Breaking News:Arik Air bound for Abuja has near disaster in bad weather

Arik flight w3232 from Enugu to Abuja scheduled to depart Enugu at about 10:00am was delayed until 11:40am due to reports of approaching bad weather in Abuja.
According to an eyewitness, in a rush to get to Abuja before the start of the rains the pilot ignored all warnings and took the aircraft and passengers through an extremely turbulent flight.
A passenger on the fight said, "People clung on to their seats for dear life with shouts and cries of Jesus".
On landing at Abuja the plane almost skidded off of the runway and passengers had to wait on the aircraft for thirty minutes before disembarking due to heavy rains in Abuja.
"This is the hallmark of the flight delays and the resultant effects of lack of NCAA," the passenger added.

Culled from Daily Times

D'banj releases new single

 

D'banj's new single Oyato will be released today Saturday July 14th. This is his first Nigerian release after mohits. The multiple-award-winning entertainer said 'Oyato' is his special dedication to his fans who have stood by him through it all.

Sylvester Stallone's 1st Son Sage Stallone Found Dead

 

 

 

Sage Stallone, the 36-year-old son of Sylvester Stallone, has been found dead at a house in Los Angeles.

Authorities were investigating Sage Stallone's death, but details were not immediately available.

"Sylvester Stallone is devastated and grief-stricken over the sudden loss of his son," publicist Michelle Bega said in a statement. "His compassion and thoughts are with Sage's mother, Sasha."


Los Angeles police said they were dispatched to investigate a death at a home on Mulholland Terrace around 2.15pm on Friday.Coroner's officials also said they were in the initial investigative stages.

Nigerian soldier sentenced to death for murder

A Nigerian soldier, Corporal Moses Olurunfemi has been sentenced to death by hanging by a Makurdi High Court after being found guilty of culpable homicide.
The convict before his conviction was attached to 81 Intelligence Corp of the Nigerian Army in Lagos.
According to the First Information Report, FIR, filed in Court by the Police prosecutor, the convict had on the 19th of September 2009 allegedly strangulated his girl friend Miss Mercy Ajagbonna at her residence for undisclosed reasons.
The late Miss Ajagbonna was until her death a staff of the Federal Medical Center, Makurdi and resided at Kwararafa quarters in Makurdi town.

Police Intercepts Arms Smugglers In Lagos

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Umar Manko, revealed on Friday that the command has arrested three persons, including a retired naval officer, for allegedly possessing 8,450 live cartridges.

Parading the suspects at the Police Headquarters, Ikeja, Manko said that the ammunition was smuggled through Seme, a border town in Lagos.

He said that the ammunition was intercepted by police officers from the Trade Fair Police Division on stop and search patrol.

Tiwa Savage & Wizkid Dayo Are The New Pepsi Ambassadors

Musicians, Tiwa Savage and Wizkid have been officially unveiled as brand ambassadors of Pepsi.
The "Blue, Bold and Beautiful" Pepsi ambassadors were unveiled on Wednesday night at an exclusive event at Likwid Lounge, Lagos.
According to reports, Tiwa Savage clinched the Pepsi deal while co-hosting the Nigerian Idol season II reality show, which Pepsi sponsored.
Tiwa expressed gratitude at the decision of the brand to make her an ambassador, adding that, "I had no idea why I was chosen but will add a proper Naija flavour to the brand."
Celebrities who were in attendance included Dr Sid, Durella, Eku Edewor, Flowsick, Olisa, Kaffy, Mo Cheddah, DJ Xclusive, Vector, and a host of others.
The duo have filmed the TV commercials and print ads for the campaign.
Former Pepsi ambassadors include Ashionye, who was signed as face of Pepsi Lite in 2007, and Lynxxx, who represented the brand in 2010.

Deputy Governor of Borno and Shehu of Borno escape bomb attack

A suicide bomber blew himself up near the Maiduguri Central Mosque in the capital city of Borno State, killing himself and at least five others.

It was gathered that among the dignitaries that were observing Friday prayers at the mosque were Deputy Governor Zannah Mustaphar and the Shehu of Borno, Abubakar Kyari. Both men were evacuated alive after the attack. It is not yet clear if any was injured.

Forbes Ten Young African Millionaires To Watch

Jason Njoku of Iroko TV

Written by Forbes writer - Mfonobong Nsehe

There’s no money like young money. While African millionaires and billionaires like Onsi Sawiris, Raymond Ackerman, and Aliko Dangote may have more money than most of us can ever dream of, there’s one thing they can never buy: Youth. Even money has its limits.

But there are a handful of young Africans in their 20s and 30s who have built businesses and amassed enviable million-dollar fortunes. Call them million-dollar babies.

See the top ten after the cut...

DANA PLANE CRASH: How Captain battled with failed engines mid-air

Preliminary report on the Dana plane that crashed on 3rd June 2012 at Iju-Ishaga, Lagos released yesterday by the Accident Investigation Bureau, AIB, said that the Captain tried starting the failed two engines mid-air when the engines packed up and after several failed attempt ''the Capt informed the Flight Officer, FO, "we just lost everything, we lost an engine. I lost both engines".
This is coming as the report said the crash was not caused by contaminated fuel. The plane, a Boeing MD-83, with registration no 5N-RAM on a domestic scheduled commercial flight, operated by Dana Airlines Limited as flight 992 (DAN 992), crashed into a densely populated area during a forced landing following a total loss of power in both engines while on approach to Muhammed Murtala Airport (LOS), Lagos, Nigeria

Reactions trail Appointment of Dame patience Jonathan as permanent Secretary

The Chairman, Nigerian Bar Association, Ilorin branch, Mr. Rafiu Balogu, and leader of Committee of Muslim Organisations, Kwara State, Prof. Shehu Jimoh, on Thursday in Ilorin, described the appointment of the wife of the President, Dame Patience Jonathan as one of the 17 new Permanent Secretaries in Bayelsa State civil service as surprising and shocking.

Accident Investigation Bureau submit preliminary report on Dana Air Crash

The Accident Investigation Bureau has submitted a preliminary report on the crash of Dana Air’s MD83 (5N-RAM) in Lagos on June 3, 2012. The report determines the main facts about flight 992. Read it below..

On 3rd June 2012 about 1545 hours[1], 5N-RAM, a Boeing MD-83, a domestic scheduled commercial flight, operated by Dana Airlines Limited as flight 992 (DAN 992), crashed into a densely populated area during a forced landing following a total loss of power in both engines while on approach to Muhammed Murtala Airport (LOS), Lagos, Nigeria. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and the airplane was on an instrument flight plan. All of the 153 persons aboard the airplane, including the 6 crew members were fatally injured. There were 10 confirmed ground fatalities. The airplane was destroyed.  There was post impact fire. The flight originated at Abuja (ABV) and the destination was LOS.

Prof Wole Soyinka turns 78

The author, poet, playwright and Nobel Prize winner was born 13th July 1934. There's a lecture at the Muson Centre today to mark his 78th birthday. Wishing him many more happy years ahead!

Man accused of killing his 3 daughters.

A father was arrested over the killing of three young girls in River Falls, Wisconsin, US on Tuesday, police said.

Police were called to a home on Morningside Avenue around 3:30 p.m. local time (4:30 p.m. ET) by the children's mother, who was concerned about their safety after she said the father made statements about their wellbeing.

When officers got there, they noticed the smell of gas in the home and found the bodies of three girls between the ages of five and 11.

man offers his son for sale

A man has been arrested by the police in Ghana for allegedly offering his one-and-a-half-year-old son for sale at the Kokomba Market in Accra for GH¢200,000.The suspect, Mohammed Alhassan, 30, a resident of Sheshawu, near Tamale, was arrested in a hotel at Nungua where he had lured the 22-year-old mother of the child to enable him to steal the boy for the prospective buyer.
His intention was to dope the mother before carrying out the act, for which reason he laced a bottle of malt with some sedatives to make her fall asleep. But it did not work on her.

Graphic photos: The River State Fuel Tanker Accident

photos from the very tragic tanker accident that happened this morning in Rivers State. More than 90 people were burnt to death while scooping fuel from a fallen tanker after the tanker exploded at Okobe in Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers State. More photos when you continue...

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Bishop David Oyedepo wins N2billion assault case

Bishop Oyedepo this morning won his N2 billion assault case in court after Justice Ojo of the Ogun State high court dismissed the case on the grounds that the application lacked merit and that the 'slapped lady' remains a ghost victim.

A Lagos based lawyer, Robert Igbinedion, had filed a lawsuit on behalf of a girl who was filmed being slapped by the founder of Living Faith Church (Winners Chapel) during a deliverance session a few years back. Mr Igbinedion failed to produce the girl, making it impossible to have a case against the Bishop.

hundreds die scooping fuel as tanker explodes in Rivers State

At least 90 people including women and children were burnt to death early today Thursday July 12th while scooping fuel from a fallen tanker at Okobe in Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers State. The fuel tanker crashed into some vehicles and fell, spilling its content but didn't immediately burst into flames. Unfortunately it exploded when residents of the area went to the scene to scoop fuel from the tanker.

Portsmouth FC plans to punish Nigerian star, Kanu

Portsmouth are considering punishing former Super Eagles captain Nwankwo Kanu for his continued absence from club activities while he stays in Nigeria.
The veteran striker missed training for a second day on Tuesday as his teammates took part in a double session at Fratton Park.

The reason for Kanu's action is yet unclear to the club which he led to an FA Cup victory in 2008.

However, with negotiations having stalled over the £300,000 it is claimed he is demanding – by way of a compromise agreement – to rip up the final 12 months of his Blues contract, it appears he has opted to take drastic action.

Robbers invade Skye Bank Port Harcourt yestherday; 2 killed

The vehicle the robbers came in

Four armed men came to rob Skye Bank on Agip Road in Port Harcourt yestherday afternoon. they didn't succeed. Mobile police around the area engaged them in a shootout. Two robbers were killed, two escaped.

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Patience Jonathan Appointed Permanent Secretary in Bayelsa State

Nigeria's first lady made kind of history yesterday by becoming the first First Lady of Nigeria to be appointed Permanent Secretary in a State civil service.
Mrs Jonathan and 17 others were appointed Perm Sec in the state civil service by the governor of Bayelsa State, Governor Seriake Dickson. The announcement was broadcast on the state radio station yesterday evening Wednesday July 11th.
Explaining their reason for the appointment, the senior special assistant to the governor on media affairs, Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson, said that the First Lady was a teacher in the state's civil service and has been on leave of absence since 1999 to join her husband in his political service; first as a deputy governor, governor, vice president, then president. If not for the leave of absence, according to him, Mrs Jonathan would have risen to the status of a permanent secretary by now.

Psquare and Jude Okoye lose mum

The mother of Paul, Peter and Jude Okoye has sadly passed on. Mrs Okoye died last night in a hospital in India where she had been flown to for medical treatment. The nature of her illness was not disclosed. May her soul rest in peace...amen.

FG Insists that youth Corpers will be posted to Violent regions.

Federal Government has overruled the National Youth Service Corps on the redeployment of corps members from troubled states.Minister of Youth Development, Alhaji Inuwa Abdulkadir, said this at a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday. Abdulkadir insisted that corps members would be posted to Borno, Yobe and other troubled states.
His positing supersedes an earlier concession granted to the affected corps members by the Director-General of the NYSC, Brig.-General Nnamdi Okore-Affia.
The DG, had in a statement on July 5 directed corps members posted to Yobe to proceed to Nasarawa State, while those scheduled to have their orientation in Borno were directed to Benue State.
The minister argued that the issue of posting of corps members to states other than their states of origin was enshrined in the relevant laws establishing the scheme.

Fashola Demands N16 Billion refund from the FG over Allocation deductions.

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos, on Tuesday, asked the Federal Government to refund the N16 billion deducted from the state's allocation for investment in power.

Addressing members of the Senate Committee on Privatisation during their visit to Lagos, Fashola said the state had invested in the power project but was yet to get full value for money.

The governor while referring to the AES Powerplants by the Lagos state government in Partnership with the private sector where ove 300mw is Generated and uploaded to the grid without Lagos being able to take advantage of it.

Boko Haram Claims Responsibility For Plateau Killings, Says Christains must accept Islam if they want peace

The fundamentalist Islamic sect, Jama'atu Ahlissunnah Lidda'awati Wal-Jihad, otherwise known as Boko Haram, on Tuesday in a statement claimed responsibility for the mass killings in Plateau State at the weekend.
More than 100 persons were reportedly killed in attacks on three communities in the Barkin Ladi and Riyom local government areas of the state on Saturday and Sunday.

The sect "thanked God for the success of the attacks" and vowed that there was no going back on the jihad (Holy War) it had launched against Christians and the government. It also asked "Christians in Nigeria to accept Islam" as a condition for a ceasefire.

It described as a "new lie" claims by the new National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, that he has an access for a dialogue with its leaders.

Ronaldinho loses £500,000 a year for drinking Pepsi.

Football Legend Ronaldinho preactically Paid £500,000 for a can of Pepsi.

That's exactly how much Brazilian football legend Ronaldinho lost in a sponsorship deal with Coca-Cola after turning up at a press conference and sipping nonchalantly from a can of Pepsi.

Ronaldinho stunned Coke chiefs at the Atlanta-based firm who immediately demanded that the plug be pulled on his huge endorsement deal, according to a report in the 'O Estado de Sao Paulo' newspaper.

Group to declare state of Biafra Nov 5 2012

 

A pro-Biafra group, Biafra Zionist Movement, BZM, announced, yesterday, that it had commenced the process to launch the struggle for a State of Biafra with the international community, saying that the formal declaration of the new Biafra Republic had been slated for November 5.

This came as Conference of Igbo Youth Organizations, CIYO, warned that Ndigbo “would no longer watch in silence while our brothers and sisters are slaughtered like animals” in the Northern States.
National President of BZM, Benjamin Onwuka, at a briefing said what prevented the realization of Biafra republic over the years was the inability to get the support of world powers, like the United States of America to back the project.

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Peter Okoye gets new Tattoo

photo of the day

The singer just posted these photos on Twitter.

B2K Singer Raz B Nearly Slices Off Hand in Freak Hotel Accident

 

According to TMZ, B2K singer Raz B nearly died on Sunday July 8th in China after accidentally falling through a glass door in his hotel room, slicing his wrist wide open and losing a lot of blood. Raz later told reporters that he tripped hard inside his room and when he tried to break his fall, he crashed through a sliding glass door. Raz says the broken glass caught his wrist and ripped it to pieces, tearing through ligaments, nerves, tendons, right down to the bone. Raz passed out and was rushed to Huashan Hospital Fudan University, where doctors operated to repair his mutilated wrist. He was released from the hospital yesterday Monday July 9th.

Meet the twins born in different countries

 

Twins are normally born minutes – if not hours – apart, but Dylan Joseph and Hannah Rose Fox will be able to say they were born in different countries

 

The youngsters were welcomed to the world in England and Scotland last Sunday as their parents, Donna Keenan and Joe Fox, settled down to watch the Euro 2012 final.

With no time to get to the hospital, paramedics were forced to deliver Dyland on the living room floor.
But as the twins were being born four weeks early, medical staff pulled out all the stops to get Ms Keenan to hospital in time for Hannah’s arrival.

Homeless couple returns £6,500 found in rubbish bag

A homeless Brazilian couple who live under the bridges of Sao Paulo found a rubbish bag filled with 20,000 reals (£6,500) on a sidewalk on Monday – and promptly turned it into the police.

Officials said the pair were out for a dawn stroll when they heard an alarm.

They walked closer to see what was going on and stumbled on a briefcase and a rubbish bag full of money. The pair alerted a nearby security guard, asking him to call the police.

"When we arrived, the couple gave us the money. It might be the money stolen last week from a Japanese restaurant," said Bruno dos Santos, a Brazilian military police spokesman.

The homeless pair "had the opportunity to flee with the money, but they called a security guard and asked him to call the military police. What they did is commendable," the spokesman said.

Jesus Silva Santos, the man who found the money, told the press that he earned a little more than £5 a day from recycling rubbish.

  

"My mother taught me never to steal," he said.

Source: agencies

Meet the businessman who hands out £1,000 to complete strangers

How would you react if you were approached on the street and handed an envelope filled with money? No seeming rhyme nor reason.

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The card that Mr Lucky hands to those he randomly encounters. 

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Hannah, who worked out the clues on Twitter and tracked down the £1000 to a pub in Soho, London.  

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'Lucky' Linda, owner of a fish and chip shop in Vauxhall, London who smiled her way into recieving the £1000 gift.  

 "You are lucky," you are told. But with this luck comes a responsibility: that you promise to do something good with it.

An anonymous millionaire is currently putting people to the test by handing out £1,000 to those he randomly encounters. The Sunday Telegraph spent the day with him whilst he paced the streets of London hunting for 10 lucky recipients.

The reactions were varied, from the stunned to the suspicious to the simply delighted.

He has given away close to £100,000 to people he has met around the world. He hands those that he chooses a sleek card explaining his project and allows them 48 hours to get in touch. Sometimes he adds in a treasure hunt for extra entertainment and leaves the invites hidden in bookshops or landmarks and sends clues out from his Twitter account

Congolese warlord sentenced to 14 years for using child soldiers

The International Criminal Court today Tuesday July 10th sentenced Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga, 51, to 14 years in prison for using child soldiers in his rebel army in 2002-03.

The founder of the Union of Congolese Patriots (UPC) and commander of its military wing the Patriotic Forces for the Liberation of Congo (FPLC), was found guilty of abducting children as young as 11; forcing the boys to fight and commit atrocities and turning the young girls into sex-slaves.

Having spent the last 6 years in prison, Lubanga is expected to serve only 8 out of the 14 year prison sentence.

Rivers State Governor gives cars, cash to Dolphin & Rivers Angels

River State Governor Rotimi Amaechi yesterday Monday July 9th gave money and cars to NPL champions - Dolphin and the women’s cup holders, Rivers Angels.
   
Each player of Dolphin got a Nissan Sunny car and N500,000, while the coaches got one million Naira each with a car. The Rivers Angels, who won the female FA Cup last season, each got a Ford car and N500,000. 

The reward, according to the Governor, is to reward the teams for their hard work so far and encourage them to push harder to retain their title this season. 

Stampede as explosion rocks venue of passing-out parade

There was an explosion yesterday at the venue for the passing-out parade of members of Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, but no casualty was recorded. The incident occurred at the Civic Centre, close to the state police command headquarters, as the PCRC members were ending their two weeks training.

Some of the trainees said the explosion came from a nylon bag outside the handball field venue of the training, thereby causing a stampede

Plateau bloodbath: Senator, Majority Leader died of exhaustion –Rep

                        

Senator Gyang Dantong and Plateau State Majority Leader, Gyang Fulani, died of exhaustion on Sunday, it was revealed yesterday. The two lawmakers were among the 104 persons who lost their lives when suspected Fulani herdsmen began their rampage on four local governments last Saturday.

Confirming the cause of the legislators’ deaths yesterday were a member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Simon Mwadkon, who slumped alongside the late Sen. Dantong, 53 and the late Hon. Fulani, aged 54. The two died when they were ambushed on Sunday during the burial of those who died in the first attack.

Herdsmen kill General on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

When Brig. Gen. Sylvester Iruh (retd.) left Ilorin, Kwara State, on Friday, July 6, his goal was to return to his family in Akute, Ogun State.
Having left them for a day to attend a burial in Ilorin, Iruh must have been eager to return to his Akute residence.

But his hopes were dashed when he was attacked by suspected herdsmen on the Long Bridge on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

Iruh's wife, Christiana, told our correspondent on Monday that she was expecting her husband when she received call that he had been attacked.

Third Mainland Bridge gridlock begins. Diversion routes

 

Diversion routes as released by Lagos State Commissioner for Works, Kayode Opeifa:

1. University of Lagos Waterfront (towards Lagos)
2. Oworonshoki Interchange (towards Lagos)
3. Adeniji Adele Interchange (towards Oworonshoki/Toll Gate)

Daily Diversion Periods;
A. 12 Midnight to 12 noon
1. Vehicles approaching from Oworonshoki and Ikeja/Toll gate/Ikorodu Road end of the Bridge will have unhindered access to the bridge towards Lagos Island.

I Have Video and Audio evidence of Lawan collecting bribe - Otedola

The House of Representatives Committee on Ethics came under further scrutiny, yesterday, after oil magnate, Mr Femi Otedola, accused one of its members of lying in his account of Otedola's controversial appearance before the committee last Tuesday.

Responding to published comments where Rep. Ibrahim Bello, a member of the committee was quoted as saying that Otedola told the committee that he did not have the video recording of his transaction with Rep. Farouk Lawan, Otedola affirmed that he never told the committee anything as such.
Otedola had in the past insisted that he is in possession of audio and video recording of Lawan negotiating and collecting the bribe money.

Why I turned down N500,000 compensation -Victim

Barely one month after the Dana plane crash, victims, whose property were destroyed, were invited by the airline management to come for their compensation.  Daily Sun gathered that while some of the victims received what the airline described as advanced payment of the compensation ‘towards interim relief to secure temporary accommodation,’ others refused to collect on the ground that what they were offered was not commensurate with their losses.
Those who collected the advance payment were made to sign a letter of acknowledgement. However, it was not certain where the letter originated from, though it was addressed to Dana Airline Management, 51, Allen Avenue, Ikeja.

Robbers strike in Osogbo, kill businessman

                    

Armed robbers, numbering about seven, yesterday struck in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, killing a popular businessman and hotelier, Mr Rasheed Babatunde Bolarinwa and carting away money and other valuable worth millions of naira.
The robbers, it was learnt invaded, the late Bolarinwa’s residence located at Alekuwodo area of Osogbo at midnight and demanded for a huge amount of money after they had searched the house.

Incredible! Airport security spot 5month-old baby in baggage scanner

A couple were caught trying to smuggle their baby into the United Arab Emirates - when airport security staff spotted the five-month-old hidden in their luggage on a bag scanner. (pictured avove)

The Egyptian husband and wife (pictured above) arrived at Sharjah International Airport on Friday night but were held at immigration as they did not have a visa for the newborn, according to Gulf News.