6 Nigerians Arrested For Forgery In Ghana

Six Nigerians have been arrested for allegedly forging letterheads of the Office of the President of Ghana, John Mahama and other state institutions to defraud people.

They are Paul Kelvin, 20; Wallace Darden Odon, 28; Osamidiamwen Ikecheku Emeka, 24; Prince Ejime, 19; Charles Chinedu, 32, and Adebayoo Alaba Saheed, 21. They are all unemployed.

LUTH reduces healthcare charges by 50%

 

The management of Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, has agreed to reduction of cost of healthcare services in the hospital by 50 per cent.

Dr Omojowolo Olubunmi, President, Association of Resident Doctors, LUTH branch, told journalists in Lagos that this was part of the agreement reached between the hospital’s management and health workers.

$227million Abacha loot recovered from Liechtenstein

 

On June 25th Nigeria will receive $227million from the government of the Principality of Liechtenstein, Europe, as the nation is said to have agreed to release the stolen money.

AFP reports that the federal government said Thursday June 19th that it dropped the charges against Mohammed in a deal to allow the return of the Liechtenstein money.

‘He threatened to kill me’ – Angry mother tells Judge to send her son to jail

 

A 32-year-old man, Ifeanyi Chukwu, was on Thursday arraigned before an Abule Egba Magistrates’ Court for allegedly beating and threatening to kill his mother.
Chukwu, a factory worker who lives with his mother is facing a three-count charge of assault, threatening by violence and causing damage.

Prophetess jailed for defrauding woman of N570,000

 

A 38-year-old self-acclaimed  prophetess, Nnenna James has been arrested and remanded in prison custody at Kirikiri, Lagos state for defrauding a 31-year-old woman, Theresa Johnson.
The victim, Theresa Johnson was reported to have paid about N570,000 for spiritual cleansing and deliverance to the Lagos based prophetess.

How I Predicted Keefe’s Death — Ara

 

According to a new report on Vanguard, Nigerian female talking drummer, Ara, who is a friend to late Kefee, says she had a dream concerning Kefee’s death and that she had called the late singer to pray hard to avert it.

Liverpool 'to finally sign Lallana with £26m bid'

Liverpool are set to make a final ‘take it or leave it’ offer for Southampton captain Adam Lallana following weeks of stalemate talks.

The Reds have made Lallana their number one transfer target this summer, but have so far seen bids of £20million and then £23million rejected by the St Mary’s club.

England fan 'caught chatting up Brazilian woman on TV'

 

A football fan pictured apparently swapping numbers with a Brazilian woman at the World Cup has denied he was chatting her up.

Carl Wenz, who was watching England’s opening match with Italy on Saturday, was caught by television cameras holding a mobile phone and speaking to a female Brazilian.

Woman finds home flooded, naked stranger in cupboard

 

A woman who returned home to find her house flooded and vandalised found the culprit hiding in her cupboard…and naked.

The homeowner, who has not been identified, arrived at her Atlanta home on Friday evening to find extensive damage and her floor covered in water.

Polytechnic student to die by hanging for robbery

 

A 22-year old student of Delta State Polytechnic, Eguono Akpeghughu, has been sentenced to death by hanging by a Warri High Court in southern Nigeria, for armed robbery.

Akpeghughu who was found guilty on a two-count charge of conspiracy to commit armed robbery and armed robbery,‎ was said to have robbed his victim of cash and other valuables worth over N30, 000.

Gov. Amaechi Arrested And Detained By Soldiers In Ondo

The Rivers State Government has issued a statement saying its governor, Rotimi Amaechi has been arrested and being held hostage by security operatives in Odudu, Ondo state.

The governor, the statement said, was arrested as he made his way to Ado-Ekiti for a political rally by his Ekiti State counterpart, Kayode Fayemi.

Arsenal 'offer Mario Balotelli £180k-a-week contract'

Arsenal are reportedly set to offer Mario Balotelli a deal worth £180,000-a-week to move to the Emirates Stadium this summer.

Balotelli is one of the Gunners’ key transfer targets, as manager Arsene Wenger looks to add a world-class striker to his squad for next season.

Vermaelen 'begs Arsenal to let him join Man United'

Arsenal captain Thomas Vermaelen has reportedly begged the club to let him move to rivals Manchester United this summer.

Vermaelen, who is entering the final year of his Gunners deal, has emerged as a surprise target for new United boss Louis van Gaal.

Facebook goes down worldwide, internet has meltdown

Facebook went down briefly this morning with an error message on the site sending the internet into complete meltdown.

The site is running again as normal after sending many internet users into a blind panic, with many taking to Twitter to let everyone else know it was down.

Italy to assist Nigeria against terrorism

The Italian Government on Wednesday in Abuja declared its support and willingness to assist Nigeria in the fight against terrorism.

The Italian Ambassador to Nigeria, Fulvius Rusticu, gave this pledge during a courtesy visit to the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Prof. Viola Onwuliri.

Nigerian Government drops N100 billion stolen funds charges against Abacha

The Federal Government on Wednesday withdrew the corruption charges filed against Mohammed Abacha, son of former dictator, Sani Abacha.

The government had accused Mohammed of receiving stolen property worth N100.38 billion. The money is believed to have been stolen by the late dictator when he was the Nigerian head of state from 1993 to 1998.

Adamawa Assembly commences impeachment proceedings against Governor Nyako

The Assembly on Wednesday directed its clerk to serve Messrs Nyako and Ngilari with an impeachment notice.
The Adamawa State House of Assembly has commenced impeachment proceedings against the state governor, Murtala Nyako, and his deputy, Bala Ngilari.

Charles Taylor Sues UK Government For Denying Him Right To Family Life

African warlord serving 50 years in prison for crimes against humanity is suing Britain for denying him the right to a family life. Charles Taylor, the former Liberian president who reportedly ate the hearts of his enemies, says his incarceration in a jail in county Durham keeps him from his wife and 15 children in Africa.

The UK agreed to imprison Taylor, 66, after he was convicted in 2012 of 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including terrorism, murder, rape and using child soldiers during a civil war in Sierra Leone in the 1990s that left tens of thousands of people dead.

Man sets wife ablaze for giving birth to only female children

A middle-aged woman, Mrs. Monica Nwakpuke has been allegedly set ablaze by her husband for giving birth to only female children.
Her husband, Paul Nwakpuke who is a patent medicine dealer, allegedly hired some assassins to kill his wife because she could not give him a male child.

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Prostitute stabs soldier to death

A commercial sex worker yesterday murdered a soldier attached to the Joint Military Task Force, codenamed Operation Pulo Shield, for refusing to pay after going to bed with her. The prostitute, referred to as ‘Bini Girl’, reportedly stabbed the soldier (name withheld) twice in the stomach.

It was gathered that the incident, which occurred about 4am yesterday, caused pandemonium at the popular red light zone known as Hospital Junction on DSP Alamieyeseigha Way. Most of the men, who slept overnight with other prostitutes in their shanties, quickly dressed up and fled to avoid being detected by onlookers attracted by the incident.

Man machetes Ghanaian for mocking Super Eagles in Lagos

A mild drama unfolded Monday night at Ilasan area of Lekki, Lagos, during the barren World Cup match between Nigeria and Iran, after a drunk went berserk and macheted some viewers for mocking the Super Eagles.

One of the viewers, a Ghanaian, was said to have sustained deep cuts while others managed to escape from the viewing centre.

Passenger boat capsizes in Lagos, one missing

A passenger boat carrying ten passengers capsized in the afternoon of Monday June 16th in Lagos. According to passengers on the boat, which was heading to Coconot Island from Tincan Island, waves from bigger boats passing around them at the time caused the boat to lose balance and capsize.

And despite the fact that all the passengers were wearing life jackets, one person drowned and his life jacket was seen floating around. Other passengers were rescued. The body of the missing person is yet to be recovered.

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Dr. Dre Gives Waitress $5,000 Tip

Dr. Dre reportedly tipped a lucky waitress $5,000 at the Skybar in West Hollywood's Mondrian Hotel while hanging out on June 12. According to RadarOnline, he was flanked by security when he left the bar around 2 am. One eyewitness said the music mogul was happy to take photos with fans and also chatted with the deejay, Sanni Val Fleury from Immigre.