Popular Rhythm 93.7 FM OAP, Iphie, shot dead in Port Harcourt

I'm absolutely sad to report that Rhythm 93.7FM PH on-air personality, writer and motivational speaker, Iphie Aggrey-Fynn was shot dead by armed robbers along Aba-Port Harcourt expressway yesterday. The Ghanaian-born OAP and blogger had gone to see her parents in Aba and was on her way back to Port Harcourt when their bus was attacked by armed robbers. As the driver attempted to speed away, the gunmen open fire on the bus, killing Ifeoma. May her soul rest in peace, Amen.

Photos: Newborn baby found being 'eaten alive' by ants after being dumped in the woods

The photos had to be censored because they're quite graphic. An abandoned new-born baby, said to be about 3 days old, was discovered by a man in the woods being 'eaten alive' by ants. The man, who called police, said he heard the child crying while he was taking a shortcut to work through the woods on the outskirts of Chelyabinsk, a city in Russia. The badly bitten child was lying on a pile of leaves and covered in ants. See another photo after the cut...

Gunmen kidnap Ondo regent

The regent of Akungba Akoko township in Ondo state, Princess Mojisola Omosowon has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen along the Owo-Akure road in Ondo state this morning. According to a palace source who spoke to Sahara Reporters, the regent was on her way to attend the inaugural lecture of the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) in Akure, the Ondo state capital when she was kidnapped by masked wearing gunmen.

Fuel Tanker Explosion Razes 44 Shops, 21 Vehicles in Lagos

A fuel tanker conveying 33,000 litres of petrol yesterday exploded at Iyana-Ipaja, Lagos, at about 1 am, thereby injuring no fewer than 14 persons, gutting about 21 vehicles and razing 44 shops.

The incident also completely burnt down five buildings and six tricycles, though officials of the Lagos State Fire Service and Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) later responded to the distress call of residents in the neighbourhood.

Based on reports from different rescue teams, the incident did not claim any life, though a good number of shop owners and traders were seriously affected, losing all their goods and means of livelihoods.

Speaking at the scene, the Director of the state fire service, Mr. Rasak Fadipe, said the incident occurred at about 1 am, explaining that the tanker driver lost control at Iyana-Ipaja due to what he ascribed to fatigue.

Boko Haram, Oil Theft Top Agenda as Buhari Meets Service Chiefs

Just as Boko Haram continued its guerilla attacks in North-eastern Nigeria yesterday, President Muhammadu Buhari met with the service chiefs at the Defence House, Abuja, where the insurgency and security situation in the country was reviewed.

Topmost on the agenda at the meeting was the Islamist terror group, the success recorded in the war against the sect, as well as strategies on sustaining the tempo against the terror group.

According to sources, another issue that featured during the meeting was incessant crude oil theft in the Niger Delta.
At the end of the meeting, which lasted for over two hours yesterday, the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Usman Jibrin briefed State House correspondents on what transpired between them and the president.

12,000 Visit New Delta Mall Warri Daily

The Multi-million dollar Delta Mall has been recording about 12,000 visitors daily since the shopping facility located in the Warri-Effurun metropolis  opened for business about three weeks ago.

The head of the Mall's management team of Broll Properties, consultants to investors of the Delta Mall, Mr. Oni Olusola, revealed this in a chat with newsmen in Warri, saying the project would be launched in three phases, including the shopping complex, a Lunch, Cinema and play arena.

The fight continues! Drake drops Madonna from his lyrics

A few weeks ago Madonna called Drake a girl for gagging after she kissed him on stage at Coachella. Drake hasn't replied Madonna yet because he claims he respects her but over the weekend, he made it clear that there's no love lost between them.

According to reports, during the Houston stop of his Jungle Tour, he replaced Madonna's name with Rihanna's name for his performance of the song 'Madonna' from his mixtape If You're Reading This Its Too Late.

Photos: Thousands of foreign currency found on dead Boko Haram commander

The Nigerian army says thousands of foreign currency was found on a Boko Baram leader killed during its operation in Dikwa, Borno state on May 23rd. Read the official statement and see the photos after the cut...

             

Thousands of Euro currency was found on the body of a terrorist commander after troops successfully repelled a terrorist on Mafa towards the border. The terrorist who is also an Amir by status and believed to be of foreign descent, is among about 30 terrorist fighters who died in the encounter while many others fled with wounds. The terrorists also lost a number weapons and equipment including the captured 13 rifles, a machine gun, rocket propelled grenade tubes and several other assorted ammunition.

A Toyota Bufallo vehicle was also recovered from the terrorists. Two of their armored vehicles were also destroyed in the battle. The only casualty on the side of own troops was damaged equipment. Mopping up operations is ongoing in the general area. Meanwhile, the offensive on all terrorists’ hideouts is continuing in many fronts.

The 10 countries with the world's fastest internet speeds. (See Nigeria's position)

With a few clicks on a keyboard and a swipe of the mouse, we have access to an unprecedented amount of information the likes of which humanity has never seen before.

But if you have a slow internet connection speed, then waiting for that page to load, that video to buffer, or that file to download can feel like an eternity.

Akamai Technologies, a cloud services provider, made a list of the fastest internet connection speeds in the world that shows where the luckiest citizens reside.

Photo: 24yr old accountant murdered by ritualists in Port Harcourt

24 year old Anita Oluchi Okore, a graduate of Banking and Finance from Abia state University (pictured above) was murdered a few weeks ago in Port Harcourt by men believed to be ritualists. According to a family member, Ada, who is based in Ebonyi, had gone to see her older sister in Port Harcourt when she unfortunately ran into these men. Ada had called her dad to tell him she was about to enter a bus that will take her from the park to her sister's house. She later called her dad, informing him that she was the only woman in the bus with three men and they were taking her somewhere other than her destination. Her father said he asked to speak with the men which he did and pleaded with them to free his daughter but all his plea fell on deaf ears as the men told him that they were not looking for a ransom and returned the phone back to his daughter. That was the last anyone heard from Anita...

India: 400 men cut off their testicles to ‘get closer to God’ following advice from ‘guru’

Multi-millionaire religious “guru” Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh persuaded around 400 of his estimated 50 million followers worldwide to cut off their own testicles to “bring them closer to God”.The details of the bizarre incident have only just come to light despite reportedly taking place in 2000 at a hospital run by Ram Rahim in India.India’s Central Bureau of Investigation has reportedly accused Ram Rahim of grievous bodily harm and he is under investigation. He has previously been questioned over the murder of an investigative journalist in 2002 and has also been accused of sexual assault by female followers but has never been charged.

Robber Arrested on Wedding Day in Ibadan

Nemesis caught up with a suspected member of a notorious robbery gang, Olumide Asiyanbi, as the Oyo State police command caught up with him while exchanging marital vows at a marriage registry in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital.

Asiyanbi presently in police custody said he joined the gang a year ago and that he had taken part in 10 robbery operations during which he fired gun shots at their victims.

“I was arrested on my wedding day. I met the gang leader, James Agba, last year. He told me that he knew how we could be getting regular money. He then initiated me into the gang. I have taken part in at least 10 operations since I joined them.

Okonjo-Iweala: Jonathan Incurred $21bn of $63bn National Debts

Coordinating Minister for the Economy (CME) and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Saturday put the nation’s total debt stock at $63.7 billion, which encompasses multilateral as well as domestic loans by successive federal and state governments since 1960. She said that of this figure,  $21.8 billion was incurred under the outgoing government of President Goodluck Jonathan.

Her disclosure is coming on the heels of remarks by Vice President-elect Yemi Osinbajo that the outgoing administration of President Jonathan will be leaving a huge debt of $60 billion for the incoming administration of Muhammadu Buhari.

Speaking during  an interactive session with finance correspondents in Abuja on Saturday, she said it was wrong to blame the Jonathan administration for the huge debt stock which she said was accumulated over a long period of time by several administrations.

NDLEA Boss Explains How They Got Kashamu, Nicknamed ‘God’

The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Ahmadu Giade, Sunday explained how the agency was able to get alleged drug trafficker, now Senator-elect, Buruji Kashamu, under house arrest in Lagos.

Officials of the agency had on Saturday stormed the Lekki home of Kashamu, who was allegedly nick-named “God” in the US, and got him restrained therein.
 
THISDAY gathered that to place Kashamu on house arrest, the agency had disarmed Kashamu's personal guards manning his gates.

Experts Task Buhari on Digital Economy for National Development

Experts in information and communications technology (ICT) sector, the financial sector and management development sector, have urged the incoming administration led by Muhammadu Buhari, to leverage digital economy in his administration, describing it as a sine qua non for national development and in sustaining the Nigerian economy.

They spoke at the sixth Annual Pan-African 1:1 Investor Conference organised by Renaissance Capital in Lagos recently.

'Digital Economy' in technical parlance, implies an economy mainly driven by digital computing devices.
Managing Director, Smile Communications Nigeria Limited, Mr. Michiel Buitelaar, while speaking during a panel session, described Nigeria’s digital economy as huge, and will impact virtually all segments of the economy, if well harnessed.

NCC Stops MTN’s New Tariff Plans

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), at the weekend, ordered MTN Nigeria Communications to stop implementing its new tariff plan called MTN TruTalk+ or face serious sanctions.

The NCC, the telecoms industry regulator, said it did not grant approval for the promo, which is already running.

The Commission also barred MTN from further advertisement of such service in the print, electronic media or its websites.

In a letter dated May 19, 2015 with ref No NCC/MTN/18/15 and signed by the Head, Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement, Mr. Efosa Idehen and Head, Legal and Regulatory Services, Mrs. Yetunde Akinloye, the Commission said the records of the Commission showed that the operator has no approval of the regulatory authority before embarking on the new promotional tariff plan.

Photos: How a man was nearly kidnapped by ritualists today

Story as it was sent to me. Read below...

It was a terrible experience this morning at my farm located at Odoyanta, Ijebu Ode. I just finished feeding the fish, so on my way back I heard a loud noise and the noise was coming from the father of the boy working for me although the man speaks in Igbo language. I had to ask the boy working for me to translate what his father said. He told me that his father said there are ritualist in the bush that they've taken someone from a fish farm nearby. That we should come out on time.

It happened that the ritualist tried to kidnap a fish farmer. They have succeeded in beating and chaining him like a dog. It was while the incident was going on that someone in the bush saw them and quickly ran back to town to alert guys in the community.

Many feared dead as Boko Haram attacks community in Borno

Many people are feared dead after Boko Haram members stormed Gubio community in Borno state on Saturday May 23rd, shooting sporadically and destroying houses and properties. According to a resident, Adam Kakami, who spoke with AFP, the sect members, dressed in military fatique operated for 6 hours

“We stayed in the bush from where we could hear sounds of guns up to 3:00 am (0200 GMT) when the shooting stopped but we could see fire from all over the town. We decided not to return and moved towards Maiduguri because we were afraid they would return.” he said

Artist steals Instagram photos and sells them for $100K at a gallery in New York

Right now you can purchase someone's Instagram photo for around $100,000. The money won't go to the photographer, however, it will go to "artist" Richard Prince, who has blown up and made prints of other people's Instagram photos for his series titled "New Portraits."

According to Petapixel, "Prince is notorious in the art world for taking other people’s work, 'appropriating' them as his own with various changes, and then selling them for large amounts of dough." And no, he did not get permission for these prints, which are screenshots of the images with one addition from Prince, "a short message [he] posted as the last comment on each one." 

Photos: Beyonce stuns in Ankara fabric

                                         

The singer looked lovely rocking Ankara fabric in new photos she shared on her instagram page...

Future threatens Ciara's new BF after photos emerge of Russell pushing his son in a stroller

This photo of Ciara's new boyfriend, Russell Wilson pushing Ciara's son with Future in his stroller as the couple went out, hit the net yesterday and Future wasn't so impressed to see it. When fans mocked him on instagram saying he was performing at shows while another man played dad to his son Future replied with gun emojis. People are saying it's a threat. Future has since taken it down. See it after the cut..