Abdul's Blog: 01/18/18

Thursday, 18 January 2018

Even Tinubu has no fuel in his car – Lamido mocks APC government

Sule lamido, former Jigawa state Governor, on Thursday mocked President Muhammadu Buhari and a Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, over the current fuel situation in Nigeria.

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chieftain also jeered at Buhari and Tinubu over the ongoing Federal Government’s anti-corruption fight.

Everton striker Cenk Tosun has pledged that he will become the Goodison Park side’s new Romelu Lukaku.

The Turkey international forward recently signed for the Toffees for a fee that is thought to have been in the region of £20 million, having impressed with his all-action displays in the Champions League for Besiktas.

‘Fire and Fury’, a book about US President Donald Trump, is set to be produced as a television series.

Michael Wolff, the book’s author, wrote that Trump’s advisers address him with words such as “moron, idiot, and dope”.

Leicester manager Claude Puel admits striker Islam Slimani may have to leave the club this January transfer window to find regular game time.

Sky Sports reports Besiktas want to sign Slimani – Leicester’s club-record £29m signing – with talks regarding the potential sale of the Algerian ongoing.

Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, unforeseen challenges are affecting the construction of a standard gauge railway line between Lagos and Ibadan.

The $1.5 billion project was scheduled to be completed in December 2018.
The minister said China Civil Engineering and Construction Company, the project contractor, has had to contend with a number of obstructions on the rail line’s right of way such as houses, companies, gas pipelines, water pipes and overhead bridges.

Paris Saint-Germain players live in “a sort of golden cage” and no club will prise Neymar away, the former agent of PSG midfielder Marco Verratti has claimed.

Donato Di Campli told Tuttosport that PSG stars were playing in a “puppet league.”

Asked about speculation linking Neymar with a move to Real Madrid, he said: “Nobody will ever be able to take Neymar away from PSG, and this also applies to the other star players.

The Super Eagles of Nigeria maintained their 51st position in the latest FIFA men’s world rankings released on Thursday.

The three-time African champions also remained unmoved on the continent, maintaining their ninth spot.

A little girl is lucky to be alive after a cobra slithered into her bedroom and bit her on the face as she slept.

Six-year-old Mikayla-Sue Grove woke up with toothache at home on a farm near the town of Ballito in eastern South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province.

But when her mum Inge and dad Ludwig came into her room, he realised a snake in there was the real cause of the problem.

A father, Andrew Koku, who pleaded guilty to beading his six-month-old daughter, is to spend the next 37 days in prison, an Abeokuta Chief Magistrates’ Court ruled on Thursday.

Chief Magistrate Adeola Adelaja, who handed down the verdict, said the accused should remain behind bars pending advice from the State Director of Public Prosecutions.

Mr Adewale Ajadi, Country Director, Synergos, an international NGO, has called for the arrest and prosecution of all culprits in the recent killings in Benue.

Ajadi spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Thursday in Abuja, on the sidelines of a stakeholders parley on resolving the Benue conflict.

While speaking at the 15th Daily Trust Dialogue in Abuja, former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, on Thursday, said that the search of a true national leader who could placate the South West for the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential elections believed to have been won by the late Chief MKO Abiola led to the emergence of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo as President in 1999.

Former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice-Admiral Samuel Afolayan (retd), who served under the Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, yesterday January 17th, accused herdsmen of burning 20 hectares of orange plantation, 20 hectares of cassava farm and five hectares of palm plantation in his farm.

The former Naval chief who disclosed this to newsmen in Ibbo-Ile, Ekiti local government area of Kwara State, said the herdsmen had been destroying his plantations for over 10 years.

H&M said late Tuesday on its Facebook page that the group’s “commitment to addressing diversity and inclusiveness is genuine, therefore we have appointed a global leader, in this area, to drive our work forward.”

Dutch airline KLM has cancelled 220 flights planned for Thursday due to powerful storm that is expected to hit the Netherlands.

The company said in a notice on its website on Wednesday that the decision had been taken due to “unfavourable wind conditions.’’

The first storey building in Nigeria located in Badagry, Lagos State has recorded 9,009 visitors in 2017, Mr Hodonu Daniel, the officer in charge of the site, said on Wednesday.

Daniel told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Badagry that the number of tourists that visited the 171-year-old structure was higher than the 5,140 recorded in 2016.

A landlord, Segun Abiodun, who allegedly beat up his tenant’s son and punched off his teeth for not greeting him, was on Wednesday brought before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court.

The accused, 45, a fashion designer, who resides at 82, Capitol Road, Agege, a suburb of Lagos, is being tried for assault.

Walter Wagbatsoma, a Nigerian businessman, has been jailed for three years and six months in the UK.

The jail term is for his alleged role in an international conspiracy which defrauded the UK public services, including Lincolnshire’s mental health NHS trust, of over £13m.

A 13-year-old boy (names withheld), who has been sodomised several times by a 19-year-old football coach, has said: “After having sex with me, he normally gives me either N100 or N200.”

The coach, who is with the Police Officers Wives Association, POWA, team, was arrested for sodomising the secondary school student, claiming he didn’t know what led him into the act.

Mariah Carey tried to pass the buck on South American promoters, laying the blame on them for her canceled 'Sweet Sweet Fantasy' gigs ... according to a countersuit they've just filed.

The promoter, Fenix, says it arranged for Mariah to play 2 shows on her tour, one in Argentina and one in Chile, but she pulled out. The "why" is what sparked this legal war.

A 41-year-old Nigerian banker identified as Toyin Ogundipe, aboard an Air France flight, was delivered of a baby boy mid-air about 35,000 feet above sea level and four hours away from the destination.

The mother of two who lives in the UK had gone into labour a week earlier than her delivery date, and was in childbirth pains and having contractions about 10 minutes apart.

Nigerian man in Qatar receives encomium after returning about N150M wrongly posted in his account

A Nigerian identified as Jonathan Asemota has received encomium by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, for his sincerity and honesty in returning QR1,502,000 ($441,127.99) about N150 million wrongfully posted into his account in Qatar.

A Traditional healer has been arrested for conning hundreds of women into believing they were pregnant in Guinea.

N’na Fanta Camara reportedly gave her clients who had been unable to conceive a mixture of leaves, herbs and other medicines that caused them to bloat and look pregnant.

Former chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Victor Umeh, has been sworn in as the senator representing Anambra central. Umeh took over from Uche Ekwunife who was sacked by the appeal court following an appeal brought to it by Umeh. The court ordered a rerun election which took place on Saturday January 13th.

Barack and Michelle Obama‘s relationship has been a love story for the ages, something that was only confirmed further by the former president’s romantic surprise for his wife on her birthday.

Michelle, who turned 54 on Wednesday, took to her Instagram to share that Barack had sent a beautiful bouquet of flowers to her office that morning.

Suspected herdsmen have killed a pregnant woman at Orin, a community in Ido/Osi local government area of Ekiti state.

The deceased said to be a Tiv from Benue state, was reportedly shot dead at a farm settlement in the area.

A husband, Mr Lamidi Adebayo, on Thursday, asked an Ado-Ekiti Customary Court to dissolve his 28 years marriage with his wife, Bose.

The petitioner is accusing Bose of adultery, drunkenness and dishonesty. Adebayo, 48, a commercial driver and resident of No. 89, Isato Street, Ado-Ekiti told the court that the couple had not conducted any marital rite but they have four children.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says Alexis Sanchez’s move to Manchester United is “likely to happen” in the next 24 hours, with Henrikh Mkhitaryan coming the other way.

Wenger also confirmed Mkhitaryan’s wages will not be a problem in the potential swap deal and the Armenian is seen as a direct replacement for Sanchez, who is out of contract at Arsenal in the summer.

President Donald Trump of America on Wednesday night announced the winners of his highly anticipated ‘Fake News Awards’ with CNN and New York Times emerging top on the list.

He described them as most dishonest and corrupt.

To what extent would you go to avoid paying for excess luggage? Stuff your pockets or chat up the airline staff? This British passenger went a step further by wearing all his clothes including eight pairs of trousers and 10 shirts.

Ryan Carney Williams, who was travelling from Iceland to London, was reportedly denied a boarding pass by British Airways at Keflavik airport on Wednesday, after he put on all the clothes that he couldn’t fit in his checked-in baggage.

President Muhammadu Buhari, in Abuja on Thursday, vowed that his administration would not condone any action capable of undermining the conduct of the 2019 general elections.

The president also assured that he would not support any individual or group seeking to undermine Nigerians' confidence in the ability of the nation's political institutions to conduct peaceful and successful polls.

A young woman was raped and murdered by her “obsessed” uncle before her body was padlocked in a deep freezer, a court heard.

Celine Dookhran, 20, was kidnapped along with a second woman by Mujahid Arshid, 33, and his employee Vincent Tappu, 28, who took them to a six-bedroom house that Arshid, a builder, had been working at, the Old Bailey heard.

The battle over the ownership of Daily Times Nigeria (DTN) has landed two brothers in prison custody following an order of an Abuja Chief Magistrate Court.

The two brothers, Fidelis Anosike and Noel Anosike, were docked before the Chief Magistrate Court, in Mpape, over alleged criminal conspiracy, theft, impersonation, cheating and forgery.

An Abeokuta Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in Isabo on Wednesday remanded a 79-year-old man, Olatunji Komolafe, in prison custody over an alleged N9m fraud.

The accused, whose address was not disclosed, is facing three counts of fraud, stealing and false pretences.

A Deacon and former Sunday School Superintendent in Assemblies of God Church, Karu FCT, was killed by armed robbers Thursday, January 11, 2018 after a raid on his residence in Abuja. Elder Michael Ibu, was reportedly shot and killed after his properties were robbed by the men of the underworld.

A church member identified as Gladys Chi Chi Ejim, has revealed how two of the armed robbers who partook in the killing of the deacon were apprehended after they were arrested “spiritually” as they allegedly confessed to the crime. One of the armed robbers was also killed by the police.

Jos-based clergyman, Isa El-Buba, narrates how DSS officials stormed his church to arrest him

General overseer of the Evangelical Outreach Ministries International, Reverend Isa El-Buba, has narrated what transpired between him and DSS officials who stormed his church to pick him up on Monday January 15th.

Reverend El-Buba while preaching some weeks ago, condemned President Buhari for not speaking against the herdsmen attacks witnessed in some states in Nigeria.

From mugshots to millions: NeNe Leakes wears sweatshirt with her mugshot on it

The Real Housewives of Atlanta reality show star, NeNe Leakes, 50, whose real name is Linnethia Johnson, took to her IG page to share pictures of her wearing mugshot photos of herself on a sweatshirt.

She shared the photos and wrote:

APC chieftain and former Osun state governor, Bisi Akande, says President Buhari is bound to fail because of the system of government Nigeria practices. Speaking at a news conference in his country home, Ila, Osun state as part of activities to mark his 79th birthday, Akande said the presidential system of government Nigeria is practising can no longer sustain its growth and success and that the best form of government for the country to practice if it desires to be in the league of other developed countries, is the multi-party parliamentary democracy .

We paid ransom twice for late lawmaker, Hosea Ibi, not knowing his captors were murderers - Taraba State governor, Ishaku?

Taraba state governor, Darius Ishaku yesterday, revealed that they paid ransom twice for the murdered member of the state House of Assembly, Mr. Hosea Ibi, representing Takum I.

Ishaku made the revelations when late Ibi’s colleagues paid him a condolence visit at the Government House, Jalingo.

An Investigative Police Officer, Insp. Joseph Addo, on Wednesday, told an Igbosere High Court in Lagos how a man, Williams Kenechi, strangled his girlfriend, Lizzy Nzewi, and ran to Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, with her car.

Addo made the disclosure while giving evidence as the third prosecution witness in a murder case filed against Kenechi by the Lagos State Government.

The planned arraignment of the chairman of Innoson Nigeria Ltd, Innocent Chukwuma, before a Lagos judge was stalled on Wednesday after the defence lawyer accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission of wrongful service of court summons.

U. Onwukwe, who represented Mr. Chukwuma, said only a successful service of the order would make his clients appear before the court.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) was shocked by a news report ostensibly quoting the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom as saying that the VP was warned of the savage and inhuman killings by alleged herdsmen in Logo and Guma local government areas which took place on January 1, 2018.

The federal and Lagos State governments on Tuesday argued over the ownership of N28.5 million and houses allegedly acquired by corrupt means by a civil servant in the state.

The funds and properties, which are subjects of a forfeiture proceedings, were traced to Alade Anifowoshe, a Director of Accounts in the Lagos State Public Works Corporation, and are suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities.

THE Leader of Agege Local Government Legislative Arm Anigbajumo Akolawole, has praised the Lagos State Governor Akinwumi Ambode, on the construction of the Agege Pen Cinema Flyover Bridge.

He also thanked Ambode for his contribution towards infrastructural development in Agege Local Government Area.

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane on Wednesday dismissed media speculation linking superstar Cristiano Ronaldo with a move away from the Bernabeu.

“I can’t imagine a Madrid without Cristiano,” said the Frenchman, a World Cup winner as a player.

Russian priest and father of 4, handed 14-year prison term for molesting girls at summer camps

A Russian Orthodox priest and father of four has been found guilty of sexually abusing underage girls at Orthodox summer camps in Russia and Greece.

A court in the Leningrad region found Gleb Grozovsky, 38, guilty of molesting three underage girls. An investigation found that Grozovsky had sexually abused a girl who was under 14 in 2011 at an Orthodox summer camp in Leningrad region. In 2013, he abused two girls in another Orthodox summer camp in Greece, the probe discovered.

AKWA Ibom State dethroned Miss Teen 2017/2018, Miss Abasiodiong Eyo Inyang has apologized for smoking and posing indecently for her birthday photoshoot, which led to her dethronement by organizers of the pageant.

Read Her Letter;

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 arraigned Mohammed Nuraini Adamu, son of former governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Adamu alongside one Felix Onyeabo Ojiako before Justice J. K. Daggard of the Federal High Court sitting in Kano on a 5-count charge of money laundering.

Manchester United have agreed terms with Alexis Sanchez over his transfer to Old Trafford with the Chile international set to become the club’s highest earner taking home around £14million per year – or £500,000-a-week before tax.

Arsenal believe Henrikh Mkhitaryan will join them too as part of the deal though the Armenian was at Carrington yesterday.Mkhitaryan has not been happy with the way United have pushed him into leaving though recognises that Arsene Wenger wants him in London and that he will likely gain more game time at Arsenal than he has enjoyed under Jose Mourinho.

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers, on Tuesday killed two policemen and abducted two foreign nationals, a Canadian and an American, on Kwoi-Jere road in Kagarko local government area of Kaduna State.

No fewer than 12 traders have been killed and 50 others injured in a twin suicide bomb attacks that happened at the Muna garage in Maiduguri on Wednesday, January 17th. See more photos from the attack below