Breaking: Reverend King To Die By Hanging As Supreme Court Upholds His Death Sentence

The Supreme Court has okayed the convicted General-Overseer of the Christian Praying Assembly, Chukwuemeka Ezeugo, a.k.a Rev. King to die by hanging.

In a unanimous judgment Friday afternoon, a seven-man panel of Justices ‎of the apex court led by Justice Walter Onnoghen, upheld the death sentence that was earlier handed to Ezeugo by the Lagos State High Court. Consequently, the court in its lead verdict that was delivered by Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, dismissed the appeal the convicted clergy lodged before it.

Justice Ngwuta who noted that “the ‎facts of the case could have been lifted from horror film”, resolved all the 12 issues Ezeugo raised in his appeal.” “This appeal has no merit. The judgement of the court of appeal is hereby affirmed. The prison sentence that was earlier handed to the appellant is no longer relevant in view of the death sentence passed on him”, Justice Ngwuta held. It will be recalled that Ezeugo was convicted and sentenced to death by hanging on January 11, 2007, for the alleged murder of his church member, Ann Uzoh. He was arraigned on September 26, 2006 on a six-count charge of attempted murder and murder.

BREAKING! Sunday Oliseh Resigns As Super Eagles Coach

The former national team captain cited unpaid salaries, lack of cooperation, among other factors as reasons for his decision to quit.

The former Nigeria captain and his employers have been at loggerheads for weeks following the home-based Super Eagles’ early ouster from the African Nations Championship in January.

Oliseh did not take kindly to the criticism that trailed the CHAN outing and shot back via a YouTube video in which he exposed the NFF’s shoddy treatment of himself and his players, who were owed camp allowances and win bonuses and were left unmotivated throughout the tournament. 

The former Juventus midfielder leaves the Eagles in the middle of key Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, with back-to-back games against Egypt coming up in a month’s time.

Oliseh was appointed in July 2015 as successor to Stephen Keshi. Oliseh was in charge of 14 official matches, losing one friendly against DR Congo in Belgium and a CHAN group match against Guinea that led to ealy elimination in Rwanda.

President Buhari Begins 7-Day Official Visit To Saudi Arabia, Qatar

President Muhammadu Buhari will begin a week-long official visit to Saudi Arabia and Qatar on Monday, February 22, for talks with King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and senior officials of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

High on the agenda of discussions between President Buhari and the Saudi Monarch, is the ongoing efforts by Nigeria and other members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to achieve greater stability in the price of crude oil exports.

In a statement on Sunday the spokesperson for the President said that President Buhari would be accompanied by a high-powered Federal Government delegation. The Minister of State (Petroleum) and Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, (NNPC), Dr. Ibe Kachikwu will be part of the delegation.

The President will also fly to Riyadyh on Tuesday. 

Crude oil prices and market stability would also be on the front burner when President Buhari goes on to Doha on Saturday for talks with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani,” the statement read.

The President is also scheduled to meet with leading Saudi and Qatari businessmen in Riyadh and Doha, and invite them to support his administration’s efforts to revamp the Nigerian economy by taking advantage of the great investment opportunities currently available in Nigeria’s mining, agriculture, power supply, infrastructure, transportation, communications and other sectors.

President Buhari’s other engagements in Saudi Arabia include meetings with Heads of International Financial Organisations and Multilateral Associations.

Before going on to Doha, the President will also visit Medina and Mecca to pray for greater peace, prosperity and progress in Nigeria.

Ex President Jonathan’s Abducted Nephew Found Dead In Otuoke River

The dead body of former President Goodluck Jonathan’s nephew was found floating along a creek in Otuoke today, according to witnesses. The deceased, Mr. Samuel Oki, was 35 years old and was abducted along with Mr. Jonathan’s foster father Inegite Jonathan on Wednesday.

 Armed gunmen, suspected to be kidnappers, abducted the 72-year-old Inegite Jonathan on Wednesday, but the kidnapping of Mr. Oki was not noticed until several hours later.

The discovery of Mr. Oki’s decomposing body by Otuoke community members has increased fears for the safety of the 72-year-old victim whose location is still unknown.

The villagers who were seen discussing the sad incident speculated that the young man tried to resist the kidnappers. Some said that they heard a gunshot on Wednesday, as the kidnappers were believed to be fleeing through the waterways.

According to them, divers and local fisherman had recovered the body and anchored it by the riverside to prevent the body from being carried away by water currents.

The body has been deposited at a morgue in the area.

The kidnappers have yet to establish contact with the family of their hostage since Wednesday’s abduction.

Freeze Slams Onyeka Onwenu – ‘Sit At Home And Face Your Issue, Stop Creating Unnecessary Tension’

Cool FM On-Air personality, Freeze, who is known for being very candid with his opinions has addressed a press release by Onyeka Onwenu after her removal as the DG of National Centre for Women Development. 

The aggrieved singer and actress highlighted the fact that she was sacked because she’s Igbo. This didn’t go down well with Freeze and he had to respond.

According to Freeze, 

‘Dear Madam, you were not sacked because you are Igbo, stop creating unnecessary tension in an already volatile situation you are not helping matters. If Nigeria goes to war, poor, innocent and helpless people would suffer’.

 Syria has a population of 25 million people, far less than LAGOS state alone yet the world can’t handle its refuge crisis. I shudder to imagine our own. Lose(sic)  statements like ‘Buhari sacked me because I am Igbo’ would only serve to fuel more hatred and animosity. Sit at home and face your issue without dragging an innocent nation into your personal battle. How long did you really expect to eat under 2 different regimes and what really did you have to offer? – just a thought. Sorry about the typos guys I’m really not happy about this’.

Fayose advises Buhari to focus on economy instead of trips

– President Buhari lacks solutions to Nigeria’s dwindling economy

– Fayose called on Buhari to stop junketing and start focusing on Nigeria’s problems

– He claimed that everything worsened sice Buhari assumed the office of the president

Ayo Fayose, the governor of the Ekiti state, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to focus more on the dwindling economy, saying that Nigerians are suffering.

The governor through his spokesman, Lere Olayinka, has raised alarm over the impending collapse of the county’s economy, adding that the Buhari’s government was yet to show any sign that it has any solution to the decrease of economy.

He asked Nigerians to pressure on the president to stay at home and rule Nigeria.

Fayose said: “Travelling from one country to another won’t solve any of our problems because I have not seen where foreigners assist any nation to develop. “The President should know that Nigerians are suffering and they do not need their President to junket around the world, to alleviate their sufferings. “It is worrisome that President Buhari does not have any economic team and there is no policy direction yet, despite spending close to nine months in office.” “The implication of the President’s obvious lack of the required mental capacity to tackle the nation’s economic problems and the resultant effects are human right abuses, prices of goods and services skyrocketing, daily retrenchment of workers, folding up of businesses, States finding it difficult to pay workers salary and the Federal Government not being able to prepare common budget,” he further added. The governor defined what is being experienced by Nigerians as the sum total of President Buhari’s mental capacity, saying that “With President Buhari, Nigeria is definitely having a square peg in its round hole. “Dollar has gone double since Dr Goodluck Jonathan left office, with US Dollar exchanging for N350 as at today, Foreign Reserve is declining on daily basis, Boko Haram insurgents have come back even stronger than they were when Buhari assumed office and Nigerians are now being made to pay more for electricity that is not available for them to use.

PHOTOS, PROFILE] Buhari Appoints Blogger,Tolu Ogunlesi As Special Assistant On Digital And New Media

President Muhammadu Buhari announced today, through his spokesman Garba Shehu, that digital journalist Tolu Ogunlesi has been appointed as his new Special Assistant on Digital and New Media.

Mr. Ogunlesi obtained a Master’s degree in Creative Writing from the University of Anglia in the United Kingdom in 2011 and has worked for a variety of news organizations including The Africa Report, according to Mr. Shehu. He also received a CNN Multichoice African Journalism Award twice.

Ogunlesi is a 2015 New Media Fellow of the U.S. State Department’s International Visitor Leadership Programme (IVLP).

[Graphic Photo] Man Beheads 3-yr-old Niece In Ondo

Samuel with his beheaded niece

Police detectives in Ondo State have arrested a 42-year-old man, Samuel Omosaba, for allegedly beheading his three-year-old niece for ritual.

The niece, Adubarin Kola, was murdered at Ilepa quarters in Ikare-Akoko, Akoko North-East Local Government Area of the state.

Police source said that the suspect, who is single and jobless, allegedly contacted a herbalist, who resides at Ipe-Akoko area of the state, for money ritual and he was reportedly asked to come with the head of someone aged below five years.

It was also gathered from sources in the Ilepa Quarters of Ikare that the deceased’s mum, identified as Bunmi, usually kept her with the grandmother whenever she goes hawking.

The sources added that on the ill-fated day, when she took her to the mother-in-law’s place where he met the suspect as the old woman was said to have gone out, “the suspect promised to look after the niece before his mother returns.”
 
When Bunmi returned, the lifeless body of her child was found in the suspect’s room. He reportedly told the family members why he beheaded the three-year-old girl.

Vanguard gathered that the news spread across the town as youth in their hundreds stormed the suspect’s home, attempted to razed it and lynch him, but for the intervention of police, who reportedly whisked him away.

Police spokesman, Femi Joseph, who confirmed the incident, said the matter is been investigated by the State Criminal Investigative Department, CID

Pastor stabs wife to death in Edo during argument

– Clergyman murdered wife before their six-month-old child – Flees after attack – Police vow to ensure justice is done The police in Benin has confirmed the real identity of a middle-aged man, Henry Odion, who allegedly murdered his wife, Patience, in the presence of their six-month-old child in Benin. According to Edo police command image maker, DSP Abiodun Osifo, the murder suspect who is presently at large, is a pastor of the Mountain of Victory and Fire Deliverance Ministry, Benin. Naij.com reliably gathered that Pastor Odion allegedly murdered his wife who had been married to him since September, 2014, with a knife in Okpara quarters, a suburb of Benin metropolis.‎ It was further discovered that the pastor and his late wife had been having series of disagreements with each other, a situation which allegedly led to separation for two months. Further investigations revealed that the pastor used his sister (names withheld), to lure his estranged wife to the house for settlement and on arrival, stabbed her severally with a knife, following which he went into hiding when he discovered that his wife died on the spot. Father of the deceased woman, a police officer serving with Lagos police command, has appealed to relevant authorities to fish out the culprit. Meanwhile, the police in Benin have launched a manhunt for the fleeing pastor. Osifo, who described the action as barbaric, assured that the police will do everything possible to arrest the culprit.‎

Tonto Dike delivers baby boy in Houston

Top Nollywood actress, Tonto Dike, has been delivered of a baby boy in Houston, Texas

The beautiful actress, who reportedly denied widespread news about her pregnancy, was delivered of her bundle of joy a few hours ago in the American state. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Tonto Dike’s message after delivery today. She took to her Instagram page to break the news to her followers and fans. She wrote: Today I experienced the Greatest Miracle known to man.. I can’t begin to explain the joy I feel,it’s super awesome.. I bless the Lord almighty for his protection/Safety and Strength and the birth of my Baby.. My Pregnancy was such a beautiful one (Stressfree,Lovely,Spiritually great,Healthy and safe).. Pls join me in welcoming my Baby into a perfect and loving World that GOD,My KINGKONG and I will create.. I Am overwhelmed and over joyed,I am a Mother now.. Woow😳, that’s something I never saw coming but God is indeed the master planner of our lives. His grace,Love.mercy, unlimited blessings, protection, Peace and so much more than I can express I have known & can testify to. Thank you God(the father,the son and the HolyGhost) for this blissful journey.. I indeed gave birth like A Hebrew woman..💐🍓🍾 #PROUDMUMMY #YUMMYMUMMY #LITTLESUNSHINEX #BABYX 👶🏼 

RRS discover 22 ATM, 2 mobile phones from alleged madman

– A man who is supposedly mad has been arrested by the Rapid Response Squad

– The RRS reportedly found 22 ATM cards on the allegedly  insane man

– Investigations show that the man is faking mental illness as cover for committing crimes

About 22 Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) cards have been recovered from a supposed madman who was arrested by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS).

The RRS of the Lagos state police command also found on the allegedly insane man: two mobile phones and power bank.

He was apprehended in Victoria Island area of Lagos state.

• Share on Facebook
• Share on Twitter

Lanrewaju Jaiyeola

The man, who identified himself as Lanrewaju Jaiyeola, 39, was intercepted by the police following the suspicious manner in which he carried a backpack along Ozumba Mbadiwe road.

The Vanguard reports that a reliable police source said 22 assorted credit cards, one Nokia phone, a blackberry, a power bank, several bank tellers of recent bank transactions and lots of invoices, amidst numerous pieces of papers, were found on him.

The unnamed source also added that they discovered eight of the credit cards were still valid.

Out of these, three would expire in 2018, another three would expire in 2017, while two would expire in 2016, said the sources whose name was withheld.

All the credit cards bore different names and of various banks. Confirming the arrest, RRS commander, ACP Olatunji Disu, added that upon arrival at the RRS Headquarters in Alausa, the suspect made “statements suggestive of somebody disguising as a mad man to perpetrate crime around that axis.” 

He said: “Initially, we noticed that he was mentally balanced because he was answering the questions posted to him ade-quately. But all of a sudden, he started sounding incoherent and illogical. “He threatened the investigative Police officer, saying ‘I will make life unbearable for you if you don’t let me go”.

In a similar event, the RRS recently arrested one fake beggar named, Kehinde Olatubosun. The 56-year-old man had for a while disguised as a sick patient and armed with fake drug prescription paper begged his way into six-figures.

According to his confessional statement, Kehinde who hails from Ibadan, told the police how he earned N300, 000 monthly.

Amazing: UNN ranked amonst the best universities in te world

– A Nigerian University, has been listed among the best universities in the world: The University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, has been graded the best in the country and among the best 2,000 in the world in the latest Webometrics ranking released in January this year.

The Webometrics University Ranking, which provides indicators for more than 12,000 universities in the world, is based on university web presence, visibility and web access.

The ranking system measures how strongly a university is present in the web by its own web domain, sub-pages, rich files and published scholarly articles.

According to the ranking system, web presence is a reliable indicator of the global performance and prestige of the universities and could serve as an indirect way to measure efficiency of universities in the performance of their tripartite function of teaching, research and knowledge transfer.

• Share on Facebook
• Share on Twitter

Saraki's trial resumes March 10

– Saraki’s case at the tribunal borders on allegations of foreign accounts ownership when he was the governor of Kwara state

– Spokesperson for the Tribunal, Ibrahim Alhassan, confirmed service hearing notices on the parties on Friday

• Share on Facebook
• Share on Twitter

Saraki in the accused box at CCT

The Code of Conduct Tribunal has given date for resumption of trial of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, for a 13-count charge of false asset declaration and other abuses slammed on him by the Federal Government.

The resumption of the trial is now slated for March 10, sources close to the prosecution party confirmed to us.

The source said both the prosecution and defense parties had been served notice of trial date. 

After the Supreme Court upheld Saraki’s trial at the Tribunal, the Ministry of Justice asked Tribunal to issue date for resumption of trial.

Saraki has challenged the jurisdiction and constitution of the Tribunal, stalling the trial, before his appeal was ultimately dismissed by the Supreme Court.

Also, spokesperson for the Tribunal, Ibrahim Alhassan, confirmed service hearing notices on the parties on Friday

Video/photo: Female pastor who bares boobs to preach

In what looks like a scene from a movie, a video which was uploaded months ago on YouTube keeps surprising many.

• Share on Facebook
• Share on Twitter

Pastor Latasha Emmanuel

She is a supposed female preacher. Her name is Latasha Emmanuel. And in this recent video, she talks about “learning to forgive anyone who offends you and most importantly learn to forgive yourself”.

Quoting Luke 6:38, Pastor Latasha is a sight to behold as she has her boobs all out.

Is she kidding? See the video below:

Headmaster beats 13-year-old boy to death for leaving campus

– A 13-year-old boy sneaked out of school to meet his parents

– When he come back he was severely beaten by a headmaster

– Shortly afterwards he died from his injuries at hospital in West Bengal, India

Shamim Mullick, 13, was studying at the Al Islamia Mission School in the village of Majlishur, West Bengal state, India, for several years before he was beaten to death by the school’s headteacher.

• Share on Facebook
• Share on Twitter

 

Shamim’s mother Bibi said they wanted punishment for the teachers responsible saying

The incident happened immediately after the boy sneaked out the boarding school campus to meet up with his parents, who waited for him near the facility to give him some food and stationary. 

But when he returned to the hostel an infuriated headmaster beat him so hard for not asking for permission to leave, he lost his conscience.

But instead of rushing Shamim to hospital the school authorities took him to a nursing home, which is also their property. And only when the boy’s condition seriously deteriorated he was hospitalized but it was too late.

• Share on Facebook
• Share on Twitter

   

 The teenager’s body is carried from the hospital. His parents have made a formal complaint to police who have arrested the school’s headmaster and owner

The boy’s distraught mother said: “He was our only son. We work hard so that we can send him to school because we wanted him to get a better education. They killed my child. I want to see the offenders being hanged.”

According to local media reports, the parents were informed about their child’s death by hospital staff, while the school authorities tried to hush up the killing claiming the boy simply had fallen ill.

The incident sparked public outrage as villages staged protests and blocked roads near the school, demanding punishment for the accused. The hostel was closed, the headteacher and the school’s owner were arrested. Police launched a murder investigation.

 

Buhari arrives in Abuja after London vacation

President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived back in Nigeria following his trip to the United Kingdom, where he had a five-day vacation started on February 5, Friday.

• Share on Facebook
• Share on Twitter

Buhari had, after attending the Supporting Syria conference and a meeting with Nigerians in London, sent a letter to the National Assembly, informing it of his vacation 

In the letter, according to presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, the Nigerian leader said Vice President Yemi Osinbajo would stand in for him in accordance with Section 145 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).

• Share on Facebook
• Share on Twitter

The president did not, meanwhile, name the reason for his vacation, which caused the speculations that he used the opportunity to see his doctors.

However, the presidential spokesman has since denied the reports that Buhari is sick, stating that he took the break just to rest, having worked for eight months non-stop.

• Share on Facebook
• Share on Twitter

While in London, the president stayed at an apartment in the Knightsbridge area of the city, but reportedly sent his aides back to Nigeria 

President Buhari may resume his foreign trips on February 24 as he to visit Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Qatar

• Share on Facebook
• Share on Twitter

• Share on Facebook
• Share on Twitter

BREAKING: Mastermind behind Agip bombing, arrested

– The Nigerian Military says it has apprehended the mastermind behind Agip pipeline bombing

– The army has sent out a warning to other criminals in the southsouth region

Reports suggest that the Nigerian military has arrested the mastermind behind the Agip pipeline bombing in Bayelsa state.

According to Sahara Reporters, the army affirmed the arrest of Prince Alvin Cockman Oyegun (AKA Commander Abula) for masterminding the bombing of the Agip pipeline in the Brass Local Government Area.  

• Share on Facebook
• Share on Twitter

Pipeline explosion 

The arrest was the work of the Joint Military Task Force, Operation Pulo Shield.

According to spokesman for Operation Pulo Shield, Colonel Isa Ado, Mr Oyegun was captured on Friday, January 29, in the Idema community a region located in Ogbia Local Government Area (LGA).

Ado who made the arrest public on Wednesday, February 10, alleged that Oyegun masterminded the bombing of the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) manifold on January 28, 2016.  The attack caused oil spillage into the region.

In concluding his statement, Colonel Ado warned other criminals planning to destroy oil installations that the army would stop at nothing to bring them to justice.

Ado also urged the public to remain vigilant and to report any suspicious persons to Operation Pulo Shield.

Corruption: Nigeria’s Most Wanted Suspect Lives In UK – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari who is on vacation in the United Kingdom (UK) has said that one of the biggest corruption suspects wanted by his government, resides in the UK.

In an interview published by the UK Telegraph on Monday, Mr. Buhari did not revealthe identity of the suspect.

“One of the biggest suspects is in Britain now, although I am not going to name that person. But Britain has earned our respect in the way it deals with these matters. Our only problem is that it seems to be too thorough and it takes too much time. If there are obvious cases, like bank accounts, infrastructure houses and hotels, I would hope they could do it quicker, so that we can claim these things back promptly.”

Attention of observers may however be focused on former oil minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke or oil businessman Kola Aluko. The latter has been linked with several oil deals, in which Nigeria emerged short-changed. Madueke on her part is already under investigation by UK Fraud office, over suspicious money laundering. 

President Buhari was also asked by his interviewer, Colin Freeman, the chief foreign correspondentof the newspaper about Nigerians coming to Britain to seek political asylum.

“Some Nigerians claim is that life is too difficult back home, but then again some Nigerians have also made it difficult for Europeans and Americans to accept them because of the number of Nigerians in different prisons all over the world accused of drug trafficking or human trafficking. I don’t think Nigerians have anybody to blame. They can remain at home. Their services are required to rebuild the country. If their countrymen misbehaved, the best thing for them is to stay at home and encourage the credibility of the nation,” Buhari replied.

He also said his government has been trying to deal with Nigeria’s image abroad.

“But we are on our way to salvage that. We will encourage our countrymen to stay at home, work hard and make a respectable living at home.”