Police Arrest Men & Women Trading In Naira Notes

The Kwara State Police Command on Saturday arrested 14 suspects in Ilorin for allegedly trading in naira notes.

The suspects, comprising young men and women, were picked up in various locations in Ilorin, the state capital, while engaging in the buying and selling of different denominations of naira notes.

Parading the suspects at the police headquarters on behalf of the state Commissioner of Police, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Ajayi Okasanmi, said they were arrested for trading in the naira.

“The Nigeria Police, in conjunction with the Central Bank of Nigeria, acted on actionable intelligence that some individuals and groups of people were trading in naira notes issued by the CBN contrary to sections 20 and 21 of the CBN Act, which make the trading in the currency a punishable offence,” Okasanmi stated.


He said the suspects were arrested in various locations by men of the command, while huge sums of money in various denominations were recovered from them.

Okasanmi noted that investigation to ascertain the sources of the naira notes was ongoing, while the suspects would be charged to court at the conclusion of the investigation.

He advised members of the public to stop abusing the naira, which he described as one of the symbols of the country’s identity.

Okasanmi stated, “The Nigeria Police and the CBN will continue to clamp down on the perpetrators of this offence, which is punishable by law.

“The general public is warned that spraying naira notes at parties, soiling, writing on the naira, squeezing and all other abuse of the Nigerian currency constitute an offence.”

One of the suspects, Adebayo Kazeem, who claimed to be an apprentice, said he was arrested at his master’s shop at Oja Tuntun in Babaoko area of Ilorin, where he was selling different denominations of naira notes to those who had social engagements  at the weekend.

Kazeem said his master and the proprietor of the printing press, where he was arrested, claimed that he did not know that selling of naira notes was an offence.

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Mel B Claims She Wrote Her Tell-All Book Because Of Her Daughters

She's discussed her abusive ten-year relationship with ex husband Stephen Belafonte in her new book, Brutally Honest.

And Mel B, 43, told her fellow Spice Girl Emma Bunton she did it because she doesn't want her three daughters to end up in similar situations to her.

Appearing on 42-year-old Emma's Heart FM radio show on Tuesday, Mel said: 'There’s quite a bit that I left out. My main point to get across was that being in an abusive relationship is not OK.'

Mel is mother to Phoenix, 19, from her marriage to dancer Jimmy Gulzar, Angel, 11, from her romance with Eddie Murphy.


And Madison, six, is from her marriage to Belafonte.

Emma said: 'It’s amazing. I cried through the whole thing by the way. And then Mummy Bunton read a bit yesterday and cried, I was like “Oh my goodness” – it’s just heart breaking.'

She added: 'If you are in a relationship where you are being humiliated or made to feel less than you are, it is a crime.

'I became really good at lying and saying my marriage was amazing when it's wasn't.'

She told Emma that since 2016, 'coercion' has been deemed a crime with a maximum five year prison sentence.

It's when a victim experiences the type of behaviour that stops short of serious physical violence, but amounts to extreme psychological and emotional abuse at the hands of a partner.

Host Jamie Theakston said: 'In the book you said “in the past 20 years of my life I have made £80m. Now I was thinking hang on, Is that what the Spice Girls make because it’s my birthday coming up and I might ask Emma for something different?"'

Mel laughed: 'I was married for 10 years and most of my work is in America and Australia so you know aside from my lovely Spice Girls, I am quite an independent money earner and I love earning money.

'And that’s also a form of control, also for your partner because they put you out to work so you can’t think straight.

'But luckily I love what I do and I love my work and that’s why I’m so happy – you know people like Simon Cowell – even though the girls didn’t quite realise it also – they were very much my rock in the midst of all of this. But they didn’t know the truth truth because I was embarrassed.' 

Former Zamfara SUBEB chairman jailed for 41 years

The Zamfara State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB chairman, Murtala Jengebe, has been sentenced to 41 years in jail by a five-man panel of the court of appeal sitting in Sokoto and presided over by Justice Hannatu Sankey, The Cable reports.

Jengebe was convicted by the court after the appellate court found him guilty on the seven out of the 10 counts of which he was earlier acquitted at the federal high court, Gusau, Zamfara.

In the lead judgment read by Habeeb Abiru, a judge, the earlier acquittal was set aside.

The appellate court held that the prosecution had proved beyond reasonable doubt seven out of the 10 counts of the money laundering charge brought against him by the EFCC.

He was consequently sentenced to five years imprisonment on each of four of the counts and seven years each on three other counts respectively

However, the court ordered that the sentences shall run concurrently.

On May 12, 2017, the federal high court sitting in Gusau discharged and acquitted the convict on the 10 counts charge of money laundering but convicted him for engaging in private business while he was still in public service.

An offence he was never charged for by the commission.

Dissatisfied with the judgement of the lower court, the prosecution approached the court of appeal seeking it to set aside the judgement of the lower court.

Ex-Eagles Player, Etuhu To Stand Trial Today At A Swedish Court For Match-Fixing

Former Premier League player Dickson Etuhu goes on trial in a Swedish court on Thursday to face a charge of match-fixing, which he denies.

Etuhu played at the 2010 World Cup for Nigeria and had a lengthy career in England for Manchester City, Preston North End, Norwich, Sunderland, Fulham and Blackburn Rovers before moving to play in Sweden.

He is charged with trying to bribe a goalkeeper to fix the result of a league match between his former side, Stockholm's AIK, and IFK Gothenburg.

The game was due to be played on May 18, 2017 but was postponed after goalkeeper Kenny Stamatopoulos told AIK he had been approached by Etuhu and another man with a view to fixing the game, according to the 473-page pre-trial protocol seen by Reuters.


Etuhu has said his former team-mate must have misunderstood the conversation.

'I respect everyone's opinion, but the facts remain the same — it never happened... It's unbelievable that an ordinary conversation with a friend can lead to something like this,' Etuhu told Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter.

The offence of gross bribery carries a maximum sentence of six years in prison.

Etuhu, 36, and his lawyer Johan Akermark both declined to speak with reporters head of the trial, being held at the Stockholm District Court

Policeman Kicks As Customs Officers Gun Down Wife In Lagos

The family of Patience Oni has been thrown into mourning after she was allegedly killed by officers of the Nigeria Customs Service in the Badagry area of Lagos State.

Punch Metro gathered that the Customs officers attached to the Seme Border Command, reportedly led by one Abu Yusuf, were trying to evacuate bags of smuggled rice found around the F. O. Filing Station in the Badagry area of the state on Tuesday, November 20, 2018.

Our correspondent learnt that the officers allegedly shot in the air to scare people away and to prevent the residents from disturbing the evacuation of the bags of smuggled rice.

 It was gathered that Patience, who had gone to the market situated around the scene of the operation, was said to have been hit by a stray bullet allegedly fired by the officers.


The deceased’s husband, John Oni, said Patience, while struggling for life, gave a good Samaritan her phone to call him, adding that she was dead before he could get to the Badagry General Hospital.

The 45-year-old police inspector said, “A good Samaritan, who was at the scene of the incident, called to inform me that my wife had been shot. When I rushed to the scene, I was told that she was still alive and that the Customs officers had rushed her to the Badagry General Hospital. I am yet to recover from the shock of not meeting her alive when I got to the hospital.

“I learnt that the Customs officers were chasing after some smugglers carrying rice before they opened fire on some boys, who reportedly struggled with them. I was told that my wife was at the bus stop close to a filling station around the Badagry roundabout where she was hit by a stray bullet from the Customs officers’ guns.

“I want the government to help me fight for my right, because my late wife was my helper. I have four children who are still in school, and I don’t know how I will cope without her. My life is ruined.”

The deceased’s son, Liberty, said his mother was a pillar to the family, adding that the trigger-happy officers, who allegedly killed her, must be prosecuted.

The deceased’s elder sister, Ruth, 38, said Patience’s death was untimely, adding that the family wanted justice but did not know how to get it.

Man caught on CCTV stealing from a boutique in Lagos

A friend of a Lagos Boutique owner has taken to twitter to post CCTV footage of a robbery that took place at the boutique early hours of this morning. According to the friend, the thief spent over two hours, stealing, shoes, clothes, bags and cash!

They have reported the matter to the police and are now begging anyone who knows him to please come forward. Her series of tweets and the video right after the cut. Thief!


''My friend’s boutique at Osapa got robbed this morning from after midnight until almost 2am! CCTV footage showed the guy. He took everything! Money, clothes, bags, shoes, he cleaned her out! Such a wicked, wicked person. I’m going to post the video that shows his face next…

''The thief clearly took his time. He took money, and used almost 2 hours to select and steal all the best clothes, shoes, and bags. Please RT and get in touch if you recognize him.

''He walks with a very noticeable limp. He stole millions worth of merchandise from Lamore Collections boutique at Osapa. The matter has also been reported to the police. Nobody knows who he is yet.

''Such a wicked person. He damaged the burglary proof and entered through the window. Robbery went on for almost 2 hours! Clearly unbothered. He actually checked the shoe and dress sizes before stealing them. He stole heaps and heaps and threw them out the window.

''Watching the CCTV footage for over an hour was really upsetting. He was so intentional with the stealing. He sat down to count the money, looked for more money, and then started carefully selecting clothes, bags and shoes. Wickedness!'' 

Tori@FreeTori_

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He walks with a very noticeable limp. He stole millions worth of merchandise from Lamore Collections boutique at Osapa. The matter has also been reported to the police. Nobody knows who he is yet.

Tori@FreeTori_

Such a wicked person. He damaged the burglary proof and entered through the window. Robbery went on for almost 2 hours! Clearly unbothered. He actually checked the shoe and dress sizes before stealing them. He stole heaps and heaps and threw them out the window. pic.twitter.com/NTSpEqpSeN

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Kylie Jenner Storm Madison Square To Support Hubby Travis Scott SHow

                                              

Kylie Jenner took shared a sultry photo of herself preparing to watch Travis Scott play New York City’s Madison Square Garden on his Astroworld tou

Jenner gives a sexy look to the camera as she pushes her hair behind her ear while lounging across an oversized chair. The new mom sports vibrant red pants and an Astroworld T-shirt, accessorizing with a leopard-print bag.

“The look ya give when ur hubby is performing at madison square garden tonight 👀,” Jenner captioned the pic.

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Ushebebe & Wife Celebrate 5th Year Wedding Anniversary

Comeidan and OAP, Ushbebe is celebrating his 5th wedding anniversary today, Ushe took to instagram to post photod from their wedding 5 years ago, saying 'Five Years Dun waka we still Dey carry go'.

5 years ago when we chop kiss for reception,u grab my head as if to say baba that ur pink lips I wan munch am today… Five Years Dun waka we still Dey carry go, he wrote.

2 Lesbians allegedly caught in the act at Redeemers University

There was a brief pandemonium at Redeemers University last night, as 2 lesbians were reportedly caught by their colleagues.

It was gathered that the two lesbians were caught in the school’s hostel, and some students of the institution have already updated their Whatsapp status with the incident. Here is a video of the incident below;

Customs intercept tramadol worth N7.3bn, reject $400k bribe

Nigeria Customs Service on Thursday intercepted 40 feet containers, loaded with Tramadol and other dangerous drugs from India worth N7.318 billion.

The announcement of the seizure was made by Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd), and it was further gathered that Customs officers also intercepted a helicopter and an aircraft from the United States of America over failure to provide End-User-Certificate and other documents.

Attempt by the importers to bribe Customs officers with over $400,000 (about N150million), to effect the release of just one container out of the 40 seized, it was gathered, was rebuffed by the officers. Col. Hameed Ali (rtd) who spoke to journalists, disclosed that three suspect, including Customs officers, who cleared the containers have been arrested for further investigation.

“The NCS is making concerted efforts to ensure that not only maximum revenue is collected, but also to safeguard the security and well-being of the citizenry.

“We are all aware of the dangers that the deliberate non-compliance to import and export procedures pose to our country as importers bring in all manner of items which put the security and health of the country at great risk.

“Terrorists, kidnappers and other criminal elements get hold of these un-custom goods such as controlled drugs to perpetrate their heinous activities. It is in line with the determination to fight this ugly trend that the Apapa Command of the Service intercepted 40 by 40 feet containers, mostly from India, laden with Tramadol and other pharmaceutical products with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N7,318, 978, 065.00.”

He added: “The Service achieved this feat through vigilance and intelligence gathering within the system as well as information from the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), which is a strong ally of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). I commend the Director General of NAFDAC, Prof. Monisola Adeyeye, and her management team for their collaboration in the attainment of this feat” he said.

He further disclosed that the one of the helicopters with registration number SN-BLI was intended for export, and was concealed in container number PONU7789246, while the second helicopter, a Cessna 182A, was imported into the country from the United States of America for unknown assignment.
Col. Hameed revealed that the first helicopter was falsely declared as 388 bags of cashew nuts, while the second was concealed in container number MRKU 4457663 before they were intercepted by some vigilant and patriotic officers of the command