The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, November
19th, opened its case against a former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele
Fayose, who is being prosecuted for an alleged N2.2bn fraud before
Justice Mojisola Olatoregun of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi,
Lagos . Fayose was arraigned alongside his company, Spotless Investment
Limited, on October 22, 2018 on an 11-count charge bordering on fraud
and money laundering to the tune of N2.2bn. The former governor is
facing trial in connection with N1.299bn and $5.3m out of the N4.65bn
slush funds allegedly shared by the Office of the National Security
Adviser, NSA, through a former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu
Obanikoro.Fayose pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against him
and was granted bail in the sum of N50m with one surety in like sum.
The Judge had adjourned to Monday, November 19, 2018 for the
commencement of trial.
In
the course of the sitting, a prosecution witness, Lawrence Akande, told
the court that one Abiodun Agbele informed him sometime in June 2014
that he had about N1.2 billion cash lodgement to make in Akure,Ondo
State.Akande, an employee of Zenith Bank Plc in charge of South West
comprising Ogun, Oyo and Osun States, further told the court that he
subsequently received a call from the first defendant in respect of the
same issue earlier discussed with him by Agbele."Since the lodgement was
in Akure, I had to call my colleague there to follow up on it. This is
all I know about it, " he added.When asked if he knew about the company,
Spotless Investment Limited, Akande, who was led in evidence by the
prosecution counsel, Rotimi Jacobs, SAN, stated that it was one of his
bank's customers at the Dugbe branch.
When
he was shown the account opening document of Spotless Nigeria Limited,
De Privateer Limited and Still Earth Limited as well as account document
of the first defendant, the witness confirmed the documents. They were
tendered and admitted in evidence as exhibita A-D by the court.When
asked where the account of the first defendant was domiciled, he said: "
It is not domiciled within my domain. "But from the documents before me
here, I can see Apapa", he said.Asked to state if the People's
Democratic Party, PDP, maintained an account with his bank, the witness
said so many parties, including PDP, had accounts with his bank.Under
cross-examination by counsel to the first defendant, Kanu Agabi, SAN,
the witness told the court that he made statements to the EFCC on June
6, 2016. He, however, said that he did not mention the first defendant
in his earlier statement. "I only mentioned him in my subsequent
statements to the EFCC ," he added.
When
the defence counsel told him that his evidence was based on what he was
told by his colleague, whom he said handled the transactions in Akure,
he responded that “I was told how the cash was processed.”He also stated
that he had sought patronage by the first defendant for opening of
government account with his bank in line with his responsibility of
looking for deposits.During cross-examination by counsel to the second
defendant, Olalekan Ojo, SAN, Akande confirmed to the court that a
person who is not a signatory to an account cannot make withdrawals from
such account."There are withdrawal limits in every account and where
withdrawals are to be made above the stipulated limits, it is reported
to the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) to investigate such
transaction," he further stated.When asked if his bank ever lodged any
report of suspicious transactions on the various company accounts, he
said: “We had no reason to do so."Also, when asked if he told the EFCC
that before the account opening of De Privateer, the sum of N200 million
was lodged in the account, he answered in the affirmative.When asked if
he was aware that the PDP organised a fund raiser before the election
and that political parties do organise fund raising, the witness said, "
It is not impossible. But I don’t know."Akande, who confirmed that he
had not had any dealing with the account of the second defendant, also
told the court that the CCTV installed in the bank usually captures
customers making lodgements in the bank, except it is faulty.A second
prosecution witness, Abiodun Oshodi, who is the Zonal Head of the bank
covering South West 2 comprising Ondo, Kwara and Ekiti, recalled some
developments in 2014 in relation to the case, saying, "I received a call
from my colleague (Akande) that Agbele would be coming to make some
lodgments and that I should organise a bullion van. I waited for Agbele
who arrived with one Sadiku and some escorts. Senator Musiliu Obanikoro,
the then Minister of State for Defence, and his aide, also accompanied
them. As soon as the aircraft arrived, I moved with the bullion van
towards the plane to evacuate the money."The total sum amounted to N1.2
billion. They were lodged into accounts supplied by Agbele. Others
include Spotless Nigeria Limited, De Privateer Limited as well as
personal account of former governor, Fayose. Some cash were taken to
Ado-Ekiti."When asked to look at the deposits in the account of Spotless
Limited from June 17 to Aug 4, 2014, Oshodi, who also supervises all
branches in the three localities, told the court that there was a
lodgment of N100 million on June 17. On June 23, there was a cash
lodgement of N49 milion. On June 24, there was a cash lodgement of
N200,000 while on August 4, there was a cash lodgement of N40
million."On same August 4, there were also cash lodgements in the sums
of N35 million, N35 million, N24 million, N20 million and N14 million
respectively," he added.The witness told the court that Agbele made the
deposit on June 17.He, however, said that from the statement before him,
the depositor's name on August 4 was given as Ayo.A third prosecution
witness, Olaitan Fajuyitan, a banker in Diamond Bank, told the court
about the involvement of the bank in the transaction, saying , "We
received payment instructions on June 16, 2014 to pay cash of N1.2bn. We
then moved the funds to CITS account. On the same process on June 17,
2014, we paid N200 millon."The account details, account statement and
instructions were tendered and admitted as exhibit E.He confirmed to
court that the money was legitimate, since it was received from the
Office of the National Security Adviser NSA, through the Central Bank of
Nigeria, CBN.PW3 mentioned the beneficiaries of disbursement funds as:
Santuraki Bello( N200m); Yusuf Ulama (N120m); Chmenun Injoku( N250m);
Josaha Moses( N250m); Abubaka Sodiq Zanna (N200m) and Franklin Tolani
(N150m), respectively.Also, the fourth prosecution witness, PW4, Damola
Otuyemo, Head, Cash in Transit in Service, Diamond Bank, said his duties
involved evacuating cash from a bank that has surplus and supplying
banks that do not have enough.He said on June 16, 2014, his Director,
Premier Oiwoh, informed him that they needed to pay a sum of N1.2bn cash
to a customer, and that he should get the cash ready.He said because
the beneficiaries were not available to pay the cash to, he was told by
his Director to move the cash to the airport.He said: "We had to contact
a company that operates bullion vans and moved the cash to the Muritala
Muhammed Airport, Ikeja, Lagos ."On getting to the Airport, we could
not have access to enter. So, my Director spoke to Gbolahan Obanikoro,
who was described as the person that could help us to proccess the pass.
He did and we then entered. After, this Musilu Obanikoro was phoned and
the cash was handed over to him. Obanikoro told me not to evacute the
cash because it had to be loaded in aircraft", he saidGiving further
evidence, he said: " The whole cash was moved into the aircraft and they
left the airport."We did not see the six beneficiaries. We released the
cash to Mr Musilu Obanikoro, having been identified by my Director. It
was Obanikoro who signed for the money. On June 17, 2014, my Director
called me and instructed that I pay a sum of N200m to Malik Bauchi. He
said we should waive identification."But because the amount was too
much, we did not waive the identification, and the money was paid to
Obanikoro. They used a cash bag called "jumbo bags" to pack N1.2bn and
Ghana- must-go bags to pack N200m. The cash was handed over to Musliu
Obanikoro".Justice Olatoregun adjourned the matter to January 21 and 28,
2019 for continuation of trial. The post
N2.2bn Fraud: EFCC presents four witnesses against Ex-Ekiti governor, Ayo Fayose.
Two women engaged in a vicious fight over an inmate outside the prison
gates.The love rivals came to visit the same man in a Colombian prison.
One of the women was caught sending a love letter to the inmate partner
of another female visitor during prison visiting hours and a fight
ensued.The woman who believed she was the prisoner's legitimate
girlfriend ambushed her rival and slapped her around the face
before kicking her against a taxi and had her hair pulled.At one point,
it looked like a third woman in a red top and jean shorts was trying to
separate the female attacker from her victim. But after pushing her away
she launched into her own vicious assault.The incident happened on
Sunday afternoon outside Modelo jail in Barranquilla on Colombia’s
Caribbean coast. 
Watch the video below. The post Two women fight outside prison gates over their mutual love interest who is in jail (photo) 
President Buhari has appointed Musa Abaji as a Justice of the Supreme
Court of Nigeria. This was disclosed in a letter he sent to the Senate
which was read at plenary. In the letter which was read by the Senate
President, Bukola Saraki, he said the appointment was according to the
advice of the National Judicial Council. The letter read, “In line with
1999 constitution upon the advice of the National Judicial Council, I
hereby refer for confirmation the appointment of Justice Musa Abaji as
the Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. While hoping that this is
expeditiously considered by the Senate, accept the assurances of my
highest regard”. The Senate also noted that in another letter, the
President declined assent to the Institute of Chartered Biochemists and
Molecular Biologists of Nigeria Bill 2018.The post 
A young obese boy made international headlines some months ago after it
was revealed that he has a rare condition that makes him hungry all the
time and when there's no food, he eats anything available, even tissue
paper. It has now been revealed that he has passed away at the age of
11. Caden Benjamin, from South Africa, suffered from Prader-Willi
syndrome which is characterised by an obsessive compulsion to eat. As a
result, he weighed 90 kilogrammes at the age of 10. His condition meant
his brain could not register that his body did not need to eat anymore
after he was done eating, meaning the youngster never felt full.
Sometimes he ate toilet paper and even dirt when he couldn't get food. 
Sadly,
he died on November 15 at the Steve Biko Hospital in the city of
Pretoria in South Africa’s Gauteng Province.Caden's obesity led to
serious problems with his breathing. He also had to undergo a
tracheotomy a while back and had to breath through a tube inserted into
his windpipe. The condition also meant he had an enlarged heart,
diabetes and depression.His mother Zola Benjamin is reportedly
devastated at losing her only child. The post 
Following the outbreak of fire on Monday evening at the Wuse 2 Zonal
office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, the Data
Centre and the office of the Combined Inter Agency Task Force which were
housed by the affected two Storey Costa Hall have been relocated to the
Commission’s Jabi new Headquarters. The value of the damaged items,
mostly ICT consumables, is in a few millions. However, a detailed
analysis is being awaited. It would be recalled that men of the Federal
Fire Service, FFS, Wuse Zonal office today, Monday, 19th November, 2018
successfully subdued the inferno that almost razed down the
building. The fire fighters led by the Sector Commander, Melone
Onyekachi, arrived the Wuse 2 office of the Commission when the Service
was alerted of the Fire by the Incident Duty Officer of the Commission,
Kayode Oyetunde at 1910 hours. The fire started at the former newsroom
which now serves as storage for ICT equipments/consumables that were
retrieved from the Commission’s former offices scattered across the
Capital City.The post 
Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, has
reitereated the presidency's promise to hand over power to the Igbos in
2023 if they support the second term ambition of President
Buhari. Mustapha stated this today when President Buhari met with a
delegation of South East leaders in the state house in Abuja. Speaking
to state house correspondents after the meeting, Mustapha said that the
fastest way for the Igbos to acqualize their dream of occupying the seat
of power, is for the region to support the Buhari re-election bid in
2019 and then by 2023, the Igbo presidency can now become a
reality.“This obviously might not be most appropriate time. You remember
there was a programme in the south-east where Mr. President asked me to
represent him and I flew the kite by telling the south-eastern states
that their quickest and easiest means to presidency is to support
President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term. Meaning that they can short
circuit the period in terms of only having him there for another four
years and whatever they do in 2019 will determine what will happen
thereafter because politics is a game of numbers and it is like a
cooperative society.“Whatever you bring as an investment when dividends
are going to be shared, you will get proportionate with your investment
and your investment in politics is what you bring to the table and I
urge the Southeast to look at this matter seriously that every time we
have a presidency in Nigeria, it is negotiated in several ways. Either
negotiated by votes or what you bring to the table and you must
negotiate from the position of strength.Speaking further, he saidYou
can’t negotiate from the point of weakness and I believe that that
message resonated with the people and their response now is attributable
to the fact that even before the flag-off of the campaigns, we have
laid it bare on the table for Southeastern states to consider the
prospect of working with us to ensure that at least by the time
President Buhari finishes his second tenure, they can make a shot at the
presidency depending on what they bring to the table'' he saidThe post 
Not all mothers can stand it...lolThe post 
The Gambian Ghana-based actress took to Instagram to flaunt her curvy
backside in these new sexy photos she posted.See full photos below. 
The post 
This lady who says she's new to Twitter shared racy pics to announce her arrival on the platform. 
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Facebook Chief Executive, Mark Zuckerberg is pushing back against calls
for him to step down as chairman and hopes to continue working with his
longtime chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg. Zuckerberg made the
comments in a recent interview with CNN where he addressed the
controversies pertaining to the social-media giant. He said stepping
down as chairman in the near term is “not the plan” after some big
shareholders proposed to push him out of that role following a string of
management missteps. According to Facebook’s latest proxy, his share of
the voting power among Facebook investors was 59.9%, meaning
shareholders can’t force him out, according to Dow Jones Newswires.
Zuckerberg called Sandberg an “important partner” who is overseeing
Facebook’s efforts to tackle some of the biggest problems the company is
facing. “I hope that we work together for decades more to come,” he
said. He and Sandberg have come under fire for Facebook’s slow
response to uncovering evidence of Russian manipulation during the U.S.
presidential race in 2016 and stopping the spread of misinformation on
the platform. They have also faced scrutiny for Facebook’s privacy
practices and its role in inflaming violence in countries like
Myanmar.The post 
Micheal Adikwu, the prime suspect and gang leader in the Offa bank
robbery where atleast 32 people were killed on April 5, 2018 is dead.
Kwara State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Kamaldeen
Ajibade, SAN disclosed this at a Kwara State High Court today, when five
of the six principal suspects were brought to court. The five suspects
arraigned were Ayoade Akinnibosun, Ibikunle Ogunleye, Adeola Abraham,
Salaudeen Azeez and Niyi Ogundiran. However, Michael Adikwu, a
dismissed police constable who was said to have confessed to being the
mastermind of the bloody operation was not in court during the
arraignment. When the case came up, Ajibade, who said that his office
received the case file of the robbery operation on Monday evening
explained that the head of Police investigation team, Abba Kyari
informed him that one of the suspects, Michael Adikwu was dead. Ajibade
said the police was yet to give details of Adikwu’s death and that the
five suspects brought to court could not be charged until an amendment
was made on the charge sheet. According to him, we have the names of
six suspects on our charge sheet, but they brought five suspects, we
cannot go on with the case until we amend the charges because we can not
prosecute a dead person. The Attorney General also said that the case
could not go on because the suspects had no legal representation. He,
however, urged the court to adjourn the case so that the charges could
be amended and the suspects could get legal team to represent them. It
would be recalled that two lawyers who were representing the suspects
announced their withdrawal from the case last week. Justice Halima
Salman adjourned the matter till November 30, 2018 and ordered that the
suspects get a legal team.The post 
Yesterday, former president Goodluck Jonathan, held a public
presentation of his book titled ''My Transition Hours'' to commemorate
his 61st birthday. In the no-holds-barred book, the former president
chronicled the activities before and after the 2015 presidential
election which he lost to President Buhari.The former president in one
of the chapters in the book, alleged that the recession Nigeria's
economy faced after his exit from office, was self inflicted by the APC
government to tarnish his image and that of his government. Recall that
in August 2016 Nigeria's economy official slide into recession but by
September 2017, the economy was announced to have been out of
recession.In his book, Jonathan said that the clueless tag given to his
administration by the current government and their sympathisers, was to
humilate him and everyone that served under him. Jonathan stated that
the APC government instead of working for the progress of the country,
came up with the blatant lie that they inherited an empty treasury. Read
except from the book below“Recall that the opposition and their
sympathisers and campaigners, both local and international, with their
malicious propaganda, tore our economy to shreds, threatened our
stability and existence as a nation and intimidated our citizens, all in
the bid to take over power. Nevertheless, we conducted ourselves in a
manner that allowed a peaceful transfer of power from a ruling party to
an opposition party, for the first time since Independence in 1960.
Rather than forge a coalition and build on the momentum we had gathered
when they eventually took office, they went on a persecution spree and
vengeance mission. That the country slipped into recession soon after we
left office was a self-inflicted injury caused by misplaced priorities.
The narrative of inheriting empty treasury is a blatant lie.“Also, the
excuse of the collapse of world crude prices does not hold water. This
is because the Fourth Republic took off in 1999 with crude oil selling
for less than $20 per barrel and a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth
at 0.58 per cent, according to National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)
figures. Yet, the economy maintained a steady growth from that year,
peaking at 15.33 per cent in 2002 when the average crude oil price was
about $25.“It is also instructive that the oil and gas sector constitute
about 11 per cent of our GDP. There had to be a wider causative factor
than just the fall in world crude prices.“It also amounts to standing
facts on their heads to continuously claim that recession was caused by
so-called mindless looting. The truth is that the opposition, in a bid
to undo our government, became its own undoing when it got to power,
because of the burden of justifying deliberate misrepresentations. There
is wisdom in the saying that if you win a prize and get the crown,
don’t go around destroying the person who previously held that prize; it
will lose its value. Even after winning the election and forming the
government at the centre, the blame game continued. When two brothers
fight to death, it is the neighbour that inherits their father’s wealth.
And we have seen neigbouring nations like the Republic of Benin and
Ghana reaping from the capital flight out of Nigeria.“Despite Nigeria’s
attainment of Independence from Britain ahead of most other African
countries, we have been increasingly conditioned to seek succour in the
blame game. It is time for Nigeria to take responsibility. As Gen.
Murtala Mohammed said while addressing the Organisation of African Unity
(OAU), now African Union (AU) in 1976 that ‘Africa has come of age’. I
add that Nigeria has come of age. We either live up to that or we don’t.
I am convinced that we can, and we should. We must as a nation always
strive to improve the quality of life of our citizens and make
developmental plans that will focus on the younger generation. That way,
Nigeria will not be a liability to the rest of the world. Our
population will be an albatross to us and our allies if we do not take
the necessary step to tum it into a great opportunity.“The sundry
accusations by the new administration would appear to have baited the
media. Media trials are entertaining, but have little or no effect in
fighting corruption and improving the economy. Since I left office,
rather than improve on our TI (Transparency International) corruption
perception record, the situation has worsened with the nation going 12
places backward, becoming number 148 according to the latest CPI ranking
for 2017, from 136 in 2014 when I was president.“It was bad enough that
Boko Haram insurgents continue killing people and ruining businesses,
but what is worse is when politicians downgrade the economy by
demarketing the country internationally. You should never try to slander
your political opponents by destroying your country’s economy. Capital
flight intensified and companies started laying off staff. In all these,
I hope a lesson would be learnt. If you embark on digging a hole for
your enemy, you better make it shallow, because you might end up in the
hole yourself. How do you attract investors you already repelled through
your utterances? Investors are an ultra-sensitive lot. Money runs away
from unstable societies.“Most painful have been the attacks on my
ministers, aides and associates and even members of my family. There is
an attempt to erase our legacy from history. The good thing is that the
unending barrage of attacks, deliberate misinformation and programmed
media smear campaigns have failed to sway the opinion of those with a
clear view of our beliefs, efforts and achievements. There are millions
of Nigerians and others around the world who are still impressed with
our modest achievements in consolidating democracy and growing the
nation’s economy. They will continue to serve as my strength and
encouragement. Sometimes, I laugh when certain propagandists attempt to
stand logic on its head by maligning my administration as one bereft of
ideas and ‘clueless’.“In assessing my administration, it is best to
focus on facts. I cannot assess myself. I leave that to history. But I
can assess my cabinet and I make bold to say that never in the history
of Nigeria, till date, has the nation had such a star-studded cabinet,
full of achievers and people who got to the top of their chosen fields
by merit. Just consider that my minister of State for Health, Dr.
Muhammed Ali Pate, is now a professor at America’s Duke University, as
well as a Senior Adviser to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation based
in Washington DC. My minister of Agriculture, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, is
now the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB).My
Co-ordinating minister, Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, is the chairperson of
the Board of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI)
and the African Risk Capacity (ARC). She also sits on the board of
Twitter and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, just as she is a
Senior Adviser at Lazard and a Director at Standard Chartered Plc in the
United Kingdom, amongst others.My minister of Communication Technology,
Dr. Omobola Johnson, is currently Chairperson of Custodian and Allied
Insurance Limited as well as the Global Alliance for Affordable
Internet. And it is not just members of my cabinet. Others who served
with me in different capacities are also soaring on the world stage. A
good example is Ms. Arunma Oteh, who I appointed the Director-General of
the Securities and Exchange Commissnon (SEC).Under her steady and
skillful direction, Nigeria’s equity market grew in metric proportions,
and by the time I left office in 2015, the market had tripled in size to
$150 billion in value. Two months after I left office, Ms. Oteh was
appointed a Vice President and Treasurer at the World Bank.“These are
reputable individuals who served their country meritoriously and who, on
the strength of their performance as ministers in my government, are
now waxing stronger and valiantly on the world stage with only the sky
as their limit. With such personalities on my cabinet, no one can
factually say we were ‘clueless’ or inept. The evidence of performance
is simply overwhelming. We gave Nigeria an impressive and steady GDP
growth rate at 6.7 per cent per annum.“We were officially cited as the
third fastest growing economy in the world by CNN Money in 2014. We
eradicated polio and guinea worm and became the first nation in the
world to defeat the Ebola virus, such that the then richest man in the
world, Bill Gates celebrated us for our prowess in the health sector. We
reduced our food import bill by 36 per cent.“I did the best that I
could to preserve Nigeria’s unity and ensure a brighter future for all
Nigerian children. This remains my driving force even now that I am out
of office. I can hold my head high in my post-presidential life to say
that under my watch, no Nigerian was witch-hunted because of his or her
views and not one political assassination occurred under me.“The
momentum we built was a welcome development and a necessary boost which I
recommend to other African nations as a means to help the continent
expand capacity and reduce youth unemployment. These are some of the
positive steps I took to guide Nigeria safely to land during the
difficult times she found herself. Looking back, I can say that I have a
sense of fulfilment. It is said that a good conscience suffers no
accusations.“I have served Nigeria with all my strength and God alone is
the judge of the universe. I certainly hope that all those who cast
aspersions at us can say the same about themselves because the end of a
matter is better than its beginning. I had no enemies to fight; I have
none still. It is obvious that the world is happy with President Paul
Kagame of Rwanda. The country came out of genocide. President Kagame
made propaganda his enemy and got to work. Although Rwanda experienced
the worst genocide in Africa’s recent history, it is today the toast of
the world.“My hope is that African leaders must embrace the concept of
democracy that delivers purposeful leadership, improves the lives of the
people and envision a secure future for the nation. Africa is critical
to global progress and for that reason I urge all African nations to
work with fidelity and commitment for the greater good of the
continent.“Looking into the future, I see that our leaders can do a lot
to eliminate ethnic sentiments in our societies, enthrone merit and
build a system that gives citizens equal opportunities to excel. A
country that cannot use its best brains will lag behind in the comity of
nations. African leaders should remove key impediments limiting our
growth. When we build capacity in the youth, it will unleash the
creativity that would catalyse rapid development.“Since after my
handover, and as part of the dedication of the rest of my life to the
cause of peace and good governance, God helping me, I have engaged
myself in finding ways of advancing the course of democracy and good
governance in Nigeria, Africa and the rest of the world, through my
Foundation, the Goodluckjonathan Foundation (GJF). The GJF will partner
with all men and organisations of goodwill across the globes who believe
in the ideals to which we have committed ourselves. We will seek to
prevent conflicts, create conducive environment for businesses to
thrive, work to advance the frontiers of education and create employment
for the youth as well as encourage them to be self-employed. Millions
of our people need help. We need to develop home-grown talents. We must
aid educationally-disadvantaged children. Nigeria must become the beacon
of hope in Africa. I urge Nigerians and Africans to join me in the
effort to create a fresh thinking and enlightenment of the people of
this great country and our wonderful continent as we speak out against
unrestrained and reckless craving for political office.“We have to
rebuild our nations but we must start by rebuilding ourselves. So, let
us roll up our sleeves and go to work, actualising our dream, hopes and
aspirations for a prosperous and peaceful Nigeria and Africa.”The post 
Superstar, David Adeleke aka Davido, turns 26 years old today and his
boo, Chioma, took to her Instagram page this morning to wish him a happy
birthday. In her message to him, Chioma professed her love for David.
She wrote''Happy birthday hubby if you leave me water go carry you o God
bless you my love. You’re so annoying but I’d choose you to annoy me
for life @davidoofficial''.Happy birthday to him!The post 
Following the violence that erupted over a disagreement at a birthday
party, the Bauchi State government has imposed a curfew on Yelwa
community, a suburb of Bauchi metropolis. Governor Mohammed Abubakar
announced on Tuesday in Bauchi that the restriction of movement from 7
p.m to 6 a.m until normalcy returns to the affected area. The fracas
claimed at least three lives while two houses and a car were burnt early
Nov. 19, the state police command confirmed. “The government has
decide to impose a curfew from the hours of 7.00pm to 6.00am from today,
Tuesday, 20th November 2018, until further notice in the following
areas of Yelwan Tsakani, Unguwan Kusu, Unguwan Gas, Lushi and Kagadama,”
the governor said. He explained that the measure was taken to ensure
peace among the communities and to prevent hoodlums in the affected
areas from further escalating the disturbance and from spreading it to
other parts of the state. “This had come at a time when Federal
Government is taking necessary measures to restore peace in some parts
of the country ravaged by communal conflicts. “We must therefore not
allow ourselves to be used by disgruntled elements who may want to plant
seeds of discord among us,” he urged. The governor however appealed to
traditional rulers, community and religious leaders to preach
tolerance, peace and respect for one another to their followers. The
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Olufunke Bucknor, the only sibling to late OAP, Tosyn Bucknor has once
again shared a very emotional post on the death of her
sister. Yesterday, she confrmed that Tosyn died due to complications
from sickle cell, 'my heart is heavy, but in all things we give thanks
to God. My darling sister and besto Tosyn passed away last night due to
complications from sickle cell' she wrote. In her post today, Funke
said, 'my only sibling , my only aburo. You told me to live my best life
jare and go to where the love is. We had great plans oh, some of which
we made and discussed'. See the full post below....Hey you, Who will
send me those WhatsApp messages and voicenotes now to tell me that the
internet never forgets or that I shouldn't have written this or I should
delete or archive that post . Who will order me to bring takeaway for
them now? Who will introduce me to new music now ( though your love for
alternative music i didnt get oh lollll) Or even reach me new
dancesteps? The real contradiction, my only sibling , my only aburo. You
told me to live my best life jare and go to where the love is. We had
great plans oh , some of which we made and discussed at this lunch an
overdue one at that I didn't shed one tear when my dad passed away but
this one is hard oh ah it's hardThe post 
Former Pesident Goodluck Jonathan, has revealed those behind his defeat
in the 2015 presidential election.In his newly released book, titled:
“My Transition Hours” which is being launched today Tuesday November
20th to commemorate his 61st birthday, Jonathan stated that former
governors of his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who defected to the
then opposition All Progressive Congress (APC) because they were
“blinded by ambition” and a barrage of “fake news,” cost him his bid to
be reelected for a second term in office.“This time around, there were
governors who were rounding off their eight years tenure and were
blinded by ambition,” he wrote about his re-election bid in 2015 having
been overwhelmingly voted for in the 2011 election. Some governors
wanted to be Vice President whilst others strived to be the President.
If I contested none could realise his ambition. This muffled implosion
would fully manifest in the buildup to the 2015, which each ship-jumper
calculating how much he or she would take from the PDP or the most
opportune moment to cause maximum damage and based on that, plot their
exit.“As they jumped ship in preparation for the 2015 elections, only
very few of this lots, if any at all, bothered about what the PDP did or
did not do in terms of delivering our campaign promises. Their
opposition to my re-election was principally driven by personal
ambition. They therefore played up the issue of where I come from and
the faith, I professed to fuel their burning ambition. My performance
mattered quite little, if it mattered at all,” he wrote.The Former
president said that in a twist of fate, most of the governors and other
prominent members of the former ruling party who plotted against him are
now being victimised in the APC.The Former president in his book,
accused ex-US President, Barack Obama, of interfering in Nigeria’s 2015
presidential election. According to Jonathan, Obama during the heat of
the election, sent his secretary of state, John Kerry, and made a video
broadcast to Nigerians in ways designed to influence the outcome of the
election against him. He described the actions of Obama as
“humiliating”.“I can recall that President Obama sent his Secretary of
State to Nigeria, a sovereign nation, to protest the rescheduling of the
election. John Kerry arrived in Nigeria on Sunday January 25, 2015 and
said ‘it’s imperative that these elections happen on time as scheduled’.
How can the US Secretary of State know what is more important for
Nigeria than Nigeria’s own government? How could they have expected us
to conduct elections when Boko Haram controlled part of the North East
and were killing and maiming Nigerians? Not even the assurance of the
sanctity of the May 29, 2015 handover date could calm them down. In
Nigeria, the constitution is very clear. No President can extend his
tenure by one day.“On March 23, 2015, President Obama himself took the
unusual step of releasing a video message directly to Nigerians all but
telling them how to vote. In that video, Obama urged Nigerians to open
the ‘next chapter’ by their votes. Those who understood subliminal
language deciphered that he was prodding the electorate to vote for the
opposition to form a new government. The message was so condescending,
it was as if Nigerians did not know what to do and needed an Obama to
direct them.“In his message, he said ‘all Nigerians must be able to cast
their votes without intimidation or fear,’ yet his government was
vehemently and publicly against the postponement of the elections to
enable our military defeat Boko Haram and prevent them from intimidating
voters. This was the height of hypocrisy!” The post 
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted the traditional ruler of
Long Dorok Chiefdom in Shendam Local Government Area of Plateau State,
David Isa.According to reports, the gunmen numbering over ten stormed
Isa’s house on Monday night and whisked him away while shooting at
random.The post 
Sexy mama! Another photo below
The post 
A few days ago a heavily pregnant mentally challenged teenager was
rescued from the street. The teenager was spotted roaming around Enugu -
Agidi junction Amawbia, Awka Capital Territory by the state
commissioner for Children and Women Affairs, Ndidi Mezue, and she
immediately mandated the evacuation team to evacuate the young lady. 
The
team swung to action and rescued the scantily clad young lady. She was
then taken to Community Children Home Awka where arrangement has been
made for a psychiatrist to commence evaluation of her mental state and
subsequent rehabilitation as she awaits her due date of delivery.
Efforts to locate her family has already commenced. 
The post 
A 25-year-old Nigerian man on Monday was arrested in Modena Italy for
allegedly slapping and seriously injuring a 32-year-old man on November
9. The victim, who is also from Nigeria, reported severe brain damage
and is in a coma at the hospital of Baggiovara. The suspect was
identified thanks to surveillance cameras at the scene of the attack,
investigators said. He has been living in Italy since 2015 and was
granted a residency permit for humanitarian reasons. The suspect had
applied for asylum in Gubbio and had worked at a factory near Modena
until three months ago but was currently jobless and homeless,
investigative sources said. Source: Ansa EnglishThe post 
A Texas father of two has been charged with child abandonment after his
six-year-old daughter strangled her one-year-old brother with a seat
belt.According to court documents filed on Friday, 26-year-old Adrian
Dreshaun Middleton from Houston left his two children in his car
unattended and went shopping at a store for more than an hour.Mail
Online reported that Middleton turned himself in at the Baytown Police
Department around 3 p.m over the May 20 incident. He told law
enforcement he gave the youngsters snacks and water, turned on the air
conditioning and played a movie before leaving them alone in the vehicle
for only 30 to 45 minutes.
However,
surveillance cameras showed he was gone between 10.45am and 12.15pm and
also didn't check on them after he claimed to have checked on the
children through a store window and thought they were fine. Middleton
told deputies when he got back to his car, he put the shopping bags in
the trunk and realized his daughter was crying. He said his daughter
told him she had to use the restroom and that she did something bad.When
he looked inside the car he saw his son was unconscious with the
seatbelt wrapped around him. Middleton then called 911 and began CPR on
the boy until paramedics arrived.According to the report, the child was
taken to Texas Children's Hospital where he was pronounced dead.His
6-year-old daughter also told an investigator she was playing with her
brother, and when she stopped playing, he started crying. She said she
became angry and wrapped the seatbelt around the baby. The girl said he
stopped crying, and she thought he was sleeping, but he was
dead.Prosecutors claim Middleton put his son at 'an unreasonable risk of
harm, namely, and a reasonable person would have believed that such
circumstances would place the Complainant in imminent danger of death,
bodily injury, physical impairment and mental impairment'.Licensed
Professional Counselor Bill Prasad says a 6-year-old child does not have
the mental capacity to truly understand their actions, so cannot be
blamed."Six-years-old (is) too young to be held accountable for this,”
Prasad said. "As adults, we have trouble in those situations. A
6-year-old has virtually no impulse control. So you really cannot trust a
6-year-old in that situation to be able to restrain his or herself and
make a good decision.”Prasad cautions most children are not able to make
those kinds of decisions until much later, therefore should not be
given that kind of responsibility until their teens."13 years of age,
with supervision, with training, with access to emergency services, with
a history of having made some good decisions and for a limited amount
of time, maybe an hour or two at the most," Prasad said.The post 
17-year-old actress, Tito Segun-Banjo, has been declared missing by her
family.In an interview with LIB, Tito's mum, Wemimo Segun-Banjo, said
her daughter who featured in Omoni Oboli's Wives on Strike, the
Revolution, left their home in Ipaja, Lagos state on Saturday November
17th to run some errands for her dad and has since not returned
home.Efforts to reach her has failed as her phone is currently switched
off''She left the house on Saturday to run errands for her dad and has
since not returned home. I have tried reaching her but her number is not
responding. I am afraid. Tito is a very bright girl whoknows my number
by heart and would have reached out to me using someone's number if
everything is okay. I am afraid'' the mum saidTito's mum says the case
has been reported to the police in Alagolo, Ipaja. She said the police
officers have asked them to pay some money before they can start
investigating the matter.Mrs Segun-Banjo says Tito just completed her
secondary school and is presently processing her admission into the
Obafemi Awolowo University to study Theater Arts.Anyone with useful
information should call 08023920474 or contact the nearest police
station. 
The post 
On Monday, the Federal Government said presidential pardons would be
granted to drug peddlers, persons convicted of obtaining money under
false pretences and certain categories of prisoners who have shown
remorse while in confinement, to decongest prisons in the country.
Speaking during his visit to prisons in the North-East and
North-Central zones, vice-chairman of the Presidential Advisory
Committee on Prerogative of Mercy, William Alo, who is also the
Permanent Secretary, Special Duties in the Office of Secretary to the
Government of the Federation, said President Buhari was empowered by his
statutory responsibilities and backed by Section 175 of the 1999
Constitution (as amended) to accept, reject and grant pardons to
inmates of Nigerian prisons. He said, “Presidential pardons will be
granted to inmates who committed federal offences such as drug peddling,
vandalisation of public property, obtaining by tricks, otherwise known
as 419, and other related offences, if proved that they are remorseful
of their actions and meet the committee criteria.” Also speaking while
hosting Alo and his team, the Chief Judge of Plateau State, Pius
Damulak, called on the committee to review the cases of prison inmates
with compassion as many of them are serving terms as a result of poverty
and their inability to pay fines imposed as options.The post 
On Tuesday, Nigerians woke up to the news of Tosyn Bucknor's
death. Tosyn was a popular radio presenter, MC and worked with Top
Radio, Inspiration FM and many others. She was reportedly found dead,
last night, by her husband of 3 years, Aurelien Boyer, when he arrived
home from work. The cause of death isn’t known for now, but the Unilag
graduate was born with sickle cell anaemia. See all the reactions to her
death below...This is heart breaking. What's the need of working
tirelessly and just turn dust one day living our loved one's broken?You
won't be forgotten Tosyn Bucknor pic.twitter.com/98PFxPejOl— Enugu
shoemaker (@genius_walker) November 20, 2018RIP Tosyn Bucknor... This is
very shocking and sad to me... You were such a wonderful soul.. Those
beautiful mornings on Top Radio, i called in several times to hear your
voice and win your prizes.. Rest on Tbucks.. God bless your soul.— DOTUN
(@am_dotman) November 20, 2018Nah! I’m going back to bed. Tosyn Bucknor
CANNOT be dead. She can’t be!— . (@xi_iii_) November 20, 2018I would
listened to Top radio every morning until she leftRIP tosyn bucknor—
Poco loco (@seun__oj) November 20, 2018Aw Shit. RIP Tosyn Bucknor. Life
isn’t fair. Such a sad way to die.Melancholy is in the air.
pic.twitter.com/aPHuvxwVFO— (@The_Nifemi) November 20, 2018Tosyn
Bucknor! This hurts, again. But I’m glad I met you. One of the very few
media personalities in Nigeria that I looked up to. Her humility humbles
you. She was an Icon but very accessible and willing to help. We have
lost a gem. Rest is peace, Tosyn. Just rest. pic.twitter.com/Stz4jDdahs—
Elsie Godwin (@ELSiEiSY) November 20, 2018RIP Tosyn Bucknor. God rest
your soul.— Babanla (@biolakazeem) November 20, 2018Tosyn Bucknor dead?
GOD!!! This is not the rite news for me. May God Almighty grant all her
loved ones fortitude to bear this loss. RIP to an angel n Area Mama
pic.twitter.com/LR38qjXWhS— K-SOLO (@OBAKSOLO) November 20, 2018RIP
Tosyn Bucknor— W (@Kingwole) November 20, 2018This can't be true. I
became a radio fan because of Tosyn Bucknor.She was so full of life and
super amazing. Tosyn Bucknor — Oluwafemi Anthony (@RealSOK_) November
20, 2018To think I still saw Tosyn Bucknor last month. This is not a
palatable news for me. May God Almighty grand all her loved ones
fortitude to bear this great loss. RIP to an angel
pic.twitter.com/fjWjPIln6n— Bhadmus Hakeem (@Bhadoosky) November 20,
2018Woke up to the sad news of Tosyn Bucknor's demise. Life really is
not fair. How good people leave us untimely. Rest on, Icon. — Wale
Adetona (@iSlimfit) November 20, 2018Very sad news on my timeline this
morning. Still not clear about the circumstances but... Rest in peace
Tosyn Bucknor. May God Almighty strengthen the loved ones you left
behind.— Amara Nwankpa (@Nwankpa_A) November 20, 2018Listening to the
Radio every morning became a routine because of her TOSYN BUCKNORDamn
the way she said areaaaaaa back then....Rest Easy!— The Royal One
(@OmobaFeyrey) November 20, 2018I emailed Tosyn Bucknor sometime in 2016
and wrote her name as ‘Tosin’. She was so gracious in her response but
noted that she’d rather be addressed as ‘Tosyn’. Then it stuck. The
world has lost a gem. #RIPTosynBucknor— Tolu 'Yeni (@tsmolzz) November
20, 2018I woke up to terrible news. Rip Tosyn Bucknor. The one time I
met you at the station was enough to know you’re a good person and you
still recognized my talent afterwards on inspiration fm’s ig. A great
OAP will be missed. This one pain me ohhh— #DownByReilC
(@kingreilthe1st) November 20, 2018Didn't know her personally but its
sad to lose anyone let alone someone that affected so many.Rest in peace
Tosyn Bucknor. My thoughts go out to the family and her loved ones.—
Yubby (@YubbyNduonofit) November 20, 2018Tosyn Bucknor is dead.AreaMama
is dead.GuguruMorning is dead.R.I.P T-BuckYour legacy and your angelic
voice live on. pic.twitter.com/MJonHtV2Yk— E.T.H...Aina™ (@ETH_Aaina)
November 20, 2018The post 
This is very shocking. OAP, Tosyn Bucknor has died. According to
reports, Tosyn who got married to her German beau, Aurelien Boyer, three
years ago, was found dead at her home by her husband last night Monday
November 19th when he returned from work.She was 37 years old.Tosyn was
born with sickle cell anaemia.May her soul rest in peace, Amen. The post
Senior Special Assistant to President Buari on Media and Publicity,
Shehu Garba, has reacted to the criticism that has trailed the service
chiefs who attended the campaign kickoff of President Buhari on Sunday
November 18th at the presidential villa. Service chiefs present at the
event were Gabriel Olonisakin, chief of defence staff, Abubakar Sadiq,
chief of air staff, and Ibok-Ete Ibas, chief of naval staff. The
spokesperson of the Atiku Campaign Organization, Segun Sowunmi, in an
interview with Punch, said the presence of the service chiefs showed
that Buhari as the commander-in-chief had compromised the heads of the
military agencies.“The problem with the security agencies is that they
have not fully defined who they should be loyal to. The concern is that
the commander-in-chief has some sort of relationship with them but when
they elevate that relationship to a point where they begin to attend
political events at the launch of the campaign of a political party,
everybody must be scared. This is because it portends a very dangerous
development which is that they have now got themselves involved in
politics to the point that they are now the cheerleaders of another
political party.“I hope when we want to unveil our own political
document in a public forum and if we invite them, they would be
reasonable enough to attend since they now attend political events. We
want to advise them to be removed from politics so that the opposition
can feel safe. I am quite disappointed in President Buhari for exposing
the military to such a compromise and we call on the international
community to take note” he saidReacting to Sowunmi's comment, Garba
Shehu in a statement released, said the service chiefs had thought the
event was non-political and left even before President Buhari arrived
the venue for the declaration. The statement read“They were mistaken in
their assumption that this was a non-political event, to showcase the
achievements of the administration, the success of which they are part.
Hardly were they seated than did the Minister of Defence, retired
Brig-Gen. Mansur Dan-Ali ask them to leave as this was a political
gathering. They quickly left, even before the arrival of the President
and for the event to get underway. The fuss over this is therefore
absolutely unnecessary.” The post 
