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Photos: Birthday Thanksgiving Ceremony Of H.I.D Awolowo
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Photo: Sierra Leone Health Workers Dump Corpses On Streets
The Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone has taken a turn for the worse as Health workers are said to have dumped dead bodies in the street in protest of the non-payment of their allowances.
The workers left about 15 infected
corpses, including those of two babies, outside a hospital and a
spokesperson said that they had not been paid for seven weeks.
Authorities
have said that all the Health workers would be dismissed while
confirming that they were indeed being owed allowances.
"Displaying corpses in a very, very inhumane manner is completely unacceptable," the spokesman for the National Ebola Response Centre, Sidi Yahya Tunis said.
Tunis also said that the money had already been released to the district health management team
"Somebody somewhere needs to be investigated (to find out) where these monies have been going," he told Reuters.
The
bodies were reportedly dropped in front of the hospital to keep people
from entering while, according to the head of the district Ebola
Response Team, Abdul Wahab Wan, some other corpses were displayed around the hospital.
Source: Pulse Ng
Photo: Dismissed Naval Officer Arrested For Stealing Truck With N20M Goods On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
28-year-old naval officer, Lawal Alli,
who was dismissed led five other gang members to allegedly hijack a truck with goods worth N20m was recently apprehended by men of the Nigerian Police
Force.
According to a Punch, Alli, and five others, hijacked a truck, driven by one Mr. Ganiyu Mustapha,
who was conveying iron sheets and rods to Apapa. The truck marked,
LSD782XB, was hijacked by the suspects around Navy Town, Kirikiri,
Apapa, Lagos State on Friday, November 14.
Lawal Alli, Babagana Muhammed, Muhammed Yinusa, Bello Umaru, Muhammed Tasiru and Abdullahi Bundi,
were allegedly driving through the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway when they
were arrested by policemen attached to the Department of Operations,
Lagos State Police around the Isheri-Berger area of Lagos-Ibadan
Expressway.
Speaking with Punch, the Borno State born Lawal Alli revealed that he was a naval officer before he was dismissed in 2010 for negligence of duty.
One Alhaji Ibrahim
introduced me to the business. He is a businessman in Lagos. The police
are still searching for him. He gave us the information about the truck
and goods. He told me to arrange and hijack it. I had my uniform on and
so we successfully snatched the truck after initially deceiving the
victims that we were security personnel,” Alli confessed according to Punch.
Naira: CBN Devalues Naira, Puts Exchange Rate At N168 To A Dollar
Announcing the new exchange rate at the apex bank's Monetary Policy Committee meeting in Abuja, the Central Bank Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele said the devaluation of the Naira against the dollar is to strengthen the Nigerian currency in the face of the falling international oil price. He called on the Federal government and the National Assembly to speed up the process towards the immediate passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, which has been pending passage for the past two years
35-Year-Old Nigerian Man Sentenced To Death For Drug Trafficking In Malaysia
35-year old Nigerian man, Abuchi Ngwoke, has been sentenced to death for drug trafficking by a Malaysian Hight Court.
Ngwoke was accosted at a Malaysian airport and arrested after being found with 251.66 grams of Mathapethamine. He swallowed gemstones in Nigeria before boarding a flight to the Southeast Asian country.
After being found guilty of drug trafficking, a Malaysian High Court judge said Abuchi Ngwoke’s attempt to smuggle drugs into the country by swallowing them was “absurd”.
Abuchi Ngwoke was today, Tuesday November 25, sentenced to death. A date has not been set for his execution.
Photos: Singer K Michelle Poses Nude For Her New Single Cover
4 Suspected Men Has Been Arrested For Killing A Police Officer In Oyo State
Four suspected men, Surajudeen Dauda, Ojo Olawale, Lukman Raimi, and Adams Yinus, has been arrested for the killing of a police officer in Agugu, Ibadan. By the State Police Command Oyo State.
While parading the suspects on Monday, November 24, Oyo State Police Public Relations Officer, Olabisi Ilobanefor,
told newsmen that on Thursday, September 4, the robbers shot and killed
the police officer at his duty post before making away with his AK-47
rifle.
The four suspects reportedly use the same rifle
to rob a farm around the challenge area of Ibadan, injuring the Managing
Director and seven customers on the premises and shooting one victims in the eye. They made away with with huge amounts of
money and mobile phones during the robbery.
42-Year-Old US Doctor Has Been Suspended For Having Sex With Patients In Hospita
42-year-old United States gynaecologist, Dr. Christopher Driskill,
is facing the sack after he allegedly left a woman in labour unattended
to while having sex with another patient in New Mexico.
Dr. Driskill who has already been suspended, has
been accused of being drunk at work and sleeping with numerous patients
and colleagues and now the New Mexico Medical Board is
considering revoking his license.
The board additionally found him to be
drinking during work hours and when he was on call. It has also been
discovered that Dr. Driskill has a “personal cache” of alcohol in his office
at the Lea Regional Medical Center.
A
suspension notice reads that he admitted several pregnant patients in
labour to the Lea Regional Medical Center, but was not present for their
deliveries as he was busy having “sexual relations with another
patient,” the Albuquerque Journal reports.
Dr. Driskill
faces 11 charges of misconduct just five months before he was supposed
to become the president of the New Mexico Medical Society.
Photos: Almustapha's Daughter, Atiku's Wife, Chibuzor Nwoke, 3000 Others Admitted To The Nigeria Bar
Dignitaries at the event include the Chairman Body of Benchers Chief. Omonigbo Okpoko SAN, and other members of the Body of Benchers, members of the counsel for legal education, Fmr CSO to late head of State Major Hamza Almustapha And Fmr vice President Alh Atiku Abubakar.
Major Almustapha's daughter Mimi Hamza Almustapha and Fmr vice President Alh Atiku Abubakar's wife Jemilat was also admitted to bar...
Also a very brilliant lady Chibuzo Nwoke was also admitted... Congratulations to you all...See more photos after the cut..
Photos: Ghanaian Big Babe Caught With 12.5kg Cocaine Worth $5m In UK
Nayele was arrested shortly after arriving on a flight from Accra, Ghana, carrying 12 kilograms of cocaine worth £3.5million ($5 million) and £6, 063 cash. She was also reported to have been in possession of multiple passports including a Ghanaian passport and an Austrian passport.
In
another twist, Daily Graphic reports that an Assistant Director of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Regional Integration in Ghana, Abiel Ashitey
Armah has been arrested over the Nayele Ametefeh cocaine saga.
Two
others, Theophilus Kissi of the Research Department who was attached to
the VVIP Lounge at the Kotoka International Airport and one Abubakar
Ahmed has also been arrested for allegedly aiding Nayele to transport
the cocaine.
She was charged to court the following
day. She was however remanded
in custody until her next appearance at Isleworth Crown Court which is on Thursday, 27th November.
N100 Note: Jonathan Replies Muslims Body 'MURIC' Back
Find Pres. GEJ Statement Below...
The allegation made against him by the Muslims Right Concern (MURIC) that a Jewish symbol in the proposed commemorative new N100 note which will be officially issued on December 19 was his ploy to promote a Zion nation.
In a statement issued by its Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola on Sunday, the Muslim group had made some grave allegations against the president, including that the security system in Aso Rock was saturated with Israeli security operatives, while Jonathan had chosen to marginalise the North as was seen at the national conference.
But the President in his reaction explained that, while the purported symbol MURIC’s statement was referring to is the Star of David, “there is no where on that proposed note as indicated in the specimen that has been widely publicised where there is any Jewish or Zionist symbol or the Star of David.”
Speaking through his Special Adviser on media and publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, the President accused MURIC of attempting to cause disaffection because of the design of the note, “the value of the note is written out in the three major languages in Nigeria, recognised in the constitution: Yoruba, Igbo and Hausa.
“No attempt has been made to use this proposed naira note to discriminate anybody and the attack on President Jonathan is undeserved, unwarranted and totally unkind. I believe that MURIC will see the need to quickly apologise for misleading the public and for issuing that kind of statement that can cause disaffection against the President,”
Abati stated.
He described the claim by MURIC that the security system in Aso Rock is saturated with Israeli security operatives as “a blatant lie”, just as he maintained strongly that “there are no Israeli security operatives saturating the security system in Aso Rock.” In a statement he issued on Monday evening.
Abati said,
“To convince himself that this is true, we will like to invite Prof. Akintola on a visit to the Presidential Villa, to see whether indeed it is Israelis that are in charge of security. “The security operatives in the Villa are not foreigners, they are Nigerians and there is no connection with Israel whatsoever. The premised of the issue that formed the basis for Akintola’s vituperation is wrong and he is misinformed.”
Noting that the group’s allegations against the president were rather curious, the presidential spokesman said the Akintola needed to be told that “President Jonathan is not anti-Muslim as he alleges.
“President Jonathan is the President of all Nigerians, whatever may be their beliefs. It is not true that President Jonathan is using the highest office in the country to promote Zion nation. I think that is a most unfortunate statement coming from Prof. Akintola of MURIC and for which they owe President Jonathan an apology.” On allegation on Muslims’ marginalisation, Abati said, “Two, the MURIC’s director also alleged that Muslims were marginalized in the national conference.
Again, this is a very unfortunate thing to say. The truth is that that national conference organised by this administration has been praised and described as probably one of the best of such conferences ever organised in this country. It was a purposeful conference, a conference in which a lot of maturity was displaced.
“Religion was not a big issue at that conference. Rather, the conference was a platform for addressing many issues of general concern to various groups, ethnic or religious. MURIC cannot claim not to know that the conference very successful.” Clarifying on the claim that the president was planning to create a Zion nation, Abati said, “The Star of David is a hexagram which is two triangles of equal lines superimposed on each other. The hexagram is a very popular symbol, but it is not on that naira note.
“The symbol that he is referring to is not a Jewish symbol. It is what they call spark security feature. It is an optical magnetic feature which enables the public to authenticate a currency note whether it is genuine or counterfeit. That is the function of that particular design.
“That design is not an hexagram and it is not in any way associated with Israel or Jewish or Zionism. It is two squares merged into one with a Manila briquet, which is a symbol of the cowrie money used during the colonial era.”
Reuben
Abati
Special
Adviser to the President
(Media
& Publicity)
November
25, 2014
Bomb Blast Rocks PDP Secretariat In Cross River State
The blast reportedly occurred along the Murtala Mohammed expressway at about 5.30am on Monday, November 24.
A resident, Joel Ogunlana told Punch:
“I heard a loud bang and everywhere started shaking. I thought the house was going to collapse.”
The state chairman of the party, John Okon also confirmed the incident
“I
understand they threw in a bomb or dynamite or something. The police
are there and the anti-bomb squad are on the way. We would not be able
to use the secretariat for the ward congresses. We would be using the
Presidential Lodge. All the electoral officers are collecting their
materials and going to the field. The windows and other things inside
the office were destroyed,” he said.
The Police Public Relations Officer for the state, Hogan Bassey has issued a statement regarding the attack. It reads:
“Early
today, 24th November at about 0535 hours, hoodlums who were unable to
penetrate the heavily fortified secretariat by officers and men of the
Command threw an explosive device from behind the premises into the
building. The explosion only shattered some louvers on the ground floor.
No life was lost and nobody sustained injury.”
The area in which the explosion occurred is said to have been cordoned off by security agents.
Source: Pulse Ng
Source: Pulse Ng
Nigeria Musicial, D’banj Reportedly In Multiple Debt Mess
From a relatively unknown UK-based artiste, Dapo Daniel Oyebanjo, D’Banj has become one of the biggest musicians in Africa over the last decade. Widely known as the Kokomaster, D’banj has several local and international awards and endorsement deals to his name today.
However, the pop star seems to be going through an unpleasant period in his career as some people who claim to be owed by D’banj are threatening a legal action against him.
According to NET investigations, the issuance of dud cheques and non-payment of accrued debts top the list of infractions against the DB Records boss who now calls himself Bangalee.
As things stand, D’banj may be dragged to court by a top oil and gas industry player, Henry Ojogho, Vice Chairman of Broron Group. Ojogho, who is also the Vice Chairman of MindHub Tehnologies, an integrated Rice farming and milling production company, alleges that D’banj, through his company, DKM Media Limited, obtained a loan of over N60m from him in January 2013 and has not paid back the said sum despite signing an undertaking to do so.
In addition, the man is claiming that the entertainer has issued two cheques already; one on December 20, 2013 and another on January 20, 2014, both of which had to be returned unpaid after presentation because the pop star’ accounts were not funded enough.
According to documents obtained by NET, a firm of attorneys, D.U.ODIGIE & CO acting on behalf of Henry Ojogho, in a letter addressed to D’Banj, wrote: ‘Following the default by D KINGS MEDIA LIMITED to pay the debt to our client, and pursuant to the aforementioned personal.
Guarantee/Memorandum of Undertaking, you issued two post-dated cheques; one for the sum of $240,000,000 (Two Hundred and Forty Thousand United States Dollars Only) dated 20/12/2013, and the other for the sum of N15,000,000,00k (Fifteen Million Naira Only) dated 20/1/2014. Both cheques were returned unpaid on presentation by our client.
‘We are further informed that although you thereafter paid the sum of N8, 600,00.00K (Eight Million, Six Hundred Thousand Naira Only) out of the N15,000,000,00k (Fifteen Million Naira Only) (in) Cheque, leaving a balance sum of N6,400.000.00k (Six Million, Four Hundred Thousand Naira Only), you have failed, neglected or refused to redeem the entire or any part of the $240,000.00 (Two Hundred and Forty Thousand United State Dollars) cheque.’
Further investigations by NET revealed that Henry Ojogho is not the only wealthy man claiming D’banj owes him in recent times. There are a number of others, according to our sources. So bad is the situation that an industry source who pleaded anonymity, chides the ‘Igwe’ singer thus: ‘Using the sympathy and naivety of unsuspecting investors coming into the game to dupe them is criminal and absolutely destroying the image of the industry at large, because in the long run it affects and corrupts the judgment of genuine investors who would pull out for fear of being duped.’
NET also contacted the law firm of the claimant and a lawyer at the chambers but who doesn’t want his name disclosed spoke to us, saying: ‘It is true that we have such a case in court but the case is yet to come up for hearing so I cannot comment on it yet.
‘Professionally, I cannot make any comments now because the defendant has not been served the court papers because they said he’s out of the country. But, any moment from now, he’ll receive the writ of summons. As soon as he receives it, then it becomes a public case. ‘But for now that he has not been served, the law does not allow me to make such comments because as far as the law is concerned, the man is not aware yet, but I can confirm to you that the matter is in court.’
Other people D’banj allegedly owes…
D’banj It is alleged that D’banj approached a number of very wealthy people with business proposals, urging them to invest in the industry and set up entertainment companies.
With the promise of developing artistes and huge returns on investments, the businessmen became interested only for him to collect their money and move on to the next target with the same ‘format’. Below is a list of a number of names he allegedly owes according to sources.
WALTER WAGBATSOMA (200,000 Pounds) Mr Walter is a billionaire with investments in major areas, ranging from oil and gas to real estate, banking, equities and even insurance. He is the founder and executive Vice Chairman of Ontario Oil and he’s one of the first men who were said to have handed money to D’banj, with a whopping sum of 200,000 Pounds said to be involved.
PRINCE D. OKONKWO ($200,000) He’s the chairman, Board of Directors of Tetrazini Group of Companies and he is said to have given about $200,000 to D’banj in the name of investing in entertainment. When the issue with Prince Okonkwo got out of hand, D’banj was said to have sought help from Dapo Abiodun, boss of Heyden Oil and Gas who helped him take care of the debt through a repayment plan.
The Koko Concert Drama…
Still fresh in the memory of Nigerians is the controversial 2012 edition of Koko Concert in which people had to trek for miles before getting to the venue and back.
This is not forgetting the inhuman treatment meted out to those with regular tickets.
D'banj reportedly made close to N87m from tickets sales alone at that event and reports allege he collected a whooping $500,000 from GTBank and other title sponsors of the show.
D’banj is reported as yet to recover from the 2012 Koko Concert though, which is believed to have led him not just into debts but made him part ways with several of his closest allies.
Is D’banj broke?
D’banj’s last real album, a ground-breaking body of works titled The Entertainer was released in September 2008, before he released the DKM compilation in June 2013. It’s safe therefore to say D’banj hasn’t released an album in the last 6 years, yet he has managed to stay very relevant in the industry, which is largely due to his staying power and tenacity.
In 2014, he has been part of several campaigns in agriculture, poverty alleviation, economy, and recently became the first African Ambassador for BeatsByDre having signed a deal with tech giants, Apple. He is also putting finishing touches to plans to drop an album in celebration of his 10th year anniversary in the music industry.
Having said that, it’s evident that while he has not headlined any major show in the last 6 months, D’banj has other multiple streams of income.
However, it is amazing that despite D’banj’s remarkable success and many endorsement deals over the years, he has no building or house of his own. The place he currently calls home, a building on Osaro Isopkai Street in Lekki is a rented apartment. As a matter of fact, investigations revealed his current rent in the said apartment will expire this month.
D’banj returned to the country on Wednesday, November 12, 2014 after spending about 3 months in the United States of America. And now that he is back, a court case bearing his name might come up for hearing soon, unless he is able to settle or pacify those who are reportedly waiting to swoop on him.
Photos: Two Suspected Fraudsters Arrested For €61,500 Scam By The EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned two suspected fraudsters, Gabriel Osereme Xavi (a.k.a. Collins Page) and Aikhaituamen Best Junior Cyril, before Justice E.F. Ikponmwen of the Edo State High Court sitting in Benin, on charges bordering on conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretence.
While Xavi was slammed with a 12-count charge, Aikhaituamen was docked on 6-count charge.
The
accused persons are alleged to have fleeced a 49 year-old Belgian
nurse, Goryczka Janina, whom they met on Facebook, of the sum of fifty
five thousand, five hundred Euros.
The
victim allegedly met one of the accused persons sometime in January,
2014, who introduced himself as “Collins Page”, a Croatian Engineer
resident in Wigan, England.
Within
days of their meeting, “Page” contacted her with the story that he was
in Nigeria to supervise a construction project in Edo State and that he
was having difficulty with his credit card as it had been blocked for
security reasons. He solicited Janina’s assistance for desperate cash.
Over
the next few weeks, Janina kept sending him money until she had
transferred a total of €61,500 through one Emmanuel Okoh based in Cape
Town, South Africa and Messrs Junior Best and Cyril Ojiemen.
When
‘Mr. Page’ pressurized her for more money, Janina confided in a friend
who told her that she might have fallen into the hands of scammers.
In
view of the plea of the accused persons, prosecuting counsel, G. K.
Latono asked for a trial date and prayed the court to remand them in
prison custody.
Counsel
to the first accused person, P. E. Onobun and counsel to the second
accused C. N. Dike prayed the court for a short adjournment to enable
them file applications for bail.
Justice
Ikponmwen adjourned the case to December 8, 2014 for consideration of
bail applications and ordered that the defendants be remanded in prison
custody.
Two of the charges against Xavi read:
Count-1: “Gabriel Osereme Xavi (a.k.a. Collins Page), Aikhaituamen Best Junior, Ojiemen Cyril (still at Large) and Emmanuel Okoh (still at Large) sometime between January and February 2014 at Benin within the Jurisdiction of this Honourable court with intent to defraud, conspired to obtain money by false pretence from Goryczka Janina, offences contrary to and punishable by Section 1(3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act, 2006”.
Count-1: “Gabriel Osereme Xavi (a.k.a. Collins Page), Aikhaituamen Best Junior, Ojiemen Cyril (still at Large) and Emmanuel Okoh (still at Large) sometime between January and February 2014 at Benin within the Jurisdiction of this Honourable court with intent to defraud, conspired to obtain money by false pretence from Goryczka Janina, offences contrary to and punishable by Section 1(3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act, 2006”.
Source: Linda Ikeji
Photos: Chinese Car Company Unveils $22,000 Copy Of Range Rover, 'LandWind' In China
China has unveils it own copy of Range Rover. UK giant car company Jaguar Land Rover is furious after a relatively unknown Chinese car company called LandWind unveiled a car that looked almost exactly like the Range Rover E-vogue which at $22,000 cost $48,000 less than the Evogue which is about $70,000. Above is the Chinese LandWind and below is the Evogue. It was launched at a motor show in China last week. Continue...
Jaguar Land Rover say they may take legal action against the company. Jaguar Land Rover chief executive Dr Ralf Speth told Autocar magazine:
‘The fact that this kind of copying is ongoing in China is very disappointing. The intellectual property (IP) is owned by Jaguar Land Rover and if you break that IP then you are in breach of international regulations.
Pres. GEJ Wishes Mrs H.I.D Awolowo Very Happy 99th Birthday Celebrations
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan heartily congratulates Chief (Mrs.) Hannah Dideolu Awolowo on the joyous occasion of her 99th birthday anniversary, tomorrow, Tuesday, November 25, 2014.
President Jonathan and his
family join millions of admirers of the late nationalist, renowned political
leader and sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo in wishing his “Jewel of Inestimable
Value” very happy birthday celebrations.
The President prays that God
Almighty will grant Chief (Mrs.) Awolowo many more years of worthy service as
the matriarch and moral compass of the great Awolowo political dynasty which
continues to play a commendable role in national development and progress.
President Jonathan looks
forward to personally participating in the celebration of Chief (Mrs.) Awolowo’s
landmark 100th birthday next year to honour the highly-revered
spouse of one of Nigeria’s famous founding fathers.
He prays that God Almighty who
has blessed Chief (Mrs.) Awolowo with remarkable longevity will grant her continued
good health and very memorable birthday celebrations.
Reuben
Abati
Special
Adviser to the President
(Media
& Publicity)
November
24, 2014
Photos: Tortured Baby & Parents Met With Uganda's IG Of Police Today
It's not a bad idea for parents to put cameras at their homes to monitor people taking care of their kids...just to see what they get up to when they are not around.
Photo credit: Uganda's Daily Monitor
Photos: Abuja Federal High Court Reportedly Frees Suspected Nyanya Bomber
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the court in it's ruling, dismissed the two counts terrorism charges brought against him and freed him based on lack of diligent prosecution by the state.
Aminu escaped to Sudan after allegedly coordinating the attack. He was apprehend and repatriated to Nigeria in July. More photos of him in court today after the cut...
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