Acting President Osinbajo signs the 2017 budget into law

Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has signed the 2017 budget into law at exactly 4:42 PM today, June 12th in his office at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The Presidency have said President Muhammadu Buhari had indicated to Acting President Yemi Osinbajo to proceed to assent to the nation’s 2017 budget.
Mr. Osinbajo had on May 19 received the N7.441 trillion budget passed by the National Assembly.
Initially, there were controversies over whether he or President Muhammadu Buhari, who is away in London for medical treatment, would assent to the document.
But the acting President’s spokesperson, Laolu Akande, cleared that doubt on May 18 when he said Mr. Osinbajo would sign the bill once satisfied with its content.

Sen Dino Melaye Narrates How He Escaped Assasination

The very social media friendly Senator just broke the news on twitter. Read from down upwards.

NBA To Sue Police, Zenith Bank For Abandoning Family Of Slain Police Officer

                           

The Owerri branch of Nigerian Bar Association on Monday said that it would sue the Nigeria Police Force and Zenith Bank for allegedly abandoning the family of heroic Police Sergeant, Chukwudi Iboko, who died during the February 22, 2017, robbery which took place at the Wetheral Road branch of Zenith bank in Owerri, the Imo State capital.

Sergeant Iboko, who killed one of the four armed robbers in the attack, suffered severe gunshot injuries and died the next day in a police clinic in Owerri after he was allegedly rejected at the Federal Medical Centre, Owerri.


He had been praised by many Nigerians, leading to a massive campaign for raising fund by the Punch Newspaper and some social media activists for his family’s upkeep and to put his children back to school.

Irked by the victim’s wife’s claim that both the Police and the Bank had abandoned her and her seven surviving children which was published in Sunday PUNCH, the Owerri Branch NBA Chairman, Lawrence Nwakaeti, said that it was a wicked act for the police and the Bank to have abandoned and neglected Iboko’s family.

The legal practitioner said that his branch would have no option than to sue the police and bank to compel them to take full responsibility of the family of an officer who died in an active service while protecting the assets and customers of the Zenith Bank on the day of the incident.

Nwakeati said, “It is the height of wickedness for the gallant policeman who died in the course of duty to be abandoned by the police which he served most meritoriously and gave his life as a result and the bank for whom he paid the Supreme price, to abandon the young family he left behind.

“We demand that both the Nigeria Police Force as well as Zenith should take urgent steps towards the upkeep of the family left behind by the deceased police officer”.

The Chairman said that the children of the hero police officer who had dropped out of school must be assisted by the police and the bank to return to and to assist his young widow.

“The children he left behind who have dropped out of school must be assisted to return back to school. Their dreams must not be allowed to die just like that. It’s unfair. What message are we sending to our men and women in uniform who daily put their lives on the line so that others may be safe?

“We owe those they leave behind a duty of care in the event of the unthinkable happening to them”

According to him, “We hereby demand that the family of this fallen officer be made to feel less the death of their breadwinner”.

Nwakaeti said that In the event that nothing happens in spite of the demand, the Association shall take up the issue and ensure that Justice comes the way of the grieving family.

Punch

5 fear dead as Senator Dino’s protest turns bloody in Kogi

                                      

A welder, Chinedu Iwuayanwau, on Monday appeared before a Jos Upper Area Court for allegedly duping a former ambassador of N6 million.
Iwuayanwau is standing trial for duping Nelson Uba of N6 million on March 12.
The prosecutor, Yakubu Audu, said that the accused collected the money to construct doors, burglar proof and other items but converted the money to his personal use.
”The accused was to construct metallic doors, double doors, stair case rail, a tower tank, kitchen windows, toilet windows and other items,” the prosecutor told the court.

When his plea was taken, Iwuayanwau denied the charge.
The Magistrate, Yahaya Mohammed, remanded the accused in prison and adjourned the case till June 30.

Checkout DJ Khaled Son New Office

DJ Khaled’s 7-month-old, Asahd Tuck who is already an executive producer now has his own office.

106 Lawyers Defend Saraki At CCT As Trial Continues

                  

There were 106 lawyers in the defense team of Senate President Bukola Saraki yesterday, as the false asset declaration case against Mr. Saraki came up for hearing at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Premium Times reports.
The tribunal postponed its ruling on a no-case submission application made by Mr. Saraki.
The tribunal chairman, Danladi Umar, said he would communicate the date for the ruling on the application after considering the submissions of council in their written addresses.

Earlier counsel to Mr. Saraki, Kanu Agabi said the prosecution had failed in establishing a case against his client.
Mr. Agabi, a former Attorney General of the Federation, said the charges against his client were based on petitions written by faceless petitioners.
He added that the reports of the petitions were never made available to the tribunal for verification.
Mr. Agabi said the petitions alluded to by the investigators did not have anything to do with the defendant, adding that the petitioners were never called to testify in court.
Mr. Agabi further argued that the alleged failure to include some assets in the defendant’s declaration form should not be construed as false declaration of assets.
Prosecution counsel, Rotimi Jacobs, however argued that investigation conducted were based on intelligence information. He said the investigation team did not need the petitioners to be present at the trial.
Mr. Jacobs, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, said the defendant had made another declaration after the case began which included the list of assets that were allegedly omitted.

Mary J. Blige Ordered To Pay Ex-Husband $30K A Month In Spousal Support

Mary J. Blige has been ordered to pay her ex-husband, Martin "Kendu" Isaacs! The singer filed for divorce in July 2016 after 13 years of marriage, and although she argued their prenuptial agreement waived any spousal support, she'll still have to shell out some cash.

A judge has now ordered Blige to pay Isaacs $30,000 per month in temporary spousal support as their divorce continues to play out, which will accommodate the "style of living" he was accustomed to while married to her. She was also ordered to pay retroactively, dating back to September as well as account for his attorney fees for a total of $235K.
Though Blige had originally filed not to pay her ex anything, the judge's orders are far less than what Isaacs was originally seeking: $129,319 per month.

Please pray for me– Kemi Olunloyo Narrate Her Prison Experiance

              
Kemi Olunloyo is crying out for help on her Instagram page over the state of her health and also soliciting for help to cover up her legal expenses. According to her, she has really lost weight and her body has changed in the last 81 days.
She shared the above photo and wrote;

“THANK YOU #HNNAFRICANS FOR THE OVERWHELMING SUPPORT
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HOWEVER
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4:30am June 9th 2017
I have fallen extremely sick as I got home since Wednesday 7th June 2017. I left #PHMax Monday with #Typhoid fever, asthma, back pain and now I’m vomiting with high fevers. Pls pray for me. I am not used to the food at home anymore. My body changed in that 81 days. I will be hospitalized 8:30am here in #Ibadan. I’m fainting and having breathing problems. I have lost weight and I am overwhelmed by the prison chores. The outfit I’m wearing was sown in prison at our sewing workshop, the brown pendant was made in the men’s side by Ogoni militants and reads Kemi #1journalist and the green shirt was what we wore for the prison Olympics. Remember to donate to my trial travel fundraiser expenses. June 20, day 5 of trial.
I’m very very SICK!
Bye for now.
#KemiOlunloyo”

Tonto Dikeh Stuns In New Photos As She Turns A Year Older

The actress and mom of one is a year older today. We say happy birthday to her. More photos below...

Davido video chat Dammy Krane after his release from prison

                        

Davido has really got the back of his music label’s artiste, Dammy Krane, as a new photo of the music stars having a video chat just emerged.
This is coming after Dammy Krane was released from jail, following his arrest for credit card fraud in Miami, United States. Davido also supported him during his arrest.

D’banj celebrates 37th birthday with new photos,Release Tracklist For His New Album

                  
One of Nigeria’s biggest music export, D’banj just turned 37 today. The Nigeria singer who just welcomed his baby few weeks back in the United States, unveiled the Tracklist to his new Album titled King-Don-Come.
From the shared tracklist, D’banj collaborated with Harrysong and Wande Coal on the album .


Here are more photos below;

Happy birthday to the mother of my king - Churchill disables comments as he celebrates Ex-wife Tonto Dikeh

Despite their separation, Olakunle Churchill has taken to Instagram to celebrate the mother of his son King Andre.

He wrote:

Happy birthday to the mother of my KING. I wish you God's blessings today and always

Oshiomhole Surprises His Blind 'Daughter' On Her Birthday (Photos)

Immediate past governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole yesterday paid a surprise visit to his "daughter" who was celebrating her 15th birthday. Miss Joyce Imasuen Osaivbie a blind but highly intelligent young girl is currently a student of Queens College Lagos.

This blissful relationship started a few years ago when Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and his wife Iara discovered this physically challenged girl whose father and elder brother are equally blind. From that moment they took over responsibility for her education and personal needs and fondly refer to her their daughter.

So when Comrade Adams Oshiomhole realised that yesterday June 7th was her birthday, he decided to honour her in a grand style by paying her a surprise visit in their modest family home with a beautiful cake to celebrate the special day.

To add colour and glamour to the visit he went with an entourage of over 40 persons which included the honourable Speaker of the Edo House of Assembly, the Deputy Speaker, Majority Leader, 18 other honourable members of the House, ex-commissioners and his personal aides.

Two Highway Robbers Killed In Ogun

                                      

Two armed robbers were shot dead yesterday by men of the Ogun State Police Command while robbing a luxury bus along Ijebu Ode-Ore-Benin Expressway.
The robbers had blocked a Port Harcourt- bound bus and dispossessed the passengers of their money and other valuables before they were chased by men of the Anti-Robbery Squad attached to the Ogebere Ijebu Police Division, in the Ijebu East local Government area of the state.
When journalists visited the police division in Ogbere on Thursday, many of the passengers were seen waiting to identify their valuables.
Also parked in front of the police station was a white 34-seater passenger bus that was attacked, belonging to Chisco Investment, with number plate, AAA 649 XN. One of the victims, Donatus Adie, said, “The robbers waylaid us at J4 Junction, in Ogbere, around 1.08am (Thursday).”

He said the robbers operated for more than two hours.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the police got information that robbery was going on and the Divisional Police Officer of Ogbere division, Agunbiade Adeyinka, led his men to the scene.
He said two of the robbers were shot dead while the third escaped.
He said, “We will still apprehend the fleeing member of the gang.”

Davido Bottle-feeds His Second Daughter

The singer, who is currently in the US, made time to visit his second daughter with his baby mama, Amanda.

The ‘IF’ crooner took to his Snapchat account to share some lovely photos of bonding moments with his baby girl, Hailey Veronica Adeleke.
The 24-year-old bottle fed his daughter while in bed in the Atlanta home.
Meanwhile, his first daughter, Imade has a kindergarten graduation ceremony with her counterpart, Tiwa Savage and Teebillz’ son, Jamil.
See more photos below:

Man arrested for sexually abusing 3 underage girls

Nasarawa State Police command have arrested a 27-year-old man, who has been identified as  Ibrahim Usabatu for sexually abusing three under-age girls in Tudun Abu, Lafia LGA of the state.
It was gathered that Ibrahim who is also a herbalist, reportedly slept in a mosque before he was accommodated by his victims’ family in Tudun Abu. Usabatu, and have also accepted that  he had sexual intercourse with the children.

“I am in police custody because I raped three of my cousins. It happened as a mistake, it was the devil that pushed me to commit the crime,” he said. The victims’ parents called on the police to ensure that justice is done in the matter.

Talking about suspecting Ibrahim for a long while, one of the sexually abused kids’ parent who pleaded anonymity said;

 “One fateful day when I saw my daughter, I started suspecting something between the two of them; in fact, I had been trailing him for some months.

If we are inside the house, he would come outside and if we are outside he would remain inside pretending to be teaching the kids lessons. When I discovered what he was doing to the kids, I did not hesitate to ask my daughter, and she gave details of what transpired between her, the other two under-age girls and Usabatu.”

Punch reports that the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Kennedy Idirisu, said the suspect would be prosecuted as soon as investigation was concluded. He called on parents to “always put an eye on their wards.”

How Two men Were raped by 7 women in Zimbabwe

Two men who were offered lifts by seven women in two separate incidents, were reportedly sexually assaulted by the women according to the Police in Zimbabwe who are already investigating the incident and who advised the public to be vigilant when they are picked by women.
It was gathered that the first victim was held up with a gun, forced into the bush, raped and then drugged, while the other was knocked out by a drink and abused while unconscious.
The Herald reported that Chief Superintendent Paul Nyathi said one of the two recent victims, aged 37, was picked up in Harare on May 27 by a car containing one man and two women.
A woman who came aboard at the same time, the policeman said, pointed what seemed to be a pistol at the man after the driver had taken the car on a detour.Chief Supt Nyathi said the woman force-marched the man into the bush, adding that: ‘One of the females forced the complainant to have sexual intercourse with him without his consent, while another female accused forced the complainant to drink an unknown liquid which left the complainant unconscious.’
The other man also boarded a car in Harare, this one containing five unknown people, before being offered a drink by a woman which knocked him unconscious.
Chief Supt Nyathi said: ‘When the complainant gained consciousness he discovered that he had been abused.’
Last year police were on the lookout for four women alleged to have sexually abused a 29-year-old man after offering him a lift in the Zimbabwean capital.
In 2015, another man also aged 29 was allegedly raped at gunpoint after being given a ride from Magunje Growth Point.

Omawumi signs deal with Jay Z’s Roc Nation

                         

  Nigerian songstress Omawumi! The singer has inked a deal with hip hop icon Jay Z’s Roc Nation label, as she just made this news known via an announcement which included her album release date.

She shared the artwork for her new album titled, ”TIMELESS” with the Roc Nation logo, which was placed at the top of the art. Omawumi's "Timeless" will be released on June 22nd.

JSS2 Boy Found Hanging In Benue

A Junior Secondary School two (JSS2) student of Lady Celina Academy, Aounduver Terunm, was found hanged in his parents’ chicken pen, reports say.

The lifeless body of the 13-year-old was discovered in his parents’ chicken pen located in their private residence behind Federal Pay Office, Nyima, Makurdi, Benue State.

The deceased’s mother, Veronica Terunm said she was still in shock and could not comprehend what led her son to hang himself.

Veronica Ternum narrated: “I cannot just understand what really happened I must confess. He was just a small boy, I advised him on Sunday afternoon on the need for him to be a good boy in the family and few hours later I found him hanging and dead in our chicken pen.


That afternoon he was playing football with his mates outside and at about 7pm we started looking for him after his mates had all gone home. After searching the entire neighbourhood for him, my instinct directed me to the pen where I found him hanging lifeless.

“I couldn’t understandable it. I screamed and called his father who was not within at the time. My husband came and was speechless and shocked. We immediately called the Police who came and observed the situation and after examining his remains, they expressed shock that he did no stool or urinate on his body as expected in such deaths.”

According to Veronica, the police observed further that the boy hung from a piece of rag which obviously couldn’t have carried his body weight and his legs were on the ground.

The deceased mother said that has left the family even more confused.

“We are not suspecting anybody in this matter but we are allowing the Police do their investigation,” she added.

Police authorities in the area confirmed the incident, saying the matter is under investigation.

Checkout Daddy Freeze Reason "Why He Cant Cheat On His Wife"

Daddy Freeze in an online post has explained why he will never cheat on his wife! Yea, the new one. According to him, she makes food that enslaves a man and he will never cheat on her.
Why emphasising on that, Daddy Freeze wrote;
'Oh my Gawd! This is why I won't ever cheat on this woman! This food is an enslaver of men! You will sell your soul for this! Lol! Thai chili king prawns and mushrooms in the making'

EFCC Arraigns Former Rivers State INEC Commissioner For N185m Fraud

A former Rivers State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Gesila Khan Okubama, was on Wednesday arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, at a Federal High Court, sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

The Commissioner, together with one other official, Peter Popnen, was arraigned before Justice Salihu Saidu on a five-count charge bordering on gratification and money laundering to the tune of N185,842,000 (One Hundred and Eighty Five Million, Eight Hundred and Forty Two Thousand Naira only). Specifically, the two former officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, got into trouble for allegedly collecting the said sum in the weeks preceding the 2015 Presidential election as a bribe.

They are among the over 100 INEC officials that allegedly collected part of the $115million (N23bn), disbursed by a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, during the countdown to the 2015 presidential election.


Count one of the charge read: “That you Gesila Khan Okubama, Peter Popnen, Diezani Alison Madueke (Still at large) and others now at large  on or about  the 27th day March, 2015 within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did conspire among yourselves to  directly  take possession of the sum of N 185,842,000.00 (One Hundred and Eighty Five  Million, Eight Hundred and Forty Two Thousand Naira only) cash which sum you reasonably ought to have known forms part of the proceeds of an unlawful  act to wit: gratification and money laundering  and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 18 (a)  of the Money laundering (Prohibition) Act 2012 as amended and punishable under Section 15 (3) of the same Act”.

Count two of the charge read: “That you Gesila Khan Okubama on or about the 13thApril, 2016 at Economic and Financial Crime Commission, 6A Olumeni Street, Off Forces Avenue, Old GRA, Port Harcourt  within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court knowingly failed to make full disclosure of  your assets and\or interest in: two blocks of two story buildings of an office complex\shopping plaza situate at Utome-Bosh, Okutukutu\Etegwe community, Yenegoa Bayelsa State in the Asset Declaration Form you filled at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on 13 April, 2016 and  thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 27 (1) (3)(a)  of the  Economic and Financial Crimes Commission  Establishment Act 2004 and punishable under Section 27 (3) of the  Economic and Financial Crimes Commission  Establishment Act 2004”.

The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges when they were read to them.

In view of their pleas, prosecution counsel, O. Oyediran, asked the court for a trial date and pleaded that the defendants be remanded in prison custody.   However, counsel to the 1st defendant, S. Larry, SAN, told the court that he had filed a bail application for his client. He said the alleged offences were bailable and that the defendant had earlier been placed on administrative bail by the prosecution and urged the court to grant his prayers. Oyediran, however, opposed his prayers. He said the application was served on him the previous day and he needed time to respond.

In his ruling, Justice Saidu turned down the 1st defendant’s application for bail and ordered that she should be remanded in EFCC’s custody pending the determination of her bail application.  He, however, granted the 2nd defendant bail in the sum of N100, 000.000, 00k (One Hundred Million Naira only) and two sureties in like sum. The sureties must be resident within Port Harcourt. One of the sureties must have a landed property within the jurisdiction of the court, while the second must be a civil servant on the rank of a Deputy Director and above within the jurisdiction of the court.

The judge adjourned the matter to 9 June, 2017 for argument on bail applications and ordered the 2nd defendant to be remanded in prison custody pending the perfection of his bail.

Wilson Uwujaren
Head, Media & Publicity
7th June, 2017

Exclusive video: Robbery attack at Zenith Bank Owerri that killed one

            
A four-man armed robbery gang on February 22, 2017, stormed and attacked a Zenith Bank Owerri branch – Wetheral road Owerri, Imo state capital.
An attack that left three police men and five bank customers injured and one of the armed robbers dead.
LailasBlog.com just received a CCTV footage from the attack and it will give you chills. Press play to watch below.
Nigeria police have since arrested the robbers.
                         
The CCTV you are about to watch had captured the suspected robbers’ ring leader Justice Ogbonna, aka, JJ, and his gang arrive the bank during the attack on the said day in February.
They had trailed a bank customer to the Zenith bank branch on Wetheral Road, Owerri, the state capital.
In the video, you will see them shoot indiscriminately as they stormed the bank, attacked the customer and carted away the money which the victim wanted to deposit in the bank.
They reportedly shot the customer dead.
You will also see a brave plain-clothes MOPOL officer attached to the bank shoot dead one of the armed robbers whom the rest abandoned as they made their getaway.
After six weeks of investigation, ring leader – Justice Ogbenna, aka JJ, and getaway driver Okechukwu Onwuamaegbu– were arrested in Aba, Abia State by operatives of the Imo State Police Command during activities marking to mark JJ’s father’s burial.

Credit:Lailasblog

I started this business years back with my school fees,without help from no one but God,hey and thier family members won't see 2018-Shop owner cries out after burglars cart away with goods worth millions

The owner of Dopewears accessories Surulere has cried out after burglars carted away with goods worth millions from her store...

The devastated woman took to her Instagram and wrote:

I started this business years back with my school fees,without help from no one but God,i kept pushin it,i didn't sleep at nite for years,surfing net for latest designers..I still suffer a lot of pains in my head till date,i keep pushing because I have to tak care of my family and I was on my lane and no single help from No one...now robbers came to burgle my store in surulere and cleared,my sweat,pains and sleepness in vain...took me years to save and finally open a shop and robbers does this to me...💀💀👽they and thier family members won't see 2018,only HEAR it!!! Thank u all LOVERS OF DOPEWEARS 😥😥😿

 Watch video below...

Minister Jailed For Role In Corruption Scandal With Samsung

A Seoul court this morning sentenced a former South Korean health minister to two and a half years jail for his role in a corruption scandal that led to the impeachment and arrest of former president Park Geun-hye.

The ruling is one of the first from several ongoing trials that emerged from the scandal, including that of Park herself and Samsung Group chief Jay Y. Lee.

Moon Hyung-pyo, a former minister of health and welfare during the Park administration and subsequent chairman of South Korea's National Pension Service (NPS), had been indicted and arrested last December.

He was accused of abusing his authority as minister to pressure the NPS to cast a key vote in favor of the $8 billion merger of two Samsung Group affiliates, Samsung C&T Corp and Cheil Industries Inc in 2015. The health ministry supervises the NPS, which held a substantial stake in both companies.


The NPS supported the merger deal in 2015.

The Seoul Central District Court said Moon had "severely harmed the independence of the NPS by pressuring it through health ministry officials", sentencing him to two and a half years in jail, according to Yonhap.

Moon had denied the charges.

Prosecutors have argued Jay Y. Lee and other former Samsung Group executives gave bribes to Choi Soon-sil, Park's long-time confidante, and in return, received political favors and government support for the 2015 merger, which prosecutors say transferred control of the key company to Lee from hospitalized patriarch Lee Kun-hee at the expense of other shareholders.

Jay Y. Lee, held in detention and undergoing trial on charges such as bribery and embezzlement, has denied all charges.

Choi and Park, also in detention and undergoing trials on charges such as abuse of power and extortion, have also denied all charges.

Cute Photos Of A Nigerian Bride consoling her Israeli Groom as he cries at their wedding

 

A Nigerian lady identified as Tosin beautifully consoled her Israeli partner, David as he got emotional when tying the knot with her at their wedding ceremony last weekend.

See photos from their wedding ceremony. ⠀