Abdul's Blog: 07/18/16

Monday, 18 July 2016

Buhari deceives Nigerians, report shows arms panel probed Dambazau’s tenure

President Buhari’s critics on Friday carpeted his government for allegedly lying about the terms of reference of the latest interim reports on the ongoing probe into arms procurement by successive governments since 2007.

Mr. Buhari had on August 24, 2015, raised the Committee on Audit of Defence Equipment Procurement in the Nigerian Armed Forces to keep with his “determination to stamp out corruption and irregularities in Nigeria’s public service.”

A Nigerian woman has recounted how she narrowly escaped death during the recent terror attack in France.
Zainab Usman, a Ph.D candidate in Oxford University, United Kingdom, and a member of premuim times editorial board, said she walked away from the target of the attack 10 minutes before a Tunisian man, identified as Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhle, deliberately drove a cargo truck into crowds celebrating Bastille Day on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, killing 85 people and injuring 303.

Andrew Jones, 26, began feeling breathless and coughing up blood and was horrified to be diagnosed with heart failure due to a hereditary condition

He was fitted with an artificial heart and has now recovered

A bodybuilder who suffered heart failure was rushed to hospital for a transplant – and now has an artificial heart he carries around in a backpack.

Andrew Jones, from Conneticut, first became unwell in 2012 after struggling to breathe during a run.

Lonnie Turner's amazing post has been shared more than 900 times and received a very mixed response from commenters. It's not every day a married man posts a message on Facebook demanding his wife and mistress get along.

But that's exactly what shameless love rat Lonnie Turner did - with the incredible post going viral .

Video: Bride falls hard off of the back of groom's scooter and the groom doesn't even notice

Some people choose a car or in some extreme cases a horse and carriage to get to and from their wedding but this couple's choice of transportation didn't quite seem to go to plan.

Footage shows a bride and groom riding a motorcycle in China before the bride topples off the vehicle.

People can see coming to her aid after the groom continues travelling, not even realising his bride is missing.

Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane has professed his admiration for Paul Pogba, while admitting it will be difficult to improve his squad with any major signings.

The European champions have long been linked with an interest in the France international, although Manchester United are reportedly in pole position to sign him should he decide to leave Juventus.

A middle-aged man has been caught casually browsing an X-rated website on a public computer at Sydney’s Apple Store.

A shopper snapped the culprit and uploaded the image titled ‘Spotted this guy in the Sydney Apple Store… NSFW [not safe for work]’ to Reddit on Monday.

They say trouble comes in threes, but for one mom, its twins. A mother in Kansas has given birth to three sets of twins in a little over two years.
Danesha Couch, 20, of Kansas City, Kansas, says she has not undergone any fertility treatments and realizes that some people might consider her ‘a freak of nature.’

Kim Kardashian may have made life a lot more difficult for her husband Kanye West. The enterprising socialite, model, entrepreneur, and reality television star has reportedly just posted a video of her husband having a conversation with Grammy award-winning star, Taylor Swift.

Paul Le Guen has been named the new Technical Adviser of the Super Eagles, by the Technical and Development Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Monday.

The 52-year-old Frenchman will be assisted by Salisu Yusuf, who has been appointed as Chief Coach.

UAE Vice President Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashed, who is also the ruler of Dubai, surprised passengers this Sunday when he was seen taking a trip on London’s metro with his son, Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan.

Casually dressed in a white shirt and green trousers, Sheikh Mohammed was shown sitting down next to passengers on the tube train. Sheikh Hamdan, commonly known by the affectionate nickname 'Fazza,' can be seen sporting a t-shirt.

Pastor Sunday Adelaja, a Nigerian, is the founder of the Embassy of God Church in Ukraine, one of the biggest churches in Eastern Europe. Adelaja, in this interview, speaks on the many controversies dogging him, including the most recent one alleging he had sexual relationship with 20 women in Russia.

What would you say ignited sexual accusation leveled against you in Ukraine?

First of all, the media is making too much noise about it. I was said to have confessed to some people in Russia about having sexual relationship with 20 women but I have not been to Russia in the last 10 years. It’s part of a conspiracy by some former members of my church leadership who, after hearing that I was leaving for Africa, decided to take advantage of the vacuum to gain for themselves temporary benefits. This is nothing new really. In the Bible, Paul spoke of similar situation. He warned that when he departed from his congregation, the wolves will come in sheep’s clothing to take over. To attain that goal, they are ready to do anything.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday released a statement addressing the rise of identity theft in Nigeria. Photos of a suspected female fraudster on the run was also shared. Read below.
The much talked about ATM fraudsters are not resting on the oars. They are all over the place laying siege to any susceptible victim. These criminals go about fleecing unwary members of the public with their ingenious, ever-changing modes of operations. The latest being the infamous identity theft.

Man assaults Karim Benzema as Real Madrid arrive in Montreal

A man assaulted Karim Benzema as Real Madrid arrived to check into their Montreal hotel today.

Los Blancos flew into the French-Canadian city yesterday to start their pre-season tour in the absence of their Euro 2016 stars.

Peter Odemwingie has joined Hull City on trial as Steve Bruce attempts to bolster his striking options on their return to the Premier League.

The Tigers have confirmed the Nigeria international will play some part in the friendly against Mansfield on Tuesday night.

The 35-year-old was released by Stoke City this summer after a brief stint at Bristol City on loan to finish the season.

Selena Gomez was among the first of Taylor Swift’s few remaining squad members to take to social media to defend the star after Kim Kardashian exposed her for lying and playing the victim last night.

However, things took a slightly sinister turn when the singer found herself at the centre of her own controversy after tweeting her truly shocking reason for not supporting #BlackLivesMatter.

In the face of provocation, including a childish visit by Dino Melaye to the streets where she lives in the city of Lagos, Senator Remi Tinubu, wife of APC national leader Asiwaju Tinubu, has acted very mature. She hasn't said anything or attacked Dino in the social media as he has been doing.

Labour MP Chuka Umunna has wed his 32-year-old lawyer fiancee Alice Sullivan.
The 38-year-old Streatham politician announced that the two had hitched in a six-word message on his Facebook page.

It read: "Feel like the luckiest man alive!"

Jackie Chan Calls United States The ‘Most Corrupt Country In The World’

The martial arts star called the U..S the ‘most corrupt’ country in the world during a recent interview on a Hong Kong television show.

‘If you talk about corruption, the entire world, the United States has no corruption?’ Chan asked the host Where does this Great Breakdown (financial crisis) come from? It started exactly from the world, the United States,’ Chan told the interviewer. ‘When I was interviewed in the U.S., people asked me, I said the same thing.

President Buhari Orders New Police IG To Re-investigate Bola Ige’s Death

President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, directed the Acting Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to reopen investigation into the unresolved murder of former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Bola Ige, and ex-Deputy National Chairman, South-South, of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Aminosari Dokubo, and fish out the perpetrators. The killing of the two personalities caused national outrage, with Nigerians calling on the government of former President Olusegun Obasanjo to fish out the killers who have still not been found.

Read the Untold Story of Nigerian Businessman Framed and Killed in Togo by the Girlfriend

Mr Emmanuel Uchenna Udeh and his estranged girlfriend who later masterminded his death

This is the untold story of an innocent Nigerian Businessman who was framed and killed by his girlfriend. According to Daily Sun, this is the true account of what happened.

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When Mr Emmanuel Uchenna Udeh (aka Tootoo) relocated from Aba, Abia State to Togo to do business some years ago, expectations were high. As the only male child of his aged parents, he had great hopes that he would do well there and take care of them.

It was shock and panic as believers attending a prayer conference in Emco hall, Embu County of Kenya were forced to take to their heels after a snake reportedly emerged from a woman’s handbag during prayers.

According to Kenyans, Nairobi Pastor Lucy Natasha was conducting prayers on Saturday afternoon when she identified a smartly dressed woman as a devil's agent before asking the ushers to bring the lady to the podium.

Nigerians are quick to judge political events, and often show little wisdom in interpreting their outcomes. The insults some followers of the ballyhooed attack by Senator Dino Melaye on Senator Oluremi Tinubu during a Senate Executive Session are unwarranted. I repeat, unwarranted.

In fact, to use the beloved official description of our politicians: “it is unfortunate”. Insulting Melaye on such trivial matter is synonym of the cliché: “giving a dog a bad name in order to hang him”. A dog knows he is a dog, but must it be called its name to its face? No!

Demi Lovato has chosen a side in the ongoing, epic, red hot feud between Kim Kardashian and Taylor Swift.
And the team she has chosen to align herself with may surprise you.
Several weeks ago, Kanye West released a track titled "Famous."

Among the lyrics in this song were lines taking aim at Swift, as Kanye referred to Taylor as a "bitch," said he made her famous and added that the singers "might still have sex."

Niger Delta Avengers has dismissed claims by Youth and Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung, saying he made contact with the group recently.

Dalung had on July 15 claimed that he held talks with leadership of the resurgent militant group during a two-hour journey on the sea to Oporoza in Gbaramatu kingdom in Delta state.

Commandant General of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps -Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps said in the last one year, it identified and destroyed 250 illegal refineries and secured the conviction of 40 perpetrators out of the 118 arrests made in the Niger Delta region.

These feats were listed as part of the achievements of the incumbent NSCDC boss, Commandant General Abdullahi Muhammadu, since he assumed office in July 2015.

Court grants ex Imo state gov, Ikedi Ohakim, permission to travel

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted former Imo state governor of Imo, Ikedi Ohakim, permission to travel abroad for medical treatment. Ohakim, who is standing trial on corruption and money laundering charges, applied for permission from the court to travel abroad to seek medical attention.

Nollywood actress and movie producer, Mercy Aigbe has been accused of being exploitative in the prices of her merchandise.

Yesterday, actress Mercy Aigbe posted this pams slippers for sale on her page for 35k, and some of her followers didn't think it's worth the price.

Seun Egbegbe may have quarreled with Toyin Aimakhu but at the moment they are still good friends with no romance attached to them again. As if that is not enough confession, he has made it known that he is comfortable with marrying two ladies. Can you guess who they are?

Members of Women Concern Group are protesting against the harassment by Dino Melaye to women in Lagos.

They are protesting against the alleged verbal assault on Senator Oluremi Tinubu by Senator Dino Melaye, during an executive session within the Senate chamber.

FILE PHOTO: Juan Cuadrado unveiled at Chelsea

New Chelsea manager Antonio Conte says Colombia winger Juan Cuadrado is part of his plans at Stamford Bridge.

Cuadrado, 28, shone in Serie A and the 2014 World Cup before joining the Blues for £23.3m from Fiorentina in February 2015, but failed to score in 13 games.

Convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius is serving his six-year sentence for killing his girlfriend in a single hospital prison cell, an official said on Thursday. Another official who refused to be named said one of Oscar’s prison conditions is that he must have se_xual intercourse once every thirty days. “This is because of an unnamed condition”, the official reported.

Video: Employee shot dead over sandwich order in Saudi

This footage from a social media video shows a restaurant worker (right) on the phone writhing in pain after being shot by an angry customer (left).

Saudis were outraged over the murder of an Indian national who worked in a restaurant in Al-Aflaj, 300 kilometers south of Riyadh.

The motive behind the killing is hitherto unclear. Some witnesses say a customer shot dead the worker after he delayed in bringing a sandwich ordered by the former. Others claim that the two fought over the payment of bill, and the customer left to return with a gun with which he shot dead the worker from behind as he talked on the phone.

Something to tell us? Lewis Hamilton was seen leaving Rita Ora's London home early in the morning after they had hit the town to celebrate his Grand Prix victory last week

Lewis Hamilton’s romance with Rita Ora goes from 0 to 100 – as the Formula One ace is spotted leaving the pop star’s house after spending the night.

Former X Factor judge Rita, who watched the racer win his fourth British Grand Prix, went on to party with him at a bash he threw with Wimbledon champ Serena Williams.

A young mum took her own life after two of her children were taken from her care while a third was desperately ill in hopsital.

Emma Thomas hanged herself hours after posting a heart-breaking farewell message on Facebook reading: ‘I can’t do it any more, bye’. The 28-year-old was found dead in her garden a few weeks after being told the youngsters had been placed in the care of her ex-boyfriend permanently by social services, reports the Manchester Evening News .

JOSE Mourinho looks from his window as police handcuff an intruder who tried to break into his home.

The Manchester United manager was watching TV when a maid screamed as she saw the man trying to get in a basement door at the £25million London house.

A passer-by who took a picture of the drama said: “Jose looked dumbfounded.

Riyad Mahrez is set for a dream move to Barcelona after telling Leicester he wants to leave. The PFA Player of the Year rejected a bumper new contract with the champions this weekend.

He has three seasons remaining on his Foxes contract but has instructed his representatives to engineer a move away from the King Power this summer.

Nigerian winger Ahmed Musa, who last week was confirmed as Leicester City's record £16million signing has revealed that he will like to follow in the footsteps of Super Eagles, Africa and Premier League legend Kanu Nwankwo.

According to Musa, he's desperate to become a Premier League legend like Kanu, saying he will do whatever it takes to reach such iconic status.

The incident happened yesterday evening, when the bus burst into flames, burning the driver to death. More photos after the cut...

The General Secretary of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Rev. Musa Asake, has voiced his concerns that there is a grand plan to wipe out Christians from Nigeria but that by the grace of God it will not come to pass.

He spoke with Punch’s BAYO AKINLOYE about President Muhammadu Buhari’s silence on incessant killings of non-Muslims. Excerpts:

Many Nigerians have condemned the killing of a Redeemed Christian Church of God preacher, Eunice Elisha. How do you view the fact that she was allegedly killed by Muslims?

I really don’t know – that’s not the first killing. I don’t why this is happening; we have security agencies in Nigeria. But when a Christian is killed, they (Muslims) either say it’s due to blasphemy or they don’t give a reason at all. After the killings, we are often told some people were arrested – that’s
the best we hear. And, after the arrest, nothing happens again. As Christians we’re going through a difficult time.

Pakistani social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch has been killed by her brother in an apparent ‘honour killing’ in the province of Punjab, police say.Ms Baloch, 26, recently caused controversy by posting controversial pictures of herself on social media, including one alongside a Muslim cleric.

Photos: World's most terrifying tourist attraction shut down as tourists seen feeding crocodiles

These Chinese tourists sparked a safety alert after standing on a rusty metal raft feeding meat to CROCODILES.

The world’s most terrifying tourist attraction has been shut down after frightening photos emerged of tourists balanced on a raft feeding meat - to crocodiles .

The young holidaymakers clambered aboard a make-shift cage kept afloat with plastic barrels just inches from the 10ft long killer reptiles.

They used flimsy canes to dangle lumps of beef over the jaws of the reptiles - which then leapt from the water to snatch their lunch.

In what will come across as a really shocking development, protesters have taken over the palace of a traditional ruler with a corpse.

Complete tension took over Iwo community in Osun State, today when some aggrieved persons stormed the palace of the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdul-Rasheed Akanbi. They stormed the palace with a coffin to stop an ongoing installation of a new chief inside the palace. In Yorubaland, it is a taboo for an oba to see a corpse. The form of protest had shocked many indigenes of the town, who believed the aggrieved persons ought not to have gone to that extent.

An information technology expert, Wale Ibironke, who lost N400,000 to a SIM swap fraud accused Etisalat of complicity in the act. BAYO AKINLOYE reports.

In May, an information technology expert, Wale Ibironke, woke up with the mind to send some money to his sister. But before he would do that he planned to visit any of the customer care centres of one of Nigeria’s leading telecommunication companies, Etisalat.

Ibironke wanted to lodge a complaint about his phone line.

This lady named Tega Dominic showed off her skin colour transformation but said she is not there yet..She wrote

Am not there yet o, am still going, u can screen grab, print it out and put in your wallet 😜, am still that fine calabar gial... #mrsX

I’ve heart problem, please don’t detain me, Okupe tells EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday confirmed a fresh grilling of Dr. Doyin Okupe, who was a former Senior Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan.

Okupe was questioned over alleged N162million illicit payments to him and his companies by a former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), and Chanchaga Local Government in Niger State.

The Vice-President posted a photo of himself in a made in Ghana SUV as he made his way to the Elwak stadium for the Elwak Keep Fit Club health walk yesterday