Lagos Police Deputy PRO, Aliyu Giwa, Weds (Photos)

The hardworking Lagos State Police Command Deputy Public Relations Officer, Aliyu Giwa is now a married man. He walked down the aisle on Saturday with his beautiful wife, Affinnih Oyin. I say a big congrats to the couple. See more photos...

Guys Get Ready For Jidenna Live in Hard Rock Cafe in Lagos

Hard Rock Cafe is set to host Lagos to the most exciting music event of the year as it welcomes Nigerian-American singer, Jidenna for his forthcoming debut album launch, “Long Live The Chief”.

The swank king, popularly known for his hit song,‘Classic Man’, is visiting Lagos for an exclusive album launch party which will take place on the 1st, September 2016 at the music hub of Nigeria.

Since its opening, Hard Rock Cafe Lagos has quickly risen to becoming the number one spot for all round entertainment and breeding local talents. It has over the past months hosted the biggest names locally and internationally.

Tickets for this event can be purchased at Hard Rock Cafe, Lagos; with each ticket, you get a complimentary cocktail/mocktail.

For tickets and table bookings, kindly contact 09081988888.

Date:1st, September 2016
Time: 9pm
Venue: Hard Rock Cafe Lagos, Water Corporation Road, Landmark Village, Oniru, Lagos.

Click on the link to watch video from Jidenna: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9r9qshWJFek
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Herdsmen Attack: MASSOB Blasts South East Govs, Says They Are Weak

Irked by the recurring killing and maiming of villagers in Enugu State by Fulani herdsmen and the seeming hopelessness of the security architecture in the state, the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, yesterday, described the governors of the South-eastern states as weak and incapable of performing the primary function of governance.

It said that had the governors established a pan-Igbo security outfit in addition to conventional security agencies, the South East geopolitical zone, would have been better protected against rampaging herdsmen.

This assertion was predicated on the fact that the governors of Ekiti and Abia states, had while responding to the activities of the herdsmen, promulgated laws aimed at checkmating their unwholesome movements. Specifically, the Ekiti State House of Assembly passed a bill banning free cattle grazing in the state, while Abia State governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu had ordered the revival of the moribund state-owned vigilante group, the Abia State Vigilante Services ,AVS, to enhance community policing.These, among others, were the measures many told Saturday Vanguard, had long been expected of Ugwuanyi, who had experienced series of devastating attacks on Enugu communities by herdsmen in the last four months.

In a statement by its leader, Mr. Uchenna Madus, said: “We blame Igbo leaders for these unchallenged confrontations, unwarranted and cowardice killing of our people by Fulani herdsmen in our own land. “The known enemies have the effrontery to commit this sacrilege today against Ndigbo who they were afraid of during Nigeria/Biafra war because Igbo political, religious, opinion leaders are afraid of Buhari.

“Until Igbo leaders wake up from their slumber and understand the efficiency, efficacy, and potency of Igbo-based grassroots organizations including the Biafra agitating groups who are committed to Ndigbo, Igbo land will continue to experience more devastating attacks. “Why should Igbo governors continue to rely on the security personnel in their states, spending millions of naira on them while neglecting groups that can ensure security in Igbo land?”


source: Vanguard

Check out Milie Cyrus Gold Ring as she step out With Liam Hemsworth

Miley Cryrus was seen Friday enjoying a lunch date with beau Liam Hemsworth wearing a diamond encrusted gold band on her left hand ring finger.

Earlier in the week, her ring finger was bare as the couple ran errands together but now she appears to be flaunting a symbol of their love.

It's not the specially-designed stunning diamond the Australian actor gave the singer back in 2012; but it's sparking speculation their engagement and marriage is back on.

Dwayne Wade's Cousin, 32, Shot Dead In Crossfire In Chicago While Pushing Her Child In A Stroller

NBA star Dwayne Wade's cousin has been shot and killed in Chicago.

Nykea Aldridge became the unintended victim of a gang shooting in the city's Parkway Gardens neighborhood on Friday afternoon as she was pushing her child in a stroller.

The mother-of-four, who had recently had a baby, was gunned down in crossfire just 24 hours after the Chicago Bulls player discussed the shocking violence with ESPN.

The Chicago native and 12-time All Star later confirmed her tragic death on Twitter.

He wrote: 'My cousin was killed today in Chicago. Another act of senseless gun violence. 4 kids lost their mom for NO REASON. Unreal.'

Wade followed the heartbreaking message with: '#EnoughIsEnough.'

Aldridge, 32, was walking from Dulles School when two men approached another man and opened fire.

Reports suggest she had just enrolled her child to start classes. The infant wasn't hurt and was taken into custody by a family member at the scene.

According to ABC 7 Chicago, she was struck in the head and arm by crossfire.

She was taken to Stroger Hospital where she was pronounced dead.

Wade's mother, Pastor Jolinda Wade said: 'Just sat up on a panel yesterday, The Undefeated, talking about the violence that's going on within our city of Chicago, never knowing that the next day we would be the ones that would be actually living and experiencing it.'

Two people are being questioned by police. The shooting remains under investigation.

How We Planned To Abduct Femi Otedola - Notorious Kidnap Kingpin Confesses To Shocking Crimes

Four months after the abduction of a former Minister of Education, 70-year-old Senator Iyabo Anisulowo, the Inspector-General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team, has arrested the alleged mastermind of the abduction, 28-year-old Ikechukwu Daniel, who made some startling confessions.

It will be recalled that Anisulowo, who represented the Ogun West Senatorial District between 2003 and 2007, was abducted in April 2016, with one of her security aides. The ex-minister was rescued after spending 10 days in captivity.

The police at the time arrested two suspects, through whom the IRT got information which unmasked Daniel as the leader of the gang.

If Daniel’s confession is anything to go by, one of Africa’s richest men, billionaire, Femi Otedola, would have fallen victim of the kidnappers.

According to the suspect, he and his gang planned to kidnap Otedola at a function in Ibadan, Oyo State in November 2015, but called off their attempt due to the presence of security operatives.

“It would have been impossible because the security there was heavy that day. We decided to take our time and prepare well for the operation,” he said.

According to him, someone working with Otedola brought them the job.

“The person told us that he was going to be in Ibadan and when we went there, we realised that there was heavy security presence around him. I told my gang members that we had to prepare well for the operation to be successful.

“I told them we needed to do a sacrifice and fortify ourselves spiritually before attempting to kidnap him. Then, we decided that we also needed army, DSS and police uniforms because without impersonation, there was no way we could get him.

“The man who brought the job was supposed to monitor his movements regularly. I already planned that if we abducted him successfully, it would have been my last job because I would have demanded N2bn and maybe we would have negotiated for N500m.”

But that would never be before the police captured Daniel, whose gang was said to have become a terror in the South West.

Saturday Punch learnt that Daniel’s fate was sealed when IRT operatives arrested one Mohammed Babuga during the week. Babuga was said to have revealed the location of Daniel’s hideout in Festac, Lagos.

By the time he was arrested, he was negotiating the N4m ransom of another victim his gang was holding.

A source at the IRT revealed that Daniel, a native of Imo State, grew up in Kaduna and is adept at ICT. He reportedly confessed to teaching Fulani kidnappers how to evade arrest using his ICT skills.

Daniel said his journey into the world of kidnapping started in 2014 after he was released from the Agodi Prison, Ibadan, Oyo State.

He said, “I was arrested in 2012 for hijacking a petroleum tanker truck on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. I speak Hausa fluently. While I was in prison, I realised that inmates were still arranging criminal jobs from the prison.”

Daniel said after he was discharged from the Agodi Prison for want of evidence against him, Babuga who was his cellmate, told him the way to make money was for him to join a kidnapping gang.

He said, “Mohammed Babuga had been discharged from prison ahead of me. When I first started, all I was doing was negotiating ransom anytime we kidnapped anybody.

“When we kidnapped the woman (Senator Anisulowo) I was the one who ensured that the woman was not killed because her family refused to pay ransom for her release.”

“The first person we kidnapped was a man whose name I cannot remember. We kept him in a forest in Ilorin, Kwara State and got N5m as ransom.

“We got N15m in our second job and I got N2m as my share. I used it to buy my first car.”

In details, he narrated what took place during the time, Senator Anisulowo was being held by the gang. Daniel said his members initially did not carry him along in the job.

He said, “They told me that they were expecting to get nothing less than N50m. But after the family of the senator refused to pay the the money and police were conducting raids all over the place, they decided to eliminate the woman.

“Police helicopter was hovering all over the place. My gang members then called me and said they wanted to kill the woman.

“I begged them for two days because they respect and listen to me. Luckily for the woman, she was released and they all ran away. The Fulani boys would have hacked her to death.”

Daniel said he had been ahead of security operatives for so long because he familiarised himself with the modus operandi of the Department of State Services and police in tackling kidnapping.

The suspect claimed that to get information, he contracted one of his friends, who is a hacker, to gain access into DSS and police websites.

“Through that, I was able to understand their methods. Before I was arrested, I already knew the police was looking for me. But I thought I would continue to escape them because I understood how they worked,” he said.

On his part, 32-year-old Babuga, a native of Kebbi State, said he used to be an armed robber until he was arrested in 2011 during an operation along Kaduna Road in Kwara State.

“It was my third robbery operation at the time some vigilantes in Ilorin arrested us and handed us over to the police.

“We were charged to court and I was remanded in prison. When I left Prison, I joined a kidnap gang.”


Punch

Salesboy Connive with His Friends to Kidnap his Boss

Three men who specialize in breaking into shops at the Mushin and Ladipo Auto Spare parts market in Lagos state are telling Federal Special Anti- robbery Squad FSARS policemen how they perpertrate the act.

The suspects were arrested following a tip off that they were allegedly breaking into a building material stall to cart away valuables and cash but luck ran out on three members of the six man gang as they were nabbed in the act.

According to the police, the suspects and thier gang members were allegedly behind series of burglary at Mushin and Ladipo market.

Following interrogation, the suspects who gave thier names as Ebuka Ubajide, Ifeanyi Okoye, and Emeka Ilebunam stated that thier leader one Chibuzor got the guns and cutter they use to break into the shops.

Two of the suspects, Ebuka Ubajide and Emeka Ilebunam confessed that they are sales boys at the Ladipo market. Ebuka who claimed he has been to two robbery operations with the gang revealed that Emeka hired them to rob his boss so they can make quick money. Ebuka Ubajide who claimed to be 24 years old
said
“ I am from Anambra state. I am a sales boy in Ladipo market. I met one Ekene while I was serving my master at the market.
However, sometimes last month, I asked Ekene how life was treating him and he said I should meet him at Isolo after the day’s job. I got to the spot where he was and I saw his friends with him. One of his friends called Chibuzor brought took us in his car for operation at Mushin where were broke into the shops and stole money.

The second operation at Ladipo market was orchestrated by Emeka. We met at our usual spot at Isolo and Chibuzor asked Emeka what is job was. Emeka told him that he was helping his boss to sell building materials. Chibuzor said Emeka will take us to his master’s shop and that was how we got them. Chibuzor brought out the guns and the cutter but as we were about to attack the shop that night, police men came from nowhere and attacked us. Chibuzor and two other guys escaped but we were not lucky’

Emeka on his part blamed bad friends for luring him to the gang. He said
“ My friends told me about attacking my boss’s shop. I felt there was money in the shop so I invited them to rob my boss. This is my first time. I felt there was money in the shop but we were arrested in the act and I regret my action”.

The third suspect Okoye said other gang members invited him from Abia state any time they are going on robbery operations. He said “I am from Abia state. I don’t know how the police got wind of our operations. I regret joining them”

Saturday Mirror gathered that the police recovered two guns and a cutter from the gang and are on the trail of other members of the gang.

Top Kenyan Olympic Committee Official Arrested

Kenyan police on Friday arrested the secretary-general of the country's Olympic committee (NOCK) in the wake of a series of scandals and embarrassments at the Rio Games.

"It's true Francis Paul has been arrested over the Olympics issues," said a police source who wished to remain anonymous.

"It is part of investigations into the Rio scandal on the mismanagement of the whole Games for the Kenyan team and the misappropriation of kits."

Kenya's Sport Minister Hassan Wario had on Thursday announced the disbanding of the country's Olympic committee with immediate effect.

Kevin Hart and His New Wife Slay Below After Wedding Pics

Kevin and Eniko Hart who just got married shared these beautiful post wedding photos of two of them in sultry poses. More photos after the cut...

Mikel Obi, His Twin Daughters and Their Mom In The Pool

NBA CONFERENCE: RE-INVENT NOW OR LOSE RELEVANCE, ZINOX BOSS CHARGES LAWYERS

Chairman of Zinox Group, Africa’s most integrated Information and Communications Technology (ICT) conglomerate, Leo Stan Ekeh has called on Nigerian lawyers to re-invent in line with current technological realities or face the threat of losing relevance in the practice of the legal profession.

Ekeh made this call at the 2016 Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) which held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State from Tuesday August 23rd to Friday August 26th 2016.

While delivering a paper titled: Wealth Creation for the Lawyer in the 21st Century using technology, serial digital entrepreneur Ekeh challenged the audience which included Learned Silks, Honourable Body of Benchers and distinguished Members of the Bar, among others to wake up to the strong and compelling circumstances necessitating changes in the legal market place and forcing it out of its protective cocoon. 

Noting that the legal profession is one that is notoriously averse to change, Ekeh disclosed that the survival of any sector, profession or business organisation is directly dependent on its ability to innovate and align itself with the present digital revolution.

“In our present society, technology has permeated almost all sectors, industries and several human undertakings. Many sectors have been overtaken by the internet, mobile phone apps and people’s ability to find free information as against situations they used to pay for. Any organization or sector that refuses to innovate and embrace new technological realities will eventually die. 

The law profession must embrace this change and properly align itself to the benefit maximally from the present digital revolution. In this 21st century, a lawyer’s wealth shall be determined by the application of digital technology to his work. It is either the lawyer reinvents himself to the technological realities of the 21st century and its impact on service delivery to clients or the lawyer would eventually disappear from the radar of the legal profession.”

According to Ekeh, the revolutions in the field of ICT puts a lot of pressures on the legal profession which makes it imperative for the contemporary lawyer to re-tool in order to remain relevant in the scheme of things.

“Law has been something of a protected industry spared from some of the general business realities applicable to almost all other industries. Lawyers occupy a unique place with monopoly of access to legal knowledge, and no real competition. For instance, the relationship with the client is controlled by the law firm which decides almost entirely by itself how the services are to be delivered, and dictating the costs, pricing, and strategic direction. 

“Hence, as long as the status quo served the lawyer, there is no need to innovate or provide cost-efficient services. It is a closed market. But whereas, the seller (the lawyer) appears comfortable with the status quo, he fails to realize that his earnings can greatly be increased by innovation and technology which invariably would cause a disruption of the status quo in the legal marketplace. 

But now, there are strong and compelling circumstances necessitating changes in the legal market place and forcing it out of its protective cocoon.”

According to Ekeh, today’s lawyers stand a better chance of building new and sustainable wealth, only if they upgrade their knowledge and leverage on the numerous opportunities available through technology. 

Urging lawyers to explore businesses such as Family Offices which are increasingly being embraced by discreet but very successful clients, Ekeh counselled members of the audience to acquire knowledge on Family Council as well as professional management of Trusts instead of Will which is the cause of unlimited litigations and wastage of saved resources in many families in Nigeria. 

In addition, the Zinox helmsman disclosed other areas such as set-up of virtual/digital law libraries, cloud-computing, e-form and drafting templates, digital law reporting, e-conferencing as well as networking and the use of social media which could help the lawyer lend further technological refinements to the practice of the profession.

The session which witnessed a question-and-answer session also had in attendance the Honourable Minister of Communications represented by the Postmaster General of the Federation, Asiwaju Bisi Adegbuyi as well as representatives from the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) among others.

Below are pictures from the session…

Is Woman The Problem Between Freeze and Basketmouth?

I can't tell what made Freeze do this, but he did it. The popular OAP dated Basketmouth's wife Elsie before they separated and she hooked up with Basketmouth when he was still struggling.

Freeze came online to share a loved up photo of himself and Elsie when she was his woman and, as would be expected, many people disliked it. Freeze has deleted the photo.

But sadly, the pic is now everywhere on the social media. Her husband can't be happy with such act.

Police Rescue Another Little Girl Caged for Five Months

A forty -two-year-old lady, Mrs. Mary Matthew, was paraded by the Police in Akure, the Ondo State capital, for allegedly maltreating her late younger sister’s five-year-old daughter, Precious Michael.

Mary, who is a mother of six, was accused of chaining and caging the little Precious in a kiosk for five months for allegedly being possessed and suffering from an incurable disease.

Mary, an indigene of Enugu State but resident in Imafo, Akure North area, was said to have travelled to their home town last December, when she was informed of her younger sister’s death.

She later returned to her base with little Precious.

It was learnt Precious was put in the cage when Mary and her husband accused her of being possessed and suffering from a disease.

The five year-old girl fed, defecated and urinated in the cage for five months before she was rescued last month by the police.

Precious’ condition was said to have been pathetic, forcing an Assistant Superintendent Police (ASP), Special Children Centre at Akure “A” Division, Mrs. Olayemi Ojumu, to donate blood to her when the medical team said she needed blood transfusion.

But Mary, who denied caging the little girl, said she always lock her in a shop when going to the farm until she comes back.

Mary said she locks her up after she observed that one of her legs was swollen.

She said: “Immediately, I called my mother in Enugu that Precious’ leg was swollen, and she said she must have contracted the disease that killed her mother.

“I became perplexed, and in the cause of preventing her from infecting my other six children, I put her in a shop when going to the farm and when I return, I always remove her from that place. God is my witness.”

Precious accused her aunt of chaining her two legs and hands and flogging her before putting her in a cage.

She added that sometimes, she would not be fed by her foster parents.

Police Commissioner Mrs. Hilda Ibifuro-Harrison said the police came to the kid’s rescue when their neigbours told his officers about the girl’s situation.

The commissioner said when she saw the kid in her anaemic state, she could not control her emotion.

She hailed her officers, particularly the one who donated her blood, for the survival of the girl.

The police commissioner promised that the suspect and others apprehended in connection with the case would be charged to court.

Man kidnapped His Sister for being stingy, demands N300k for her Ransom

Money wahala...! A 27yrs old man, Chigozie Egegonye, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly planning the kidnap of his sister, identified only as Franca.

The sister Franca and her four children were declared missing since April 2016, when they suddenly disappeared from their home on Mayowa Street, Ago-Palace Way, Okota, Lagos.

It was gathered by Punch that Egegonye told his childhood friend, Michael Oluchukwu, that despite the wealth of his sister, she was stingy.

It was learnt that Oluchukwu, a cobbler, sent a text message to the victim, giving her an ultimatum of 12 hours to pay N300,000 or risk being kidnapped and killed.

Franca called the suspect and pleaded for her life, saying she could only afford N50,000.

Oluchukwu reportedly agreed and sent her his account details. However, it was learnt that the victim had yet to send the money when she and her four children went missing.

Franca's husband petitioned State Department of Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Yaba, after which detectives launched a manhunt for the suspects.

A police source said investigations revealed that Egegonye was behind the plot.

He said, “Chigozie (Egegonye) and Michael (Oluchukwu) are childhood friends. After losing contact, they reunited in Jakande Estate, Isolo, where Michael had his workshop.

“On April 13, 2016, Chigozie went to Michael’s shop and told him he had a sister who was so stingy that each time he demanded money from her, she wouldn’t give him. He asked him to send a threat message to her on the phone.

“They told the woman how she normally took her children to school every day. They said she should pay N300,000 within 12 hours or risk being eliminated together with her four children.”

The source told Punch that Franca, who immediately became jittery, called back the phone number and said she couldn’t raise the sum within the time frame, but could afford N50,000.

The suspect was said to have sent a First Bank account number 3034268561 with the name Chigozie Egegonye.

Another source said Franca and the children went missing on that same day when the money had yet to be paid. He explained that her husband got home to discover their apartment had been emptied.

He said, “The man got home on that day and discovered that his wife and the children were missing, including his two cars. He found the house scattered and all the luggage of the wife and children taken away.

“The man said he received a text message from his wife detailing the death threat she received. He said he called his in-laws to tell them he had not seen his wife and the children and they told him to go and find her. All of them thought he masterminded the kidnap of his wife and children.”

Her husband wrote a petition to police, which led to the arrest of Egegonye and Oluchukwu.

A source said police used the account number and phone number of Oluchukwu to track him down.

He later led operatives to Oluchukwu’s house where he was also arrested.

However, Oluchukwu denied kidnapping his sister, saying she fled the house due to the disagreement she had been with her husband.

He said, “My sister and her husband are rich, but they always quarrel in the house. She had wanted to quit the marriage, but I begged her. My sister fears a lot. I and my friend sent a threat message to her line and she used that opportunity to run away from the house. I blame myself for everything that happened. I am now repentant. I wasn’t praying at home before I came here. Now, I lead the devotion in the cell.”

Egegonye, on his part, said greed and ignorance pushed him into the act and he had learnt his lesson.

Check how this Nigerian guy conned a Vietnamese woman of N58m

One Iwuchukwu Martin Uche (pictured above) has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for defrauding a woman of $145,000 (about N58 million) after promising to marry her. Uche, who claimed to be a military officer working for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO in Kabul, Afghanistan allegedly, collected the money from his victim, H. Uyen, a Vietnamese woman.

The suspect, who also claimed to be a property agent operating in Nigeria and Ghana, allegedly told the victim that he needed the money to procure some documents for the planned wedding.

The money was allegedly wired to the suspect’s Diamond Bank account number:  0028998256.

A statement by the EFCC on Thursday said that the suspect will soon be charged to court, after investigation is concluded.

Man killed and buried his business associate in Warri (Photo)

Ogbaire, pictured above is a spare parts dealer in Warri, Delta State and has admitted that he callously murdered his associate, Lawrence Okoh, and buried his body in a shallow grave.

On August 2, Okoh had left his Port Harcourt business outfit to supply generator spare parts to Ogbaire in Warri.

After the supply, he did not return home and the police declared him missing. He had, earlier that day, sent a text message to his wife that he would not make it back to Port Harcourt and that he would pass the night with Ogbaire in Warri.

His wife contacted Ogbaire, who claimed that he knew Okoh very well, but that he had not seen him for over a period of time. 

The police, however, raided the spare parts market in Warri where the wife was able to identify some of the parts Okoh left with on the fateful day.

The shop owner, where the parts were found, took the police to Ogbaire, the person who supplied them. Ogbaire allegedly confessed to the police that he murdered Okoh and buried him in a shallow grave in an uncompleted building.

Okoh’s decomposing body was later exhumed and released to the family for burial. 

Ogbaire said he killed Okoh in order not to pay him the money for the spare parts he supplied him. Okoh left behind, a set of twins, which he had last year, 8 years after his marriage.

Female graduate who's a shoemaker receives her first Award

The pretty Michelle Ekure, a female shoe maker who's doing nice works, has received her first award. The Delta-born lady is a graduate of International Studies and Diplomacy from the University of Benin, but ventured into shoe making six years after searching for a job to no avail.

Fortunately, she has started getting recognition. After receiving her first award, she wrote:

"About last night, this is my first award from delta state heritage. I want thank God for all he has done me, i am so grateful. thank you guys i love you all."

Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade wants to Make Hawking Legal In Cross River State

Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has sent a bill titled, “Hawkers’ Right Bill,” to the House of Assembly in the bid to legalise hawking in the state.

Ayade, who disclosed this during an interaction with journalists in Calabar, said it is bad for any state government in Nigeria to ban hawking without providing an alternative in this harsh economy.

He said any decision to ban hawking amounted to an infringement of the right of the hawker.

Ayade said, “I have just sent the ‘Hawkers’ Right Bill’ to the House of Assembly, to provide a right for hawking. You cannot tell a man not to sell his goods because he does not have the money to rent a store. And you tell the man not to steal?

“Just provide a regulatory framework. There should be reflective outfits and there should be a minimum age of 18 to hawk. You will have a time frame when you come out so that you don’t constitute a nuisance.

“But to prohibit hawking is to tell a man I don’t want to give you food and I want you to steal. It is unfair. They have the right to seek and determine how they chose to live within the ambits of the law.

“Cross River would be the first state that would officially recognise hawking. The core mandate of a leader should be the social security of his people. If a man chooses to hawk, if you are a government that is sensitive and understands the real principle and objective of the law, then you will know that the hawker has a right.

“Governance is about how you protect the weakest in the society and that is why even with the way things are, Cross River is still doing tax exemption for the poor.”

Richest Footballer, Ronaldo, Wins UEFA Award

Superstar footballer Cristiano Ronaldo won the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award on Thursday after winning both last season’s Champions League and Euro 2016 with Portugal.

AFP reports that Ronaldo received the accolade for the second time in his career after finishing ahead of Real Madrid team-mate Gareth Bale and Atletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann.

The award is voted for by journalists from each of UEFA’s 55-member associations. Congrats to him!

Photo: GT The Guitarman and Wife Welcome Baby Girl

Singer GT The Guitarman and his wife, Annie have welcomed their first child, a baby girl. He shared the good news on social media, while expressing joy. Congratulations to the couple!

How I Killed My Girlfriend – Chukwudi Oweniwe confesses

Lack of conscience. This 22-year-old student of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic in Ondo State, Chukwudi Oweniwe has been arrested for allegedly killing his girlfriend, Nifemi Adeyeye in a bush at Ilu-Abo, in Akure North area of Ondo State early this month.

Chukwudi and late Nifemi were both part-time students of the department of Science and Laboratory Technology (SLT).

The suspect, who lives in Ayede-Ogbese was said to have invited Nifemi to his place from school and subsequently lured her into a bush in Ilu-Abo and killed her.

He was alleged to have performed some ritual activities on his late girlfriend.

When Chukwudi was speaking with reporters at the police command in Akure, when he was paraded, he confessed to the crime but denied using the lady for ritual.

He narrated how he killed the lady:
“I invited her from Owo to Akure and after introducing her to my parents, I lured her into a bush and strangled her, leaving her body in the bush.

“On the second day, I asked a commercial motorcycle rider to take me to the bush where I left her; I observed that she was not dead and I used a stoned to hit her head and she died immediately.

“My parents became curious when they did not see her and I was arrested by Police in Ayede Ogbese and from there, they transferred me to anti-cultism in Akure”.

When asked why he killed his girlfriend, Chukwudi said he did not know the spirit that came on him and that it was when he killed her that he realised that he had committed a sin.

He also denied being a cultist. He said they had been dating since February this year and that she had never cheated on her.

The State Police commissioner, Mrs. Hilda Ibifuro-Harrison said Nifemi’s remains were recovered in the bush by men of the Special Anti-cultism squad.

CP Harrison said the police were still investigating the matter to unravel the suspect’s action.

Police uncover Baby Factory in Aba, rescue 5 pregnant ladies

Men of the Nigeria Police Force have uncovered a baby factory at the Ogbor-Hill area of Aba in Abia State and rescued five pregnant ladies. Police also arrested a 54-year-old man, Nkem Nwokocha and his wife, identified simply as Nurse, who were said to be the owners of the baby factory.

The pregnant ladies rescued are:
29yrs old Chidinma Ifeanyi Chukwu, who hails from Isiala Mbano in Imo State, Kelechi Sampson, 20, and Happiness Godwin from Mboko Umuanunu village in obingwa, Abia State.
Others are Okoronkwo Mercy, a native of Alayi in Bende Local Government Area and Oluebube Onyabu also from Umuanunu village in Obingwa Local Government Area of the state.


Parading the suspects at the police headquarters in the state capital, Umuahia, the Commissioner of Police, Adeleye Oyebade, said the police acted on a report that the suspects were running a child trafficking home, which led to their arrest.

The police boss frowned at the rate at which people indulge in the illegal sale of children in the state, adding that it was an act of wickedness against children.

Gov Ugwuanyi visits town where Herdsmen killed a Seminarian

With a heavy heart, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State visited Ndiagu Attakwu community in Akegbe Ugwu, Nkanu West area, where herdsmen allegedly killed a Catholic Seminarian and injured 4 persons. The governor, who was visibly angry, condemned the dastardly act in its entirety.

He vowed that the perpetrators of the heinous act will not go unpunished, saying his administration will not tolerate the wanton destruction of lives and property in the state by herdsmen anymore.

The governor allegedly stormed Hersdmen settlement inside a thick forest apparently to express his displeasure over the incident, only to discover that they had fled.



The Catholic Bishop of Enugu, Dr. C.V.C Onaga, who visited the grief-stricken community, also condemned the attack and expressed sadness over the incident. He prayed for peace and unity of the country, calling for a permanent solution to the menace of the herdsmen in the country.

The governor has summoned an emergency meeting with the security chiefs and Fulani community in the state at the Government House, Enugu.