Man commits suicide in Ekiti state after two failed attempts

After two failed attempts to kill himself in the last three years, a man said to be in his 30s named Mundiu (pictured above) finally succeeded in killing himself yesterday September 19th.

According to Sun News, Mundiu killed himself in the hall way of his compound in Ayede-Ekiti community in Oye local government of Ekiti state around in the early hours of yesterday morning.

According to one of his neighbors, Muntiu had always complained of being poor and unsuccessful and was said to be very frustrated. A day before he killed himself, he mentioned to neighbours that they will be witnessing drama on Friday but no one knew he was talking about him killing himself...


 "He used to complain about the fact that he was very poor and living a wretched life, that he wasn’t making money to take care of himself. Two months ago, he had an okada (motor­cycle) accident that almost claimed his life. He was moved out of the community for treat­ment. Two weeks ago, we learnt that he was dead but just three days ago, we sighted him in the community. Yesterday (Thurs­day), people heard him saying that by today (Friday) the peo­ple of Ayede community would witness an amazing drama. No one really read any meaning to what he was saying. We didn’t know that he was referring to this suicidal action”, a resident of the area said Another neighbour of the deceased said the first time he tried killing himself, it was his father who was alive then that saved him Mundiu. He also tried killing himself the second time by jumping into the river in Lokoja “It was past 12 midnight this morning, a deaf neighbour of the deceased, who we call Taiwo, raised the alarm that he saw something strange and alerted others to come and see it. We were asking him what it was that happened but because he could not hear us, he didn’t answer us. All we did was to just follow him to where he was directing our attention to. Eventually, he took us to where the deceased had hanged himself. He was already dead by that time. So, we just left him as you have seen him. We immediately called the police but as you can see, they haven’t come. Mundiu had attempted sui­cide two times before now. The first time, he had tried to hang himself but thankfully, his fa­ther caught him and stopped it. Since then, his father had kept the rope as an object of re­membrance. Now his father is dead and could not witness this abominable act, he has eventu­ally committed. His second attempt at kill­ing himself was a time we were told he just jumped into a river. That happened in Lokoja, Kogi State. God had brought people on time to rescue him. This was his third time and no one was there to stop him, “ the neigh­bour said.

British gardener grows Guinness World Record breaking onion

Tony Glover has smashed the existing record for his whopping vegetable, which weighs an eye-watering 18lbs and 11oz and measures 32 inches around its widest part.

When recipes call for a large onion, on average they mean around 12 ounces. But Mr Glover’s whopper was almost 25 times that size.

If he wanted to, the amateur gardener from Small Heath in Moira, south Derbyshire, could use his enormous haul to cater for a huge number of people.

That one onion is large enough to make 250 onion bhajees, French onion soup for 36 people or 50 portions of onion rings!

Mr Glover, who has his own business which produces hand-crafted snooker cues, beat the existing record held by Peter Glazebrook from Newark in Nottinghamshire by 10 ounces.

He said: "I've been growing vegetables since I was about 16. I used to do it with my dad.”

The onion grew in Mr Glover’s back garden. He added: "Back then if you could grow one to be 5lbs you had done very well, so I'm very happy with the one I've grown this year."

Producing a record-breaking onion is not simply down to luck and the right weather conditions. Mr Glover revealed that a lot of hard work went into it too.

"I planted this one in October last year,” he said.

"It has been growing in my greenhouse which is heated during the winter and cooled in the summer.

"I've also got grow lights fitted to it inside to simulate the sun when the days get shorter or when the weather isn't very good.

"I feed them with a high nitrogen-based food and have to make sure the humidity is just right."

Tempting as it may sound, Mr Glover is not planning to throw the onion-based dinner party just yet. Instead he plans to use the seeds from his big onion to grow an even bigger and heavier one next year.

Bristol mother Claudia Martins charged with murdering baby

A mother has been charged with murdering her newborn baby.
Claudia Martins, 33, of Marshall Walk, Knowle, in Bristol is due to appear before Bristol Magistrates' Court later.

Avon and Somerset Police said officers were called on Monday to a house in Knowle after the body of a newborn baby girl was found.

Ms Martins was arrested the following day on suspicion of murder.

Man desperate for iPhone 6 rents out GIRLFRIEND to fund Apple handset

The new iPhone 6 is one coveted piece of kit - but would you sell your girlfriend to buy one?

This man in Shanghai offered to rent out his other half, reportedly to generate the cash to buy Apple's latest gadget.

He advertised the 'girlfriend share' on a placard near the campus at Songjiang University, with deals available by the hour, day or month.

However he did stipulate that no "funny business" would be allowed, with interested parties limited to eating and studying with her as well as enjoying 'three-person dates'.

Ebola crisis: Sierra Leone begins three-day lockdown

Many people have been reluctant to seek medical treatment for Ebola, fearing that diagnosis might mean death as there is no proven cure.

A team of 30,000 people is going house-to-house to find those infected and distribute soap.

But critics say the lockdown will damage public trust in doctors.

Meanwhile in neighbouring Guinea, the bodies of eight missing health workers and journalists involved in the Ebola campaign have been found.

A government spokesman said some of the bodies had been recovered from a septic tank in the village of Wome. The team had been attacked by villagers on Tuesday.

Guinea's prime minister said an investigation was under way, and vowed to catch the perpetrators of the "heinous murders".
Sierra Leone is one of the countries worst hit by West Africa's Ebola outbreak, with more than 550 victims among the 2,600 deaths so far recorded.

In the capital, Freetown, normally bustling streets were quiet, with police guarding roadblocks.

During the curfew, 30,000 volunteers will look for people infected with Ebola, or bodies, which are especially contagious.

They will hand out bars of soap and information on preventing infection.

Officials say the teams will not enter people's homes but will call emergency services to deal with patients or bodies.

Volunteers will mark each house with a sticker after they have visited it, reports say.

"Music Is Like Blood That Runs Through My Veins" - ASHNY

She is Ashionye Edike Charity, populaly called ASHNY. She hails from Ndokwa West LGA of Delta State. Born on 14th Oct. **** in Lagos, Nigeria. She is from a family of 10, excluding her parent and represents the seventh child.

"Am a lover of music and I do all kinds of music as inspiration leads. I play guitar and hope to learn how to beat drum someday. Am Ashny...am a Vocalist, Performing Artist and a Songwriter.'
She says.

In a recent interview, she opens up on herself and career

BEYOND THE SONG STRESS, WHO IS ASHNY?
My name is Ashionye Edike Charity and Am from Delta State, Ndokwa West. Am from a family of ten excluding my parent and am the  seventh child. Am very observant and I like meeting interesting people.

HOW WAS  YOUR CHILDHOOD?
My childhood was tough, very tough. My mum was a trader then, and I started selling with her as far back as I can remember. My childhood was quite rough but I thank God for always being there.

HOW DID YOU FIND YOURSELF IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY?
Music has always being my thing. I love music...funny enough, I believe music is in love with me also cause of the synergy when I sing. Music and I are one, It's like blood that runs through my vein. Without music, there will be no Ashny. Music make me go...

ASIDE MUSIC, WHAT ELSE CAN WE FIND YOU DOING?
Business. Am into the buying and selling business to keep the hustle up. Its not easy for an upcoming act like myself without sponsor or a Record label, I have to think and hustle my way up!

WHEN DID YOU START MUSIC ?
I started music when I was seven, that was when I knew I had it inside. I also wrote my first song at the age of seven.

WHAT INSPIRES YOU IN MUSIC?
The Future...the things I hope will happen and the things I really want for myself are the things that inspires me. My environment also and the people around me at any point in time. Nature and of course ME!

ARE YOU SIGN UNDER ANY RECORD LABEL CURRENTLY?
No

WHICH OF THE ESTABLISHED ACT OR CELEBRITY WOULD YOU LIKE TO WORK WITH?
2face baba...boss I hail you, Olamide, Asa, Wizkid, Davido, Phyno etc. Tried doing something with Reminisce earlier but it didn't work out, am still on it tho.

HOW DO YOU WRITE YOUR SONG? DO YOU WRITE IT YOURSELF OR YOU HAVE A SONG WRITER?
I write my songs myself and sometimes with my crew.

WHAT ARE YOUR HOBBIES?
Singing of course. Dancing, watching movies. And am also very playful.

HOW DO YOU UNWIND?
After my studio sessions, I hang out with my management crew, my sis and sometimes with friends.

ARE YOU IN A RELATIONSHIP?
Yes. Apologies, Am a private person, would prefer not to talk about my personal life.

THE MUSIC INDUSTRY IS POPULATED BY MALE, DON'T YOU FEEL INTIMIDATE AT TIMES?
You right and It's not been easy though. But ama strong gal, can takia of masef! Boys beware of moi - ASHNY, am coming and there's no stopping me!

TELL US ABOUT YOUR NEXT SINGLE?
Yop!!! My single is going to be a blast, do watch out for it.

WHERE DO YOU SEE ASHNY IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS?
In the next 5 Years, Ashny would have become a household name. A brand that will be known for it's niche, poise and Africanese!

Church building collapses in Edo

A one-storey building which served as offices for pastors belonging to Christ Chosen Church of God collapsed in Edo state today. Rescue operation is currently ongoing at the site. Three people are said to have been rescued alive from the collapsed building while two bodies are still trapped under the rubble. More later

Pres. Jonathan lacks the experience to lead Nigeria- Atiku Abubakar says

Former Vice President and APC presidential aspirant Atiku Abubakar said in an interview with AFP today that President Jonathan lacks the experience to lead Nigeria, saying it's the reason Boko Haram activities has been on the increase.

 "This insurgency shouldn’t have lasted even six month
 nths. Within weeks, we (Obasanjo and I) crushed it because we did not neglect military training and, of course, we did not lack the leadership and the capacity to take decisions. I told. Nigerians that he [Jonathan] did not have the capacity; he didn’t have the experience. He didn’t have anything and yet they gave him the chance, the opportunity. And they can now see the chance and the opportunity they gave him. Of course, I’m more experienced than he is. I believe my capacity cannot be compared with his, in all respect.” he said

face Idibia remembers late dad

2face shared an old picture of his late dad on instagram..
His father died of cancer on Aug 23.

Ebola outbreak: Guinea health team killed

Some of the bodies - of health workers, local officials and journalists - were found in a septic tank in a village school near the city of Nzerekore.

A journalist who managed to escape told reporters that she could hear villagers looking for them while she was hiding.

A government delegation, led by the health minister, had been dispatched to the region but they were unable to reach the village by road because a main bridge had been blocked.

On Thursday night, government spokesman Albert Damantang Camara said the victims had been "killed in cold blood by the villagers".

The bodies showed signs of being attacked with machetes and clubs, he said.

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Very graphic: See Photos of Boko Haram militants killed by Nigerian troops

graphic photos of Boko Haram members killed by the Nigerian troops at Konduga in Borno this week. The pic above is the new CS/VP3 MRAP that was recently purchased. It aided in the victory of the soldiers over the insurgents. Find the pics after the cut......

France launches first air strikes on IS in Iraq

A statement said planes had attacked an IS logistics depot in north-east Iraq.

France was already carrying out reconnaissance flights over Iraq and providing weapons to Kurdish fighters.

President Hollande said on Thursday that French air strikes would only target the jihadist group's positions in Iraq, and not neighbouring Syria.

He also insisted that he would not send ground troops.

On Friday, Mr Hollande's office said Rafale planes had carried out the attack and "the objective was hit and completely destroyed".

The statement said other operations would continue in the coming days.

US fighter jets and drones have carried out more than 170 air strikes on IS in Iraq since mid-August.

Florida man kills his daughter and her six children

The children range in age from three months to 10 years old, said Gilchrist County Sheriff Robert Schultz.

The authorities have identified the gunman as Don Charles Spirit, 51.

Schultz said a colleague responded to reports of a shooting on Thursday afternoon and on arrival made contact with Spirit before he killed himself.


Spirit was in prison in 2006
"I haven't seen anything like this at all," said Schultz.

"This county, this community is going to be devastated from this. It is a small county, we are all family here.

"We're asking for prayers for this community and the families involved."

After Spirit took his own life, police found the other seven bodies in the house, although there were other people there who were still alive.

Spirit, who was known to police previously, was the only suspect, said Schultz.

According to the Florida Department of Corrections, the grandfather was once behind bars for a gun charge, and was released in February 2006.

Bell is a town of about 350 people located 30 miles west of Gainesville.

Multiple shootings in the US have happened in schools, colleges, military institutions, shopping malls and homes. Each time innocent victims die, but this rural community has been shaken by the multiple killing, According to BBC

Today Linda ikeji turns 34 Happybirthday DEAR

Today Linda turns 34 i wish her a happy birthday Long life and prosperity.abeg I need cake o..send my own through ma email..LOL

Enugu get ready for the 1st Enugu MakeUp Fair this Saturday Sept 20th

hugely successful MakeUp Fair SeriesTM  has toured 5 major cities - Abuja, Lagos, Port Harcourt, Uyo and Owerri is now moving to the coal city ENUGU.


The Enugu MakeUp Fair (EMUF) stands as the 14th edition in The MakeUp Fair Series  intended to provide a platform for professionals in the business of makeup and beauty, to showcase and demonstrate their products to a select target audience of potential customers and business partners. They are calling on makeup artists, re-sellers, enthusiasts and lovers of everything makeup and beauty to come prepared to shop and stock up.
The Enugu MakeUp Fair, promises to be fun as it will showcase a variety of makeup and beauty brands/Professionals. Highlights include meeting makeup & beauty experts, launching of makeup brands and products, demos, networking, shopping, makeovers, special offers, treats, loads of freebies for grabs. Also visit the Maybelline New York Nigeria Stand, purchase products worth N15,000 and above and become a Maybelline Sales Ambassador (MSA).


Date: Saturday 20th September, 2014
Venue: Toscana Hotel   1 Aguleri Street, Independence Layout Enugu.
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Nigeria has the 10th sexiest English accent in the world

There are over 7,000 languages in the world and according to a new poll, the Nigerian accent is the 10th sexiest English accent in the world. CNN did a recent poll on Facebook and above is how people voted.

Photo: Newborn baby found in toilet pipe after young girl gives birth and ran away

A young student in a university in China, who hid her pregnancy throughout, gave birth to a baby girl inside a toilet pipe, hoping the baby would flush down the pipe. Fortunately the pipe wasn't wide enough to take the baby down and so her body became wedged a short way down the pipe. The baby immediately started crying and the new mum fled. Fortunately, the baby's cries was loud enough to attract the attention of other students who immediately raised an alarm.

Firemen were called to the student dormitory in the city of Linyi in China's Shandong Province, and they immediately went to work to free the new born

But firemen couldn't free the child from above (pictured during the rescue mission). Fire Brigade spokesman Tao Fang told a local newspaper
"It was impossible to get the baby out from above. She had fallen into the toilet and gone down the pipes were she had got stuck between the third and fourth floors. We used an angle grinder to break open the pipeline on the third floor and we could then push the child up to colleagues on the fourth floor where she was handed to medics who were waiting to take her to hospital."
The police tracked down the child's mother who was a student living in the hotel and they took her to the hospita; and who was also taken to hospital. Police say they are waiting to question her before deciding what she might be charged with.

Trade Advisory Start Up Re-launches

With support from the Department of International Development (DFID), an advisory and data portal known as TradeViz (www.tradeviz.info) is set to help importers, exporters and prospective investors simplify trade for Nigeria. The platform gives you easy access to expert advice on import, export and also how to simply register a business.

TradeViz provides a simplified access to factors such as tariffs, business registration process, steps to trade, and prohibition lists. It allows users to know which item you cannot import or export from Nigeria. It makes citizens familiar with government policies and how it directly affects local consumption or production by simply raising or reducing tariff.
We believe trading in Nigeria should not be a hit or miss. That is why we provide simple and practical procedures for Traders/Investors. This platform is aimed to promote investment in Nigeria, encourage youth participation in this field and to simplify the cumbersome procedures that surrounds trade in Nigeria.




"We believe that Nigeria is the next big story for investment and we need to simplify this process to prospective investors and also supply relevant data and information that can be of guide". Abiola Afolabi, Project Manager, TradeViz. "We are ready to make this a success and we will intensify campaign to ensure that Nigerians can easily import and export their products"




For more information about Trading and Investment in Nigeria, Kindly visit our websitehttp://tradeviz.info/ ortweet at us on @TradeViz. BudgIT is presently managing TradeVizwith the technical support from Co-Creation Hub.

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GEJ's steward among 305 people to get National Honours

President Jonathan has approved the award of 2013/2014 National Honours to 305 Nigerians and friends of Nigeria. One of those to be award is the Head Presidential Steward, Mr Isaac Onuh, who will be awarded Member of the Order of the Niger (MON).

The award ceremony will take place on Monday, September 29, 2014 at the International Conference Centre, Abuja. Find the list of all the awardees after the cut...



S/NO
NAMES
STATUS
CLASS OF MEDAL
AIR MARSHAL ALEX SABUNDU BADEH
CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF
CFR
MAJ. GEN. KENNETH MINIMAH
CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF
CFR
REAR ADMIRAL USMAN JIBRIN
CHIEF OF NAVAL STAFF
CFR
AIR VICE MARSHAL ADESOLA AMOSU
CHIEF OF AIR STAFF
CFR
ALHAJI SULAIMAN ABBA
ACTING INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE
CFR
HON. JUSTICE BOLARINWA O. BABALAKIN
FMR. SUPREME COURT, JUDGE
CFR
HON. JUSTICE ABUBAKAR BASHIR WALI
JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT, (RTD)
CFR
HON. JUSTICE IBRAHIM TANKO MUHAMMAD
JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT
CFR
HON. JUSTICE CHRISTOPHER M. CHUKWUMA – ENEH
JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT
CFR
HON. JUSTICE MUHAMMAD S. MUNTAKA COOMASSIE
JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT
CFR
HON. JUSTICE JOHN AFOLABI FABIYI
JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT
CFR
HON. JUSTICE OLUFUNLOLA OYELOLA ADEKEYE
JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT
CFR
MOHAMMED SAMBO DASUKI
NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER
CFR
BUKAR GONI AJI
FORMER HEAD OF SERVICE OF THE  FEDERATION
CFR
MR. DANLADI  I. KIFASI, OON, mni
HEAD OF SERVICE OF THE FEDERATION
CFR
AMB. AYO OKE
DIRECTOR-GENERAL, NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
CFR
HRM OBA DR. VICTOR ADEMEFUN A. KILADEJO
TRADITIONAL RULER
CFR
CHIEF PHILIP C. ASIODU
OUTSTANDING PUBLIC SERVANT
CFR
BRIG. GEN. JONES O. AROGBOFA (RTD)
CHIEF OF STAFF TO THE PRESIDENT
CFR
HRH ALAYELUWA OBA (DR.) JIMOH OYEWUMI A.
TRADITIONAL RULER
CFR
CHIEF KOLAWOLE BABALOLA  JAMODU, OFR
FORMER MINISTER/ PRESIDENT OF M.A.N.
CFR
CHIEF OLUDOLAPO IBUKUN AKINKUGBE
ENTREPRENEUR
CFR
CHIEF (DR.) EMMANUEL C. IWUANYNWU
BUSINESS MAN
CFR
JIMOH IBRAHIM FOLORUNSHO, OFR
ENTREPRENEUR
CFR
ALHAJI IBRAHIM ADEJOH IDRIS
FORMER GOVERNOR
CON
HON. JUSTICE OLATOKUNBO ODUYINKA OLOPADE
CHIEF JUDGE, OGUN STATE
CON
HON. JUSTICE ALOY NWEKE NWANKO
CHIEF JUDGE, EBONYI STATE
CON
HON. JUSTICE ISUA IDONGESIT NFEM BASSEY
CHIEF JUDGE, AKWA IBOM STATE
CON
HON JUSTICE NASIRU A, AJANAH
CHIEF JUDGE, KOGI STATE
CON
HONOURABLE JUSTICE HAKILA YALAH HEMAN
CHIEF JUDGE, GOMBE STATE
CON
HONOURABLE JUSTICE KATE ABIRI
CHIEF JUDGE, BEYELSA STATE
CON
ALH. ABDULKADIR SAIDU TAMBUWAL
GRAND KHADI, SOKOTO STATE
CON
HON. JUSTICE AMINA ADAMU AUGIE
JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL
CON
HON. JUSTICE ABUBAKAR JEGA ABDUL-KADIR
JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL
CON
DR. PETER ODILI
FORMER GOVERNOR
CON
ENGR. MUHAMMED ABBA GANA
FORMER MINISTER
CON
CHIEF THOMAS IKEOKWUADEM AGUIYI-IRONSI
FORMER  MINISTER
CON
HM OBA (DR.) FREDRICK E. OBATERU AKINRUNTAN
TRADITIONAL RULER
CON
AMB. DAN SULEIMAN
FORMER AMBASSADOR
CON
OLOROGUN FELIX O. IBRU
BUSINESS MAN
CON
CHIEF OLUSEGUN OLADIPO OSUNKEYE
CHAIRMAN, NESTLE PLC
CON
HON JUSTICE ALI UMAR ERI
FORMER C.J. KOGI STATE/DG NATIONAL JUDICAL INSTITUTE
CON
HAMIDU GAMBARI ERUBU
RETIRED CIVIL SERVANT/ PROMINET EDUCATIONIST FOR OVER 50 YEARS
CON
JUSTICE OBANDE FESTUS OGBUINYA
JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL
CON
CHIEF JOHN E. KENNETH ODIGIE OYEGUN
FMR. GOVERNOR
CON
CHIEF TOM IKIMI
POLITICIAN/FMR. MINISTER
CON
AHMAD RUFA’I SANI
SENATOR /FMR. GOVERNOR
CON
HRH MUHAMMODU ISA MUHAMMADU
TRADITIONAL RULER/EMIR OF JAMA’A
CON
ERELU OLUSOLA I.A. OBADA
FORMER DEPUTY GOVERNOR/FORMER MINISTER
CON
MR. MUTIU OLANIYI A. SUNMONU
M.D. SPDC
CON
HON. JUSTICE P.D. DAMULAK
CHIEF JUDGE, PLATEAU STATE
CON
CHIEF (DR.) MICHAEL OLAWALE COLE
FORMER PRESIDENT, NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT
CON
CHIEF (DR.) MRS. ONIKEPO AKANDE
FORMER MINISTER
CON
SEN. NKECHI J. NWAOGU
SENATOR
CON
SEN. CHRISTOPHER BABAJIDE OMOWORARE
SENATOR
CON
DAME VIRGY N. ETIABA
FORMER DEPUTY / ACTING GOVERNOR/EDUCATIONIST
CON
SENATOR IYIOLA OMISORE
FMR.  SENATOR/FMR DEPUTY GOVERNOR
CON
SEN. MARAFA KABIR GARBA
SENATOR
CON
UMAR AYINLA SARO
BUSINESSMAN
CON
FUNSO K. LAWAL, OON
INDUSTRIALIST
CON
CHIEF (DR.) THEODORE AHAMEFULA  ORJI
GOVERNOR
CON
MALLAM ISA YUGUDA
GOVERNOR
CON
BARR. SULLIVAN IHEANACHO CHIME
GOVERNOR
CON
DR OLUSEGUN MIMIKO
GOVERNOR
CON
ALHAJI SA’IDU USMAN NASAMU DAKINGARI
GOVERNOR
CON
DA DAVID JONAH JANG
GOVERNOR
CON
SENATOR IBIKUNLE AMOSUN
GOVERNOR
CON
DR JOHN KAYODE FAYEMI
GOVERNOR
CON
BRIG. GEN. RAJI RASAKI (RTD)
FORMER MILITARY ADMINISTRATOR
CON
MALLAM IBRAHIM SHEKARAU
HON. MINISTER
CON
PROF. CHINEDU O. NEBO, OON
HON. MINISTER
CON
MRS. SARAH RENG OCHEKPE
HON. MINISTER
CON
ARC. MIKE ONOLEMEMEN
HON. MINISTER
CON
MR. LABARAN MAKU
HON. MINISTER
CON
HAJIYA ZAINAB MAINA, MFR
HON. MINISTER
CON
ARC. MUSA MOHAMMED SADA
HON. MINISTER
CON
AMB. BASHIR YUGUDA
HON. MINISTER
CON
MR. EZENWO NYESOM WIKE
HON. MINISTER
CON
SENATOR FEMI OKUNRONMU
SENATOR
CON
MR. OLATUNDE JOHN AYENI
CHAIRMAN,  SKYE BANK PLC
CON
MR. GODWIN EMEFIELE
GOVERNOR, CBN
CON
SENATOR GEORGE THOMPSON SIKIBO JP
SENATOR
CON
MAJOR GEN. SURAJ ALAO ABDULRAHMAN
FORCE COMMANDER, LIBERIA ARMED FORCES
CON
DR. ABDUALLAHI UMAR GANDUJE
DEPUTY GOVERNOR, KANO STATE
OFR
AMB. (DR.) MARTIN IHOEGHIAN UHOMOIBHI
PERMANENT SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
OFR
KOBIS ARI THIMNU
SSG, ADAMAWA
OFR
ALH. SAHABI ISA  GADA
SSG, SOKOTO STATE
OFR
PROF. MKPA AGU MKPA
SSG, ABIA STATE
OFR
GARVEY ACHEN YAWA
SSG, TARABA STATE
OFR
HANNATU INTI UGAH (MRS)
HEAD OF SERVICE, KADUNA STATE
OFR
MAJ. GEN. SHEHU USMAN ABDULKADIR
PIONEER FORCE COMMANDER, FIRST AFRICAN UNION AND ECOWAS PEACE MISSION IN MALI
OFR
BOLAJI AYORINDE, SAN
LEGAL PRACTITIONER
OFR
ENGR. (CHIEF) AMIN IBRAHIM MOUSSALLI
GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR AIM GROUP LTD
OFR
CHIEF GAFAR KAYODE ANIMASAHUN
GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR AIM GROUP LTD
OFR
PA. MICHAEL TAIWO AKINKUNMI
DESIGNER OF THE NATIONAL FLAG
OFR
MIKE AGBEDOR ABU OZEKHOME (SAN)
LEGAL PRACTITIONER
OFR
CHIEF SIMON NSUNNDU OKEKE
FMR. CHAIRMAN POLICE SERVICE COMMISSION
OFR
HRH. ABUBAKAR UMAR SULEIMAN
TRADITIONAL RULER
OFR
CHIEF VICTOR UMEH
POLITICIAN
OFR
ALHAJI BUHARI BALA
FORMER MINISTER
OFR
SENATOR UMAR ABUBAKAR ARGUNGU
SENATOR
OFR
PROF. OLOYEDE  IS-HAQ OLAREWAJU
FORMER VICE CHANCELLOR UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN
OFR
DR. GREGORY IKECHUKWU IBE
VISITOR GREGORY UNIVERSITY
OFR
CHIEF JOE KYARI GADZAMA, SAN, MFR
LEGAL PRACTITIONER
OFR
SIR EMMANUEL N. MADUEKWE
CHAIRMAN FIRST TARZAN MOTORS LTD
OFR
CHIEF ADENIGBA F. FADAHUNSI
RTD CUSTOM OFFICER
OFR
HRH. PRINCE AL WALEED BIN TALAL
FOREIGN INVESTOR
OFR
JUDE NNODUM, SAN
LEGAL PRACTITIONER
OFR
DAFE AKPEDEYE, SAN
LEGAL PRACTITIONER
OFR
DR. IGWE AJA-NWACHUKWU
PRO. CHANCELLOR, EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY
OFR
MR. ERICO MONFRINI
LEGAL PRACTITIONER
OFR
PROF. PETER T. AKPER, SAN
LEGAL PRACTITIONER
OFR
ENGR. BEKINBO R. DAGOGO-JACK
CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENTIAL TASK FORCE ON POWER
OFR
AMB. GODSON ONYEMACHI ECHEGILE
FORMER AMBASSADOR
OFR
PROF. WILLIAMS BARNABAS QURIX
VC, KADUNA STATE UNIVERSITY
OFR
ALAHAJI SANI SIDI
D.G . NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (NEMA)
OFR
SHEIKH ABDULHAFEEZ ABOU
RELIGIOUS LEADER
OFR
BRIG. GENERAL NNAMDI OKORIE AFFIA
FORMER D.G. NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE CORPS
OFR
RT. HON. BATHEL NNAEKA AMADI
SPEAKER, PAN AFRICAN PARLIAMENT
OFR
DR. ALEX C. OTTI
M.D. DIAMOND BANK PLC
OFR
ENGR. M. A. K. ABUBAKAR, MFR
DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF TO THE PRESIDENT
OFR
LT. GEN. CHIKADIBIA ISAAC OBIAKOR
CHAIRMAN UNITED NATIONS BOARD OF INQUIRY IN ABIYEI
OFR
MR. MIKE OMERI AGBO-OMERI
DG. NATIONAL ORIENTATION AGENCY
OFR
UKURA SAMUEL TYONONGO, FCA
AUDITOR GENERAL FOR THE FEDERATION
OFR
MR. JONAH OGUNNIYI OTUNLA
ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF FEDERATION
OFR
BASHORUN SEINDE AROGBOFA
EDUCATIONIST/AUTHOR
OFR
MR. JOHN KENNEDY OPARA
PUBLIC SERVANT
OFR
DR. VALERIE AZINGE
SECRETARY, NATIONAL CONFERENCE
OFR
MR. DAVID SHIKFU PARRADANG
COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF IMMIGRATION
OFR
HONOURABLE ARUA ARUNSI
MEMBER, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
OFR
PROF. BARTHOLOMEW OKOLO
FORMER VC, UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA NSUKKA
OFR
MRS. CATHERINE UJU IFEJIKA
MANAGING DIRECTOR, BRITENIA–U NIG. LTD
OFR
FAITH TUEDOR MATHEWS
GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR/CEO MAINSTREET BANK
OFR
PROF. KIMSE AMAEBI BIYE OKOKO
CHAIRMAN, COMMITTEE OF PRO-CHANCELLORS
OFR
PROF. EPIPHANY AZINGE
DIRECTOR-GENERAL, NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED LEGAL STUDIES (NIALS)
OON
DIG SULEIMAN DAUDA FAKAI
DIG
OON
ATIKU YUSUF KAFUR
DIG
OON
EMMANUEL ONYEDIKACHI UDEOJI
DIG
OON
PETER YISA GANA
DIG
OON
DIG. MARVEL ENAJERO AKPOYIBO
DIG
OON
ABDEL RAHMAN OLAJIDE AKANO
DIG
OON
PHILEMON IBRAHIM LEHA
DIG
OON
JALAL AHMAD ARABI
STATE HOUSE COUNSEL
OON
HON. JUSTICE GABZIU ADEMOLA BAKRE
RTD. JUDGE
OON
MAJ.  GEN. FELIX O. A. IORSHASE (RTD)
FORMER PROVOST MARSHAL NIGERIA ARMY
OON
ADAMU MUHAMMED GARIN GABAS
PERMANENT SECRETARY IN JIGAWA STATE
OON
CHIEF (DR.) FABIAN NWAORA
BUSINESS MAN
OON
PROF. OSITA OGBU
ACADEMICIAN
OON
MR. AKINSANYA SUNNY AJOSE
RETIRED HEAD OF SERVICE, LAGOS STATE
OON
MAJ. GEN. SUNDAY NLEMCHUKWU CHIKWE
FORMER GOC 81 DIVISION, NIGERIA ARMY
OON
PROF. ISRAEL OLATUNJI ORUBULOYE
ACADEMICIAN
OON
PROF ANDREW JONATHAN NOK
ACADEMICIAN
OON
PROF. CYPRIAN OGBONNA ONYEJI
VICE CHANCELLOR, ESUT
OON
PROF. OPEOLUWA OLADEINDE ADEKUNLE
MEMBER POST GRADUATE COMMITTEE, ACADEMIC HEALTH SERVICE COMPUTER OF EASTERN CAPS
OON
MR. OSCAR ONYEMA
CEO, NIGERIAN STOCK EXCHANGE
OON
DR. PATRICK I. OKPAH
BUSINESS MAN
OON
AMB. ALIYU DALA HASSAN
DIPLOMAT
OON
FOLUSHO OLANIYAN (MRS)
MANAGING DIRECTOR, UTC NIG. PLC
OON
MOHAMMED SANI KALLAH
RESEARCHER
OON
OTUNBA THEOPHILUS OLUWOLE AKINDELE
ENGINEER
OON
BEN MURRAY – BRUCE (MR)
BUSINESSMAN
OON
HRM. OVIE RICHARD L. OGBON
TRADITIONAL RULER
OON
SIR STEVE B. OMOJAFOR
CHAIRMAN ZENITH BANK PLC
OON
MR. CHUKWUEMEKA GODSWILL ONWUKA
CHAIRMAN ENTERPRISE BANK
OON
ALH. SULEIMAN YAHAYA
CHAIRMAN NAHCO
OON
CHIEF (SIR) EMMANUEL UMEOHIA
CEO, EMABUMEH AND SONS LTD
OON
ABUBAKAR LADAN ZARIA
MUSICIAN
OON
MR. BERNARD O. N. OTTI
GED FINANCE AND ACCOUNTS NNPC
OON
DR. AMINU LADAN SHAREHU
DG/CEO, NATIONAL TEACHERS INSTITUTE KADUNA
OON
MR. JOSEPH OLUREMI AKANDE
COMMISSIONER FCSC, ABUJA
OON
AMB. CHUKWUDI N. OKAFOR
NIGERIA’S AMBASSADOR TO THAILAND
OON
MR. ADEYEMO M. TUNDE
ACCOMPLISHED CIVIL SERVANT
OON
DR. SHEHU YAHAYA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB)
OON
CECILIA AKINTOMIDE
SECRETARY, ADB TUNISIA/   IVORY COAST
OON
MAHMOOD AHMADU
CEO. OLS SERVICES
OON
DR. ADO JIMADA GANA MUHAMMAD
CIVIL SERVANT
OON
DR. ABDULLAHI Y. SHEHU
DG. INT. GOVT. ACTION AGAINST MONEY LAUNDRING IN WEST AFRICA
OON
AMB. BINA CITIP SELCHUM
DIPLOMAT
OON
AMB.  ESTHER AUDU (MRS)
NIGERIA’S HIGH COMMISSIONER TO THE GAMBIA
OON
MANU GARBA (MFR)
CHIEF COACH, UNDER 17 FOOTBALL TEAM
OON
MRS. BEATRICE E. JEDY-AGBA
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY NAPTIP
OON
OBONG MICHAEL A. AFANGIDEH
ENTREPRENEUR/ POLITICIAN
OON
HIS EMINENCE IME A. UMOETTE
RELIGIOUS LEADER
OON
HRM OFFONG (ENG) EFFIONG ROBIN ASABI
TRADITIONAL RULER
OON
ALHAJI MUHAMMADU NADADA UMAR
FORMER DIRECTOR-GENERAL SMEDAN
OON
ALHAJI GIMBA YA’U KUMO
MANAGING DIRECTOR, FEDERAL MORTGAGE BANK OF NIGERIA
OON
BOMA OZOBIA, LLM
FORMER PRESIDENT COMMONWEALTH LAWYERS ASSOCIATION
OON
PROF. SHEHU ARABU RISKWA
FORMER VC, USMAN DANFADIO UNIVERSITY, SOKOTO
OON
DR. (CHIEF) DAVID OGBA ONUOHA
ENTREPRENEUR
OON
IBRAHIM MOHAMMED MERA
PUBLIC SERVANT/DCG CUSTOMS
OON
PETER DEDEVBO
COACH UNDER 20 NATIONAL  FEMALE FOOTBALL TEAM
OON
DR. AKILU NDABAWA
SECRETARY PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL CONFERENCE
OON
PROF. ABDU IGANIYU AMBALI
VC UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN
OON
IDRIS ABIODUN JAWANDO
RETIRED DIRECTOR ENGINEERING CIVIL AND SANITARY INFRASTRUCTURE
OON
STELLA UGBOMA
PROMINENT LAWYER, FMR. PRESIDENT OF FIDA
OON
MRS.  KATHERINE PHILIP ADAMU
CHIEF CATERING OFFICER, STATE HOUSE
MFR
HAMALAI JUMMAI GWALEM
HOUSE KEEPER, PRESIDENTIAL WING, NNAMDI AZIKIWE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
MFR
MR. FELIX IKUMAPAYI, FDC
DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF STATE SERVICE (DSS)
MFR
OLALEKAN ODUGBEMI, FDC
DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF STATE SERVICE (DSS)
MFR
HON. FARUK MALAMI YABO
HON. COMMISSIONER  IN SOKOTO STATE
MFR
HON. GABRIEL HAMADAMA
HON. COMMISSIONER, IN ADAMAWA STATE
MFR
ELDER (DR,) MRS. HANNAH ODEPO-YAMA
RETIRED SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
MFR
MR. KNUT ULVMOEN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DANGOTE GROUP
MFR
ENG. YUVAL LEVY
GM. SCC NIGERIA LTD.
MFR
HAJIYA ZAINAB ABU BELLO
EDUCATIONIST
MFR
ALH. KABIR ALKALI MUHAMMED
ACCOUNTANT
MFR
PROF. HAFEZ ABUBAKAR
EDUCATIONIST
MFR
DOUKPOLA FRANCIS AMAEBI
BANKER
MFR
ALH. NUHU ABDULKADIR
TRADITIONAL RULER
MFR
MR. N. G. PATEL
INDUSTRIALIST
MFR
AMB. ADAMU SAIDU DAURA
POLITICIAN
MFR
CHIEF (MRS.) LEILA EUPHEMIA APINKE FOWLER
LEGAL PRACTITIONER
MFR
KENNETH EMEKA NWABUEZE (ENGR.)
CONSULTANT
MFR
BARR. JOEL SABO ANINGE
TRADITIONAL RULER
MFR
BLESSING OKAGBARE
ATHLETE, GOLD MEDALLIST 2014 COMMONWEALTH GAMES
MFR
BISHOP DR. (MRS.) IREYEESORISEONE AKUMAGBA
CLERGY
MFR
CHHIEF (DR.) CHRISTIAN OBIDINNA OGEDAZI, BL
LEGAL PRACTITIONER
MFR
IDRIS IBRAHIM GINSAU
DIRECTOR IN JIGAWA STATE CIVIL SERVICE
MFR
CHIEF (MRS.) DOHERTY BOLAJOKO BIMBOLA
EDUCATIONIST
MFR
MR. UDEME ONOFIOK UFOT
BUSINESSMAN
MFR
PROF. OLUWOLE DANIEL MAKINDE
SCIENTIST
MFR
MRS. MAIDEN IBRU
PUBLISHER GUARDIAN NEWS PAPER
MFR
MR. IMEH USUAH
TAXI DRIVER
MFR
DR. JOE OKEI-ODUMAKIN
HUMAN RIGHT ACTIVIST
MFR
PROF. NIYI AKINNASO
LECTURER
MFR
ALH. AHMAD BADAMASUIY
RETIRED CIVIL SERVANT
MFR
CHIEF (DR.) MURTALA ADEBAYO
LEGAL PRACTITIONER
MFR
PROF. KEVIN MICHAEL OGON ETTA
EDUCATIONIST
MFR
RT. HON. ATOZA IHINDAN
POLITICIAN
MFR
ADEDAPO OLUSEUN ABIODUN AKANDE
BUSINESS EXECUTIVE
MFR
MR. EBERE YOUNG ACHARAIKE
MEDIA CONSULTANT
MFR
CHIEF (MRS.) MOJI MAKANJUOLA
JOURNALIST
MFR
ELDER URUM KALU EKE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PUBLIC SECTOR, FIRST BANKS PLC
MFR
MUHAMMAD BABANDEDE
DEPUTY COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF IMMIGRATION
MFR
DAVOU TIMOTHY PWAJOK
EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF AFRIMINES LTD
MFR
HRH. HARUNA TANKO JIBRIN KUJE
TRADITIONAL RULER
MFR
HRH. ALH. HASSAN ATTAHIRU BUNGUGU
TRADITIONAL RULER
MFR
EMMANUEL AMUNEKE
ASSISTANT COACH, UNDER 17 FOOTBALL TEAM
MFR
NDUKA UGBADE
ASSISTANT COACH,  UNDER 17 FOOTBALL TEAM
MFR
EMEKA AMADI
GOALKEEPER TRAINER
MFR
MR. ENGENIUSZ LAC HOWSKI
CHAUFFER, NIGERIA HIGH COMMISSION, CANADA
MFR
PATIENCE OKAEME
CAPTAIN, UNDER 20  NATIONAL FEMALE FOOTBALL TEAM
MFR
CHIEF MRS. NKECHI OKEMINI MBA
NATIONAL PRESIDENT, NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN SOCIETIES
MFR
HAJIA RAMATU BALA USMAN
FORMER NATIONAL PRESIDENT, NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN SOCIETIES
MFR
MR. KENNETH NNEBUE
ACTOR
MFR
OMOTOLA JALADE EKEINDE
FILM MAKER /ACTRESS
MFR
AJOKE SYLVA JACOBS
ACTRESS
MFR
NNIMMO BASSEY
ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS ACTIVIST
MFR
CHIEF OLADEJI FASUAN
RETIRED PERMANENT SECRETARY
MON
SE-ALABO (AMB) DAGOGO CLAUDE-WILCOX
FMR. AMBASSADOR
MON
ABRAHAM NDANA YISA
LEGAL PRACTITIONER
MON
HASSAN MUHAMMAD LIMAN ESQ, SAN
LEGAL PRACTITIONER
MON
CHIEF (DR.) SYLVANUS O. EBIGWEI
MEDICAL DOCTOR
MON

Ebola outbreak: Guinea searches for missing health team

Guinea has sent a team to find missing health officials who were attacked two days ago while visiting a village to raise awareness about Ebola.

Unconfirmed reports suggest they may have been kidnapped or even killed.

The officials had fled Wamey village in Nzerekore region after their group was pelted with stones.

The Ebola outbreak has now killed at least 2,622 people in Guinea, as well as Liberia and Sierra Leone, the World Health Organization says.

It is the world's worst outbreak of the deadly disease, with officials warning that more than 20,000 people could ultimately be infected.

A three-day lockdown is starting in Sierra Leone at 00.00 GMT on Friday in a bid to stop the disease spreading.

Last month, riots erupted in the area of Guinea where the health workers went missing - near where the outbreak was first recorded - following rumours that medics were contaminating people when they started spraying a market to disinfect it.

The missing people are thought to include journalists as well as local officials.

Ebola virus disease (EVD)

Symptoms include high fever, bleeding and central nervous system damage

Spread by body fluids, such as blood and saliva

Current outbreak has mortality rate of about 55%

Incubation period is two to 21 days

There is no proven vaccine or cure

One journalist who escaped during the attack in the village said her colleagues may have been kidnapped because, while she was hiding, she heard the villagers looking for them. This has not been independently confirmed.

Nigeria 'uses torture officers to extract confessions'

Torture has become such an integral part of policing in Nigeria that many stations have an informal torture officer, Amnesty International says.
Both the military and police use a wide range of torture methods including beatings, nail and teeth extractions and other sexual violence, it says.

One woman accused of theft in Lagos said she was sexually assaulted, and had tear gas sprayed into her vagina.

The Nigerian government has not yet responded to the rights group's report.

People told Amnesty about a form of water torture in which hot and cold water is poured on naked bodies
Entitled Welcome to Hell Fire, it says people are often detained in large dragnet operations and tortured as punishment, to extort money or to extract "confessions" as a way to solve cases.

Extrajudicial executions

The use of torture is particularly extreme in the north-east in the war against Boko Haram Islamist militants, Amnesty says.

 between 5,000 and 10,000 people have been arrested there since 2009, and executions in overcrowded detention facilities are common.

A teenage boy, pictured at the top, was among 50 people arrested by the army in Pokiskum in Yobe state last year on suspicion being a member of the Boko Haram.

At the time he was 15 years old and spent three weeks in custody in Damaturu and said he was beaten continuously with gun butts, batons and machetes.


Torture chamber testimony: Chinwe in Anambra state


Arrested in 2013 along with other hotel staff after two guns and a human skull were found. They were beaten, detained in a van for hours and then taken to an anti-robbery squad centre in Awkuzu.

"I was thrown inside a cell. I noticed a written sign on the wall 'Welcome to hell fire'… I was taken to the interrogation room.

"There was a police officer at one end with two suspects who were chained together.

"I saw ropes streaming down from the ceiling tops, bags of sand elevated on the perimeter wall fence of the hall and all types of rod and metal in different shapes and sizes.

"I heard shouts and screams from torture victims… I saw buckets of water on standby in case anybody faints or opts to die before appending [their] signature to already written statements."

The officer questioned him, tied his hands and legs, passed a rod between them and elevated him from a perimeter wall. They poured water on him whenever he passed out. He was charged with murder, has since been freed on bail and is awaiting trial.


The boy told Amnesty that melted plastic was poured on his back and he was asked to walk and roll over broken bottles in a hole, and cold water was poured on him and others.

A former soldier who served at Damaturu confirmed that torture was routinely used at the camp.

"An electrified baton is used on a person to make them talk," he told Amnesty.

"They tie people with their hands stretched behind their arms… people kept like that for six or seven hours lose their hands, people kept like that much longer can even die," he said.

Amnesty says the report was compiled using 500 interviews during 20 separate visits to Nigeria since 2007.

"Across the country, the scope and severity of torture inflicted on Nigeria's women, men and children by the authorities supposed to protect them is shocking to even the most hardened human rights observer," Amnesty's Netsanet Belay said in a statement.

The 24-year-old woman sexually assaulted with tear gas says the abuse has left her with a permanent injury.

"A policewoman took me to a small room, told me to remove everything I was wearing. She spread my legs wide and fired tear gas into my vagina… I was asked to confess that I was an armed robber… I was bleeding… up till now I still feel pain in my womb," she said.


Detainees spoke of being suspended upside down by their feet for hours
She has been charged with theft and remains in custody awaiting trial 10 months after her arrest.

Even though torture is prohibited under the constitution, Amnesty notes that Nigeria's politicians have yet to pass a bill to criminalise it.

It says security forces enjoy a climate of impunity and the criminal justice system is riddled with corruption.

Source:bbc

Gospel singer Tope Odu release new promo pics and new single

Contemporary Afro-Classic singer Tope Odu teamed up with MTN project fame season 5 winner Ayoola to deliver this pleasant, classical song titled Stay In Lovefor your listening pleasure. Produced by VC Perez,the song is the second single from Tope this year having released ILU (Drums) earlier. Listen to it after the cut and also see pictures from her recent promo shoot


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Photos: Toke Makinwa & Bovi unveiled as hosts of Headies 2014

TV/radio personality Toke Makinwa and popular comedian, Bovi have been unveiled as hosts for this year’s edition of Nigeria’s biggest and most prestigious music awards, The Headies. The 9th season of The Headies will hold on October 25th, 2014 and will feature some of the biggest performances and side attractions ever witnessed on the Headies stage. See more photos of the host after the cut...

15 soldiers gets 4yrs imprisonment for refusing to fight Boko Haram

15 Nigerian soldiers has been sentenced to 4 years imprisonment by a military court that sat at the 23rd Armoured Brigade in Yola in Adamawa state.For refusing an order from their superior.they were asked to go nd confront the boko haram terrorists in the battle field..but I guess they were just scared for their lives...

I hope they learn their lesson tho..being a soldier is not for the weak minded people.

Ogun State police Apprehends 25-year-old man for defiling 3 year old girl

A 25-year-old Man( Kayode Akanni,) "pictured above" has been Apprehended by men of the Ogun State Police Command attached to the Ayetoro Division for defiling a three -year- old girl in, Punch reports.

While parading him before the press, the state Police spokesman Muyiwa Adejobi said Kayode had tricked the little girl into his room then had sex with her. He said the parents of the little girl discovered the damage on her private part and when asked who touched her, the little girl mentioned the young man's name. Her parents immediately made a report at the police station and he was arrested ..

“During police interrogation, it was discovered that the suspect tricked the young and innocent baby into his room by telling her to bring to him a bunch of keys outside the room. It was after that he had unlawful carnal knowledge of the girl. The suspect has confessed to the crime, while the victim has been taken to hospital for treatment.”
The Police spokesman say Kayode will soon be charged to court.

New music from Zucee - Monkey No Fine Ft. Denerio

Fresh single from Zucee titled "Monkey No Fine"  Zucee a young talented artiste who started is music career with a band called Unique Band in Port Harcourt where he was born. Zucee is signed on to Yah Records and his currently working on his album. Enjoy below...



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Six women have been convicted of operating a "pyramid" scheme in which thousands of investors lost money.

 The "Give and Take" scheme operated in south-west England and south Wales five years ago.

The six were all from the Bristol area and each were given a nine month prison sentence. Investigators say more than £20m was invested by about 10,000 members of the public.

Three other women were given suspended sentences for promoting the scheme.

The group encouraged people to "beg, borrow or steal" £3,000 to put into the scheme between May 2008 and April 2009.

It began in Bath and Bristol and spread to Gloucester, Bridgwater, Cheltenham, Torquay, Weston-super-Mare and Wales.

Those running the scheme told its investors it had a quick, easy and legal way to make cash - by paying in £3,000 they would receive more than £20,000, as more members joined.

But eventually the number of new recruits dried up and the scheme collapsed, with 90% of investors loosing their money.

Eleven women, aged between 34 and 69, became the first to be prosecuted for such a scheme, under new legislation in the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Act 2008.

Following two trials in 2012 and 2013, which can now be reported for the first time, three were convicted, three pleaded guilty, one was acquitted and two juries could not reach a verdict on another.

Court proceedings

A third trial was due to begin at Bristol Crown Court on Wednesday. However, the women entered guilty pleas before a jury was sworn in.

Mary Nash, 65, Susan Crane, 68, and Hazel Cameron, 54, will be sentenced in October. All three admitted operating and promoting the pyramid scheme.

Laura Fox, 69, East Harptree, Jennifer Smith-Hayes, 69, of Bishopsworth and Carol Chalmers, 68, of Weston-super-Mare were convicted of operating and promoting the scheme during a trial in 2012.

They were sentenced to nine months in prison.

Sally Phillips, 34, of Hengrove, Jane Smith, 50, of Bishopsworth, both Bristol and Rita Lomas, 49, of Whitchurch, Somerset admitted promoting the scheme in 2012.

Phillips received a three-month suspended prison sentence, Smith a four-month suspended sentence and Lomas a four-and-a-half month suspended sentence.

Two trials of Tracey Laurence, 60, of Bradley Stoke, South Gloucestershire failed to reach a verdict.

Rhalina Yuill, 34, of St George, Bristol was acquitted of promoting a pyramid scheme on her second trial.

Happy birthday to 2face Idibia, see his wife's lovely B'day message

happybirthday to the most talented snger iv ever seen
See his wife message to him.

Young Nigerian entrepreneur Sujimoto speaks bravely to Forbes Africa

Young entrepreneurs are changing the face of Africa. Meet Sijibomi popularly known as Sujimoto who is relentlessand unreasonable about modern contemporary real estate in Nigeria.

Recently featured in Forbes Africa as a brave young entrepreneur, Sijibomi Ogundele hosts the launch of his construction company Sujimoto Construction Limited. Welcoming international partners, the Nigerian elite & leaders in the field of politics, real estate, finance, media & commerce.  
Sujimoto Construction will be showcasing past, present and future projects at the Wheatbaker hotel on Friday 19th of September 2014 (invitation only).