Crowd Celebrate In Jigawa as Sule Lamido Granted Bail

            
Ex-Jigawa state governor, Sule Lamido was granted bail on self recognition while his trial is to commence on July 5th.

The trial Judge, Thursday, in his submission stated that the accused person, Lamido, who is currently standing trial for criminal intimidation, incitement of public peace and criminal defamation, is not likely to jump bail because he is a former democratically elected governor of the state may not jump bail.

Lamido who was unconditionally released on bail headed for his home town Bamaina.
                  

                                                                                    

Former militant, Ebikabowei 'Boyloaf' Victor weds Onyi Maris in Houston Texas

Former militant commander for Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Ebikabowei Victor Ben aka Boyloaf, officially wedded his longtime girlfriend,  Onyi Maris in Houston Texas on Wednesday, May 3, 2017.

According to reports, the new couple recently welcomed a baby girl...
Congrats to them
More photos after the cut..........

Cristiano Ronaldo breaks record, becomes first man to reach 100million followers on Instagram

Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first sport star, footballer and MAN to reach 100million followers on Instagram.
He reached the milestone in the same week as scoring a stunning hat-trick for Real Madrid in their 3-0 Champions League win over city rivals Atletico.

The 32-year-old only trails behind pop stars Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande and Selena Gomez – as well as Instagram’s own account.

His closest  sports rival is Barcelona and Brazil forward Neymar with 74m, while rival for best player in the world Lionel Messi has just 71m by comparison.

Auto-Crash Kills 2, Injures 8 In Sango

The Federal Road Safety Corps has confirmed that two persons died, while eight others sustained injuries in an accident along the Ilo-Awela Road in Sango-Ota, Ogun State today.

The Unit Commander of the FRSC in Ogun, Mr. Adekunle Oguntoyinbo, made the confirmation while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria in Sango-Ota.

He said the accident was caused by brake failure at about 8.20 a.m. Oguntoyinbo said the incident involved two buses, one of which was a commercial bus.

He stated, “The brake of the commercial bus failed and it crashed into another bus at the toll gate, resulting in the death of two persons and injuring eight others.


“The bodies of the dead have been deposited at the morgue of the Ota General Hospital in Sango-Ota, while the injured persons are receiving treatment in the same hospital.”

Oguntoyinbo counseled motorists to ensure that their vehicles are in good condition before putting them on the road.

Militants Attack FIRS Officers At Patience Jonathan's Hotel

Suspected militants on Wednesday attacked officials of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) at a hotel, Aridolf Resort Wellness & Spa, owned by Patience Jonathan in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state.

The FIRS team went to the hotel in respect of tax liabilities totaling N10,117,500, but were chased by the hoodlums suspected to be loyal to Dame Patience.

According to reports, the FIRS team arrived Aridolf, demanded to see the most senior staff of the hotel but without success.

The team, however, read the warrant of distraint to the hotel officials at the reception, as militants, believed to have lodged in the hotel, came out and threatened to kill the officials, claiming that the enforcement exercise was illegal.

“We demanded that they should phone the manager to inform him of the team’s presence and mission, but they ignored the demand,” a FIRS official said.

“The FIRS team read the warrant of distraint to them. After over 30 minutes of argument, militants believed to have lodged in the hotel came out and threatened to kill FIRS officials, claiming that the enforcement exercise was illegal.

“When one of the directors of the hotel, Mr. Victor, arrived the scene, we showed him the warrant of distraint and told him that the hotel owed three months VAT.”

The official said a man, who identified himself as Chief Anthony, arrived and threatened that some of FIRS officials would be shot. He said the warrant was not properly signed since it did not carry the seal of the agency’s chairman, Babatunde Fowler.

“He claimed that the visit was a plot to ridicule Mrs. Jonathan, and that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, sent FIRS officials to plant cash in the premises.”

“Anthony ordered the militants not to allow them leave the premises until ‘Mummy’ comes.

“He ordered them to arrest the team leader and some other officials. The armed militants forced the FIRS officials to remove the seal already placed at entrance of the hotel’s salon and gym as well as to unlock the hotel entrance.”

The Eagle Online reports that the militants forced the team leader, a newspaper reporter and an NTA camera man that accompanied the team into a room, where they were beaten up.

Their phones were also seized and images on them deleted. They also deleted items stored in the camer

Alanis Morissette's Ex-manager Jailed 6 Years For Stealing $7m From Singer

A business manager who stole more than $7 million from 'Jagged Little Pill' singer Alanis Morissette and others was sentenced Wednesday to six years in federal prison and ordered to pay $8.6million in restitution.

Jonathan Todd Schwartz, 47, wept and apologized at the hearing, saying he took full responsibility for his behavior and would have a life of shame because of it. 'I alone am responsible for the devastation,' he said, adding: 'I will spend the rest of my life asking for forgiveness.'

He could have faced more than 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud and tax crimes but Judge Dolly Gee hewed to sentencing guidelines that suggested around five to six years.


In a victim statement at the hearing, Morissette had urged a stiff sentence, saying Schwartz had stolen her trust and her money for years.

'He did this in a long, systematic, drawn-out and sinister manner' that would have bankrupted the singer within three years had the thefts continued, Morissette said.

Schwartz acknowledged stealing nearly $4.8million from Morissette between May 2010 and January 2014 and more than $2 million from five unnamed clients when he worked at GSO Business Management, a firm that touted relationships with entertainers such as Katy Perry, 50 Cent and Tom Petty.

Canadian Morissette was one of the late '90s most successful singers, selling 60million albums worldwide, known for her hits 'You Oughta Know,' 'Ironic,' and 'Hand in My Pocket.'

Schwartz was a high-flying partner making $1.2million a year, according to court papers.

His crimes cost the firm at least $2million above what insurance covered, led to layoffs of about a dozen employees and is expected to cause some $20million in financial fallout because of the blow to the firm's reputation, according to founder Bernard Gudvi.

The embezzlement was discovered by a new money manager Morissette hired.

'It was at this time, I realized he also stole my dreams,' she said.

When the firm was contacted about the apparent theft, Schwartz made 'wild accusations' that his former client was in the throes of drug addiction and mentally unstable, Gudvi said.

Schwartz also falsely claimed he invested the money in an illegal marijuana growing business.

"Mercy Aigbe Was Coughing Blood After Husband Battered Her" – Lagos Commissioner

Mr. Lanre Gentry was on Tuesday quizzed by the Lagos State department of Domestic and S*xual Violence Response Team (DSVRT).
Speaking on the matter, Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation in Lagos, Mrs. Lola Akande, said it was disheartening to see the state Aigbe was when she came to her office.
“She was coughing blood from her nose and mouth and she had injury on her face which the doctor said she must have an operation. I was so angry that I need to see the face of the man that did this to her, and so we invited him and he came yesterday (Tuesday) to say his own side of the story to the official in charge of domestic violence.
"But any man that can beat a woman to a pulp like that to the extent that she is still coughing blood one week after the incident need to have his head examined,” said Mrs. Akande.
According to her, the Lagos State Government has secured a restraining order for Aigbe from any further abuse by her husband.
Adding her voice to the matter, Coordinator of DSVRT, Mrs. Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, said the order prevents Mr. Gentry from getting close to his wife until further notice.

5 men jailed 15 years for having s*x with married woman in her Matrimonial Home

                    

Minna Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday sentenced five men to three-year imprisonment each, after they admitted committing adultery.
They were, however, given an option of N150,000 fine each. The names of the accused are;

 Mohammed Faruk, Johnbosco Dedan, David Momoh, Sunday Ekuese and Vincent Emmanuel.

They were arraigned alongside Naomi Abdulmajeed on a two-count charge of enticing a married woman and committing adultery.

The Prosecutor, Inspector Emmanuel Danladi, had told the court that one Abdulmajeed Akin of Tunga, Minna, reported the matter at the Tudun Wada Police Station on April 28.

Danladi quoted the complainant as saying his wife, Naomi, had intimate relationships with the other accused persons who each had s*x with her at different venues.

He said that some of the accused persons were said to have slept with the complainant’s wife in her matrimonial home.

The offences, he said, were contrary to sections 389, 387 and 388 of the penal code.

When the charges were read to the accused persons, they all pleaded guilty and begged the court for leniency.

The prosecutor thereafter asked the court to try them summarily in line with Section 157 of the Criminal Procedure Code.

He also prayed the court to order the accused persons to pay a compensation of N500,000 each to the husband.

Counsel to the accused persons, Obi Alex, however, prayed the court to temper justice with mercy, given their admission without wasting the time of the court.

Delivering his judgment, the presiding magistrate, Mohammed Hassan, sentenced the accused persons to three-year imprisonment each (15 years in total), or a fine of N150,000 each.

The reckless wife was also ordered to pay a fine.

Gov Rochas Okorocha, Wife torm UK For Son's Graduation

Gov. Rochas Okorocha and his wife flew out of the country to London to witness the graduation of their first son, Afamefula who bagged M.Sc in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College London on Wednesday.

Afamefula obtained his first degree in Engineering from Manchester University, UK. More photos below...

Checkout These photos of 24-year-old Nigerian groom and his 20-year-old bride

These beautiful photos of a 24-year-old Nigerian groom and his 20-year-old bride who recently wedded in Lagos has gone viral.
Young and beautiful! See more below...

Banky W and Adesua Etomi's introduction reportedly holding this weekend

Reports making rounds online is that the hottest celebrity couple of the moment, singer Banky W and actress Adesua Etomi who announced their engagement yesterday will be having their introduction proper this Saturday 6th May, 2017.
It was gathered that the couple decided to break the news of their engagement yesterday because they of their introduction this weekend.

Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, 95, permanently steps down from all royal duties

Prince Philip is to retire from royal duties at the age of 95, it was revealed today.

The Duke of Edinburgh's well-earned retirement was announced at a top secret emergency meeting called by Buckingham Palace today.

It caused fevered speculation around the world about the future of the Queen and her husband.
  The Mail revealed last night that Her Majesty's most senior aides called her entire household from across Britain to London for a 10am summit ahead of a royal announcement.

But royal sources said that internet rumours about the Queen's or the Duke of Edinburgh's health faltering are 'wide of the mark' and the couple are 'fine'.
As speculation swirled yesterday the spokesman refused to say what the meeting is about but added: 'There's no cause for alarm' and the Royal Standard remains at full mast over Buckingham Palace today, meaning there has been no death in the royal family.

Wicked Housekeeper Killed Employer’s Mother

                             

An Ikeja High Court has heard how a housekeeper, Christian Yavine, slit the throat of Mrs Mariam Abiola, 79, his employer’s mother.

Yavine, who is from Republic of Benin, was 18 when the incident happened in 2014.

Led in evidence by the prosecutor, Akin George, the Investigating Police Officer (IPO), Inspector Godgift Moses, told Justice Toyin Ipaye that on July 3, 2014, he and Adetunji Fisayo Assistant Superseding of Police (ASP), visited the crime scene.

The IPO whose evidence was translated to French by an interpreter for Yavine’s sake, said there was a lot of blood on the mattress and the pillow in the room where Mrs. Abiola was murdered.

He said: “Our investigation team proceeded to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) Ikeja to inspect the remains of the deceased.

“On close observation, we found that there was a deep cut across the throat of the deceased and she had several minor cuts on her neck which shows a sign of a struggle”.

Asked how he became the IPO of the case, he said: “I am a police Inspector attached to the Homicide Division of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti, Yaba, Lagos.

“I met the defendant on July 2, 2014 at 4pm while I was on duty at the SCID, I received the original case file and the exhibits were handed over to me.

“The defendant spoke Yoruba language but I did not understand, so I asked a colleague, Sergeant Adeola Lawal, to translate the language to English for me.

“On July 7, 2014, we served the pathologist, Prof John Obafunwa, with the coroners form and an autopsy was conducted by Obafunwa’s office to find out the primary cause of death.”

The prosecutor showed Moses two long kitchen knives, a black rope and a long pestle allegedly used in committing the crime.

The IPO identified them and they were marked and admitted as exhibits by Justice Ipaye.

Yavine was said to have committed the offence on July 1, 2014 at Block 74, Flat 2, Ijaiye Low Cost Housing Estate at Pen Cinema, Agege, Lagos.

He allegedly stabbed Abiola repeatedly in the throat with a kitchen knife.

The incident happened after late Abiola’s daughter, Mrs Joke Akinsemoyin, left home for a vigil.

Trial continues tomorrow.

Tears as Lagos State Govt demolishes Sabo market in Ikorodu overnight (Photos)

The Lagos State Government has demolished Sabo market, Ikorodu overnight.
These photos shows distraught owners wailing as they woke up to see that their place of businesses have been brought down. More after the cut....

Exclusive-Beautiful Corper killed in Abuja was returning from a Nightclub

The life of a 25-year-old corps member, Charity Thilza, was brought to an abrupt end three days to the completion of her National Youth Service Corps programme in Abuja.

She was killed by some robbers along Wuse 2 Road while she was returning from a nightclub in Carribean, around 3am on Monday.

The ‘passing-out parade,’ which marked the completion of her one-year programme, would hold on Thursday (today). She studied Linguistics and English at the University of Maiduguri.

It was learnt that Charity and four friends, identified as Lola, Bisi, Pooja (an Indian) and a man had attended a show at the club, where a hip hop artiste, Phyno, performed on Sunday.

They were said to be returning home from the party in a car the following day when the robbers gave them a chase.

The assailants reportedly shot at the car repeatedly and some of the bullets pierced through the windscreen and hit Charity, who was sitting at the back. One of the friends, Lola, was said to have also sustained gunshot injuries.

The robbers retreated when they noticed the driver of the car was heading towards a police station.

Charity’s close friend, Thlama Bukar, said she was rushed to a hospital, but was rejected. She said she died on the way to another hospital that she was referred to.

Bukar, who spoke with Punch on phone, said she was together with Thilza until Friday, when she (Bukar) returned to Maiduguri, Borno State, where she lives.

She said, “Phyno performed at the Carribean (the club) on Sunday. They were coming back home around 3am on Monday when they noticed that a car was trailing them. They took a detour, but the car continued following them. The driver of their car started speeding and the robbers opened fire on the car. Unfortunately, some of the bullets hit Thilza from the back of the car.

“Five persons went for the party. One of them is a man, but I don’t know his name. I learnt Lola was also hit by the bullets and has been admitted to a hospital. The incident was reported to the police.

“Thilza lived in (Wuse) Zone 6, and served at the Civil Defence in Abuja. She clocked 25 years in January. Her corpse will be brought to Maiduguri on Thursday (today). Her father is late. Presently, her mother is not talking; she is very distraught. She was the first child of the family. She has four young siblings.”

A colleague, Jabal, wrote; “Please, can someone explain what happened to me? I was with her last week during the biometric for our NYSC final clearance. Please, just tell me it is not true.”

"I miss you" - Juliet Ibrahim's boyfriend Ice Berg Slim says

Nigerian Rapper Ice Berg Slim and Juliet Ibrahim seems to be going strong, and we can't wait for the good news!
Ice Slim who is currently in NewYork took to Instagram to declare he misses her. He wrote;

"Dear #WCW I miss you 🤧"

Chris Okotie attacks TB Joshua over Israel relocation

Flamboyant Nigerian Pastor Chris Okotie has blasted Prophet T.B. Joshua over his proposed relocation to Israel.
Speaking on Facebook, under a news article he reposted detailing Joshua’s alleged relocation, Okotie, who has long been an outspoken critic of Joshua, described the cleric as an attention-seeking “impostor”.
The pastor of Household of God International Ministries wrote on his official Facebook Profile:

Joshua is an impostor. He is controlled by a malevolent misanthropic spirit. His hypocritical jeremiad should be ignored. 

He is just another frustrated shaman seeking public sympathy.

Chris' statement sparked an argument among his fans they are still trying to recover from. See below:

Macron Wins Over French Debate Audience

French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron was more impressive than rival Marine Le Pen in Wednesday evening's final TV debate, a viewers' poll says.

The candidates traded insults for more than two hours, arguing over terrorism, the economy, and Europe.

The French broadcaster BFMTV found voters had a more favourable view of Mr Macron than Ms Le Pen in most categories.

He was the "most convincing" of the pair in the opinion of 63% of viewers.
Ms Le Pen lambasted her rival for his finance and government background, accusing him of being "the candidate of savage globalisation" and said his version of France "is a trading room, where it will be everyone fighting for themselves".

In turn, Mr Macron said the National Front leader had openly lied, proposed nothing, and exaggerated the concerns of the public.

"The high priestess of fear is sitting before me," he said.
Both candidates were hoping to make an impression on the estimated 18% of undecided voters in the first election the country has ever held without a candidate from the two traditional mainstream parties.

The second round run-off between the pair takes place on Sunday. Go Macron! He's 39, that's the excitement.

Reno Omokri Slam Rotimi Amaechi In Designer Clothes After The Minister Said He 'Does Not Like Money'

Reno went digging for those photos after t he Minister was quoted to have said he does not like money. In one of them, he rocked a Gucci shirt, in another he rocked LouisVuitton. The other photo below...