6 tips to identify a cheating boyfriend

Sure shot ways to know if he has the signs of a cheater

So you’ve just met him and you think he’s a charmer, well most men who cheat are brilliant at charming you off your feet. Here are some signs to look for to know if he’s the type who’ll cheat on you.

Not a mama’s boy - We all know the mama’s boy types and they can be really annoying too. But if your guy isn’t too attached to his mother and has a tumultuous relationship with her, you can bet that he isn’t the kinds who will stay around for too long (think Charlie Harper from Two and a Half Men). If you’ve heard him talk badly of her (even though he’s only known you for a short while) or even if he insults or yells at her when you’re around, he doesn’t respect her and neither will he respect you.

Affection, what’s that? - He can charm you in a matter of seconds and flirt in such a way it will make you melt into a blubbery mess, but when it comes to affection he is aloof. He’s excellent at physical intimacy but if a block of wood has more emotion that he does, you better run, because he isn’t going to be around for too long.

The mystery man - His mysteriousity may be the reason you fell for him in the first place, but if he is secretive at all times, gets jumpy when you as much as touch his phone and has an empty message folder – cheater alert! People who cheat are secretive about things, he will never tell you where he is going or what he has been up to. But yes, he will love knowing all about you. He is a good listener because he doesn’t want to talk anyway.

Honey, I forgot! - If he forgets to show up on dates or calls to cancel last minute, he is definitely a cheater. He probably had a better option than you, someone who he doesn’t have to go to watch a chick flick with or go shopping with and so he royally dumped you at the last moment. Steer clear of such guys, all they are is trouble.

Possessive and protective - He loves to control you; he likes to know where you are without giving out his own info. This guy is just trying to make sure where you are so you don’t bump into him with someone else. But he is never going to tell you where he is. If your boyfriend asks you to stop hanging out with certain friends at the start of a relationship, it is time to get a reality check on him.

He keeps you a secret - This one’s a sure shot giveaway, he wants to keep the relationship a secret until it’s the ‘right time’. So you’ve never met any of his friends, but he’s met yours. This is probably because he wants to make sure he knows there faces, lest he bump into them with his other girlfriend. His facebook status is single and if a girl flirts with him, you only assume she is doing so because she isn’t aware he is taken.

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Photo: Is Madam Dora Akunyili well?

Dora before the sickness

The curious question on the lips of many is what is wrong with our beloved former DG of NAFDAC and Minister of Information, Dora Akunyili?
Although, she has stated that she is well but her latest image in public domain raise concern.... see it for yourself... Senator Jubril Aminu is as surprised as you are from the photograph...Lets pray for her.

Mamman Misau, Senator Jubril Aminu and former Minister of Information, Prof. Dora Akunyili at the National Conference in Abuja.

I have not met a woman I can die for-D'Banj

A number of high profile ladies like Genevieve Nnaji, Jennifer Obayuwana and Nadia Buari have been linked with superstar musician, D’Banj, yet in an interview with popular UK On-Air-Personality Tim Westwood, he revealed that he has not met a woman he can die for.

Speaking about his recent single ‘Bother You’ a soundtrack for the movie ‘Half of a Yellow Sun‘ which is based on the novel of the same name by Nigerian author Chimamanda Adichie, the entertainer revealed that the love story behind the movie inspired the song.

‘The song is about finding that person you can die for, I have not met a woman I can die for,’ D’banj said.

Timaya: I can't end my career for Patoranking

Dem mama record boss Timaya still feels heartbroken about Patoranking’s exit from his label.
The pop star spoke with NET at the Star Music Trek 2014 unveiling on Wednesday, March 19, 2014. When asked about his relationship with Patoranking, Timaya got agitated and replied

‘Am bigger than one guy level, I don’t want to leave my career to push his career, he is on another p, I put him somewhere else, I don’t have issues with Patoranking, I handled him first, paid for his Alubarika’s video’.

Meanwhile he told our correspondent that his collaboration with Sean Paul on Watta Bam Bam remix, which was shot three weeks ago in Miami US, will be dropping mid-week.
Patoranking hooked up with Timaya in 2012 and is believed to have signed with Dem Mama Records. He also began working with the label’s manager Prince Oluzor.

In mid-2013, Dem Mama Records released Patoranking’s official debut single titled ‘Alubarika‘ and shortly dropped a video for it in August. It is however unclear who has been funding Patoranking’s project. ’Alubarika‘has been quite successful in Nigeria and Malaysia.

LIRS: I haven’t quit my job —Fowler

Contrary to media reports, Chairman of the Lagos State Internal Revenues Service, LIRS, Mr. Babatunde Fowler, yesterday said he had not resigned his appointment.

This came 24 hours after media report claimed the LIRS boss left Governor Babatunde  Fashola’s cabinet to join the Lagos State governorship race  ahead of the 2015 general election under the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC.

Speaking to Vanguard in an interview, Fowler said there was no way he would have resigned unceremoniously as reported in the report, adding “there was no plan to contest in any election.”
According to him: “I wish to place on the record that I have not resigned my appointment as the Executive Chairman of the Lagos State Board of Internal Revenue. I remain in office and continue to serve the people of Lagos State in my designated position."

Police arrest Nasarawa Commissioner for jumping state House of Assembly fence

The Nasarawa Police Command, Tuesday, arrested the Nasarawa State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Innocent Lagi, for  scaling the fence of the State House of Assembly to serve a court order.

Lagi was at the Assembly to serve the officials with a court injunction restraining the House from summoning the  chairman of Nasarawa State Independent Electoral Commission, NASIEC, and his commissioners to appear before them.

However, the News Agency of Nigeria,  reported that he was not allowed to enter the premises by the security officers.

The Attorney-General, after being denied access to the complex, decided to jump over the fence, which prompted the legislators to order security officials to arrest him.

It was also reported that before Lagi arrived at the Assembly complex, the Chairman of the commission, Dr. Abdullahi Modibo, and five other commissioners had already responded to questions raised by members on the conduct of the exercise.

Gov. Orji suspends 2 commissioners for extortion, illegal taxes

Governor Theodore Orji of Abia State has suspended indefinitely two commissioners for allegedly flouting government’s directive against double taxation and extortion of money from people of the state.

The commissioners are Chief Chisom Nwamuo, Commerce and Industry, and Mr. Ikechukwu Emesiombum, Transport.
The governor also directed the sealing off of the premises of Aba area office of the Ministry of Works, which was being used for extortion in the commercial town in the name of illegal revenue collection.

A statement  by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Eze Chikamnayo, explained that Governor Orji frowned at double taxation, extortion and harassment of innocent citizens in the name of collection of illegal revenue.

According to him, the " state government is currently harmonising taxes payable in the state" and will soon come out with its position.
He said that for now, only the state Board of Internal Revenue was allowed to collect revenue for the state.
It has been an ugly practice to see scores of illegal revenue collectors going from office to office to distribute demand notices for all manner of illegal revenues which usually end up in pockets of unscrupulous individuals.

Some of  the illegal revenue collectors, perhaps, in connivance with some commissioners, are often seen harassing and intimidating motorists, even strangers, jumping into their vehicles like criminals and extorting money from them.

The government had warned several times against the acts, but because the illegal revenue agents had the tacit support of some commissioners and other unscrupulous government officials, they kept on with the extortion.
Last week, Governor Orji directed the suspension of all unapproved revenue collections until the on-going harmonisation of taxes payable in the state was completed.

Suspected Boko Haram kill five police, three civilians

Suspected Boko Haram militants on Tuesday hurled explosives in Nigeria’s troubled northeastern city of Maiduguri, killing five police officers, while a separate blast killed three.

The attacks were the latest to hit the Borno state capital, which is the epicentre of Boko Haram’s brutal insurgency which has killed thousands since 2009, including more than 700 this year.

In two separate incidents, a moving car packed with explosives blew up in Maiduguri’s Government Farm Area at 7:50 am (0650 GMT), killing three civilians, Borno police spokesman Gideon Jibrin said.

The vehicle “was obviously meant to be used against (a) target somewhere in the city”, he said, but exploded prematurely for reasons that were not immediately clear.

It was not yet possible to determine if there was anyone other than the driver inside the vehicle because “it was so mangled and burnt”, Jibrin added.

Ten minutes after the first blast, a police van in Maiduguri’s Dalori area was targeted and five officers were killed, the spokesman added.

A vehicle approached the parked van and an explosive was thrown towards it, he explained, with the blast killing all the officers inside as well as the three attackers.

Islamic school teacher arraigned over alleged defilement of 8-year-old pupil

A primary school teacher, Abdukadiri Olaitan, on Tuesday appeared before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, charged with defilement of an eight-year-old girl.

Olaitan, 23, who resides at No. 1 Ajisegiri St, Ilupeju, Lagos, is standing trial on a charge of having unlawful carnal knowledge of a minor.

The Prosecutor, ASP Godwin Anyanwu, told the court that the accused committed the offence on Dec. 19, 2013, at his residence.

He said that the accused, who teaches at the New Horizon Islamic School, Okearin, Ilupeju, Lagos, took advantage of his eight-year-old pupil and had sexual intercourse with her.

“He capitalised on her lack of good guardianship and exploited her,” the prosecutor said.

Anyanwu said that  the offence contravened Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.

However, the accused denied the charge.

The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Yewande Aje-Afunwa, said that though the offence attracted life imprisonment, the accused would be admitted to bail.

She said: “The offence is a serious one and attracts life imprisonment; it is, however, bailable, but the conditions will be stringent.

“The defendant is hereby admitted to a bail of N500,000 with two sureties in like sum.

“The sureties must own residential property in Lagos State and one must be a recognised community or religious leader while the other must be a blood relation of the defendant.’’

The chief magistrate added that the sureties must both show evidence of tax payment and gainful employment.

Aje-Afunwa adjourned the case to May 12 for further hearing.

Photo: Lupita Nyong’O shows off underwear she wore to the Oscars

The Oscar-winning Kenyan actress shared the photo on her Instagram to over 900K followers.: #tbt#sparkly#scratchy Everything That Glitters for The Gold #UnderTheOscarDress@theellenshow 

Brazil 2014: Come with your wives, not girlfriends- Keshi tells players

Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi gave the green light yesterday that married players could go to the World Cup with their wives but ruled out single players going with their girlfriends.

Speaking at the Tom Tom Roundtable Tuesday, Keshi said that WAGs – Wives and Girlfriends are good for the players but would not tolerate girlfriends in Brazil.

‘’In any civilized country, WAGs are always allowed to accompany their husbands to the World Cup. In 9994, Westerhof allowed us go with our wives.  Married men in the Eagles can go with their wives but there will be no room for girlfriends’’, he said as many single girls in the audience protested mildly.

Kanye West begs Mary J Blige to sing at his wedding

Kanye West and his soon to be wife Kim Kardashian will be tying the knot in France this spring, and the ‘Stronger’ rapper is hoping to convince R&B singer Mary J. Blige to perform her 1997 hit, ‘Everything’, to mark their special day.

A source told HollywoodLife.com: ‘One of his favourite songs by her is ‘Everything‘. That song sums up, in every verse, his love for Kim. He wants that song to be sang at his wedding so he’s talking to Mary. Kim would drop dead if that happens. She too loves Mary and Kanye played that song for her when they first met over and over and over and over. (It’s) only fitting that he would have Mary officially sing it at the wedding.’

Photojournalists beaten, molested for covering inferno at CBN building

Adeparusi receiving an award in Germany

 Two photojournalists with the National Mirror Newspapers, Yinka Adeparusi and Samuel Adetimehin, were on Tuesday brutalised and had their cameras vandalised and confiscated by men of the Nigeria Police Force, after they reported to the scene of the fire incident at the premises of the Central Bank of Nigeria on Broad Street in Lagos.

Adeparusi at work

Both photojournalists got to know of the fire incidents as smoke from the building billowed but on arriving at the scene to carry out their professional duty, they were molested by the security officials who ordered them to surrender their cameras at all costs, under duress and severe beating. Adeparusi, who is an international award winning photojournalist was later whisked away to the Area ‘A’ Police Station where he was detained before he was released.

Meanwhile, Adetimehin who was the first to be attacked was left to writhe in pain after he had received punches from the marauding mob of policemen who made sure they all had a go at Adetimehin even after forcefully taking his camera and dismembering it at the spot. The two photojournalists have now been placed under medical care by their employers, as they are presently suffering from the grievous bodily harm inflicted by the security agents.

Financial council to quiz Sanusi, Alade, Lemo, Moghalu, Akingbola, 10 others

The Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRC) will tomorrow and Thursday question the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi; CBN Acting Governor, Dr. Sarah Alade; former CBN Deputy Governor, Operations, Tunde Lemo; CBN Deputy Governor, Operations, Dr. Kingsley Moghalu; and former Managing Director/CEO of the defunct Intercontinental Bank Plc, Mr. Erastus Akingbola.

Also to be questioned are the Managing Director of the Bank of Industry (BoI), Ms Evelyn Oputu; CBN Deputy Governor, Corporate Services, Alhaji Suleiman Barau; Mr. Babatunde Dayo; Mr. Gabriel Okpeh and Mr. Ezekiel Ejedele.

Also to appear before the FRC hearing panel are the former Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Security, Printing and Minting Company (NSPMC), Mr. Ehi’ E Okoyomon; Alhaji Ahmed Barmali; Mr. Igho Dafinone; the immediate past Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank, Mr. Aigboje Aig-Imokhuede; and his successor, Mr. Herbert Wigwe.

While Sanusi, Aalde, Lemo and six others are expected to appear at the interrogation to be held at the FRC head office in Lagos on Thursday at 11 am, Akingbola, Aig-Imoukuede, Wigwe and three others are to appear at the same time tomorrow.

The FRC said in a newspaper advert published yesterday that it is investigating the activities of the CBN for financial years ended December 31, 2011 and 2012. The investigation, the council said, includes related matters arising from transactions and events, which impacted on the 2011 and 2012 from earlier years and have implications for later periods.

“We wish to inform the under-listed persons that the FRC is investigating the activities of the CBN for financial years ended December 31, 2011 and 2012. This investigation includes related matters arising from transactions and events, which impacted on 2011 and 2012 from earlier years and have implications for later periods,” the report said.

The FRC management said letters had been sent to the concerned persons before the current invitation to hearing.

Sanusi was suspended on February 20 by President Goodluck Jonathan for alleged financial recklessness. He has denied any wrongdoing.

Keshi defends 35-man World Cup squad

Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi will next week defend his 35-man provisional squad for the World Cup in Brazil, officials announced.


 Top NFF official Chris Green told MTNfootball.com the Eagles coach will defend his World Cup provisional list before the technical committee.

"Keshi will present his list in the first week of April before the technical committee in Abuja," stated Green, who is the NFF technical committee chairman.

"He may not be presenting a 30-man list as speculated, but a 35-man list. And we expect him to defend the inclusion of every player in the list because the World Cup is not a tea party.

"We are monitoring our world cup opponents, we have got some tips about them, we have people monitoring them to get more information about them.

“The World Cup is the greatest football competition in the world and we are working hard in the federation to make impact.

"We therefore expect him to bring forward the best legs the country has, but we would not influence his selection, so whoever he chooses, he must defend before the committee next week.”

All 32 World Cup finalists are expected to submit a 30-man provisional squad latest May 13 to FIFA.

 

Abacha loot: U.S. serves Nigeria govt $550m forfeiture notice

United States has written the Federal Government for assistance to serve forfeiture notice on the late Gen. Sani Abacha’s son, Mohammed, an associate of the dictator, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu and Dumez Nigeria Plc.

The defendants are to forfeit over $550million and £95,910, 222.84(million) in 10 accounts and six investment portfolios linked to the Abachas in France, the Britain, British Virgin Islands and the United States.

Abacha has up till today(March 25, 2014) to file an application before the U.S District Court for the District of Columbia to either set aside the forfeiture order or vary it.

Failure to file a counter-application or ask for a stay will lead to the automatic forfeiture of the cash and other assets today.

The letter contains a breakdown of some of the accounts and investment firms/ banks where the looted funds were stashed abroad.

The highlights are as follows: Doraville Properties Corporation – $287 million in Account Number 80020796 located at Deutsche Bank International Limited in the Bailiwick of Jersey; HSBC Fund Administration (Jersey) – $12 million in account number S-104460 in the Bailiwick of Jersey; and Rayville International, S. A – $1 million in account number 223405880IUSD at Banque SBA in Paris, France.

Others are: Standard Alliance Financial Services Limited – $144 million in account 223406510PUSD at Banque SBA in Paris; Mecosta Securities – $21.7 million in accounts 10030688 and 100138409 at Standard Bank in the United Kingdom; and HSBC Bank Plc – $1.6 million in account number 38175076.

Also listed are Blue Holding (1) Pte Ltd/ Ridley Group Limited – £6,806,900; Blue Holding (2) Pte. Ltd/ Ridley Group Limited – £21,846,983; Blue Holding (1) Pte. Ltd/ Ridley Group Limited – £10,293,343.58; Blue Holding (2) Pte. Ltd/Ridley Group Limited – £56,962,996.26

In the letter to the Federal Government by the Associate Director, Criminal Division of the Office of International Affairs of the US Department of Justice, Jeffrey M. Olson, the US government said it sought the help of Nigeria in line with January 14, 2003 Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters between the two nations.

The letter, which was obtained by our correspondent, reads in part: “The United States Central Authority respectfully requests the assistance of the Central Authority of the Federal Republic of Nigeria pursuant to the Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (the Treaty).

“The United States’ request for assistance stems from forfeiture proceedings by the U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section (the prosecutor) against property related to the corrupt conduct of Sani Abacha, the former head of state of Nigeria, and the subsequent laundering of corruption proceeds.

“ The United States is required by law to provide notice to natural or legal persons who may have an interest in property that is the subject of forfeiture proceedings, in order to give them an opportunity to file a claim.

“Therefore, the prosecutor requests that the Federal Republic of Nigeria provide notice of the pending forfeiture action to Mohammed Sani Abacha, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, and Dumez Nigeria Plc

“ The prosecutor also requests that the Federal Republic of Nigeria serve Mohammed Sani Abacha and Abubakar Atiku Bagudu with the record of proceedings under the United Kingdom Civil Jurisdiction and Judgement Act, which is needed in order to enforce the warrant of arrest in rem issued by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.”

In separate letters to Mohammed Abacha and Abubakar Atiku Bagudu by a counsel, Herbert Smith Freehills(LLP), the defendants were told that they have up till March 25 (today) to “set aside or vary the court order”.

The counsel warned that a breach of the forfeiture order might be punished with a fine or a term of imprisonment.

The letters said: “We act for the United States of America which, on 25 February 2014, obtained a freezing order from Mr. Justice Teare (the “Order”) in relation to assets held in the names of Mohammed Sani Abacha, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, Mecosta Securities Inc (“Mecosta”), Ridley Group Limited, Blue Holding (1) Pte Limited and Blue Holding (2) Pte Limited (together, the “Primary Respondents”)

“We enclose, by way of service upon you, a copy of the Order. The Order grants a freezing injunction over specified assets in the names of the Primary Respondents. These include the following assets (the Assets”) believed to be held in your name or in the name of Mecosta (see paragraph 5(1) to (3) of the Order)

“Any money (or other assets) in accounts in the name of Mecosta at Standard Bank Plc, including or traceable to account numbers 100130688 and 100138409.

“Any money (or other assets) in account at HSBC Bank Plc in your name, including traceable to account number 38175076 and

“Any money (or other assets) in accounts in your name at HSBC Life (Europe) Limited including or traceable to account number 37060762.

“You should read the Order carefully and also urgently take legal advice. Under the terms of the Order, you are prohibited from removing from England and Wales or in any way disposing of, dealing with or diminishing the value of the Assets, save with the consent of our client or the permission of the Court.

“We draw your attention to the Penal Notice on page one of the Order, the implication of which you may wish to discuss with your legal representatives. You should understand that breach of the Order may be contempt of court, which may be punished with a fine or a term of imprisonment.

“The Order lasts until 25th March 2014 (the Return Date), although you do have the right to apply to set aside or vary the Order in the meantime (see paragraph 7 of the Order). On the Return Date the applicant will apply for the Order to be continued. However, you must obey the order in its current terms until it has been set aside or its terms varied.

“The Order was made as part of legal proceedings in which you were named as a defendant. We therefore enclose, by way of service upon you, a sealed copy of the Claim Form and a Response Pack, a sealed copy of the Application Notice, the evidence in support at the hearing at which the Order was obtained, and the skeleton argument used at that hearing. A note of the hearing at which the Order was granted is also enclosed.

“We have not included the Bundle of Authorities referred to in the Skeleton Argument. However, please let us know if you require a copy of this.

“We also enclose a sealed copy of the Application Notice for the Return Date hearing in respect of the Order.”



Information from The Nation newspapers used in this report.

A lady can propose to her man—Pastor Sam Adeyemi

Leadership speaker and Senior Pastor of Daystar Christian Centre, Pastor Sam Adeyemi, while preaching on “Prepare for the wedding”, on Sunday, March 16th, shared his opinion about women proposing to their men.

He said. “Some people may ask, Pastor is it okay for it to be the lady that will tell the guy about marriage? Well, is there anywhere in the bible that says a lady can’t tell a man? The thing though is, a lot of time, it’s better for the guy to pop the question because men become suspicious a lot of time when they are being chased.

They like to eat meat that they chased in the bush. They don’t like the one that falls on their lap dead. However., sometimes, all the signs are there that she is the one but he is not just speaking. Its also not healthy for the lady emotionally for the man to be so close to her and yet not say anything. So in such a case, a lady needs to prod him.

So how can a lady go about it? Ask him where are we going? I sense this is where the relationship is going, what do you think? Its either a yes or a no, but with that, you know where you are going instead of being on an emotional roller coaster and your heart is smashed into pieces at the end of the day”.

Pastor Sam supported his position with the story of Ruth in the Bible who was taught to propose to Boaz whom she eventually married according to Ruth Chapter 3  in the Bible. He however emphasized the need for women to apply uttermost wisdom before attempting it.

The question now is, no matter how suttle it is done, can a relationship survive it? Will a man be turned on or off by such a question?  If you were proposed to by your woman will you say ‘yes’?

Man ‘ban’ from Abuja, to spend 30 days in prison for stealing laptops

An Abuja Senior Magistrates’ Court in Karu on Tuesday sentenced one John Osigbembe to 30 days imprisonment for stealing two laptops.

The Senior Magistrate, Mr Aminu Abdullahi, sentenced Osigbembe after he pleaded guilty to a two-count charge of criminal trespass and theft brought against him by the police.

Abdullahi advised the convict to return to his village and take to farming instead of engaging in criminal acts that could destroy his life.

The prosecutor, Sgt. Mohammed Garba, had earlier told the court that Osigbembe stole the laptops, belonging to one Anselm Njoku, at the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) secretariat in Abuja.

Garba said that it was when Njoku stepped out of his office that the convict sneaked in and took the laptops, kept on the table.

He said but luck ran out on the convict when Njoku returned to his office in time and caught him trying to escape with the computers.

He said that the offences contravened sections 342 and 288 of the Penal Code.

Pleading guilty, Osigbembe burst into tears and told the court that hardship led him into stealing.

He said: “I used to sell compact discs around the FCDA secretariat until some environmental protection officials stormed my roadside shop and confiscated more than 40 CDs.

“I had to send my wife and kids to the village because I could no longer cater for them.”

Convicting him, the magistrate, who did not give an option of fine, said: “You are not supposed to be seen again in Abuja since you have said you have nothing doing here.

“Why not go back to your village and farm? You are still very strong and healthy and stealing isn’t an option for you.

“I hope you will yield to this advice after serving your prison term.”

Lagos tax boss, Fowler resigns; joins 2015 guber race

There were strong indications, yesterday, that the Chairman of Lagos State Internal Revenue Service, LIRS, Mr.’Tunde Fowler, may have resigned his appointment.

According to a source, Fowler has already sent his resignation letter to Governor Babatunde Fashola for his approval, amidst reports that he planned to join the Lagos state governorship race ahead of 2015 general polls under All Progressive Congress, APC.

It was gathered that Fowler handedd over to the Executive Secretary of the board, Mr. Bucci Ali.
However, it could not be confirmed at press time as repeated calls to Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Lateef Ibirogba and Special Adviser to Governor on Media, Hakeem Bello, were unanswered.

Wizkid confirms break up with Tania Omotayo

Wizkid confirmed his break up with Tania Omotayo last Thursday during a radio interview with Gbemi Olateru Olagbegi on the Drive Time show on Beat FM. When Gbemi asked him about his relationship with Tania, Wizkid replied;

"My friend is fine. We’re cool. But I’m single now you know. But it’s all love. I got love for her. She’s like my best friend anyways

Let's create more jobs to honour dead Immigration applicants— Okonjo-Iweala

The Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has said that the best way to remember Nigerian youths who lost their lives at the recent recruitment exercise into the Nigeria Immigration Service was to create more jobs for the unemployed.

She spoke at the Housing Stakeholders Summit in Abuja, yesterday, where she reiterated the determination of the President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration to create more jobs for youths in several sectors, including the housing, agriculture and ICT sectors, among others.

Her words, “the best way to honour the memory of the youths who died during the immigration exercise is for us to work harder to create more jobs.
“We created 1.6m jobs as confirmed by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, but these are not enough. Every year 1.8m new entrants come into the job market. This is in addition to 5.3million  that have accumulated over time. So we need to work harder and faster to create more jobs for our youths.

“We are focusing on housing because this sector can significantly increase the number of jobs in addition to growing the economy. This sector will create jobs for builders, carpenters, plumbers, managers, interior decorators and so many jobs.

“This event is not for long grammar. It is about action; it is about numbers, it is about meeting targets and deadlines so that the jobs will be created and the houses built.”

Biafra Attacks: Imo beefs up security

Imo State government has beefed up security in the state, following alleged widely reported threat by the leadership of Zionist Biafra to storm Owerri and hoist the Biafran flag at Government House.

Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media, Mr. Sam Onwuemeodo, who made this known in a statement, also said that adequate steps had been taken to ensure adequate security in all the nooks and crannies of the state.

“The leadership of the Zionist Biafra, which admitted being responsible for the attack on Enugu State Government House, had also said in the media that their next target is Owerri, the Imo State capital,” Onwuemeodo stated.

According to the SSA, government has taken exception to that threat and has also moved to nip it in the bud.
Onwuemeodo added  that all the security agencies in the state had been alerted of the threat.

He said:  “They will work in tandem with other agencies of the state government to ensure that the long existing peace in the state is not brought under any threat or jeopardised by any group, no matter which name, such group goes with.”

While urging visitors to Government House, Owerri, and the state to cooperate with security personnel and others working to ensure that Imo State remained the most peaceful state in the country. Onwuemeodo, however, warned that “any attempt by any group to harm the peace of the state will be stoutly resisted.”

“I’m scared of you sometimes…” Steenkamp wrote Pistorius 3 wks before death

Clockwise from left: Oscar Pistorius, his sister Aimee, W/O Hilton Botha and Reeva Steenkamp, Pistorius's late girlfriend

Oscar Pistorius’s girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp told the athlete he sometimes scared her in a text message sent less than three weeks before he shot her dead, his murder trial heard Monday.

“I’m scared of you sometimes and how you snap at me and how you react to me,” Steenkamp said via messaging service WhatsApp after the athlete apparently accused her of flirting with another man.

With the state moving to wrap up its case as the trial entered its fourth week, police cellphone expert Francois Moller read out exchanges that painted Pistorius as a critical and jealous boyfriend.

The double amputee Paralympic gold medallist wept as the messages were shared with the court.

“You do everything to throw tantrums in front of people,” Steenkamp said about being accused of flirting with a friend’s husband.

In another message, the model and law graduate pointed to being “loudly” criticised at a function she attended with the athlete.

“I can’t be attacked by outsiders for dating you and be attacked by you, the one person I deserve protection from,” she said.

N10 Billion Private Jet: NNPC denies chartering jet for exclusive use of Petroleum Minister

The Management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has denied reports that it chartered aircraft for the personal use of the Minister of Petroleum Resources Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke.

The Corporation in a statement by its Acting Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Dr. Omar Farouk Ibrahim, said it has not chartered any aircraft for the exclusive use of the Minister of Petroleum Resources or any particular official of the Corporation.

It also noted that contrary to the information being peddled in some quarters; Mrs. Alison-Madueke has not chartered any aircraft for her personal use or the use of her family.
NNPC however noted that in consonance with the legal instrument which establishes the Corporation as a commercial entity to engage in the oil and gas sector, the NNPC in course of discharging its statutory and commercial functions engages third parties for the provision of services outside of its core business.

The Corporation noted that this practice is common and acceptable in the local and international business environment in which it operates.

According to Dr. Ibrahim, more specifically, we would like to state as follows, that “there is nothing prohibiting NNPC from owning or chartering an aircraft. On the contrary, by the enabling legislation, NNPC is empowered to “hold, manage and alienate moveable and immovable property and enter into contracts or partnerships with any company, form or persons which in the opinion of the Corporation will facilitate the discharge of the said duties under this Act’’, Please refer to Section 6 of the NNPC Act, Cap. N123, LFN 2004.

“Operations in the oil and gas sector are time sensitive and often require prompt attention, which cannot be achieved using regular scheduled flights. It is standard practice for large oil and gas Corporation such as NNPC to make use of the most efficient means of transportation to ensure the effective and efficient coverage of the vast scope of critical oil and gas assets under their purview.

“NNPC has always availed itself of the use of owned or chartered aircraft for the purpose of its business, which includes the transportation of its top functionaries.

” In this regard, it is pertinent to note that the international oil Companies operating in joint ventures with NNPC, regularly charter aircraft as dictated by the exigencies of their business. Indeed some have moved from owning their own aircraft to suing the charter opinion. Other national oil companies, such as Sonangol of Angola, have also chosen the charter option.

“The advantages of the charter option include zero capital and maintenance costs resulting in a lower financial outlay and thus an improved cash flow.”

9ice, ID Cabasa back together

KSA with 9ice and Cabasa

It seems old friends, 9ice and ID Cabasa have finally end their differences and are back together.

According to a reliable source, Cabasa who produced the monster hit Gongo Aso for 9ice, is working on another track with him after more than three years break from each other.

In truth, the career of the duo nosedived after their separation, let's hope they can help each other again.

Why Amaechi left Paul Psquare wedding in annoyance

Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, stormed out of the traditional marriage ceremony of Paul Okoye barely 30 minutes after he arrived, because the ceremony did not start on time.

The governor came in around 2pm and, as he alighted from his vehicle, his aides informed him that the event had not started and neither the couple nor celebrity guests had arrived.
He responded, ‘If we wait for some time and they don’t come, we will leave. I don’t have time for all this.’

The governor posed for photos before entering the hall. However, barely 30 minutes later, a visibly unimpressed Amaechi walked out of the hall accompanied by his aides and drove out of the event premises.
The marriage ceremony, which was billed to start by 12pm, did not commence till around 2:45pm.

Bizman accused of biting off woman’s lip

A 42 year-old businessman, Innocent Inyama, has been arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate’s Court, sitting at Ikeja, for allegedly chopping off the lower lip of one Pauline Olisamah.

The defendant, who resides at 2, Tunde Buncknor Close, Valley View Estate Cement Bus Stop area of the state, is facing a three-count charge bordering on conspiracy, grievous harm and deformity, preferred against him by the police.

The police prosecutor, Sergeant Chinalu Uwadione, told the court that the defendant and others still at large, conspired to commit the alleged offence.

He said that the incident happened on December 1, 2013, at the defendant’s residence.

Uwadione said Inyama unlawfully inflicted wound on the victim, which caused grievous and bodily harm.

He said that the defendant chopped off the lower lip of Pauline Olisamah with his teeth, which had inflicted a serious wound and deformity on her.

According to the prosecutor, the offence committed is contrary to Section 409 and punishable under Section 243 and 244 (a) of the criminal laws of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2011.

The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges against him and Magistrate O. A. Akinde, granted him bail in the sum of N500,000, with one surety in like sum.

She also ordered that the defendant deposit N150,000 into the court registrar’s account.

She adjourned the matter to April 28 for mention.

Corps member shot by unknown gunmen in Awka

The Police in Anambra on Monday said a corps member, Mr Julius Oghoroko, was shot on Sunday by unknown gunmen.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Emeka Chukwuemeka (ASP), told newsmen that Oghoroko, who hailed from Delta, bled profusely and was taken to the state teaching hospital in Awka at about 10p.m.

``The command is investigating the incident and assures that the culprits will be brought to book when caught.

``We have beefed up security around the camp in Umunya, Oyi Local Government Area, because of the incident’’, the PPRO said.

The medical doctor on duty, Kingsley Azugo, said the condition of the corps member was stable.

``They came in around 10p.m. and the patient was heading into coma because of the enormous loss of blood before he was revived.

``The injury was at the right bicep of the muscle, that is the bullet entrance, but the exit was at the media bicep measuring about eight centimetres’’, he said.

Wizkid, Davido prophesy: Soul E comes under fire, defends self

Singer turned prophet Soul E Baba battles to put off a raging online fire provoked by his prophesies on Wizkid and Davido that went viral today

He had ‘prophesied’ that Wizkid would be poisoned and that Davido would be in a fatal car crash causing an uproar amongst their fans on social media. Soul E has gone on to defend his prophesies…

I have received so many phone calls about the prophecy the Lord gave to me concerning wizkid, Davido and Aso Rock. Some have said that i am seeking for attention and so many funny talks about me been a prophet of God , i want to say that as a prophet of God,i will deliver any message i receive from God. Many people did not believe my Master Jesus Christ when He was on earth and they called Him different names, that’s why i am not surprised at people calling me names too but one thing i am sure of is that i don’t speak when the Lord has not asked me to speak and i don’t speak when the Lord has not showed me. Prophet Soul E.

“I see Wizkid poisoned, Davido in fatal accident,” says Soul E Baba

Singer turned prophet Soule Baba says he’s seeing visions and has announced it on facebook.
The singer/apostle/prophet recently publicly announced that he was now a born again christian and that the ‘Soule Baba you guys knew is no longer the same’. Soul E, recently married his longtime Abuja-based banker girlfriend Petula Delinda in Delta State on Thursday January 2nd, years after ending his union with ex-banker and singer, Queen Ure who also recently announced she is now a pastor.

529 Morsi supporters sentenced to death in Egypt

A court ordered the execution of 529 supporters of deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi after only two hearings Monday, in the largest such sentencing in Egypt’s modern history.

The unprecedented verdict comes amid an extensive crackdown on Morsi supporters, will is likely to be overturned on appeal, legal experts said.

The military-installed authorities have arrested thousands of Morsi supporters and put many of them on trial since the army deposed the Islamist on July 3.

The defendants in the southern province of Minya are part of a larger group of more than 1,200 alleged Islamists accused of killing policemen and rioting on August 14, after police killed hundreds of protesters while dispersing two Cairo protest camps.

Of the 529 defendants sentenced, 153 are currently in detention and the rest were tried in absentia. They automatically get a new trial if they turn themselves in.

Another 17 defendants were acquitted.

The verdict can be appealed at the Court of Cassation, which would probably order a new trial or reduce the sentences, legal expert Gamal Eid said.

“This sentencing is a catastrophe and a travesty and a scandal that will affect Egypt for many years,” said Eid, who heads the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information.

HEART MATTERS: She wants me to try sex at 16

Hey friends, it is a Monday but I need share this as the sender want your advice as urgent as possible. Do take a second out of your time to guide him. Thanks. Now to his story:

I will soon be 16 and of the same age with a girl I am friendly with next door. We play with other friends in a big compound, and when no one is looking, we show each other our private parts.

Now, she wants me to try sex with her. She brags that she had done it before and will tell me what to do. She says that at my age, I am too young to father a child. Is she right? I have never had sex and would love to try it if there is no danger.

I don’t remember sucking Biola’s breast – Muna

Nollywood actress, Biola Ige, and Enugu-based actor, Muna Obiekewe, have not been resting easy since a picture, portraying the two Thespians allegedly smooching, with Muna sucking Biola’s boobs went viral online.

Biola claimed that, what appeared in the picture must have been a trick of photoshop because, according to her, the scene never took place, during, before or after shooting of the film ‘Pregnant Hawkers’.

Now, Muna, based in Enugu, has opened up on the matter.

Are you aware there is an x-rated picture of you and Biola Ige all over the internet, both of you partially naked, with you, sucking her boobs?

I was made aware of it. I don’t remember the movie. I also don’t remember sucking Biola’s breasts. If the movie exists, that scene never took place.

The film is ‘Pregnant Hawkers’ and were you and Biola Ige involved in any sensual scene where you were both nude, making love, real and unreal?

Like I told you, I don’t recall the movie. I do a lot of movies and I can’t remember what happens in all of them. The fact that I don’t recall means that the movie was shot a long time ago. Probably three or more years back. when love scene  was in vogue with producers. I’m still searching for the movie to acquaint myself with the story.

There has never been anything between myself and any actress that I’ve made a movie with. My romantic relationships have always been outside the movie industry. I don’t take my work home.

But you seem to have the knack for romantic scenes. Why?

Love making scenes are normal in movies. When we   see them in foreign movies it’s nothing. But when it’s done here, people start questioning actors morality. Bear in mind that these scenes are not shot the way it’s finally seen when the movie comes out. Nothing ever actually happens. Not with about ten people in the production crew in the room with you.

I want to add that the aim in making movies is to enlighten people. You want them to see exactly what’s happening in the world around them. You want them shocked into action against whatever it is you’re trying to portray. Avoiding to touch, the sensibilities of people only result in those things you want seen and treated, ignored. In that regard, I try to make my acting as real as possible without actually doing something wrong.

90 killed in Borno, Benue

No fewer than 90 persons were killed, weekend, in separate incidents in Benue and Borno States.

In Benue, 55 persons were killed, yesterday, afternoon in one of the bloodiest clashes between Tiv youths and suspected Fulani mercenaries at Gbajimba, the headquarters of Guma Local Government Area of the state, while 35 persons died when Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) suspected to have been planted by Boko Haram terrorists exploded at a market square in Ngurosoye village of Bama council area of Borno State.

The deaths were recorded on a day the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen  Kenneth Minimah, charged officers and soldiers involved in the ongoing counter terrorist  operations in the North-East to ensure that the terrorists no longer have any opportunity to perpetrate atrocities.

27-Year-Old Student auctions her virginity for $400K

A 27-year-old medical student may have the prescription for instant Internet notoriety by auctioning her virginity.

The woman is using the name “Elizabeth Raine,” and claims to be a student at one of America’s top medical schools.

Raine hopes to net at least $400,000 from the bidding and is using an Australian agent to avoid breaking U.S. prostitution laws.

On her website,Raine also says she’s 5 feet 10 inches, 130 pounds, with measurements of 34A-26-36. Her photo shows a head of blond hair, but with a gold banner covering part of her face, it’s impossible to verify that her eyes are green as she claims.
The auction commences, dubiously enough, on April Fools’ Day. Siobhanne Sweeney, Raine’s Australian-based publicist, insists that is an unintended coincidence.

“The date was picked based on the fact it is the first day of the month and we didn’t even think about April Fools’ as it is not something big here in Australia,” she told HuffPost by email. “It was also based around Liz’s med school exams and to make sure we had gained enough interest for it to be a successful auction.”

Financial gain tops Raine’s list of eclectic reasons for selling her alleged purity.

“Money is my motivation, but by no means do I need the money. I’m pretty safe and secure financially,” she told EliteDaily.com.

Adventure, eroticism, scandal and challenging norms about virginity also rank on her list.

“Many women are raised believing that they should hold on to their virginity and that it’s something that’s important for their marriage, for their relationship. It is a measure of how good they are as a person,” she told the website. “I never believed that and I never even intentionally tried to stay a virgin. It just really happened this way.”
There’s no word on the date the auction will end, but Raine promises the winning bidder a “sensual 12-hour date” that will transform her “from virgin to literal whore.”

Love is not part of the deal, the New York Daily News reports.

She plans to donate 35 percent of her virginity earnings to a charity that brings education to women in developing countries, according to the Metro.

Raine is the latest woman to allegedly attempt to auction off her virginity online. If history repeats itself, the odds are against any deal actually happening.

‘I have no beef with Wande Coal’ – Olamide

Contrary to gist making the rounds in the music industry, Olamide, says he has no beef with singer, Wande Coal.

Rumours of a beef started back in 2012 when Olamide released his YBNL album . On the track titled ‘Picture’, Olamide rapped about not letting his guard down when it comes to interacting with obsessed female fans.

‘Oloso (prostitutes) thinking of how to ruin me, but I know what I’m doing/they want to Wande Coal me, they want to Davido me,’ he rapped.
Folks alleged that Wande did not find that line funny and the two were not on speaking terms, however, Olamide has denied that.

He said on Thursday: ‘I have no riff with Wande Coal, we spoke on phone three days ago. When I heard the gist I was also surprised. He is my guy; he is a street boy like me. Why I said they want to Wande Coal me, they want to Davido me on my song… people are just out looking for who to use for a scape goat, trying to bring you down, that was all I was trying to say. I don’t have issues with them.’

Wande Coal’s manager, Bankuli,  refused to comment on the issue.

It will be recalled that both Wande Coal and Davido have been involved in controversies over nude/half nude photos purportedly leaked by women. Wande Coal, we are told, was not impressed by Olamide’s reference to the incident.

PHOTOS: Paul Okoye's traditional wedding

Paul Okoye married his longtime sweetheart and mother of his son, Anita Isama, on Saturday, March 22, 2014, at the Aztech Arcum event centre, Port Harcourt, in the presence of their families, well wishers and celebrity friends.
(Paul PSqaure releases pre-wedding pix)

The traditional marriage ceremony was a flamboyant affair which was held in grand style and the city of Port Harcourt stood still for the event. Many celebrities from various sections of the entertainment industry came to celebrate Paul and Anita, who were evidently elated as they became husband and wife.
(Paul 'PSquare' proposes to baby mama, Anita )

The impressive roll-call at the wedding included Nollywood actors Kanayo O. Kanayo, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Ejike Asiegbu, Uche Jombo, Funke Akindele and Ini Edo; prominent politicians like Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, and Minister of Tourism, Chief Edem Duke; broadcasters Bisi Olatilo and Kenny Ogungbe; and musicians D’banj, Banky W, Sound Sultan, Ice Prince, Pasuma, J Martins, Phyno and Darey.

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