Monday 29 February 2016
Pastor bags 14 years for corruption
A Chinese court has sentenced a Christian pastor to 14 years in jail for embezzlement and other charges, a court official confirmed Monday, after the preacher opposed the forced removal of crosses from churches.
2 months after, Gov. Dickson’s abducted sister freed (Photo)
The younger sister of Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, has been rescued after spending over two months in the hands of kidnappers.
Ex-Nigerian Minister Abba Moro arraigned, sent to prison
The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned the immediate
past Interior Minister, Abba Moro, on an 11-count charge bordering on obtaining
by false pretence, procurement fraud and money laundering.
Pastor shot dead at church (Photos)
A pastor was shot dead
by his brother at an Ohio church on Sunday, police said. Daniel Schooler, 68, is
accused of gunning down Pastor William Schooler, 70, inside the office of St.
Peters Missionary Baptist Church in Dayton, Ohio.
I Won't Pay N,5000 Allowance to Unemployed Nigerians - Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has ruled out the payment of N5,000 monthly allowances to unemployed youths in the country as promised by his party, the All Progressives Congress, ahead of the 2015 presidential election.
I will rather die in jail than for Ohaneze Ndigbo… Nnamdi Kanu
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB has warned those who are
claiming to be representing them, including members of Ohaneze Ndigbo and its
youth wing Ohaneze Youths Wing, negotiating for the release of its leader and
Director of Radio Biafra, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu to stop such move, that nobody speaks
or represent them, unless such person or persons are designated officers of its
organisation.
Saraki, Dogara reject N10bn official quarters
It was also learnt, at
the weekend, that Senate President Bukola Saraki and Speaker of the House of
Representatives, Rt.. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, have rejected the N10billion voted in
the 2016 budget of the Ministry of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for the
building of their official quarters, opting for a cut in the vote.
Sunday 28 February 2016
Sign Rev.King’s death warrant, neighbours beg Ambode
Barely 24 hours after the Supreme Court affirmed the death sentence passed on a Lagos-based pastor and the General Overseer of the Christian Praying Assembly, Rev. Chukwuemeka Ezeugo, aka Rev. King, some of his neighbours have asked for his immediate execution.
I’m in touch with PDP defectors – Sheriff
National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic
Party, Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff, said he has started reaching out to those who
left the party for the All Progressives Congress and other political parties.
Teammates not at my level - Ronaldo
Real Madrid suffered a damaging home defeat to
local rival Atletico Madrid Saturday
all but ending its hopes of winning the La Liga title.
Robber set ablaze for stealing plasma TV
A mob on Saturday set
ablaze a suspected robber at Funmilayo junction, Agege, Lagos State, for
allegedly stealing a plasma television.
Man excretes 30 wraps of cocaine at Abuja airport – NDLEA
National Drug Law
Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA),
has apprehended four suspected drug traffickers, including a Birmingham-based
cleaner, with 6.822kg of narcotics worth N61 million.
Saturday 27 February 2016
The main reason why I quit - Oliseh
Sunday Oliseh has said
he quit as Nigeria coach in the interest of the country. After announcing his
resignation on twitter in the wee hours of yesterday, the former Ajax
midfielder has turned in his resignation letter, which was addressed to General
Secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Mohammed Sanusi, and dated
February 25, 2016.
Woman Accused of Raping Female Friend Lands in Court (Photos)
A 26-year-old woman, Queeny Akuffo (Pictured above), has been charged to court for raping another woman in Ghana.
Anglican Church Allegedly Forces Bride to Wear Yellow Wedding Gown, Read Why (Photo)
A Letter from Lailasblog’s
reader
Hello Laila,
Anglican Church has been shamelessly promoting discrimination against
women and I CAN NO LONGER KEEP QUITE. This rubbish going on in the Anglican Church
has to stop. Any form of gender bias is ungodly.
Oil deals: How Diezani’s cousin was lured and arrested by EFCC operatives
Details
of how Mr. Donald Chidi Amamgbo, the cousin of the immediate past Minister of
Petroleum, Diezani Alison Madueke, was lured and arrested by operatives of the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in Lagos,on Thursday, emerged
last night.
Mysterious headache, stomach pain kill 16 in Abuja community
Mysterious
headache and stomach pains have killed 16 children and youths in Saburi
1, a village opposite Mopol Barracks along Kubwa expressway, Abuja.
The main reason why Metuh destroyed his statement — EFCC
A staff of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has told a court that a written statement allegedly volunteered by the spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olisa Metuh, was destroyed by Mr. Metuh partly because it made references to former President Goodluck Jonathan.
Samson Siasia reappointed Super Eagles coach
Former Super Eagles striker, Samson Siasia, has been re-appointed coach of the team.
Siasia
was appointed Friday as replacement for his former colleague, Sunday Oliseh,
who resigned hours earlier.
Friday 26 February 2016
At least, 7 persons killed in fresh Taraba crisis
About 10 people are feared killed in a fresh communal crisis in Ibbi town, headquarters of Ibbi local government area of Taraba state.
Supreme Court affirms death sentence on ‘Rev. King’
The Supreme Court on Friday in Abuja affirmed the death sentence
passed on the General-Overseer of Christian Praying Assembly, Chukwuemeka
Ezeugo, popularly called “Rev. King”, over the brutal killing of a member of
the church, Ann Uzoh.
Pastor ‘impregnates’ two sisters in Lagos
General Overseer of the Victorious Sacred Solemn Healing and Deliverance Ministry, Prophet Oluwaseyi Idowu has been arrested for allegedly impregnating two sisters.
Suspected One Million boys members arrested at vigil (Photo)
Three suspected members of One Million boys, a gang in the Badagry area of Lagos State – Sodiq Yinusa, Azeez Ajadi and Idris Abdulganiyu – have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command.
Man kills, buries friend over affair with wife
Ondo
State Police Command’s detectives have arrested a middle-aged man identified as
Moses Alugo, for killing and burying his friend, who allegedly slept with his
wife.
Suspected front for ex-Petroleum Minister, Alison-Maduekwe, arrested
The Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested Donald Chidi Amamgbo, said to be a
cousin to a former Petroleum Resources Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, Premium
Times can authoritatively report.
Senate orders arrest of former EFCC chairman, Lamorde
The
Senate has ordered the arrest of a former chairman of the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Lamorde, for repeatedly refusing to appear
before its probe panel.
Thursday 25 February 2016
Mourinho may be next England coach
Former Chelsea Coach, Jose Mourinho may soon
get a job as England coach, the Sun UK has revealed.
Bomb Explosion Rocks Police Station!
Many police officers were feared dead in Thursday’s bomb blast at the headquarters of Nigerian Police Anti-Bomb Squad in Adamawa State.
Worker stabs colleague to death in Lagos
The police have arrested
a casual worker, Raphael Nwoye, for allegedly stabbing his colleague, Ifeanyi
Onuoha, to death over a woman.
We didn’t sack Andy Uba, Oduah - Supreme Court
The Supreme Court
yesterday explained its January 29 judgment in relation to the leadership
dispute in the Anambra chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Teenage Student Dies During Money Rituals In Abeokuta
PM News reports:
A 16-year-old, Raimi Fatai, of a secondary school (name witheld)
in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital, was reported to have died while trying to
make money rituals.
Why EFCC arrested PDP’s Uche Secondus
The
immediate past acting chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, Uche Secondus,
arrested Tuesday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, illegally
received 23 luxury vehicles valued at N310 million from controversial
businessman, Jide Omokore, Premium Times has learnt.
Wednesday 24 February 2016
Tragedy hits the Catholic Church (Photo)
It was another sad day for the Catholic Church in Nigeria as six aspiring priest died in a ghastly motor accident barely two weeks after four Reverend Sisters died in another accident.
Horrified mum discovers son in bed covered in blood after 10ft python bites his head (Graphic Photos)
A horrified mother discovered her young son covered in blood in
his bed after a giant python slithered in and attacked him.
Nurse who had Ebola hospitalized again
For the second time, a
Scottish nurse who contracted Ebola 14 months ago has been hospitalized for a
"late complication" from the original infection.
Nigerian Man Beats Wife To Death After Finding Lover In Their Bedroom
The Ebonyi State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, ASP George Okafor, has confirmed that one Jacinta was beaten to death by her husband, James Uguru, over claims that she is involved in extra marital affairs.
I ‘ll name those behind forex crisis, if … says Ifeanyi Ubah
The
Managing Director of Capital Oil and Gas, Dr. Ifeanyi Ubah, on Tuesday,
followed up his claim to a magic wand that would firm the Naira to an exchange
rate of N200=$1 within 30 days ,with fresh claims that he knew those behind the
current foreign exchange crisis facing the nation and was ready to name them
publicly.
7 cult members arrested during initiation
No fewer than seven suspected members of Black Axe, a secret cult group, have been
apprehended by security agencies at Emuhi community, a suburb of the university
town of Ekpoma, Esan West Local Govern-ment Area, Edo State.
Abia monarch assassinated!
Unidentified
gunmen, yesterday, killed Eze James Nwabeke, the traditional ruler of
Ikeala Ahiaba autonomous community in Obingwa council area of Abia State at his
residence.
Tuesday 23 February 2016
Four feared dead as army, militants clash
About
four persons were feared dead Tuesday in Bori, headquaters of Gokhana local
government area as soldiers allegedly engaged loyalists of an ex militant
leader, Mr Solomon Ndigbara, aka Osama Bin Ladin in a shoot out.
Militants threaten blow-up of more oil installations
Niger
Delta Avengers, the militant group which claimed responsibility for blowing up
the Forcados Terminal Pipeline in Delta State, recently, has served notice of
attacks on more oil installations in the region until the Federal Government
addresses its grievances.
Oil swap deal: Reps invite Diezani
The House of Representatives adhoc Committee investigating the
controversial crude oil swap deal yesterday formally invited former
Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke to clarify her role in
the agreement between the Federal Government and some oil companies.
50,000 Abuja workers sacked in two months
The scarcity of foreign
exchange for importation of raw materials by local industries is adversely
affecting the sector as over 50,000 workers have lost their jobs in Abuja in
the last two months.
Buhari appoints visually challenged man as special assistant
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a visually impaired veterinary doctor, Samuel Inalegwu Ode Ankeli as his Senior Special Assistant, with responsibility for handling matters concerning persons living with disability.
Monday 22 February 2016
Inspector, village head, others die in fire
A police inspector, the
village head of Jatau community and two others have been killed in the Jatau
area of Maitumbi, Minna, Niger State.
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