Why Boko Haram convicts were not sentenced to death–Lagos AG -

Against the backdrop of criticisms trailing the judgment of the Federal High court which sentenced some Boko Haram members to prison terms, Lagos State government yesterday explained that the convicts were yet to carry out an act of terrorism.At a briefing by the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice,  Mr. Ade Ipaye,  he set the record straight and stated non of them was guilty of murder or terrorism.According to the Attorney General, 17 suspects were initially arraigned before Justice Ibrahim Buba as at March, 2013, but by November of same year, they had been reduced to four suspects because no concrete evidence to prosecute them.

NSCDC parades seven for fuel theft

The Ondo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested seven persons in connection with alleged illegal bunkering and adulteration of petroleum products. Parading the suspects in Akure on Thursday, the state Commandant, Mr. Andrew Ugwumba, said the suspects were arrested at midnight in two separate operations carried out by his men at different locations in the state...

Confusion as pedestrians find unconscious policeman by roadside

Pedestrians around Stadium bus stop, Surulere, Lagos on Thursday morning walked out to find a policeman lying unconsciously behind a flower garden. PUNCH Metro learnt that the policeman, who was in uniform and boots, was observed in the helpless state at about 6.30am. Our correspondent gathered that the officer, whose names had yet to be known, might have been by the roadside all night as he looked frail and foamed in the mouth...

Mutiny: Trial of four Lt. Cols, 93 other soldiers begins

The authorities of the Nigerian Army have inaugurated a General Court Martial to try 97 officers and men for alleged offences in the ongoing counter-terrorism operation in the North-East. Among the officers are four Lieutenant Colonels, a major, four captains, five Lieutenants and one 2nd Lieutenant. The   Lieutenant Colonels are S.S. Tilawan,   D.B. Dazang, I.C. Ogunmanya, and S.U. Abubakar...

INI EDO SMOKES AND DRINKS TOO MUCH – Close Friend Opens Up

You may have heard that the much celebrated marriage between Nollywood actress, Ini edo and America-based businessman husband, Phillip Emeagwina has crashed with her bride price returned to her husband’s family, what you may not know are the many dramas that surrounded the five year-old marriage.

Aside earlier report that the actress is said to have engaged in an alleged adultery,elizabethifeoma.blogspot.com also spoke to a close friend of Ini, and she revealed a messy can of worms on the actress.

Photo: Alleged thief caught in Lagos

The man in the pic is a suspected thief who allegedly tried to steal from a woman along the tollgate axis by 7up road in Ikeja, Lagos. He was reportedly apprehended by passersby after the woman raised an alarm. And y'all know what follows next...jungle justice. He wasn't killed thou

Photo of the Liberian man diagnosed with the 1st case of Ebola in US

The identity of the man diagnosed with the first case of Ebola virus disease in America on Tuesday September 30th has been revealed. He is 42 year old Eric Duncan, pictured above. According to reports, this was Eric's first trip to the US and he went there to visit some family members. He is believed to have contracted the deadly virus from an infected pregnant woman in Liberia. 

About 15 people who Duncan came in contact with in the US have been traced. They include five students from different schools and his girlfriends children. All contacts however haven't shown any symptoms of the disease and are said to be doing fine. Eric is said to be in a serious condition

"Dear Tiwa Savage, You are NOT Beyonce" - Onyeka Nwelue Slams Tiwa & Hubby

Nigerian filmmaker and writer, Onyeka Nwelue, same guy that once blasted Tonto Dikeh in a very sarcastic open letter, has slammed Tiwa Savage and her hubby for fuelling divorce rumours like the Carters. Divorce rumours about the Baloguns has been hot topic for some days now and Onyeka is so pissed off. see his  Tweets below.

Breaking: Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau emerges in new video, says ‘I am alive and well’

In a 36 minutes video released exclusively to AFP, Boko Haram leader, Shekau Abubakar has dismissed reports of his death. Shekau, pictured above from the video, is quoted by AFP as saying he's alive and that his members are running their captured towns. "Here I am, alive. I will only die the day Allah takes my breath. Nothing will kill me until my days are over... I'm still alive.

Some people asked you if Shekau has two souls. No, I have one soul, by Allah. It is propaganda that is prevalent. I have one soul. I'm an Islamic student. I'm the Islamic student whose seminary you burnt... I'm not dead,He went further to say "We are running our caliphate, our Islamic caliphate. We follow the Koran... We now practice the injunctions of the Koran in the land of Allah," he said.

See the 5 Nigerian Men Arrested in Dubai for Robbing with Toy Guns

Dubai Police have busted a gang of five Nigerians that robbed the Al Mustaqbal money exchange of Dhs275,000 (N13 million), including various foreign currencies. According to Dubai news website GulfToday, Brigadier Sheikh Sultan Al Nuaimi, deputy Ajman Police chief, said that the incident took place last week when the gang members entered the exchange, assaulted its employees, threatened them with toy guns before emptying the premises of its cash and fled. The gang members entered the country on a visit visa, which expired long time ago.

He added that the police operations room received a call about the robbery at around 10.30 pm last Thursday.

However, the suspects managed to escape before the police arrived on the scene, as the employees failed to activate the alarm in order to alert the police.

Re-elect Jonathan and watch your economy crumble– Amaechi warns people of Rivers State.

Rivers  State  governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has said that the economy of the state will crash if President Goodluck Jonathan wins a second term of office in 2015. He also expressed doubts over the sincerity of the president to ensure free and fair general elections in 2015 as promised by the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega. Amaechi, who spoke on Tuesday evening when he appeared on ‘Hard Facts’, a live phone-in radio programme in Port Harcourt, the state capital, vowed that he would never return to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He said:Continue...
“I will remain in the All Progressives Congress and the state too should support the party. I am supporting APC not because I have not performed, but because if President Goodluck Jonathan wins a second term, the economy will crash.
“If he wins a second term, nothing will happen here. The only thing that will happen here is that buccaneers will loot the cash, all the money we are getting. They have already apportioned who will get what money.”
The governor expressed mixed feelings on the nation’s development strides as it celebrated 54th Independence anniversary. He described as diversionary, federal government’s claims that the fall in revenue allocation to states was as a result of oil theft. “Today is better; tomorrow is bad; next tomorrow may be worse. It has never been this bad. “It wasn’t that bad during Shagari government as it is now. As I told you, some states can’t pay salaries, so there is problem in our hands”, Amaechi said

US sends medical experts to study how Nigeria tamed Ebola

Stunned by the entrance of the Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, into America, the United States’ Center for Disease Control and Prevention has despatched its personnel to study how Nigeria contained the killer disease.The US reported on Tuesday that it has discovered a case of EVD in Dallas, Texas, but its health officials said “the crisis is under control and the public has nothing to fear.

Okorocha pardons 94-yr-old prisoner, 15 others

OWERRI—NINETY-four years old Mr. Canice Egbunnane, and Chidi Nwosu, 70, were among 16 prisoners Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State granted state pardon yesterday, as part of activities to mark Nigeria’s 54th independence anniversary.The governor said Egbunnane and Nwosu were pardoned on account of their ages, based on the exercise of his powers on prerogative of mercy.He said: “I acted on the recommendations of the Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy, which I earlier set up with the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in the state, Chief Chukwuma-Machukwu Umeh (SAN), as chairman.”He said 11 of the pardoned convicts were imprisoned for non-capital offences and had almost finished serving their prison terms, with less than six months left.The governor said: “Mr. Canice Egbunanne was par-doned on the ground of age. He is 94 years old, while Mr. Chidi Nwosu, also pardoned, is almost 70 years old.
”He said at 54, it was time to address insecurity, youth unemployment, selfishness and corruption.among leaders, lack of patriotism, emphasis on ethnicity, insurgence and other challenges facing the country.

Jonathan And PDP Didn't Win The War Against Ebola- Fashola

Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola appeared miffed Wednesday over the claims by the Federal authorities of containing the spread of Ebola in the sprawling metropolis of 20 million people.Without mentioning names and leaving little doubt about whom his arrows were pointed, Fashola in his valedictory October 1 speech, said he had heard stories emanating from campaign podiums with claims of conquering Ebola.

“The question we must ask is whether those who make these claims saw Ebola?”, the governor asked and went on to attribute the achievement to ‘heroic health workers’.“Because of their service and heroism, we were able to declare Lagos State Ebola-free on the 18th of September, 2014…“It is women like Stella Ameyo Adedevoh to whom such a claim rightly belongs.“It is young Nigerians like Dr. Morris Ibeawuchi, who first made contact with the index case patient and continued to treat him who saw and conquered Ebola. He got infected, from doing his job, got sick, survived and is back to his job.

The Real Truth Why Celebrities Are Going Into Politics POWER+ MONEY+FAME By Egocentric

I don’t speak for popularity, I speak my mind and my mind is the voice of truth and always play out accordingly. Now listen to egosentrik below:For the past few years, Nigerian actors and actresses have turned to politics for extra money and fame.Example; Nkiru Sylvanus (Imo State Govt), Okey Bakassi (Imo State Govt), Bob Manuel Udokwu (Anambra state Govt), RMD(Delta State Govt) and many more.Recently, Desmond Elliot (actor), Kate Henshaw(actress),9ice(musician), Tony Tetuila(musician) and many more have declared their interests in Nigerian politics come 2015 Elections.

Danjuma’s Son Makes Art World Splash

Theo Danjuma laughs as he recalls first encountering the work of Matias Faldbakken at a friend’s house in Berlin. The piece he saw involved bits of tape stuck directly onto the wall. “It was one of those; I was so freaked out,” the 28-year-old collector says when we meet at Electric House, minutes from his Notting Hill home. “At the time, it was such a shock, I had no way of comprehending [it].” This was only a few years ago, but Danjuma is a quick learner. Today, he describes the Norwegian artist—and his conceptually-driven assemblages of everyday objects—as making up “a big part” of his collection, which also features works by the likes of Jordan Wolfson, Cory Arcangel, Jason Rhoades, and Danh V. Continue...

Ghana plans to export electricity to Nigeria

Ghana says it is planning to export thousands of megawatts of electricity to Nigeria, Ivory Coast and other neighbouring countries that have power deficit. The Ghanaian President, Mr. John Mahama, who made the disclosure at the Africa Global Business and Economic Forum in Dubai on Wednesday, said his government had made huge investments in power generation that would enable the country to export excess electricity to Nigeria and others.

Photo: Politician vandalises pipeline to raise campaign funds

Operatives of the Inspector General of Police Task Force on Anti-Pipeline Vandalism have arrested a self-confessed politician, Wahab Junaid, for vandalising a Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation pipeline in the Obafemi/ Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State The officer-in-charge of the task force, ACP Friday Ibadin, said Junaid, aka Doctor, was one of the unit’s most wanted pipeline vandals. He explained that Doctor was arrested at Ifote village in the local council.
Punch Metro learnt that Doctor had allegedly been arrested and arraigned three times, but was discharged and acquitted.

I saw the Synagogue tragedy coming – TB Joshua

The founder of the Synagogue Church of all Nations, Prophet Temitope Joshua, has claimed that he saw a vision of the incident that killed at least 115 persons in the church guesthouse. The victims, mainly South Africans, died when a six-storey guesthouse belonging to the church caved in on September 12.
The embattled clergyman, who said he knew something tragic was to befall his ministry, noted that he prepared his parishioners on how to handle the tragedy. In a statement posted on the SCOAN’s official Facebook page, TB Joshua warned his critics against accusing him of failing to foresee the disaster that befell his ministry. “For those who are outside the Lord, they would not know. When you are outside God, you will not know what I am talking. When you are outside the light, you cannot understand what I am talking.

Pastor, teacher, 18 others killed, churches razed in fresh Boko Haram attack

Some suspected members of dreaded Boko Haram sect attacked Shaffa and Shindiffu villages of Hawul Local Government Area of Borno state killing pastor Eliud Gwamna Mshelizza of the Living Faith Church, a teacher (name withheld) at Government Girls Secondary School Shaffa and other 18 others mostly Christians...

PHOTOS: South african pastor Daniel Lesego Make his members to drink petrol for deliverance

 South African pastor, Daniel Lesego of Rabboni Centre Ministries who generated a lot of controversies few months back, after asking his church members to chew grass from a field. The pastor is back again with another huge one. According to reports, he gave his church petrol to drink. See more photos after cut...