Al-Jazeera Twitter account ‘suspended’

Qatar-based broadcaster Al-Jazeera said the Twitter account for its main Arabic-language channel had been suspended on Saturday, in the latest “conspiracy” to hit the station.

Yasser Abuhilalah, managing director of Al-Jazeera Arabic, confirmed the suspension on social media.

 The suspension comes at a time of diplomatic crisis in the Gulf after Qatar was cut off by neighbouring countries including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Juventus not interested in Veratti, unable to reach Iniesta- official

Sporting director of Italian giants, Giuseppe Marotta has cleared the air on the possibly of bringing the pair of Italian midfielder, Marco Veratti and Spaniard Andres Iniesta to Turin.

Lover kills girl-friend, dumps corpse in bathroom

THERE was pandemonium at the early hours of yesterday around 2nd West Circular road, Benin City when residents woke up to discover the corpse of a lady in her thirties deposited in a bathroom by her alleged lover. The yet to be identified lady was said to have passed the night in her lover’s house at 17b Akugbe Road where Uwa market is located, off TV Road, Benin city.

Have mercy on us, Evans wife, Uchenna begs Nigerians

…I didn’t know he was into crime …He took part in our daily prayers and always prayed Psalm 23
…His wealth should be sold off and given to his victims
…I didn’t know he was this rich, the highest he gave to me was N200,000
…Please, forgive him for the sake of myself and the children By Emma Nnadozie, Crime Editor

The call was a surprise. And in the words of our Crime Editor, Emma Nnadozie “it was shocking but revealing and even pathetic.”

Rooney in focus as China transfer window opens

Some of football’s biggest names remain linked with a move to China but a 100 percent tax on transfer fees looks likely to hit spending when the country’s transfer window opens on Monday.

Manchester United’s English striker Wayne Rooney

Wayne Rooney, Diego Costa and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang are among the stars rumoured to be considering big-money moves to the Chinese Super League (CSL), which has been smashing spending records in recent seasons.

I have been stereotyped in movies, says Mary Uranta

SULTRY actress and CEO of 50th Film Academy, Mary Uranta, was happy beyond words recently as she starred in Sylvia Edem’s new movie, “Sandcastle.”

Mary Uranta

Expressing her joy, beautiful Uranta said, “I was very excited when I got the script of ‘Sandcastle’ from Sylvia because Nollywood  producers like to stereotype people a lot. This movie will give people a chance to see the other side of me.

Super Eagles loss to South Africa: NUJ/SWAN decry campaign of calumny

”It is unfortunate that while laudable appraisals are being done by Coach Gernot Rohr and the Amaju Pinnick led NFF to bring the Super Eagles back on track after a disastrous outing in Uyo, a few persons have elected to fan embers of disunity by raising spurious and misleading issues in a bid to misguide the public and influence a change of venue for subsequent Super Eagles matches.”

Super Eagles forward Oghenekaro Etebo (C) tries to outwit South African defence during their 2019 AFCON qualifier at Goodswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Photo: AFP

‘Allow Igbo to have their nation’

A viral online video with an image of an Hausa man, ‘name’ unknown to  Vanguard advises that Igbo should be allowed to have their nation if they do not want to co-exist with Nigerians anymore. According to him, Hausa’s are doing great like Igbo. He spoke on their capabilities in handling businesses like igbo do. Emphasizing on their strength he said, most northerners are importers of different things and some great agriculturists.

Click To Watch Video


Source: Vanguard News

Couple back in custody over woman bathed with acid

MAKURDI—Benue State Police Command has busted two kidnap syndicate of eight in Makurdi and Katsina-Ala including a gang of four allegedly led by a woman believed to be an associate of the wanted militant leader, Terwase Agwaza, also known as Gana, who a week ago abducted a Katsina/Ala-based businessman.
LAGOS—An Igbosere magistrate’s court in Lagos, yesterday, extended a remand order given against a husband and wife, Chidi and Nkiru Ubochiadinjo, charged with pouring acid on 26-year-old Ogochukwu Nwosu.

Benue Police burst kidnap gang led by Gana’s associates

MAKURDI—Benue State Police Command has busted two kidnap syndicate of eight in Makurdi and Katsina-Ala including a gang of four allegedly led by a woman believed to be an associate of the wanted militant leader, Terwase Agwaza, also known as Gana, who a week ago abducted a Katsina/Ala-based businessman.

The police operation also led to the arrest of three women whose responsibilities were to provide food for the victims, who was rescued alive.

I was once kidnapped, but quickly released — Evans

As detectives recover $75,000 gold ring in his mansion

By Emma Nnadozie, Crime Editor & Ifeanyi Okolie

LAGOS—Shocking revelations emerged, yesterday, as the dreaded kidnap kingpin, Chukwudubem Onwuamadike a.k.a Evans, narrated to police detectives how he was abducted in 2015 by another gang of kidnappers operating in the eastern part of the country.

This is also as detectives succeeded in recovering a gold ring worth $75,000 from his house.

Tricycle riders protest in Owerri as Truck driver kills their colleague

Tricycle riders took to the streets of Aba-Owerri Expressway on Tuesday in Owerri, the Imo State capital, to protest the death of their colleague who was hit by a truck belonging to BUA Cement Company.

16-Year-Old Nigerian Boy Has 6 A’s In Cambridge’s IGSCE

In this report, SEGUN OLUGBILE highlights the feat of a 16-year-old Nigerian pupil who made 4A*s and 2As in the last International General School Certificate Examination of the Cambridge University.

Sixteen-year-old Adenuga Victoria brilliant boy. It is unfair to deny him an accolade like this. And arguably, the teenager could be the best Nigerian candidate that sat for the 2012 University of Cambridge International General School Certificate Examination.

The boy, who is the Senior Prefect of Doregos Private Academy,

Genevieve Nnaji Flies Out To New York Right After Receiving Chieftancy Title In Imo State – PHOTO

Genevieve Nnaji is an international actress and she barely lives in Nigeria alone these days. The beautiful actress who received the chieftancy title of Ada Eze of Mbaise in her state, Imo some days ago has moved on to fly out of the country. She shared a photo of herself at JFK airport in New York and she was looking as beautiful as ever. We love Chief Genevieve!

Igbo quit notice : Hundreds of Northerners flee Portharcourt

Days after the ultimatum given to the Igbos living in the Northern Part of the country by the Arewa Youth Group,according to reports hundreds of northerners leaving Port Harcourt, Rivers state on Sunday,

Rotimi Amaechi blasts former President Goodluck Jonathan for doing nothing to the Igbo community

Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi has blasted the Former president, Goodluck Jonathan,saying he did not do anything to the Igbo community even though they massively supported him in 2011.

The minister added that those who served under Jonathan from the South-east region should be ashamed of themselves because “they were seeing the president five times in a day” but could not get key roads constructed.

“The Igbos gave Jonathan support, what did he do? Of course! Nothing!”, he said in Lagos at a Forum. GEJ went to Onitsha and danced and promised to construct Onitsha bridge. Right? After that nothing happened.

NIS Rescues 134 Children From Child Traffickers

34 children have been rescued by the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) in Oyo State who were victims of child trafficking in May.

An Assistant Comptroller at the command, Mr Folusho Akintola, disclosed this while fielding questions from newsmen after a stakeholders’ conference organised by the Justice, Development and Peace Commission in Ibadan on Tuesday.

Breaking : Yemi Osinbajo signs 2017 Budget into law

After so much delay in the signing of the 2017 Budget, the  acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday signed the 2017 Appropriation Bill into law.

The signature of the acting president was appended on the document at about 4:41pm inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja.



The brief event was witnessed by principal officers of the National Assembly, presidential aides and other top government officials.

Source: Information Nigeria

Police Inspector arrested with 49 bags of weeds

According to a Police Inspector identified as , Bola Adigun, was on Monday arraigned before Justice Mojisola Olatoregun of a Federal High Court, Lagos over alleged hard drug trafficking.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency had slammed a three-count of conspiracy

US appeals court uphold block on Donald Trump travel ban

US appeals court on Monday left in place a block on President Donald Trump’s travel ban targeting citizens from six Muslim majority nations — the latest in a string of judicial blows for the controversial measure.

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit largely upheld an injunction

4 students left injured after school bus rammed into a truck

It was all looming and sadness at Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education (AOCED) in Ijanikin, as four students have been involved in a ghastly motor accident .The students were in their school bus that rammed into a truck along Igando road, as doctors are currently battling to save their lives.

Drop 5 Pounds in a Week

Reasearcher have come up with diverse ways in which one can loose weight without having to starve, engage in wierd suppliments, or ruling out an entire food group to achieve that.
Rather that starve, other little sacrifices along side some techniques can be applied, one can chose eating and excercise plans that suits his/her lifestyle, this makes it easy to stick to the plan as it is self-built.

OMG! Meet 2-year Old Indonesia Boy Who Smoked 40 Cigarettes In A Day

An Indonesia boy Aldi Rizal could possibly have his name in the prestigious Guinness Book of Records for being the youngest chain smoker, incredibly smoking up to 40 cigarettes a day when he was just 2-years old. Indonesia Boy

Woman chops off cheating husband’s penis, kills herself

A woman in northern Thailand chopped off her unfaithful husband’s penis and then drank pesticide to her death, local police told dpa on Tuesday.

Kawinnart Saezong, 33, was declared dead on Monday at a hospital in Phayao province, said Narin Cherdyoo, Phayao police officer.

LOVE BITE: Real life VAMPIRES suck each other's blood - and say it's better than sex

Lea and Tim are real life 'vampires' who have a passionate relationship based on sucking each other’s blood – and say it’s better than sex

Hundreds of models pose NUDE in Times Square 'to promote positivity and acceptance'

Around 200 models gathered in Times Square to have their bodies painted - while completely NUDE.

The art project "Body Notes" had tourists gawping in New York as men and women of all shapes and sizes celebrated their nakedness.

Male barbie contemplates going for hip enlargement surgery

The king of cross-dressers is contemplating going for a hip enlargement surgery because his 'Bae' wants him to.

Nigerian King of Cross-Dressers, Idris Okuneye alias Bobrisky is taking his drama to a new height after he announced that he is contemplating going for a hip enlargement surgery because his unidentified 'Bae' wants him to.

DID YOU KNOW: Things You Might Not Have Known

Did you knowlemons contain more sugar than strawberries.
Did you knowhoney is the only natural food which never spoils

Did you knowthe average human brain contains around 78% water
Did you knowyour tongue is the fastest healing part of your body

Did you knowbirds need gravity to swallow
Did you knowcats spend 66% of their life asleep

Did you knowbefore beginning his movie career Keanu Reeves managed a pasta shop in Toronto Canada
Did you knowthe movie 'Wayne's World' was filmed in two weeks

Did you knowCoca-Cola originally contained cocaine
Did you knowthe Internet was originally called ARPANet (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) designed by the US department of defense

Did you knowthe opposite sides of a die always adds up to 7
Did you knowdraughts (checkers) is older than chess

Male Barbie goes down memory lane

Popular Nigerian male Barbie, Idris Okeneye alias Bobrisky, has evoked memories of his past where he was just trying to carve a niche for himself and now that he has hit the limelight.

Bobrisky who is having the best time of his life in the United States of America where he is on tour, took a trip down memory lane where he declares that he was a nobody back then and no one reckoned with him but today, he lives it large, driving the latest cars, living in the highbrow Lekki Penninsula and going on trips outside the country.

Eagles apologize to fans for home defeat to Bafana

The official Twitter account of the Super Eagles in the early hours of Sunday tendered an unreserved apology for Nigeria’s 2-0 defeat to Bafana Bafana of South Africa in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying game.

Group worries over high rate of child sexual abuse

Worried by high rate of child sexual exploitation in Nigeria, rooted in culture, tradition and religious beliefs with children and women been most vulnerable victims, Jose Foundation teamed-up with Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development to address the menace.

Speaking ahead of a workshop slated for August 15-21, 2017, Jose Foundation President, Mr. Martins Abhulimhen said recent findings by the National Population Commission, with support from UNICEF and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on ‘Nigeria Violence Against Children’ revealed high prevalence of violence against children in Nigeria.

“The study revealed that approximately six out of every 10 Nigerian children under the age of 18 years, experience some form of physical, emotional and sexual violence before the age of 18 years.

“One in two children experience physical violence, one in four girls and one in ten boys experience sexual violence, and one in six girls and one in five boys experience emotional violence.”

He said less than 5 percent of children who experience violence  receive support .

“The shocking rape of a six-months-old baby in Kano recently that left the nation in shock further reinforced the call by experts to tighten security around minors against child sexual exploitation.

“The upcoming workshop will have in attendance experts from abroad who will offer advice on how to curb the menace in Nigeria while participant will be drawn from various groups and discipline. 

“We have taken responsibility to work with the Nigerian government to tackle CSE and that is why we choose to submit our programme details for government scrutiny and full participation”, he said. 

He noted that the Foundation planned to launch a book on Child Sexual Exploitation written in three of Nigeria’s major languages and the setting up of a Jose Foundation Therapy Centre in Nigeria to be managed by UK experts to train Nigerians on how to handle victims. The book is to act as a day to day guideline that children must read to checkmate any kind of abuse from perpetrators. He said the seven man team of experts from the UK on CSE will be led by Jayne Senior, a Councillor in Rotherham. She was credited for revealing a pattern of exploitation in the town that saw large numbers of children and young people groomed, gang raped and tortured by groups of men.

By Gabriel Olawale

Source: Vanguard News

Good Morning Folks

Today is a brand new day. Forget about yesterday. It does not matter. Forget about tomorrow it will take care of itself. Concentrate on this day. Make it the best ever.  

 Mary-Frances Winters

  

How I got my victims, made billions from them – Evans

EVANS, kidnapper who collected $1m ransom from one victim •Begs for another chance, says he’ll change to a better person •Reveals role in aborted kidnap of The Young Shall Grow boss •Adds his mum knows he’s into crime but not in support

By Emma Nnadozie, Crime Editor, Ifeanyi Okolie and Joseph Undu LAGOS — The notorious kidnap gang leader, Chukwudi Onuamadike, a.k.a Evans, who was arrested, weekend, in Lagos, stunned the Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, during interrogation when he pleaded passionately, in tears, that he should be given a second chance to change to a better person, and become a born-again Christian.

Policeman commits suicide after shooting wife, maid

Nasarawa State Police Command has confirmed that a policeman, Sgt. Thomas Agada, has committed suicide after shooting his wife and maid. The incident happened in the early hours of Sunday at Masaka in Karu Local Government Area of the state.

Woman Ogechi Amadi among Evans’ kidnap gang

The Nigerian Police Force made good its promise to parade Nigeria’s billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudi Dumeme Onuamadike, alias Evans and members of his gang, revealing their victims and the ransom collected at various times. Most shocking, the police also unveiled a woman, Ogechi Amadi as one of the gang members.

Movies 2017: ‘Wonder Woman’ wax strong at box office,leaving ‘Mummy’ in dust

“Wonder Woman,” the muscular feminist superhero from Warner Bros. and DC Comics, stayed strong over the weekend, easily holding onto the top spot in North American theaters while leaving newcomer “The Mummy” in the dust.

With $57.2 million in ticket sales for the three-day weekend, according to industry estimates, “Wonder Woman” has taken in a total $205 million in its first two weeks, elevating it to what Variety.com dubbed “box office royalty.”

The well-reviewed film stars Gal Gadot, she of the “Fast and Furious series,” as the Amazonian goddess-princess-superhero whose lasso, bracelet and tiara have magical powers. Patty Jenkins last week became the first female director to break the $100 million mark for an opening weekend.

How notorious kidnapper, Evans was caught like a chicken

Evans, described as the most notorious, high profile kidnapper – and the richest in Nigeria – was,  at last, unmasked. Before yesterday’s arrest, the Police had placed a N30million bounty on his head. When Policemen broke into his room to arrest him, he was said to have sheepishly said, “I know this is the end,m I am finished”. His real name is Chukwudidumeme Onuamadike, aged 36, and hails from Umudim Village, Nnewi   North Local Government Area of Anambra State. Sunday Vanguard has been made to understand that during preliminary questioning, Evans confessed to having been behind virtually all the high profile kidnap incidents in places including but not limited to Lagos, Port Harcourt, Onitsha, Aba. His exploits also  included the 2013 attempted kidnapping of the owner of The Young Shall Grow Motors.

Arrested kidnapper Evans buys $170K wristwatch

Glimpses about the lavish lifestyle of the billionaire kidnapper Evans are emerging, with his confession that he splashed his loot in buying a wristwatch for $170,000.

Evans

He also bought three phones for $6000 each and bought two houses in highbrow Magodo Estate in Lagos and another house in Ghana.

Evans was arrested in one of the houses in Lagos on Saturday, after eluding police radar for five years. The Nation in a report today said Evans real name is Chukwudubem Onwuamadike. He is from Umudim, Nnewi in Anambra state.

MKO Abiola: Lagos, Ogun, Osun, Oyo declare June 12 public holiday

FOUR South West states of Lagos, Ogun, Oyo and Osun  have declared today, June 12 as a work free day as part of the 22nd year commemoration of the annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election presumed won by late Chief MKO Abiola. In a statement signed by Habib Aruna, the Chief Press Secretary to  governor  Akinwunmi Ambode, the governor said the date marked a watershed in the annals of transparent, free and fair elections in the country.

Davido Pens Down Birthday Message To His Babymama, Sophia

Sophia Momodu, Davido’s babymama turned a year older and the ‘IF’ crooner dropped some birthday wishes for her.

In a post on Snapchat he wrote;

Nigerian man charged with raping USIU student, 19, after friend’s birthday party

A Nigerian was charged yesterday with raping a USIU student, 19, in Nairobi. Entony Daberechukwu denied the charges and was released on Sh500,000 bond.

Breaking: 7 Nigerians elected into British parliament

Seven Nigerians have been elected into the United Kingdom’s parliament in the election held on Thursday. Two are representing the Conservative party and five the Labour Party. The winners are: Chuka Umunna representing Streatham, Bim Afolami, Hitchin and Harpenden, Fiona Onasanya, Peterborough; Chi Onwurah, Newcastle, Kate Osamor, Edmonton, Kemi Badenoch, Saffron Walden and Helen Grant, Maidstone and The Weald.

Clockwise:Chuka Umunna representing Streatham, Bim Afolami, Hitchin and Harpenden, Fiona Onasanya, Peterborough; Chi Onwurah, Newcastle, Kate Osamor, Edmonton, Kemi Badenoch, Saffron Walden and Helen Grant, Maidstone and The Weald

Usain Bolt sprints to 100-meter victory in final race in native Jamaica

Eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt competed for the final time in his native Jamaica on Saturday night, winning the 100 meters at the Salute to a Legend race at Kingston's National Stadium.

Bolt easily topped the field with a time of 10:03.

Following the race, the skies above the stadium lit up with a fireworks display. Bolt says he plans to end his career at the world championships in London in August.

click to watch video

Source: ESPN NEWS

Police IRT celebrate arrest of billionaire kidnapper Evans

Operatives of the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team, IRT, have celebrated the arrest of Nigeria’s billionaire kidnapper, Evans.

The kidnap kingpin, it was gathered, targets wealthy businessmen and collects no less than N50m before releasing them.

Igbo quit notice: Hausa community says Cross River is their home

Hausa Community in Cross River State has said that Cross River State is their home and they have no intention to leave as the state is peaceful for them. “Cross River State remains not only the most peaceful state in the country to live and do business, but has continued to display its love for both indigenes and non indigenes alike,” members of the Hausa community in calabar affirmed.

Source: Daily Post Nigeria
Read more