Yinka Ayefele Debunks Rumour That He Is Now A Muslim, Says He Remains With Jesus

Gospel singer, Yinka Ayefele has said he remains a Christian, and nothing can make him change his faith. News went out yesterday that the Ibadan based gospel act has indeed converted into a Muslim, but the singer says never, stating clearly that he remains with Jesus. Here’s a press statement released by his publicist, David Ajiboye yesterday…

“We believe the rumour must have emanated from the annual Ramadan Lecture, which Fresh 105.9FM, owned by Ayefele, organized on Tuesday, in Ibadan. 

“Our station, Fresh 105.9FM had invited popular Islamic preacher, Alhaji Muideen Ajani Bello, as the Guest Preacher at our annual Ramadan Lecture which had over 4,000 people in attendance and because of this, some naïve minds went to town to spread the rumour about Ayefele’s conversion.” 

Ajiboye stated further that the station is for everybody irrespective of your religion, race or colour, adding: “We believe its part of our social responsibility to organize such a spiritual rebirth programme to sensitize our Muslim listeners on the ideals of Islam most especially in this holy season.”

Kuje Jail Break: Prison Chief Removed, Faces Probe

The Controller-General of Prisons has ordered the removal and redeployment of the officer in-charge of the Kuje Medium Prisons, Musa Tanko, over the escape of two notorious inmates last Friday.

Tanko, it was learnt, had been directed to report at the Federal Capital Territory command of the service where he would face a team of investigators.

Another officer had taken over at the Kuje prisons following Tanko’s redeployment.

The inmates standing trial for murder, Maxwell Ajukwu and Solomon Amodu, who escaped from the facility by scaling the fence, are still at large.

Sources stated that Tanko’s redeployment was to ensure a thorough probe of the inmates’ escape, adding that the officer would be sanctioned heavily, if indicted after investigation.

Minister of Interior, Dambazzau had attributed the incident at the facility to security lapses.

Looters Should Vomit What They Stole So Nigeria Can Move On - EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, says those who stole the resources of the country are holding Nigerians to ransom.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s director of public affairs, Osita Nwaja is upset and asking every treasury looter in the country, to vomit Nigeria’s money saying they are holding Nigerians to ransom by not bringing forth what they have stolen. 

Speaking in Enugu yesterday, Osita said the common man is most times at the receiving end as they are always denied their basic needs. Hear him...

 “We hear about all the crimes and all the criminals that are being investigated and prosecuted by the EFCC. Many of these people have direct link to the common man. The common man does not see always because they try to blur the line of that linkage how that man who is stealing billions and trillions relates to his very callous regrettable situation in life. Continue...

“How the money meant for road, money for hospitals to take care of pregnant women, to send children to school are disappearing into people’s accounts, and people’s pockets and people’s stomach.

“Just a few people and their families and their friends and their associates and they are holding the Nigerian people to ransom.

“Vomit what you stole. We gave you this thing to keep and you ate it and then you are claiming right.”

“You are throwing impunity at our faces and that is not right. And that is what EFCC is saying. It is not right,” he said.

Eleven Fake Naval Officers Nabbed In Rivers State

Eleven men suspected to be fake naval officers have been arrested in Rivers State. The suspects were said to have been parading themselves as navy personnel with different ranks before they were apprehended around the Rukpokwu Police checkpoint.

The outgoing Commander NNS Pathfinder, Commodore Sanusi Ibrahim, who disclosed this on while he was handing over the suspects to the Rivers Police Command, explained that they disguised as “merchant navy” with the aim of defrauding the public and some companies in the state.

Ibrahim stated that the Nigerian Air Force had earlier detected the suspects and went on to arrest them. The Air Force, according to Ibrahim, handed over the fake naval personnel to the Nigerian Navy.

He said, “On June 17, the Air Police of the 97 Special Operations Group, Nigerian Air Force Port Harcourt, arrested 11 civilians around the Rukpokwu police checkpoint parading themselves as naval personnel.

“The Air Force police later handed over the suspects to us (Navy) to enable us to ascertain if they were truly naval personnel, among other details.

“During investigation, the suspects claimed that they were merchant navy personnel, and which further findings revealed the organisation was fictitious.”

Student, Two Others Sentence To Death By Hanging For Robbery

Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo of Ikeja High Court, Yesterday, sentenced three persons, Wasiu Arepo, an aluminum products manufacturer; Oluwaseun Idowu, a driver, and Ganiyu Hassan, a student and commercial motorcycle rider, to death by hanging.

The convict were found guilty on a four-count charge of armed robbery and murder contrary to Section 402 Subsection 2(a) of the Criminal Code Law of Lagos State, 2011, and Section 319 subsection 1(a) of Criminal Code Law of Lagos State, 2011.

According to the prosecution, the convicts committed the offence on February 5, 2011 at Aleke village, Imota at 2a.m. The convicts were said to have stormed the house of one Mrs Adijatu Bakare and her husband, Abubakar, and demanded the money Abubakar withdrew from bank a day before.

During the process one of the accused persons, Arepo, shot Abubakar in the chest after which they ransacked the house and carted away N15,000 and other valuables. He reportedly died on his way to the hospital.

Meanwhile, it was reported that two hours after the incident, the convicts were caught in a nearby community by the vigilante group in the area after the wife of the victim reported the matter at Imota Police Station and was able to identify one of the convicts.

During trial, the convicts had denied involvement in the incident, claiming they were at home on the night. Justice Akapo, while delivering his judgment, said the prosecution had proved the case beyond doubt that the convicts committed the crime.
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'I Always Knew That She Was Gonna End Up Somewhere' - Blac Chyna's Father

Blac Chyna's father has spoken out for the first time - saying he's overjoyed to become a grandfather again and gives his daughter and fiancé Rob Kardashian his 'full blessing'.

Speaking exclusively to Daily Mail Online, Eric Holland, 49, from Maryland said he was really 'happy' that his daughter was engaged and expecting her second child.

'Oh yeah I'm happy of course - she knows that,''As soon as I found out I was all happy for her - they're having a baby and everything - she's got my blessings.'I met Rob he seems like a nice man - he was nice with me and everything so I'm happy for her.''I don't think that all this has hit her by surprise,' he added. 'She was always a little different you know - I always knew that she was gonna end up somewhere.
'She liked change she never liked to stay the same. She was always doing something different and wanted to achieve things - she was this way since she was 13 or 14 years old.'

Despite the model being about to join one of America's most famous families, dad Eric says she still makes time for her large extended family - including two half brothers and nine half sisters, who are mostly based in the Maryland and Virginia areas. 

He added: 'She was at my little daughter Summer's birthday party two weeks ago and she took some pictures with everyone. It was really nice she made the effort for her sister.

'She's still in touch with all her family she's never forgotten her roots.''People might think that she is from a broken home but I know that's not true. I always told her it's not how you start - it's how you finish.'That's the most important part of life, you know. We all have our ups and downs but it's how you deal with them.'

 And although he is pleased his daughter has found fame and fortune - he would rather stay out of the spotlight, unlike Chyna's mother Shalana Hunter who has given numerous interviews - and has even taken to social media to vent her feelings towards the Kardashian family.

'Yeah her mother has spoken but me, I'm a person who likes to stay out of the limelight so I haven't. It's her life and I'm happy for her but I have always stayed out of the whole thing.

'She kind of introduced me to the situation by taking a picture of me and saying "this is my father", and it kind of put me out there. But I always told her that's not who I am - I don't like all the attention

Sen. Shehu Sani Tutors Saraki And Ekweremadu On Life In Prison

According to the news outlet, the Senate President, Bukola Saraki and his Deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, have been tutored on how to live in a prison. Saraki and Ekweremadu, are standing trial over alleged forging of the Senate Rules book.

It was gathered that Sen. Shehu Sani, who spent four years in various prisons across the country during the era of late Gen. Sani Abacha, tutored the Senate leaders at the Court during their forgery case.

A Senator who was present, said Sani lectured them when Justice Yusuf Halilu stood down the forgery suit for one hour. His words: “Sani came and lectured the presiding officers on life in the prison. He told them that in the prison there is ranking rule like at the National Assembly.

He advised them to cooperate with the Governor in the prison. He said after registration, they will be given plates for meals. Sani also told them that they are going to share toilet, bathroom with other inmates and that it is the Governor of the prison that will allocate bed space to them.”

When contacted on phone, Sani confirmed lecturing the presiding officers on prison, saying: “Yes, is anything bad in what I did? They are my colleagues and as a former inmate, I felt I should educate them on how to live in the prison, so that they will not be caught unaware.”

Source: Daily Trust

Kim Kardashian West Reveals Why She Didn't Want To See Kanye West's Famous Video

Kim Kardashian West has admitted that she didn't want to see the final edit of her husband Kanye West 's Famous video before its premiere.

Speaking to Women's Wear Daily at the GQ party for her latest cover, the mother-of-two revealed that she knew what to expect but didn't want to watch the NSFW video in all its glory until it was ready.

I actually never saw the final edit of it,”“I did that kind of on purpose because I love to be surprised. It was, like, three, four months in the making, so I obviously knew it was going on, but I didn’t actually see the final cut until he debuted it at the Forum. It was really cool.”

Lebanese Bureau De Change Man Swindle Three Lagos Customers, Absconds With N170m

A Lebanese and bureau de change operator, Aly Sayad, has been allegedly absconded with $487,700 (about N170m) in the Victoria Island area of Lagos State.

It was learnt that three businessmen had approached the suspect in his office on Idowu Taylor Street, Victoria Island, to help them change $487,700 to naira.

He was alleged to have left the men in the office after collecting the money, saying he was going to the bank to transfer the naira equivalent to their various bank accounts.

After waiting for hours, the victims were said to have gone to the bank where Sayad claimed he was going to do the transaction, but could not find him.

He was alleged to have fled with the money.

The case was reported at the Bar Beach Police Division, where a manhunt was launched for the suspect.

A police source told Punch metro that the incident happened on Tuesday, adding that the complainants approached the police after searching for Sayad for seven hours.

He said, “The three men actually met at the Lebanese man’s office where they gave him money totalling $487,700 which they wanted to change to naira. He told them to wait for him that he would be going to the bank to deposit the dollars and transfer the naira equivalent into their bank accounts.

“The three businessmen waited until banking hours were almost over. They decided to go and check him around 3pm, but they didn’t find him in the bank. After checking at other places without result, they reported the matter to the police.”

The Police Public Relations Officer, Dolapo Badmos, confirmed the incident, adding that nobody knew the address of the suspect.

Badmos, a Superintendent of Police, said, “We are on his trail. The unfortunate thing is that nobody knows his address. We have transferred the matter to the State Department of Criminal Investigation, Yaba, for further investigation. We will surely get him.”

Armed Robbers Kill Final Year Student Of Niger Delta University In Bayelsa State

A final year undergraduate student of Bayelsa State-owned Niger Delta University, Amasoma, have been shot dead by suspected armed robbers.

Wilson was reportedly attacked on Tuesday along the Sani Abacha Expressway, Yenagoa, the state capital, where some branches of new generation banks are located.

The armed robbers were said to have stormed the premises of one of the banks and held customers hostage. It was gathered that they dispossessed customers of their cash, mobile phones and other valuables.

It was learnt that before the incident, the victim was helping admission seekers process NDU screening forms for a fee.

A source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the deceased was at the bank to sell forms to admission seekers.

The source claimed that when the bandits stormed the place and started dispossessing people of their cash and other valuables, the deceased allegedly argued with them, adding that they became furious and gunned him down. He was however rushed to the hospital after the shooting but he died on the way.

FCT Court Did Not Sack Ali Modu Sheriff - Adewale Oladipo

The former National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prof. Adewale Oladipo, has stated that Ali Modu Sheriff was not sacked by an Abuja High Court saying that the ruling of the court has nothing to do with the election of Sheriff as the National Chairman.

In a statement issued on Wednesday, Oladipo who is also battling to retain his seat said: “Our attention has been drawn to reports circulating in the media that a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has ousted the National Chairman of the PDP, Sen. Ali-Modu Sheriff.

“This is completely false and a clear misrepresentation of the ruling of the court as it never gave any ruling ousting the National Chairman.

“For the avoidance of doubt, the court only heard and delivered judgment on a matter concerning certain amendments in the PDP constitution, which has nothing to do with the election of Senator Ali Modu Sheriff as the National Chairman or even that of his predecessor, Alhaji Adamu Muazu.”

20-Year-Old Man Who 'Tried To Shoot Donald Trump At Campaign Rally' Faces 30 Years In Prison As He Is Charged

20-year-old, Michael Steven Sandford, 20, has been charged by a grand jury on Wednesday, with disrupting an official function and two firearm possession counts, U.S. Attorney Daniel Bogden said. 

Together, the charges could get him up to 30 years in prison. 

Federal agents say Sandford told them he drove to Las Vegas from San Bernardino, California, with a plan to kill Trump.

He said he went to a Las Vegas gun range to learn to shoot the day before the incident at Treasure Island Hotel and Casino on June 18. 

His father Paul Davey, 50, who traveled to the US to speak to his son in jail on Friday, said he was deeply shocked by Michael’s confession.

Mr Davey said: ‘I asked him what happened and he would only say that if Trump was elected, it would change the world and that somebody had to stand up for America.

‘I have never heard him talk like that before. I can’t understand why he was so motivated and politicized that he thought grabbing a gun from a policeman was a good idea.’ 

Mr Davey said, after spending an hour talking to his son that he believes Michael was brainwashed.

30th June: Today In History

Today is Thursday, June 30th, the 182, day of 2016. There are 184 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:

Events: 
1905   Albert Einstein publishes On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies"" on relativity." 
1936   Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell published. 
1971   The 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, lowering the voting age to 18, is ratified 
1997   China gains sovereignty over the Hong Kong from Britain.


Birthdays: 
1470   Charles VIII (King of France) 
1917   Lena Horne (Actress) 
1966   Mike Tyson (Boxer) 
1984   Fantasia Barrino (Singer) 
1984   Miles Austin (NFL football player) 
1985   Michael Phelps (Swimmer)

Iggy Azalea Breakup With Nick Young After He Admitted He Got His Babymama Pregnant Again

The singer ended her engagement to the NBA player earlier this month and announced at the time that she couldn't re-build her trust in him after cheating rumors swirled earlier this year.

But it seems that there is much more to the story now that sources are claiming Young, 31, cheated on the Aussie star with his baby mama Keonna Green.

'Nick waited until Keonna was four months pregnant to tell Iggy the news,' an insider told Life & Style.

They added that he told Iggy 'he was drunk and had a lapse in judgment.'

'He said it was a one-night stand and will never happen again,' the insider explained before revealing Young is expecting another boy with the mother of his four-year-old son Nick Jr.

'This is something she can’t ignore, and it ruined their future together.' a source said.

Former Nigeria Minister, Ojo Maduekwe Dies

Former PDP chieftain and former Minister of Foreign Affairs and also Former Minister of culture and Tourism is dead. He was born May 6th, 1945 in Abia State, Nigeria and was appointed Foreign Minister of Nigeria on July 26, 2007 by President Umaru Yar’Adua ....

Maduekwe was also appointed Culture and Tourism minister by President Olusegun Obasanjo in 1999, Minister of Transport in 2001. 

As Minister of Transport he got the nick name ‘Ojo oni Keke’ for advocating for the use of bicycles, although critics said that the roads were unsafe for cyclists and Maduekwe himself was pushed into a ditch by a bus while he was cycling to work. 

He was National Secretary of the ruling political party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). 

More details soon… 

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Bill Gates And Mark Zuckerberg, Co-founder Of Facebook, Have Lost $3.4bn To The Decision Of The UK Voters To Leave EU

The world’s richest man, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder of Facebook, have lost $3.4 billion to the decision of the UK voters to leave the European Union.

According to Bloomberg Billionaires ranking, both men were the worst-hit billionaires in the United States, losing $1.8 billion and $1.6 billion respectively.

In context, the amount lost by Gates is more than the entire wealth of Nigeria’s richest woman, Folorunsho Alakija, who – according to Forbes – is worth $1.73 billion.

Global markets erased another $69.2 billion from the combined net worth of the world’s 400 richest people on the first trading day of the week after the Brexit vote, bringing total loss to $196.2 billion in 48 hours.

The pain on Monday was felt most by Europe’s wealthiest, as 92 billionaires lost $29.4 billion, bringing their two-day decline to $81.7 billion.

These 150 billionaires from the US and Canada lost $26.7 billion on Monday,  and recorded a two-day total of $62.5 billion.

China’s 26 billionaires lost $1 billion Monday, bringing their two-day total loss to $5 billion, with a 7.4 percent ($18.7 billion) decline in 2016.

Georg Schaeffler, Germany’s third-richest person, fared the worst on the index Monday with $1.9 billion trimmed from his net worth.

Amancio Ortega, a Spanish retailer, who is Europe’s richest person, lost $1.5 billion.

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Yahaya Bello Emerged Kogi Governor For A Purpose – Pastor Kumuyi

The General Superintendent of Deeper Christian Life Ministry Worldwide, Pastor Williams F. Kumuyi, has said the emergence of Alhaji Yahaya Bello as Kogi governor was orchestrated by God for a purpose.

Kumuyi, who said this on Monday evening when he was received at the Government House Lokoja by the Governor, urged the people of the state to pray and rally support for the governor to enable him fulfill the plans of God for the state.

Amongst those that received Pastor Kumuyi include the state's Deputy Governor, Elder Simon Achuba, Chief of Staff to the Governor, Hon. Edward Onoja, Secretary to the State Government, Mrs Ayoade Folashade Arike, commissioners and other top government functionaries.

The man of God hinted the governor that he was in the state with his delegation for a one day crusade with the theme: "Night of Miracle Explosion," which he said would bring down the mighty power of God upon the people.

"I believe that our coming here will be a great blessing for this state. We rejoice with our Executive Governor how God himself providentially brought him into power at such a time as this in Kogi state for a purpose and that purpose that The Lord has in mind, He will fulfill it.

"I pray that his time will witness peace, progress and prosperity for Kogi State. All the challenges we all seem to have, as we rally round him with supports and prayers, I believe that by the time he finishes his term or terms, we will be able to look back and thank God that he was the one at the helms of affairs of this," Kumuyi said.

The Pastor urged Bello and his cabinet to be transparent and have the fear of God in conducting the affairs of the state.

Speaking at the reception, Governor Bello described the visit of Pastor Kumuyi to Kogi as wonderful and a dream come through for himself and people of the state.

"I said this because, this a holy month and receiving a holy man of God from the Christian faith in this holy month of Ramadan, it is indeed a wonderful day. This a man of God I have always dreamt in my life to meet. When I was in the primary school, I read one of his books that he wrote, 'Examine Yourself.' From that moment, I have always examined myself in everything I do," he said.

He expressed the confidence that the visit of the man of God and his prayers for the state would bring down blessings and address the challenges bedeviling the state.

Dubai Homes: Blame Boko Haram Insurgents For It- Tukur Buratai

Chief of army staff, Tukur Buratai, has blamed Boko Haram for the reports of his assets in Dubai.The report generated controversy last week, but the government has since absolved the army chief of any wrongdoing.

But speaking at a media briefing to flag-off the Nigerian army day celebration, the number one army officer described the report as a distraction to the war against insurgency.

“I am not supposed to comment on this because the federal government has already made a statement on that through the ministry of defence. But if you want my take on the issue, it is that we have already defeated the terrorists and the insurgents on the land, now they have migrated to the cyberspace, they have migrated to the Internet and other electronic media and so on.

“We want to assure them that these terrorists, the Boko Haram terrorists, who have migrated to the cyberspace, we will follow them to that cyberspace, and equally defeat them and clear their doubts.
We are meeting all the terrorists in the cyberspace, we have defeated them, in the battle ground. We are developing our own cyber warriors and we will defeat them as we have done in the north-east.”

Student Beaten And Stripped After She Was Caught In Bed By Her Sugar Daddy's Wife

The source who shared this story is the media aide to a House of Reps member, so I guess it's true:

According to him, the unfortunate lady who is a student of the Federal Polytechnic Ado-Ekiti, was beaten mercilessly and stripped n*ked after she was caught in bed with a married man. The man's wife descended on her without mercy.

It's all about cash, otherwise a lady should have no business sleeping with another woman's husband.

Angry Mobs Beats Policeman To Coma After Killing Motorcyclist In Nsukka

A trigger happy policeman, on Tuesday, killed a motorcyclist at the beach junction of Nsukka while trying to shoot into the air.

Premium times gathered that the policeman, whose identity was not released to the media, is attached to the Nsukka Building Material Taskforce set up by the Nsukka Local Government Transitional Committee Chairman, Rose Onah.

A witness said the taskforce numbering eight with four policemen were trying to compel a cement dealer to pay a fine for refusing to move to the building material permanent site.

“The pleading by the cement dealer attracted sympathy from people in the area who joined in begging the taskforce members to leave the man alone but they refused,” the witness said.
According to him, when the policemen saw the number of people closing up on them, they began to shoot into the air to scare people away.
One of the policemen, while trying to raise his riffle up lost control and shot a motorcyclist who was just coming out from a nearby restaurant after eating.
Premium times learnt that the killing sparked a demonstration, with the people of the area pouncing on the policeman that shot the man.
The operative was beaten to coma before a team of policemen from Nsukka police station arrived the scene. The team scared off the crowd, evacuated the dead motorcyclist and the wounded policeman.

When contacted, the chairman of Nsukka LGA, Rose Onah, said she had heard what happened but was yet to be fully briefed on the incident.