Wealthy Nigerians to Buy N448bn Private Jets

 

At least 12 brand new private jets ordered by Nigerians and some corporate bodies will be delivered to the country this year. This is an offshoot of the projection by private jet manufacturers to deliver 70 brand new private jets to the country within the next five years.

Audio: Drake Replies Jay-z on 'Draft Day'

As you may recall, a few weeks ago, Jay called Drizzy out on “We Made It” over comments he made regarding Hov and his love for art. And although Drake has been busy cuddling up with Rihanna when he’s not on stage or in a booth, don’t think for a moment he didn’t hear what was said.

Nigerian, Rilwan Oshodi, and his gang stole woman's £1m life savings

Prosecuted: A gang of fraudsters who fleeced a woman out of her £1million life savings and blew the cash are facing jail. Gang member Rilwan Adesegun Oshodi, is pictured left,  and Annette Jabeth, right

Via dailymail

A gang of fraudsters who fleeced a woman out of her £1million life savings and blew the cash on cheeseburgers, gold and computers are facing jail.
The victim fell prey to a 'phishing' scam in which she unwittingly revealed her personal details after receiving a bogus bank email from Egyptian national, Tamer Abdelhamid.
Most of the money was spent during a lavish three-day shopping extravaganza in the New Year sales in January 2012.

Is this the largest crocodile you have ever seen?

 

An enormous crocodile believed to have killed and eaten four people from a Ugandan village has been caught.

The one tonne killer croc was captured by Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) officials following a four-day hunt in Kakira village, in the Jinja district of eastern Uganda.

Lagos State Government Releases Statement on Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge Case

 

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL AND COMMISSIONER FOR JUSTICE
IN RE: LEKKI-IKOYI LINK BRIDGE CASE

1.         The Lagos State Government has formally appealed against the judgment delivered by the Federal High Court presided over by Justice S. Saidu on March 27, 2014 which held that there was no law to cover the toll being collected by Lagos State Government.

No Gut No Glory is The Storm of My Life- Phyno

 

  The talented Rapper and Penthaus music act Phyno whose debut album, No Gut No Glory, was introduced to the Nigerian music market some few weeks ago and is already buzzing and trending like  wild fire. 

Alaga Ibile Was A Successful Coup - Reminisce

 

The young rapper, real name, Remilekun Ashiru, and known by his stage name Reminisce stormed into the music industry with the hit single Joo by Jah Bless. Reminisce later dropped his single, Ka ko bi chicken, which got the street talking about him. 

Photos: Tchidi Chikere slams his ex-wife on Twitter

 

 

This wedding/divorce is getting really dirty. Tchidi claims his wife was actually the one doing the  cheating and posted a picture of the alleged boyfriend of his ex-wife. He went on to reveal a lot.

See more tweet and photos after the cut..

SSS arrests Catholic priest, monarch for child theft

 

The State Security Service, Akwa Ibom State Command, has arrested a Catholic priest with St. Peters Parish, Anambra State, Joseph Okon, a traditional ruler, Chief Uchenna Onyekaozuru, and 18 others for alleged child theft.

Raw Video - Robber shot dead in Kenya

These robbers attempted to steal at a forex bureau in Mombasa, Kenya, only to find the owner waiting for them.

Photo: Babe drank too much beer

 

I keep saying it. Alcohol and pretty babes don't mix..

Saidi Balogun storms out of ceremony very angry after losing ‘Best Director’ award.

Yoruba film industry gathered at the Ibadan Civic Centre in Agodi for the third edition of the annual Yoruba Movies Academy Awards (YMAA) on Sunday.
 

Community tackles customs over killing of okada rider

The Idiroko Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has been accused by the residents of Koko Town in Ogun State of killing a commercial motorcyclist (okada rider) during a raid on the community.

In a petition to the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, the community said the okada rider, Timothy Ezekiel, was murdered on Feburary 26, 2014 when a team of customs officials raided the town.

Nuella Njubigbo makes first official tweet as a married woman

 

 

I sell guns to vandals, not Boko Haram – Gunrunner

 

A suspected gunrunner, Abdulazeez Amao, has told police in Lagos that he sells guns to pipeline vandals and not Boko Haram members or robbers. The 47-year-old suspect was arrested for being in possession of 10 AK47 rifles.

Police Declare Obesere Innocent Of Rape Allegation

 

In a chat with Encomium magazine, on Friday, March 28, 2014, the Lagos State Police Command Spokesperson, Mrs Ngozi Braide has said Miss Nike Olaiya who accused Obesere of rape is a blackmailer and extortionist. She said they both agreed they had canal knowledge of each other but Nike was only trying to blackmail him afterwards. Here’s how Encomium puts it;

Disgusting: Police Dismiss Corporal For Raping 4 Year Old Girl in Jos

 

The Plateau State Police Command has dismissed a police corporal, Damudu Bzibu, who allegedly raped a four-year-old girl, Helen. Bzibu, with force number, 378612, was attached to the Special Task Force on security in Jos, when he, on March 26, 2014, around 9am at Kassa, Barakin Ladi Local Government Area, lured Helen and raped her.

Are these new images of the iPhone 6?

 

New pictures ‘leaked’ on a Chinese social media website reportedly show the iPhone 6.

The photos allegedly show images of Apple’s latest smartphone, which is rumoured to have an aluminium back cover, displayed on a computer at a Foxconn factory.

New Michael Jackson Album Set For Release

 

A posthumous Michael Jackson album is due to be released in May, five years after the death of the ‘King of Pop’. The album which is set to thrill fans have eight previously unreleased songs.

According to Epic Records, the album, due for release on 13 May, has been titled “XSCAPE”, which is also one of the new tracks mined from Jackson’s archives.

Septuagenarian commits suicide in Abeokuta

 

A man said to be in his 70s has committed suicide in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State,
southwest, Nigeria.

The man, simply identified as ‘Baba Ijemo’ committed suicide by hanging himself inside his bedroom at the Olorombo part of the town.

4 Boko Haram suicide bombers killed in failed attack

 

Four would-be suicide bombers planning to blow up a petrol station in Maiduguri, Borno state have been killed by soldiers after they opened fire on their explosives-packed cars, the military and witnesses said.

Separate us, my wife no longer love nor worship my God- Man begs court

Alhaji Wasiu Abiodun, a businessman, on Tuesday prayed a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan to dissolve the relationship between him and his wife, Kafaya, over her alleged change of faith.

In his statement, Abiodun said the defendant had completely put a knife on the rope that held them together by refusing to carry out Islamic obligations.

Nigerian Army Says 288 Rifles, 35 Rockets Seized From Terrorists In Cameroon

The Nigeria military claimed on Tuesday to have seized 288 rifles and 35 rockets from terrorists in Cameroon at the weekend.
 
A statement signed by the Director of Defence Information at Defence Headquarters, Major General Chris Olukolade, attributed the seizure to the collaboration in fighting terrorism in the sub-region, as Cameroon security forces made the huge seizure of arms that were apparently meant for use by terrorists operating in Nigeria.

Church Fights Klint Da Drunk Over N250,000 Show Fee As Friends Claim He Would Have Been Bigger If Not For Video Games

An Abuja based Church, Christos International Church is presently very bitter with comedian Klint Da Drunk for not showing up to anchor its empowerment programme after the church paid him N250,000 upfront. According to the church, Klint was given a part payment of N250,000 to anchor the said programme but failed to show up.

MTN Sacks 252 Engineers

 

As a consequence of dwindling revenue, leading Global System of Mobile communications provider in the country, MTN Nigeria, on Monday disengaged 252 of its engineers who were responsible for the operation and maintenance of its base stations nationwide.

Our correspondent gathered that most of the disengaged engineers joined the company at inception in 2001 and were involved in the day-to-day running of MTN’s 10,000 base stations all over the country.