See How Water Was Poured On A Security Officer Spotted Sleeping On Duty

 



                            
Someone came in and saw him sleeping comfortably and used a bucket of water and poured on him. See his reaction.

Breaking: Ritualists Behead Woman In Delta
 




                        
Suspected ritualists have reportedly beheaded an elderly woman in Oghara town, Ethiope West LGA of Delta State on Wednesday night.

Sources, who said the unfortunate incident happened at Scott Road area in Ogharefe, Oghara, added that the killers went away with the head of the yet to be identified woman.

A credible source said the Council chairman, Solomon Golley, has been notified of the development while the woman will be buried today.

My Husband Only Had Fun With Me On Wedding Day – Governor Chime’s Wife





                            
Estranged wife of former Enugu State Governor, Mrs Clara Chime on Thursday asked the FCT High Court, Apo to grant her custody of her 10-year-old son.

Clara prayed the court during her response at the hearing of the petition filed by Sullivan Chime, seeking the dissolution of their 11 years marriage.

She informed the court that she was ready to divorced her husband and prayed that the custody of their son be given to her and child maintenance fee of N500,000 monthly.


Clara told the court that her son was not properly cared for and she is only allowed to see him five hours a month under heavy security.

When asked under cross-examination if she had taken a picture to present as evidence, she informed the court the she was forbidden by her husband’s stewards and security personnel from taking pictures of her .

While responding to Mr Paul Onya ,counsel to the petitioner, she informed the court that in the two previous petitions she filed she had demanded for custody of her child.


Onye then requested to tender the petitions filed at Enugu High Court and a FCT High Court as exhibits before the court.

Counsel to Clara, Mr Achibongu Iyeme, objected that the documents were not certified.

Clara also informed the court that she was depressed during her marriage because her husband only had marital relations with her only on their wedding night and never touched her so it led to her depressed condition.

Clara further denied any allegation of schizophrenia but said she only saw the CMD of neural psychiatric because her husband brought him home.

Justice Angela Otaluka ruled that documents were not admissible, she further adjourned the case till June 10 for continuation of hearing.

Nigerian Airports Record 3.5m Passengers, 54,000 Aircraft Movements in Q1





                           
A total of 3.5 million passengers passed through Nigerian airports in 54,000 aircraft movements in the first quarter of 2019, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has said.

According to FAAN’s First Quarter Report obtained by News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the figure represented an increase of 76,397 passengers or 2.23 per cent growth compared to the 3.43 million passengers recorded in the first quarter of 2018.

It also revealed there was 1.87 per cent increase in aircraft movements from 55,030 recorded during the same period in 2018.


According to the report, 2.56 million passengers travelled within the country (domestic), while a total of 951,128 passengers traveled into and out of the country (international) through the airports during the period under review.

The data further showed that 42,905 domestic and 11,095 international flights were operated across the nation’s 22 airports during the period.

The report on the four major airports in the country showed that Murtala Muhammed Airports, Lagos, (Domestic and International Wing) recorded the highest passengers and aircraft movements during the quarter.

The data indicated that Lagos airport recorded 1.53 million passengers, comprising 860,218 on domestic routes and 674,153 on the international routes.

The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja recorded 1.02 million passengers comprising 824,847 on domestic routes, while the international routes recorded 203,954 passengers.

FAAN also disclosed that Port Harcourt International Airport recorded 271,948 passengers comprising 251,410 domestic passengers and 20,538 international.

Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano recorded 322,659 passengers comprising 281,234 domestic and 41,425 international passengers.

The monthly breakdown showed that 1.42 million passengers comprising 789,883 arrivals and 633,069 departures in 18,653 aircraft movements were recorded in the month of January.

In February, 976,112 passengers comprising 462,447 arrivals and 513,665 departures in 18,150 aircraft movements were recorded.

The statistics also showed that a total of 1.11 million passengers comprising of 556,297 arrivals and 554,220 departures in 17,197 aircraft movements were recorded in March. (NAN)

The remaining passenger come down to assist the guy to stop the blood rushing from his leg, the policeman went to him and shout at him again instead of helping him to stop the blood.

People gather there shouting at the policeman says "You shot passenger and saying watin happen, instead of helping him, you are shouting watin happen"

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https://www.everyvibes.com.ng/2019/05/nigerian-policeman-shot-passenger-leg-inside-the-vehicle--blood-rushing.html

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News reaching Groovenaija360 has it that a mad man has killed himself after beheading 6 persons in Ahoada West Local Govt Of Rivers State.

The sad incident took place in Ebiriba, a village in Ahoada West Local Government Area on (30/4/2019) at night in the community.

It was gathered that the mad man goes on a rampage and started killing innocent residents with sharp cutlass, after succeeding to kill six persons, he also killed himself.

The cause of the killings is still yet unknown as at the time of this report, but more details on this coming soon..

>> https://grovenaija360.com/mad-man-beheads-6-persons-kills-himself-in-ahoada-rivers-state-graphic-photos/

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Man Wakes Up To Find Coffin And Charm In Front Of His House. 

Igbo Man Becomes First Black Man To Be Elected Mayor In London .






A Nigerian of Igbo extraction, Ernest Ezeajughi, has made history by winning election as the first Black Mayor of the London Borough of Brent, United Kingdom.

Ezeajughi, a native of Anambra State, was elected Mayor on April 16, by the College of Councillors of Brent, London, and was sworn into office yesterday, Wednesday, May 1, 2019.
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Prior to his election as Mayor, Ezeajughi, a strong member of the Labour Party, won election for a Councillor position representing Stonebridge ward at Brent Council in 2014.

He was re-elected again in 2018, retaining his seat all in the white-dominated political environment after a very keenly contested election. He was elected Deputy Mayor of Brent within a year.

After graduation in 1998 and completion of his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), he worked briefly in the private family business – Koval Linkworld Agencies Ltd – before migrating to England to join his wife.

In England, Ezeajughi obtained a Master’s degree in Science (M.Sc) from the prestigious Kings College, London. A Scientist by profession, he worked with Medicine and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).

A father of four children, Ezeajughi was one of the founding fathers of a major Nigerian political party, the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) UK Chapter and was the Chairman in 2010-2012.

He thereafter joined UK politics and soon became a strong member of the Labour Party

Quote:The second term ambition of Yahaya Bello, the governor of Kogi State has been threatened by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).

Mr Bello who was sworn in as the state governor in 2016 has the work-force body to battle with if he fails to clear off their wages before the state’s governorship election slated for November 2.

While the governor claims not to have paid salaries since this year, the workers are saying otherwise, insisting they have not been paid for over 30 months.

Despite the governor’s claim, the workers repeated their position today at the celebration of their day (May Day) in Lokoja, the state capital.





The chairman of the NLC in the state, Onu Edoka, said workers in the state will re-elect the governor if he pays up the wages they are being owed.

He said if the electoral body in the country will ensure their votes count, workers in the state will decide the next fellow to govern the state.

“If you pay our salaries, leave bonuses and implement our promotions, we assure you that we shall stand by you,” Mr Edoka told the governor represented by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Folashade Ayoade-Arike.

“If only the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) would make their votes count, workers would decide the next governor of the state on Nov. 2.



“Workers have the power to determine the next governor of the state and would prove it in the state governorship election slated for November 2, if only the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) would make our votes count,” he said.

Responding, Mr Ayoade-Arike stated that the state government owed workers five months salaries, saying the last was paid in November 2018.

The SSG also said the government would meet with labour leaders and decide on modalities to adopt for its implementation of the new N30,000 minimum wage.

Tonto Dike drags IK Ogbonna for 'mentioning her son' on Instagram, threatens to 'expose' him






Nollywood Actress Tonto Dike is always ready to clapback or drag anyone who directly or indirectly calls her out and this time actor IK Ogbonna is on the hot seat.
It all started after IK took to his instastories to shade a certain person who had broken the internet without putting her child into consideration.
''While breaking the internet think of your pikin'' IK wrote
''To whom it may concern'' He added in another story.
 

 
Tonto Dike as expected took to her Instagram page to drag IK stating that she will hold no bounds in 'spilling the juice' about him. Making reference to a certain 'pinky girl' who was sued by the actor for calling him gay in a video on Instagram, Tonto said she's ready to do worse and will demand for IK's butt X-Ray if he decides to sue her.
Read the post below.

Quote:Think about your son and how this fallout will affect him!!
Cause i am a no hold back kinda sis my brother!!
#E go bad #cause i don wan talk since you sue that girl but i just calm #My own is i will sue you back and demand for your butt x-ray #Dont play with me ik
And IK don't EVER mention my son again.
#POST AND DELETE IN 1HOUR

by Linda Ik

Gunmen storm Daura, kidnap Father-In-Law to President Buhari’s ADC






Unknown gunmen suspected to be kidnappers, last night May 1st, stormed Daura, the village of President Buhari, kidnapping the father-in-law to the President’s ADC.
According to reports, the gunmen who rode in a Peugeot 406, stormed the village and were shooting sporadically into the air.
They abducted the victim Musa Umar who is said to be the Magajin Garin Daura shortly after observing  his Maghrib prayer. The traditional ruler who is the father of Fatima Musa, wife of Colonel Mohammed Abubakar, the Aide de Camp, ADC, to President Muhammadu Buhari, was a retired customs comptroller.
The state police command says it is on the trail of the kidnappers.
In January 2019, the Katsina State governor, Aminu Masari, lamented that the state was under siege by bandits, armed robbers and kidnappers.

by Linda 

State governors fuel insecurity to raise their security votes – EFCC boss, Ibrahim Magu, alleges






The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, has accused some state governors  of deliberately fueling insecurity in their states so as to increase their security votes.
The EFCC boss made this allegation when he spoke at the induction programme for returning and newly-elected state governors held at the Presidential Villa.

Quote:“We have also seen evidence of theft of public resources by some state governors –  cashing in on the insecurity in their states. Insecurity has also offered the required oxygen for corruption to thrive as evident in the $2.1bn arms procurement scandal involving top military commanders both serving and retired.” Magu said

Quote:“Mass poverty in the region, due in part to corruption by the ruling elite, is largely to blame for the ease with which the Islamists are able to recruit fighters to sustain their aggression against the Nigerian state. As an investigator, I am shocked by the quantum of resources stolen from the Niger Delta Development Commission by those who run the intervention agency.
It is so bad that even a mere personal assistant to a former Managing Director was charged with stealing over N3bn. Whether we like it or not, corruption and terrorism have become the twin evils, undermining our collective efforts to make Nigeria a truly great country.”

by Linda 

Actor Charles Awurum blasts Nollywood producers who feature Bobrisky in their movies






Actor Charles Awurum, has blasted Nollywood movie producers that feature Nigerian crossdresser, Bobrisky, in their movies.
 
In a video he posted on his Instagram page, the actor slammed movie producers for encouraging Bobrisky who he described as someone who ''sponsors a colony of young boys to become gays and behave like women''.
 
According to Awurum, the punishment God has for Bobrisky also awaits the movie producers encouraging him. 
Watch the video he shared below.
 

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Actor Charles Awurum blasts Nollywood producers featuring Bobrisky in movies. Swipe to watch the full video
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by Lin

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES

THURSDAY, 2ND MAY.


OUR PERFECTION IS OF HIM.

Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect (Matthew 5:48).

You might have heard some people say, “No one is perfect; so don’t say you’re perfect.” Ask them why they say that, and you’d discover it’s the result of their own experiences or other people’s experiences. What does the Bible say? It says, “Be ye perfect even as your heavenly Father is perfect.” God will never ask us to do something He knows we couldn’t do. If He demands perfection of us in the earth, it means it’s possible.

When you study the Word, there’s no place that suggests to us the impossibility of perfection. Everything about God calls for perfection—exce
llence. The reason most people don’t think perfection is possible is that they don’t know what perfection is. Perfection is like success, which can be measured at different stages of your life, according to the set objectives, purpose, and goal. Perfection is measured according to the light, instruction or information that you have with respect to the underlying objectives.

In our opening verse, the word “perfect” derives from the Greek word “teleios” which is full-grown in maturity, blameless, unspotted; wanting nothing; a completeness. It refers to measuring your heart with the heart of God; and the way to do this is through the Word. This means that you do things as God would have you do them; you let your heart be like God’s. You think, love, and forgive as God does, because you have His heart.

Furthermore, another reason many believe perfection is unachievable is that they use their religious minds to judge or measure what it is. Think about it: if in Christ Jesus, we’ve been qualified to become sharers and partakers of His life, His grace, and His righteousness, it means our perfection is also of Him. Jesus was the perfect One; the Bible says He obeyed God even unto death. He qualified before God and gave us His qualification.
So, our qualification for righteousness and perfection is of Him. All you have to do to be perfect in His sight is to accept and affirm His qualification. His vicarious death was to make you perfect: present you holy, unblameable and unreproveable in His sight (Colossians 1:22). Now, live accordingly.

PRAYER

Dear heavenly Father, I thank you for qualifying me to be perfect, righteous, holy, unblameable and unreproveable in your sight. I’m yielded to the Spirit of perfection and excellence that’s at work in me. Therefore, my words, thoughts, and actions are detailed and flawless. I think, talk, and exude excellence, to the glory and praise of your matchless Name. Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY:

1 John 4:17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.

2 Corinthians 5:21 For he hath made him [to be] sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

2 Corinthians 13:11 Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.

1-Year Bible Reading Plan
Luke 24:36-53 & 2 Samuel 12-14

2-Year Bible Reading Plan
Mark 7:1-13 & Numbers 5




#TALKINGSESSION

2ND MAY.

KINDLY SAY THESE WORDS OUT LOUD

Dear Heavenly Father, I am so thankful for the love and grace You’ve lavished upon me. Thank You for expressing Yourself to the world through me. Christ continually lives through me. I am the effulgence of His glory, the express image of His person and my life is a manifestation of the praise

and glory of God. I am not ordinary; I am a vital member of the family of God—a member of Christ’s body, of His flesh, and of His bones. Therefore, I am invigorated with divine might and ability in my spirit for the supernatural. I am empowered to do the impossible, for greater is He that is in me, than he that is in the world. Glory to God. Hallelujah!


God bless you

Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the PDP Presidential candidate in 2019 election who reacted to claims by President Muhammadu Buhari that his academic certificates are with the Nigerian Army, has stated that he can order the army to produce them if they exist. Atiku who countered the response Buhari gave to their petition filed before the Election Petitions Tribunal,  said  if it was true that  the certificates existed, Buhari as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces could order the army  to produce them.

The PDP Presidential candidate who said he attached his academic certificates to the Form CF001  he submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission, had urged the tribunal to declare them the authentic winner of the February 23 presidential  election,  insisting Buhari did not possess the educational qualifications he claimed to have in his INEC Form CF001.

The petitioners also stated that “the purported training and courses”, which Buhari claimed placed him “head and shoulders above” Atiku regarding  educational qualifications to contest the presidential election, “did not culminate in the issuance of any certificates he claimed in his  INEC Form CF001”. They also  described Buhari’s claim of being head and shoulders above Atiku as “erroneous”.


https://unclesuru.com/2019/05/02/buhari-can-order-army-to-produce-his-certificates-if-they-exist-atiku/

A man has been arrested after allegedly molesting an 8-year-old girl in a sexual manner in Irete community, Owerri West local Government Area of Imo state. 

It was gathered that the suspect identified as Mr. Romanus from Orogwe autonomous community sneaked into Irete community to sexually abuse the underage girl. 

According to reports, Mr Romanus lured the girl to join him in watching a pornographic video while he took advantage of her sexually. 

An alarm was raised after the man's illicit act was suspected by some villagers. The suspect denied the allegation which was confirmed by the little girl. He later confessed to the crime after he was beaten to pulp by the community youths.

The local security operatives had to whisk the suspect away to their station for further investigation. 

See more; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2019/05/man-sexually-abuses-girl-after-luring-her-to-watch-porn-in-imo.html

Boko Haram terrorists do not earn more than the Nigerian soldier- Nigerian Army says






The Nigerian Army has denied claims that Boko Haram terrorists earn more than its officers. 
 
A member of the Presidential Committee on the North East Initiative (PCNI), Dr. Sidi Ali Mohammed, at a function in Abuja on Monday 29th, said that Boko Haram members receive as much as $3,000 daily which he claims serves as payment for carrying out terrorist attacks in the North-East since 2014. Read here.
 
In a statement released this afternoon, the Nigerian Army said Mohammed's claim is false. Read the statement below

Quote:The attention of the Nigerian Army has been drawn to a publication on Sahara Reporters and other social media platforms, to a false claim credited to one Doctor Sidi Ali Mohammed, a member of the Presidential Committee on the North East Initiative. In it, he alleged that the criminal terrorist group members earn as much as $3,000 daily, as against the Nigerian soldier who is paid N1,000 only. This is not true, pure lie and highly irresponsible comment coming from a supposedly knowledgeable person of his calibre.
It is also criminal and preposterous to compare the gallant soldiers of our Armed Forces with the rag tag terrorists’ criminal gang. Indeed there is no such basis at all between the outlawed criminal terrorist who commits crime against humanity and our highly patriotic, courageous and brave soldiers whose sacrifice cannot be quantified.
Over time, we have been alerting the world that the menace of Boko Haram terrorism is being aided and abetted by sympathizers’ such as Doctor Sidi Ali Mohammed. He must have been associated with the terrorists’ group beyond what he may want the public to know for having the knowledge of how much a terrorist earns per day to commit atrocities against fellow Nigerians and other innocent people including women and children. His statement could be part of the deliberate attempt to demoralise the patriotic soldiers serving their fatherland so that the terrorists will take advantage of it. It is also a way of swaying the gullible youths to believe the lies of Boko Haram terrorists as being peddled by him.
Therefore, we are calling on all Nigerians to discountenance the statement credited to Doctor Sidi Ali Mohammed; while we take necessary steps to formally report him to the appropriate authorities to further substantiate these unfounded allegations. 
We would like to assure the public that the Nigerian Army would remain resolute and focused in the fight against terrorism and insurgency in our great nation and no amount of distraction or terrorists’ propaganda will dissuade it.
SAGIR MUSA
Colonel
Acting Director Army Public Relations

by Linda 

IBEDC raises alarm over vandals tampering with electricity facilities






The Chief Operating Officer of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Commission (IBEDC), Engr. John Ayodele has said activities of vandals tampering the Disco’s facilities are preventing it from tending customers’ needs.
He also condemned the building of houses, shops and relaxation spots under power lines, bypassing of meters by 70 percent of Nigerians, saying that prosecuting all defaulters in the law courts will make the courts treat electricity defaulters’ cases alone at the expense of other critical issues.
Ayodele spoke in Ibadan at the stakeholders' engagement and press parley to mark the commencement of safety week of the IBEDC and the World Safety and Health at Work day under the theme: “Safety and Health and The Future of Work”.
 

 
He said people must be aware of the dangers of living under power lines and breaching electricity cables to them and their family, adding that it is sad that most Nigerians willingly like to break the law than adhere to them.
“Safety is a factor in life and people must know this. We are dealing with people’s lives and we must provide safety for them. The power lines range from 11,000 volts to 33,000 to 333,000 volts and the key issue is that if you live under high tension wire, you are living under a death threat, which is as good as staying in Kirikiri awaiting the noose of the hangman and people who sleep and find it convenient under such lines to do trade should know that it’s dangerous and they should desist from it”, he asserted.
He attributed the practice of lawlessness of most Nigerians to the loss of value system in the country, praising officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for being helpful at protecting some of their equipment across its five regions of operations.
 

 
He said they are in various strategic discussions with different stakeholders on how to curb the destruction of their properties and are ready to heighten protection.
The COO said the safety discussion is not for customers alone but also for staff as he said everybody must be safety conscious while working on the electricity poles, as the management has realized that staff also fail to follow isolation rules while on duty which most times cause fatal accidents.
The Chief Technical Officer, IBEDC, Engr. Ade Ayileka appeal to people to be calm and report any electrical issue to the nearest IBEDC office instead of engaging local electricians that will expose the whole community to risks due to illegal connection and tampering of the cables which their knowledge can't afford them to understand.
 

 
The HSE consultant to IBEDC, Ampak Nigeria limited, Lead Health, Safety and Environmental Consultant, Mrs. Kemi Ajakaiye said the success of any business is to ensure safety in all facet which will go a long way in making IBEDC achieve the ISO 45001 certification.
World Day for Health and Safety was initiated by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) because every day, 6,300 people die as a result of occupational accidents or work-related diseases – more than 2.3 million deaths per year.
317 million accidents occur on the job annually; many of these resulting in extended absences from work. The human cost of this daily adversity is vast and the economic burden of poor occupational safety and health practices is estimated at 4 percent of global Gross Domestic Product each year.

by Linda 

Photos: Gunmen attack travelers on Abuja-Kaduna Highway, kill one, kidnap driver, others






Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers and armed robbers on Tuesday, attacked travelers along Abuja-Kaduna Highway.
According to an occupant of one of the vehicles attacked, Bala Jonathan, the gunmen kidnapped the driver and other passengers after killing one.
"This is d corpse of a man that was killed at d process when we were attacked yesterday, I sat next to him in d car we bored and that's d car we bored, d driver and others were kidnapped but 4 of us were able to escape miraculously and I drove d car from d scene to a nearby village. Kindly check d corpse and d car plate number, if u know any, d corpse is in General Hospital Kachia while d car is in police station Kachia"
 




by Lind

Photos: Soldiers allegedly open fire on TASCE staff protesting 30 months unpaid salaries



 



Soldiers on duty allegedly opened fire on the staff of  Tai Solarin College of Education,TASCE, who were demanding for their 30 months unpaid salaries.
According to Olaoluwa Okutubo,who shared photos of the wounded staff on April 29, the soldiers acted on the order of the Provost,  Adeola Kiadese.
Meanwhile, a Non-Governmental Organisation,  Kakaaki Ijebu Voice, has appealed to the Governor - elect of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun , to pay the 30 months salaries owed to the staff of Tai Solarin College of Education , upon assumption of office to enable the members of live normal lives.
 

 
The organisation , which made this known at a briefing held in Ilorin on Tuesday, through its National Coordinator , Rotimi Oduyoye, and the Publicity Secretary, Olu Olawemimo , said it behoved on it to set the agenda for the new administration to ensure the needs of the people are met.
"As much as we understand the herculean task ahead , expect this government to pay Tai Solarin College of Education staff salaries lingering for over 30 months . We expect the government to focus on the cleanliness of the environment ; refuse dumps on the street should be things of the past, particularly in Ogun East Senatorial District. We urge the governor- elect to follow the legacy of the first civilian governor of the state , Chief Bisi Onabanjo , in developing all divisions in the state and even surpass his legacy. We also charge him to consider youth and women empowerment as a priority" he said.
 
 
 
 





by Linda

Breaking! Caster Semenya loses landmark case against rules regulating testosterone in female athletes

South African Olympic champion and intersex athlete, Caster Semenya,  lost her landmark case against rules regulating testosterone in female athletes. 
 
Recall the double Olympic champion who has dominated 800m running in the last decade, fought regulations imposed by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) which aimed to compel 'hyperandrogenic' athletes — or those with 'differences of sexual development' (DSD) — to lower their testosterone levels if they wished to compete as women. 
 
According to Daily Mail, the IAAF argued that the rules were essential to preserve a level playing field to ensure all female athletes can see 'a path to success'.
CAS said in a statement on Wednesday: 'By majority, the CAS panel has dismissed the requests for arbitration considering that the claimants were unable to establish that the DSD regulations were 'invalid'.
'The panel found that the DSD regulations are discriminatory, but the majority of the panel found that, on the basis of the evidence submitted by the parties, such discrimination is a necessary, reasonable and proportionate means of achieving the IAAF's aim of preserving the integrity of female athletics in the restricted events.'
The Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland, heard a week of arguments in the case in February. 
Going by the judgment, female athletes such as Semenya must now take testosterone suppressants like the contraceptive pill to stay under the permitted level to continue competing as a woman in any running event between the 400m and the mile. 

by Linda Ikeji

Comedian I Go Dye welcomes baby girl with actress, Eki Okoro (photos)

Comedian Francis Agoda aka I Go Dye, is a dad again. The comedian welcomed a baby girl with actress Eki Okoro, on Tuesday April 16th in a private hospital in Benin city. Eki has been in a sizzling romance with the comedian who has a son, Roy.  
 
The baby girl has since been named Oghenerukevwe Wealth Paris Agoda.
 
According to some sources, I Go Dye paid for the Eki's hospital bill after the delivery, gave her a Benz car and also a plot of land. He has also gone to see his baby.
 
The comedian who turned 40 on April 4th, has never been married and has been separated from his son's mother for over 5 years now.
Congrats to them!

Photo of I Go Dye with hi son, Roy and his mum below



by Linda Ikeji 

The price of bread and other flour eatables may soon rise by 10 percent following a recent N600 increase on the price of flour.

Flour millers raised the price of a bag of flour by N600 last March, resulting in a bag selling at N10,700 and N11,900 instead of the former between N10,200 and N11,300.

Tumba Turi, the National President of the Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria (AMBCN), told Daily Trust on phone yesterday in Maiduguri. “Our members constitute 80 percent of the consumers of the flour produced by the millers, but they increased the price of the commodity without consulting us,” Sir Dominic stressed his lamentation. 

“Most bakeries across the country are closing down now as a result if the price increase,” he said, calling on the federal government to prevail of the flour millers to reverse the price increase, warning, “if the increase is not reversed, we may be compelled to raise the price of bread and other baked-flour eatables by 10 percent.” The AMBCN president complained: “When the USD exchanged for N500 a bag of flour was N11,300; yet now with the USD exchanging for N360 a bag was still N11,300 even before the recent N600 increase.”

Bukar Mustapha, the Borno State Chairman of AMBCN said: “We know that the consumers of baked products will protest nationwide if we raise the price of our products, but we may have to do so if government does not prevail on the millers to reverse their increase.



Source: http://www.ngg.ng/2019/05/01/bread-price-may-rise-by-10/

US-based lady in search of a Nigerian man who is the father of her son (photos)

A US-based lady, Khaliah, is currently in search of a Nigerian man who she had a fling with two years ago that resulted in her getting pregnant.
 
According to Khaliah, she met with the Nigerian man who goes by the name Price Solomon on Facebook. They met on a dating site, hung out in Buckhead Atlanta, had sex and then lost contact. In a mail sent to LIB, Khaliah wrote

Quote:''Hello  my name is khaliah and I live in Atlanta. Almost 2 years ago, I hooked up with this man. We lost contact and I know he is somewhere. My child is growing older and needs his father. Please help me find him, this is not his real name and he doesn’t know anything about his son. I have no idea where to find this man please help by just posting.
I met this man on a dating site and we hooked up a few times in Buckhead Atlanta.  I named my baby boy Karter'' she wrote in a mail sent to LIB

CSCS Pays N3.5bn Full Year Dividend To Shareholders



The Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) has proposed a cumulative dividend of N3.5 billion to its shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2018. Also, the company posted a profit before tax of N6.09 billion for the year.

The dividend pay-out translates to 70 kobo per share, which has been approved by shareholders and expected to be paid to shareholders whose names appeared on the register of members on as at April 9, 2019.

Speaking to shareholders at the company 25th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Lagos, the chairman of CSCS, Oscar Onyema, said that despite the socio-economic developments and political agitation/instability, the company’s business performed well as seen in its financial results. Onyema attributed the good performance to several factors including the primary market segment which witnessed the listing of two new companies, Notore Chemicals Industries and Skyway Aviation handing Company (SAHCO) and relatively strong secondary market activity on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE).

Also, he said growth of non-traditional products and services to drive auxiliary income as part of strategy implementation, sound corporate governance model, skied workforce and technology helped in the good fortune of CSCS.


The company’s results during the period under review showed Group’s gross earnings grew by four percent year-on-year to N9.1 billion in 2018 from N8.7 billion in 2017. Income from other non-core services amounted to N260 million, up from N215 million, resulting in an increase of 17 per cent, while total operating expenses in the year stood at N3 billion as in 2017. At the end of the year, profit before tax stood at N6.09 billion in 2018 from N5.66 billion in 201 7.

Total assets grew by 12 per cent to N35.85 billion in the year under review from N31.91 billion in 2017. Onyema noted that “We continuously strive to create value for our shareholders by developing products and services in addition to our core business.” According to him, our marketing efforts have been re-energized to establish us as leaders in the document management services space with clientele across several business sectors and in government.


On outlook, the chairman of CSCS said that strong Corporate Governance standards and strategy execution shall remain top of mind for the board and management in the coming years. “We will continue to stretch ourselves to ensure that our strategic objectives are met, so as to achieve long term value creation for our shareholders and stakeholders,” he said. Also, the chief executive officer of CSCS, Mr. Haruna Jalo-Waziri said “Overall our capability to process trades has now significantly increased from hundreds of thousands of trades to millions of trades daily.



“This development ensures that we stay well positioned to deliver clearing and settlement services across current and future product offerings of the Stock Exchanges, we render services to.” Jalo-Waziri stated that “We have continued to strengthen our interaction and influence within and outside of the Nigerian capital market by cultivating and maintaining partnerships that promote similar interests and values.”

Read More at: https://leadership.ng/2019/05/01/cscs-pa...reholders/

Controversial Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh is not done dragging her ex-husband Olakunle Churchill, as she has granted a new explosive interview.

Unlike her other interviews, this time she came with receipts to clear some stories that surfaced online.

According to her, when you keep poking the sleeping bear, eventually it will retaliate.

She addressed allegations that she was smoking and on drugs while pregnant with her son Andre.
She said Churchill and his mum lied to her about Obasanjo being his father.
She said Obasanjo told her Churchill is not his son, and didn’t hide his mouth
She revealed she never knew Churchill was an Internet fraudster until she caught him in the middle of a red candle with laptop on his lap, and a red cloth tied around his waist.
She showed off the only things Churchill has bought for their son Andre.
She cried while revealing her son's school sent her a reminder because Churchill didn't pay their son's school fees.
She revealed why she changed her son's name to her father's name.
She shared an obituary photo of Churchill's real father.
She debunked allegations by Churchill that she pushed his mother.
She revealed she sponsored their wedding and there were over 200 guests as opposed to what he said that there were just 4 persons at the wedding.
She revealed she has not been to London for the past 5 years, that the only time she did was during her drug rage when she fell off stag.

The videos combined are over 1 hour, so brace yourselves and watch here; 


http://www.amagitesblog.com/2019/05/-exposes-ex-husband-again-in-new-explosive-interview-video.html

Former Sudan President Stoned As He's Transported Like Cow To Prison


Former President of Sudan and his entire government transported like cows to prison as citizens stoned them.

The deposed ex-Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir was moved to Khartoum’s grim high-security Kobar prison from the presidential residence, family sources said, as military rulers announced steps to crack down on corruption.

The ex president was treated like a cow as seen in video viral on social media while he's transported to the prison.

Watch the video
https://zenithnaija.com/former-sudan-president-stoned-as-hes-transported-like-cow-to-prison/

1,071 people were killed and 685 were kidnapped in first quarter of 2019 – Police IG reveals



 



Mohammed Adamu, the acting Inspector-General of Police has said that 1,071 persons lost their lives in crime-related cases across the country in the first quarter of 2019. The IGP made this known during the quarterly Northern Traditional Rulers’ Council meeting held on Tuesday in Kaduna.    
 
Adamu said the crime statistics showed that between January and April, at least 685 persons were kidnapped across the country. He said 767 of the persons killed were from the North. Giving a further breakdown of the deaths, Adamu said the North-West topped the death list with 436; North-Central came second with 250; while the South-South geopolitical zone recorded 130 deaths during the period under review.  
 
He added that Zamfara State with 203 murder cases topped the national prevalence rate, Kaduna State followed closely with 112 reported cases while 90 people were killed in Benue State. According to him, most of the murder cases recorded in the North are linked to banditry and communal violence.  In relation to banditry, he said, a total of 175 deaths were reported between January and April this year with Zamfara State topping the list with 104 reported cases, followed by Katsina State with 21 killed by bandits and Sokoto State with 19 cases.  
 
On kidnappings, the IGP said 546 or 79.8 per cent of the national total were recorded in the three northern geopolitical zones.  He said the highest zonal prevalence rate occurred in the North-West where 365 persons were reportedly kidnapped within the period under review.    

Quote:“This is followed by the North-Central geopolitical zone where 145 persons were kidnapped. It is pertinent to mention that Zamfara State has the highest national kidnap rate with 281 victims in what has been directly linked to the activities of bandits in the state. This is followed by Kogi and Niger states where 65 and 51 persons, respecrively were kidnapped within the period,” the IG added.  

by Linda 

Equities Market Sheds 1.22% On Sustained Profit Taking




The Nigerian equities market yesterday shed 1.22 per cent, causing market capitalisation to dip below the N11 trillion mark on sustained profit taking.

The All Share Index (ASI) shed 361.32 absolute points, representing a dip of 1.22 per cent to close at 29,159.74 points. Similarly, the market capitalisation shed N136 billion to close at N10.959 trillion.

Yesterday’s performance was influenced by price depreciation in medium and large capitalised stocks, among which are, Nestle Nigeria, Dangote Cement, Stanbic IBTC Holdings, Cement Company of Northern Nigeria (CCNN) and NASCON Allied Industries.


Analysts at Cordros Capital Limited noted that “In the absence of a positive catalyst, we guide investors to trade cautiously in the short term. However, stable macro-economic fundamentals and compelling valuation remain supportive of recovery in the mid-to-long term.” Analysts at APT Securities and Funds Limited said that “The NSE-ASI extends negative outlook amidst good fundamentals. However, positive first quarter result had an ample effect on company’s stock prices.


Therefore, there is still room for more up days. Investors are thereby encouraged to take a medium to long term position in fundamentally justifiable stocks.” However, market breadth was positive with 26 gainers against 19 losers. Japaul Oil & Maritime Services, UACN Property Development Company and Caverton Offshore Support Group recorded the highest price gain of 10 per cent, each to close at 33 kobo, N1.65 and N2.97, per share. Forte Oil followed with a gain of 9.97 per cent, to close at N35.30, while Dangote Flour Mills rose by 9.94 per cent to close at N18.80, per share. On the other hand, Cutix led the losers’ chart by 9.76 per cent, to close at N1.85, per share.


Goldlink Insurance followed with a decline 9.09 per cent to close at 40 kobo, while CCNN declined by 8.79 per cent to close at N14, per share. Unity Bank declined by 5.88 per cent to close at 80 kobo, while NASCON Allied Industries down by 4.74 per cent, to close at N18.10, per share. Also, the total volume traded went up by 91.51 per cent to 543.92 billion units, valued at N8.2 billion, and exchanged in 4,682 deals.


CCNN traded with 132.33 million shares valued at N1.86 billion. FBN Holdings followed with 68.78 million shares worth N497.25 million, while Unilever Nigeria traded 50.47 million shares valued at N1.56 billion. Guaranty Trust Bank traded 41.44 million shares valued at N1.38 billion, while Dangote Flour transacted 37.88 million shares worth N712.1 million.

Read More at: https://leadership.ng/2019/05/01/equitie...it-taking/

Oil Prices Dip Further On Expectations Of OPEC Output Raise


Published 1 min ago on 1 min ago By Chika Izuora Lagos Oil prices went down further yesterday on expectations that rising output from the United States and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) would offset most of the shortfall expected from U.S. sanctions on Iran, but analysts said markets remained tight. A stutter in China’s factory and servicing industries in April also weighed on crude prices, traders said, as it suggested Asia’s biggest economy is still struggling to regain traction.


Brent crude futures were at $71.75 per barrel down 29 cents, or 0.4 per cent, from their last close, while the U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $63.35 per barrel, down 15 cents, or 0.2 per cent from their previous settlement. Oil prices surged by around 40 per cent between January and April, lifted by supply cuts led by the Middle East-dominated producer club of OPEC as well as by U.S. sanctions on producers Iran and Venezuela.


But prices came under downward pressure late last week after U.S. President Donald Trump openly pressured OPEC and its de-facto leader Saudi Arabia to raise output to meet the supply shortfall caused by the tightening Iran sanctions. Stephen Innes, head of trading at SPI Asset Management, said the producer group “will want to avoid at all cost oil prices surging to levels that will trigger demand devastation, (while) it is clearly in OPEC’s best interest to maintain a solid floor on prices”.

Read More at: https://leadership.ng/2019/05/01/oil-pri...put-raise/

Investors lose N713bn in April as decline persists in Nigeria’s stock market


 
The decline at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) is far from over as investors incurred N713bn loss in April.
April started with a market capitalisation of N11.672tn and an All-Share Index of 31,041.42 basis points, while it ended with a market capitalisation of N10.959tn and ASI of 29,159.74bps on the last trading day of the month.
On Tuesday, the ASI shed 1.22 per cent to close at 29,159.74bps as the gains recorded in 26 stocks were offset by major losses recorded in 19 stocks.

Dangote Cement Plc, Nestlé Nigeria Plc and Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc topped the month-end losers.
A total of 543.924 million stocks valued at N8.2bn were traded in 4,682 deals, representing an 87.4 per cent and 278.8 per cent increase in volume and value traded, respectively,  as the year-to-date return worsened to -7.22 per cent.
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Cement Company of Northern Nigeria Plc (132.328 million units), FBN Holdings Plc (68.783 million units), Unilever Nigeria Plc (50.470 million units), Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (41.441 million units) and Dangote Flour Plc (37.882 million units) had the highest performing stocks.
The top traded stocks by value were Cement Company of Northern Nigeria (N1.86bn), Unilever (N1.56bn), GTB (N1.38bn), Dangote Flour (N712m) and FBN Holdings (N497m).

Across sectors, the oil and gas index was the highest gainer, up by 1.50 per cent following buying interest in Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc and Forte Oil Plc.


In the same vein, the insurance index advanced by 0.11 per cent on the back of major gains recorded in Lasaco Assurance Plc.
The banking index recorded a marginal gain of 0.08 per cent due to major gains in Zenith Bank Plc and Access Bank Plc.
On the industrial goods side, index slips by 3.19 per cent as a result of profit-taking activities in Dangote Cement Plc and Cement Company of Northern Nigeria.
The consumer goods index declined by 0.67 per cent as a result of major losses witnessed in Nestlé and Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc.
Investor sentiment, as measured by market breadth (advance/decline ratio), strengthened to 1.4x from 1.0x recorded on Monday.

Doctor remanded in prison for corps member’s death in Nasarawa




 
A medical doctor practicising in Lafia, the capital of Nasarawa state, Dr James Negedu, has been remanded in the Lafia prison over the death of a serving corps member in the state, Pascaline Madueke.
 
According to reports, Madueke, who was a Batch ‘C’ corps member that served in Adogi, Lafia East Development area of the state, was rushed to the hospital after she complained of headache, abdominal pain and malaria. She lost her life during a surgical operation carried out by Dr Negedu.
 
When interrogated, Dr Negedu said the deceased was brought to his hospital by her uncle, one Ndubuisi. The scan carried out on her showed she has a pelvic inflammatory disease, as well as a five-month-old dead foetus in her womb.

Quote:“After the scan was carried out, I discovered that the deceased didn’t tell me that she was pregnant. I referred her to the DASH with a note containing the details of the incident. She was operated at the gynecology and obstetrics department of the DASH and she died the following day.” he told Punch

Quote:“The doctor that carried out the operation on her has been moving freely without any arrest and prosecution. Why should I be detained for referring her to a government hospital?”

Quote:“I discovered that she died three days before I was informed about her case. I got to know about the incident through the Anambra State coordinator of the scheme who said that some people came to her office in Anambra and informed her that a corps member who was serving in Nasarawa State had died on January 24th 2019.
“When I visited the hospital to see her remains, they were already decomposing. We contacted her next of kin and the mother said they wanted the body of their daughter for burial. We provided an ambulance and the body was taken to Imo State for burial'' he said

There was commotion in a community in Ondo state following the capture of two suspected ritualists.

The two suspects are alleged to be among those responsible for the killing of elderly women in Akoko area of the state and removing their breasts and other sensitive organs including private parts.

According to reports, they were apprehended on Tuesday by some youths at Arigidi Akoko following an attempt to kill another woman in the town where an 80-year-old grandmother was gruesomely murdered last week.

One of the suspects reportedly confessed that they are twelve in number who carry out the nefarious activity.

This incident is coming days a 80-year-old woman was killed and her two breasts removed by suspected ritual killers in Arigidi-Akoko in Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State.

Watch the video below.

See more; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2019/05/ritu...-ondo.html

The Christian Association of Nigeria, Northern State chapter, has reacted to the release of Zainab Aliyu, the Nigerian lady who was wrongly detained in Saudi Arabia for trafficking Tramadol.

In a statement released by its public relations officer, Rev. Joseph Hayab, the Christian body while celebrating Zainab’s release, expressed concerns over the continued detention of Leah Sharibu.

Reverend Hayab in the statement, said he is forced to ask if some Nigerians are more important than others since the Federal government was fast in ensuring the safe return of Zainab.

The statement in part reads

CAN Northern states rejoices with the parents of Zainab Aliyu and the government of our country for securing her release after she was arrested and detained in Saudi Arabia for allegations of drug trafficking.

It is sad that many innocent Nigerians are suffering for a crime they know nothing about. This prompt effort by government is commendable and should be sustained for all and in the future, because this is what we want to see from our leaders in this country.

But as we rejoice about this development, we are also compelled to ask this important question: Are all Nigerians equal or some are more equal than others?

We are aware that many innocent citizens of our country have been arrested, some killed and others are still in detention; but we have not heard any directives from Mr. President to his Attorney General to take action about them with this kind of urgency.

If we want our citizens to be proud of their government and country, then we need to show equal concern about what happens to everyone in this country. We cannot also celebrate the release of Zainab and forget Leah Sharibu who did not commit any crime but has been in captivity for over a year now.

We, therefore, appeal to President Buhari to direct his security agencies to double their efforts and get Leah released and reunited with her parents. Leah, too, wants to enjoy the protection of her leaders”.

https://lailasnews.com/zainab-aliyu-rele...thers-can/

Man impregnates twin sisters, shares happy photos of them flaunting their growing baby bumps (Photos)




 
An American man has gone viral on social media for impregnating twin sisters who are his girlfriends.
The man named, Keonyae Banks,  took to Instagram to share the news as well as post happy photos of them flaunting their growing baby bumps.
He captioned the post: 'I bet ima the only ni**a y’all know wit twin baby mommas and both kool wit it #goat I need a show blood'.'
See more photos below.
 

by Li

Suspects recount how they killed two Bureau de change operators and threw their bodies into a septic tank in Lagos after collecting thier N1.6m




 
Members of a criminal gang recently arrested by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad attached to the Lagos State Police Command, have recounted how they lured two Bureau de change operators identified as Yakubu Musa and Hassan Umoru, to an uncompleted building in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State, collected their N1.6 million, killed them and then threw their bodies into a septic tank on March 14th.
According to a statement from the state police command  the duo were declared missing by their colleagues after they failed to return to their office. The matter was reported to the police and during investigations, three suspects – Oluwatosin Olarewaju, Mayowa Olawuni and Babatunde Idris, were arrested in connection with the crime.
During interrogation, Olanrewaju said himself and their leader identified as Pencil, who is currently at large, planned the deal.  

Quote:“Our leader, Pencil, and I planned the deal. Pencil said I should convince the operators to come that an Alhaja wanted to buy $10,000. The operators came on a motorcycle and called us from Trailer Park bus stop, Odogunyan. Pencil asked another motorcycle rider to take the operators to a boys’ quarters around Odogunyan. By the time I joined them at the boys’ quarters, I met them lying down with their hands bound. Pencil asked me to lie on the floor as well to make it look like I did not have a hand in the plan.
“Pencil told them that the Alhaja they came to meet owed him $10,000 and that his gang came to collect the money. They beat up the operators and I also received my fair share of the beating to make it look real. The operators begged Pencil to stop beating them; that they would give him money for their freedom. Pencil instructed them to transfer the money into an account. But when he called to know if the money had been paid, the account holder said no.” he said

Quote:“At the point that Pencil changed the plan, he threatened to kill me alongside the operators if he did not receive an alert on the payment. He said he suspected I was pulling pranks by asking the person at the other end not to reveal that he had received the alert. One of the operators then suggested that another account should be given to him to pay into. That was when I contacted a nurse who treated me when I was sick. The BDC operators paid in N1.6m to that account. By 8pm same day, Pencil and the gang members tore the operators’ clothes and used them to cover their mouths. When I asked him why he was doing that, he asked if I wanted to teach him his job. He took one of the operators to the backyard and later sent for the second one. He shot both of them dead and said that was the only way to cover our tracks since the operators already knew me.
“Afterwards, we contacted the nurse and she withdrew N500,000 initially. She later gave us another N500,000 and a balance of N470,000. I got N340,000 as my share of the deal.” he said

Apply the same sense of urgency used in rescuing Zainab Aliyu to rescue Leah Sharibu - Reno Omokri tells President Buhari




 
Reno Omokri tweeted this after the Federal government secured the release of Zainab Aliyu, the lady wrongly detained in Saudi Arabia for drug trafficking.
Reno says the same urgency applied in securing Zainab's release should be used to rescue Leah Sharibu, the only remaining Dapchi school girl still in Boko Haram captivity.
 
 
 
by L

April 30, 2019 Kemi Busari
Nigerian lawmakers have allocated N23.7 billion as severance gratuity for outgoing lawmakers of the National Assembly.

The sum will also cover allowances for incoming legislators, their aides, funds for National Assembly induction and inauguration of the 9th Senate.

The benefit was captured as a separate line item in the 2019 appropriation bill passed by the lawmakers on Tuesday.

The amount was broken down to N23, 678, 770, 079 in the bill.

Details of the disbursement were not made available.

The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, had on April 12 released details of the 2018 National Assembly budget in a tweet.

In the summary page, the 45-page document showed that N139.5 billion was budgeted for the National Assembly in 2018.

Of this sum, N35 billion was allocated to the Senate, while the House of Representatives got N57 billion.

About N10 billion was budgeted for legislative aides, the National Assembly Office got N15 billion and the National Assembly Commission received N2 billion.

About N4.4 billion was allocated to the National Assembly Legislative Institute and N1 billion was appropriated for the service-wide vote of the legislature.

The disclosure came amidst pressure from Nigerians for the National Assembly to make its spending public.

Despite this, however, the National Assembly failed to release figures of line items in its 2018 budget.

‘Reasons for huge severance package’

The chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriation, Danjuma Goje gave reasons for the increment.

Presenting the committee’s report on Tuesday, Mr Goje said such package only comes up once in every four years.

“There is a slight increase in the budget deficit. This is as a result of the provision for severance benefits of the outgoing legislators and legislative aides, the induction/orientation and inauguration of new legislators, all of which occur once in four years, but were inadvertently not captured in the 2019 budget proposal.

“There was also the need to provide more fund for the security and intelligence agencies to deal with additional, emerging, unforeseen challenges in the country,” he said.

The 2019 budget proposal was passed with an increase from N8.83 trillion proposed by President Muhammadu Buhari to N8.916.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/327711-nigerian-senators-reps-to-pocket-n23-7-billion-as-gratuity-allowances.html

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES

WEDNESDAY, 1ST MAY.

THE VALUE OF WORDS

But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned (Matthew 12:36-37).

The greatest gift given to human beings is the gift of speech. I would to God every person on the face of the earth knew that! Blessed is the man or woman who has discovered this profound reality! Think about it: the world was made by words. All of creation is the result of words; all of God’s blessings are delivered by and through words. When God made it possible for man to use words, He gave man the greatest gift possible, because that’s what makes us like God.

God creates with words. When the earth was a chaotic mass, and darkness was upon the face of the deep, God didn’t enlist or engage the angels for a ground-breaking or earth-reconstruction project; He spoke words. He spoke creation into being in Genesis 1. Therefore, having made us in His image (to look like Him), and in His likeness (to function like Him), we create with words just like Him.

The Kingdom of God,to which we belong,is a Kingdom of words;therein,we live and reign by words. It’s about what you say. If you talk right, your life will be right. If you talk negatively, your life will be in jeopardy. Proverbs 15:4 says, “A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.” Proverbs 18:21: “Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.” The Lord Jesus further emphasizes this in Mark 11:23, saying, “You shall have what you say.” Recall in the Book of Genesis that God was called the “Voice”; the voice of the Lord was heard walking in the garden in the cool of the day (Genesis 3:8).Voice is nothing without speech or words. When you understand this, you’ll never speak empty, inoperative words. You’ll use words correctly. You’ll only speak words of blessings, words of life, words that build and lift others; words that inspire faith, hope, and love in others.

CONFESSION

I speak wholesome,life-giving and excellent words;words that are consistent with the glorious life I have in Christ.I walk in health, strength,and vitality. I make supernatural progress,I win always, and I’m productive in all that I do.Glory to God!

FURTHER STUDY:

Ephesians 4:29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

1 Peter 3:10-11 For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.

Matthew 12:36-37 NIV But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken. For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”

1-Year Bible Study:
Luke 24:13-35 & 2 Samuel 9-11

2-Year Bible Study:
Mark 6:45-56 & Numbers 4




#TALKINGSESSION

1ST MAY.

KINDLY SAY THESE WORDS OUT LOUD

Thanks be unto God who gives me the victory in all things, through our Lord Jesus Christ! I reign and rule over circumstances. Success is in my spirit. I walk in excellence, righteousness, and prosperity. Christ is in me; therefore, there’s glory, honour, and beauty
in my life.

The peace of God which surpasses all understanding keeps my heart and mind, in Christ Jesus. Good things are coming to me today from everywhere! I refuse to worry about anything, for the Lord has made all things mine! His joy is expressed lavishly through me today in every place, in Jesus’ Name. Amen!

God bless you

While our elected looters seek medical attention for headaches abroad while the masses not only drum up support for them but go ahead to blackmail, insult and threaten those who call out their excesses,a doctor in a rural village is forced to improvise.

This is Dr Chibuike Joseph Chukwudu using a bathroom slipper to make a cervical collar for an accident victim at risk of a full paralysis who nearly choked to death.

Doc all I know is that the reward for your hard work can never be repaid fully even in the next 100 years.Nigerians are proud of you


Source: http://www.trezzyhelm.com/2019/04/nigerian-doctor-uses-slippers-as-neck.html

Businessman arraigned for N50m bitcoin fraud in Kaduna State






The Kaduna Zonal office of EFCC has arraigned one Joseph Adigizi Anthony before Justice Mallong Peter of the Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna, Kaduna State for a N50 million fraud.
 
His journey to the dock began when the Kaduna office of the EFCC received a petition alleging that he defrauded members of the public using a business proposal, in which he lured them to invest in Bitcoin through a platform called Bitworld Centre. He promised them good returns on their investment.
 
A petitioner had alleged that she sold her properties and collected loan from a Microfinance Bank to raise the sum of N1,739,000 (One Million Seven Hundred and Thirty Nine Thousand Naira), which the defendant directed her to pay into his personal bank accounts. She later discovered that the business was a fraud. However, efforts to recover her money proved abortive.
 
He was on April 30, 2019 charged with a five-count charge.

Quote:One of the counts reads: "That you, Joseph Adigizi Anthony, sometimes in 2018 at Kaduna within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did with intent to defraud through your personal Guaranty Trust Bank and Access Bank accounts over N50,000,000 (Fifty Million Naira) credit turnover as collective investment deposits from one Salome Ambi Mamman and other members of the public by falsely accepting deposits for an unregister business venture with the Security and Exchange Commission of Nigeria called "BITWORLD" using financial proposal documents serving as a "Trainer Bitclub Advantage" and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1(1)(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offence Act, 2006 and punishable under Section 1(3) of the Same Act."

by Linda Ike

Gunmen kidnap Taraba State University Deputy Registrar






Unknown gunmen suspected to be kidnappers in the early hours of Tuesday kidnapped Mr. Sanusi Sa’ad, the Deputy Registrar Administration of the Taraba State University, Jalingo.
Dr Samuel Shikaa the Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Taraba State University chapter, who confirmed the incident to newsmen in Jalingo,  said that Sa’ad who is also the Information and Protocol Officer of the university was picked from his residence at the university staff quarters at about 1am.
He said the kidnappers invaded the deputy registrar’s residence through the back side of the university that was not fenced and took him to an unknown destination.
Kalid Sa’ad, a brother to the victim, stated that the kidnappers had contacted him and demanded for ransom.
He however, did not mention the amount being demanded, saying he was still negotiating with the kidnappers.

by Linda 

Man docked for killing wife over her sexual demand

Quote:by Shola O'Neil and Tayo Ajayi 




A 46-year-old man has been remanded in prison custody in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, for allegedly murdering his wife in the heat of a quarrel over the victim’s demand for sex.

A chief magistrate ordered the remanded of the suspect, Ifeanyi Nwokolo, after he reportedly killed his wife, Ijeoma Nwokolo on April 6, because she demanded for sexual pleasure on the fateful while he was preparing for church vigil.

It was gathered that the couple had lived Rumuigbo area of the city before the fateful, when they fought over the wife’s demand that the man made love to her before leaving the house.

“We learnt that they had misunderstanding because Mrs. Ijeoma Nwokolo asked her husband to have sex with her on the fateful day, but the man was uncooperative because he said he had to attend church vigil service and could not indulge in the act.

“In the course of the argument, the husband pushed the woman away but he must had pushed her too hard, as she fell and hit her head on the concrete wall in their bathroom,” a usually reliable police source told our reporter.

Those familiar with the case said when the women fell, the man thinking that his wife was feigning injury, carried and laid her on the bed before leaving for the church vigil.

“It was later when he met the woman still as he left her on the bed that he raised alarm and went to the police station to report the case. He was arrested and detained.”

The charge was not read to the suspect when he was arraigned on Monday, because the magistrate court lacked jurisdiction to hear the case.

The file was sent to the Department of Public Prosecution for advice.

Magistrate Andrew Jaja ordered that the accused person should be remanded in prison custody, before adjourning the case till June 13,

Quote:Dino Melaye, lawmaker representing Kogi West at the Senate has sneered his colleague, Godswill Akpabio, representing Akwa Ibom North West.

Mr Melaye's action is contained in a post he shared through his Instagram page with a photo of himself and the former governor of Akwa Ibom State to buttress his point.

Messrs Melaye and Akpabio were in the same party until last year August when the former governor defected from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

While joining the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), Akpabio resigned his position as Senate Minority Leader, a position given to him by the PDP during the formation of the 8th Senate.

Although Melaye did not state why he sneered his colleague, POLITICS TIMES gathered his action might not be unconnected to the failed ambition of Akpabio to return to the red chamber.

Akpabio, prior to the 2019 general election had promised his party that his state will be the first to be snatched from the opposition party.

On the election day, he not only failed to deliver the State to the APC as promised, the lawmaker lost his re-election bid to return to the red chamber.

Sharing a photo of him and Akpabio, Melaye said: “Akpabio How Market?”

Two men who tried to kidnapp a nine months old baby were caught at EdeEpie , Yenagoa . One died as a result of the injuries sustained from the mob action.

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Says they released other suspects after having affairs with them

Quote:By Ademola Adegbite - Abuja



IT was a show of shame, on Monday in Abuja, as one of the arrested sex workers by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) openly told the Mobile Court that some task force members had “sex” with their colleagues and released them illegally before the day of judgement.

The drama started immediately after eight of the suspects, who were arraigned at the mobile court, alighted from the task force vehicle.

One of the suspects, who simply identified herself as Comfort Abbah, lamented that only eight out of over 30 people arrested were brought before the magistrate.

According to her, “we were more than 30 that were arrested by the task force. The task force members after having sex with some of the girls then released them. We are here because nobody came to get us out.”

It will be recalled that the sex workers were arrested at various night clubs and red light zones within the territory.

The crack midnight operations carried out by a combined task force team of the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) and the Social Development Secretariat (SDS) were said to have resulted to the arrest of over 30 sex workers and nude dancers.

However, the suspects’ protest did not stop the arraignment as the prosecution counsel, Barrister Eze Eze read the charges against the suspects before the magistrate who was already seated to hear the matter.

After reading the charges of dancing Unclad and causing public nuisance which the prosecution counsel said violated section 35 of the AEPB Act, four of the suspects pleaded guilty, while other four said they were not guilty of the offence.

The presiding Magistrate, Mrs. Idayat Akanni told the suspects, who pleaded guilty that the offences attract N5, 000 fine or six months imprisonment. Following a plea for mercy by the suspects, the magistrate reduced the fine to N3, 000 which they paid and regained their freedom.

And for those who pleaded not guilty, the court adjourned the matter till April 30th for further hearing, while she granted them bail in the sum of N10, 000 each and one surety in like sum.

Meanwhile, the Acting Secretary, Social Development Secretariat, Hajia Safiya Umar, though did not disclose what happened before some of the arrested sex workers were illegally released by members of the task force, she admitted that there was a compromise that must be investigated and punished.

Umar noted that 32 girls were arrested at various red light zones in the city on Friday by the task force which she led in the operation, she expressed shock that her staff illegally released 27 without her approval.

“I must be honest with you, I have been very disappointed because we carried out the arrest 32 girls on Friday. My staff decided to give out 27 of them without my knowledge. When I got wind of that I ordered them to find and return the girls. Following that order, they went out on Saturday and arrested a different set of girls and mixed up with the remaining ones,” she lamented.

Quote:Yekini Jimoh in Lokoja

To Ahead of the November 2 governorship election in Kogi State, an All Progressives Congress (APC) group, Kogi APC Stakeholders Forum, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari and the national body of the party not to foist the incumbent Governor Yahaya Bello on them as its candidate, else the party will lose the election.

This is coming as the state branch of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria has suspended its industrial action embarked upon in December, 2018, following the intervention of the National Judicial Council (NJC).
The group revealed that the Kogi State governor has received a total sum of N344 billion for the 38 months he has been in charge of the state and still owes salaries, pensions and gratuities without any visible capital projects on ground anywhere in the state.
Describing Bello as non-performing and violent, the group stated that the governor has damaged President Buhari’s image and goodwill and that of the party, given his capacity to be so cruel to his fellow citizens of the state.
A copy of the letter sent to THISDAY and signed by its Chairman of the forum, Senator Alex Kadiri, stated that attempting to foist the non- performing governor as candidate by the party will be a great national disservice and will lead to the loss of the state to the opposition in the forthcoming governorship election.
The group lamented that despite the several committees set up to address the excesses of the governor, none of its recommendations were made public or implemented.

“We will like to restate that Governor Bello has traumatised, inflicted poverty and fear on our people. People who dare to raise their voice to complain or protest this mistreatment have been summarily killed or intimidated to the extent that a reign of terror is foisted on the people of the state.
“The APC, of which you are the leader, must have the courage to say NO to Bello’s desire to remain Governor of Kogi State for history will judge all of us for all our actions and inactions where and when we had the authority and opportunity to effect a positive change in the affairs of men.

“Citizens of Kogi State, regardless of our party affiliations, are not slaves to Yahaya Bello and will say no to his continued stay in office for the following reasons: Unpaid salaries, pensions and gratuities for Kogi workers, wasting and fraudulent use of funds that have accrued to Kogi State since inception of the APC administration of Yahaya Bello, the creation of insecurity in Kogi State. Our state is awash with guns and other instruments of violence, imported into Kogi State by Bello and his appointees”.
The group further stated that for the past 38 months, including February 2019, Bello had not paid full salaries to the workers of Kogi State, despite the fact that the state received full allocation from federation account as detailed in a report they got from the Federal Ministry of Finance.

The group further argued that even without bailout and other funds received outside statutory allocation, Bello could have still paid all salaries, including pensions without conducting multiple screening and inflicting pains on Kogi State and local government workers.
Meanwhile, the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, Kogi State Branch, has suspended its industrial action embarked upon in December, 2018, following the intervention of the NJC.
The pronouncement was made through a communique issued at the end of the union’s emergency meeting held yesterday in Lokoja, the state capital.
In a communiqué titled: ‘Suspension of Strike,’ which was signed by Emmanuel Waniko and Sule Suberu, Chairman and Assistant Secretary, respectively, the union appreciated “the members for their patriotism, resilience and their absolute support to the course of this struggle for the past four months in the face of untold hardship.

“Fellow members, as you all know, various mediators, including the Kogi State Elders Forum, traditional rulers, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Jama’atu Nasir Islam and other government representative agents, waded into, but could not resolve as the union and the government could not reach consensus.
“However, as you must have heard, the National Judicial Council (NJC), in their quest to resolve the impasse, sent a sub-committee to the state and, among other things, was able to wade into the matter with the view for amicable resolution.
The union stated that following the intervention of the NJC, it was resolved: “That the strike embarked upon on the 11th December, 2018 by Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Kogi State Branch, be suspended to give room for further deliberation.
“That a committee be set up between the executive and the judiciary to work out the modalities for the payment of salary arrears.
“JUSUN has considered the NJC as the apex body that regulates the conduct and administration of the Judiciary in Nigeria, and therefore has confidence in the Council that the matter has finally been put to rest.
“Also, in consultation with other Sister Associations in the Kogi State Judiciary, that is, the Magistrates’ Association of Nigeria (MAN) and the Association of Inspectors and Area Court Judges (IAJA) are also in agreement with JUSUN.
“Therefore, the strike is hereby suspended with effect from Monday, the April 29,” the union explained.
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Twenty-six people have been feared killed and several others critically injured following a Boko Haram attack on a village in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State.

Our correspondent gathered on Tuesday that the insurgents, riding motorcycles, stormed the Kudakaya village in large numbers around 7pm on Monday.

A local vigilante member said, “Many victims fell to the attack. I saw corpses of 26 people and there are several others that were critically injured and taken to hospital.”

A former chairman of the Madagali LGA, Abawu Ularamu, supported the anonymous vigilante member’s account, and added, “They (Boko Haram) burnt several shops and many homes. They also stole food items. As I am talking to you now, we are living in an atmosphere of despair and agony for this attack. Over 20 people were killed while many were injured and rushed to the hospital.”

He said the insurgents must have arrived the community from Sambisa, a forest in neighboring Borno State dreaded for being a hideout for Boko Haram despite its supposedly having been cleared of the insurgents by soldiers.

‘’There is no doubt the attackers came from Sambisa. We experience such periodic attacks from Boko Haram, who usually look for food. They are not far from us. Any slight opportunity, they may strike again,” he said.

The Adamawa State Police Public Relations Officer, Othman Abubakar, confirmed the attack. “Yes, I was briefed that members of the dreaded Boko Haram insurgents have attacked the village.”

Othman, however, could not confirm the casualty figure. He merely said, “I am yet to get the casualty figure but security operatives were deployed and are on the top of the situation.’’

Madagali has since just before the March/April elections been frequently attacked by Boko Haram. It shares the bad luck of being haunted by the insurgents with nearby Michika LGA. Together, they are the two LGAs in Adamawa State that has been attacked by Boko Haram a number of times in the last couple of months.

source: https://www.titiloyeblog.com/2019/04/boko-haram-invades-adamawa-village.html

Breaking: Senate passes 2019 budget, jerks it up by N86 billion



 

 
The senate has just passed a sum of N8.916 trillion as the budget for the 2019 fiscal year. 
 
This is against the N8.83 trillion proposed by President Muhammadu Buhari to a joint session of the National Assembly last year.
 
The new budget figure was passed after Danjuma Goje, chairman senate committee on appropriations, presented a report on the floor of the upper legislative chamber on Tuesday.    
 
The figure is N86 billion higher than what Buhari presented at NASS on December 19.
by Lin

Missing Brazilian model, Caroline Bittencourt who jumped into sea during a storm to save her puppies is  found dead



 



A Brazilian model who went missing after she jumped into the sea to save her puppies that fell from a boat has been found dead.
37-year-old Caroline Bittencourt's body was found near Cigarras Beach, in the northern region of Sao Paulo, on Monday afternoon after her husband Jorge Sestini reported her missing on Sunday after she fell from their boat.
Jorge also swam through waters for three hours in a desperate bid to find her before he was rescued by officials.
 

 
The pair had been cruising on a catamaran near an island in Sao Paulo on Sunday before the sad incident occurred.
Local reports claim their boat turned, throwing their puppies off board during the fierce storm. Caroline then head first into the sea trying to save their puppies.
Her close friend, Can Saad, said: “She jumped into the sea to save two puppies of hers that had fallen into the water because of the wind.
 

 
“It was just her, her husband and the puppies on the boat.
“Jorge jumped into the water to try to save her but they became separated from each other because of the storm.
“He had to swim three hours towards the coast to survive.”
Caroline’s agent Andreia Boneti said her husband was in a “state of shock”, adding: “Jorge tried to save her.
 

 
He saw Carol drowning and wasn’t able to save her. It was a terrible moment for him.”
Her former modelling agency, OXYgen Models expressed their heartache.
They said in a statement: "We appreciate all the trust she placed in us in these years of work and partnership.
"Our condolences go to her friends and family. We are in mourning.”

by Linda

An FCT mobile court which sat on Monday, jailed 27 women for prostitution following their arrest last Wednesday and Thursday. The 27 women who were jailed for one month by the FCT court, were, however, given an option of N3,000 fine each. Speaking after the sentencing, their lawyer, Jennifer Ogbogu, explained that the sex workers pleaded guilty to the charges against them and were summarily convicted and sentence.

She said, “The ladies were arraigned before the mobile court for prostitution and were each sentenced to three months in jail with an option of N3,000 fine. We have just paid the fine and all of them have been released from custody.”


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Rotimi Amaechi accuses Chinese firm of breaching railway contract




 
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, who recently led a delegation to China to inspect the pace of work at the CRRC has stated that the Chinese corporation had failed to meet the contract delivery date as agreed.  
 
Nigeria is to take delivery of 10 additional coaches that will be deployed on the Abuja-Kaduna and Lagos-Ibadan rail lines. It was gathered that the coaches were meant to arrive in Nigeria from China by June this year and they are part of the 64 coaches being manufactured for Nigerian rail lines by the Chinese Railway Rolling stock Corporation.

Quote:He was quoted in a statement issued on Monday by the Federal Ministry of Transportation as saying, “We need the coaches by June latest. We need coaches that can carry men from one point to another and we need a minimum of 10 coaches now out of the 64. I requested for 10 coaches now because we need to improve on the Kaduna-Abuja line.
If the 10 (coaches) don’t come, there is nothing I can do but they have to come because they have to manufacture for us to use in Kaduna-Abuja and again Lagos-Ibadan, which will soon be ready. We also have to ensure that we get coaches that we can use pending when they finish the construction of the 64 coaches.”  

Quote:The minister said, “We had a verbal agreement for them to produce 15 per cent of the coaches, locomotives and wagons. They came back and said it was too expensive to establish locomotives and coaches factory and that we can start with the wagon and do 100 per cent assembly in Nigeria for the first five years. After the first five years, they will now build a factory that will manufacture wagons in Nigeria.  
“It is not part of the contract we signed in 2017 but I insisted that for me to sign, they must localise it to create more jobs and reduce the expenditure of foreign exchange. Instead of going to buy dollars, you pay the Chinese in their local currency. We have to go further to ask them if we can own it. We have not talked about ownership but what we said was localise it. Although they are using their profit to build it, you can make them hand over the ownership to Nigeria. As for the assembly plant, I intended for Zaria but they chose Kajola in Ogun state.”  

Well-meaning Nigerians will acknowledge that power supply has improved compared to 2015 - Fashola




 
The Minister of Power Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola, has said that well-meaning Nigerians can attest to the fact that power supply has improved compared to what it was before the Buhari-led administration came into power in 2015.
Fashola stated this at a media parley in his Abuja office yesterday Monday April 29th.
The Minister said he was very convinced that he has fulfilled his promise of incremental power, better journey experience on the roads, affordable housing, as well as economic opportunities for Nigerians.

Quote:“In the power sector, well-meaning Nigerians acknowledge our efforts by saying clearly that their power supply experience has improved compared to 2015, and we acknowledge that the work has not finished. The task going forward is to solve the outstanding issues of estimated billing, supply of meters, add more power and make the supply steady which I stated will be our medium-term goal'' he said

Quote:“Construction workers will tell you that they now have a better deal, likewise quarry operators. More importantly the road transport operators and their unions and commuters will tell you that their journey times are better. The housing sector has a similar story of economic opportunities with construction going on in 34 states most of which are now largely completed.
But our work is not finished.These are some of the reasons why President Muhammadu Buhari was re-elected. To take the people to the next level and finish the job.” He said the Buhari government has opened a new page in the power sector through his ministry about the possibilities that lie in the off- grid sources. In the works sector, the Ilorin-Jebba road which had collapsed and used to take 3-7 days to traverse 93km is now finished and take a little over one hour to travel.
Maintenance work on bridges, long neglected is being undertaken on assets like 3rd Mainland Bridge, Isaac Boro Bridge, Tamburawa Bridge, Eko Bridge, the old Niger Bridge, while new ones like 2nd Niger Bridge, Bodo-Bonny Bridge, Loko-Oweto Bridge, are being constructed and others have been recently awarded,” he said

 

Nigerian Islamic extremist, Michael Adebowale wants to return home from UK to serve out the rest of his 45-year sentence in 'Lagos' Kirikiri jail'




 
Nigerian Islamic extremist, Michael Adebowale, who  is currently in jail for mudering British soldier, Lee Rigley in 2013 is reportedly making a bid to serve out the rest of his sentence in a Nigerian jail.
Michael Adebowale and his accomplice Michael Adebolajo ran down the solider, a father-of-one, with a car before launching a brutal machete attack on him near his barracks in Woolwich, South East London. The former was given 45 years in jail for his part in the bloody attack. 
 

 
The 37-year-old is currently holed in HMP Wakefield, otherwise known as Monster Mansion, but he wants to return to his parent's native land. 
According to The Sun, Adebowale has even written to immigration experts asking for their advice.
A source told the paper: 'Michael hates Wakefield. It's stuffed full of lags who see him as a top target. 
'He thinks he can spend the rest of his sentence in Africa.' 
It was also reported that Adebowale plans to seek a prisoner-swap deal to Lagos' Kirikiri jail.
 
by Li

Kidnappers on Monday abducted the board chairman of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Muhammed Mahmood, along the Kaduna-Abuja Highway.

Mr Mahmood was abducted alongside his daughter while travelling from Kaduna to Abuja Monday afternoon while his driver was killed.

They were kidnapped around Katari, a village few kilometres from Zuba, an Abuja suburb.

The spokesperson of the Kaduna State Police Command, Yakubu Sabo, said the force is working on getting more details and would release a statement later on Monday.

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N19.4b Arms Fund: Court fixes June 11 for Sambo Dasuki's trial




 
Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf of the FCT High Court sitting in the Maitama area of Abuja has fixed June 11th 2019 for the trial to begin for a former National Security Adviser, retired Colonel Sambo Dasuki, and Bashir Yuguda, in the alleged misappropriation of 19.4 billion naira arms funds.  
 
The EFCC charged Dasuki and Yuguda alongside former Governor of Sokoto State, Attahiru Bafarawa, his son, Sagir and his company, Dalhatu Investment Limited with 25 counts bordering on criminal breach of trust and misappropriation of public funds to the tune N19.4 billion.  
 
Justice Baba-Yusuf adjourned the matter after Lateef Fagbemi, counsel to Mr. Bafarawa, briefed the court that the lead counsel to colonel Dauski’s mister Joesph Daudu, was bereaved.
 
Justice Baba-Yusuf after listening said that the court agreed with the position of all the counsel that the death of a daughter-in-law was weighty enough to grant an adjournment. “The matter is further adjourned until June 11 for trial’.
by Li

Train crushes five to death in Lagos (graphic photos)




 
No fewer than 5 persons have been crushed to death after a train rammed into a tricycle at Iju Ishaga, Lagos state, on Tuesday morning, April 30th.
According to eyewitnesses, the driver of the Tricycle tried to cross the rail track when the accident happened.
See photos from the scene below.
 

by Lind

Abdulaziz Yari, Zamfara State governor, who also doubles as the chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, has warned that Nigeria may head for another economic recession due to the decline in oil price.
Yari projected that the vital oil industry maybe hit by another weaker global prices, which has fallen from highs of about $112 a barrel in 2014 to below $75 at the moment.

Yari, while speaking at the opening ceremony of an induction programme for newly-elected and returning governors in Abuja, said “this scenario is a wake-up call for all of you to come amply prepared to face these kinds of challenges.”

“We are expecting the possibility of another cycle of recession by mid-2020 and which may last up to third quarter of 2021,” he added.


Similar thoughts was also shared by the monetary policy committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria in December 2018.

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, said the economy had started showing signs of weakness.

According to Emefiele, the slowdown emanated from the oil sector, with strong linkages to employment and growth.

Yari, therefore, advised that governors to “look inward by boosting your revenue generation base” and also use the revenue judiciously.


The Zamfara State governor said the outgoing governors have agreed that borrowing is not a good means of solving economic problems.

He urged the incoming governors to multiply revenue generation base so as to “change the course of doing government business for the betterment of the people”.

Nigeria’s economy exited recession in 2017 after suffering contraction for five consecutive quarters.

Critics say government policies made a bad situation even worse. The decision to delay devaluing Nigeria’s currency meant many businesses struggled to get foreign currency to pay for imports, which had a worse effect on the entire economy.

The slump in global oil prices hit Nigeria hard with the government getting about 70% of its revenues from oil sales.

https://m.guardian.ng/category/news/nigeria/


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10 banks record N250.1bn PBT in Q1


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…Stanbic IBTC records 12% decline in PBT to N23.5bn ….Access Bank reports 64% increase in PBT to N45.1bn ….Fidelity Bank declares 34% increase in PBT Temitope Adebayo Not less than 10 commercial banks operating in the country have reported N250.1 billion Profit Before Tax (PBT) in unaudited first quarter (Q1) results for period ended March 31, 2019, as against N220.65 billion reported in prior first quarter results for the period ended March 31, 2018. When this development is compared with the corresponding period in 2018, it represents an increase of 13.3 per cent.

The Daily Times checks, however, showed that five Tier-1 banks contributed 83.5 per cent of the accumulative N250.1 billion PBT recorded during the period under review. Of the considered banks, Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc was the only financial institution that reported decline in PBT while Access Bank that recently merged with Diamond Bank reported the most impressive performance in the period under review. 


Further checks revealed that Stanbic IBTC holdings reported 12 per cent decline in PBT to N23.5 billion in Q1 2019 as against N26.69 billion reported in Q1 2018. Access Bank Plc reported 64 per cent increase in PBT to N45.1 in Q1 2019 from N27.4billion in Q1 2018 while United Bank for Africa Plc reported N30.2 billion PBT in Q1 2019, 14 per cent increase over N26.6 billion in Q1 2018. But FBN Holdings Plc reported three per cent increase in PBT to N19.3 billion from N18.8 billion in Q1 2018 while Zenith Bank Plc PBT’s added six per cent to N57.29 billion in Q1 2019 from N54 billion reported in Q1 2018.



However, Guaranty Trust Bank for the period under review reported N56.98billion in PBT from N52.6 billion reported in Q1 2018. The other Tier-2 banks, Wema Bank Plc and FCMB Group Plc reported double digit increase in PBT, while Union Bank of Nigeria reported marginal increase in PBT. For the period under review, Wema Bank reported 51 per cent in PBT to N1.3 billion from N883 million in Q1 2018 while FCMB Group’s PBT rose by 32 per cent to N4.3 billion from N3.26 billion in Q1 2018.


Fidelity Bank Plc reported 34 per cent increase in PBT to N6.67 billion in Q1 2019 while Union Bank of Nigeria on Monday posted 0.6 per cent increase in PBT to N5.4 billion in Q1 2019 as against N5.41 billion reported in Q1 2018. Commenting on the results, Chief Executive officer, Union Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Emeka Emuwa, in a statement, said: “Our focus in 2019 is to leverage our platform to deliver efficiency and seek to maximise value across all areas of the bank. “In a low yield environment, the Group’s Non-Interest Income growth compensated for the slowdown in interest income stemming from the optimisation of our loan portfolio in 2018.


Consequently, Profit before Tax (PBT) was maintained at N5.4 billion, consistent with Q1 2018. “In line with our priorities, we recorded a material improvement of 819 per cent in loan recoveries with N2.8 billion recovered during the period. Our asset quality continues to improve, with Non-Performing Loans (NPLs) down to 7.8 per cent from 8.7per cent as at December 2018. “We are employing a multi-pronged approach focused on increasing revenue and optimising cost to ensure we deliver enhanced performance in 2019.” Speaking on the Q1 2019 numbers, the Chief Financial Officer, Union Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Joe Mbulu said,

“The Group’s resilience in a challenged environment is demonstrated in these first quarter numbers. While Gross Earnings declined by five per cent to N37.7 billion from N39.5 billion in Q1 2018 due to loan book resolutions from the previous year, our Non-Interest Income grew by 39per cent from N7.8 billion to N10.8 billion driven by recoveries, credit-related fees and dividends from investments. “Operating Expenses increased marginally by four per cent QoQ, reflecting adjustment to staff compensation to strengthen our workforce; and increased depreciation expenses from technology investments to strengthen our treasury and transaction banking platforms in 2018, in line with our desire to lead in the transaction banking space. With the commencement of our Long-term Efficiency Acceleration Programme (LEAP), we expect to record savings on the expense line in 2019.


Read more at: https://dailytimes.ng/10-banks-record-n2...n-q1-2019/

FSDH Records 29.93% Rise in Profit After Tax
April 30, 2019

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Kachikwu: Nigeria Constrained to Fund $2.5bn Refineries’ Repair
April 30, 201

Ibe Kachikwu

NSIA grows $1.5bn sovereign wealth fund by $350m
Published April 30, 2019

'I'll die if I don’t have sex in a day' – Prophet Osei Kumchacha





 
The founder and leader of the Heaven’s Gate Ministry, Prophet Nicholas Osei popularly known as Prophet Kumchacha has admitted he is a sex addict and can hardly live without indulging in the act even for a day.
 
He believes it will amount to death if he decides to make such a resolution adding that he is a dreaded sex addict with several skills in bed which are known to his wife.

Quote:“I have 35 styles, so you can’t be my wife and be saying you’re tired of having sex; no matter how tired you are, you must avail yourself to me anytime I want it”, he revealed.

Quote:“But for sex, wives wouldn’t be necessary, because apart from sex, there’s nothing that I can’t do for myself or get my mother, sister or aunt to do for me”. He justified.

INEC replacing servers to conceal rigging - PDP




 
The Peoples Democratic Party has alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission is replacing all the servers in its national headquarters in Abuja and offices in all the states of the federation.
 
The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, made the allegations in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja. He said the commission’s action was aimed at deleting the actual presidential election results transmitted from the polling centres across the country.  
 
He said the action further exposed the culpability of INEC in the manipulation of the 2019 presidential election.

Quote:“The PDP has been well briefed on how the INEC leadership and officials of the Buhari Presidency became jittery and resorted to the desperate measure, after they realised that the servers have information of Atiku Abubakar’s victory at the election.  
“Our party also has details of how the INEC leadership and the Presidency agents procured and detailed computer experts to the commission’s offices to switch the servers, mutilate vital information in the system and attempt to erase all trails of transmitted results to the main server.  
“Moreover, our party has been informed about how the INEC leadership, several weeks after the election, used some compromised officials of the commission to manipulate voter registers in some states by ticking names of individuals who did not participate in the presidential election, as having voted. This was with the view to using such to cover the fictitious results it wrote for the APC.”  

Boko Haram members earn $3,000 daily but Nigerian soldiers get N1,000 - FG official, Sidi Ali Mohammed says




 
A member of the Presidential Committee on the North East Initiative (PCNI), Dr. Sidi Ali Mohammed, has disclosed that Boko Haram members receive as much as $3,000 daily which he claims serves as payment for carrying out terrorist attacks in the North-East since 2014.
Mohammed made this disclosure at the Presentation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Sub-Sahara Africa’s Economic Outlook Report, in Abuja on Monday April 29th.
According to Mohammed, the payment makes the N1,000 daily allowance paid to Nigerian troops at the war front ridiculous.

Quote:“I will give you an example. The Nigerian military for example, gets N1, 000 per day for being in the North East, at the war front, as an allowance. The same North-East, where if you are a member of Boko Haram you get $3,000 per day as allowance. So it is lucrative. Sometimes, they even give you money upfront. So we must do something about the youth from where they are recruiting.” he said

The government house is ready if you want to move in tomorrow - Amosun tells governor-elect, Dapo Abiodun




 
Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun on Monday told the Governor – elect, Prince Dapo Abiodun that keys to the Government House are ready if he intends “to move in tomorrow.”
 
Represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Barrister Taiwo Adeoluwa, Amosun spoke when his Transition Committee met with Abiodun’s delegation led by the Deputy Governor – elect, Naimot Salako – Oyedele at the Governor’s Office, One – Mosan, Abeokuta.
 
The outgoing governor who said contrary to insinuations in some quarters that he had no plans to handover, his transition committee had been put in place “since December 2018.”Amosun had worked against Abiodun who was candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the March 9 gubernatorial poll.
 
Amosun while promising a seamless transition ahead of May 29, said his government would not “bequeath disorder on his successor. “He said “We will be in position to hand over a comprehensive handover note to you on May 28, 2019.” “By God’s grace ,28th of May ,2019, we can sit down like this and hand over to you.
 
We have not been sleeping so as to have a smooth running of the transition.” ‘’Government house, Oke-Igbein is ready, If you want to move in tomorrow. Both the Presidential lodge and government house are ready.
 
As soon as you tell us when you need the keys to the government house and that of the Presidential lodge , we will make them available”, he added.
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Hundreds of motorists unaccounted for as kidnappers block Kaduna-Abuja highway again




 
On Monday afternoon, kidnappers blocked the Kaduna-Abuja Expressway, forcing several motorists to abandon their vehicles and head for nearby bushes to avoid being abducted.  
 
The development has left many motorists and passengers unaccounted for, just as their belongings were stolen by the kidnappers. A journalist who narrowly escaped the attack reports that the incident happened a few kilometres to Katari village in Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State at about 3.30pm.
 
Hundreds of motorists traveling from Kaduna to Abuja, as well as those going the other way, found themselves stranded for more than 40 minutes as both lanes of the expressway were blocked by cars hastily abandoned by their owners.  
 
The bandits however left the scene of the incident and moved into the bush with some of their victims before the arrival of some security men, who later cleared the road for the motorists to continue on their journeys.  
 
Commenting on the incident, owner of the popular Shagalinku Restaurant in Abuja, Umar Shagalinku, lauded the prompt intervention of the security personnel. He, however, called on relevant security authorities to use modern technology, including helicopters, to track kidnappers.  

Quote:“I have been hearing about this robbery and kidnapping along Kaduna–Abuja road, but today, I witnessed it. This is terrible and ungodly. I sincerely pray that authorities concerned will do something about these criminals so that motorists will feel safe while plying this important road,” he said.

Dead body of a 100 Level female chemical engineering student of the University of Port Harcourt (Uniport) was today discovered by her course mate in her room at Aluu, Rivers State.

According to source her course mate came to find out why she didn't come to class because attendance was taken and she wasn't taking her calls.

So on getting there, she saw her door locked and she peeped through the window and saw the girl laying dead, she raised alarm and people gathered to break the door.

Lo and behold, they saw sniper on the floor and dried blood on her face. The lodge occupants said they saw her last on Saturday. Probably she might have died since Saturday night and only discovered today been Monday.

According to reports by friends, the young girl identified as Hikmat Gbadamosi has been battling with depression for a very long time.

Source: https://www.wazobiainfos.com/uniport-fem...ng-sniper/

Below is a video she posted on Facebook before her death.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQBTXMl9IZA