EFCC press release: Court jails ex-banker 115years for N8.9m scam

115 years for N8.9m fraud? Choi. Well, thankfully it will run concurrently. See the EFCC press releasebelow...

A Lagos High court sitting in Igbosere, presided over by Justice Adebisi Akinlade on Monday February 17, 2014 sentenced Jamiu Seun Odunayo (pictured above), a former banker, to One Hundred and Fifteen Years (115) imprisonment with no option of fine over an offense which borders on fraud, stealing, and obtaining money by false pretense.

The convict was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on 39-count amended charge for fraudulently obtaining money by false pretences, stealing and suppression of funds to the tune of Eight Million Eight Hundred and Twenty Nine Thousand

APC Leader Killed blood battle begins

Tragedy struck on Friday night in Oro, Kwara State, as a stray police bullet killed a 35-year-old politician during a party to celebrate St. Valentine’s Day.

The party held at the Topmost Hotel, Oro, in Irepodun Local Government Area.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the All Progressives Congress, APC, stalwart, Femi Oladipo, died instantly from the bullet wound.

Mr. Oladipo was a former chairmanship aspirant under the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the November 2013 local government election in the state before defecting to APC.
The death of Mr. Oladipo has triggered a protest in the town with some anti-riot policemen and soldiers drafted to the scene on Saturday.

A witness said, on condition of anonymity, that a stray bullet from one of two policemen providing security at the hotel hit Mr. Oladipo’s chest at 11:45 p.m.

He said that Mr. Oladipo was mediating in a minor disagreement among some youth when

Ailing Patience Jonathan Secretly Flown To Germany

Two reliable sources in Abuja have told SaharaReporters that First Lady Patience Jonathan was flown out to a German hospital for treatment.

One source stated that President Jonathan's wife was secretly moved out of Abuja almost a week ago.

Earlier last year, SaharaReporters broke the story of Mrs. Jonathan's secret hospitalization in Germany for a series of serious health problems.

"She was flown out about a week ago," a source at the Presidential Villa told our correspondent. He added that he was not aware of the First Lady's immediate ailment.

One source disclosed that Mrs. Jonathan had kept a low profile several weeks before her removal to a German hospital.

"She has not been in good health for a while now," said a source close to the Jonathan family.

Mrs. Jonathan's spokesman had claimed last year that the president's wife

President Jonathan Finally Sacks Aviation Minister 'Stella Oduah' & Three Others

President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday finally sacked the embattled Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah. Others affected were Caleb Olubolade (Police Affairs); Godsday Orubebe (Niger Delta); and Yerima Ngama (State, Finance). According to a source, They were dropped, they did not resign

 Oduah’s approval for the purchase of two bullet-proof cars for N255m caused public outrage in the country with many Nigerians calling for her removal and prosecution

APC Falters As PDP Retakes Majority In The House Of Reps

Breaking news report from The Will Nigeria

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has retaken the majority in the Federal House of Representatives with Tuesday’s defection of five members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the ruling party.

Today’s development may have crushed the APC’s big push and momentum to effectively take over the House of Reps following the crisis rocking the ruling party.

Those who defected from the APC to the PDP are: Honourables Ladan Shehu Bichi (Kano), Abdulsalam Adamu (Kano), Sani Umar Dangaladima (Zamfara), Shehu Gusau (Zamfara) and Umar Bature (Sokoto).

I Ate Live Cockroaches To Survive - Nigerian Basketballer Who Played For Ex Libyan Leader Ghadaffi

When US basketball player Alex Owumi signed a contract to play for a team in Benghazi, Libya, he had no idea that his employer was the the most feared man in the country. Nor did he guess the country was about to descend into war. Here he tells his story, parts of which some readers may find distressing. It was a beautiful flat. Everything was state of the art and it was spacious, too. It had two big living rooms, three big bedrooms, flat screens everywhere. The couches had gold trim and were so big and heavy they were impossible to move. The door to the apartment was reinforced steel, like on a bank vault.
It was 27 December 2010 and I had just arrived in Benghazi, Libya’s second biggest city, to play basketball for a team called Al-Nasr Benghazi. I had stayed in some nice places playing for teams in Europe, but this seventh-floor apartment in the middle of town was something else. It was like the Taj Mahal. I didn’t immediately notice the photographs dotted around the place – of Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi and his grandchildren. When I did, I phoned the team president – we called him Mr Ahmed – and he told me how it was. “The apartment belongs to Mutassim Gaddafi, the Colonel’s son,” he said. “Al-Nasr is the Gaddafi club. You are playing for the Gaddafi family pics below

Who is Sanusi working for?

There was nothing new in all Sanusi new allegation from the reconciliation we had late last y ear.
we are surprised that… Sanusi have no clue some basic engineering issues. – Mr Y akubu, NNPC GMD.
We are concerned by the dynamics of the moving numbers as the Central Governor’s figures keep
changing.
Sanusi’s claim that kerosene subsidy , we appropriates subsidy for the product every y ear, So NNPC
was right. – Sen Ahmed Maikarfi.
The Senate Committee on Finance at the National Assembly , those present left the venue confused after
CBN Governor Mallam Sanusi Lamido said the unremitted amount by NNPC now stood at $20 billion.
The audience looked confused as Sanusi reeled out the new figure, more so after he had submitted to the
committee late last y ear that of the $49.8 billion said to have been unremitted to the Federation
Account by NNPC was cleared to $10.8b. The $10.8b has been tracked to used by NNPC for Kerosene
Subsidies since 2009, Cost of operations for the Corporation and their subsidiaries.
In his response, the committee chairman, Ahmed Maikarfi, dismissed Sanusi’s submission, say ing there
was nothing new in all he said. He also remarked that despite his claim that kerosene subsidy had
stopped since 2009, the National Assembly appropriates subsidy for the product every y ear. He also
asked Sanusi to wait for the ongoing reconciliation to be concluded before going any further, stating,
“The bottom line is that the federation should not lose a cent,

Tinubu calls President Goodluck 'indeed' Jonathan a BIG THIEF

Former Lagos State governor and National Leader of the All Progressives 

Congress of Nigeria, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has described the

 Jonathan led government as one that routinely abuses power and manipulates

 the people.

Speaking at a dinner organised by a Lagos group, the New Generation, NG at the Muson Center in Lagos, Tinubu went to great length to draw a distinction between the PDP and the APC.

He blamed the Jonathan led PDP government for reckless spending and corruption in the oil sector. According to him, the administration has turned funds meant for government programmes into slush funds to fill the pockets of party loyalists.

Tinubu noted that Nigerians are yet to get a satisfactory explanation on the 400,000 barrels per day that is stolen. He opined that the NNPC has been converted into an ATM.

Graphic photos: Soldier pictured stabbing man to death in front of a crowd

About 20 uniformed soldiers accused a member of the crowd of having belonged to Seleka - the mostly Muslim rebel group that seized power in a coup last March, before stabbing him repeatedly until he was dead.A soldier stamped on the lifeless body, which was then dragged nearly naked through the streets as residents looked on and took photographs. Continue

Politician Denounces Shakira for Helping Rihanna to Promote ‘Lesbianism’ in Music Video

A Colombian Councilman has denounced Colombia’s national treasure Shakira for helping Bajan singer Rihanna to — in his words — “promote lesbianism” in Shakira’s new music video.

Marco Fidel Ramirez, a conservative Christian politician from Bogota, tweeted that Shakira’s music video for “Can’t Remember to Forget You” was “simply disgusting” and an “unabashed glorification of lesbianism.”

In the music video, Shakira and Rihanna wear skimpy bathing suits and caress each other passionately.

According to a Huffington Post translation, a message on his website reads

Who Does Asari Dokubo think he is? SSS is calling you

Nigeria’s Niger Delta former militant and leader of Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, Mujahideen Asari-Dokubo, on Thursday voluntarily honoured an invitation by  Nigeria’s  secret police, the Department of State Security Services.
He was invited to clear the air over the inciting comments he has been making about the 2015 elections.
                                   Asari Dokubo
His invitation by the DSS, observers said, followed criticism of the agency that it often acted in a knee-jerk manner to arrest opposition elements critical of the Jonathan administration, while looking the other way, when the ‘president’s friends’, make incendiary statements.
Dokubo told journalists as he was about to go into the expansive headquarters of the secret police this morning that he was invited by the DSS and did not know if he will be arrested. The Niger Delta militant however said he is not afraid of arrest as he has been arrested 73 times before.

Kano approves N119m for Sani Abacha stadium rehabilitation

The Kano State Government said it approved N119 million for the rehabilitation of Sani Abacha stadium to meet the CAF standard.

The Commissioner for Information, Dr Umar Faruk, made this known when he briefed newsmen on the outcome of the state Executive Council meeting in Kano on Wednesday.

Faruk said that SEC approved N17 million for the repairs of 11 power plants at Challawa water treatment plant and N47 million for the trainees of fisheries institute at Bagauda.

“The council has also approved five million naira for the sensitisation and awareness activities of Kano Road Traffic Agency,’’ he said.

The commissioner said that the council approved N2.4 million for the nomination and training of 80 people from the state’s microfinance banks.

Pope Francis To Host Queen Elizabeth On April 3

The Queen will meet Pope Francis for the first time when she visits Rome in April as a guest of the Italian president, Buckingham Palace has announced.

The Queen and her husband Prince Philip will have an audience with the Pope after

FBI: Kids Forced Into Prostitution for Super Bowl

The FBI and dozens of law enforcement agencies rescued 16 juveniles during an operation that targeted forced prostitution around the Super Bowl.

Officials say the children ranged in age from 13 to 17. They were found in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Pennsylvania.

Some were high school students whose families reported them missing.

Did You Know How Much Mandela a.k.a Madiba WILL was Worth?

The will of former South African President and world hero, Nelson Mandela was read to his family members today February 3rd.

Reading the 40 page will, Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke said Mandela's third wife, Graca Machel, is entitled to half the estate under South African marital law but could waive her claims and opt for specified assets that include properties in her native Mozambique. Machel has not made a decision on whether to weave her rights, Moseneke said.

The will directs that each of his children and some of his grand-children are to receive $300,000. His upscale Johannesburg house, where he spent most of his life after being freed from apartheid prison, would be home to his deceased son

First Bank marks 120th Anniversary...Unveils New Logo

FBN Holdings PLC popularly known as First Bank recently unveiled a new corporate identity (logo) as part of her 120^th Anniversary celebrations.

The new logo didn’t lose the iconic Elephant symbol but rather refreshed it in a number of ways. The raised head of the elephant is a promise to all customers that with First Bank in your corner, every financial challenge you face, you can face with your head held high. Continue...

MEET The Pastor Who Uses Deadly Serpents To Preach! [PHOTOS]

A grand jury in Tennessee has exonerated Pastor Andrew Hamblin, the star of the National Geographic reality show “Snake Salvation,” but wildlife officials say that doesn’t mean he will get back the 53 snakes they seized from his church last November.
A grand jury may have decided not to indict Pastor Hamblin of the Tabernacle Church of God in LaFollette, but the snakes are illegal, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency spokesman Matt Cameron tells the Knoxville News Sentinel. “So we can’t return them.”

54 detainees escape in Libya jailbreak

TRIPOLI, LIBYA –  A Libyan security official says that over 54 detainees have escaped from a prison in the capital Tripoli due to a security failure.

Judicial Police Lt. Col. Ahmed Abu Kara said in a Sunday statement that the escapees smashed the building's rear protective windows, while guards were distributing the inmates' breakfast. He said the prison was short five guards at the time of the Saturday breakout.

Al Qaeda fighters in Syria kill rival rebel leader

BEIRUT –  Al Qaeda fighters killed the leader of a rival Islamic brigade in a twin car bombing near Syria's northern city of Aleppo, an attack likely to further exacerbate rebel infighting even as government forces continued their intense shelling of opposition-held areas of the city on Sunday.

Syrian aircraft bombed buildings, burying people underneath rubble in the Bab Neirab area, said the Aleppo Media Center. It wasn't immediately clear how many casualties there were.

The bombings came after military aircraft dropped barrels packed with explosives over rebel-held areas on Saturday, killing dozens, including an attack that killed 34 people in the

Government Shutdown: Blocking the budget to punish the people - by Reno Omokri

Article written by Reno Omokri -Special Assistant on New Media to President Jonathan. Please read!

When I heard about the directive from the All Progressive Congress, APC, to its members in the National Assembly to block the passage of the 2014 budget, all Executive Bills and to abort the screening of the Service Chiefs as well as any Ministerial nominees, my first reaction was that the news couldn't be true. And then it was confirmed on television by