Mrs Goodluck:Wants Presidents' Wives Roles Included In Constitution

Wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Dame Patience Jonathan, has canvassed for the inclusion of roles of presidents’ wives in the Constitution.
This, according to her would enable them get retirement benefits along with their spouses when they leave office.
Mrs. Jonathan made the plea in a chat with journalists shortly after she was sworn-in as Permanent Secretary in the Bayelsa State Civil Service along with 18 others by Governor Seriake Dickson on Friday afternoon.

Dead Lawyers Voted Against Me – Ngige

The Nigerian Bar As-sociation, NBA, is enmeshed in a fresh scandal following an allegation that two dead lawyers were among those that voted in the election the body conducted last Tuesday.

The said election which was held in Abuja, afforded the umbrella body of legal practitioners in the country, the opportunity to select those that will pilot the affairs of the association in the next two years.The tenure of the incumbent national officers of the NBA led by Chief J.B Daudu, SAN, is due to expire in August.

18 dead as South Africa School Bus Crashes

          

JOHANNESBURG (AFP) – A school bus carrying students to a sports event collided with a minibus in South Africa’s southeast killing at least 16 and injuring 31, officials said.
The accident occurred in the Eastern Cape near the town of Cradock. The Mercedes Benz school bus was being “driven by the principal,” Ashraf Ismail, a spokesman for South Africa’s road traffic managment agency told AFP.
He said 13 of the dead were travelling on the minibus. Two of the three other fatalities were children.
The eNews television channel said the students were on their way to a rugby match.
Despite good infrastructure, South African roads are among the most dangerous in the world, with some 13,000 people killed every year — more than 35 a day.

Fresh Explosions Hit Port Harcourt:30 dead

Barely a week after over 100 persons were roasted in a tanker explosion in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, another tragedy struck again on Friday as residents witnessed another fire incidents in four different locations.

While residents around Abuloma Jetty were jolted by the explosion of a vessel that claimed the lives of at least 30 persons, workers of Rivers State Newspaper Corporation lost property worth millions of naira as fire gutted the second floor of The Tide Newspaper building located on Ikwerre Road.

Eaglets Fail MRI Age Verification Test

Ahmed Musa Born in 1992 has featured in Many Age grade competitions but many believe he is actually older.

It has been revealed that eighteen members of the Nigerian U-17 team have failed the age verification Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) tests conducted on them, meaning they are actually above 17 Years old.
The affected players were screened out during the Grade 1 test ordered by FIFA for all the countries that will participate in CAF/FIFA age grade football competitions.

Photo of the day: Neato C and Wife

 

Photo of James Holmes:colorado shooting suspect

24 year old James Holmes was a Neuroscience PHD candidate at the University Colorado. He was in the process of withdrawing from the school before the shooting. He's yet to tell police why he carried out this sickening act. He had no criminal record prior to this.

James deployed teargas before opening fire on movie goers early this morning, killing at least 12 and wounding 58, many of whom are in the hospital in critical condition.

Magistrate orders Lawyer To frog-Jump

Drama unfolded yesterday during a Court session, when the presiding Chief Magistrate of an Osogbo Magistrate Court, Adewunmi Makanjuola ordered a middle-aged lawyer, Nnajite Okobie, to observe a five-minue frog-jump as a punishment for making noise during the court proceeding.

Makanjuola, who was presiding over a case of alleged Molestation of an 11-year-old primary school girl was apparently disturbed by the noise emanating from Okobie, who was having a conversation with two people suspected to be his clients in the court premises.

BRT Bus kills Biker And is burnt by Angry Mob (Photo)

A Lagos state government Bus Rapid Traffic  was burnt down early this week by an angry mob after it dragged a biker from a spot at the U-turn , near Abule Egba on the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway, killing the biker instantly.

Wizkid finally gets Car prize That he won last year

 

The music star finally got his Headies Music Award Next Rated' prize - a 2012 Hyundai Sonata. Wizkid won the next rated category at the 2011 edition of one of Nigeria’s leading urban music event - The Headies, beating Ice Prince, Tiwa Savage and Olamide.

The car was presented to him on Friday July 13th, 2012 at Silverbird Galleria, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Rick Ross coming to Lagos for Summer Jam Fest

Come Friday, 17^th of August, 2012, American born international rapper, William Leonard Roberts II popularly known as Rick Ross, will storm the commercial nerve centre of Nigeria, Lagos for the upcoming Summer Jam Fest 2012 concert at the exquisite Eko Hotel and Suites.

My love for Prezzo was True: Goldie opens up

When asked if her 'love' for Prezzo was real or a strategy to win, the singer replied:

It wasn't a strategy to win. I saw Prezzo as a calm, very intelligent and easy going person. Viewers have the option of seeing about 50 cameras at a time but I have just two eyes and two ears and only believe in what I saw. You had the opportunity of knowing him more than I did.

On how she felt when she realized that Prezzo had nominated her for eviction/ played her. Her answer when you continue...

Storm 360 launches online radio station - Storm FM

Storm 360, Inc just announced the launch of Storm FM - Nigeria's first record label operated online radio station.  Storm FM will feature latest music from Storm 360 Artists, DJ mixes, artist interviews, behind the scenes audio and exclusive content. Storm FM will be exclusively available on “Jandus Radio Mobile Application”

CEO of Strom 360, Obi Asika says, "Storm 360 has always been an innovator and always believed in the power of music.  From Naeto C to Dj Neptune, Sasha P to Ms Jaie, our emerging superstars L.O.S and the King of The South, Yung6ix, we have thousands of unheard remixes, songs, and all sorts of mega-mixes.  I am personally a believer in technology and I am proud of Ms. Bukola Akinfaderin, a young Nigerian developer who developed the Jandus Radio app.  I have it on my mobile devices and wherever I am it feels good to know I can tune in to Storm Fm and you know we are always in the building.

To experience Storm FM, log on to http://www.jandusradio.com/stormfm

Goldie Finally returns to Nigeria

 

Goldie returned to Nigeria last night. kennis music boss Kenny Ogungbe and good friend, Denrele Edun, were at the airport to welcome her home.

Exclusive:Oritsejafor's Full Testimony on Boko Haram at U.S Congress

BOKO HARAM: ORITSEJAFOR ADDRESSES US CONGRESS
Statement of Ayodele Joseph ORITSEJAFOR,

President of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN)
Oversight Hearing Before the House Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and
Human Rights on “U.S. Policy Toward Nigeria: West Africa’s Troubled Titan

July 10, 2012

Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor

Wifes Rapes Husband To Death In Benue

Trouble started on tuesday morning, precisely 3 am when Uroko returned from Ochanja, a popular joint in the small community of Ugbugbu and headed to the room of his youngest wife. The other wives who according to the youngest wife, Odachi had a meeting before Uroko returned home invaded her room with knives and sticks, demanding that their husband Be Intimate with all of them at once. Uroko who resisted their attack was overpowered by the women who ordered that the march begin with the youngest wife and to continue in that order to the top.

Ibrahimovic is the most expensive player of all time

   

Zlatan Ibrahimovic completed his much-anticipated move to Paris Saint-Germain from AC Milan yestherday afternoon, with the reported transfer fee of €23 million reaffirming his position as the most expensive player of all time.

The total money spent on the Swede over the course of his career now totals €171.1m, further cementing himself as the footballer to have attracted the biggest fees over the course of his career. He beats Nicolas Anelka - another player previously signed for big money by PSG - into second place, with the Frenchman costing a total of €134m, and Hernan Crespo, who attracted €121m worth of spending, into third.

4 Arsenal First Team Players to visit Nigeria

In what appears as a move to compensate the millions of Arsenal/Football fans in Nigeria for postponing the Arsenal - Super Eagles match, The official Arsenal FC website, today announced that 4 of its first team players will be traveling to Nigeria.
Below is the full text from www.arsenal.com

Mikel Obi Officially Joins Twitter

 

 

The Super Eagles star joined Twitter officially last night and the account is already verified.

Video:E.M.E Feat. WizKid, Skales & Banky W - Baddest Boy

Official Video for the 1st single from the #EMEAlbum "Empire Mates State Of Mind".. "Baddest Boy" features WizKid, Skales & Banky W. Video was directed by Clarence Peters. Also watch out for cameos from the rest of the EME Crew: ShayDee, Niyola, and DJ XClusive.

NBC fined N60m: for cockroach contaminated softdrink

A High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has slammed  N6 million against the Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) as special and general damages to Messrs Keregbe Kpa and Nuka Livingstone. The company was to pay the amount to Kpa and Livingstone, as special and general damages caused them by the company after consuming contaminated drinks.

LASTMA official dies chasing after moveing a vehicle

Heard the LASTMA official was run over as he chased after a moving vehicle. The sad incident happened on tuesday in Lagos. Peep the photo after the cut...but viewer discretion advised please!..

Gov Fashola Arrests Army officers on BRT lane (photos)

I guess nobody is above the law. Governor Fashola yesterday 'arrested' (more like confronted) two senior military officers who drove on the  BRT lane at the Outer Marina in Lagos. The Governor was around the area when he spotted the military car driving on the Bus Rapid Transit lane which is meant strictly for the BRT buses, and came down from his own car to confront the men.

No arrest was made but the military officers were at least embarrassed by the confrontation.

T.B. Joshua's camp deny social network prophecy rumour

 

Our mum couldn't recognise us' before she died- P-Square open up

What Peter Okoye told an Encomium magazine reporter:

She has been diabetic for years, and when it started many months back, we got good doctors to treat her in Jos. But when we couldn't get good result, we brought her to Lagos. We took her to St Nicholas Hospital and everybody who went to see her in the hospital cried. She had lost a lot of weight and couldn't recognise us. She called me Jude. I can never forget that day. 

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Muslim school in jos targeted by rocket

A 10-year-old boy has died after a rocket propelled Grenade was fired at a school in the Nigerian city of Jos but missed and hit a nearby building, officials say.The school authorities say the boy was not a pupil at the large co-educational institution owned by the city's Muslim community.The BBC's Ishaq Khalid in Jos says the students were sitting their exams at the time of the blast.Jos has witnessed years of inter-ethnic and religious violence.

The city is the capital of Plateau state, which lies on the fault line between Nigeria's mainly Muslim north and Christian and animist south.

Chinese Nationals kill eachother

Four Chinese nationals in Kano (Northern Nigeria), last weekend engaged in bloody combat that claimed the life of two of them.

The incident, which occurred at a house in Kwanar Ganduje industrial zone of the municipality, was brought to the notice of the police, which intervention came too late.

Kano Police Commissioner, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, told reporters, yesterday, that a crack police team sent to the scene found one Xusheng Kun, male, critically injured, while another, identified by his alias, Old Man, also sustained life-threatening injury.

New Music: Naeto C features D'banj in Tony Montana remix

 

Listen to the song HERE

Crisis looms at Channels TV

A cold war between the management and staff of Channels Television may snowball into full industrial crisis over attempt to coerce media practitioners in the establishment to sign an undertaking to waive their rights and commit their future to the establishment.The management of the media outfit had recently drafted a document entitled “Non-compete Document of Channels Incorporated Limited,” with clauses journalists in the TV station considered inimical to their interest.

Section 8.1 and 8.2 of the document state respectively thus:  “I further agree that during the term of my

employment with the Company and for a period of eighteen (18) months thereafter, I also shall not solicit, or arrange or collaborate with any other person or entity to solicit, any person or entity engaged by the Company as an employee, customer, supplier, or consultant or advisor to the Company to terminate such party’s relationship with the Company.

Wizkid wants a change of name

 

wiz kid turned 23 yesterday and it seems he no longer wants to be referred to as a kid. He Tweeted:

  

Man, 56, arrested over rape of school pupil

 

A 56-year-old man, simply identified as Moses, has been arrested by officials of the Osun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) over alleged rape of 11-year-old primary school pupil in Osogbo, the state capital.

The suspect, who was earlier detained at the state command of the NSCDC had been transferred to the State Investigation and Intelligent Bureau (SIIB) of the state police command for further investigation.

Moses, who lived in Osogbo, was alleged to have raped other young girls in the area. The Assistant Commandant of NSCDC, Mr. Idima Augustine said Moses was arrested in Olorunda Local Government Area of the state after a tip-off by a non-governmental organization (NGO.

I would have won with a wider margin – Oshiomhole

BARELY 24 hours after he was declared winner of the Saturday governorship poll, Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, said he would have won with a wider margin. The governor said this on Monday after a dramatic appearance at the Presidential Villa.
Oshiomhole arrived at the Council Chambers while the swearing-in of the new Chief Justice of Nigeria, Aloma Mukhtar, was rounding off and stood at the entrance where attendees at the inauguration of Mukhtar congratulated the re-elected Edo governor for his victory at the poll.

Dignitaries, including minister and chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party whose candidate was defeated in the election, took turns to shake hands with Oshiomhole.

8 dead in Enugu Auto Crash

No fewer than eight persons have lost their lives in an auto crash that occurred along the Enugu-Nsukka single-carriage way.


Three of the eight victims in the accident which took place weekend, were burnt beyond recognition.


The State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Ebere Amaraizu, who confirmed the accident in a statement yesterday, said the vehicles involved a DAF trailer with registration number XE460AWK and a Ford Bus with registration number XA435KC.

Exclusive photos: NDLEA destroy tonnes of hard drugs in Akure

The public destruction of the hard drugs... took place in Akure yestherday. Continue to see more photos...

Police recover 46 explosive devices from a building in Okene

Police in Kogi on Monday announced the recovery of 46 Improvised Explosive Devices, and the arrest of a suspect from a residential building during an overnight operation.
Commissioner of Police Mohammed Katsina told newsmen in Lokoja that the recovery was made in Okaito area when a man suspected to have detonated the explosives near a church in Okene on Sunday, led the police to the apartment.
He described the building as "an intriguing and disgusting deceit’’.
According to him, two of the rooms in the four-bedroom apartment had been converted to a mosque and a church.

Two men guned down by unknown men in Bayelsa this morning

It happened in Yenogoa, Bayelsa State this morning. Two unidentified men driving in that car you see above were gunned down by another set of unidentified men in broad day light today. Continue to see the inside of the car but viewer discretion advised please...like seriously advised o!

Unbelievable Church robbery caught on camera

Unbelievable! it happened in Kenya. Members of Lighthouse Church in Industrial area in Nairobi were robbed at the church’s parking lot. The whole robbery lasted for almost 30 minutes and it was all caught on CCTV. Watch...

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Chris Brown Tweeted this photo two days ago showing off his new Tattoo. It's a snake shedding its skin and revealing a tail with that sign - pyramid with the eye.

Lawmaker Tasks NCC:Stop local calls made with hidden numbers

As part of efforts to ensure adequate security and to check kidnapping in the country, a member of House of Representatives, Alhaji Yakub Balogun, has asked the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, to direct all telecommunications service providers to stop all local calls made under the guise of ‘hidden numbers’.

82-year Old Man marries 70-year Old Bride in Kano Mass wedding

An 82 year old Malam Uba Abdul-Rahman hooked up with his 70-year-old bride yesterday.


Abdul-Rahman, who was among the new couples, spoke on behalf of the beneficiaries, thanked the state government for the support given to them and said that he was happy for finding a 70-year old partner to spend the rest of his life with after the demise of his wife.    
In a grand event held at the Kano Central Mosque, representatives of the couples agreed to unite the spouses together after a dowry of N10,000  was paid to each of the bride.

Balotelli's Birth Mum works as a £6-an-hour office cleaner to make ends meet

The mum of multi-­millionaire footballer Mario Balotelli has a new job to make ends meet… working as a ­CLEANER at an office block.And while the ­Manchester City and Italy star drives to work in his £120,000 Bentley Continental GT, skint Rose ­Barwuah’s more modest mode of transport is the Number 11 bus.She is scraping a living doing evening shifts as a Mrs Mop at the offices of a car lease company for close to the £6-an-hour minimum wage.

On Thursday Rose flashed her pass to the bus driver as she made her way for her evening’s work at the block of ­offices on the outskirts of Cheadle, Greater Manchester.

Before heading into work, she made a short stop-off at budget supermarket Aldi on her way to Lex Autolease.

UK spent N3.6billion on Ibori’s trial – outgoing CJN

The outgoing Justice of Nigeria (NJC), Justice Dahiru Musdapher yesterday lamented over the slow pace of investigation and prosecution of cases in the country in comparison with other foreign countries.

Musdapher cited the recent trial of former Governor James Ibori in the UK and said his investigation alone cost the British taxpayers £14 million (about N3.6billion).He stated this at his Valedictory Court Session organized to mark his retirement from the bench after 33 years career as a judge.

He said such huge expenses to investigate crime might be part of the reasons for the slow pace of investigation and prosecution of such cases in Nigeria.

Nigerian Women Ranked Most Unfaithful In The World

A survey conducted by condom manufacturer, Durex, in which 29,000 people in 36 countries were interviewed has ranked Nigerian women as the most unfaithful in the world.

According to the survey, Thailand men are the most unfaithful in the world, with 54 percent of them admitting to cheating on their spouses. South Korea came in second with 34 percent, while Malaysia ranked number three with 33 percent.

 The survey revealed that the top two countries with cheating women are Nigeria, with 62 percent, and Thailand, 59 percent.