Another man lynched for stealing Necklace in Warri

I don't even know how to report this, What kind of people do we have in this country? I really lack words so I am just going to report this the way I saw it.

"Despite the cry by well meaning Nigerians that jungle justice must stop, it seems if anything that the situation has become more pronounced.

The picture above circulating on social media is that of a man, said to have been  lynched in Warri yesterday for allegedly stealing a necklace".

Please, if a criminal is caught around you, please try and talk the people into handing the person over to the Police PLEASE or contact the police as fast as you can!

Kidnapped Osun speaker’s wife rescued, Two abductors killed in gun battle

Muibat, wife of the Speaker, Osun State House of Assembly, Mr. Najeem Salaam, was, Saturday, rescued from her abductors along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, at Ogunmakin village in Obafemi-Owode local government area of Ogun  State by security operatives who acted on tip-off.

It was gathered that two of the alleged kidnappers were shot dead while trying to escape with their victim while three of the kidnappers were reportedly arrested.

Muiba, who is the first wife of the Speaker, was kidnapped in Ejigbo town of Osun, last Tuesday, by a gang of kidnapper and allegedly took her to Ogun State. Security sources said the rescue operation  turned violent when the suspected kidnappers engaged law enforcement agents in a shootout that lasted 30 minutes.

When contacted on phone at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Ikemmefuna Okoye, disclosed that he was on his way to the state police headquarters at Eleweran, Abeokuta where the suspected kidnappers were taken to.

The arrest of the kidnappers was said to have been facilitated by men of the state vigilance group. (Vanguard)

Super Eagles secure AFCON 2013 ticket after 6-1 thrashing of Liberia

Calabar went agog with celebration as Nigeria’s Super Eagles emerged winner of the much awaited, much talked about and the much strategized game between them and the Lone Stars of Liberia this evening after walloping the Liberians 6-1 in the second leg of the 2013 African Cup of Nations qualifiers billed to hold in South Africa.

With this evening’s match outcome, Nigeria has successfully booked its ticket to feature in the finals of the AFCON 2013 with an aggregate of 8-3 after the first leg in Liberia produced a 2-2 draw.

A double from Chelsea new signing Victor Moses sealed victory for the Super eagles while goals from Efe Ambrose, Ahmed Musa, Mikel Obi and Ikechukwu Uche made sure Nigeria held onto the pathway of victory from kick-off.

Bitter memories of the Super Eagles’ dismal performance which denied them the ticket to the last edition of the Nations Cup held in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea early this year will be a thing of the past as football pundits can be rest assured that a Super Eagles squad that will produce impressive results has once again emerged as the evening’s game was the first game since Nigeria- Ethiopia match that the Super Eagles were able to produce a swell score line against an opponent.

Photo: Giant Eyeball found at Florida Beach

Gino Covacci was strolling down the beach on Wednesday and saw something ball-like and went to investigate. When he rolled the object over, he found it was, a softball-sized blue eyeball and it was fresh.He handed over what he found to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, which planned to preserve the eye and send it to St. Petersburg for analysis.

Rihanna named No.1 pop star of the decade by Billboard magazine

Billboard ranked the hottest 100 pop stars of the decade based on sales, and Rihanna came out on top. She has the most chart appearances (34), the most top 10s (21) and the most no. 1 hits (9).

See the top 10 below...
1. Rihanna
2. P!nk
3. Britney Spears
4. Kelly Clarkson
5. Mariah Carey
6. Katy Perry
7. Usher
8. The Black Eyed Peas
9. Janet Jackson
10. Madonna

11 - 20 after the cut... 

Police shot dead a 20-year-old sales girl

A stray bullet from police assigned to the Development Control Department of Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, killed a 20 year old sales girl Friday during demolition exercise.

The girl was hit on her chest when a stray bullet pierced through the wall of a photo shop where she worked as sales girl penetrating straight into her heart during the demolition exercise carried out by the development control around NEPA junction in Apo, Abuja yesterday.

The stray bullet, according Saturday Vanguard investigations revealed that residents, mostly indigenes resisted the exercise as they felt government had no right to demolish the area when they were yet to be properly resettled.

Crown jewels belonging to Ghana's Royal family stolen from hotel in Norway

Precious Crown jewels belonging to Ghana's Royal family have been stolen from a hotel in Norway. Police have launched an investigation into the theft of some of the traditional Ghanaian Ashanti jewels.

The jewels were with King Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, at the time they were stolen. The gold jewelry which has been in the Ashanti family for generations was in a briefcase when someone snatched it from a hotel lobby. The king is representing Ghana at a conference in the Norwegian capital. The suitcase was taken from the lobby of the expensive Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel.

Police identifies Port Harcourt Suicide Victim

The man fell from the 8th floor of a government building on Tuesday.(click HERE if you missed it).
The Rivers State Police Command has identified the man who allegedly committed suicide. He was identified as Goodluck Amaehula.

The state’s police spokesperson, Ben Ugwuegbulam, said in a telephone conversation that investigation is ongoing as the police cannot ascertain yet if the deceased committed suicide or was killed

Witnesses say it was a suicide.

If you call me illuminati, God will strike you- D'banj

D'banj has declined the rumour going on for a while now that he joined illuminati. In a recent interview, he denied all allegations and this were his words.  

“I don’t know anything about the Illuminati. When I wanted to travel out of Nigeria for the first time I collected my international passport from Bishop David Oyedepo. That shows that I owe my success to God. If my success is too fast for people or they cannot understand it please don’t attribute it to illuminati. I feel very offended when that is being said because it simply translates to giving God’s glory to another person which He does not share with anyone. God will strike anyone who attributes my success to someone else.”

Aluu 4: Police told them to burn them alive- Tekena's sister

 A sister of one of the four University of Port Harcourt students brutally murdered last Friday in Umuokiri village, Aluu, Rivers State, has narrated how her younger brother and his friends were lynched.Miss Ibisobia Elkanah, elder sister of Tekena Friday Elkanah, revealed yesterday that policemen visited the scene where the students were burnt to death after they were severely injured and that one of the law enforcement agents told the perpetrators of the dastardly act “to burn them alive”

The murdered students, Chiadika Lordson, Ugonna Kelechi Obusor, Mike Lloyd Toku, and Tekena Elkanah, all part two students, were murdered in cold blood over alleged theft of a laptop computer and a blackberry phone. Ibisobia, a part-time final year student of Marketing, at the same university who witnessed the incident, said on that fateful day, at about 7.30 am, she was at the house of her girl friend in the community when she heard people shouting outside. “I dashed out and beckoned on my friend to come since she lived in the area.

Two Students To Face Firing Squad For Stealing Items And Money of N29,550 worth

Two students, Vershima Kaachi and Akaazua Akpen, have been sentenced to death by firing squad for armed robbery. The ruling was delivered by Justice Theresa Igoche of the Makurdi High Court on Tuesday.

The convicts were arrested on the eve of Christmas in 2007 for criminal conspiracy and armed robbery, contrary to Sections 5(b) and 1(2) of the Robbery and Firearms Act, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 1990.

In his testimony, the victim of the offence, Jonathan Usenge, told the court that five armed men came to his house, attacked and robbed him of some valuable items on that day.

He stated that the robbers collected his Nokia 1600 phone valued N12,700.00, two torch lights valued N350.00 and a sum of N16,500.

He said the convicts were armed with guns and a hacksaw, and that the clothes they wore on the day of the robbery, his stolen phone and the hacksaw were recovered from them during police investigation.

The prosecution called three witnesses while the accused persons testified for themselves and also called three witnesses.

Lady Gaga throws up on Stage in Barcelona

Seems vomiting while performing on stage is now a new trend in the American music industry. Few weeks ago, it was Justin Bieber and now, Lady Gaga. This stars should take a break and take care of themselves when they are sick. *Health is Wealth*. Save us the disgusting sight!

Rest In Peace ALUU 4 - Painful Exit

We need to  read this touching words... 

Goodnight Pain. "thieves, thieves" he screamed, it was almost funny. Not until more voices joined the chorus as they screamed and shouted on us. We could have ran at least to save our lives, but our intentions were genuine and little did we know how the day would end. From a handful of young men shouting and throwing questions at us, it escalated to a crowd of angry mob. There was no way we could escape this one, so we calmed down. They pushed us around and then stripped us all. These men pulled us pants down, we were more than embarrassed, the whole community watched, I recognized few faces from the crowd. Obviously they were so afraid to say "stop" then the beating started, I wished it to be just a nightmare. But it was real, these men were determined. They dropped heavy rocks on our heads, they pounded our faces with large planks, blood covered our eyes, they matched and kicked us right on our bleeding nostrils, we couldn't breathe.

"Bring tire" one of the men repeated, until they brought the tires. "Oh God!" We watched the crowd watch us, we raised hands of plea, we couldn't speak, Some hid, some shot videos and took pictures. there was no one to stop this. This was the point we knew it was over. We felt pain, helpless and hopeless. I thought of my siblings, I wondered how my mum would take this. She would fall apart. I begged God to hold her for me, comfort and make her strong for me, I prayed same for my friends. Then we started crying, we cried together. the tears gave us headaches. We looked up high, the sky was still. Rings of tires landed on our necks, they kept hitting us, but we were numb already. They set us ablaze. We rolled around, tried to reach for each other, I wondered who would give up first, the fire burned our bodies. it hurt, it hurt and then it hurt. But suddenly the pain stopped, Then I couldn't hear any other thing, but silence. I thanked God. the pain was over and Gods glory was revealed. Goodnight pain. 
RIP ALUU#4: 

Gosh!! What a painful exit...

Woman, 58, Declared Missing in Abuja

Police headquarters 

Trauma heightened by suspense is what the family of Mrs. Gladys Nwosa, 58, are right now going through following her sudden disappearance. Nwosa has already been declared missing in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, as her whereabouts are yet to be ascertained, two weeks after she failed to return home from her business premises.

Perhaps the anxiety would have been less if it were an established case of kidnapping, wherein her release would have been largely dependent on reaching a deal with the abductors. But it is not.  Since September 27, when she went missing, nothing has been heard about her whereabouts till date.

The daughter of the missing woman, Miss Florence Nwosa, lamented the agony her family had gone through in the last fortnight to some journalists yesterday in Abuja, and called for the co-operation of the public in helping to locate their mother.

Woman commits suicide after giving birth to twins

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Ede town, headquarters of Ede North Local Government Area of Osun State, was on Wednesday, thrown into mourning when a 27-year-old woman, Mrs Shekinat Abdurazaq, took her own life. 
The deceased, a native  of the area, gave birth to a set of twins 11 days before.

According to an eyewitness, the deceased had taken one of her children to school and, on her way back, jumped into River Osun.

It  was  gathered that she offered prayers on the bridge  before jumping into the river.

Efforts by beggars, who beg for alms on the bridge to rescue her, proved abortive.

It was further learnt that when her husband, who was informed of the incident, got to the  bank of the river, he also attempted to jump into the river but was prevented by the people around  who later alerted the police.

He was subsequently arrested  and detained at the Police “A” division in Ede.

No reason was advanced for the deceased’s action as she had no quarrel with her husband or  any member her  family.

Mother, 16-yr-old daughter drown as flood submerges farms in Anambra

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ONITSHA – It was black Tuesday for the people of Umudara village in Ihite community of Ihiala Local Government Area, Anambra State, when a 16 years old girl, Edith Afugwuobi and her mother, Mrs Afugwuobi were drowned in their submerged farm.

The deceased were said to have gone in a boat along side three others to their flood- submerged farm to recover some cassava when the boat capsized and the duo were drowned while three persons survived. Their bodies of mother and child were recovered on Wednesday by youths in the community.

Edith was said to be a student of the First Foundation Secondary School, Umudara, Ihiala while her mother in her mid fifties was a farmer.

Again, 2 killed, many injured in Plateau

Hell was let loose again in Barakin  Ladi and Riyom Local Government Areas of Plateau State following a confrontation between the natives (Berom) and the Fulani, leading to the death of two persons while others sustained serious injuries.

Nigerian Tribune learnt that renewed hostility in some villages in Riyom Local Government Area started around 9.00 a.m. on Thursday, when some groups of youngmen filed out to avenge Wednesday’s killings and, in the process, killed one person and injured others while many cows were also killed.

It was further gathered that the prompt intervention of men of the Special Task Force and appeals from elders in the communities prevented the situation from escalating.

At the neighbouring Barakin-Ladi Local Government Area, the fight between the natives and the Fulani paralysed business activities for close to four hours as youths on both sides of the divide were at daggers drawn over a disputed area.

Police Watch UNIPORT Murder Take Place

The mother of Chiadika, Chinwe Biringa, one of the four undergraduate students of the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, who were murdered on Friday for allegedly stealing laptops and BlackBerry phones in Aluu community, says policemen were present during the killings.

In an interview during a public affairs programme on Channels Television, Chinwe said, “I was disappointed with the way and manner the policemen looked on and did nothing to stop the dreadful murder of the four boys.”

She said that eyewitness accounts revealed that policemen were at the scene of the incident. Besides, policemen at the police station confirmed to one of the bereaved parents who visited them that policemen were there.

UNILAG Student Jailed for 18 months after Defrauding American Woman under the pretext of Marriage

A 28 year-old student of University of Lagos was yesterday sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment for defrauding an American lady on the internet. The student, Michael Opaleye, allegedly defrauded Kathy Lunsford, a lady he met online of 9,200 dollars (N1.4 million) after making a bogus marriage proposal to her through e-mail.

According to the EFCC Counsel, Opaleye had convinced her to send him the money as part of his travelling expenses from the United Kingdom to the U.S. Using the alias, Bentley Lyon, he forged a bank draft which he claimed was issued by the Bank of Ireland, Dublin.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Opaleye is a student of computer science at the University of Lagos, and had entered into a plea bargain deal with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He was arraigned on a three-count charge of obtaining by false pretences and forgery.

The judge sentenced him to 18months  imprisonment which would commence from March 15, the date he was first arraigned.

Aircraft, truck collide at Lagos airport

A Kano-bound IRS Airlines plane departing the Lagos airport on Wednesday morning collided with an abandoned truck beside the taxiway, forcing the pilot to cancel the flight.

The wing of the Fokker-100 aircraft, it was learnt, collided with the truck which fell into a drainage on Tuesday.

The truck belongs to a Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria contractor.

The 91 passengers on board the flight were later disembarked and put in another plane which left for Kano three hours later. 

A statement by the Managing Director of IRS, Mr. Yemi Dada, confirmed the incident.

The statement quoted Dada as saying “This morning our flight LVB 3306 taxied out on a Lagos to Kano flight with a transit stop at Abuja. The aircraft taxied out at 7:48am with 91 passengers. While taxing on the taxi way the Captain observed a FAAN truck in a ditch. There were no marshals around it neither was there any marking to indicate that it encroached into the taxi way. There was no Notice To Air Men (NOTAM) issued to that effect as well.”

Gambian President: I've Cured 68 HIV Patients

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh said that dozens of HIV/AIDS patients in the tiny West African state have been cured using his secret concoction of boiled herbs.

Jammeh first announced he had found a natural remedy to cure AIDS in 2007, stirring anger among Western medical experts who claimed he was giving false hope to the sick.

"Who am I to expect that everybody would praise me," Jammeh said in a state television broadcast on Sunday evening, announcing that 68 patients had been cured and discharged from a treatment center.

"Just as the Prophet Mohammed prevailed and established Islam (...)I also prevailed to cure HIV/AIDS to the point that 68 are being discharged today," he said.

Eat apples, watermelon to protect against heart disease

The old saying that “an apple a day keeps the doctor away” may be truer than previously thought. Scientists, in a new study, have discovered that taking just two apples a day could protect against heart disease by cutting down on cholesterol levels, a blood chemical that hardens blood vessel.

In a study of healthy, middle-aged adults, scientists found out that consumption of one apple a day for four weeks lowered by 40 per cent the blood’s bad cholesterol blood (low-density lipoprotein). ‘Bad’ cholesterol furs up arteries and raises the risk of a life-threatening clot forming near the heart or brain.

The researchers, wanting to see if eating the equivalent of two apples every day could have a significant effect on heart disease risk, recruited 160 women between 2007 and 2009 who had been through the menopause. They got half to eat 75 grammes a day of dried apple, the equivalent of two medium-sized fresh apples.

2 Poems Written By Customs Officer Turned Into Music In America

Two poems, ``Edward Gone Bedward” and ``I am a Nigerian,” written by Dr David Agbaje, a Nigerian customs officer, were in July turned into music in America.

Agbaje, an Assistant Comptroller-General of Customs and Coordinator, Zone C, said he submitted some of his creative works for an international poetry contest, organised by Paramount group, Nashville, Tennessee, in 2008.

He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Port Harcourt on Wednesday that he wrote ``I am a Nigerian’’ in 1979 as an NYSC member in Awka and ``Edward Gone Bedward’’ in 1992.

He said in 2008, he saw an entry for an international poetry contest, organised by Paramount Music in Nashville, U.S. and sent three poems.

70-year-old man insists on marrying 12-year-old to boost wealth

Photo of the 12 years old Aminat Hamisu

This story is long actually but i just felt like sharing it, just grab your cup of tea.

Based on a prediction that his fortune would experience a leap, should he be married to a 12-year-old, a septuagenarian is hell bent on exchanging marital vows with the pre-teen girl despite the protestations of the mother. Olalekan Olabulo reports.

TWELVE years old Aminat Hamisu, a Class 1 student of Ansar Ud Deen Junior Secondary School in Ado Odo/Ota Local Government is in dire need of someone to save her life from impending disaster. She is a subject of a forceful marriage to a man, old enough to be her grandfather. She lost her father in the course of the confusion that ensued over her planned marriage to a septuagenarian. Aminat is supposed to be a Junior Secondary School 2 student but had to miss a whole academic session as a result of the fact that she had to escape from being forcefully engaged to a man, who should have been her guardian rather than husband. The insistence of the old man to marry her has also resulted in her missing classes.

Forty three years old Salamatu Hamisu, the mother of the 12 years old girl, while speaking with the Nigerian Tribune, appealed to well-meaning Nigerians and human rights organisations to save her daughter from forceful marriage to a man bent on marrying the girl. The mother of seven, while narrating the whole episode to Nigerian Tribune stated that it all started in 2001, when a man identified as Mallam Ibraheem Mairago, who was like a father to her insisted on marrying Aminat, who was just 11 years of age at that time.

John Dumelo Opens a Hair Outlet in Accra Mall

John Dumelo has advised his colleagues to think of branching into other businesses, since there are uncertainties in the Ghana Movie Industry.

The actor made this call to his fellow on-screen colleagues when he opened a J.melo hair outlet in Accra Mall for the Ghanaian community last Sunday.

“As an entrepreneur and a very good business man, I just encourage all my other celebrities to branch into other business because our industry has ups and downs.” He told GhanaCelebrities.Com.

As one of the sough after actors on the African continent, John is definitely one of the top earners in the industry presently.

He has also signed a 2 year deal with Intercom Programming & Manufacturing Company (IPMC), Ghana’s top IT Company as one of their faces.

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President Barack Obama and wife cover Ebony Magazine

Lovely Couple!

BBC interviews the fathers of the Aluu 4

Listen to the interview HERE

Accountancy Student to Die By Hanging for Murder

A  Delta State High Court sitting at Warri has sentenced one Eto Ufuoma to death by hanging having found him guilty of the murder of one Julius Oforofuo in June 2000.

The convict, Eto Ufuoma who claimed to be a National Diploma student of the Federal Polytechnic, Oko in company of two others was said to have gone to the deceased’s house located opposite the Isoko South Local Government Secretariat to forcefully demand for a pair of canvass shoes allegedly kept in the deceased’s custody by the convict’s elder brother.

The late Julius Oforofuo  refusal to release the pair of shoes earned him an attack but the rift was settled by neighbours who pleaded with the convict for calm.

However, dissatisfied after the morning fight, the convict staged a comeback in the evening  and reportedly stabbed the deceased in a public bathroom severally with a broken bottle in different parts of his body. The deceased was consequently  confirmed dead as at the time he was rushed to the Oleh General Hospital for medical attention.

A Neurosurgeon testifies about Heaven

Dr Eben Alexander spent 15 years as an academic neurosurgeon at Harvard but he was struck with a nearly fatal bout of bacterial meningitis in 2008 and had no brain activity when he lay comatose for seven days at a Virginia hospital.

Though he was unconscious and unresponsive during that period, he is now describing a 'hyper-vivid and completely coherent odyssey' to a place beyond, filled with butterflies and resounding music that has shaken his scientific viewpoint on human consciousness. He says he entered a place filled with clouds and the sound of chanting, and was met by a beautiful blue-eyed woman.

Dr Alexander describes his paradigm shift from focusing solely on the scientific make up of the brain to considering the spiritual realm of the mind, in a deeply reflective essay in Newsweek in advance of the release of his book, Proof of Heaven.

'As a neurosurgeon, I did not believe in the phenomenon of near-death experiences,' he writes in his article, explaining how he had previously relied on 'good scientific explanations for the heavenly out-of-body journeys described by those who narrowly escaped death.' 

Though he considered himself a nominal Christian he said he lacked the faith to believe in eternal life.

Aviation Minister Paddles a Canoe in her flooded Village

The minister, Stella Oduah posted the photos on her Facebook page showing the state of her own village in Akili, Anambra State. The flood, which began in September after the Lagdo Dam in Northern Cameroon broke, has displaced over 50, 000 people and killed at least one hundred so far!

President Jonathan made an emergency broadcast this morning where he directed the release of billions of Naira to several flood-raved states in Nigeria. Aliko Dangote and others have also donated to flood victim

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Students set Omuokiri-Aluu ablaze; UNIPORT shut down indefinitely

At least 12 houses have been set ablaze at Omuokiri-Aluu by angry Nigerian students who descended the small village in their hundreds this evening protesting the violent murder of four students. UNIPORT students were mobilized by students of other universities under the umbrella of the National Association of Nigerian. The indigenes of Aluu community has fled the community. The University has hereby been shut down indefinitely.            

Aluu Killing: A message from D'banj

They were my brothers…and yours.

Four days ago, I woke up to yet another unspeakable tragedy.

Four young men, all undergraduates, brimming with great dreams, unfulfilled aspirations and a promising future were killed. To express the depth of my pain and shock at their murder is impossible. And understanding how events could have degenerated to this level is truthfully beyond me.

UNIPORT Killings: Lloyd and Ugonna - Heart of the City - ft Yetty

The song was recorded by Big L (Lloyd) and Tipsy (Ugonna), what a talent! Rest in Peace.

Senator David Mark Speaks on Aluu 4, Commends Social Networks

"With the help of Social media, the faces of the killers of the boys were notified." - Sen David Mark said during the Senate plenary session on Aluu 4.

This is good to hear considering the fact that sometime in June, the Senate President called for a check on the menace of the social media in our society, saying that people use them to demean their leaders.

 Meanwhile, the senators condemned the act (the killing) and said everyone in the Aluu 4 video should be arrested and prosecuted.

Man Jumps from Storey Building in Port Harcourt

This man jumped down from the 8th floor of a building at the federal Secretariat In Port Harcourt this afternoon. The details are still sketchy and the reasons for his action has not been ascertained at the time of this report. Port Harcourt.

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Aluu 4 Killing: Llyod Michael's Parents in Pains for their son

“When we got there, one of them was still breathing. He was gasping for breath, but the crowd…they were all there watching while my baby (Lloyd) was butchered. Come to my area and ask questions about my child; the child I trained.

“Penultimate Sunday, we went to church, Salvation Ministry; that is where he worshipped. We all went together for the second service. He stayed back for the remaining service. When he came back, he started preparing to go to school. I can still see him as I talk to you.

“He brought out a book; ‘How Faith Works’ by David Ibiyomie and he said ‘Mummy, read this book and you will know what faith is all about. By the time I come back on Friday, you will tell me what faith is all about.’

A Woman Is Left Amazed After Her Ultrasound Scan Revealed Her Baby Making The V-Sign

                         

When pregnant Abigail Appleton,31, had an ultrasound scan, she expected to see the image of her baby cuddled peacefully in her womb but what she saw, rather left her amazed – her baby flicking  V sign at her.

The baby who will be born in January is to be called ‘William’ according to his mother.
She joked: “I had a feeling my baby boy would be naughty. I think he’s going to be a handful — he kicks me all the time.”

Chidi Mokeme returns as the anchor of Gulder Ultimate Search

Chidi Mokeme was the first anchor of Gulder Ultimate Search. He anchored season one and two before being replaced by Tintin in Season three.

7 years after he left without any explanations, he's back as the anchor! The show producers announced this at a selection party held recently in Lagos. This year's search will take place at the Usaka Forest in Obot Akara LGA of Akwa Ibom State.

UNN, Enugu campus, sealed off - As students protest fee hike

Thousands of students of the University of Nigeria (UNN), Nsukka, Enugu Campus, on Monday, staged a peaceful protest against alleged hike in  fees and other miscellaneous charges by the authorities of the institution. 

It was observed that as early as 7.00a.m. on  Monday, the main gate to the Enugu campus of the university had been locked against the students, who gathered to express their anger over alleged increase in fees.

Nigerian Tribune further observed that some of the students, who were inside the campus as of the time of the demonstration, were locked in the campus for over eight hours.

One of the policemen dispatched to the scene told reporters that they were acting in line with directive from “authorities,” stressing that, they were being careful in handling the situation to avoid unpleasant scenario.

Robbers On Rampage In Lagos, kill ASP, Inspector

An Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) and an Inspector fell yesterday under robbers’ bullets in new Oko-Oba, Agege, a Lagos suburb. The Police Command claimed last night that two robbers were also killed.

The officers reportedly displayed rare bravery as they engaged the robbers despite their superior firepower.

It was gathered that four policemen were on patrol around 2am when they sighted; a Hilux pick-up and two Toyota Sienna buses which they mistook for their Area Commander’s.

Police sources said they parked as a mark of honour for their presumed boss, only to be at from the vehicles.

The ASP and the Inspector, who were said to have taken cover behind the patrol van, returned fire.

Source said the robbers hit the ASP in the leg and he fell down and the robbers riddled his body with bullets.

Community deserted over murder of UNIPORT 4

SECURITY operatives continued the raid on Umuokiri-Aluu community for the second day running on Monday in search of members of the vigilance group accused of lynching four male undergraduate students of the University of Port Harcourt.

This is just as the university  has declared seven days of mourning in honour of its students mobbed to death by the vigilance group in Aluu on Friday.

It will be recalled that men of the Joint Task Force (JTF) entered Umuokiri-Aluu on Sunday and arrested 13 suspects, including the traditional ruler who allegedly ordered the killing of the students accused of armed robbery.

Nigerian Tribune observed that the community has virtually been deserted as residents have continued to leave en masse in fear of rumoured reprisal by students of the University of Port Harcourt.

Shops and businesses were closed and very few people were seen along the street of the once busy community. None of the few remaining residents agreed to talk to journalists.

Meanwhile, authorities of the University of Port Harcourt have declared seven days of mourning in honour of three of the four victims of the Aluu mob action.

Nigerian soldiers open fire after blast, 35 killed

At least 35 people were killed on Monday when Nigerian soldiers opened fire after a bomb blast struck their convoy in the northeastern city of Maiduguri, nurses at the hospital that received the bodies said.

The nurses in the Umaru Shehu hospital said 30 of the dead were in civilian clothes, while another five wore military uniforms. Militants of the Boko Haram Islamist sect, headquartered in Maiduguri, sometimes wear civilian clothes.

"They brought in so many dead bodies. They were more than 30 civilians, in civilian dress. We counted five dead soldiers as well," a nurse, who declined to be named, said. Most had died of gunshot wounds, she added.

Boko Haram is waging an insurgency against President Goodluck Jonathan's government with the avowed aim of reviving an ancient Islamic kingdom in majority Muslim northern Nigeria.

Styled on the Afghan Taliban, the sect's purported leader Abubakar Shekau has said he wants to impose sharia, Islamic law, on the country of 160 million people, around half of whom are Christians and the other half Muslim. His movement has become the number one security threat to Africa's top energy producer.

Borno state security spokesman Sagir Musa said he could not confirm or deny the casualty toll, but he admitted troops had opened fire after a bomb they suspected to be remotely detonated wounded two of them in a patrol.

Edinburgh named Europe's Leading Destination

Edinburgh has beaten London, Paris and Barcelona to the title of Europe's Leading Destination in 2012.

The prize was given at the World Travel Awards in Portugal at the weekend, described by the organisers as the "Oscars of the travel industry".

The awards are intended to highlight and reward those travel brands that have made the greatest contribution to the industry over the past year.

Edinburgh City Council leader, Andrew Burns, said it was "fantastic news".

He added: "This is a terrific endorsement from the people who work in the travel industry.

"Edinburgh is already a multi-award winning city and this is further confirmation that Edinburgh is a world class tourist destination steeped in history with a great atmosphere which hosts numerous world-renowned cultural events."

Ah ah, please change my flight to Edinburgh abeg not Paris again lol...

Calabar Carnival - Nicki Minaj Offered N31 Million To Perform

Nicki Minaj has been offered $200,000 (N31 Million) to perform at Calabar Carnival festival in Nigeria. It was created as part of the vision of making the Cross River State in Nigeria, the number one tourist destination for Nigerians and tourist all over the world. 
The carnival begins on 1st of December till 31st December.
Calabar Carnival festival in Nigeria, also tagged " Africa's Biggest Street Party", has boosted the cultural mosaic of Nigeria people while entertaining the millions of spectators within and outside the State, and boosting industry for all stakeholders.

Dangote Donates $2.7m To Kogi Flood Victims

 Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote,  has donated a total of 430 million naira ($2.7 million) to flood victims in Kogi State.

The cement king through his philanthropic foundation gave 150 million naira cash ($950,000) with food supplies and relief materials worth 50 million naira ($337,000) to the northern state badly ravaged by a flood that left many dead, thousands homeless and properties worth millions, destroyed.

Dangote also disclosed plans to enable 21,000 women of the flood victims get back on their feet through petty trading, stating 230 million naira ($1.36 million) had been set aside to support beneficiaries with 10,000 naira ($67) each.

The beneficiaries, who would be embursed next month, are to be selected a thousand each from different local governments of the state.

At a state ceremony in Lokoja, the state’s capital, Dangote said his donation was to complement the effort of the Kogi state government in giving respite to flood victims and resettling them as soon as possible.

“Obviously, the government alone cannot shoulder this onerous responsibility of bringing relief to the victims. The private sector and public-spirited individuals should join hands with the government to assist the victims of this national disaster that has ravaged about 21 states of the federation,” he said.

Governor Wada who with the philanthropist, visited victims at their temporary camp at St. Luke’s Primary School, Adankolo, stated that the donation was the largest the state had received for the victims.

 Source: VENTURES AFRICA