“We are presently the fifth largest economy in Africa; we are determined to move from the fifth to the third largest economy in Africa- Gov Ambode

The Lagos State Government says the state is targeting being the third largest economy in Africa. The state Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, at a workshop on Thursday, added that the target was the reason his administration embarked on capacity building training for the state public servants.

Ambode, who was represented by the Commissioner for Establishments, Training and Pensions, Dr Benson Oke, described the workshop organised by the state’s Ministry of Establishments, Training and Pensions as a strategic move to prepare public servants for the challenges of being one of the most prosperous economies in Africa.

 He said, “We are presently the fifth largest economy in Africa; we are determined to move from the fifth to the third largest economy in Africa.


“What this means is that we want to replicate most of the things obtainable in the United Kingdom, Soviet Union and other developed countries of the world in Lagos with little adjustment because of the difference of the social settings.”

Ambode said experience had shown that training increased productivity and helped to maximise the capacities of people in organisations such as the Lagos State Public Service.

Mother beats teacher to death for flogging her daughter in Anambra State

On Wednesday, 29th November, 2017 a teacher reportedly died after flogging a student in her class.

According to reporter Eze Amadi, the mother of one 14-year-old Okafor Chinaza, a student of starlight secondary school, Ogidi – fought and killed her daughter’s teacher for flogging her.

According to the report, the student in question was flogged by her Igbo teacher and class mistress earlier in the morning for not sweeping the class according to class roster.

The student had allegedly responded in an insulting manner to the teacher when she inquired why the class wasn’t swept.

After the teacher asked her to kneel down before the class but the student reportedly refused ,the teacher annoyingly flogged her and she fled the class from the school fence, and ran home.

As at 3:23pm same day, she came back with a lady believed to be her mother and a young man who claimed to be the uncle. She forced her way into the school and went to the classroom of the girl to find out that the said teacher had gone for private school teachers meeting same day. She was directed to the Proprietress’ office .

According to the Proprietress, she said that she was with one of her employee named Okamelu Tochukwu (Physics Teacher) when the woman came to her office to vent her anger.

I was in my office with one of my teachers when she came in, after her report and confirmation from the students that the teacher flogged the said Okafor Chinaza, I pleaded with the mother and uncle to allow the school dive into the issue with diplomacy as revenge won’t yield needed result.

She had accepted to forget and forgive as I promised her that we will handle the case with ease.

The teacher was believed to be coming back from the private teachers meeting she went to, when she met the student and her mother. Upon getting close to them, the student who came with her mother and other relatives, pointed at the teacher to the mother as she rushed to hit her (the teacher) with the stick she had come with.

After a while, the teacher collapsed and was rushed to Iyi-Enu Hospital Ogidi where the doctor confirmed her dead moments later.

Currently, the parents and the student are being detained by the police in Ogidi police station.

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DMX To Plead Guilty To Tax Evasion

Rapper DMX is ready to plead guilty. The performer, whose real name is Earl Simmons, agreed Thursday to plead guilty to a single count of evading taxes instead of going to trial on the 14 counts he was charged with, officials said.

The compromise reduces Simmons possible time in jail from 43 to five years in jail, based on sentencing guidelines.

Prosecutors had charged the "Ruff Ryders Anthem" performer with a "multi-year scheme to conceal millions of dollars" from the IRS for his alleged failure to file personal tax returns for several years.

DMX sold millions of records between 2002 and 2005, enough to amass a $1.7 million tax bill.


"By insisting to be paid in cash whenever possible and having royalty payments diverted to the accounts of financial surrogates, Simmons concealed hundreds of thousands of dollars of income from the IRS," Acting U.S. Attorney Joon H. Kim said in a statement.

Kim even sat in the back of the courtroom for a portion of the proceeding.

"No matter who you are or whatever fame you may have achieved, the law applies equally to all, and no one is exempt from the shared obligation to pay our taxes," Kim said.

VC Claim 40% Of UNIZIK Staff Watch Pornography At Work

                                
Vice-chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Prof. Joseph Ahaneku, on Thursday said over 40 percent of the staff of the university watch pornography at work.

Prof. Joseph Ahaneku, who who was able to monitor the development in offices on campus from his own network, said he took a drastic decision to curb it by censoring Internet services in the university from his office.

He said;

“This is one reason we shut down YouTube from the university’s resource centre.
“People should be made to be conscientious as well as do what they have been assigned to do and eschew indolence.
“There have been a lot of abuses on facilities that, ordinarily, should aid staff in their jobs and as a result plans are underway to remove the televisions in central offices.”
“Spending government time without doing what one is paid for is an act of corruption.”

"I Will Not Share Him With You": 14-Year-Old Pregnant Maid Slam Her Childless Madam

A 14-year old house maid dislodged a barren woman after she was impregnated by the woman’s husband simply known as Emmanuel, as she insisted she will not share or live with Emmanuel’s wife under the same roof.


The incident happened at Egbeda area of Lagos where Emmanuel resided with his wife and they had not been able to bear a child after years of marriage.

P.M.EXPRESS reports that the maid reportedly insisted that the embattled woman should look for another husband elsewhere since she was unable to bear a child for Emmanuel before she got pregnant for him.

This had caused serious problem between Emmanuel and the wife to the extent the matter was reported to the police at Area M Command, Idimu, Lagos.

Thus, Emmanuel was arrested and charged before a Lagos Magistrates court for rape and impregnating an underaged girl.

P.M.EXPRESS sought to know why Emmanuel will have to face such serious charge since the girl consented. Police sources explained that the girl was below 18 years before Emmanuel impregnated her.

P.M.EXPRESS scooped that the house maid was brought from the eastern part of the country by Emmanuel’s neighbour who was a single mother. 

Emmanuel had sought for medical and spiritual solutions for his wife to get pregnant to no avail.

He was said to be secretly sleeping with the house maid until she became pregnant.

When her madam suspected her condition, she took her to a hospital, doctors conducted tests and confirmed that she was pregnant. She then opened up and mentioned Emmanuel as the one responsible. He admitted and promised to take of the girl and the baby.

However, everything turned upside down when the house maid gave the condition that she will not share him with his wife, thereby dislodging the wife which has landed Emmanuel in trouble.

Emmanuel was charged before Ogba Magistrates court for the alleged offence and he pleaded not guilty.

The presiding Magistrate granted him bail in the sum of N250,000 with two sureties in like sum.

He was remanded in prison custody pending when he will perfect the bail condition.

The matter was adjourned till 15 January, 2018.

Everton Appoint Sam Allardyce As New Boss

Everton have appointed former England boss and renowned top-flight survival specialist Sam Allardyce as their new manager on an 18-month contract, the English Premier League club announced Thursday.

"I've always thought Everton was a great club," Allardyce said in a club statement.

"Obviously, the club has gone through a difficult spell and hopefully I can put that behind us as quickly as possible and start looking upwards again."