R.Kelly's Burglary Suspect Turns Himself In

The guy who cops think is responsible for ransacking R. Kelly's Atlanta homes has given himself up.
According to Johns Creek Police Department, Alfonso Walker turned himself in Monday on charges stemming from Kelly's burglaries over Thanksgiving weekend.

He was booked on two counts of burglary, two counts of theft by taking and two counts of theft by deception.

Recall an arrest warrant was issued for Walker after he told them he'd turn himself in last Tuesday and didn't. Cops say they were told he'd hired people to clean out the cribs and sell all of the singer's stuff. Kelly said Walker was just a part-time employee.

Meanwhile, Kels released a statement thanking Johns Creek PD and fans for their support over the incident.

Driver loses control and dies after policeman shot him for refusing to pay bribe

A commercial driver has lost his life in Oye Ekiti, Ekiti State, after reportedly being shot by a policeman he met at a check point.

An eyewitness, Bamitale Oguntoyinbo, a former chairman of Oye LGA, revealed that the incident happened last night.

He added that trouble began when the policeman demanded certain amount of money from the driver, which he said the driver turned down.

He revealed that the police van trailed the commercial driver who was on his way from Ilorin through Ayegbaju-Ifaki road, before the he was finally shot at Oye -Ekiti, making him lose control of the bus.

It was further gathered that all passengers in the bus sustained various degrees of injuries.

EFCC boss Ibrahim Magu escapes assassination, one killed as Unknown Men Stormed His Apartment

                              

Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mr. Ibrahim Magu on Tuesday night escaped death by the whiskers as some gunmen stormed his house in Abuja. When they didn’t find the EFCC boss in the house, they killed one of the police guards attached to the house and disappeared.

According to findings, the gunmen stormed the farmhouse in Karshi in the Federal Capital Territory at about 10pm and exchanged fire with the policemen on duty, The Nation reports

A police Sergeant was hit and he died instantly.

This is the second time that the same the house will be attacked by unknown elements.

The last 10 months had been tough for Magu because of his refusal to bow to pressure from some high-profile suspects and Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs).

Following threats, security was beefed up for Magu and his immediate family leading to the deployment of policemen to the uncompleted bungalow in Karshi.

Some suspected elements had also been prowling the family’s house in the Borno State capital and issuing threats to the woman.

This latest attack came barely 48 hours after Magu said the anti-corruption will be a do-or-die affair.

Speaking on Monday after a walk to mark the anti-corruption Day, Magu said:

“For those of us on this side; in the anti-corruption agencies of government, in the media, and civil society, the dagger is drawn and I believe I am speaking the mind of everyone on this side that we intend to neither retreat nor surrender in our noble intention to cure our country of the evils of corruption.“For us as a country, the fight against corruption is a ‘do or die’ affair; we have to win the battle or die trying.

Rihanna Arrive London With Billionaire Beau

Rihanna and her beau Hassan Jameel seem to be inseparable these days. After being spotted together on Halloween, the 29-year-old singer and her billionaire Saudi Arabian beau have now been spotted at Heathrow Airport, arriving London.

This comes after the Work hitmaker flashed what appeared to be a diamond engagement ring on her wedding finger last week in New York City.

The two have been dating for about a year.

Divorced Jameel is the deputy president and vice chairman of family business Abdul Latif Jameel Domestic- who own the rights to sell Toyota cars in Saudi Arabia. He previously dated Naomi Campbell.

The crooner was glam free with her locks pulled up into a bun, a crossbody Dior purse on her hip and white sneakers.

Her beau was dressed very casually as well for the long flight.

According to eyewitnesses, the pair took over two hours to come through the terminal.

They had used the exclusive Windsor Suite, which is supposed to enable VIPs to arrive and leave the airport with minimal delay.

The lovebirds then got into a waiting van.   

Rihanna was sporting the large ring as she left Madison Square Garden where she took in Chris Rock's stand-up comedy performance.

The ring appeared to have a large center stone that could have been a champagne diamond.

Surrounding the rock were several large white diamonds that created what looked to be a daisy pattern. Whatever it is, we wish Riri all the best.

32 SARS operatives mostly from Lagos arrested and detained in Abuja

At least 32 operatives of the special anti-robbery squad (SARS) are currently in detention, TheCable can report.


A source told TheCable that the arrested officers were moved to Abuja from different state commands during the weekend.
“The suspects, who are all male, are now being held at various detention cells of the Federal SARS at Guzape District Abuja,” the source said.
“Since their arrival in Abuja, their family members and lawyers have not been allowed to see them based on an order from above.”
Ibrahim Idris, inspector-general of police, who reportedly ordered their arrests, is said to have assembled a team of top police investigators to look into their cases.
TheCable learnt that they are being investigated for cases ranging from extortion, robbery, rape, amomg others.
The commands where the suspects were serving have been directed to report to Abuja with proofs and exhibits needed in the course of investigation.
The source said Lagos command has the highest number of suspects, next to the federal capital territory (FCT).
“Their immediate orderly room trial and punitive measures will also become part of the ongoing moves to stem the tide of alleged impunity being campaigned against the police institution,” the source said.
“At a recent meeting with the police management team, the IGP decided to apply prompt punishment for any SARS officer found wanting, here in Abuja instead of their commands where such cases are not properly handled.
Yusuf Kolo, assistant commissioner of police in charge of SARS at the force headquarters, refused to speak on the arrest when contacted by TheCable.
Kolo said his job is “purely operational and investigative in nature”.
However, Jimoh Moshood, force public relations officer, confirmed the arrests but did not disclose the number of operatives in detention.
“I am aware of their investigation but I don’t know the number of people involved,” he told TheCable.
“The nature of the investigation is such that if possible, the persons involved would be arrested.”
There is currently a nationwide campaign to scrap the outfit based on alleged excesses of its personnel

I Killed My Wife Because She Starved Me- Man, 50

A 50-year-old man from Maigoge Village in Marita local government area of Niger State has confessed to have killed his wife, Auta Tanko because she was starving him of food.

Bamaiyi Tanko said out of anger of being starved after five days without food, he killed his wife with a cutlass while they were arguing.

According to him, “My wife was fondof not giving me food in time and when I complain she will abuse me. She never gave me food each time I demand for it.
   
“She even asked my 10-year-old daughter to abuse me because I’m asking for food and when I want to correct the girl she will abuse me.”


Tanko was arrested by the police.

Police spokesman, Peter Sunday who confirmed the arrest, said that the suspect used cutlass to kill his wife for failing to give him food, adding that the suspect threw the cutlass with which he used to kill her into a nearby river in his area.

He said the suspect had confessed to the crime and the case has been charged to court.

Tanko advised other men that are quick to anger to control themselves to avoid commuting such gruesome crime out of anger.

“I am sorry, extremely sorry for what happened. It is the act of devil and I pray my in-laws will find a place in their hearts to forgive me. I regretted all my actions,” he said.

Olubadan To High Chiefs: You Are Entertainers Of The Year

The Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Saliu Akanmu Adetunji, Aje Ogungunniso 1 Tuesday described the purported threat of 21 new Ibadan kings to recommend him for removal as an affront to the people of Ibadan.

The traditional ruler also referred to the 21 kings as entertainers of the year even as he declared that they (21 new kings) lacked the powers to unseat the Olubadan.

In a press release issued, signed and made available to The Nation Tuesday by the Director, Media and Public Affairs to the Olubadan , Mr Adeola Oloko , Oba Adetunji stated that ‘the so-called Oba-in-Council ‘ was unknown to the Oyo State Chieftaincy Laws, and wondered how a group of educated individuals such as the embattled high chiefs could resort to illegality by commenting on a matter before the court.

Hearing continues Wednesday 13 December at the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan in a suit filed by the Olubadan against the Oyo State Government on the controversial chieftaincy review.

Oba Adetunji who has pleaded with the court to take judicious notice of the persistent contempt of court on the matter before it by the defendants in recent times, is of the opinion that if a scape goat is not made of at least one or two culprits, there may be no end to court contempt.

On the issue raised by the Oba-in-Council; Olubadan contended that the council in question which comprises high chiefs and Olubadan only is basically an advisory council with no force of law, customs and traditions backing it.

” In the same vein, Baale whom the embattled high chiefs have added to themselves to become 21 are not members of Olubadan-in-Council and therefore should not be dressed in borrowed robe, as they have no power whatsoever over their lord, ”  the frontline Oba said.

According to Oba Adetunji, as the prescribed and appointing authority , he can promote and/or peg the promotion of an high chief as long as he wishes .

But he added that he did not contemplate any such decision as he does not see himself as an absolute monarch.

Oba Adetunji contended further that there was no time that the embattled high chiefs were barred from attending palace activities, adding that they were the ones who spurned palace invitation in their desperate rush for multiple crowns and cheap royalties.

He expressed delight that despite their absence from official palace activities, the Olubadan had been exercising his duties without let or hindrance.

The Olubadan stated that even when they were being harassed and molested in the city streets and called unprintable names, he has been trying his level best to calm down frayed nerves in order to guarantee their safety and security by going to court to diffuse tension.

Oba Adetunji stated that as the Yoruba proverb says that okro can never outgrow its reaper, an high chief can’t outgrow the king by threatening to recommend him for removal.

“By custom and tradition, no Olubadan has been recommended for removal from office by any high chief or group of high chiefs at any time and my own reign will not be an exception. At least, we have received applications from families of about four of the embattled high chiefs asking for their immediate replacement. But, like a prodigal son, we hope that they would sooner than later renounce the unrecognized crowns and return to the warm embrace of their father as the palace door is perpetually open. The high chiefs are hereby advised to emulate high chiefs in other places, who are not wearing crowns but still earn respect of their people for peace and progress to reign supreme in the land, ” he said.

He , however , urged the high chiefs not to exercise fears yet, as their seats would not be declared vacant in the absence of court verdict.

Nigeria’s first and only Olympic gold medalist Chioma Ajunwa becomes A/Commissioner Of Police

Nigeria’s only individual Gold medalist till date, Chioma Ajunwa-Okpara, has been decorated as an Assistant Commissioner of Police, by the Police Service Commission, Thisday reports. The event took place at the Police College in Ikeja.

The Promotion from a Chief Suprintendent of Police, was coming only after a week of Ajunwa-Okpara, launching a foundation to discover new stars that will take the Nigerian nation to new heights.

The events which was held in Abuja was reportedly snubbed by top government officials but the strong lady of sports has remained dogged and said she will take sports to a height nobody can imagine.

A delighted Director General of Chioma Ajunwa-Okpara Foundation, Prince Henry Amike, himself a top notch athlete in his days, said the promotion of Chioma, was to showcase her professionalism, both in the police and the service of the nation.

NDLEA intercepts 7,073 kg of Cannabis valued at N70.7 million concealed in building materials

The Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted another shipment of dried weeds suspected to be cannabis sativa concealed in building materials.

The drug packed in 409 bags with a total weight of 7,073kg was ingeniously concealed in a consignment of building materials in a truck with Ondo Registration Number XB 625 WEN.

The driver of the truck and another accomplice, had been arrested in connection with the seized weeds valued at N70.7million.

According to the NDLEA, Edo State Commander, Mr. Wakawa Buba, investigation has shown that the truck departed Akure, Ondo State on its way to Abi in Delta State. The driver of the truck, Monday Amusoga, 39, who lives in Benin City and Omebu Kingsley, 30, based in Delta State, are currently being interrogated in line with investigative procedures. Both suspects are from Ndokwa West Local Council of Delta State.

In his confession, Amusoga said that he was paid N50, 000 to drive the truck from Ondo to Delta.

“I am a driver. I have been jobless. My friend assisted me with this deal so l could meet my family needs. I am married with five children. Unfortunately, when we got to Benin, the officers in a Hilux vehicle asked me to stop. He took me to their office in Benin where they conducted search and the cannabis was detected amidst iron rods,” he said.

The second suspect, Omebu Kingsley told officials that he was called to assist the driver in conveying the cannabis to Delta.

“I was contacted to assist the driver for N25,000. I am married with a child and as a jobless secondary school dropout, l accepted the offer, especially as Christmas is approaching”.

Edo State commander of NDLEA, Mr. Buba while confirming the arrest and seizure, described the mode of concealment as deceptively imaginative, adding that the command would do all within its capacity to counter the illicit activities of drug syndicates.

“This is yet another clever trick employed by drug traffickers. The cannabis was neatly concealed amidst building materials but we were able to detect it based on intelligence report”.

Wakawa warned drug barons that unless they quit the criminal trade, they would continue to be arrested and prosecuted while their drugs will be seized and destroyed.

The suspects would soon be charged to court.

U.S, Russian Banks Lose $10m To Hackers

A previously undetected group of Russian-language hackers silently stole nearly $10 million from at least 18 mostly U.S. and Russian banks in recent years by targeting interbank transfer systems, a Moscow-based security firm said on Monday.

Group-IB warned that the attacks, which began 18 months ago and allow money to be robbed from bank automated teller machines (ATMs), appear to be ongoing and that banks in Latin America could be targeted next.

The first attack occurred in the spring of 2016 against First Data’s “STAR” network, the largest U.S. bank transfer messaging system connecting ATMs at more than 5,000 organisations, Group-IB researchers said in a 36-page report.


The firm said it was continuing to investigate a number of incidents where hackers studied how to make money transfers through the SWIFT banking system, while stopping short of saying whether any such attacks had been carried out successfully.

SWIFT said in October that hackers were still targeting its interbank messaging system, but security controls instituted after last year’s $81 million heist at Bangladesh’s central bank had thwarted many of those attempts. (reut.rs/2z1b7Bo)

Group-IB has dubbed the hacker group “MoneyTaker” after the name of software it used to hijack payment orders to then cash out funds through a network of low-level “money mules” who were hired to pick up money from automated teller machines.

The security researchers said they had identified 18 banks who were hit including 15 across 10 states in the United States, two in Russia and one in Britain. Beside banks, financial software firms and one law firm were targeted.

See The Gruesome Reason A Lady Stab Her Step Sister

                                  

A lady reportedly attacked her step-sister in Delta State, simply because she refused to dropout for her own siblings to continue their education.The incident reportedly occurred in Umuseti area of Delta State. Facebook user Oshanor John, who shared the photos wrote;

“see what elder sister done to her younger one just because she refuse to stop school for her children (polygamous family) hmmmm”

See Why Beat FM OAP Gbemi Slam Landlords in Lagos

Nigerian OAP, Gbemi took to Instagram to call out discrimination by Landlords in Lagos over who rents their properties.

The Magazine screenshot the OAP shared, says a particular property is leased to just Indians. Gbemi who got infuriated with this, wrote;

“Broad daylight discrimination in my country . The landlord, the agent & the real estate magazine should be ashamed of themselves !
I’m so appalled by this”

Ikoyi whistle-blower to get N421m this week

               

The whistle-blower that provided information leading to the recovery of the N13bn Ikoyi loot will receive his commission this week, investigations have revealed.

The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, had two weeks ago said that the Federal Government would pay the sum of N421,330,595 to only one individual identified for providing information that led to the recovery of the alleged stolen funds hidden in a flat at the Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos.

Adeosun had said N421,330,595 would be paid to the legitimate informant.

A senior official in government told our correspondent that a directive for the release of the fund had been issued by Adeosun.

The source said all the administrative procedures needed for the release of the fund had been concluded, noting that before the end of the week, the money would be released.

The source said,

“The money for the payment of the Ikoyi whistle-blower is ready and that money is ready for release this week.

“A directive has already been issued that the money should be released to the whistle-blower and that will be done before the end of the week.”

The Director of Information in the finance ministry, Mr. Salisu Dambatta, could not be reached for comments as calls and a text message sent to him did not go through.

According to the Federal Government’s whistle-blower policy, informants in such cases are eligible to receive between 2.5 per cent and 5 per cent of any recovered money.

Several persons have so far laid claims to providing information that led to the recovery of the huge Ikoyi fund.

SARS Officer Tortures Man To Death In Ondo State [Photo]

Seun Ayoade, 37, was tortured to death by an officer the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Ondo State Police Command, SaharaReporters has learned.

Mr. Ayoade was arrested after SARS officers raided his home in Akure on October 12, 2017, following unfounded reports that he was a member of a robbery gang.

Ojelabi Oladele, a police inspector with the SARS office in Akure, was said to have led the arrest of Mr. Ayoade before placing him in detention and torturing him to death.

Mr. Oladele then dumped Mr. Ayoade’s corpse at the morgue of the Ondo State Specialist Hospital in Akure and lied to attendants that the deceased died as a result of gunshot wound he sustained during a duel with the police.


The deceased, who worked as a trader in his community, had allegedly been friends with Mr. Oladele. The two reportedly had a long-running argument over Gbemisola Okoro, the estranged wife of Mr. Ayoade and a police officer.

On Monday, SaharaReporters contacted Mrs. Okoro, and she confirmed that her estranged husband was tortured and killed by Mr. Oladele at the SARS facility in Akure.

She revealed how the disgruntled officer had been asking her for sex for many years but she rebuked him, which angered Mr. Oladele.

"I can't just imagine how a friend to my man [Mr. Ayoade] will be asking me for sex. It is very disgusting. Many times he [Mr. Oladele] asked me to go out with him, but I  always tell him ‘no' and that I can't do it.

"Because I turned down his offer, he then decided to punish Mr Ayoade by calling him a criminal, hence his arrest and detention at the SARS office. And despite all this, Inspector Oladele is still threatening to deal me just because I refused to allow him to sleep with me.

"They have now killed my husband in their detention center with cooked-up lies that he was an armed robber who died during a gun duel with some police officers,” Mrs. Okoro revealed.

The policewoman further explained how she had been transferred from the Fanibi Police Station in Akure to another police station in Osogbo, Osun State.

Femi Joseph, spokesperson of the Ondo State Police Command, also confirmed the allegation to SaharaReporters on the phone on Monday evening.

Mr. Joseph explained that the case was already being investigated and assured that the officer would face the law if he is found culpable of the allegation.

"The Police Commissioner has ordered full-scale investigations into the ongoing case. Although it is an allegation, a panel has been set up, and investigations have begun to unravel the truth of the matter.

"And if the culprit [officer] is found guilty then he is going to face the prosecution and full wrath of the law," he said.

A human rights activist in the state, Adewumi Owolabi, had already taken up the case and petitioned the police intending to investigate his officers properly.

Source: SaharaReporters

Checkout How Man Sells Daughter, Neighbour’s Child To Raise Funds For Father-In-Law’s Burial

An artisan on Waidi Ogunseye Street, Meiran, Lagos State, Kingsley Oriaku, has owned up to selling one of his five children, a one-and-a-half-year-old girl, Chimamada Oriaku.

He also confessed to kidnapping his neighbour’s seven-year-old son, Gabriel Yanga, barely two months after he moved to the area, adding that he used the N310,000 he realised from the sale of the two children for the burial of his father-in-law.

Punch Metro learnt that the 37-year-old Abia State indigene sold his daughter in September 2017 for N190,000 to the operator of an orphanage home in Aba, Abia State, through a self-acclaimed evangelist, Adaeze Obi.


Two days after selling the daughter, he returned to his Lagos residence and reportedly lured Yanga out of the compound, while her mother was not at home.

He was alleged to have subsequently taken him to Obi in Abia State, who linked him up with one Loveth Nwako.

Nwako was said to have led Kingsley and Yanga to her sister in Anambra State.

The sister, Ngozi, collected the child and gave the artisan N120,000.

A Punch correspondent learnt that the suspects were arrested in November by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Lagos State Command, Ikeja, where Yanga’s parents reported the case.

Kingsley was paraded at the command headquarters in Ikeja on Monday along with two of the accomplices, Nwako and Obi.

                  



He told Punch Metro that he sold the children to raise funds for the burial of his father-in-law in Abia State.

He said, “I am a bricklayer. My father-in-law died and we wanted to do his burial. People that owed me refused to pay me. I was living in Abia State before with my family. In July, I moved down to Lagos. Early in September 2017, I contacted a nurse called Patience that I wanted Chimamada to be at the orphanage for proper care. She works at a hospital where my wife gave birth to Chimamada.

“Patience directed me to the evangelist, who took Chimamada to the orphanage home. I collected N190,000 from the operator of the orphanage home. Two days after, I came back to Lagos and fled with Gabriel (Yanga). I took him to the evangelist on her request and got N120,000. I used the money for my father in-law’s burial.”

He said after much pressure from his wife on the whereabouts of their daughter, he opened up to her, adding that his wife reported him to the police in Abia State.

“We later settled the case and our daughter was recovered from the orphanage. In November, policemen from Lagos came to pick me up in Abia State. Loveth (Nwako) and I led them to recover the boy as well,” he added.

The 38-year-old evangelist, Obi, said she got only N10,000 transport fare from Esther, the orphanage owner, adding that Kingsley lied to her (Obi).

She said, “Patience contacted me. She said Kingsley told her that he had separated from his wife and that no one was taking care of their children. She asked me to direct him to an orphanage where he could take one of the children to. I took Kingsley to the Queen Esther Motherless Baby Home. He told the woman that he was stranded and needed money to pay house rent.

“The woman gave him N190,000 and gave me N10,000 for transport. I did not partake in the transaction. She is a member of my church, Jesus Solution Ministry. I was in Port Harcourt (Rivers State) for a ministry on November 18 when I was arrested.”

Nwako, 49, said, “I attended Adaeze’s ministry. I told her that my elder sister needed somebody to be helping her because of her health condition. When Kingsley brought the boy to her, she called me. Kingsley and I took the boy to my sister in Anambra State. He said he wanted the boy to be taken care of, but he needed N120,000 to pay house rent. I only helped my sister. Her daughter is observing her national youth service in Nasarawa State.”

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi, said the case came to the knowledge of the command on October 29, 2017, through Yanga’s mother, Olabisi.

The CP explained that Yanga was recovered at the Ajali village, Anambra State, adding that the suspects would soon be charged to court.

Beyonce poses alongside husband Jay Z on a private jet

Beyonce, 36, and Jay Z, 48, put their love on top in a series of images shared on Instagram Monday night as they posed in the cabin of a private jet.The power couple glared toward the camera like seasoned rockstars just weeks after the rapper admitted to infidelity during a brutally honest interview published in New York Times.

Jay Z looked comfortable in a white sweatshirt and matching pants, with a vibrant orange baseball cap on his head.

Beyonce’s toned and tanned legs were on full display in a pair of thigh-grazing black shorts with pieces of denim fabric dangling against her legs.She tucked a light grey T-shirt with a colorful graphic into the waistband of her shorts, highlighting her slender waistline and perky posterior.

The Crazy In Love songstress tied a long white belt around her hips and wore a plethora of gold accessories around her neck.

Her long blonde hair was worn straight and cascaded down her back nearly touching the tops of her knee-high silver boots.

Beyonce carried a small black and gold purse by her side in addition to carrying her white iPhone in one hand

Timaya & Stonebwoy Bag Grammy Nomination

Nigeria’s dancehall act Timaya is on his way to making history at the Grammy Awards. The singer featured alongside Stonebwoy, Chubb Rock, Stylo G, Bunji Garlin, Dre Zion & Jaheil on Morgan Heritage’s new “Avrekedabra” album.

“Avrekedabra” was nominated for the Best Reggae album award and will slug it out with “Chronology” by Chronixx, “Lost In Paradise” by Common Kings, “Wash House Ting” by J Boog and “Stony Hill” by Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley.

If the album wins in its category at the 60th Grammy Awards come 28th of January, Timaya will be the first Nigerian-based act with a Grammy.

Photos of protesters allegedly paid by Nigerian police to counter #EndSARS nationwide rally.lolz

Nigerian Police authorities allegedly “rented protesters” to counter #EndSARS rally in Abuja today According to photos shared by Sahara Reporters, some of them hid their faces as journalists took photos of them.

Drake shares photo of Tekno in his studio, after Clubbing with Him

                         

The Pana Crooner Tekno has joined the league of Nigerian artistes enjoying brotherly love from their international counterparts.

At the VIP section of Drake’s recent show last week, Tekno was spotted chilling with the Canadian rapper.

Tekno who could not hide his excitement took to social media to share his brotherly vibe video with Drake.

Fast forward to today, Drake has now shared a photo of Tekno chilling in his studio. See below..

Drake is also now following Tekno on Instagram. See below…

There is rumor making rounds in the Nigerian music industry that Tekno is now signed to Drake’s OVO records.