EFCC arraigns serving Army Chief, ex NIMASA boss, others for N8.5bn fraud

The EFCC today, June 3rd arraigned a serving military officer, Major General Emmanuel Atewe, the former Director General of NIMASA Patrick Ziadeke Akpobolokemi, Kime Engozu and Josphine Otuaga before Justice Saliu Saidu of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi on an 11 count charge bordering on conspiracy, abuse of office and money laundering.

Major General Atewe, currently serving in TRADOC Minna as Director of Doctrinal and Combat Development, was also a former Guard Brigade Commander at the Presidency as well as Joint Task Force Commander Pulo Shield Port Harcourt.

The Commission received an intelligence report in June 2015 alleging that the management of NIMASA under the leadership of Ziadeke Patrick Akpobokelemi made payments aggregating to the tune of N8,537,586,798.58 to Joint Task Force Operation Pulo Shield’s Zenith Bank Account with substantial part of the money diverted and transferred through several individuals and companies who served as proxies.

Investigations revealed that General Atewe in a grand conspiracy with Akpobokelemi converted about N6,038,350,741 of the initial sum to United States Dollars through various Bureau De Change companies which were handed over to Kime Enzogu and Josephine Otuaga who were business partners to Akpobokelemi and thereafter shared by the defendants.

Part of the money was found to have been used in buying choice properties in Port Harcourt and Abuja as well as acquisition of shares in blue chip companies. Justice Saidu adjourned the case to the 24th of June, 2016, for commencement of trial.

World’s first ‘pregnant man’ marries his kids’ school teacher

With the new wife Amber Nichols

Thomas Beatie who made waves as the first 'pregnant man' has remarried. He's now married to his kid's preschool teacher, Amber Nichols.
The 42-year-old who was born a woman, underwent gender reassignment surgery in 2002.
After realizing that his then-wife Nancy, a bodybuilder, was unable to have children, Beatie became pregnant through artificial insemination and he stopped his daily hormone treatments during the fertility process.

With first wife Nancy and his 3 children

He then gave birth to three children back to back and stopped, 2 boys and a girl.

Beatie and his wife Nancy, eventually went through a“bitter” divorce after claims of domestic violence. Beatie claimed Nancy always assaulted him and that he couldn't do it anymore. The divorce then dragged on for nearly three years and was finally settled in 2015 after Beatie agreed to give Nancy his prized shark tooth collection.

During the messy divorce, Beatie became romantically involved with his kids’ preschool teacher, Amber Nichols. After monhts of dating, they decided to get married.
In an interview with the Daily Mail, Beatie claimed that he’d always wanted a big, white wedding. He said:

“I was so nervous, excited and frightened all at the same time.”

“When Amber walked down the aisle my breath was just taken away. I saw the boys and Susan, so excited as a flower girl, and I just started crying and I couldn’t stop. It was perfect – even better than I ever imagined.”

Nichols, who was reportedly fired from her preschool position after her relationship to Beatie surfaced in the press, is now a practicing esthetician.

Beatie, Amber and the kids

The newly married couple said they’ll try to get pregnant, but Beatie says, “if it doesn’t happen so be it.”

With Amber

MTN Foundation fetes Southwest change agents

MTNMTN Foundation (MTNF) has feted the 36 nominators from the Southwest who recommended their communities for intervention projects in the Phase 1 of its What Can We Do Together (WCWDT) initiative at a well-attended event in Lagos.

Similar appreciation parties had held in Abuja to celebrate nominators from the northern region, Owerri for eastern and Port Harcourt for South-South nominators.

The Lagos lap, which held recently and was graced by the wife of the governor, Mrs. Bolanle Ambole, represented Ms. Idowu Mohammed, formally marked the end of the fist phase of the programme, where 200 projects were successfully delivered in 200 communities across 200 councils in the 36 states of the federation, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The projects bordered on donation of transformers, boreholes, school furniture and household items to select orphanages.

Meanwhile, nominations for the phase two of the initiative, which is to focus on donations of transformers, boreholes, school furniture and medical supplies to community health care centres, had begun.

Lol...Did this really happen?

Nothing someone won't see....lol

FUTO holds valedictory colloquium for VC

s of the academic community of the Federal University of Technology (FUTO) held a colloquium on Thursday in honour of the outgoing Vice Chancellor (VC) of the institution, Prof. Chigozie Cyril Asiabaka, after serving the institution for a single tenure of five years.

The VC who will handover to the VC-elect, Prof. Francis Chukwuemeka Eze on June 19 used the occasion which was attended by the deans of the faculties and other principal officers of the institution, royal fathers, students and host community representatives to thank everybody for being part of his success story.

He said that with the cooperation given him by the council, senate, management students and Ihiagwa community and available financial resources from the Federal Government and interventionist agencies, he was able to make laudable impact in the institution.
The event, which saw the presentation of a book authored by the VC, his wife, and academic friend, also featured speakers and documentary that poured encomiums on his prudence, frugality, and astute dexterity in management of the affairs of the institution.

Update on the woman murdered in Kano over alleged blasphemy

A family member of the woman who was killed in Kano this week claims she was not beheaded like it's being speculated in the media. Writing exclusively to LIB, the lady said the woman was beaten to death because she asked a Muslim man not to pray in front of her shop. Read the person's version of events after the cut...

Mummy Bridget is 74years old. She was seated at her shop at kofar wambai which a market for plastic as at 3-4pm thereabout only for a Muslim guy to come in front of mummy's shop towards closing time to perform ablution (washing of their feet before their prayers). Mummy then told him not to do that in front of her shop, instantly he the guy started arguing with her, saying she has insulted Allah for preventing him from performing his ablution. He then went to alert his fellow muslim brothers..

Her husband daddy was with her as at that time. They took her to report the issue to a head in the market..Which was too late because an angry muslim mob were already forming, chanting Allahu Akbar and that she must be killed for blasphemy.. Preventing the young man from performing his ablution was what they termed blasphemy.

Immediately daddy saw it has generated into a mini riot, one of their Alhaji's drew mummy into his office addressing the crowd that they should calm down and protocols will be followed which they refused and were stoning things at the man in his office.

When they prevailed, they dragged her and her husband. When daddy was sitting down, he was looking at the way they were hitting mummy on her head with iron rods and sticks but he dared not say anyhing if not he will be lynched too. Mummy's blood was splashing on daddys body as they kept hitting her. Eventually she died.

Then the police came to disperse the crowd and took her body to the mortuary.. As of yesterday, her corpse was lying at Aminu Kano teaching hospital but was to be transferred to a more secured hospital cos the Muslims were saying that they wanted to smuggle into the hospital to get her body then behead her cos that's their punishment for blasphemy..

Mummy was not beheaded she was beaten and stonned to death.
Yes she's a member and top leader in Deeper Life Bible church, Kano state..

Atiku Abubakar condemns the killing of Christian woman in Kano over alleged blasphemy

Quite sad that this happen..

The Authority Newspapers Today June 4th, 2016

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Again, militants bomb Delta Forcados terminal - http://goo.gl/kAueWu

I'll not contest next Anambra guber election - Ubah - http://goo.gl/FqrJ1J

 

Army plots secret killing of arrested Biafra agitators - IPOB - http://goo.gl/A8PVqi

Anglican Bishops visit Buhari over herdsmen attacks - http://goo.gl/VV4jso

Ohanaeze condemns Kano beheading of Christian Woman - http://goo.gl/rtqmo3

NJC axes Judge over exparte order - http://goo.gl/vz1TIX

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5 men beaten up for allegedly raping an 8 year old girl in Imo

These men are currently being beaten up at Relief market in Owerri, Imo state after they allegedly took turns to rape an eight year old girl selling sachet water in the market. See more photos after the cut.

Young boy beaten and stripped naked for stealing a phone in Benin city

This young boy was stripped naked and paraded after he allegedly stole a phone from a lady inside her shop in Benin City Edo state today June 1st. According to eyewitnesses, he got into the woman's shop, disguising as a customer but stole the phone after he succeeded in distracting the owner of the shop. Unknown to him, someone from the other side of the road was watching as he put the stolen phone in his pocket. That person immediately crossed to the shop and asked him to hand over the phone he just stole. They beat him up and then removed all his clothes. More photos after the cut.

Truck bursts into flames on the road at Sangotedo

A truck caught fire in the middle of the road around Sangotedo, this afternoon. Surprisingly, a lot of cars, including a petrol tanker, drove by without minding the fact that it could blow up at any time. The Lagos State fire service have since arrived the scene of the incident. Although the intensity of the fire had reduced before they arrived, the firefighters handled the situation. See more pics from during & after the incident, after the cut.

Armed robber gets apprehended after receiving N5k sympathy gift from his victim

 

26 year old armed robbery suspect, Ifeanyi Smart, has been arrested inside a hospital around Mile Two, Lagos state, after he received N5000 sympathy gift from a man named Cyril Uba whom he had robbed at his residence on Bola Lateef crescent, Lakeview Estate, Amuwo Odofin recently. 
Ifeanyi carried out the robbery attack alongside his accomplice named Deji who is presently on the run. The Nation reports that Ifeanyi confessed to have gone with his accomplice to rob Cyril when he sustained some injuries during a fight with his victim. 

“As soon as we entered the man’s room, I tried to hit him with an axe I was holding but he blocked it with his hand and gave me a head blow. I lost balance and he took the axe from me and hit it on Deji. So, we ran out of the house with serious wounds and the man was chasing us. Later in the morning, I went to AMC Hospital around Mile Two to treat my injury. I did not know that the man was also being treated in the same hospital. At the hospital I was shouting that I was hungry and I don’t have money. The man who was in another ward heard someone screaming and sent N5, 000. He did not know I was the one and I did not know him either. I really did not know the house we went to because it was Deji who took me there. So, after collecting the money, I decided to go and thank the good man who gave a stranger N5,000 to eat. After thanking the man, I went back to the place they were treating me. That’s where I was before the police came and arrested me.”

According to a Police source, the Victim had gone the same hospital to treat injuries he sustained during the attack. On sighting Ifeanyi, the victim immediately called on his househelp who said she noticed that one of the robbers had a tattoo with the inscription, “the Lord is my Shepherd.”

“When the man gave him the money. He did not know it was the people who have robbed him until the suspect went and thanked him. As soon as the suspect approached the man, he saw the tattoo and also saw his injury, which was at the same spot he hit him. So, the man called the maid to come and gave her another N5, 000 to go and give the suspect in order to identify him. As soon as the maid saw the suspect, she recognised him as the person who tied her. That was how we arrested him,” the police source said

The Lagos state police command spokesperson, Dolapo Badmos, confirmed the incident and said that efforts were being made to arrest Ifeanyi's accomplice who is presently on the run.

Dbanj thanks God as he poses besides all his awards

He shared this photo on his IG page this afternoon and wrote "He that's faithful in the Beginning, is too faithful to continue.thank God all my Success is from You lord . June Baby😎 : my month of Continuous Special Delivery

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