Jungle Citi's frontman Tidinz latest single “Paa Cool Ft. Yung6ix” which dropped last week now has a video, and a brilliant one at that. The Audio was produced by Benjamz and the video was put together by Squareball Media. Typical hiphop, on HD. Directed by Adasa Cookey. Enjoy...
Saturday, September 20, 2014
Sunday, May 4, 2014
Nigerian Woman Who Gave Birth At 36,000ft Aboard British Airways Plane
A plane flying from Nigeria to London had to make an emergency landing on a Spanish island when a woman gave birth in business class.
Ujunwa Eneh Ozeh, who turned 31 today, went into labour at 36,000 feet while flying from her home town of Abuja, Nigeria's capital, to London Heathrow, despite only being 26 weeks pregnant.
The pilot of the British Airways flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Palme de Mallorce, in the Balearic Islands, where the mother and baby, who has been called Michael, were rushed to the island's Son Espases hospital.
While Mrs Ozeh will be discharged on Monday, Michael is currently in the intensive care unit and will remain in hospital until August, around his original due date, so he can develop properly.
Mrs Ozeh said: 'I don't have any other option than to stay here on the island. My baby needs me to just hang in there for him until it is safe for him to come home with me.'
The mother-of-two was travelling with her one-year-old daughter Nnedinma and was planning to catch a connecting flight from London to Washington, USA, where she was taking the little girl for vacation.
Nnedinma was born in the United States but Mrs Ozeh is insistent she was not retuning the country to have Micheal.
She said: 'I was going for the summer, Michael was not due until August, there is no way I would be able to stay in the United States until August. I had a return ticket to Nigeria booked for May 28, so I intended to stay for a few weeks and then go home.'
When her water broke, fellow passengers alerted the cabin crew who put out a call for doctors over the intercom. A female doctor, currently unidentified, was on board and able to oversee the birth with the help of flight crew, who are trained in birthing procedures
Under BA regulations, pregnant women can fly on their planes until the end of their 36th week, or 32nd week if carrying more than one baby.
Once the emergency was dealt with, the plane continued on to the UK, arriving only thirty minutes late.
A spokesman for British Airways said: 'Our cabin crew, who are trained in birthing procedures, assisted with the delivery of a baby on board our flight from Abuja.
'The Captain diverted the aircraft to Palma so that mum and baby could be taken to hospital.
'We are in touch and will continue to provide any support and help we can.
'We wish the mother and her little one all the very best.'
Saturday, May 3, 2014
Kerry: U.S. will help in search for Nigerian girls kidnapped by militants last month
Secretary of State John F. Kerry in Addis Ababa pledged U.S. help Saturday in finding and returning hundreds of Nigerian girls abducted by militants more than two weeks ago.
“The kidnapping of hundreds of children by Boko Haram is an unconscionable crime,” Kerry said. “We will do everything possible to support the Nigerian government to return these young women to their homes and hold the perpetrators to justice.”
Nigerian authorities said more than 250 girls are still missing after the mass abduction of teenagers from schools on April 14.
Villagers and relatives of some of the abductees said some girls had been sold into forced marriages with their kidnappers, thought to be members of the militant Islamic movement known as Boko Haram.
“We are working to strengthen Nigeria’s institutions and its military to combat Boko Haram’s campaign of terror and violence,” Kerry said during a speech on U.S. policy and objectives in Africa.
“I’ve seen this scourge of terror across the planet, and so have you,” Kerry said. “They don’t offer anything,” he said of movements such as Boko Haram. “They just tell people, ‘You have to behave the way we tell you to.’ Our responsibility, and the world’s responsibility, is to stand up to that kind of nihilism.”
Kerry did not specify what kind of help the United States could provide, but the abductions gave new urgency to efforts to boost the Nigerian government’s ability to counter the rebels.
A senior State Department official traveling with Kerry said later that Kerry was referring to security, communications and intelligence help for the overall fight against Boko Haram. The United States is not yet directly involved in the search for the missing girls, the official said.
“We don’t see this as just being a security problem,” said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the evolving strategy. “There are broader issues here that . . . relate to how the government works with people in these communities.”
A team of U.S. officials from several agencies will travel to Nigeria in the coming week for consultations, the official said.
Annie Idibia's Baby Reminds Her of The Abducted Girls
Annie Idibia, the wife of musician 2face Idibia shares pictures of her little baby girl Oliva, She gave birth to her baby on the 4th of January earlier this year. Looking at her baby, Annie Idibia couldn't help but think about the abducted girls in Chibok, Borno state, who are still yet to be found.
She captioned the picture as 'my Lil shooting star is growing so fast!!!! oh that smile melts my heart!!! cant help but to think about our stolen young girls at this point, bring back our girls! '
Genevieve Nnaji Clocks 35 / Pleads for Rescue of Missing Schoolgirls #bringbackourgirls
Nollywood actress, Genevieve Nnaji turns 35 today May 3. The Actress rather than celebrating herself, is still grieving over the missing school girls who were kidnapped from Borno state. The Actress aspeaks on the issue of the missing girls in her birthday message.
Message below:
“I’ve always been of the belief that less words and more action speaks greater volumes. But in this case of no foreseen action, I believe some talking is in order. The abduction of these young girls goes against everything that we as Africans fought for, for so many years. What we as Nigerians have been faced with and have been fighting over these past years.
“I’ve always been of the belief that less words and more action speaks greater volumes. But in this case of no foreseen action, I believe some talking is in order. The abduction of these young girls goes against everything that we as Africans fought for, for so many years. What we as Nigerians have been faced with and have been fighting over these past years.
“Not to mention what we women and mothers still fight against till this very day. Kidnapping, abduction, slavery, child bride and the complete disrespect and disregard for human life and rights is ..in my opinion, every wrong that seems to be getting away here. Reports say that our babies are being shipped off to neighboring countries, distributed and married off.
“How could this be when we have appointed men to protect us? Why are we called giants if we can’t trample over ants? Enough of these setbacks!! There are way too many distractions for this Nation to achieve its true potential. It is time to respond and to act!!
Bomb Scare at University of Maiduguri Early this Morning Causes Huge Panic!
Early hours of the morning, students in the University of Maiduguri heard gunshots close to school hostel and what seemed to be the sound of several bombs going off. One of the frightened student took to her social media platform(twitter) to express her fears and inform others of the happening in the University.
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Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Actor Pa Kasumu Wins N500k on ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire show’; Moves Into New Home
Happy times are here for veteran actor, Kayode Odumosu, aka Pa Kasumu, who is getting better now health wise.
The actor has also finally moved into his new three bedroom bungalow in Abeokuta, Ogun State. According to an industry source, the talented role interpreter has moved from his Alayaki, Mushin, Lagos residence, where he had lived for about 10 years. The source said that despite the recuperating state of the ace comedian, he was still very much excited about the new development, singing praises in appreciation of what God has done in his life.
Pa Kasumu who just won N500,000 on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire programme, is so happy about it. His dream of travelling abroad for further treatment will soon be realized.
President Jonathan Cancels FEC Meeting Over death of Vice president's brother
President Goodluck Jonathan has cancelled the meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) today, to enable the council members attend the three-day prayer for the late Captain Yusuf Sabo Sambo, younger brother of Vice President Namadi Sambo.
Captain Sambo, the Vice President’s brother died Sunday in a fatal accident along the Airport Road Abuja and he has since been buried at Apo cemetery, Abuja, according to Islamic rites.
Senator Pius Anyim, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, made this known in a statement on Tuesday night.
Special assistant to the vice president, Sani Umar, said in a statement that the younger Sambo, a pilot, died in a motor accident on Bill Clinton Drive, Airport Road, Abuja.
Aged 58, Mr Sambo is survived by a wife, three daughters, 10 brothers and sisters.
Mothers Of Abducted Girls Storm National Assembly, Demand Immediate Rescue
Mothers of 200 abducted female students and other residents of Chibok, Borno State, landed yesterday, April 30, to Abuja to submit a protest letter where they demand the immediate rescue of the girls.
The protest march started at Eagle Square in Abuja, from where the protesters walked to the National Assembly. When the women were led into the premises of the national legislature by a group of senior female police officers, senators Barnabas Gemade and Helen Esuene received them.
Monday, April 28, 2014
Poly. Students Threaten Disruption of Meeting Over School Closure
Polytechnic students issued a warning threatening to stage a protest to disrupt the ongoing national confab in Abuja next week Wednesday over months of closure of their schools. They plan to gather in their Hundreds including lecturers from polytechnics and colleges of education to carry this out.
Though controlled by heavily armed policemen, the spokesman for NAPS expressed the anger of the students present at the protest. “We are supporting our lecturers because they are fighting for our own rights and those of all polytechnics in the country,” said Abdulmajeed Oyeniyi, spokesman for National Association of Polytechnic Students. “We want to send information to people that are not here today. By next week Wednesday we are stopping the confab in Abuja again,” said Oyeniyi.
On Friday morning, a bus filled with polytechnic students from Anambra, Adamawa, Kogi and Niger, blocked traffic at Federal Secretariat junction in central Abuja demanding the sack of education minister Nyesom Wike, insisting on placards that he was “weak” and “not competent.” while calling on federal government to meet their demands and targets.
Check out footballer Dani Alves' incredible response to racism
Barcelona full-back Dani Alves produced the perfect riposte to a racist taunt when taking a corner kick during his team's 3-2 win at Villareal on Sunday.
The Brazil international casually picked up a banana thrown from the terraces onto the pitch, peeled it and shoved it in his mouth in one fluid motion before tossing away the peel and completing the kick.
Alves has previously taken a stand against racism at stadia in Spain.
The 30-year-old complained of racial abuse last year after being taunted by monkey chants from sections of the crowd during a Copa del Rey semi-final at Real Madrid and labelled Spain's efforts to tackle the problem a "lost war".
European football has long been blighted by racist incidents by fans and their leagues have been criticised for not doing enough to stamp them out.
Peter Okoye stands up for wife Lola against an imposter
Lola Omotayo's Impostor who has been tweeting and making some believe it's actually her and went to the extent of tweeting that the real Lola's twitter account is fake.
See Tweets below
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See Tweets below
Peter Okoye decided to set the record straight on twitter, by posting the tweet below
Woman kills her own new born child because he looked like her ex-boyfriend
18-year-old Ana Rosa Mora (pictured above) has been arrested for killing her own child because the the new born looked like her ex-boyfriend. Ana wrapped her baby in a bag and left him outside to die because she feared the child looked like her ex-boyfriend and her current boyfriend would leave her.
The Chicago Tribune reports that the teen gave birth last weekend and attended school on Monday after allegedly committing the act and even showed staff members pictures of a newborn girl that she claimed she downloaded from the Internet.
But after employees noticed strange behavior - such as the girl asking if authorities could link her to the child through DNA and lying about the baby's age - they alerted authorities.
The child had been found by a construction worker a few hours after the child was left outside. The boy was born alive but died of asphyxia and possible exposure, authorities said.
The new mother said her ex-boyfriend was the father and when the child was born she feared her current boyfriend would notice and leave her, the newspaper reported. She was arrested Friday April 25th.
Mora, who was scheduled to graduate from high school in June and attend college in the fall is facing charges of first-degree murder and is now being held on $500,000 bail.
Source: Chicago Tribune
Friday, April 25, 2014
Kogi Polytechnic Shut Down Over Lecturer’s Murder During Ebira And Igala Clash
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The management of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja has closed down the institution indefinitely following the killing of a senior lecturer, Mr Nathaniel Abimaje by some students during an clash between students of the main ethnic groups in the state.
Mr Abimaje said to be a senior lecturer was allegedly stabbed to death by his students when trying to settle a dispute amongst them. The dispute allegedly degenerated from a clash between two females of the Ebira and Igala tribes.
The Polytechnic has been shut down indefinitely and students were asked to vacate their hostels as security operatives now patrol the institution.
The management of the school stated that the institution was shut down to prevent the crisis from degenerating.
Ethnic Clash
A correspondent in Lokoja who visited the institution reports that the lecturer was said to have been stabbed to death by some group of students while he tried to mediate in the crisis that involved two ethnic groups in the Polytechnic.
The Kogi State Polytechnic which has been peaceful since its establishment, recently recorded some conflict between students from the two major ethnic groups in the state; Ebira and Igala.
It was gathered that the tribal groups have been at logger heads over a crisis that involved two female students of the institution, since March.
The crisis that led to killing of the lecturer was said to have started at about 9pm in the night between the Ebira students and Igala students.
The fracas led students to take to their heels while some were wounded during the calamity.
Some students were lucky to have immediately left the institution with their belongings while some others were not lucky as they were not allowed into the dormitories by security operatives following the school’s closure.
The Rector of the Polytechnic, Professor Mathew Ajibero who spoke to Channels TV in Lokoja, said the initial crisis between the two females was resolved, but he could not explain what caused the fresh crisis, stating that the institution will investigate the issue.
While some students were already leaving for their homes, some were still waiting outside the school to get their properties out of the dormitories.
The students refused to speak to Channels TV out of fear that they might either been expelled or attacked.
Eventually, a student of the polytechnic who spoke to us blamed the school’s management for failing to manage the crisis well before it degenerated into manslaughter.
Former Barcelona Coach, Tito Vilanova Dies Of Cancer
A former Barcelona coach, Tito Vilanova, has died at the age of 45 after a long battle with cancer, this afternoon. He was rushed to the hospital yesterday when his health detoriated and passed on this afternoon.
Barcelona had announced that Vilanova was suffering from parotid gland cancer for the second time in December 2012, after he was first diagnosed a year earlier in November 22.
He was forced to resign his job when he could not cope with the demands of the job. Vilanova was 45. May his soul rest in peace.
Censor Board Delays Release of “Half of a Yellow Sun” in Nigeria
The Nigeria Film and Video Censorship Board, (NFVCB), has refused certifying the widely publicized and internationally acclaimed film, Half of A Yellow Sun which has been premiered in Nigeria.
The adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel is being stopped from getting into the marketreportedly due to parts in it that tend to whip up tribal sentiments, especially on issues that led to the Nigerian civil war. Reports say “with the Boko Haram insurgency and the Adamawa State governor’s outburst, the NFVCB is living up to its billing.”
At least 14 crushed to death at Congo music festival
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At least 14 people died when a power cut caused a crush at a crowded music festival in Democratic Republic of Congo early on Friday, a local government spokesman said.
The crush occurred in Kikwit, around 500 km (300 miles) from the capital Kinshasa, on the first night of a festival organized to commemorate famous Congolese rumba musician King Kester Emeneya, who died 40 days ago.
"Around 2 am (9 p.m. ET) there was a blackout in the stadium. At that time the concert was completely full," said Claude Malela, a spokesman for the local government and organizer of the festival.
"When people tried to leave there was a crush. We have counted 14 dead and 13 injured."
An official at the interior ministry who asked not to be named said there were fears the death toll could eventually be as high as around 40.
Mob Sets Ablaze 'Mad' Female Kidnapper Caught in Osogbo with 3 Kids, Beats up Another
There are reports that within the last 24 hours, four kidnappers have been caught in Osogbo, Osun state. One of the kidnappers, was caught yesterday with 3 kids as she was pretending to be a mad woman. A mob descended on her, stripped her naked, beat her up and was about to set her ablaze before the police intervened. The other kidnapper wasn't so lucky as they were already burnt before police arrived at the scene
Nigerian leaders unite against Boko Haram
Leaders from across Nigeria appealed for a united front against Boko Haram on Thursday, saying the Islamist insurgents were waging war on Christian and Muslim Nigerians alike.
President Goodluck Jonathan held a security meeting with governors of 36 states straddling Nigeria's largely Christian south and mostly Muslim north to seek ways of ending the Islamists' five-year-old insurgency.
"We agreed that the Boko Haram war is not a religious war and therefore it's a war against all Nigerians and should be treated as such," a statement said after the meeting.
The insurgents abducted 230 schoolgirls on April 14 and most are still missing. On the same day, a bomb in a bus station on the edge of the capital Abuja killed 75 people, an attack for which Boko Haram claimed responsibility.
The two attacks showed the inability of the Nigerian security forces to protect civilians against Boko Haram, seen as the biggest security threat to Africa's top oil producer.
The insurgency by the group, whose name means "Western education is sinful" in the northern Hausa language, has killed thousands in the past two years.
Officials have long feared that Boko Haram, which wants to carve a breakaway Islamic state out of Nigeria, will harden religious divisions.
But while the group has repeatedly targeted Christians - blowing up churches or killing minority Christian ethnic groups in the north - the majority of their victims have been Muslims. The Islamists destroy churches, but also mosques.
"Both Muslims and Christians are being killed. Boko Haram doesn't discriminate against any person," Theodor Orji, governor of the southern Abia state, said after the emergency meeting.
"Boko Haram is not a religious war and people should not misrepresent it to be," Orji said.
Heightened Boko Haram attacks coincide with rising communal violence in the Middle Belt, where north and south meet, that has killed hundreds. Officials fear the Islamist insurgency will merge with this so far distinct conflict.
The military said on Thursday it had arrested gunmen who killed 40 people in two attacks on villagers in the east in the past week and they had confessed to being Boko Haram militants. The attack initially looked like Muslim Fulani herdsmen attacking ethnic Tiv Christian farmers.
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President Goodluck Jonathan held a security meeting with governors of 36 states straddling Nigeria's largely Christian south and mostly Muslim north to seek ways of ending the Islamists' five-year-old insurgency.
"We agreed that the Boko Haram war is not a religious war and therefore it's a war against all Nigerians and should be treated as such," a statement said after the meeting.
The insurgents abducted 230 schoolgirls on April 14 and most are still missing. On the same day, a bomb in a bus station on the edge of the capital Abuja killed 75 people, an attack for which Boko Haram claimed responsibility.
The two attacks showed the inability of the Nigerian security forces to protect civilians against Boko Haram, seen as the biggest security threat to Africa's top oil producer.
The insurgency by the group, whose name means "Western education is sinful" in the northern Hausa language, has killed thousands in the past two years.
Officials have long feared that Boko Haram, which wants to carve a breakaway Islamic state out of Nigeria, will harden religious divisions.
But while the group has repeatedly targeted Christians - blowing up churches or killing minority Christian ethnic groups in the north - the majority of their victims have been Muslims. The Islamists destroy churches, but also mosques.
"Both Muslims and Christians are being killed. Boko Haram doesn't discriminate against any person," Theodor Orji, governor of the southern Abia state, said after the emergency meeting.
"Boko Haram is not a religious war and people should not misrepresent it to be," Orji said.
Heightened Boko Haram attacks coincide with rising communal violence in the Middle Belt, where north and south meet, that has killed hundreds. Officials fear the Islamist insurgency will merge with this so far distinct conflict.
The military said on Thursday it had arrested gunmen who killed 40 people in two attacks on villagers in the east in the past week and they had confessed to being Boko Haram militants. The attack initially looked like Muslim Fulani herdsmen attacking ethnic Tiv Christian farmers.
Monday, April 21, 2014
Why I Think The Alder Social Media Report Weighs More Than The Africa Practice Landscape by @biddy_09
I decided to comment on a document i received recently which is the Africa Practice Social Media Landscape - a document that attempts to identify the top social media users whether they be brands or individuals -and the Alder report for brands. This came about because i received the request via an email from my boss. I thought it would be interesting so i've decided to share my thoughts.
Enjoy!
The Alder Social Media Report (Top Rated Social Media Brands) ranks social media users across all platforms without homing in on a single platform. The report attempts to give a concise round-off of an entity's social media endeavours through providing a top-three ranking based on several criteria. That is, social media professionals and savvy internet users - who made up the panel of judges - presented their top
candidates based on the candidate's influence on his/her chosen social media platform.
In contrast, the Africa Practice Social Media Landscape presents top influencers on a specific social media platform - Twitter - and then presents a ranking of blogging sites by using Alexa - a web analytics company - data.
Also, it provides a comparison between a traditional journalist, twitteratis, bloggers and social commentators
The Africa Practice Social Media Report provides other important data such as
1. A table showing the top most visited sites in Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Egypt.
interestingly, all ten of the sites are social media sites. Nairaland.com made number 7.
2. A brief internet usage report which highlighted that 72% of internet users in Nigeria visited social networking sites in 2013, 55% email and 46% entertainment
3. A comparison between Facebook and mobile chat apps (Eskimi, 2go and Whatsapp). This section showed that the chat apps all have more active users than Facebook in Nigeria. It mentioned that the
apps perform well because they are cheaper alternatives to SMS and use less bandwidth and data.
4. A brief discussion on the Impact of Social Media in driving accountability, civic engagement, branding and its use as a source for journalists and audiences.
Its twitter ranking was obtained based on: original tweets, replies, retweets and mentions.
The Alder report did not feature or mention a category in which any of the stations i work for were included despite their huge online following where as the Africa Practice Social Media Report listed Cool FM for Synchronizing the radio and social media effortlessly along with Beat FM. The Alder report didn't include a category on which radio stations whether online or terrestrial were represented.
In my opinion, both reports provide different data but have convergence points.
1. The Alder report provides rankings in a number of categories which are missing from the Africa
Practice report such as:Banking, Consumer, Faith, Insurance, Non-profit, Sports and Telecoms
2. The Alder report also provides expert rankings for Brands, Individuals and Foundations based on
specific parameters such as customer service, consumer engagement, Relevant Information, Speed of
Response, Up-to-date information, Visual Delight
3. The Alder report for top brands also further provided a ranking for individuals synonymous with certain categories.
4. SocialMedia giants such as GTB, Etisalat, who are very active on Facebook as well as Twitter were
however nowhere to be found in the Africa Practice report. Single focus on Twitter should still have produced such entities as outstanding but that wasn't the case.
In conclusion i think the Alder report is more conclusive and more reaching and encompassing and provides a greater sense and knowledge of the who-is-who in the Nigerian social media space. Its findings spread from individuals to governments to brands to faith-based organisations across Twitter, Facebook, Blogger, Wordpress etc and ranks them not just in terms of followership numbers but such things as customer service, up-to-date information and other hard-to-define parameters. The selected brands, organisations and individuals stood out regardless of their preferred social media.
In addition, the Alder report includes four more volumes that break down categories further. See here.
The documents provide greater detail and more insight.
The Africa Practice report enlightens by providing numbers and tables and charts that inform about where Nigeria is in terms of mobile application users versus Facebook active users, a comparison between traditional journalism and the more modern forms like blogging, an Alexa ranking of top blogs and forums in Nigeria and other social media discussions. Its ranking efforts in my view are less reaching than the Alder report and also is limited to only Twitter and Blogs.
-By Bidemi Akinade
Bidemi is the social media specialist for Cool FM, Wazobia FM and Nigeria Info FM
He is also a tech enthusiast, a blogger and a graphic designer.
Sunday, April 20, 2014
Tension in Deeper Life camp as Kumuyi breaks down during Easter Retreat
The General Superintendent of the Deeper Life church, Pastor W.F Kumuyi allegedly collapsed during the Easter retreat on Saturday.
He has since been rushed out of the camp and is now responding to treatment at the undisclosed hospital he was rushed to.
He has since been rushed out of the camp and is now responding to treatment at the undisclosed hospital he was rushed to.
According to Dailypost, a reliable source said “Pastor Kumuyi could not take the morning Faith Clinic on Saturday because of his health condition. He broke down during the ongoing retreat and was rushed to the hospital, he is currently under treatment."
“We were told to pray for his strength, which we have been doing, but he didn’t minister throughout yesterday, a development which has sent every member panicking.”
A dependable source in the church told Daily Post exclusively. He said there’s tension in the camp over the health of Kumuyi who broke down during the programme entitled: ‘Living in His Victory and Destined to Win.’
It was gathered that when it’s his turn to Minister, they may rebroadcast his old message to the congregation.
Saturday, April 19, 2014
Pastor Who Ran Away With The Money Off Church Properties He Sold Captured In Lagos
The General Overseer, Christ Citizen Glorious Assembly Church in Lagos, Pastor Ikechukwu Ezeiru has been arraigned before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrate’s Court for selling the church building and landed property located in Lagos and escaping with all the money realized from the illegal act. The same Pastor Ezeiru had earlier been brought before the same court for defrauding member of his church identified as Ifeanyi Ohazurume of N7m. Giving evidence in the latest case, Police said: 43yrs old Pastor Ezeiru sold the church building and land on Plots 9A and 9B, Family Estate, Ago Palace Way, Okota, Lagos, after which he absconded with the proceeds of the sale. The church trustees – Ifeanyi Ohazurume, Stella Johnson, George Ndubuisi and Ozuruonye Onwuka – reported the matter to the police and a manhunt was launched for the pastor since March 2013. He was caught in later April, 2014, and arraigned on three counts of fraudulent sale of property and stealing.Pastor Ezeiru was said to have sold the church building for N7.5m, while the land was sold for N5m. The charges read in part, “That you, Pastor Ikechukwu Ezeiru, and others at large, being the General Overseer of a church known as Christ Citizen Glorious Assembly Church, Plots 9A and 9B, Family Estate, Ago Palace Way, Okota, Lagos, in the month of March 2013, in the Lagos Magisterial District with intent to defraud, did sell church building and land, property of Christ Citizen Glorious Assembly, represented by the trustees, Ifeanyi Ohazurume, Stella Johnson, George Ndubuisi and Ozuruonye Onwuka. “That you being the General Overseer of a church known as Christ Citizen Glorious Assembly Church, Plots 9A and 9B, Family Estate Ago Palace Way, Okota, Lagos, did steal the sum of N7,500,000, property of the church….” Police prosecutors said the offences were punishable under sections 409, 324, 285 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, Nigeria, 2011. But Pastor Ezeiru pleaded not guilty. Chief Magistrate Mrs. A.A. Demi-Ajayi, granted him bail in the sum of N1m with two sureties in like sum. He will remain in prison custody until he meets the bail condition. Full trial will commence on May 26, 2014.
Governor Kayode Fayemi To Start Teaching At State Owned University
Governor Kayode Fayemi has said he will start teaching at the state owned university starting from October, 2014 because he has interest in monitoring the younger ones as well as provide the right type of leadership.
He said the opportunity will also help him clarify that, he was not trying to destroy the education system like a lot of people have said when the school fees was increased, and he will try his possible best to reduce the N50,000 fee to the barest minimum.
Abducted Girls: Nigerians Harangue FG On Twitter
Even as government steps up its efforts to rescue the school girls abducted by suspected Boko Haram gunmen, Nigerians have taken to Twitter to debunk reports that some of them have been rescued.
On Wednesday, Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima, announced an offer of N50 million to anyone who provides useful information which leads to the rescue of the abducted students.
“I want to make a pledge of N50 million for any information—relevant, credible information that will lead to the rescue of these innocent girls,” he said.
But on Thursday, there were several reports that the Nigerian Army lied in its claims about the abducted, most of whom were teenagers.
Following the reports, Nigerians took to Twitter to express their doubts.
"If the government has really rescued the girls, what are their parents looking for in the forest?" @hayaatedatty tweeted.
@yemiblaque, tweeted, "Families of girls kidnapped from Borno school by suspected Boko Haram militants are accusing the Nigerian military of lying."
A few even had their own 'released' statistics.
"Only 14 out of 129 abducted Nigerian school girls seized by suspected Boko Haram are now free," @faithbalmonte.
Simillarly, @AugustineOgaba tweeted, "Only 30 girls have been released by Boko Haram."
The Army was accused of lying by a number of people.
One of them, @abubaqr07, wrote, ""JTF told us that the kidnapped school girls were freed, while they still missing in unknown place by Boko haram."
"#NigerianArmy com out n defend your reports o #BBCAFRICA says only ten girls escaped from boko haram after Tuesday kidnapp," a doubting @Oceano_maliq tweeted.
Meanwhile, concerned parents are reportedly scouring the bush that is between Chibok and Damboa in search of their lost wards.
Friday, April 18, 2014
Psquare's publicist speaks Regarding the team breaking up
Psquare Peter and Paul Okoye have reacted to the news that somethig just ain't right in their camp, triggered with Jude Okoye's earlier tweet. Speaking with PremiumTimes, their publicist, Bayo Adetu, said the report is FALSE.
He said:
"I am too busy to give some wanna be blogger traffic, I don’t know where that report is coming from. Maybe they just want to get traffic to their site. It’s baseless and untrue”.So what did Jude Okoye mean by that tweet or was his account hacked???
Thursday, April 17, 2014
New leaked Apple iPhone 6 photos reveal production blueprints displaying 4.7 inch screen
They're not photo realistic images promising detailed insights into the look and feel of the heavily anticipated iPhone 6, but blueprints believed to be part of the creation process for Apple's newest flagship smartphone have surfaced online.
The pictures of the plans and moulds were posted on the Chinese networking site Weibo, and appear to detail the production methods and dimensions of a phablet sized iPhone.
Illustrating a device measuring 4.7in, the Telegraph reports that the images were sourced from a Foxconn factory in China. Critically, Foxconn has been confirmed as one of the companies employed by Apple to manufacture its iPhone range.
Taking a closer look at the plans, they reveal a device design remarkably similar to Apple's existing smartphone lineup. The chassis with its curved edge seems virtually identical to older models and includes the home button embedded with a fingerprint sensor.
The only crucial difference is the size itself. If Apple is indeed manufacturing a smartphone that's 0.7in larger than the current iPhone 5S, it would confirm months of rumour and speculation of a supersized offering. A recent report by Nikkei even claimed that the iPhone 6 will come not only in a 4.7in model, but a gargantuan 5.5in guise as well.
Customers who enjoy substituting their tea trays with smartphones will be pleased at the news, but for us 5.5in sounds a little unwieldly for a manufacturer famed for sleek, elegant designs (what do you think? Take our poll below and let us know.) Regardless, a larger display would encroach upon a space that has previously been dominated by Samsung's Galaxy range of phablet handsets.
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