Yvonne Nelson’s Cousin Berates Iyanya, Says Kukere Crooner Tattooed Yvonne's Initials on his Skin

Families they say stick together whether good or bad. Jason Boateng certainly fits into this mould. Cousin to Yvonne, the young dude took to twitter to cuss out Iyanya for being disrespectful to his sister. He went on to say that Iyanya should not play down the relationship he had with Yvonne seeing as he went as far as tattooing her initials on his skin when the going was good. Click link for picture of the initials pic.twitter.com/6AEOn3E4V5 and then read some of his tweets below

Yvonne Nelson Replies Iyanya’s Childish Rant…Quotes Galatians 6:7

So Yvonne Nelson spilled the bean on her relationship with Iyanya and how things fell apart. Barely a week later, the dude goes on air and disses her and says things no man who is truly a man would say.

And I refuse to post the trash he voiced out against Ghana’s own Yvonne Nelson simply because it was the immature rant of an immature man. Anyway, Yvonne Nelson did not take it lying low. She replied him albeit it in a mature manner.

DELE MOMODU: If I Were President Jonathan

Dele Momodu 

Fellow Nigerians, I had planned, and hoped, to escape from President Goodluck Jonathan’s unending brouhaha this week but that seems impossible for as long as our President and acolytes continue to titillate us with salacious news every week. My piece today was triggered by a few unrelated events. The first was a chance meeting I had with a distinguished media baron who spent over ten hours with me in Accra early this week. He had apparently read most of my articles and was determined to get me to take a closer look at President Jonathan’s efforts and achievements so far. He acknowledged, unlike most of this government’s apologists, that I had maintained a semblance of objectivity in my writings. He was particularly impressed that I had remained in the National Conscience Party, at a time most politicians would have jumped ship.

Polscope with Eddy Odivwri-Oil Theft: So Why was Tompolo Paid N15 Billion?

Tomopolo

When the crisis in the Niger Delta reached a head around 2008, the name of Mr Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo had become a reference item. By early 2009, the platform for the agitation of the Niger Delta militants called Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) had become as fiercely violent as danger can be. And when the group allegedly killed eleven soldiers, in the creeks of the Niger Delta, it was the crowning of the villainous profile of Tompolo. He was declared wanted by Brig Gen Yaki Bello. With smoking guns and crushing arsenal, the Nigerian army swooped on Camp 5, the Okerenkoko base of the Tompolo-led militants. Tompolo was nowhere to be found. But his camp was leveled and armoury ravaged and seized. 

STEPHANIE OKEREKE: FOR ME, MARRIAGE HAS BEEN WONDERFUL

AFTER ABOUT ONE YEAR OF A CAREER LULL OCCASIONED BY HER WEDDING STAGED SOMETIME IN APRIL, 2012, AWARD WINNING THESPIAN, STEPHANIE OKEREKE-LINUS IS BACK WITH A BANG. HER NEW FILM TITLED DRY, IS A WAR AGAINST THE MENACE OF CHILD MORTALITY, PREMATURE MARRIAGE AND THE travails of down-trodden WOMEN. THESE AND MORE SHE SHARES WITH LANRE ODUKOYA

ONE YEAR IN MARITAL BLISS…

Marriage has been wonderful. It’s fun and I feel a little different sometimes but I try not to be burdened by my new status as a married person. We’re still a young couple trying to live our lives and have fun, work hard and stay committed to each other and never take each other for granted.

ABOUT THE LULL IN MY CAREER…

Sometimes you say you want to take a back seat for a while because you just got married; you want to settle in to absorb the whole married life as you try to reorganize your life. It’s a different stage in your life and you want to re-strategize properly. But I’ve done a few movies for other people.

Traders Shola Oyeyipo: Grumble as Tinubu’s Daughter Succeeds Grandmother

 Alhaja Abibatu Mogaji

It was a shock they never prepared for. Gathering at the home of their late leader,  Alhaja Abibatu Mogaji, who until her death on June 14 at the age of 97, was the President-General, Association of Nigerian Market Women and Men, majority of them had only come to mourn their leader, for whom the family was holding the eighth-day fidau, a religious ritual for departed Muslims.

Like so many dignitaries and others from different spectrums of the society, who had converged on the late Mogaji’s Alausa, Ikeja home to take part in the eighth-day remembrance prayers for the deceased, the least the traders had expected was that on that Sunday, they would get a new leader.

Police in Kano Arrest 3,241 Suspected Criminals

Kano State Police Commissioner, Musa Daura

Kano State Police Command has disclosed that it had carried out series of raids at various criminals’ hideouts and black spots and successfully arrested 3,241 suspects in the last six months.

The police command explained that among those arrested , 2,741 were charged to court over an exhibits recovered from them,  which include 39 knives, 15 swords and seven locally made pistols and large quantity of Indian hemp.

EXCLUSIVE: Police Arrest Man for Allegedly Kidnapping, Raping UNILAG Student

The suspect

Two months after 22-year-old Babajide Bashorun, allegedly kidnapped, raped and then took naked pictures of his victim, an undergraduate of University of Lagos (UNILAG), which he later posted on the internet, he was arrested by the Adeniji Adele Division of the Lagos State Police Command.

This is just as the police also mounted a manhunt for the two accomplices, both undergraduates of UNILAG; 400-level students of Architecture, Aje Mayowa and  Babajide Ademuyiwa.

The suspects has since been charged to Tinubu Court 5, Lagos lsland and he was charged on six counts including kidnapping, rape, conspiracy, and attempt to commit murder, indecent assault, and assault occasioning harm.

Explosion Rocks Atlas Cove as Suspects Vandalise NNPC Pipelines

An early morning explosion rocked the Akinbo Jetty, Ilado area, close to Atlas Cove area of Apapa yesterday when some suspected pipelines vandals attempted to siphon petroleum products from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) pipelines in the area.

It was gathered that the suspects however left behind their boats and over 200 jerrycans when the pipeline valve exploded, and fled in their bid to evade arrest.

This is coming just as the Senate President, David Mark, recently recommended the death penalty for oil thieves. His call was influenced by the alarming spate of crude oil theft that has beguiled the nation of late.

EXCLUSIVE: Anti-Terrorist Group Arrests 15 Suspects in Lagos, Ogun Area

As part of concerted efforts to checkmate the influx of terrorism in the South-west region especially in Lagos, the Anti-Terrorist Group (ATG), a counter-terrorism unit of the Nigerian Army, has arrested over 15 suspected terrorists in both Lagos and Ogun States within the last four months.

The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 81 Division of the Nigerian Army, whose Area Of Responsibility (AOR) spans both Lagos and Ogun, Major General Obi Umahi, made this disclosure yesterday at the command's headquarters, Kofo Abayomi, Victoria Island, Lagos, while briefing defence correspondents on security matters.

Ex-Italian PM, Belusconi, bags seven years imprisonment

A Milan court sentenced Italian former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi on Monday to seven years in prison after convicting him of paying for sex with a minor but he will not have to serve any jail time before he has exhausted appeals.

Reuters reports that with two appeals possible, it could be years before a verdict is final and Berlusconi lawyers announced they would file an appeal against what his counsel NiccoloGhedini called a “completely illogical” verdict.

Stephanie Linus Collects African Woman Of Excellence Award

Montage African Women of Excellence awards(MAWEA) recently recognised

 Actress Stephanie Linus for her contributions to Nollywood film industry. BIG

 CONGRATS TO HER

                        

Alarm over Arms Build-up in Niger Delta

militants

An ex-militant in the Niger Delta region, Mr. Kennedy West, has warned of a heavy arms build-up in the region, stressing that the area might witness another orgy of violence if immediate steps were not taken. He called on the federal government to urgently embark on another round of disarmament programme in the region to avoid a return to the pre-amnesty era.

In an interview with journalists in Port Harcourt, Rivers State  monday, West called on the United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, and the United States President, Mr. Barack Obama, to mount pressure on President Goodluck Jonathan to carry out the second phase of disarmament programme in the region.

Edo Hangs Four Prisoners

Oshiomhole

The Edo State Government  Monday hanged four prisoners, in what was believed to be the country’s first known executions since 2006, drawing outrage from rights activists.

The state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Henry Idahagbon, confirmed the hanging of the four prisoners, who had been convicted of either armed robbery or murder. According to the commissioner, all their appeals had been exhausted and their death warrants were signed.

Ashiru: Britain Yet to Communicate £3,000 Visa Bond to Nigeria

Ashiru

The federal government has said it is yet to receive any official communication from the United Kingdom (UK) over the plan to compel first time visitors from Nigeria to deposit a £3,000 cash bond before they can enter the UK. The money would be forfeited if the visitor overstays his visa duration.

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Olugbenga Ashiru, said this  Monday while fielding questions during the 2013 Ministerial Platform to commemorate the mid-term anniversary of the current administration in Abuja.

Court Reserves Judgment on Application by Detained Lebanese to Enforce Rights

Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court in Abuja has reserved judgment in the suit filed by the three Lebanese  held for alleged involvement in terrorism activities in the country.

Abdullahi Thaini, Mustapha Fawaz and Tahal Roda are being held by the State Security Service (SSS) over the recent discovery of a cache of firearms and ammunition in a house in Kano. They had filed a fundamental rights enforcement application challenging their arrest and continued detention.

Finally, Julius Berger Commence work on 2nd Niger Bridge

Work on the long-awaited second Niger bridge  has commenced. Wolfgang Goetsch, Managing Director of Julius Berger stated this at the 43rd annual general meeting of the company in Abuja.

Goetsch also said the Federal Government had given Julius Berger a letter of intent, which would enable it to do preliminary work such as, soil testing and engineering design. According to him, the bridge is to be built under the private public partnership arrangement.

Goetsch said: “A consortium that included a company from South Africa participated in the bidding for the project. In January 2013, our group became the preferred bidder. We are excited because it will be the first of its kind in Nigeria”.

Court Grants Lagos Speaker, Ikuforiji N1bn Bail

Justice Ibrahim Buba of the Federal High Court in Lagos  Monday shocked the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Adeyemi Ikuforiji and his personal assistant, Atoyebi when he slammed a N1billion bail on him.

Passenger Train Collides with Truck in Kaduna

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has confirmed that its Kano-Lagos Inter-City passenger train was involved in an accident with a truck that was illegally obstructing the rail track.

A statement by the NRC’s Assistant Director Public Relations, Mr. David Ndakotsu, said the accident occurred around 3:p.m. monday, between Barkin Kasua and Kakau section of the track in Kaduna State, while the train was on a return journey to Lagos.

FG Files Fresh Charges against Leadership Journalists

The presidency is not yet done with Leadership newspapers over the publication in the April 3, 2013 edition of the newspaper of a purported “Bromide of the Presidential Directive” with the logo of the Office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, which the presidency described as a forgery.

NGF POWER TUSSLE CONTINUES BETWEEN AMAECHI AND JANG

The crisis in the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) shows no sign of abating as the two governors who claim to chair the forum are engaged in a power struggle, using the dispute between the federal government, on one side, and the states and local governments, on the other, over the sharing of federally collectible revenue as the backdrop.

Rivers State Governor, Mr. Chibuike Amaechi, Monday summoned an emergency meeting of all the 36 governors, including the Plateau State Governor, Jonah Jang, who heads the breakaway faction of the NGF, and his Akwa Ibom State counterpart, Godswill Akpabio.

EXECUTIVE BRIEFING: New Phase of Terrorism

SERVICE CHIEFS

With schoolchildren being the targets of terrorist attacks, it has become imperative for government to take the security of pupils seriously and review its approach to the fight against terrorism, writes Nkiruka Okoh

Across the globe now, especially in terror-prone areas of Asia and Africa, there is a rising incident of attacks on schoolchildren by insurgents. While in some places, the attack is to stop the growing girl-child education, others see it as a way of gaining attention of the political leadership to redress alleged “injustice”.

This, unfortunately, is beginning to compound the rising global insecurity and by extension, the political instability of many of the most vulnerable countries like Nigeria. Although, terrorist attacks on pupils are prevalent in terrorism prone-climes, not even the most advanced economies are protected from the senseless killings of schoolchildren.

State of Emergency: CDS Vows to Wipe Out Terrorists in Affected States

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Admiral Ola Sa'ad Ibrahim has vowed that the troops of the Joint Task Force (JTF) deployed to enforce state of emergency in some states of the north would not relent in its offensive until the remnants of Boko Haram insurgents are routed out with peace and stability restored.

Ibrahim stated this through the Nine-Man Defence Headquarters Assessment Team, which returned Tuesday from Yobe and Borno States to update him on the situation in the operational area of the Special Forces operating in the North East.

                                    

Bamigbetan: Police Kill Seven, Arrest Two Suspects

Bamigbetan

....Rescue kidnapped Indian from suspect's hideout

By Chiemelie Ezeobi

In what many has described as a major breakthrough in cracking the major kidnap syndicate in Lagos State, operatives of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS), at the wee hours of yesterday engaged in a shoot out with the gang responsible for the kidnap of the Ejigbo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) Chairman, Kehinde Bamigbetan.

Led by its Officer-in-Charge, Abba Kyari, a Superintendent of Police, the operatives had mounted a heavy surveillance at the kidnapper's hideout at Agbara, Ogun State, for three days before they broke into the house hours after the gang had kidnapped an Indian, Mr. Vivex Changrani.

Preliminary investigations further revealed that the same group including its mastermind, Nigerian-born Chinese national, Jonah Osinachi Benjamin, were also behind the kidnap of the Federal High Court Judge, Justice Vivour Rhodes, her daughter and driver, as well as other notable individuals in Lagos and its environs.

EXCLUSIVE: Police Arrest Two Bank Staff, Undergraduate for 50, 000 Dollars Fraud

OGUNSAKIN

The Special Fraud Unit (SFU) of the Nigerian Police, has arrested two members of staff of a new generation bank, an undergraduate and another suspect, in connection with Internet fraud worth over 50,000 dollars.

The bank suspects who were officials of Skye Bank PLC, and the student, a 400-level undergraduate of Imo State University, who was the mastermind where nabbed after two years of successfully dabbling in fraud.

EXCLUSIVE: Ketu Crisis: Lagos Police Arrest 20 Suspected Hoodlums

Three days after the prolonged factional clash at the Ketu area of Lagos was resolved, the state Police Command yesterday raided the area and arrested about 20 suspected hoodlums who were fingered in connection with the lingering crisis.

With the arrests, peace has since returned to the crisis-torn area and commercial activities which were hitherto disrupted for over three days resumed in full swing. Confirming the arrests, the state Commissioner of Police, Umar Manko said the suspects were picked up for inciting the crisis at market place in the last three days.