EXCLUSIVE: Fun Seeker Drowns in Bar Beach

A yet to be identified youngman yesterday night drowned at the Bar Beach, Victoria Island, Lagos,after he waded deep into the volatile sea with some of his friends.
Confirming the incident, Spokesperson, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), South-west Zone, Mr. Ibrahim Farinloye, said the deceased and his friends had strayed from the usual area where fun-seekers converge.

EXCLUSIVE: Finally, Police Arrest Elusive Member of Airport Robbery Gang

In a final mop up of the eight gang members that carried out the huge robbery operations that shook the Murtala Mohammed Airport last year, the Lagos State Police Command yesterday paraded the elusive member of the gang who had been at large.

The suspect, Samuel Mayegun popularly known as Asiwaju, was arrested alongside Abiodun Adegayo, Ezekiel Anthony, Ibrahim Sado and Femi Osiyelu, at the Ikorodu area of the state.

Ronaldo, Trumps Messi to Win FIFA Ballon d'Or

Cristiano Ronaldo

Today, Cristiano Ronaldo won the FIFA Ballon d'Or, trumping Lionel Messi and Frank Ribery. The award was held at Kongresshaus in Zurich, saw the best of the crop in attendance. Congrats to the winner. 

Funny Enough, Ronaldo had threatened to boycott the ceremony days earlier following a comment made by UEFA president Michel Platini. Playing had joked that the award's voting deadline was extended for the sake of the Real Madrid forward and in response, Ronaldo had suggested he may not go to the ceremony on January 13 in Zurich and instead stay in Madrid or go to Portugal.

SEASON OF OPEN LETTERS: Tolu Ogunlesi Writes President Jonathan One

Tolu Ogunlesi writes an open letter to President Jonathan, thereby joining the growing list of people writing an open letter, which started with former president, OBJ. For those who dont know Tolu, google is your friend but he is an award winning journalist with a knack for news. Read What Tolu said; 

Dear Mr. President,

I am constrained to write this open letter to you before this season of letters comes to a close. I will go straight to the issues at stake. Let’s start with the level of toxic-ness in the air, sustained to a large extent by the attitude of your array of spokespersons, who today do little more than insult and dismiss everyone deemed to be an “enemy” of the President. Just as you have a point when you said that the easiest way to be deemed “progressive” is to abuse Jonathan, it has also become that criticising the President quickly earns one all sorts of unprintable labels from the your camp.