Thursday, July 30, 2015

Man shares story of how a Corps member was arrested after helping a man withdraw money from ATM


 Continue to read the story as shared by this twitter user.

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Pro GEJ & Pro Buhari at it again..compare both leaders visits to Cameroon president


 People that don't have work. Photos show ex president Jonathan meeting Paul Biya of Cameroon and President Buhari at a state visit to Cameroon yesterday July 29th. Is there any difference?

Photos as President Buhari returns to Nigeria from Cameroon


President Buhari this afternoon arrived Nigeria from Cameroon after his one day state visit to the country. He was received by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. More photos bellow.

UN Chief Admits Shameful Divisions and Failure Over Syria


The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said the "slaughter" in Syria is a "shameful symbol of the international community’s divisions and failure" amid signs that the international organization has lost its sense of purpose.

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Boko Haram terrorist reportedly slit the throats of 10 fishermen in villages near Baga

Boko Haram members on Monday July 27th raided some villages near the town of Baga in Borno state, slitting the throat of 10 fishermen and destroying their properties.Speaking to AFP today, Abubakar Gamandi, head of the fishermen's union in Borno State said,
“On Monday around 4 pm, Boko Haram attacked three villages on the shores of Lake. Chad where they slaughtered 10 people, all of them fishermen,”
The report was further confirmed by a local fisherman, Buhari Dan-Malam.

Drogba mobbed by fans after touching down in Canada to start new chapter in MLS


The Chelsea legend was mobbed by hundreds of fans as he arrived the Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport in Montreal, Canada yesterday Wednesday July 29 after agreeing to join Major League Soccer side, Montreal Impact, believed to be 18-months in length. 

The 37 year-old Ivorian star left Chelsea in May after playing 381 games for the Blues and winning four Premier League titles with the London club. See the photos after the jump

Photos from You & I with Monalisa


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ISIS releases new photos alleging that some African Christians in Libya converted to Islam & joined ISIS


These are supposedly African Christians in Tripoli, Libya, who converted to Islam and joined ISIS in Libya. ISIS released the photos on social media. The men don't look like they willingly joined ISIS though. Looks like they told them "join ISIS or die!". More photos after the jump. 

Gen Olukolade removed as Director of Defence Information

General Chris Olukolade has been replaced as the Director of Defence Information. According to a statement from the Nigerian Army, Colonel Rabe Abubakar will take over from him in Acting capacity. Gen Olukolade became DFI in March 2013.

This African American wants to start dressing like a lion.


This was shared by an Black American. Considering what's been going between blacks and cops over there, who can blame him? When the life of a lion killed in Africa is causing more outrage in the US than the lives of blacks wasted by racist cops. Meanwhile see what was left on the front door of the office of the lion killer in Zimbabwe..

37 Major Generals, 57 Brigadier Generals, others posted to the Army

Below is the statement from the Directorate of Army Public Relations signed by the Acting Director, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman. Read below...

The Chief of Army Staff, Major General Tukur Yusufu Buratai today approved the postings and appointments of 334 officers of the Nigerian Army officers with various effective dates. These include some Principal Staff Officers at Defence and Army Headquarters, Corps Commanders and General Officers Commanding as well as other commanders.
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America's youngest convicted murderer released from prison at age 29 after serving 16 years

Curtis Jones, who was 12 years old at that time, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for killing his father's wife, a murder he committed with his 13-year-old sister in 1999. He was released from prison yesterday at the age of 29.

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DSS DG not our card-carrying member - APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied the allegation by the PDP that the Director-General of the DSS, Mr. Lawal Daura, is a card-carrying member of the party (APC), calling the accusation absurd and frivolous In a statement issued in Lagos on Thursday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party challenged the PDP to publish any evidence it may have to confirm the allegation, adding: ”After all, it is trite that he who alleges must prove.”
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Police nab 9 more suspects over the killing of 4yr old boy in Lagos

9 people have been arrested in connection with the July 27th murder of a four-year old boy by 16 year old Tajudeen Azeez (pictured above) in Ijaniki, Lagos. (read previous story here) The Lagos state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Patricia Amadin, said the suspects were arrested following a confessional statement by Azeez who is currently in police custody. She added that the police is still investigating the matter and more arrest will be made. Azeez had agreed to kill his neighbor's child after a man named Osho promised to give him N50,000 if he can provide human flesh.

As shared by Maje Ayida on instagram

Amazing secrets about Nigerian trains you wish you knew!

Are you going on a long trip? On the hunt for something new and fun to do on a vacation? Or are you that savvy businessman who conveys goods intra- or interstate? Then the train is your surest bet!
Snaking the corroded railing, the Lagos intra-city coach gears to pick up speed from its starting point at the Ado station in Ebute-Metta on a tumultuous journey to Kano, the commerce centre of the north, every week.

3 Year Old Burnt To Death In Lagos After Women Cooking Mistakenly Poured Hot Oil On His Body

A three-year-old boy, Basit Adewole, was burnt to death in the Iwaya, Yaba area of Lagos after two women, who were cooking, mistakenly poured hot oil on his body.

The women, and their host, identified only as Yemisi, had been arrested by the Sabo Police Division, where the matter was reported.

PUNCH Metro learnt that on the afternoon of Saturday, the women came to Audu Baale Street, Iwaya, to see Yemisi, who was celebrating her birthday.

Man Dies After Taking 20 Sachets of Gin in a N500 Bet in Imo State

A middle-aged man from Imo State reportedly died after consuming 20 sachets of gin in a N500 bet he had with a woman. The deceased named Chucks, a barber, was happily married with a child, and lived in Aba, Abia State.

According to an eyewitness account:
The deceased had on the fateful day, gone to a nearby local shop situated within the area to take a sachet of his usual brand of gin and boosted to the shop owner that he could finish 20 sachets of the drink.

Man Arrested for Cutting Off His Wife's Hand Over Infidelity Allegation in Abia State

Man, identified as Jacob Nwachukwu from Abala in Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State, has cut off his wife’s left hand over allegation of infidelity.

After inciting the Ukrainian conflict US, EU 'Give Up' Ukraine to Seek Russian Political Support

After inciting the Ukrainian conflict that led the country to a civil war and brought it to the verge of economic collapse, the West has now realized that Ukraine isn’t worth much, at least not as much as establishing a working political relationship with Russia, US political journalist Brian Whitmore said.
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Broke? Tyga facing eviction after falling behind 2 months rent on his house

Well, his girlfriend just bought a $2.7m home so he has a place to go to if he's evicted. According to TMZ, Tyga's landlord has given him until Saturday to come up with $50,000 or he has to get out. "Tyga's being sued by his landlord for failing to pay two months rent on his house in posh Calabasas. The pad rents for $25k/month ... and the landlord says he's behind that amount times 2. If Tyga doesn't fork over the loot by Saturday, the landlord will go for eviction and charge him $833.33 a day in rent." Fun fact: this is the house where Tyga lived with Blac Chyna ... so she's named as a defendant too. Just last month, Tyga was ordered to pay $80,000 in back rent to another Calabasas landlord. We have reached out to Tyga's lawyer for comment ... so far no word back.

Obanikoro's son Jide Obanikoro proposes to his girlfriend

The politician son of Musiliu Obanikoro, Jide, is engaged. Jide, who contested for the Lagos State House of Assembly this year and lost, proposed to his girlfriend Fatima Garba, a Vanguard Allure writer/correspondent, this evening.


Jide already has four children with three different baby mamas but this will be his first marriage. See a pic of the bling after the cut. Congrats to the couple.

Buhari celebrates Fr Mbaka as he celebrates 20 years of priesthood

President Buhari today showered kind words on controversial cleric, Fr. Ejike Mbaka, spiritual director of the Adoration Ministry Enugu who celebrated 20 years of priesthood today July 29th. In a statement signed by presidential media aide, Shehu Garba, President Buhari described the cleric as a man who dares to speak the truth to anyone in power.
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3 Brothers Arrested in Wales for Running a "Sheep Brothel" Where People Sleep With Animals

Three men have been jailed after being convicted of running an animal brothel in Swansea, Wales. The ring leaders, Adam Cofferty and John Cofferty and their father David Cofferty ran a ‘gentlemen’s club’ known as “The Ram Inn” in Grange Road, Swansea. The brothers, 31 and 28 and father 52 admitted keeping an animal brothel between January 2011 and July 2015 and a jury took less than three hours to find them all guilty.
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Photos of President Buhari at state dinner with President Paul Biya in Yaounde


Buhari was hosted to a state dinner by Cameroonian President, Paul Biya and his wife Mrs Chantal Biya at the Unity Palace in Yaounde yesterday. The  high table  photo with Buhari and Biya are the Governors of Cross River state, Ben Ayade & Borno state Alhaji Kashim Shettima. More pics bellow.






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