Court stunned, As a 13-year-old Girl Defends Lover over alleged rape

A 22-year old man, Peter Victor has been arrested by the police and charged before a magistrate’s in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, for allegedly raping a 13-year old girl (name withheld)

VIDEO: CBN Governor Sanusi, lashes back at those calling for his sack

The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has lashed out on those calling for his sack over his purported statement that the federal government should reduce the work force in the country.

Ex-Nigerian Basketballer, Chinedu Onyeku Shot Dead In Alleged US Burglary

 

Reports say that a former basketballer with the Nigerian national basketball team, D'Tigers, Chinedu Onyeku, was shot dead in a failed burglary in that happened in Texas, USA on November 21, 2012.

Nollywood Star, Bisi Ibidapo-Obe Welcomes Baby Girl





Bisi's baby

Popolar Nollywood actress, Bisi Ibidapo Obe popularly known as Bisi Omo logba logba, has been delivered of a baby girl. Bisi, as we learnt from industry sources, gave birth to a baby girl this morning at Reddington Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos at about 9am on Friday.

Pregnant Nollywood Actress Beaten To Death By Lover

Report reaching Nigeriafilms.com confirms that one of the up and coming Yoruba actresses, Silifa Ladeji otherwise known as Silifonia, has bled to death after her lover severally physically assaulted her, which led to her death today.


A close pal of Silifonia, who is also an actress, divulged to Nigeriafilms.com that Silifonia's boyfriend, who she is pregnant for, was in the habit of beating the late actress.


We promise to give you more details of her death as our source is presently in shock of the death of her close pal.

NAFDAC destroys N20m stockfish in Aba

The NAFDAC on Friday destroyed stockfish worth N20 million in Aba, Abia.


Mr Emeka Onwuasoanya, the agency's Assistant Chief Regulatory Officer at the Aba Special Zone, said in Aba that the stockfish was mopped up from two containers.


Onwuasoanya said the 500 bags of stockfish were discovered to be spoilt following their exposure to rain while in transit.


He said the inspection was done with the cooperation of the importer, adding that the loss would have been avoided but for some lapses.


Onwuasoanya, however, commended the importer for giving the agency the required support during the inspection.


"It is true the company lost huge sum of money, but the destruction was inevitable to avoid being consumed by unsuspecting buyers,'' he said.


Mrs Emmanuela Okorie, the Managing Director of KC Nnodim and Sons Ltd., the importer of the goods, said the stockfish, imported from Norway, got bad through leakage of containers while on the sea.


"We imported the goods from Norway and during off-loading, we discovered that most of them were damaged,'' she said.


She said the problem was normal in such business, but the loss in the present transaction was enormous.


Okorie said she lost 90 per cent of the goods with the money borrowed from banks, adding that there was no insurance cover to recover the amount.


She said most insurance companies shied away from the business because of the carelessness of shipping companies.


"I really felt bad, particularly in this very one, where I lost 90 per cent of the goods to water leakages,'' she said.

(NAN)

Boko Haram: 20 arrested as soldiers raid hideouts in Abuja

Barely four days after a deadly attack on the Special Anti-Robbery Squad(SARS) office in Abuja, soldiers yesterday stormed suspected “cells” and hideouts of suspected members of Boko Haram in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Plane Crash: Two Of Governor Suntai's Aides Return from German Hospital

Few weeks after they were flown to Germany to meet their principal and continue proper medical attention, two of the three aids to Governor Danbaba Suntai of Taraba State returned, Thursday.

Army to kick civilians out of military barracks nationwide

The military has commenced the mass eviction of civilians from barracks across the country, Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, said on Thursday.

Buhari loses 40-year-old daugther to sickle cell

Zulai, the first daughter of former Head of State and a former presidential candidate, Maj-Gen Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), is dead.

Fashola arrests police officer riding Okada on a major highway, without a crash helmet

Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola yesterday arrested a police officer who rode a 100CC engine motorcycle popularly called Okada on the Agege Motor Road, Ikeja.

Boko-haram Leader Salutes Global Jihadists In New Video

The leader of Nigeria's Boko Haram has expressed solidarity with global jihadists, saying the US and Britain "should witness that we are with our mujahideen brothers," in a video posted Thursday, SITE said.

Traders shut down Nnewi market over kidnap menace

Traders at the popular Nkwo Nnewi market noted for the sale of motorcycle and parts yesterday closed own the market to protest the menace of kidnapping in the area.

Babalakin’s illness stalls arraignment over Ibori’s loot

Chairman, Bi-Courtney Highway Services, Dr. Wale Babalakin, on Thursday, failed to appear before a Lagos High Court, Ikeja, where he was to be arraigned for allegedly laundering money for convicted former governor of Delta State, James Ibori.

Religion not against family planning –Sultan, CAN

 

 

Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakaar III, and President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, have thrown their weights behind family planning initiative, saying the two religions are not against it.

Reps threaten to order Okonjo-Iweala’s arrest over police pension

House of Representatives, yesterday, threatened to issue a warrant of arrest against the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, over her refusal to honour invitations from its Committee on Pensions.

Osun State to give out N10,000 monthly allowance for the elderly

 

The Osun State Government has approved a N10,000 monthly allowance for the elderly, under its social security scheme tagged: “Agba Osun”.

The Special Adviser to Governor Rauf Aregbesola on Special Needs, Mr. Biyi Odunlade, told reporters yesterday that 1,343 of the1,602 beneficiaries have received their first two allowances.
He said the remaining are yet to show up for the payment.

Reps probe Orubebe’s multi-billion naira mansion

 

The House of Representatives on Thursday ordered an investigation into a “multi-billion naria” mansion said to belong to the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Godsday Orubebe.

FEC approves N2.2bn for the construction of a new banquet hall in the Presidential Villa

The Federal Executive Council, yesterday,  approved the construction of a new banquet hall in the Presidential Villa for the sum of N2.2 billion.


The approval is part of  the final set of N19.4 billion contracts for this year covering road construction, rail transportation and infrastructural development in the Federal Capital Territory.


Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, who briefed State House correspondents after the meeting, said the new banquet hall would have a capacity of 150 seats.


He said subsequent Federal Executive Council meetings would be devoted to reviewing what had been achieved by government in the last one year.

Dr Abati, who stood in for the Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, said aside from the roads, rail and other contracts, the council also approved the award of contract for the conduct of fiscal allocation and statutory disbursement audit for  2007 to 2011 as well as oil and gas industry audit.


He said the approval was in conformity with section 2 of the NEITI Act 2007.

He said: "The objective of this initiative is to ensure transparency and accountability in the application of resources from payments received from extractive industries and to further ensure that all fiscal allocations and statutory disbursements due from the Federal Government to statutory recipients were dully made."


Abati noted that the essence of the contract was to enable NEITI track extractive industry sector funds paid into the federation account as distributed and received by federal, state and local government areas.

He said there would also be special emphasis on the application, utilization of the funds, on beneficiaries of the 13 per cent derivation and relevant federal institutions that directly received allocations from the Federation Account.

Six remanded for alleged NNPC pipeline vandalism, murder of engineers

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday ordered that six accused persons be remanded in prison custody after they were arraigned on allegations of oil pipeline vandalism and murder.

$12.4bn Gulf War windfall: Court halts IBB’s prosecution, dismisses application

The Federal High Court on Thursday in Abuja dismissed an application demanding information on the statement of account relating to the spending of the $12.4 billion oil windfall between 1988 to 1994.

Ogun State distributes Condoms at truck parks, brothels

Ogun State Government says it has started the distribution of condoms at truck parks and brothels in some locations in the state to prevent the spread of HIV and AIDS.

Messi, Ronaldo, Iniesta announced as the three finalists for 2012 Ballon d’Or

World football governing body, FIFA and France Football, have announced Barcelona’s duo of Andres Iniesta and Lionel Messi and Real Madrid’s as the final three nominees for the 2012 FIFA Ballon d’Or.

Nigerian Undergraduate arraigned over alleged $165,890 internet fraud

The police in Lagos on Thursday arraigned a 20-year-old undergraduate, Olumide Ajayi, over alleged $165,890 (about N26,210,620) internet fraud.

18-year-old Nigerian Boy Rapes 11-Year-Old Girl in the UK

An 18-year-old is to appear in court charged with the rapë of an 11-year-old girl who he attacked on Friday, November 23 at around 4.30pm in Enfield, north London, as she walked home from school.

2 Children Died In JTF Custody In Maiduguri

Two brothers, Babagana Mustapha and Hassan Mustapha held by men of the Joint Task Force (JTF) in Borno State have died while in their custody, father of the boys told a Maiduguri high court yesterday.



Two boys were arrested and detained since April this year by soldiers during house to house search in Shehuri north area of Maiduguri.


The father of the two brothers, Mustapha Bukar, had earlier filed a case of enforcement of fundamental human right at a Maiduguri high court over the detention of his children.


In the suit, which was brought before Maiduguri High Court 11, the Chief of Army Staff, Inspector General of Police and the Borno State commissioner of police, were joined as co-defendants.


In the case, which was filed by Barrister Babagana Shettima on behalf of the applicants, they want the court to declare that their continuous detention without arraignment before a competent law court is illegal and void.

Also in an affidavit to support the suit the father narrated how men of the Nigerian Army raided their home in Shehuri and arrested his children.


When the case came up for hearing yesterday, the father of the deceased through his counsel told the court that his children had died in custody of the military and sought for the case to be struck.


The presiding judge, Justice Alkali Wakil Gana, then struck out the case.

Counsel to the Chief of Army Staff said he agreed with the decision to strike out the case, saying however that the children did not die in the custody of JTF, which he said is not directly under him.

(DailyTrust)

FG Stops Lagos State From Accessing World Bank Loan

Fashola Tackles FG over $600m World Bank Loan

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola, Tuesday approached the House of Representatives Committee on Loans, Aids and Debts, seeking an intervention in an alleged attempt by the Federal Government to halt a $600m loan facility the state had with the World Bank.

Fashola who met with members of the House Committee on Loans, Aids and Debts, told the lawmakers that it was improper to halt a running loan facility, particularly when the loan had been factored into the 2013 budget proposal of the state.

We will sue Boko Haram at International Criminal Court- Oritsejafor

CAN says it considering taking Boko Haram to the International Criminal Court.

The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, the umbrella body of tens of millions of Nigerian Christians, said on Wednesday that it is putting plans in place to press charges against the Islamic insurgent group, Boko Haram, at the International Criminal Court.
The President of the Association, Ayo Oritsejafor, stated this at the opening of the National Executive Council Meeting of the association in Awka, Anambra State.
"We at CAN are strongly considering pressing charges against the Boko Haram sect for crimes committed against Christians at the International Criminal Court and we will commence soon," Mr. Oritsejafor said.
The Christian leader also urged the Federal Government to pronounce the sect a foreign terrorist group.
"The Federal Government should designate the Boko Haram sect as a foreign terrorist group," Mr. Oritsejafor said.
"We will not encourage Christians to carry arms, but we have always called on Christians and the churches to defend and protect themselves," he said, adding that "The way the sect is succeeding in its attacks, it is obvious that it is not done yet."
Mr. Oritsejafor alleged that some churches in the north cannot get airtime on radio and television. He challenged governors of Northern States to take positive steps towards resolving the Boko Haram crisis.
"We call on the governors of the 19 northern states to come together and hold a meeting to know the fate of their people who are being killed in the north," he said.
The CAN president called on other governors to challenge their northern counterparts to end the crisis.
"Without the measures put in place by the southern governors, there will be reprisal attacks every day. So why shouldn't the northern governors put in the same measures?" Mr. Oritsejafor asked.
NAN

Angry Youths close down Indomie Noodles Factory in Kaduna

Hundreds of youths in Kaduna on Wednesday forced the closure of a noodles company over employment issues.

FEC approves N4.333bn for procurement of trains, coaches

The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved N4.333 billion contract for the procurement of trains and coaches, Transport Minister Idris Umar, said.

Man arrested for attempting to bomb Ekiti Govt House

A middle age man was Wednesday arrested in Ado Ekiti by the police for an attempted bid to bomb Government House, the official residence of the state governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi.

PHOTO OF THE DAY: Car Made Out Of Basket In Ibadan

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Terry G Declared Wanted By The Nigeria Police

Gabriel Amanyi popularly known as Terry G, has been declared wanted by the Nigeria Police in relation to a hit-and-run incident in Ikeja Lagos, last Friday.

Nollywood already working on a movie on the ALUU 4 Murder

There's an Aluu4 movie in the making and it's being produced by Simony Productions, the Idumota marketers that brought you Blackberry Babes according to unconfirmed sources.

Security Beefed Up In Abuja

Security has been beefed up in Abuja following the attack on the headquarters of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in the city on Monday by suspected members of the Boko Haram sect.

Nigerian Prison Service gets new name

The Nigerian Prison Service got a new name yesterday. It is now “The Nigerian Prisons and Correctional Service.”

This followed the third reading and passage of “A Bill for an Act to repeal the Prisons Act Cap. P29 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 and enact the Nigerian Prisons and Correctional Service, to make comprehensive provisions for the administration of Prisons in Nigeria and for related purposes” by the Senate.

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PICTURES: Auchi Armed Robbery

Eyewitnesses said the robbers invaded Auchi through Wareke-Auchi road after dislodging a Nigerian Army checkpoint leading to Auchi township.
The armed robbers then proceeded to raze down the Auchi Police command after successfully robbing GT and Access banks in the town.
A bank manager from GT bank was kidnapped and later released. Two soldiers and several civilians including students of the Auchi Polytechnic were reportedly injured.

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