Annie Pregnant with Tuface's 7th Child?

So there are rumors both from confirmed and unconfirmed sources
that Annie idibia is 4months pregnant for her newly wedded husband,
Tuface Idibia. Although people have sworn that she is pregnant as
buttressed by her looks during her trad and white wedding. Well,
we'll keep our fingers crossed till the nine months course is over. Abi?
By the way, Annie already has a 4year-old child; Isabella for her man.

First Lady Feared Ill Again, Off to Germany

First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan

First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan is again off to a German hospital for medical checkup a source close to her office, who craved anonymity, in the Presidential Villa confirmed Sunday in the wake of fresh speculation concerning her health.

According to the source, the First Lady, unlike what has been reported by some online platforms, is not ill but has simply taken the opportunity of her children’s vacation abroad to check on an aunt, with whom she has close affinity, hospitalised in an undisclosed hospital abroad, to also check her own health.

HAPPY EASTER

HAPPY EASTER Y'ALL! DON'T FORGET THAT JESUS IS THE
REASON FOR THE SEASON! HE IS ALIVE!!!!CELEBRATE HIM
EVERYDAY BY YOUR WORDS, THOUGHTS AND ACTION.  

Lagos Police Dismiss Corporal for Stealing and Selling Seized Motorcycles

Lagos PRO, DSP Ngozi Braide

Chiemelie Ezeobi

The Lagos State Police Command recently dismissed one of its personnel, Corporal Gaborone Falogbade, with Force number 444123 for misconduct, an action the command says enforces to its zero tolerance to corruption and indiscipline. 

The dismissed corporal was charged for stealing one of the seized motorcycles which was taken from defaulters at Ikorodu area of the state as part of the recent ban on motorcycles by the state government.

The state government had recently banned commercial motorcycles from 475 out of the 9,100 roads in the state and had charged the police with the responsibility of enforcing the law.

Police Pension: Retirees Seek Government Intervention

By Chiemelie Ezeobi

A group of retired policemen have appealed to the government especially the members of the National Assembly to prevail on the appropriate  authorities to pay their entitlements, deservedly so, after  years of  meritorious service to the nation. 

Those affected include Mr. Solomon Jegede,  Abiodun Sanni, Olawale Oludotun, Tiamiyu Adeyemi, Waheed Bello, Kayode Bamidele (late) and Jimoh Rabiu. 

It was gathered that while the rest were paid only their gratuities, two others; Sanni and the late Bamidele have neither been paid pension nor gratuity.

Extra-Judicial Killing: Counsel Petitions Lagos CP

Lagos PRO, DSP Ngozi Braide

By Chiemelie Ezeobi

Following the alleged murder of one Afeez Obalanlege by some policemen attached to the Area M Command, Idimu area of Lagos State, on January 21, 2013, the legal counsel, MO Babalola, hired by his family has petitioned the Commissioner of Police, Umar Manko, to investigate the matter.

Pandemonium had erupted at Ikotun area of the state as one person, Afeez was killed while many others sustained varying degrees of injuries on after policemen and suspected hoodlums clashed in Ikotun area of Lagos.

EXCLUSIVE: FINALLY! MY OGA AT THE TOP, SHEM OBAFAIYE GETS TRANSFERRED

New commandant, Adesuyi Clement Dayo

The new face of Lagos Command of the Nigerian Security
and Civil Defence Corps, Mr. Adesuyi Clement Dayo,
 who replaced Shem Obafaiye, just yesterday. The replacement
was confirmed by the DG NSCDC, Abe Abolurin
whom I met at the command yesterday.

NSCDC Boss Visits Families of Slain Officers, Ensues for Peace

By Chiemelie Ezeobi

The Commandant General (CG) of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr. Ade Abolurin, yesterday ensued for peace and calm as regarding the death of two personnel of the agency who were allegedly shot dead by the police on Tuesday. 

Tiger's 77 PGA Wins from 25 Tournaments

Tiger Woods

Even before Tiger Woods won the Arnold Palmer Invitational for the eighth time, he was asked on several occasions what it was about Bay Hill that brings him so much success. Finally, he gave an answer that applies to more than just him. "Once we figure out what courses we like, we tend to play those," Woods said.

Brendan Steele finished his round Saturday and was on the range making small talk when he was asked about his schedule including the Texas Open.

US Dentist Puts 7,000 Patients at Risk of HIV, Other Diseases

A dentist at work

A dirty dentist placed 7,000 patients at risk of contracting HIV and other infectious diseases after failing to properly sterilize equipment at his Oklahoma practice, health officials warned Thursday. Officials do not yet know if any patients were infected but urged everyone who had ever been treated at the Tulsa oral surgery practice to be tested at a free clinic.

"We do not know how long these improper practices have been occurring, so we recommend that all patients of Dr. (Scott) Harrington's be tested for Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and HIV," the Oklahoma health department said in a statement.

Independent Body to Investigate Police/NSCDC Clash

Chiemelie Ezeobi

The fear of a biased investigation into Wednesday's clash between police operatives attached to Ikorodu Division of the Lagos State Police Command and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, has made the federal government set up an independent body.

Although the independent body was not confirmed by both opposing services as at press time, it was gathered that the State Security Service (SSS), have been given directives to carry out investigations into the actual cause of the clash.

Finally, House Impeaches IMO Deputy Gov

Finally, 25 out of the 26 lawmakers in the
Assembly voted in favour of the impeachment
of the Imo State Deputy Governor,
Jude Agbaso. 

SEGUN ADENIYI: Chinua Achebe's Parting Shot

The Verdict Acording to Olusegun Adeniyi, Email: olusegun.adeniyi@thisdaylive.com

Nigerians have become so adept at graveyard orations that whenever any important personality dies, everybody would be scrambling to find the right adjectives with which to express their condolences. And it doesn’t matter that they may have spent their lifetime attacking the deceased or what such a person stood for. But ever so often, their hypocrisy is obscured by its unintended truthfulness, especially in instances where the object of the post-humous affectation happens to merit the expressed lofty words. That, I suppose is the case with Prof. Chinua Achebe who passed away in the United States exactly a week ago today.

Mandela Back in Hospital, Zuma Asks World to Pray

 Former president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela

The former president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, has been taken back to hospital suffering from a lung infection. President Jacob Zuma confirmed that the 94-year-old was readmitted just before midnight on Wednesday and said: "We appeal to the people of South Africa and the world to pray for our beloved Madiba and his family and to keep them in their thoughts.

"We have full confidence in the medical team and know that they will do everything possible to ensure recovery.Mandela's spokesman Mac Maharaj told Sky News that the former president was "conscious".

Jonathan Summons Police, NSCDC over Lagos Clash

IGP Mohammed Abubakar

Authorities of the Nigeria Police Force and that of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) were Thursday summoned by President Goodluck Jonathan to explain the clash between them,  which reportedly left two officials of the latter organization dead in Lagos.

Led by the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Department 'A'. (Finance and Administration),  Suleiman Fakai the police delegation comprised of the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Umar Manko; Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Anti-Vandalism, Friday Ibadin; and the Deputy Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba. Prior to  Thursday's meeting the President had met seperately with the leadership of the NSCDC on Wednesday evening

Chocolate City Gives Version On The Jesse Jagz Story

After an entertainment website posted a story regarding why Jesse Jagz left Choc City,  information which made several serious allegations against the record label, Chocolate City had to say something.

In one allegation, the website said Choc City had two so-called “strong claims” against Jesse Jagz, one of which stated that Jesse Jags owed the label some un-paid debt and the other which claimed the label leaked that the Artiste was addicted to Marijuana.

EXCLUSIVE: Boko Haram's Armourer in Lagos Became a father hours before His Arrest

Still on the matter of the boko haram suspects that were arrested last Thursday at the Ijora area of lagos, my sources told me that the armourer who was nabbed in the joint raid became a father hours before he was arrested.

It was gathered that the wife went into labour about five hours before the security personnel raided the house and picked her husband in connection with a plot to bomb 16 landmarks in the state simultaneously.

Mandela Back in Hospital, Zuma Asks World to Pray

 Former president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela

The former president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, has been taken back to hospital suffering from a lung infection. President Jacob Zuma confirmed that the 94-year-old was readmitted just before midnight on Wednesday and said: "We appeal to the people of South Africa and the world to pray for our beloved Madiba and his family and to keep them in their thoughts.

"We have full confidence in the medical team and know that they will do everything possible to ensure recovery." Mandela's spokesman Mac Maharaj told Sky News that the former president was "conscious". He said: "At the moment doctors are saying it is a recurrence of an old lung infection. It is a matter of concern ... He was admitted around midnight last night.

Naval Chief Accuses Personnel of Complicity in Oil Theft

Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Dele Ezeoba

The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Dele Ezeoba, Tuesday accused some officers and men of the Nigerian Navy of complicity in crude oil theft and illegal bunkering activities in the Niger Delta, warning that anyone caught would be sanctioned. Ezeoba, while addressing the men and officers of the Central Naval Command of the Nigerian Navy in Yenagoa, as part of his annual inspection tour of naval commands in the country, lamented that the Brass/Akassa corridor of the nation's waterways under the Central Command’s watch was particularly notorious for pipeline vandalism and crude oil theft.

Wole Awolowo, Scion of Pa Awo is Dead

Wole Awolowo, the scion of the Awolowo family and the second son of late Chief Obafemi Awolowo is dead. He died about 20 minutes ago in a London hospital after a protracted illness.

-culled from THISDAY

YEARS AFTER MARY SLESSOR, TWINS ARE STILL KILLED IN NIGERIA

Sun News in a report published today, recounted the story of Olusola Stevens, the North Central Director of theChristian Missionary Foundation (CMF) and his wife who witnessed the practice of killing infants or burying some alive with their dead mothers even in the domain of the Federal Capital Territory. This is coming 98 years after the death of Mary Slessor, the Scottish missionary to Nigeria, who led crusades that stopped some societies from killing twin babies at birth.

According to the report, in Bassa Komo, Abuja, it is abomination to be born a twin; or if a mother dies within three months of a baby’s birth; or if a child grows upper teeth first or is born with defect. These are all faults of the baby or babies involved. To the people of the community, these are signs that such babies were fabricated in the factory of the devil and are themselves evil. Such offences by the evil baby or babies are punishable by burial alive.

“If you are not very observant, you will not know this practice is going on and it took us some time to actually confirm. Some of the enlightened indigenes of the area deny the practice, maybe out of shame, but it is still happening till date,” Stevens confirmed.

JOEL BRINKLEY: Good luck, Mr. Jonathan. It's time you were impeached

 Joel Brinkley is the Hearst professional in residence at Stanford University and a Pulitzer Prize-winning former correspondent for The New York Times. Read his views on President Goodluck Jonathan's administration:  

''Just outside President Goodluck Jonathan's office sat 17 ambulances, just in case he or one of his aides fell ill. They were seldom if ever used.

No actual health-care facility nationwide had as many, and in fact a few still have none at all. But as soon as a Nigerian newspaper took a photo of the ambulances and published a story about them, they suddenly disappeared -- probably to an underground garage.

Interpol to Assist Nigeria Tackle Insecurity

 IGP, Mohammed Abubakar

The International Police Organisation (INTERPOL) has promised to assist Nigeria in tackling insecurity currently facing the country. Making the promise yesterday at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, on a visit to the Inspector General of Police (IG), Mohammed Abubakar, the President of Interpol, Madam Mireille Ballestrezzi, said the international police community would provide information and data to expose any criminal element in and outside the country.

The Interpol boss said the organisation would exchange information among member countries, especially in the area of trans-border crimes and other criminal activities.

Court Sets Aside Warrant for Maina's Arrest

Abdulrasheed Maina

A Federal High Court Wednesday in Abuja set aside the warrant for the arrest of the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reform, Abdulrasheed Maina issued by the police at the instance of the Senate.

The court also issued a perpetual injunction restraining the Senate from ordering the arrest of Maina based on the warrant already set aside by him.

Justice Adamu Bello who made the order said that even though the Senate had the power to summon anyone, that power was not absolute.

NSCDC OGA AT THE TOP CHARGES PERSONNEL TO COLLABORATE WITH OTHER AGENCIES

The Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Dr. Ade Abolurin while briefing the anti-vandal squad this morning tasks the personnel to have a working relationship with other security agencies of government in tackling the issue of vandalism and oil theft.

He urges the personnel to remain resolute and dogged in their drive in fighting the illicit act to a standstill without compromise.

According to Abolurin, the Federal Government through the enabling Act has mandated the Corps to carry out the function of mounting surveillance, protecting critical infrastructure of Government, arrest and prosecute anyone caught in the act of vandalism as well as those suspected to be collaborators.

Kim Kardashian Denies Abusing Nigerians

Hehhehehehehe, The power of naija. Which 
country can put the fear of God in Kim K if 
not die hard Nigerians. Well, incase you
 missed the entire drama yesterday, a tweet 
had supposedly emanated from Kim saying 
that Nigerians are disgusting and that our 
women look like apes. While some were still 
wallowing in unbelief, BET, an international 
broadcast channel said Kim had accidentally 
leaked the tweet to Khloe but deleted it from 
her account later. After the whole drama,
 turned out that tweet was photoshopped.

Women arraigned for cutting neighbour with blade

Abigail (26) and Remi (28), both choristers at a Cherubim and Seraphim church at Progressive Road, Ebute Meta, were said
 to have assaulted Hannah Okurabe (18) with razor blades at Abule
 Nla junction, a few metres away from the church.

The March 17, 2013 incident was said to be the result of an earlier 
fight over the church’s choirmaster, Joseph Unuigbe. A father of two,
 Unuigbe is married to Folashade, who is also a member of the same church.

EXCLUSIVE: Police Engage NSCDC in Gun Duel, Kill Two ...Release pipeline vandals arrested by NSCDC

Chiemelie Ezeobi

For reasons yet ascertained, police operatives attached to the Ikorodu Division, of the Lagos State Police Command, today, allegedly ambushed and engaged officials of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in a gun duel at the Ikorodu area of the state.

It was gathered that during the gun duel, police allegedly shot two of the  NSCDC officials; Gabriel Adaji and Innocent Akegbe, who were part of the Anti Pipeline Vandalism Squad, while others escaped with varying degrees of injuries including gun shot wounds.

Recovered at the scene of the clash were one of the policemen's identity card, one Inspector Sunday Gabriel, with force number 120622 attached to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), a service pistol and a walkie talkie set.

Although the reason for the clash has not been confirmed by either the police or civil defence, it was gathered that the civil defence were returning from a successful raid of the pipeline vandals when they were attacked by their police counterpart.

EXCLUSIVE; SSS ARRESTS 20 SUSPECTED BOKO HARAM MEMBERS IN LAGOS

Plans by some suspected terrorists to move into Lagos was yesterday foiled , following the arrest of 20 of them along the Lagos/Ibadan expressway.

The suspects as gathered, were inside a trailer loaded with goods from the northern part of the country. But on reaching Berger, plain clothes security operatives later discovered to be personnel of the Department of State Services reportedly accosted the trailer. But eye witnesses said the driver refused to stop.

EXCLUSIVE; NIS Repatriates 57 Illegal Nigerien Aliens

... As police lumps 17 northerners as illegal aliens

by Chiemelie Ezeobi


The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), today repatriated 57 out of the 100 illegal immigrants arrested during last Friday's raid of the Ijora-Badia area of Lagos State by the state Police Command and the state Task Force on Environment and Other Offences.

While the 57 aliens from the Republic of Niger were repatriated, 18 of the illegal immigrants from Mali who had fled their war-torn country, were transferred to the United Nations Refugee Commission to take action.

Although the raid was part of the stringent security measures put in place by the state command to checkmate the influx of suspected Boko Haram members into the state, 17 Northerners were mistakenly arrested and lumped as illegal immigrants.

Naeto C, Wife Welcomes Son

 Naeto and Nicole Chikwe welcomed their son yesterday.
 Nicole gave birth in a hospital in Washington DC, USA .
Mother and son are said to be doing great. 

Henry Okah Gets 24-year Jail Term

The man suspected to be behind the 2010 Independence Day 
Bombing that killed 12 people was today sentenced to 24 years 
in prison by a South African Court. Okah was found guilty on 
13 counts of terrorism, including engaging
 in terrorist activities, conspiracy to engage in terrorist activities
and delivering, placing, and detonating an 

Plateau: Policeman, 28 Others Killed, as Gunmen Sack Five Communities

Governor Jonah Jang

Ganawuri district of Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State, again came under  attack by gunmen on Monday night leaving at least 28 persons dead and several others seriously injured.

Houses and churches in these villages of DaJak, Attakar, Zadien, Luka and Marid were not spared, as the attackers set them ablaze, leaving them in ruin and forcing the remnants of the communities to escape for refuge in neighbouring Kaduna State.

In the fury of the attack, a police corporal, simply identified as Jibril, serving with the state the command was shot dead by the assailants.

Kano Bomb Blast: 900 Corps Members Seek Re-deployment

Corps members

About 900 National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) members out of the 2413 deployed to Kano State for their orientation have been re-deployed to other parts of the country.

The State Coordinator of the NYSC, Alhaji Bashir Yakasai said prior to last Monday's incident in Sabon Gari, very few corps members indicated interest to be re-deployed after the orientation phase of their service.

...Investigations on Boko Haram in Lagos Ongoing, Says Army

Army Headquarters

•Police transfer 100 foreign suspects to NIS

Chiemelie Ezeobi
Following last week's raid on the building housing the suspected Boko Haram members at the Ijora-Badia area of Lagos by operatives of the State Security Service (SSS) and Operation Mesa (OP Mesa), the Nigerian Army Monday said investigations were ongoing.

This is just as the security agencies, including the police and the Lagos State Government, Monday transferred about 100 foreign suspects in their custody to the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Lagos for prosecution and possible deportation.

Speaking to THISDAY on the phone, the spokesperson, 81 Division of the Nigerian Army, Colonel Kingsley Umoh, said investigations were ongoing to round up the remaining suspects who are currently on the run.

Although he could not confirm the supposed terrorist cell in Lagos, Umoh said the security agencies involved were on top of the situation, adding that the suspects would have succeeded but for timely intervention and the raid last week.

Boko Haram: 12 Ganye Prison Inmate Escapee Re-arrested

Minister of Interior, Comrade Abba Moro

About 12 out of 124 prison inmates that were set loose on the recent Ganye Prison attack in Adamawa State by gunmen suspected to be members of Boko Haram Islamic Sect has been recaptured by security forces.

This was confirmed  Monday by the Special Adviser (Media) to the Minister of Interior, Mr. George Udo when THISDAY enquired about government's response to the upsurge in Prison's attack and jail break across the country.

How Raid Disrupted Plot to Bomb Lagos

Governor Babatunde Fashola

• Suspects targeted 16 landmarks for attacks  
• Security agencies on red alert

By Chiemelie Ezeobi 

A raid carried out by security agents last Thursday on Ijora Badia, a Lagos neighbourhood, may have saved the nation’s commercial capital from possible multiple attacks by terrorists, THISDAY investigations revealed Sunday. The raid, carried out by both operatives of the State Security Service (SSS) and Operation Mesa (OP Mesa), a combined security outfit comprising the police and the 

armed forces, led to the arrest of some suspects.

New details obtained by THISDAY showed that contrary to the initial information from security agencies that only two suspected Boko Haram members were arrested during the raid, over 14 persons were nabbed and are currently in custody undergoing interrogation.

Kidnapped NTA Reporter Regains Freedom

Finally, Olubunmi Oke, a female journalist working with the 
Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Akure, has been released 
by her abductors. Oke reportedly was freed late on Saturday after her 
husband took the ransom money to the kidnappers.
Mrs. Oke , a nursing mother, was kidnapped on Thursday on her 
way back from work as she drove into her residence. Her baby and 
house help who were in the car with her were asked by the gunmen 
to disembark from the car before they drove away in her car to an 
unknown destination.
Oke’s car was later found in another part of Akure, the Ondo State capital.
The kidnappers initially demanded for N16 million, then reduced the ransom 
to N8 million and then N1 million.

Nse Ikpe Etim Heads to the Altar in April

Nollywood star actress, Nse Ikpe-Etim and her partner, Clifford Sule will be heading to her hometown, Akwa Ibom,  for her traditional marriage come April 4, while plans are in top gear to solemnize the union in church weeks later. The ceremony, will hold on Thursday, April 4, 2013 at St. Stephen’s Primary School, Ikot Etobo, Nsit-Ubium LGA, Akwa Ibom.

Nse and her UK based husband, Clifford who is a senior lecturer in Computer Communications atMiddlesex University, United Kingdom started dating since they were teenagers, but lost contact when Sule left for studies in the UK. Earlier on St. Valentine’s day this year, the couple exchanged vows at the Ikoyi Marriage Registry and celebrated with a few friends and colleagues on the following day at the Swanky Sky Lounge Penthouse restaurant & bar inside Eko Hotel in Lagos…

Two Suicide Bombers Killed, Four Arrested in Kano

Kano city was saturday rocked by explosions, resulting in the death of two suicide bombers, who were blown up by their own explosives at the Eastern bye-pass in Hotoro quarters in Kano.  According to the state police command, the two suicide bombers were disguised as water vendors and were pushing a truck loaded with primed explosives.

This came on the heels of a siege by unidentified gunmen on the headquarters of Ganye Local Government in Adamawa State on Friday, killing more than 25 persons. An eyewitness account confirmed that 25 persons, including a commissioner in a former governor of the defunct Gongola State, late Abubakar Barde were killed in the attack.

Raziela Leads Women to Cry out for Societal Change

Pastor Lanre Kosoko, of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Mercy place  Parish Lekki, Lagos, on Saturday called on women intercede on the nation's political, economic and social problems  through special  prayers. Lanrre who is also the wife of Pastor Seye Kosoko, the head Pastor at the Parish, made the call during the 6th  "Woman Cry Out"conference in Lagos.

However, the conference was jointly organised by the parish and Razela Foundation

an NGO set up to provide educational opportunities to financially disadvantaged Nigerians.