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Reps Give Dana Air Seven Days To Pay Compensation

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The House of Representatives on Thursday asked the management of Dana Airline to pay about one third of the compensation fee to the families of the victims of the June 3rd Dana Airline crash on or before Tuesday. The resolution was reached after motion was raised by  Yakub Abiodun under matters of National importance. The lawmakers asked officials of the airline to act in accordance with the montreal protocol which stipulates that 30% of the amount of the compensation be paid to the families of the victims so they can arrange for their burial while investigation on the matter of the crash still carried on. The Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air, simply known as the Montreal Convention, adopted by a diplomatic meeting of member states of the International Civil Aviation Organisation, ICAO, in 1999, stipulated a Special Drawing Rights, SDR, for victims of air crash, which current value is put at about $171,000 per passenger. L...

DJ Tee Stabbed Soji Boi, Beats Up His Siblings

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Video director Adetokunbo Odubawo popularly known as DJ Tee has been accused of stabbing an upcoming singer, Osungade Tolani Alvin in the face and assaulting his two siblings. An eyewitness who spoke with an online blog, NET,  said the 19 year old singer had gone for a video shoot at DJ Tee’s studio with his two siblings Dolapo and Mobolaji. However, trouble started when DJ Tee asked those who were to appear in the video shoot (including Tolani and Dolapo) to move on set while the others move out of shooting range. Dolapo’s girlfriend who wasn’t supposed to appear in the shoot stayed back on set. The eye witness said, a visibly angry DJ Tee  ‘rudely told her to get out’. ‘He started screaming for her to get out, calling her bitch and stuff’, Dolapo, obviously upset, talked back at the director, trying to caution him but DJ Tee allegedly slapped him and asked his boys who were also at the shoot to beat him up. ‘DJ Tee’s boys  immediately pounced on Dolapo ...

Davido Denied The Rumor: I Was Not Slapped

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Hip-hop sensation, David Adeleke popularly known as Davido, has refuted rumours that he had a scuffle with mobile policemen. The internet was awash Tuesday night, with unconfirmed reports, claiming that the young hit-maker was slapped by uniformed men ‘for being rude.’ But the 19-year-old musician quickly took to his Twitter handle, to refute the story. He described it   as “untrue and baseless.” “I am safe and at home … Stop the lies.” he tweeted. Davido who is currently signed on to HKN records will be launching his debut album “O.B.O Genesis” at the Eko Hotel and Suites on Sunday, July 22.

7 Feared Dead As Flood Sweeps Lagos

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 Residents of Lagos State were, yesterday, enveloped by flood following heavy downpour that started Wednesday night. A number of houses and roads were submerged by the flood caused by the rain that lasted several hours. Sections of Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway were cut off on both sides by the flood, leading to a gridlock. Lagos yesterday — : Rescue bid almost turned tragic in Shogunle as flood sweeps Lagos Many road users were forced to return home or seek alternative routes, while others remained at the spot, waiting for the flood to abate. A portion of Murtala Muhammed International Airport Road by Mobil Filling Station was submerged, as were some areas in Mafoluku, Oshodi. Many residents could not make it to their offices and business places yesterday as most areas in the state were heavily flooded. Vanguard learnt that in some areas, many property were swept away and some major roads in the state were blocked.

Stella Damasus Stars In New Short Film

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Post-production is currently underway on When Is It Enough – a short film, which features star actress, Stella Damasus. The film was directed by Daniel Ademinokan, and it also features Georgina Castel and Onwurah Agility. It is a production of Index Two Studios. The film is based on an article, which the actress wrote earlier this year about the loss of a friend due to domestic violence. She is an outspoken critic of domestic violence. The article on which the movie is based can be viewed on her blog at – When Is It Enough?

Movie: Mercy Aigbe’s ‘Gucci Girls’ To Be Released July 2

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Gucci Girls (Omo Gucci), the eagerly anticipated film produced by popular actress, Mercy Aigbe, goes on sale next Monday (July 2). According to the actress, the movie, which is about the escapades of four beautiful and adventurous girls, is very entertaining and educative. Gucci Girls was directed by Abbey Lanre, and it features Mercy Aigbe, Doris Ademinokan, Iyabo, Ojo, Femi Adebayo, Akin Lewis and Akeem Rahman.

Movie: The Visitors (A light in the Dark) Trailer

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The Visitors is a movie written and directed by Obed Ekele. It features OC Ukeje, Joke Silva, Rolly Ajomiwe, Larry Koldsweat, Tony Goodman, Jide Atta, Daniel K Daniel, Hilder Harrison, and Otto Paul Addah. The Visitors is will be released in Nigeria at Silverbird Cinemas on August 10, 2012. Synopsis Arome a young man in his thirties is on a quest in search of a job. In his frustration, he encounters strangers who tell him things about his past and present life – even things he is ignorant about. One of the strangers, a woman in her fifties is perceived to have a dual personality – a pretty young attractive lady in the sight of all except Arome, she seeks for help from Arome. Arome’s fortune changes. He is suddenly faced with death after being caught in a web of indecision, mystically he’s alive. Now he’s left with a puzzle. Who are these strangers whose images fade away even from pictures, leaving no trace of who they are. Some mysteries are better told. In the world but not a...

Pastor Became Mad While Praying For A Mad Man

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People living at Oke-Ado area of Ibadan, on Thursday watched a drama involving a pastor and a mad man. The pastor, whose name is Timothy, according to an eyewitness, got to Ososami junctions of Oke-Ado around 5.20 p.m and went to meet the mentally-deranged man, popularly known as Tunde, who was sitting in front of a building in the area. According to Semiu, a shop owner around the spot of the incident, the pastor began to read the Bible on sighting the mad man, while he moved closer to him and laid the hand on his head. “At a point, there was a hot argument between the duo, which made the pastor raise his voice as he was offering a deliverance prayer for the mad man. The hot prayer lasted for over 15 minutes before another strange drama began,” Semiu said. Another witness, an okada rider said, the mad man removed the pastor’s hand from his head, adding that “suddenly, a strange spirit got hold of the pastor and he began to remove his cloth. He was naked and laid flat on the ...

VIDEO: Brymo performs ‘We All Need Something’ on Ndani Sessions

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Photo Credit: ndani Here is a Live performance of We All Need Something by Brymo on Ndani TV. Emotional track… especially when you think about the negative happenings around the time Brymo released this track.

Another Attacked On Oshiomhole’s Convoy

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Precisely two months after he narrowly escaped death following an attack on his convoy at Auchi area, Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole again came under attack by yet to be identified gunmen while his campaign train stopped at Usen town, Ovia South West Local Government Area of the state. Oshiomhole had paid the customary homage to the Onogie of Usen, His Royal Highness Oluogbe II at his palace where he received a rousing welcome from the monarch and the council of chiefs as well a tumultuous crowd of well-wishers gathered outside the palace. At about 6pm, Oshiomhole’s convoy left the palace. It had not travelled too far down the road when it ran into a barricade. Naturally, the security details attached to the governor came down to remove the bar. As they were clearing it, tens of heavily armed thugs emerged from nowhere and opened fire on the governor for several seconds. Dutifully, the brave security details attached to the governor, supported by an additional contingen...

Police Sent For Tunde Bakare Over Talk On Jonathan

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Men of the State Intelligence Bureau of the Nigeria Police have extended invitation to fiery Lagos preacher, Pastor Tunde Bakare, over what police sources see as a controversial sermon against President Goodluck Jonathan.  The invitation signed by one Usman Ayuba (a chief superintendent of police) is sequel to a sermon which he (Pastor Bakare) delivered in his church wherein he accused President Jonathan of deliberately trying to bankrupt the country. Publicity secretary of the Save Nigeria Group, Mr. Yinka Odumakin, who confirmed the development in a chat with LEADERSHIP on telephone, however, said Bakare, the leader of the group, was aware of the summon. Bakare, the running mate to the presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, in the last general election was billed to honour the invitation but had left the country on Wednesday. “We saw an invitation by the police asking Pastor Bakare to honour an invitation regar...

The Police Service Commission Promotes 19 & Punished 71 Nigerian Police Officers

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In a move to apply the carrot and the stick on deserving officers of the Nigerian Police Force, the Police Service Commission yesterday announced the promotion of about 19 officers while 71 others were punished. The development was made known yesterday in a release signed by the Chief Information Officer of the Police Service Commission, Mr.  Ferdinand Ekpe, and made available to LEADERSHIP. He said the decision was reached at the commission’s 27th plenary meeting. Among the promoted officers were  an Assistant Commissioner of Police  (ACP) Sam Okaula, who was elevated to Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) and Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Geoffrey Okafor who was promoted to Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP).

NLC Wants Death Sentence For Looters

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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday called for capital punishment for those who looted over N30billion pensioners’ money in the country. NLC President Comrade Abdulwaheed Omar who spoke during an interactive session between National Pension Commission and workers in Benin, Edo State, said though the matter was in court, the congress will monitor the case closely so that the matter does not become another fruitless probe. Comrade Omar warned employers, both in public and private sectors, who failed to remit the money deducted from the workers of the consequences, noting that pension is the lifeline of retirees and that any assault on this must be taken very seriously. “It is like sentencing those pensioners to early death; therefore, their punishment should be maximal. That is what we are saying: that it should not be treated with kids’ glove. It is something very serious. How can a few people contrive and remove over N30 billion of pensioners’ money - not even Federal...

7 Pupils Die In Flood

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Seven pupils have lost their lives in a flood caused by a heavy downpour that lasted for over three hours yesterday. The sad incident occurred at the Living Foundation Nursery And Primary School, Tudun Kwari, Lafia. According to an eye witness, who craved anonymity, the pupils who were within the ages of 7 to 12 were in their classes when the building collapsed on them due to the heavy downpour. She added that after the building collapsed, the pupils were pulled into the flood and in the process about seven of them drowned. The eyewitness added that more pupils would have lost their lives if rescuers had not come to their aid. Tudun kwari a community along the Lafia-Makurdi Road is known for flooding whenever there is heavy downpour due to the location of the community in an erosion prone area.

Basketmouth opens bar in Akoka, Yaba

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The funny man has opened a bar located at 12 University road, Akoka, Yaba. emBARssy lounge and bar was opened last weekend (22nd, 23rd and 24th June) and it's owned by Okpocha Bright (basketmouth) Jide Salako and Kayode Peters. A few of what they offer at the lounge. Open to the general public from 12pm till mid night, EmBARssy bar and lounge is a modest and sophisticated relaxing space where guests can come unwind after the everyday hustle of the workplace. We offer the finest drinks and liquor to our esteemed customers with premium service from our courteous staffs ensuring a pleasant evening of excitement and entertainment. We have entertainment in the form of our in-house DJs as well as from our opening comedy night activities, Friday Nite Laffs, One night stand as well as our monthly comedy and music show Laffs 'n' Jamz. The lounge will also host Ladies Night, Saturday Nite Fever and Open mic nights in what should be a feature rich space for relaxation, recreat...

Photos: Governor Fashola Was Interviewed Banky W

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Last week, the International Republican Institute (IRI) & US Agency for International Development (USAID) visited Governor of Lagos with Banky W for a documentary hosted by Banky W. The documentary is about promoting democracy in Nigeria through the youths of Nigeria, and it included an interview with Governor Fashola.     

Ego Omalicha No More With Questionmark + Name Change To Safarie

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Ego Omalicha formerly known as the first lady of Questionmark Entertainment has left the label following conflicts over her image, brand and style of music. The artist and label couldn't agree on her image and creative differences, and it was mutually agreed that her contract be terminated. The sexy singer is now officially known as Safarie. 

I caught my husband making love with our teenage daughter

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A 45-year-old woman has caught her husband making love with their only daughter of 15 years. The man, 51, resides with his wife and their daughter at Ayobo, Ipaja, Lagos, southwest Nigeria. A reliable source revealed that the girl’s mother who is a trader at Oshodi, on the fateful day, went to Festac Town but had to return home because she was not feeling well. According to the source, the woman, on getting home, met her husband and their daughter on their matrimonial bed. The woman was said to have raised an alarm which attracted neighbours and passersby. Speaking with Crimewatch the woman said: “Must I be monitoring my daughter or be afraid when my daughter is with her father? One of our tenants once told me that the closeness of my husband and our daughter was suspicious. I got annoyed and told the woman that she was talking nonsense but within me I thought it is not possble until I caught them in the act. I am going to move out of this house with my daugher because it is...

Why Churches Are Target Of Bombings – Police

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The Nigerian Police have given reason why places of worship have become the main targets of bombing attacks in the country. According to a release by the Deputy Force Public Relations Officer, Mr. Frank Mba, most churches have limited protective measures and do not demand any means of identification before worshippers are allowed in. Mba said the acting Inspector General of Police Mohammed Abubakar has recommended to churches and mosques in the country to institute standard security committees to work with the Police in protecting members against attacks. According to Mba who said members of the committee should be comprised of volunteers with impeccable background and passion for the safety of fellow worshippers stressed that the background check on the proposed members would be necessary to prevent infiltration by ‘enemies’   Mba named absence of physical security gadgets such as Close Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras as another factor making them to become `soft tar...

Jim Iyke’s case of fraud was closed; lack of evidence court says

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In 2011, the actor was sued by an Abuja based lady, Habiba Abubakar, for allegedly defrauding her of N15million. The case went to court and Jim Iyke was charged with criminal breach of trust, criminal force, assault, cheating and criminal misappropriation. But the case was this week thrown out by the court for lack of evidence, clearing Jim Iyke of any liability. Jim and Habiba will now resolve their issues out of court.

President's Wife, Patience Jonathan Wins Africa's Tourism Ambassador Award

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Our First Lady yesterday June 26th received the Tourism Ambassador for Africa Award from the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) She was given the award in 'recognition of her monumental commitment and support for women in tourism' during the 53rd meeting of the UNWTO Commission for Africa that held in Calabar yesterday.

N15million recording deal for Majek Fashek gets

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The reggae superstar, who is a shadow of his old self, has just signed a N15 million recording deal with a Nigerian based record label called A Plus Recording and Award company. The deal will last for two years and the record label has already started getting him gigs both in Nigeria and outside Nigeria. In fact Majek will embark on an international tour in July. He'll be touring Italy, Spain, Canada...and some countries yet to be confirmed. So get ready people. He might have lost his looks, but he's still got the talent.

Brad Pitt And Angelina Jolie To Marry In The UK

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The Hollywood couple who got engaged in April after being together for seven years are reportedly looking to have a low key wedding ceremony in Windsor.  A source told the Daily Star newspaper: "They've always planned to have the official part secretly with just their kids and family. They're looking at Windsor register office, where Charles and Camilla and Elton John and David Furnish tied the knot. " The couple - who raise six children together; Maddox, 10, Pax, nine, Zahara, seven, Shiloh, six, and three-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne - are passionate gay rights advocates and previously said they were delaying their engagement until same sex couples had the right to wed in America, but in the UK homosexual unions are allowed making the country the perfect location for their nuptials. The source added: "It allows same-sex marriages, something the couple passionately believe in." Brad, 48, and Angelina, 37, are currently both shooting their new ...

Jimmy Henchman Finally Confesses To Planning 1994 Tupac Shooting

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One of the greatest mysteries in hip-hop has finally gotten some closure. The person who planned the 1994 hit on Tupac Shakur at Quad Studios has finally come forward. After being convicted of running an interstate drug operation, Jimmy Henchman confessed to authorities that he was the mastermind behind the shooting and robbery of Tupac Shakur that began the East Coast vs. West Coast war. According to the Village Voice, Henchman participated in “Queen For A Day” government sessions last fall where he confessed to being the brains behind the operation that landed Tupac in the hospital nursing five gunshot wounds. (The “Queen For A Day” program allows suspected assailants under investigation to enter an agreement with the government to confess knowledge of certain crimes with the agreement that the information won’t be used to prosecute them.) Like TheUrbanDaily.com on Facebook to stay updated with the latest entertainment news and original interviews! His confession u...

In most dangerous African Countries 2012 list, Nigeria ranked 6th on the list

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That is according to the Global Peace Index, conducted by the Research Institute of Economics & Peace. It recently released its top 10 most dangerous African countries in 2012 and Nigeria was number 6. The ranking is based on countries most affected by war, terrorism, political instability, regular violence etc. Here's the top 10 Most Dangerous Countries in Africa 2012 10. Ethiopia. 9.Burundi. 8. Zimbabwe. 7. Chad. 6. Nigeria. 5. Libya. 4. Central African Republic. 3. Democratic Republic of Congo. 2. Sudan. 1. Somalia This is what the leaders of our country want. Poor Nigerians...

50 Cent 'Doing Fine' After Car Smash

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50 Cent has been released from hospital after he was injured in a car crash. The rapper was admitted to A&E following his collision on the Long Island Expressway in New York on Monday night. His SUV was apparently struck by a truck. US sources claim the truck driver has confessed to losing control of his vehicle, which reportedly flipped 50 Cent’s 4x4 over in the smash. The hip-hop titan was treated for minor injuries to his back and neck before being discharged. He was stretchered into an ambulance at the scene and paramedics put his neck in a brace. A spokesperson for the star confirmed he’s now “doing fine”. 50 Cent – real name Curtis Jackson III – is no stranger to injury. He was shot nine times in 2000, suffering wounds to his hand, arm, hip, legs, chest and cheek. Recalling the horrific incident, he said: “I was scared the whole time. I was looking in the rear-view mirror like, 'Oh s***, somebody shot me in the face! It burns, burns, burns.’" The alleged ...

Why Sharing A Bed Is Good For The Heart

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Snoring, sweating, stealing the sheets . . . it’s little wonder that an estimated one in four couples insist on sleeping in separate rooms. Now, however, there’s an emerging body of research which suggest that there could be health benefits to sharing a bed with a long-term partner. It’s even been suggested as a major reason why people in close relationships tend to be in better health and live longer. Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh in the U.S. believe sleeping next to someone helps lower the stress hormone cortisol, perhaps because it encourages feelings of safety and security. Prolonged periods of elevated cortisol have been linked with an increase in cytokines -  proteins involved in inflammation that can trigger heart disease, depression and auto-immune disorders. Sleeping together has a protective effect by lowering the levels of these proteins. “Sleep is a critically important health behaviour that we know is associated with heart disease and ps...

Cancer Symptoms Women Are Likely To Ignore

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One of the first signs lung cancer patients remember noticing when they look back is the inability to catch their breath. “I couldn’t even walk across the yard without wheezing. I thought I had asthma, but how come I didn’t have it before?” is how one woman described it. Chronic cough or chest pain Several types of cancer, including leukemia and lung tumors, can cause symptoms that mimic a bad cough or bronchitis. One way to tell the difference: The problems persist, or go away and come back again in a repeating cycle. Some lung cancer patients report chest pain that extends up into the shoulder or down the arm. Frequent fevers or infections These can be signs of leukaemia, a cancer of the blood cells that starts in the bone marrow. Leukaemia causes the marrow to produce abnormal white blood cells, which crowd out healthy white cells, sapping the body’s infection-fighting capabilities. Often, doctors finally catch leukaemia in older adults after the patient has been in a nu...

Law Enacted To Protect Pregnant Women; Now A Criminal Offense To Desert A Woman One Impregnated

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The Lagos State Government announced yesterday a review of the law enacted to protect pregnant women and their babies. The State Attorney General, Ade Ipaye said that it is now a criminal offence in Lagos for a man to desert a woman he impregnated. At the sensitization programme on the ‘Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011′ and ‘Administration of Criminal Justice Law, 2011′, Mr. Ipaye said the law was enacted to protect pregnant women and their babies. He added that the new law makes it criminal for a man to refuse to contribute to the ante-natal and post-natal expenses of a woman he impregnated. “Any person who impregnates a woman or girl and fails, refuses or neglects to contribute to maternity related cost from ante-natal or post-natal stages, is guilty of an offence under section 277 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State and is liable to face the wrath of the law,” Ipaye said. Ipaye said the old law handed down by the British Colonial Government was outdated, as it mainly reflect...

Davido, Fast Rising Artiste Was SLAPPED By A MOPOL Officer

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We have received news that Nigerian musician, Davido was slapped by a MOPOL officer. He was invited for the recently concluded Nokia Rap Battle show alongside other prominent acts by Nosa, a fast rising music producer cum manager. The show ended and according to the source, Davido who was said to be drunk insisted on leaving in a friend’s car instead of going in the one the ones that brought him, the other top artistes and crew from the hotel. He insisted though and Nosa being his host had to drive behind them, bubble later burst when the car conveying Davido was stopped by some uniformed men for the routine check especially at that time of the night. Davido reportedly jumped out of the car and started boasting “don’t you know me, what the f**k is wrong with you guys…” He started shouting about who he is and what guts the Mopol men had to stop his friend`s car. This act, infuriated one of the Mopol and while the musician was still ranting and boasting, he was landed a dirty slap...

How we killed DIG Ningi – Suspect

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KANO—Salihu Goni, a family associate to assassinated Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Sale Abubakar Ningi, has owned up to masterminding the plot that led to Ningi’s murder in Kano three weeks ago. Close relationship with late DIG Goni, alias Kaka, told a team of crack detectives, during interrogation, that he shared close relationship with the late former police boss, stressing that the closeness put him at a vantage position to hatch and successfully execute the plot. Goni, 34, who was picked up by the police at Hotoro Haye in Kano metropolis, also confessed that he monitored Ningi’s movement and alerted one Gana Bukar, also in police net, to lay ambush with one other person now at large. My benefactor He said: “The late DIG  had been my benefactor. He had helped me with money and food items during Salah celebrations and other festivities. I had been a constant visitor to his house and dined with the family several times.” Ningi was assassinated along with a frie...

Photo: Ritualists’ shrine was uncover by the police in Ogun

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Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Police said, Tuesday, that it had  uncovered a shrine belonging to ritualists and fraudsters in Iganke, a border town between Ogun and Lagos states. The  shrine, which is located in a forest on the expressway of the border town, was filled with charms and other scary elements. At a briefing at the scene, state Police Commissioner, Mr. Ikemefunna Okoye, said two people had been arrested over the incident. THE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER OF OGUN POLICE COMMAND, MR MUYIWA ADEJOBI (L) WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE IN OGUN, MR IKEMEFUNNA OKOYE AT A SHRINE DISCOVERED BY THE COMMAND AT IGANKE TOWN, IN OGUN, ON TUESDAY (26/6/12). Okoye said his men had been on the lookout for shrines and others places where evils were being  perpetrated in the state. He said the arrest of two members of the group in abetting led to the discovery of the shrine. According to him, ‘’One of them tried to dupe someone of money, but through intelligence ga...

FG sacks NNPC GMD, board as Mr. Andrew Yakubu takes over from Mr Austen Oniwon as GDM NNPC

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THE gale of change unleashed by President Goodluck Jonathan last week to rev up his administration which saw the removal of his erstwhile National Security Adviser, Gen. Andrew Azazi, hit top gear, yesterday, sweeping theNigerian National Petroleum Corporation. In one fell swoop he retired the entire management team led by Mr Austen Oniwon. Mr. Andrew Yakubu, was appointed as the new Group Managing Director. A statement from the Presidency said the appointments is to further strengthen the ongoing reforms and transformation of the nation’s petroleum sector, and to achieve greater transparency and accountability in government. The statement stated: “The incumbent Group Managing Director, Engr. Austen Oniwon, and Mr. Michael Arokodare, outgoing Group Executive Director (Finance and Accounts); Mr. Philip Chukwu, outgoing Group Executive Director (Refineries & Petrochemicals), and Engr. Billy Agha, outgoing Group Executive Director (Engineering & Technology) are to procee...

Mass Retrenchment for 400 Workers At STERLING Bank Plc

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STERLING Bank Plc has sacked 400 workers in a systematic mass retrenchment aimed at reducing overhead cost. News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, investigation showed that 97 per cent of the retrenched workers were former staff of Equatorial Trust Bank Ltd. acquired by Sterling. A source close to the bank said that the mass sack, which started about three weeks ago would also affect another 150 workers because of the consolidation of the two banks. He said that workers were thrown into the nation’s saturated labour market with only three months’ salary as severance package. An Executive Management staff, who spoke on condition of anonymity  said that the retrenchment was their best option toward sustainable growth and return to profitability. He said that the workers were only victims of the economy, adding that they had to relieve them of their jobs to grow the bank. NAN recalls that Mr Yemi Adeola, the Managing Director of Sterling Bank had at a recent annual general meeti...

30 Strokes + One-Year Jail Term For Raping Minor...

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An Upper Sharia Court at Gusau in Zamfara on Monday, sentenced a 36-year-old man, Saidu Abubakar, to one-year imprisonment and 30 strokes of the cane for raping a six-year-old girl. Delivering judgement on Monday, the Presiding Jude, Alhaji Sanusi Magami, said that Abubakar, having pleaded guilty to the offence, was convicted as charged. Magami said the convict had been given a leeway to consider the implication of his statement of guilt but had refused to withdraw it. The judge said the 30 strokes of cane would be administered on Abubakar publicly in addition to the imprisonment, noting that the punishment was designed to serve as a deterrent to others. Earlier the prosecutor, Malam Hamisu Ibrahim, told the court that Abubakar, a neighbour to the family of the victim, had on May 5, 2012 lured the little girl into an uncompleted building opposite his house and raped her. He said that on the fateful day, the girl’s father returned from work and met his daughter crying. Wh...

Photos: 1500 Men & Women Go Naked To Celebrate 2012 Munich Opera Festival In Germany

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More than 1,700 men and women have stripped naked in a German square in the latest art installation by photographer Spencer Tunick. The volunteers, painted red and gold, were arranged in lines by the American snapper in an interpretation of scenes from Richard Wagner’s opera Der Ring des Nibelungen. The installation, in Munich’s Max-Joseph Platz, was created to mark the opening of the 2012 Munich summer opera season.

Tenant’s Little Sister Killed Landlord's Daughter Over Bathroom Slippers

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It started as a squabble between two ladies. One was the landlord’s daughter, the other a tenant’s little sister. In time, it graduated to a brawl. People, including the landlord, came to separate them. And there was peace – or so the people thought. Just when everyone was just settling down with what he or she was doing, there was a fresh commotion. The two ladies had gone back at each other. This time viciously. By the time it all ended, one of the ladies lay dead. It was the landlord’s daughter, named Rhoda. It was said that her alleged assailant, the tenant’s little sister named Happiness, stabbed her in the chest. Her dead body is now in a morgue in the Isolo area of Lagos. Rhoda, a 23-year-old hairdresser and mother of two (she was nursing the last one before her death) was living in her father’s house, at No. 23 Odulaju Street, Sabo, with her children. Her father Oladuyoye Abel is a pastor with Christ Apostolic Church. Her alleged killer, Happiness, 19, from Nnewi Sout...