Court Grants Ex-NNPC Boss, Yakubu N300m Bail

A former group managing director of Nigeria’s oil corporation who was accused of fraud has been granted a 300 million Naira bail by an Abuja court.

Andrew Yakubu, the ex-group managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), was charged with money laundering and fraud when he appeared in court in Abuja on March 16.

The charges relate to the discovery by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of $9.8 million and £74,000 in cash at a property in Kaduna.

He was also charged with failing to make a “full disclosure” of his assets and for unlawfully transporting the cash to the city. He pleaded not guilty.

“We cannot say if it is his body because we don’t have a picture of him"-Mother Of Drowned Doctor

The mother of the medical doctor who jumped into the Lagos Lagoon on Sunday has denied that the body recovered today by marine policemen in the Lagoon was that of her son.

Emergency officials from the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) disclosed that five family members invited to inspect the body at the Marine Police Unit said it was that of another person.
Also corroborating this, spokesperson of the Zone 2 Police Command SP Dolapo Badmos said:

“The mother has come to identify the body recovered, but she said the corpse was not her son.”

Following this revelation LASEMA said the search for the doctor continues.
The Police had earlier confirmed that a body suspected to be that of the drowned medical doctor,
Allwell Oji has been recovered.

“We cannot say if it is his body because we don’t have a picture of him. He was found exactly 10:30am and we have contacted his family to come and identify if he is the one. The body was found in Onikan,” said the Police source.

Dr Allwell Oji, who jumped into the Lagos lagoon, from the from 3rd mainland bridge, on Sunday, it was learnt, had attempted suicide a number of times.

He had tried jumping down from the family’s two-storey building 4 years ago, but was saved by neighbours.

 “Four years ago, he attempted to kill himself and, thereafter, had tried doing so on a number of times, since then, his family had been monitoring him.

”We don’t know the kind of sickness he was suffering from, but we knew he was being monitored. That was why he was assigned a driver to take him around,” a neighbor said.

Nollywood Actres Bose Alao Slam Bidemi Kosoko For Sleeping With Her Husband

The quest for money and a good D isn’t here at all. Lmao, so actress Bose Alao took to her IG page few hours ago to call out fellow actress Bidemi Kosoko for sleeping with her husband. Now, Bose says it’s a DM that she got but then she put it all out. Bose is known for flaunting her footballer hubby, who by the way is a toast to many especially actresses in the Yoruba movie world. We want to believe she isn’t dumb and won’t just go publicly calling out names if she doesn’t have a prove. So sit back relax and enjoy the DM’s below… It’s ga juh in Bose’s voice. Oga ju lalalala… lol

US government bans laptops, tablets on flights from Muslim nation

Continuing on its immigration laws and ban, the United States government has banned electronic devices such as laptops, tablets, digital cameras and other large electronics in the carry-on luggage of passengers on flights coming from Muslim nations.

This ban is majorly for 8 countries  in the Middle East and North Africa, and this new rule which has been officially announced, will take effect today.
  It was also gathered that this new rule, will apply nonstop to U.S.-bound flights from 10 international airports in the cities of Cairo in Egypt, Amman in Jordan, Kuwait City in
Kuwait, Casablanca in Morocco, Doha in Qatar, Riyadh and Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, Istanbul in Turkey, and Abu Dhabi and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.

Associated press also reports that this new rule will only apply to foreign carriers including the Royal Jordanian Airlines, as only only cell phones and approved medical devices would be excluded from the ban. No American carrier will  however be affected. 

Though the reason for this ban is still unclear, as the Trump administration attempts to overturn court rulings against its latest travel bans affecting people from six Muslim nation, however, reuters allege that this ban came as a result of the threat the United States government learned of weeks ago.

Notorious Bank Fraudster Who Has Been On The Run Finally Arrested

Men of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos Police Command have arrested the ring leader and architect of several bank frauds in the state. 

The fraudster identified as Ajisafe Olugbenga, 47, who hails from Osun State was alleged to be the mastermind of several bank frauds in Lagos.
Ajisafe, an ex-banker popularly known as Harrison among his gang, was arrested yesterday after being mentioned as the initiator of SIMs swap deal at a network provider’s outlet in Surulere, Lagos and Abeokuta, Ogun State.
Ajisafe had, before his arrest, been on the run over his involvement in a N2 million fraud in one of the old generation banks in Lagos sometime in April 2016.
The suspect, who is regarded as the chief player in bank frauds, was alleged to have a vast network with insiders in banks. He was also alleged to have exploited his vast network with insiders in banks to procure bank details of high networth customers and then use such information to perpetrate the fraud.
According to sources, the gang blocks or swaps SIMs of bank customer they want to strike, so that they would not receive the transaction alert, as money are withdrawn from their accounts in tranches.
Ajisafe latest offence was the recruitment of three suspects through which some SIM cards belonging to a particular network (name withheld) were being swapped and used for bank fraud.
Two of the suspects recruited by Ajisafe, Shamsudeen Olalekan and Nicholas Egbele, were arrested a few days before Ajisafe was picked up yesterday.
Also arrested with them was a staff of a popular network provider in an outlet in Abeokuta, who was assisting the gang in SIM swap, while another collaborator is on the run.

Body of medical doctor who jumped into the lagoon has been recovered

The body of the medical doctor, Allwell Orji, who stopped his car on third mainland bridge while returning from church, to jump into the lagoon, has been recovered.

The Punch reports that a police source disclosed that the late Allwell’s mother had been contacted to come for the identification of the body.

“The body of the doctor was found at about 11.30am. We want to be double sure
and his parent has been called to come and identify the body,” the source said.

Brazilian Goalkeeper Who Fed Girlfriend To Dogs Says He Is Not A Bad Guy And Wants A New Life

                                            
The Brazilian goalkeeper who ordered the murder of his girlfriend before feeding her to his Rottweilers, has incredibly claimed he’s ‘not a bad guy’.

Bruno Fernandes de Souza was let out of jail in February on a legal technicality after spending just six years behind bars for his horrendous crime.

The goalie had former model girlfriend Eliza Samudio tortured and beaten before being strangled, chopped into pieces and fed to a pack of ¬Rottweilers… following a row over child support.

But in his first interview since leaving jail albeit temporarily while he appeals his sentence  and controversially signing for Boa Esporte, Bruno is quoted as saying in Guardian: “Dude, what happened, happened.
“I made a mistake, a serious one, but mistakes happens in life – I’m not a bad guy.

“People tried to bury my dream because of one mistake, but I asked God for forgiveness, so I’m carrying on with my career, dude.

“I’m starting over.”

Meanwhile, Boa Esporte president Rone Moraes da Costa was unmoved by threats after his decision to sign Bruno.

He said: “If this city doesn’t like it, I move us to another city. Bruno deserves this chance.”

His words echoed those of club owner Rafael Gois Silva Xavier who earlier this week claimed: “He was found guilty, he served his time and he was released by the courts.

“He deserves another opportunity.”

Bruno, now 32, was at one point one of the hottest prospects in South America – even being tipped to play for Brazil at the 2014 World Cup.

After leading Flamengo to top of the league, there were also rumours linking the No1 to Serie A giants AC Milan.

However, his glittering career came to an abrupt halt in 2013 when he was sentenced to 22 years in jail for his part in the gruesome plot.

Due to the leniency of the Brazilian legal system, Bruno was allowed to walk free in February having served just six years in total, following the 2010 incident.

Ghanaian footballer who thanked his wife and girlfriend during interview defends himself

Mohammed Anas, the Ghanaian footballer who plays for South African top flight side Free State Stars, and who social media users have swapped right next to karma, after he thanked his wife and his girlfriend on a live TV interview, has written in defence of the statement he made after he won the man of the match.
The footballer who said in the interview; "I appreciate my fans, my wife and my girlfriend. I mean my wife! Sorry to say, I'm so sorry, my wife."I love you so much. I
love you so much from my heart", is now alleging that by his girlfriend, he meant his daughter.

Here's what the Mohammed who got everyone startled with his statement, is now saying;

"My family knows that I call my daughter my girlfriend. That's what I was talking about. I don't have a girlfriend."I love her so much. She's given me two beautiful children. She is fine. She knows what kind of man I am so I am not worried.
"I'm famous now - people around the world know me."

Stephanie Otobo Charged With Blackmail

Stephanie Otobo, the 23 year-old lady who claimed that Apostle Johnson Suleman had a romantic affair with her, was docked on Monday in Lagos.

She was docked at a Tinubu Chief Magistrates’ Court, and accused of conspiracy, blackmail, threat to life and an intent to steal.

She was charged along with a 43 year-old, man identified as Wisdom Godstime.
The prosecutor, M. A Animashaun, informed the court that the defendants and others at large committed the alleged offence on February 14, 2017, at about 10:30am, at Police College, Ikeja Lagos.

500-level Lagos Undergraduate Stabbed To Death

There was tension at Lagos State University on Monday, after students protesting against the death of a 500-level student, identified as Ugwanyi Onyekachi, clashed with the police.

It was learnt that Onyekachi had an altercation with a truck driver on Sunday after the latter bashed his car on the LASU-Isheri Road.

The disagreement was said to have degenerated into a fight, during which the victim was stabbed to death by the driver, who immediately fled the scene.

Students of the school on Monday trooped out to protest against the killing, as motorists were held in a gridlock that lasted for hours.

Policemen at the Igando division were said to have used tear gas on the students. The President of the Students Union Government, Samuel Kappo, was arrested by the police.

Some of the angry students reportedly attacked the police team after the SUG president's arrest.

The school’s Acting Public Relations Officer, Ademola Adekoya, who confirmed the incident, said the school authorities had already intervened, adding that Kappo had been released.

The police spokesperson, Olarinde Famous-Cole, gave different details of the incident. He said a student had a fight with a motorist after their vehicles collided, which led to the death of the driver.

“The student was arrested and his colleagues came to demand his release. The suspect has been transferred to the command,” he added.

Mel B Files For Divorce From Husband After Nearly 10 Years Of Marriage

Mel B and her husband Stephen Belafonte are reportedly calling it quits after 10 years of marriage.

According to documents the former Spice Girl has filed for divorce from Belafonte, just a few months shy of their anniversary.

The documents cite their separation date as December 28, 2016.

Despite the separation date listed as last year, Mel B had taken to Instagram in February to gush about her now former partner.

61-year old man nabbed with fresh woman's head says the lady came for spiritual solution to her problem

A 61-year-old landlord, Toafeek Hassan, was, yesterday, arrested with fresh human head and other body parts of a lady he was alleged to have murdered, at Ikoga community in Badagry area of Lagos, Sunday.
It was gathered that the deceased, a yet-to-be identified lady, approached Hassan, a cleric, for spiritual cleansing in Sango Otta, due to some challenges she was facing. He was on his way to hand over the needed body parts to a cleric, when he was accosted by curious people, as the bag was dripping blood.

When they forcefully took the bag from him, a female head, two wrists and a heart spilled out. They raised alarm, which alerted other residents. But for the prompt intervention of policemen from Area ‘K’ Command, Badagry, Hassan would have been lynched by a mob, who tied his hands, legs and was dragging him on the ground.

On interrogation before police arrived, Hassan disclosed that it was his second time of killing clients for the unnamed cleric for ritual purpose. According to him, “she was not my direct client. A herbalist, Baba Ronke, brought her to me on Sunday. .

One Alfa from Sango-Otta took her to him. He said that the woman was looking for spiritual solution. The Alfa from Otta uses human beings for rituals. He deceived the woman to Badagry, saying he was bringing her to a senior colleague, who would perform some cleansing by the river side on her.

Immediately they dropped the woman by the riverside they left, with a promise to wait for her at the bus stop. While she was waiting, I came and did my part of the job. She said she was from Ojodu Berger. I felt pity for her, but I could not help the situation.

I was on my way to deliver the needed parts to the Alfa at Sango-Otta when I was arrested. This is my second time of working for Baba Ronke and Alfa.”

Checkout The £2m Mansion bought by Ex-Air Force boss Amosu

For real? How few men are cornering Nigeria's wealth for their personal enjoyment. Photos of Ex-Chief of Air Staff Adesola Amosu’s £2m posh mansion. The building allegedly consists of 6 massive bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, 3 recipients and home cinema.

Funke Akindele's husband, JJC Skillz celebrates son as he turns 17

Abdul Rasheed Bello aka JJC Skillz second son, Josaih is 17 today, and the proud dad took to his Instagram to celebrate him.
He wrote; "Happy birthday to my amazing son @sunnyboy_fitz aka Josiah Bello. 17 years ago I was blessed with a beautiful gift of life and every year you've brought joy and peace into our lives. I'm so proud of you. God will continue to bless you. Long life and prosperity #prouddad'

Court asked to stop Big Brother Naija

                        

A Nigerian father and medical doctor who is frustrated that his efforts in bringing up his children in a moral way has been jeopardised with the continued broadcast of the Big Brother Naija reality TV show has filed a case against the show.

In court papers exclusively obtained by LailasBlog.com, Dr Olusola Omoju is seeking an injunction that restrains broadcast of the reality show on DSTV and GoTV pending determination of the suit.

Read the Motion on Notice below.
In it, Dr Olusola alleges that Multichoice introduced the Big Brother Naija channel, aired adverts for the reality shows which he says promotes indecency, immorality and obscenity and included it on his bouquet without his consent.

That as a result of the inclusion in his bouquet, his family members and other dependents became avid watchers of the Big Brother Naija show and are now being influenced negatively through the
continued broadcast of the show.

He agrees that Multichoice usually introduces a special code to enable subscribers choose whether they want access to show or not but adds that this practice was not continued this year.
Source:Lailasblog
Read the Motion on Notice below:

Evicted ThinTallTony returns to Lagos

Ex-housemate, ThinTallTony has returned to Lagos after he was evicted on Sunday during the live show.
He is pictured with host, Ebuka and DJ controller at the airport as they all arrived together. Another photo below...

Dino Melaye's Certificate Scandal

Dino Melaye is denying reports that he did not graduate genuinely from ABU, but SR is digging out more facts, including the identity of his then Supervisor who's now a big man in Abuja. Attached here is a copy of Dino's 2nd Semester results with failed courses in 1998/99 session...

Due To Not fulfilling his promise of helping 100 people, Lagos big boy, Hushpuppi deletes his IG acoount

Malaysia-based Nigerian big boy, Hushpuppi last week made a post about supporting 100 people with educational related issues.
He was supposed to do that this past weekend, but his page can no longer be found on Instagram, and people are already saying he fled because he couldn't fulfill his promise. Or, maybe his account was hacked. What do you think?

NURTW Chairman’s Aide Kills Wedding Guest

The venue of a wedding party in Lagos, Victory Event Centre, Agege, was on Sunday turned into a house of wailing after a guest was shot dead.

Punch Metro gathered from witnesses and residents that the victim, who had yet to be identified, was eating when he was hit by a stray bullet.

A Punch correspondent was told that an aide of the Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Lagos State, Mr. Tajudeen Agbede, fired the shot that produced the stray bullet.

It was gathered that Agbede and some top officials of the NURTW had attended the wedding ceremony.


As Agbede was leaving the event around 6pm, some hoodlums were said to have waylaid him for money.

Punch correspondent was told that when the scene became rowdy, one of his aides shot into the air three times.

The last bullet reportedly hit the victim where he was eating and he fell.

The incident happened on Olurinde Street, Orile Agege.

A witness, who did not want to be identified, said within five minutes, the wedding abruptly ended as everyone fled the scene.

He said, “The bride is the younger sister of the personal assistant of Agbede and that informed the presence of top NURTW officials.

“Everything went on well until Agbede was about leaving around 6pm. There was a scuffle at the venue as some hoodlums asked for money from him. The man was still in their midst when they started fighting one another.

“One of Agbede’s aides fired twice to make way for his principal. As he was about putting the gun in his pocket, he released another shot, which hit the man.

“The man that fired the gun is huge and dark in complexion. He joined Agbede’s convoy and fled.”

A female resident, who lamented the incident, said the victim’s corpse was abandoned as everyone took to their heels.

She explained that no one could identify the deceased as he lay in a pool of blood.

“He was eating outside the hall when he was hit. The bullet hit him near the left eye and came out from the other side of his skull.He died immediately.

“There was confusion on this street yesterday (Sunday). After some minutes, people started coming to see if they knew him. Nobody could identify him. He was a fine-looking gentleman,” she said.

Punch correspondent learnt that some hours later, policemen from the Elere division removed the corpse and deposited it in a mortuary.

Another guest at the party told Punch Metro that the suspect was well known to the NURTW hierarchy.

When contacted, Agbede confirmed being at the venue of the wedding, but said he was not aware that anybody was killed.

He said, “I was at the wedding, but I later left without any incident. We had left the party when the incident happened.”

The Zone 2 Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, said the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Aderanti, had ordered investigation into the incident.

Badmos said report from the Elere division indicated that the victim was killed by some gunmen.

She said, “I confirm the murder case. At about 7.10pm, we got a report that around 6.10pm, a man of about 21 years old, whose name and address had yet to be ascertained, was shot dead while eating  outside Victory Event Centre, where a wedding was taking place.

“We were informed that he was killed by two hoodlums, who immediately escaped. The AIG has directed the command to investigate the murder case and arrest the culprits.”

Between An Housewife & The Side Chick

As seen on relationship blogger, Joro Olumofin's page.
"I wokeup to a message from my boyfriends wife, he lied to me..common gas boiler she can not buy, the whole kitchen roof will be black, she has dirty underwear, I'm so irked, if she inflicts Harm on me her husband will beat her up mercilessly.. " See the chats after the cut...