Abdul's Blog: 01/12/18

Friday 12 January 2018

Man who killed little girl for rituals in Rivers slumps in court

Ifeanyi Dike,who allegedly killed a little girl Victory Chiksmso for rituals in Rivers,allegedly slumped in court when he was arraigned today.

According to reports,when the charge was read to him,he made a loud noise and when the charge was repeated the fourth time, he collapsed on the floor.

A Russian woman, Margarita, who had both her hands axed off by her jealous husband has told how he 'calmly' carried out the sickening attack. Dmitry Grachyov was convinced his 25-year-old wife Margarita had cheated on him after she demanded a divorce.

He drove her to a forest, outside of Moscow on 11 December, after lulling her into a false sense of security that he accepted her wish to end their marriage and jointly raise their two young sons.

President Muhammadu Buhari warmly congratulates renowned Chartered Accountant and administrator, Bashorun John K. Randle, as he turns 74 on Saturday 13th, January, 2018.

President Buhari joins professional colleagues, friends and family of the accomplished accountant in celebrating the septuagenarian, whose pacesetting achievements in the management and business world continues to motivate and inspire the younger generation of Nigerians.

Uganda has recalled its deputy ambassador to the United States after the US State Department kicked him out for beating his wife.

Dickson Ogwang was asked to leave Washington DC after he reportedly invoked diplomatic immunity to avoid prosecution.

An opposition lawmaker in Ghana is calling for a boycott by developing countries against the United States until President Donald Trump leaves office following his derogatory remarks against immigrants from Haiti and African nations.

A London couple who deny killing their French nanny on Friday admitted perverting the course of justice by attempting to burn her body to dispose of it.

Designer Sabrina Kouider, 34, and her partner Ouissem Medouni, 40, appeared in court for a brief hearing ahead of their five-week trial for murder in March.

Security agencies attached to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos have impounded 17 check-in luggage of the Nigerian musician, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido after his bodyguards beat up Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, security officials, Customs and others, on arrival at the airport from a foreign trip aboard Emirates Airlines on Thursday evening.

A 25-year-old stabbed to death in West London in what has been described as a “robbery gone wrong” has been named as Harry Uzoka.

Sources close to the family have confirmed to IBTimes UK that Uzoka was the victim. The Met Police is yet to formally confirm the identity of the victim. Uzoka worked as a model for Premier Model Management.

An Igando Customary Court in Lagos on Friday dissolved an 11-year-old marriage between Elizabeth Shofunde and her husband, Babatunde, who impregnated another woman.

The President of the court, Mr Akin Akinniyi, in his judgment, said it appeared that the estranged couple was tired of the marriage as all efforts to reconcile them had failed.

Claude Puel has confirmed striker Kelechi Iheanacho will not be leaving Leicester City in the January transfer window, Leicester Mercury reports.

The 20-year-old Super Eagles forward has been the subject of speculation that the Foxes were ready to let him go just months after he moved to the King Power Stadium from Man City in a £25m move.

Former Barcelona star, Eric Abidal has revealed what superstar, Lionel Messi told him when he was battling with cancer.

Abida said that Messi told him to stop sharing his sickness videos as “it breaks his teammates’ heart”.

A Saudi private company on Thursday opened the first car showroom for women only just five months before a decision allowing females to drive takes effect.

The showroom was opened in a shopping mall in the western Red Sea port city of Jeddah to allow women the freedom to choose their own cars before they hit the road.

Real Madrid have turned their attentions towards signing Neymar from Paris Saint-Germain, according to Marca.

Los Blancos feel that they need an injection of Galactico quality in their squad and are eyeing their first superstar signing since James Rodriguez arrived in 2014.

Mohamed Salah has shrugged off links to Real Madrid, with the Liverpool forward ignoring the rumours as he is “happy at Anfield”.

Despite having only returned to England in the summer of 2017, the former Chelsea star is already generating speculation regarding another big-money move.

A Libyan deportee, Destiny Kelly, has been arrested and detained by the Edo State Police Command for allegedly abducting and robbing a female corps member, Joseph Jennifer.

Kelly, 30, was arrested with two of his accomplices, Christopher Agbonugo, 23 and Endurance Aburimeh, 29.

Authorities in Republic of Congo have arrested a general who had been close to the president on allegations of planning a coup.

Local media reports said Friday that former armed forces inspector Gen. Norbert Dabira was detained Wednesday.

Manchester City are prepared to risk missing out on Alexis Sanchez – possibly to Manchester United – rather than pay Arsenal’s £35m asking price.

It is also understood Sanchez’s agent wants £5m for his part in the deal, taking the overall tally to £40m, double what City are willing to pay.

Boko Haram fighters have killed at least 20 loggers, militia members and residents told AFP on Friday, in the latest attack against civilians in northeast Nigeria.

The attack happened on Monday when gunmen on motorbikes opened fire on a group of loggers collecting firewood at Kaje village, near the Borno state capital, Maiduguri.

Everton manager Sam Allardyce says the club is negotiating with Arsenal to sign Theo Walcott on a permanent deal.

Allardyce is keen to strengthen his attacking options and said Walcott, 28, would be a “fantastic addition”.

A Kubwa Grade 1 Area Court in Abuja on Friday sentenced a 22-year-old carpenter, Matthew Stephen, to three months in prison for stealing a Point Of Sale ( POS ) machine after he pleaded guilty to a charge of theft.

The judge, Mohammed Marafa, also gave Stephen an option of N10,000 fine and warned him to desist from committing crime.

A 35-year-old Engineer from Edo State identified as Mr. Sidney Osahon, who won the ‘Give ‘n’ Take N20 million’ National Jackpot Bonanza said, his landlady almost ejected his family hours before he won the lottery.

According to Vanguard, Osahon, who disclosed this at a news briefing organised by Give `n` Take National Lottery in Abuja, said he was threatened by his landlady on his way to claim the prize.

Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau state has said that his administration will not enact the controversial anti-grazing law in the state, as grazing areas for cattle ranching have yet to be developed.

The governor said this on Thursday when he fielded questions from State House correspondents after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The Kaduna State Government has dismissed claims by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that it disengaged more than 36,000 workers without commensurate employment for others.

Alhaji Saidu Adamu, Counsellor on Information and Communication to Gov. Nasiru El-Rufai dismissed the claim in an interview with the Newsmen on Friday in Kaduna.

Nollywood actor and producer, Yomi Fabiyi took to social media to mourn the loss of his mother who died this morning due to an undisclosed illness.

The actor, via instagram, shared pictures with his late mum and penned emotional words to her.

He wrote;

US President Donald Trump's remark that African nations and Haiti are "s***hole countries" and that the US would be ill-advised to accept immigrants from them has continued to stir strong responses.

None more so than from the African Union (AU), which said it was "frankly alarmed" by the President's statement before addressing America's dark history in relation to the continent.

A 50-year-old man, Abdullahi Haruna, of Nasko community in the Magama Local Government Area of Niger State, has admitted sodomising seven underage boys in Getagi village.

Haruna was said to have had regular sexual intercourse with the teenagers for a long time until he was nabbed.He was alleged to have drugged his victims so that he could have his way with them.

The health of Yusuf, son of President Muhammadu Buhari, who was admitted into Cedarcrest Hospital, Abuja, on December 26, 2017, following injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident, has improved remarkably and he is ready to be discharged, says presidency.

This news was contained in a statement Friday by presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina.

Caribbean university probes ex-OAU lecturer for alleged sexual harassment

Authorities of St George’s University (SGU), a private international institution in Grenada, West Indies, said it was investigating allegations of sexual misconduct against his Nigerian staff, Dr Francis Fakoya.

Fakoya, a former lecturer at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile-Ife, was earlier this week called out on sexual misconduct by a Facebook user Funke Dezarn.

Villarreal striker, Cedric Bakambu, has snubbed a move to the Premier League to join Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan in a record-breaking deal worth £65million.

The 26-year-old has agreed a long-term contract worth a reported £307,000 a week, despite interest from Tottenham, Newcastle, West Brom and West Ham.

The United Kingdom, has appointed Harriett Baldwin as Minister for Africa.

The British High Commission, Abuja, in a statement said: “Harriett Baldwin MP has been appointed as Minister for Africa for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Department for International Development.”

The Court of Appeal in Lagos has upheld the order of interim forfeiture of $5,842,316.66 and N2,421,953,522.78 traced to the accounts of Patience Jonathan, ex-First Lady, and dismissed the appeal by defence team led by Mike Ozekhome, SAN.

Justice Owoade Mojeed who gave the lead judgment today on January 12, 2018, held that the application lacked merit, thus resolved in favor of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

The man who allegedly stabbed a 16-year-old girl, Alero Eyesan on her thigh for rejecting his advances has been arrested. According to reports,the suspect known as 'Osama' was reportedly transferred to Police Headquarters in Asaba, Delta state this morning.

After rejecting his advances, the young man was said to have laid an ambush for her as he attacked and stabbed her in the process.

The Special Assistant to the Bayelsa Governor on Social Media,Government House, Miebi Albert, has employed a man identified as Wale from Osun state who picked up his iPhone 8 which fell along a road in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state capital. The governor’s aide was so elated to recover the phone after he thought that gadget worth nearly N300,000 had gone for good. He employed the man as his driver in order to appreciate the kind gesture.

A man has told the court that he accidentally bit off the tip of his wife’s nose in a fit of anger, maintaining that the bodily injury he inflicted on her was unintentional.

This confession made a Tinubu Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday to order the 34-year-old man to be remanded in Ikoyi prison for allegedly assaulting his wife, Bukola, and biting off the tip of her nose.

Abdul Mumuni Abiola, the youngest son of the late MKO Abiola, has called on his brothers, Kola (pictured), Deji and Agboola Abiola, to stop “playing god” with their father’s property.

In a statement sent to TheCable on Friday, Mumuni said his life is in danger because of his efforts to revive the abandoned projects, investments and property of his father.

The Cross River State Police Command on Thursday paraded a 54-year-old man, Valentine Ebani, for being in possession of the decomposed head of a police inspector, Michael James, who was recently killed in Uyanga, in the Akamkpa Local Government Area of the state.

Swedish Damallsvenskan outfit, Eskilstuna United, has announced that it has completed the signing of skillful Nigeria international, Ngozi Okobi.The 24-year-old Super Falcon star has penned a one-year deal that will keep her at United for the whole of the 2018 season.

A first class graduate of Marine Engineering and an NYSC member serving in Port harcourt, Rivers State, has been killed by a stray bullet from unknown gunmen who attacked and killed many, including policemen, along Peter odili Road, on Monday, 8th of January, 2018.

President Trump grew frustrated with lawmakers Thursday in the Oval Office when they discussed protecting immigrants from Haiti, El Salvador and African countries as part of a bipartisan immigration deal, according to several people briefed on the meeting.

"Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?" Trump said, according to these people, referring to countries mentioned by the lawmakers.

Activities were temporarily halted yesterday at the arrival section of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, following the unruly behaviour of some aides of the Nigerian musician, David Adeleke aka Davido.

There was confusion in Delta State on Thursday after an explosion affected the Nigeria Gas Company pipeline at the Ugbokodo community, near the Warri Refinery in Okpe Local Government Area of the state.

It was gathered that some residents, including children, who fled into the bush following the raging fire were still missing as at about 4:30pm.

Aliko Dangote, Nigerian entrepreneur, is now worth N4.3 trillion naira, a recent Forbes ranking has shown.

Nigeria’s 2017 budget was N7.298 trillion and Dangote’s new net worth is more than half of it.

Donald Trump, US President, has cancelled a visit to London scheduled for early this year.
Trump said he was disappointed with the “Obama administration having sold” the US embassy in the British capital.

Nigerian professional footballer and Chelsea FC skipper, Victor Moses, has been voted the 2017 Most Influential Young Nigerian in one of the most credible and respected annual ranking polls organised by international reputed rating establishment, Avance Media.

Zainab, an 8-year-old girl, was abducted, brutally raped and murdered in Kasur, Pakistan.

Her body was found several days after her disappearance at a garbage pile near Shahbaz Road on Tuesday, January 9. According to the initial postmortem report, the minor was strangled to death after being raped multiple times.

The Federal High Court sitting in Calabar yesterday sentenced 31-year-old Ifeanyi Kelvin Okorogu to three years in prison for attempting to sell a three-day-old baby.

Okorogu was arrested in December by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP).

A Delta State High Court sitting in Issele-Uku has sentenced to death killers of 75-year-old Diokpa Felix Boise.

The late Boise was uncle to Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Dr. Ibe Kachikwu. Thirty-two-year-old Sunday Luka, a driver; Danjuma Kaika, 37; and Luka Agu, 33, killed the victim in his farm on June 9, 2014, and stole away his Kia Rio vehicle.

Traditional chiefs in central Ghana have banned menstruating girls from crossing a river.

The chiefs said they are enforcing a directive from the river god, according to a BBC report.

But children have to cross the River Ofin to get to school in Kyekyewere, in the Upper Denkyira East district.

Jennifer Hudson's ex David Otunga will not be charged for an alleged domestic violence incident.

According to TMZ, the former wrestler was cleared by police in Burr Ridge, Illinois on Thursday.