Former banker arraigned for stealing N16 million in Ibadan

The Ibadan Zonal Office of EFCC on Friday 25th May, 2018 arraigned one Sunday Fadayomi, a former banker, before Justice M. L. Owolabi of the Oyo State High Court sitting in Iyaganku, Ibadan, on 30-count charges bordering on stealing contrary to Section 390 (6) (9) Criminal Code, Cap 38, vol. 2, Laws of Oyo State, 2000.

In view of the defendant’s not-guilty plea, prosecution counsel Adeola Elumaro prayed the court for a trial date.  However, counsel to the defendant, Suleman Umaru Jabata informed the court of an application for bail dated 24 May, 2018, praying the court to admit the defendant to bail pending the determination of the charges against him. He further prayed the court to allow the defendant remain in the EFCC’s custody pending bail. Prosecution counsel however, told the court that if bail will be granted on terms that will ensure the continuous availability of the defendant in court, he will not oppose the bail.

Photo of the day featuring a bride & her man's thoughtful groomsmen!

These groomsmen came together to make sure that the bride didn't get wet at the wedding venue. Photo credit: Instagram/sqweegy

'May you never experience barrenness' - Ibidun Ighodalo recalls efforts to give birth to children

Former beauty Queen and wife of the General Overseer of the Trinity House Ministries International, Ibidun Ighodalo has once again spoken about her search for a child.

Ibidunni whose 'IIF' foundation recently received a humanitarian award at Runway Jazz said she was humbled to know that people took enough notice of the work of the foundation to reward it as she shares her arduous struggles to bear her own biological children.

She said, “It brings back memories of my years of trying to conceive and have kids. It was in the process of going through those times that the foundation was birthed.” From the moment the idea was conceived to the transformation of the idea to real output, Ighodalo acknowledged that she required a good deal of efforts to deal with various challenges.

Juliet Ibrahim VS Beverly Osu... Who rocked the pink hairstyle better?

Update: Police recover Gombe State House of Assembly mace that was stolen

Police in Gombe State confirm that they have recovered the mace of the state’s House of Assembly, forcefully taken away in a scuffle by some members during plenary on Thursday.  

The Commissioner of Police in the state, Shina Olukolu told newsmen in Gombe that the mace was found around National Industrial Court in the state capital in the early hours of Friday.

The mace, the symbol of authority of the legislature, was said to have been whisked away by some aggrieved members of the assembly after a failed attempt to change their leadership.

Clean punani, no asking for money" - South African man shares photos of his girlfriend, lists advantages of dating white women

A South African man, Josey Ncube is under fire for making mockery of black women in a Facebook post.

Ncube showed off his girlfriend and listed the advantages of dating a white woman:

1. No noise
2. No weaves
3. Clean punani
4. No nasty smells
5. Educated
6. No hairy punani
7. Tight punani
8. Good looking kids
9. Respect
10.Loyalty
11.Kinky shit
12. No asking for money 
13. No noise
14. No mthakathi
15. No noise

African American couple steal the show at prom by dancing Shaku Shaku, Shoki and other Nigerian dance steps

A high school couple stole the show at prom when they did a synchronized dance.

Their dance steps were mainly Nigerian dances, including the popular Shaku Shaku and Shoki dance steps. 

Photos: Jubilation in Imo community as notorious armed robbery kingpin "Police" is arrested

Obowo community in Imo State was in jubilation after a notorious armed robbery kingpin, Izuchukwu Chibundu Lawrence popularly known as "POLICE" was  nabbed by joint effort of gallant Obowo & Ahiazu Mbaise DPOs and their men.

In his confession, the suspect, from Nnachioma Umuariam Obowo, admitted to be among the gang that killed Nmagha Ndi-Eze, all the robberies in Obowo and the shooting at Agab pharmacy in Afor Ogbe.

According to the TC Chairman of Obowo LGA, Prince Nwoke, the suspect has been on the run after some of his men were arrested by Police in connection of Nmagha Ndi-Eze Obowo's death.

Twitter users list examples of what they consider 'toxic feminity' and it's an interesting compilation

 

A female twitter users asked other users to give their examples of toxic feminity and the replies which flowed in from both men and women make for an interesting read. See below...

Co-operative boss, Michael Osagogie bags one year jail term for N11.4bn fraud

EFCC, Lagos Zonal office, on Thursday, May 24, 2018,  arraigned one Michael Obasuyi Osasogie alongside his firms-Platinum Multi-Purpose Co-operative Society, SmartMicro Systems Limited and Platinum Smart Cruise Motors Limited- before Justice Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja on a 14-count charge bordering on stealing to the tune of over eleven billion naira (N11, 498, 944, 038.29), an offence which is contrary to Section 285 (1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.

One of the counts reads: "That you, Michael Obasuyi Osasogie, Platinum Multi-Purpose Co-operative Society, SmartMicro Systems Limited and Platinum Smart Cruise Motors Limited, sometime in the year 2016 in Lagos within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, conspired to commit felony, to wit: stealing of the sum of N11, 498, 944, 038.29 (Eleven Billion, Four Hundred and Ninety Eight Million, Nine Hundred and Forty Four Thousand, Thirty Eight Naira, Twenty Nine Kobo) property of First Bank Nigeria Ltd."

"Walk away from anything that gives you bad vibes" - Kizz Daniel throws shade.

Nigerian singer, Kizz Daniel who recently walked away from his enstranged record label, G-Worldwide has said, 'walk away from anything that gives you bad vibes'.

According to him, 'you don’t have to make sense of it or make clear. It’s ur life, do what makes you happy'.

'Doctors removed 12 Fibroids from me on the 3rd of April' - Toke Makinwa writes on her road to recovery

Media personality, Toke Makinwa says during her struggle with fibroid, she removed 12 of them from her womb.

Toke made the revelation as she talked about how scared some people might be of going under the knife but advised them to brave up.

According to her, '12 was the number of Fibroids I had taken out of me on the 3rd of April. Since I opened up about my surgery I have had so many people reach out to me with various questions, I have also read from so many people who have gone through the same procedure. It’s such a crazy experience, I don’t wish it on anyone. My road to recovery has been one of grace and I’m thankful for it all. God has really just done the most'.

2019: ''VP Yemi Osinbajo's position threatened'' - President Buhari

President Buhari today jokingly said the position of Vice President Yemu Osinbajo is threatened. The president said this when he received a delegation of the Conference of Nigerian Female Parliamentarians at the state house today May 25th.

The delegation had asked President Buhari if their was a possiblilty for a Female Vice President of the country. Responding to their request, President Buhari said

"It is a pity the VP is not here, but I believe the Secretary to the Government of the Federation will brief him that his position is threatened . It is only the vice president who is threatened. And if we win the next election, he may lose his election." he said 

Cardi B claps back at Azealia Banks' 'illiterate' criticism by posting high school yearbook photos

Rappers, Cardi B and Azealia Banks reignited their feud earlier this month by dragging each other on social media.

The pregnant rapper had to delete her Instagram account after Azealia called her an 'illiterate, untalented rat' and a 'caricature of a black woman,' in an interview.

After staying off social media for some time, she returned on Sunday to promote her new video 'Be Careful.'

Yesterday, the 25-year-old rapper clapped back at Azealia Banks's criticism of her literacy by posting a series of her own high school yearbook photos, before quickly deleting them again. 

See full photos below.

Rapper Khia says murdered Sante Fe students got what they deserved

Exactly one week ago, on May 18, 2018, a 17-year-old student opened fire on students and teachers of Santa Fe High School, Texas, killing 10 people and leaving 13 with injuries.

While the families of the dead are still coming to terms with the tragedy, Talk show host/rapper Khia has spat on their wounds by saying their dead loved ones deserved what they got.

During her podcast, Khia spoke about bullying and said it was telling that 17-year- old shooter Dimitrios Pagourtzis had no friends in school. She said teachers and students made no efforts to befriend him, hence they deserve what happened to them.

She said:

Australia, Netherlands hold Russia legally responsible for MH17 plane crash that killed 298 people

Australia and the Netherlands have decided to officially hold Russia accountable for its role in downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in 2014, paving the way for the two countries to possibly take legal action against Moscow.  

MH17, en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, was shot down over eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014, killing all 298 people on board. In a report from the Dutch-led Joint Investigation Team (JIT) issued Thursday, international investigators said the Buk anti-aircraft system used to bring down the jet belonged to the Russian military.  

Dutch Foreign Affairs Minister, Stef Blok said in a statement on Friday “The Netherlands and Australia are now convinced that Russia is responsible for the deployment of the Buk installation that was used to down MH17. The government is now taking the next step by formally holding Russia accountable,” Blok said.  

“Australia and the Netherlands have informed the Russian Federation that we hold it responsible under international law for its role in the downing of MH17,” Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said.  

Bishop and Blok said their governments asked Russia on Friday to enter talks about its role in the disaster in order to find a solution “that would do justice to the tremendous suffering and damage” caused by the downing. The case could next be presented to an international court or organization for judgement, the Dutch and Australian governments said.

OPC leader, Gani Adams graduates Lagos State University with a degree in Political Science

OPC leader and the current Aare Onakakanfo of Yoruba Land, Otunba Gani Adams has just graduated from Lagos State University, Ojo Campus where he obtained a degree in Political Science.

Sharing a photo from his convocation, Gani Adams wrote, 'develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow'.

Catholic priest infected with Ebola in Congo

The current outbreak of Ebola is spreading in Democratic Republic of Congo as a Catholic priest has been quarantined after being infected with the virus.  

According to health officials in Congo, he was infected in the town of Mbandaka. “We have quarantined a priest from the diocese of Mbandaka-Bikoro who tested positive” for the Ebola virus, a medical source told AFP.

DRC health officials launched a small, targeted vaccination campaign this week to help rein in the latest Ebola outbreak in the country, which so far has claimed 27 lives. Kinshasa announced on May 8 that there had been cases of the notorious haemorrhagic fever in a remote northwestern district called Bikoro.  

North Korea says Kim Jong Un is still willing to meet Donald Trump "at any time," despite the cancellation of the June 12 summit

North Korea has said its supreme leader, Kim Jong Un is still willing to meet Donald Trump "at any time," despite the US President's abrupt cancellation of what would have been a historic summit between the two leaders, scheduled for June 12.

Kim Kye Gwan, a top official at North Korea's Foreign Ministry, said Trump's decision to cancel the talks runs counter to the global community's wishes for peace on the Korean Peninsula. "We would like to make known to the US side once again that we have the intent to sit with the US side to solve problem(s) regardless of ways at any time," said Kim in comments published by the country's state-run news agency KCNA Friday.

Bomb blast in Toronto restaurant injures 15; hunt on for 2 suspects who detonated bomb

At least 15 people have been injured, and three are in critical condition, after two suspects detonated a bomb in a restaurant near Toronto, Canada.

Police responded to calls of an explosion at the Bombay Bhel restaurant in the Toronto suburb of Mississaugua, in Ontario, around 10:30 p.m. on Thursday. They arrived to find dozens wounded and the suspects were nowhere in sight.

Nigeria: Many students injured as suspected rapists attack all girls secondary school in Abia

Many students are seriously injured after a suspected rapist attacked the Ovim Girls Secondary Secondary in Isuikwuato Local Government Area of Abia State early this morning.

According to reports, the rapists came into the school armed with dangerous weapons like Cutlass, iron rod and other weapons.

Femi Fani-Kayode and wife welcome their triplets, all boys, on her birthday

Former Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode and his wife Precious Chikwendu have welcomed three boys.

The couple welcomed the triplets this morning. It also happens to be Precious' birthday so it's double celebration for the family.

The boys have been named Ragnar, Aiden, and Liam. The couple already have one son named Arargorn.

Announcing the good news, FFK wrote: "I give thanks to God for the birth of my three beautiful sons Ragnar, Aiden and Liam this morning. They are so beautiful. Precious and the three boys are doing very well. Today is her birthday: what a wonderful birthday gift that the Lord has given to us. To God be the glory!"

Buhari appoints new heads of four agencies

President Buhari has approved new appointments for four federal government agencies.

The appointments were contained in a statement released by the Permanent Secretary, General Services Office (GSO), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF), Olusegun A. Adekunle.

The appointees as Dr. Anasa Ahmad Sabir, Chief Medical Director (CMD), Usman Danfodio University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH), Sokoto; Dr. Theresa Obumneme Okoli, Provost Federal College of Education (Technical) Umunze, Anambra State; Dr. Emmanuel Ikenyiri, Provost and Dr. Pius Olakunle Osunyikanmi, Director/CEO, Directorate of Technical Aid Corps.

Trump grants posthumous pardon to first black heavyweight champion Jack Johnson

President Donald Trump has granted posthumous pardon to boxing's first black heavyweight champion, Jack Johnson,  more than 100 years after what Trump said many feel was a racially motivated injustice.

Trump was joined by boxer Lennox Lewis and actor Sylvester Stallone as he announced the decision today.

In a statement, he said: "I believe that Jack Johnson is a very worthy person to receive a full pardon, and in this case, a posthumous pardon. So I am taking this very righteous step, I believe, to correct a wrong that occurred in our history and to honor a truly legendary boxing champion."

Johnson, who died in a car crash in North Carolina in 1946, at the age of 68, was convicted by an all-white jury in Chicago in 1913 of violating the Mann Act for transporting a woman across state lines for “immoral purposes.”

Female twitter user says men are completely 'useless"after a man advised Nigerian wives to feed their husbands healthy meals

A male twitter user took to the platform to dish out nutritional advise as he asked wives to feed their husbands healthy foods. A female twitter user interpreted his tweet as another instance of a man telling a woman what to do. See the tweets below and share your thoughts. 

PDP reacts to alleged assassination attempt on Governor Wike, vows not to leave anything to chance

Read the press statement below

'I would not intentionally make anyone feel uncomfortable or disrespected' - Morgan Freeman reacts to reports of alleged sexual assault

Veteran Hollywood actor, Morgan Freeman has reacted to reports of sexual harassment by multiple women.

In an exclusive report by CNN that made the 80-year old actor the latest in the long line of popular men who have been accused in the wake of the #MeToo movement, the woman accused the actor of inappropriate behavior and harassment.

Gombe state House of Assembly mace stolen

The mace of the Gombe state house of assembly was stolen during plenary today Thursday May 24th. This incident comes weeks after the mace at the Nigerian senate was stolen by thugs..

According to reports, the Bauchi state house of Assembly mace was snatched during a siting to remove Ahmed Haruna, minority leader of the assembly, who represents Gombe north state constituency. 

Haruna was reported to have held a press conference on May 5th condemning the ward congress of the All Progressives Congress in the state. This angered members of the party in the Assembly, which is dominated by the People’s Democratic Party, and they moved to remove him. Five out of eight APC members had signed the motion for his removal.

However during plenary today, one of the lawmakers who had endorsed his removal, made a U-turn, saying he had been forced to endorse the motion under duress. This led to an equal split of those for his removal and those against it. In the ensuing drama, a member of the Assembly reportedly made away with the mace aided by another lawmaker.

'Declaring me wanted was done in bad faith and is simply to embarrass my personality, defame and malign my character' - Innoson chairman

Chairman of Innoson Motors Nigeria Ltd, Innocent Chukwuma has reacted to the decision by Justice Mojisola Dada of the special offences court sitting in Lagos to declare him wanted as 'an attempt to mbarrass his personality, defame and malign his character'.

Chukwuma had previously failed to make an appearance in court for his arraignment on Jan. 17, Feb. 9, March 14 and April 25.

Read his full statement below....

Photos: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie addresses Harvard College graduating seniors on Class Day

Acclaimed Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie addressed the Harvard College Class of 2018 graduating seniors as part of the annual Class Day celebration on May 23, the day before Harvard’s 367th Commencement.

Members of her family including her parents and brother attended the event.

I reject the idea that the man is the head of the house - Female Twitter user

 

According to this lady, the idea that the man is the head of the house is rooted in biblical times when women were not considered equal to men and as such, it is incompatible with the 21st century. 

Nigerian rapper Olamide pictured on a school run abroad with his son

Olamide pictured with his wife-to-be, Adebukunmi Aisha and their son on a school run outside Nigeria. Another photo below.

Snoop Dogg takes a swipe at Kim Kardashian again, says Kanye West 'truly misses a black woman in his life.'

Veteran rapper, Snoop Dogg, has blasted Kim Kardashian again over her husband Kanye West's West's Twitter outbursts.

The 46-year-old rapper who on Thursday featured in an interview on The View, claims Kanye is 'missing a black woman in his life' to keep him out of trouble.

When asked for his thoughts on West's recent controversial 'slavery was a choice' comments, Snoop quickly told the co-hosts: 'I thought he needed some medical attention, first and foremost.

FFK showers his wife, Precious, with kind words as she turns a year older today

Politician and former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, took to his twitter handle today to serenade his wife and mother of his son, Aragorn, Precious, with kind words as she turns a year older today May 25th. Happy birthday to her! In his post, FFK wrote

''Happy birthday to my darling wife @Snowhitey1. May the Lord continue to bless you and be with you, may His Holy Spirit guide and lead you and may He cause you to excel, flourish and prosper. Thanks for your love and kindness and for being such a wonderful wife to me and mother to our beautiful son Aragorn. You are everything to us and we love you very much. May your joy be full and may you live long and prosper. Many more years to come! Congrats dear and have a great day! @Snowhitey1''.