Top Redeemed Church Pastor, Jailed For Allegedly Stealing N9m From Tenant

A top pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Jamiu Ishola Kolawole has been convicted and jailed for stealing the sum of N9m from his tenant, Dr. Emeka Ugwunze in Lagos. It was reported that the 60-year old Kolawole was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment without an option fine on Tuesday by the Presiding Magistrate, Mrs. O.A. Adedayo of the Ogba Magistrates court, Lagos.

Pastor Kolawole was the Resident pastor of the RCCG, Ikosi Paris, Ketu District, Lagos before he committed the fraud.

P.M.Express reports that his journey to prison started after he approached the victim, Dr. Ugwunze and defrauded him of the said amount of money under false pretence.

The fraud took place at his two-storey building located at 2 Gbagada Road, Gbagada, Lagos where the victim was his tenant.

The parties negotiated for the house for N20m and the victim paid him N9m to effect the balance at an agreed period. He convinced the victim that he wanted to sell the house to him because the victim had assisted him in the past. And to prove to Dr. Ugwunze how serious and committed he was to the said transaction, Kolawole  handed him all the house documents remaining only for him to prepare the deed of agreement upon receipt of the full payment.

However, Kolawole disappeared after he obtained the initial money and refused to sign the deed of transfer for the transaction.

The matter was reported to the police, Kolawole was arrested and then charged before Isolo Magistrates court before the Magistrate was transferred to Ogba Magistrates court where he passed the judgment.

Pastor Kolawole had pleaded not guilty, was granted bail but was remanded in prison before he perfected his bail condition and the trial commenced two years ago.

During the trial, the facts of the matter were presented by the victim before the court beyond reasonable doubts that Kolawole committed the offence.

The court found him guilty as charged and sentenced him to 18 months imprisonment.

Meanwhile, P.M.EXPRESS confirmed that Kolawole was still facing another criminal charge before another court in Lagos for forgery. He was said to have forged the medical report of the Gbagada General Hospital to misleed the court that he was sick.

When the police investigated the medical report, it was discovered that he forged it and there was no such medical report from the hospital management. He was subsequently charged to court where he was still facing trial before he was convicted and jailed.Police source told our correspondent that his jail term will not stop the trial for forgery as he was expected to be coming from prison to face trial.

Court Nullifies Omo-Agege’s Suspension By Senate

The Federal High Court in Abuja has nullified the suspension of the Delta Central Senator, Ovie Omo-Agege, by the Senate, describing the action as unconstitutional.

Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, in a judgment that lasted one hour on Thursday, held that while the National Assembly had the power to discipline its erring members, the premise on which Omo-Agege’s suspension was anchored was illegal.

Although the court refused to grant any of the seven prayers sought by the senator, ‎it held that the suspension could not hold on grounds of the “violence” it did to the Constitution.

The judge noted that from the wording of the report of the Senate’s Ethics and Privileges Committee which recommended Omo-Agege’s suspension, he was punished for filing a suit against the Senate after apologising to the legislative house over the allegation leveled against him.


“Access to court is a fundamental right in the Constitution, which cannot be taken away by force or intimidation from any organ,” the judge ruled.

The judge also added that the Senate’s decision to punish Omo-Agege for filing a suit against the Senate and for punishing him while his suit was pending constituted an affront on the judiciary.

He added that even if the Senate had rightly suspended the senator, it could only have suspended him for only a period of 14 days — as prescribed in the Senate rules.

He also ruled that the principle of natural justice was breached by the Senate’s Ethics and Privileges Committee by allowing Senator Dino Melaye, who was the complainant, to participate in the committee’s sitting that considered the issue and also allowed him to sign the committee’s report.

The judge therefore nullified Omo-Agege’s suspension “with immediate effect.”

He also ordered that the senator be paid all his allowances and salaries for the period he was illegally suspended.

Nigeria Police On Social Media

Nigeria Police have gone viral with their Myopic twitter handle, a they bust a drug peddler around Ketu environ.
The young man was asked to pose for the camera with a smile

''This dude was caught smoking weed around Ketu axis of Lagos. He had charms and a cutlass in his possesion which suggests he was up to no good. We asked him to smile for the camera and he was glad to.....say cheese!''

Abeg see more photos below, lool.

Man Arraigned For Stealing Pot Of Soup

A 56-year-old man, Tajudeen Lateef, on Thursday appeared in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly breaking into a food vendor’s shop and stealing pot of soup, and N10,000.

Lateef, who resides at Atan near Ota in Ogun, is being tried for stealing. He, however, pleaded not guilty. But the Police Prosecutor, Sgt . Mike Unah insisted that the accused committed the offence on May 3 at No. 27, Isiaka St., Oko-Oba, Agege, a Lagos suburb.

He said the accused broke into the shop of the complainant, Tawa Amusa, ransacked it and stole a pot of soup valued at N3,000, and N10,000.

He also stole a phone valued at N3,000 belonging to Jamiu Onifade, Unah told the court. “The accused was, however, caught by some security guards who were near the scene”.


 The offence contravened Section 287 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011. The offence carries a penalty of three years imprisonment. The Magistrate, Mr A.A. Fashola, granted bail to the accused in the sum of N10,000 with one surety in like sum.

 Fashola said the sureties must be gainfully employed with an evidence of tax payment to the Lagos State Government and adjourned the case until May 28.

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Malaysia Swears In World's Oldest Leader At 92

Mahathir Mohamad has been sworn in as prime minister of Malaysia again after a shock election victory, 15 years after he stood down. Supporters waved flags and cheered outside the Istana Negara palace in Kuala Lumpur as he took the oath of office.

The man who governed for more than two decades has become, at the age of 92, the world's oldest elected leader.

He came out of retirement and defected to the opposition to take on and beat former protege Najib Razak. His historic win ousted the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition, which has been in power since independence in 1957.

Offset’s $150,000 Diamond Chain Gets Stolen From His Hotel Room

                      

American rapper, Offset’s diamond chain worth $150k has been stolen from his hotel room in New York.

TMZ reports that someone jacked the chain out of his NYC hotel room and his fiancee, Cardi B was the one who called to tell him the jewelry was missing.It’s unclear which piece the thieves made off with, but they had plenty of options after Monday’s Met Gala, where the Migos rapper was dripping in multiple gold and diamond chains.

No arrests yet, but cops are checking surveillance cameras near the elevator banks to see if they can spot the grand larceny suspect.

Ghana Suspends Four Judges Over Corruption

Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo has suspended four high court judges with immediate effect, according to a statement.

The suspension follows the establishment of a prima facie case by a committee set up to probe allegations of bribery and corruption against some judges, the presidency said.

Offa killing-Police Arrest Ex-SARS Officer, Wanted Suspects

Exactly four days after the Nigeria Police Force declared four kingpins that led the bloody Offa bank robbery wanted, operatives have arrested three of them.

The four suspects were declared wanted after the bank robberies of April 5. The faces of these kingpins were captured via CCTV in some of the banks they attacked.

The suspects robbed several banks, carted away millions and killed over 30 people, including nine policemen.

One of the kingpins, identified as Michael Adikwu, a police constable, who was tried and dismissed by police authorities, has been arrested.

Adikwu was arrested on Monday by operatives of the Inspector-General of Police, Special Intelligence Response Team (IRT) and later used as bait to catch two other kingpins.

Speaking on Adikwu, a police source disclosed: “He used to serve in the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Kwara State Police Command until he got involved in robbery. Investigations revealed that some armed robbers, who robbed and killed an innocent citizen were arrested.

Adikwu, then a constable, collected money from them and released them. He was subsequently arrested, tried and dismissed. He was charged to court together with the re-arrested armed robbers. He served three years in prison. How he came out of prison is still a mystery.”

The source further disclosed that Adikwu after leaving prison, went into crime full time. He met other armed robbers, became friends with them and formed gang.

The suspect was also said to have made some criminal friends in the prison. When those came out, they also joined in the new gang.

Another police source stated: “After we released the Offa bank robbers’ pictures, we started getting many leads. We arrested Adikwu in Kwara State on Monday. His confessions also led to the arrest of two more suspects.”

Man Caught Sleeping With His 13-Year Old Daughter In Delta State

A middle aged man has been paraded in front of elders for allegedly sleeping with his 13-year old daughter. The man simply identified as Yerin from Opuedebubor Community in Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State was allegedly caught in the act. He was then paraded before the elders who will discipline him accordingly.

Some news writers have called this shameful. But shameful is the least, it's an abomination, end time precisely. Watch as many unfold by the years. Or is there a day you don't hear of such  news?

Ariana Grande & Boyfriend Mac Miller Split Over Busy Schedules

The 'No Tears Left to Cry' singer and the 26-year-old rapper who went public with their romance in August 2016 have decided to go their separate ways but will remain "the closest of friends", sources have told TMZ.

Insiders explained the pair decided to split after their work schedules became too busy but they still "love each other dearly" and are determined to stay best friends.

News of the split comes just a few weeks after Mac praised Ariana on Twitter when she made her musical return with new single 'No Tears Left to Cry'.

Olagunsoye Oyinlola RESIGNS From APC

                                  

A former Governor of Osun State and Acting Coordinator of the Coalition for Nigeria Movement (CNM), Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, has formally resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Oyinlola, who is the Chairman of the Board of National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), announced his resignation through a letter addressed to the Chairman of APC in Ward 1, Okuku, Odo Otin Local Government Area of Osun State.

The former APC stalwart, whose letter was dated Wednesday, May 9, 2018, said he was leaving the party due to his current politics including his coordination of the CNM.

“My resignation from the APC, therefore, is to enable me contribute more meaningfully to ongoing efforts at repositioning the politics of Nigeria for the good of the Nigerian people,” he said.

Snapchat Founder Evan Spiegel Welcomes First Child

                                                 

Miranda Kerr and Evan Spiegel are celebrating the arrival of their new baby boy. The Australian model, 35, and the Snap Inc. co-founder and CEO, 27, welcomed their first child together this week.

The infant was delivered at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and is named Hart.

According to TMZ, the new arrival is named after Evan's grandfather and entered the world at 11:53 p.m. on May 7.

Miranda is already mom to seven-year-old son Flynn whom she shares with her ex-husband, the actor Orlando Bloom. She and Bloom divorced in 2013 after three years of marriage.

Iheoma Nnadi Wishes Boo A Happy Birthday

 Ex-beauty queen, Iheoma Nnadi's footballer boo, Emmanuel Emenike is a year older today and Iheoma who is currently in Nigeria 

''Happy birthday to you my sexy papa, My best friend, confidant and soul mate.The kind of love we share words can not even explain how deep it is.. You came into my life at the right time(Gods time) and together life has just been extremely blessed, May we celebrate many more birthdays together In Jesus name. Love you today, tomorrow and forever and thanks for being an awesome dad, Nicole’s best frienn and husband. ❤️❤️ come get your gift 😏😉''

Housewife seeks divorce over husband’s inability to provide food

A housewife, Aisha Mohammed approached a Sharia Court in Minna on Tuesday to seek the dissolution of her marriage to her husband, Mohammed Shaba over his inability to provide food in the house.

Aisha also accused Shaba of failing to provide funds for her general maintenance for the past seven months.

“For the past seven months, my husband has not lived up to his responsibility of putting food on the table at home,” she told the court.

“He has also failed in providing for my general maintenance and I cannot bear it anymore.

“That is why I am begging this honourable court to bring the marriage to an end by doing the needful,” she said.

Shaba, however, denied his wife’s claims saying he had always done his best for her.

He maintained that he still loved his wife and would not want them to go their separate ways.

In his ruling, the presiding Judge, Ahmed Bima advised the couple to give peace a chance, adding that marriage requires a lot of patience and understanding.

Bima said that he would give the couple a chance to try and resolve their differences amicably.

He, therefore, adjourned the case until May 21, for report of settlement.

SARS officer behind Offa bloodshed dismissed for freeing robbery suspects

                            

A former SARS officer, Michael Adikwu has been identified as one of the armed robbers who caused mayhem in Offa, Kwara state about a month ago.

Police had released CCTV images of the suspects days ago, urging the public to help identify them with a cash reward of N5 million.

Adikwu was subsequently identified and arrested on Monday. He was said to have been dismissed from the force for misconduct in 2012.

A senior police source confirmed to Punch that Odikwu was a Corporal and was dismissed after he helped some robbery suspects escape from custody.

The source said, “He (Adikwu) was a SARS operative at the Kwara State Police Command. He used to fraternise with robbers. There was a robbery that happened in Kwara State about six years ago. The robbers killed somebody and escaped. The police were able to arrest those robbers.

“He collected money from those robbery suspects and released them. Later, the robbers were rearrested and they confessed that he aided their escape. He was arrested, tried in an orderly room trial and dismissed.

“He was charged to court together with the robbery suspects and was in prison for three years. He and some of the robbers were able to manoeuvre their way out of the prison and formed a robbery gang.”

Police are still conducting further investigations to apprehend Adikwu’s gang members.

Checkout The Massive Cake CDQ Mom Presented To Him

CDQ was a year older four days ago. And now, the singer has showed off the large irthdya cake his mom presented to him. He captioned the photo;

''Awwwww 😍 look @ u 😆 🤗 #IyaSodiq 😁 #CDQ+1 #AYÉ it’s high time we do another vacation 🛩 Love u mum 🙏

Tekno Makes Up With Danfo Drivers

Seems the beef between Danfo drivers and Tekno has suddenly been settled. Recall the duo granted an interview where they said Tekno owe them for using their song without contacting them, and if they catch him they will deal with him. Well it seems they have found him now, and it's all settled.

Tekno posted the photo with love emojis saying ''slimdanfo''.

England Footballer Is Blackmailed For £500k After Being Caught Having S*x With An Escort

An England footballer who was caught having sex with an escort is allegedly the target of a £500,000 blackmail plot.

The sportsman was said to be having sex with the woman in a hotel room when they were interrupted by two men who burst into the room, The Sun reports.

The pair demanded payment from the ace and threatened to expose the affair to his long-term partner.

But the player who cannot be named managed to escape through a bedroom window and later called the police.


A source told The Sun: 'He offered to leave a key card at reception for her to let herself in.

'But she knocked at his door, allowing the player to let her in, before stripping to have sex.

'Moments later, two men collected the card from reception, burst in and angrily confronted the star.'

The footballer was also said to have left his possessions behind as he clambered out of the hotel room window.

It is believed that he left his mobile phone, car keys and other personal items.

The incident took place at the team's hotel as the unnamed sportsman played in an away match.

He was 'casually dating' the woman, it was alleged, but has now admitted what happened to his partner.

The source added that the footballer was 'determined' to stand his ground and pursue the blackmail threats legally.

It was claimed that a woman and man were arrested on suspicion of blackmail, but police have refused to comment too.