and International Relations, Redeemer’s University, Redemption Camp, along Lagos/Ibadan expressway, Ogun State, who is now being detained at Police Headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta said he killed his father because he provoked him. He however expressed regret, asking his mother to forgive him. He said he had also asked God for forgiveness. “I have sent some people to talk to her that I am sorry. I have talked to my sister. My mother is still grieving,…
A man, ho claimed to be “Boko Haram’s spiritual teacher” has told the BBC World Service radio, with his voice disguised, that the girls abducted in Chibok on April 14 are in good state of health and are “feeding very well”. The man also said that although most of the Christians among the girls had been converted to Islam, those who objected were not forced. He however reiterated the terror group’s condition for the girls’ release, that unless the Federal Government frees members of the sect imprisoned in government facilities, the Chibok schoolgirls would remain captive. “I joined the group…
About 25 armed robbers Tuesday invaded a market at the new Iyana Agbala community in Egbeda Local Government Area of Oyo State, killing a night guard and stealing goods worth millions of naira, including over 50 bags of rice. The guard was said to have been strangled by the robbers after he reportedly identified some of them. An eyewitness said when the robbers came, they unleashed terror on residents of the area to the extent that night guards on duty ran for cover. But, one of them, who was identified as Isiaka Adeleke, was unlucky as the robbers reportedly caught…
The Auchi, Edo state born Yoruba actress and her beau, Niyi Johnson have taken to Twitter to celebrate their one year wedding anniversary. Actress Toyin Aimakhu who is the youngest child in a family of five has a National Diploma in Marketing from Iree Polytechnic and she also studied Philosophy at the University of Ibadan. @aimakhutoyin and Niyi had their wedding which was graced by many Nollywood stars exactly a year ago today. It could be recalled that this couple just moved to their home in Lekki.
Foreign direct investments, FDIs, into Nigeria reduced from $7.1 billion in 2012 to $5.6 billion in 2013, as a result of divestments by the International oil companies. This happened following uncertainty trailing the oil and gas sector over stalling in the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) as well as oil theft in Nigeria’s Niger Delta. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, UNCTAD, in its latest World Investment Report 2014 said that Nigeria led West Africa’s 14 percent decline within the period, which amounted to $14.2 billion. Despite losing its place to Nigeria, which is now Africa’s…
I bet most of all you didn’t know know that the controversial actress turned singer had so much ink on her body. New DB Records singer — Tonto Dikeh loves her tattoos and whenever she feels an itch, she gets another one. The Nollywood actress c*m singer has gotten yet another one and this one might interest her fans – her new ink is an image of a rosary along with the inscription ‘Emmanuel‘. ‘FlashBack 2nd July 2014 #yesterday #EasyLionEasyTiger #YOLO #Pokolee’, she wrote on her Instagram as she posted the photo.
It seems Chris Brown was right about Rihanna when he said: “She wanna f**k all the rappers” in this hit single ‘Loyal’. Even though Rihanna claims she has been single since she ended her affair with Chis Brown, most people would believe otherwise. However, very reliable sources say that Rihanna is now dating rapper, Big Sean who broke up with his girlfriend Naya Rivera Here is their report by MTO: – MediaTakeOut.com was IN THE BUILDING inside Kevin Durant’s Los Angeles pool party yesterday – and we were SHOCKED when we saw Rihanna and Big Sean come to the event…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State has vowed to stop the return of Senator Oluremi Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Senate in 2015 and cautioned her against what it called “unparliamentary, unpatriotic and inexperienced manner of carrying out ordinary legislative functions and privileges”. The PDP was reacting to reports of two interviews granted by the former Lagos first lady to some national dailies, wherein she “disparaged the Senate as nonentity and also described the hallowed Chamber as not befitting enough of her likes to return!”. The said interviews were brought on the floor of…
Ahead of the 2015 general elections, a Christian cleric and President, Eclectic Network, Rev Moses Iloh has called on President Goodluck Jonathan not to seek a second term. In an open letter to the president, Iloh said it is beginning to appear that it is either Jonathan is elected for a second term or there would be no Nigeria. Besides, the cleric argued that the polity under the present administration is steadily assuming a worrisome dimension. He admitted that President Jonathan met the country sick, but he can facilitate her healing or at least apply a soothing balm. The letter reads in part:…
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Tuesday said that the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) will be closed to all traffic from Saturday 5th midnight till Monday 6am, less than a week after flights to and from the airport resumed. It was earlier closed from July 5 to July 7 for ‘maintenance’. The Senate Committee Chairman on Aviation, Senator Hope Uzodinma had earlier said the runway of the airport had to be closed for safety reasons. According to him, there were potholes on the runway which had to be fixed. Meanwhile, President Goodluck Jonathan directed on Monday that the…
President Goodluck Jonathan will not put the lives of schoolgirls abducted in Chibok, Borno, at risk by publicly revealing details of efforts to rescue them just to satisfy his critics, Reuben Abati has said. The presidential spokesman, who made the remark in Abuja on Tuesday, added that Nigeria was aggressively confronting the threat of the terrorist group. In a letter to Washington Post, Abati described an op-ed published by the newspaper on July 3 on the issue as incorrect. The presidential spokesman said Jonathan had been actively engaged in efforts to rescue the more than 200 girls abducted in April…
The Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo, on Tuesday in Abuja inaugurated an automated Power Collect Command Centre meant to ensure transparent revenue collection and payment in the electricity value chain. Nebo said that the centre, which was developed by the Market Operator (MO) in conjunction with the CBN Nigeria Interbank Settlement System (NIBSS), will ensure equitable revenue collection and payment in line with international best practice. The measure, which is code-named NIBSS/ Power Collect, is aimed at reducing human interaction and its attendant bias in the payment processes in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry. “We Congratulate the Operators of…
The World Bank has given Nigeria a grant of $8 billion for four years, as the global lender launched Nigeria’s Country Partnership Strategy (CPS), in Abuja, yesterday. According to its strategy document, CPS is aimed at helping Federal and state governments boost socio-economic development for Nigerians. Under this new CPS, Nigeria has officially moved to “blend status” for World Bank lending. This allows the country to continue to access the IDA window and start accessing the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) window. The overall indicative allocation is US$8 billion. Additional support will be provided by the International Finance…
A Gudu Upper Area Court in the FCT on Tuesday sentenced Rabiu Sani, 18, and Thompson Gabriel, 23, to seven strokes of cane each for constituting public nuisance. The Presiding Judge, Alhaji Umar Kagarko, handed down the sentence when Sani and Gabriel pleaded guilty to the charge of constituting public nuisance. Kagarko also said the convicts should avoid the “black spot’’ where they were arrested and warned them to be of good behaviour. The prosecutor, Sgt. Ambi Ayuba, had told the court that the accused were arrested at a “black spot’’ in Area 1, Garki, Abuja, by a police patrol…
It would soon be officially 48 hours ago since the supposed drowning of Ghanaian singer Castro and his girlfriend. His body has not been found which has left everybody speechless and sad. Castro was not alone, he was believed to have drowned with his girlfriend, Janet Bandu who went to Ada with Asamoah Gyan, Castro and friends. Reports say Janet Bandu who was not wearing a life jacket might have caused Castro’s death after she fell in the river. In an attempt to rescue her, Castro and the girl drowned together, their bodies have not been found yet. See photos…
NUHU BAJOGA Deputy Governor of Kaduna State, Amb. Nuhu Bajoga, has said no opposition party, including, the All Progressives Congress (APC), can win governorship and other elections in the state in 2015, as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is set to sweep all elections in the state. Speaking at the weekend in Kwoi, Jaba Local Government Area of the state during the party’s stakeholders’ meeting, the deputy governor said no opposition party could challenge the PDP in the state. He said despite moves by the APC to stand as an obstacle to the growing influence of the PDP, the ruling party…
Delegates to the ongoing National Conference in Abuja are waiting to vote on the report of the Committee on Devolution of Power. Consequently, the leadership of the conference has placed two ballot boxes borrowed from the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, strategically before the delegates for the exercise on Tuesday. Before proceeding on a short break, Chairman of the conference, Justice Idris Kutigi (rtd), told the delegates not to be intimated by the ballot boxes. He said the confab secretariat was getting ready for “any eventuality, but we hope we will reach consensus on everything”. The use of ballot in…
A group, New Generation Nigeria, a youth organization within the All Progressives Congress (APC), has urged the party to give its presidential ticket to ex-Kwara State Governor, Senator Bukola Saraki. According to the group, Saraki is the only candidate that can defeat the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in next year’s general election. A statement jointly signed by Alhaji Musa Abdulkadir and Otunba Philip Coker, President and Secretary-General of the association respectively, said it has realised that only a good visionary leadership would take Nigeria to the promised land and that based on Saraki’s track record and experience, he is capable of…
The Plateau State command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has lamented incessant attacks of its personnel by drug infested communities in Jos, warning that henceforth, it would deal ruthlessly with youths who engage in the nefarious act. Addressing residents of Gangare community weekend in Jos at a workshop organised by the Centre for Advocacy for Justice and Rights, CAJR, the Command’s Exhibit Officer, Mr. Etsu-Banshi Daniel, said youths who were high on drugs had repeatedly attacked his men who were on official assignments, leaving many of them critically injured. Mr. Daniel, who enlightened the community members on…