Odisha
Crime Branch, India on Tuesday, December 18, arrested two persons,
including a Nigerian national on charges of duping a woman from the
State on the pretext of sending her a very costly gift from London,
police said.The two accused, identified as Nwabueze Chukwudi Vincet (35)
of Nigeria and Piyush Arya (22) of East Babarpur of the national
capital, had taken Rs 41 lakh from the woman, a native of Puri, between
June and August this year.According to police, Chukwudi had opened a
fake Facebook profile in the name of Oscar David and then befriended the
Odisha woman. The duo kept on chatting for a few months and eventually
the woman started taking the foreigner’s words seriously.
Taking
this as an opportunity, the Nigerian national lured the woman by saying
he can send her costly gifts from London at cheap rates. Convinced, the
woman had deposited the amount in different bank accounts shared by
Chukwudi between June and August, police said.The woman, who didn’t want
to be named, never met the Nigerian national nor talked to him over
phone, a police official said.After realizing that she has been duped,
the woman lodged a complaint with the Crime Branch in August. Following
this, a case was registered on August 21.“After registering the case we
had been tracking the bank transactions and we came to know that the
Nigerian national is operating a huge gang. He has opened several bank
accounts to carry out such activities,” said Crime Branch Cyber Cell’s
Inspector Anila Anand.
The
Odisha police brought the duo to Bhubaneswar on three-day remand for
interrogation and produced before Puri Sub Divisional Judicial
Magistrate (SDJM) court.They were produced before the court of
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) at Dwarka Court, which
allowed the Crime Branch to take them on transit remand.Further
investigation is underway.
Jose
Mourinho,55, has been spotted out and about for the first time after
being sacked by Manchester United.The Portuguese coach whose
two-and-a-half year spell at Old Trafford came to an end on Tuesday, was
spotted today while enjoying a stroll in London. 
Mourinho
was approached by Sky Sports News as he walked down the street, and was
asked questions regarding his future in management.
Asked
about his next move, Mourinho said: 'No, you know me. You know me. Let
me walk. I have nothing to say. You know me, if you want to walk with me
then let's walk to Battersea. I have nothing to say.'
Offset's
father went on a Facebook group to blast Cardi B for being the cause of
troubles in his son's life and in their family. He also made some
revelations about the drama going on behind the scenes in their
relationship. Michael Woodward, who is Offset’s stepfather, is a member
of a Facebook group for fraternity and sorority Alpha Phi Alpha and
Alpha Kappa Alpha. In the group, he is believed to go by the name Tony
Pla. Over the weekend, Michael reportedly wrote a lengthy post about how
Cardi B has been trouble for his son and has tried to sabotage the
release of Offset’s album and cause chaos and confusion for their
family. He added that Cardi B being on the same financial level as
Offset, or possibly richer than him, has been a recipe for disaster. He
added that Cardi released the photo of Kulture after their breakup to
take away the surprise factor because Offset was planning to unveil the
baby's face on his album.Here's the full rant from the group's page:
PDP
has released a statement reacting to the murder of the former Chief of
Defence Staff, lex Badeh who was murdered by gunmen in Abuja yesterday
December 18th. The statement released by its spokesperson, Kola
Ologbondiyan, called for an immediate investigation into the sad
incident. Read the statement belowThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
expresses shock over the gruesome murder of former Chief of Defence
Staff (CDS), Air Chief Marshal (ACM) Alex Badeh (rtd), on Tuesday, by
yet to be identified gunmen, describing it as a national loss.The party
said the ambush and killing of a military officer of ACM Badeh’s status
has heightened fears and apprehensions, on the level of insecurity in
the country, particularly, the safety of average citizens, under the
incompetent and insensitive Buhari administration.Furthermore, the PDP
notes that the murder of the former CDS, came ahead of his opening of
defence, in January next year, in the N3.9 billion military fund case
preferred against him by the APC-led Federal Government.The PDP
therefore demands a wide-ranging investigation into the killing to
unravel those behind the dastardly act as well as the motive behind
their action.The party recalls the killing of former Chief of Army
Administration, Major General Idris Alkali, in Plateau state as well as
the horrific murder of over 100 of our gallant soldiers in Melete, Borno
state, by insurgents and stated that President Buhari has failed
woefully as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.PDP insists that our
nation is drifting and gradually assuming the status of a failed state
and urges President Buhari to spend the few months left of his
administration to provide a leadership that will secure respect for our
territorial integrity and the lives of our people.Our party notes
further that the failure of President Buhari is whittling the confidence
of the citizens in our nationhood.The PDP describes ACM Badeh as a fine
and patriotic officer, who made various sacrifices towards the
security, unity and stability of the nation, particularly as the Chief
of Defence Staff, adding that his killing is a monumental loss to the
nation.The party condoles the Badeh family, the Government and people of
Adamawa state and prays God to grant them the fortitude to bear the
loss, while urging our security forces to immediately swing into action
and leave no stones unturned until the killers are brought to book.
Dancehall
star, Timaya has reacted to reports that Nigerian singer, Douglas Jack
Agu aka Runtown has been banned from entering the United States.
According to Johnson Adumike, the General Manager of his erstwhile
record label, Eric Many Entertainment, Runtown and his brother secured
the US visa through the label but his brother refused to come back, thus
staying in the United States illegally on expired visa. Timaya is his
reaction said, 'when you are big they try to pull you down. Dem too
small. Runtown shine on bro'.
Nigerian
rapper, Olamide, is one of the few artists with a Bentley.The
Indigenous rapper took to his Instagram page to share a photo of himself
posing next to the luxury car and wrote: 'Another day, another
opportunity to make things right.'See full 
photo below 
Banky
W has reacted to the viral video of two men saying that the way
5-year-old girls are dressed could lead to them getting raped.During an
interview with Lolo of Rave TV, the men said 5-year-old and 7-year-old
girls are sexual beings and should be dressed properly to prevent men
from getting sexual thoughts about them.The host tried to make them see
reasons why their statements were wrong but they stood their
ground.Various celebrities have reacted to the video and Banky is the
latest to give his thought.He wrote on Instagram:This is one of the most
disgusting videos you will see this year. THIS MINDSET is the problem.
And the guy said "how is a child not a sexual being?" ARE YOU
INSANE?!?!? A 5 or 7 year old child and you have the guts to talk about
bum-shorts?!?!?!?! This is the real mindset of way too many men in
Nigeria. This is why 1 in 4 of our girl-children have been sexually
abused. And some of our boys too. We have a lot of behaviours to
un-learn. The idea that it's not the fault of a sick, twisted, perverted
individual who commits the sexual abuse/offense.. but that it's somehow
the fault of the victim because of an outfit. We just engaged with the
Mirabelle Center about their treatment of sexual abuse victims. They've
treated over 4,000 patients (all free) - but get this, their youngest
patient was a 3 month old baby girl.. and their oldest was a Grandma in
her 70's!!!!! We have a mindset that must be wiped out entirely. This is
not okay. Not sure what tv program this is, but that these 2 men could
actually CONFIDENTLY make these statements shows just how terrible some
of us think. For the sake of our children and our families... Everyone
should speak out against this.
Everyone. #HerStoryOurStory #ChildAbuse #endGenderBasedViolence
Pop
star, Rihanna, flaunted her banging bikini body as she soaked up the
sun during her getaway in Los Cabos, Mexico, on Tuesday. The 30-year-old
singer commanded attention as she slipped into an eye-catching gold
bikini which showcased her ample cleavage and her killer curves. See
more photos below.
The
family members of the immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief
Marshal Alex Badeh (retd.), may miss his burial as they remain on the
watch list of the Department of State Services and the Nigeria
Immigration Service. Badeh’s widow, Mary Iya Badeh, and his two sons,
Alex (jnr) and Kam have been in the United States since 2016 following
his prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. A
family friend of the Badehs who spoke with Punchng said that it was
unlikely if they would come. He said,“I have spoken with them and I
don’t know for now if they will be coming but it is highly unlikely.
Their father has just been killed under controversial circumstances and
the government has not removed them from the watch list. If they return
and their passports are seized and they are not allowed to return, it
would be a double tragedy. Everybody is still in shock so we cannot say
for now if they will be coming but since they are Christians, there is
no rush. A lot can happen before then.” A prosecution witness, Abubakar
Madaki, had told a Federal High Court sitting in Maitama that Badeh’s
wife and two of his children were being investigated for offences with
which the ex-Chief of Air Staff was charged. Madaki said the three of
them, however, escaped to the United States before the investigation was
concluded. He said all attempts to get them arrested turned out to be
futile.
Dele
Momodu and his wife Mobolaji are celebrating their 26th wedding
anniversary today Dec. 19th and the Ovation International boss just
shared a throwback photo on his Instagram page from their wedding day.
Dele Momodu also shared a special message he got from his wife in
celebration of the anniversary. She wrote;Thank you Ajani for all the
things that you do that makes me love you. I am now truly living in
ecstasy. 29 years of knowing you and 26 years of marriage can only be
the grace of God. Never will I take His grace for granted.And to Him who
is able to do exceedingly, abundantly above all that we ask or think,
according to the power that works in us, be all the glory! And to God
Almighty , I commit us and the years ahead and look forward to the next
26 years with you.Happy 26th wedding anniversary Ajani oko Bolaji. May
this Love take us to the top of every mountain!"CHIEF MRS MOBOLAJI
MOMODUOmo Arowosugbo
President
Buhari is currently before the joint session of the National Assembly
(NASS) to present the 2019 budget. He was accompanied to National
Assembly by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and members of the Federal
Executive Council (FEC). Loud ovation and encomium heralded Buhari’s
arrival at the joint session with shouts of “Sai Baba’’ as he waved to
the crowd. Senate President Bukola Saraki and Speaker of House of
Representatives Yakubu Dogara jointly presided over the joint session
with Saraki introducing the ceremony. The budget proposal is the last
Buhari would present to the 8th National Assembly.
A
young man is reportedly pleading for God to end his life after he was
involved in an accident while selling bread in the middle of the road in
Ajah, Lagos.The accident took place yesterday, December 18, at Abraham
Adesanya estate, in front of Jefferey's Plaza, Ajah, at about 2 pm. It
left one of his legs terribly crushed that his bones and tissues were
visible. According to witnesses, he was begging God to take his life
after the accident.The victim has a pregnant wife in Ibadan but came to
Lagos to make some money hawking on busy roads.He has now been taken to
Igbobi General Hospital for treatment. 
Graphic photos and videos below.
Time
frame of incident: 2:00pmTwitter please do your thing and locate this
boy for help. pic.twitter.com/83Dd8YeI5r— Eni million (@En1_m1ll10n) 18
December 2018
A
35-year-old man identified as Seun Okwuyigbo has been arrested by
the police after he was accused of beating and injuring his
mother-in-law in the eye. He was arraigned in an Ogudu Magistrates’
Court, Lagos on Wednesday as the police charged Okwuyigbo with assault.
The Prosecutor, Insp Lucky Ihiehie, told the court that the accused
committed the offence at No. 7, Shifawu Street, Ikosi-Ketu, on December
14. He said the accused beat up his mother-in-law, Mrs Tolani
Bisiritu, 65, who was trying to find out from her daughter the reason
why her husband locked her and the children in a dark room. Ihiehie said
the offence contravened the provisions of Sections 173 of the Criminal
Law of Lagos State 2015. After the charges were read to him, he
pleaded not guilty. Magistrate E. Kubeinje admitted the accused to bail
in the sum of N100,000 with two sureties in like sum. Kubeinje ordered
that the sureties must be gainfully employed and must provide evidence
of tax payment to the Lagos State Govt. The magistrate adjourned the
case until February 11.
Davido
is being praised on Twitter after a man narrated how the singer saved
him from the Nigerian police.Gbenga Sanusi said police stopped his
Taxify driver on Monday night, December 17, and began to question them.
At that point, Davido was driving by and asked the police to set them
free and the police obliged.Gbenga narrated:So the police stopped my
taxify ride a few minutes ago trying to question mans. @iam_Davido drove
by and told the police to free me it was a movie. Too much love and
respect for you man God bless you.
Sega,
who is popular for fighting police brutality in Nigeria also reacted to
this information.He tweeted at Davido:Now I can retire. Well done
@iam_Davido you are in charge now. #ReformPoliceNG 
On
Tuesday, a video of two men insisting that 5-year-old girls are also be
sexual beings, went viral.The men during a discussion on a TV show,
said little girls that wear bum shorts and other revealing clothes can
also get men aroused which can lead to rape. Watch here.Reacting to the
video, Waje who is a mum of one, wrote on her IGWow!!! Wow! My good
people of Nigeria, these men are making excuses for RAPE? Please explain
to me how two grown men would come on air and show stupidity!!! “
something you have to understand about human beings and what they see”
really? “How is a child not a sexual being?” We are finished o! I want
to believe or rather I believe we have MEN that are not sexually mental
cause this is a pure display of madness! So it’s not enough for women
now cause from what I’m watching, our children are now not safe. True
men should come to our aid for the sake of their daughters or future
daughters @ikosakioduwa @bankywellington@timidakolo @oscarinthecity @noble_igwe@officialbk6 and
many more.Please help school and renew minds ohhhh. Ehhhhhhhhh this one
is disgustingly loud! Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth
speaks o! If we have child services in this country, check if they have
children o. I fear for their children! Yes sons included. If mummy is
bathing your daughter that means it’s over! You are sleeping with her
that night. Nigeria come and hear o. Making excuses for rape
A
new report released by the Statistician General of Nigeria, Yemi Kale,
says the number of unemployed Nigerians has increased from 20.34 million
in the 2nd quarter of 2018 to 20.93 million in the 3rd quarter of 2018.
A
teacher has narrated an interesting incident that happened in his class
which left him so impressed, he gave a student the highest score.@kyaqy
wrote:2 weeks ago, I told kids at school to write an essay titled ‘If I
Were a Millionaire.’Everyone was writing, except a girl who leaned back
with arms folded.“What’s the matter,” I asked. “Why aren't you
writing?”“I’m waiting for my secretary,” she replied.Scored her
10/10.@kyaqy's tweet has gone viral with over 29,000 likes and over
10,000 retweets. 
A
Nigerian lady has narrated how she was almost raped by a man she met
and fell in love with on Twitter. Continue to read below. 
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Fresh
reports have indicated that Nigerian singer, Douglas Jack Agu has been
banned from entering the United States. According to Johnson Adumike,
the General Manager of his erstwhile record label, Eric Many
Entertainment, Runtown and his brother's secured the US visa though the
label but his brother's refused to come back, thus staying in the United
States illegally on expired visa In his words, 'the P-3 visa
(which allows an artist or entertainer, individually or as a group, to
enter the U.S) that Eric Many got for Runtown and his brothers to enter
the United States has expired and Runtown's brothers did not come back
causing their visas to expire. Eric Many reported this incident to
United States immigration, so when Runtown and his mother went to
reapply for their visas, they found out that they have been banned from
traveling to the US simply because America believes that both him and
his mother may decide not to come back again just as his
brothers'. Johnson also added that 'karma always comes back for you when
you bite the hand that feeds you'. LIB however eached out to Runtown
who descibed the story as false saying, 'its all fake news. It'll all be
clear in due time'. Below is a copy of the approval notice from the
United States Citizenship and Immigration Service. View this post on
Instagram Runtown banned from entering the United States.A post
shared by LIB - Linda Ikeji Blog (@lindaikejiblog) on Dec 19, 2018 at
3:10am PST
Michelle
Obama has revealed what she was thinking after Donald Trump's
presidential inauguration in January 2017.The former first lady was a
guest on Jimmy Fallon's 'The Tonight Show' on Tuesday, December 18.
During the show, Fallon asked Mrs Obama what she was thinking as she
boarded Air Force One with her husband, Barack Obama, following the
inaguration.Michelle immediately replied: Bye, Felicia.The phrase "Bye
Felicia" originates from the 1995 film Friday, and has since become
widely used as a term to dismiss an unwanted person.Michelle's reply was
met with rapturous applause and cheers from the audience and a drum
roll from the talk show’s resident band The Roots. 
Michelle
added:A lot was going on that day. That was a day. While discussing her
book Becoming with Fallon, Mrs Obama also spoke about the fact that she
and her husband had previously been through marriage counselling. She
explained that all marriages require dedication and commitment,
regardless of how happy they may seem from the outside.She said:I want
young people to know that marriage is work, even the best marriages
require work.Michelle said she had initially decided to take her husband
to marriage counselling in order to iron out his shortcomings, as
opposed to seeking guidance for their marriage together. But, she soon
realised that both of them had a responsibility to work on their
relationship.The mother-of-two said:I was one of those wives who
thought, ‘I’m taking you to marriage counselling so you can be fixed,
Barack Obama.' Because I was like, ‘I’m perfect.’ I was like, ‘Dr X.
please fix him.’And then our counsellor looked over at me. I was like,
‘What are you looking at? I’m perfect.’Marriage counselling was a
turning point for me understanding that it wasn’t up to my husband to
make me happy.That I had to learn how to fill myself up and have to put
myself higher on my priority list.Watch the video below.
Actor/Politician,
Bankole Wellington aka BankyW, has called out the Nigerian Army on
Twitter after a photo of three men reportedly being harassed for keeping
Afros in Enugu state surfaced online.Recall that on Monday December
17th, Twitter user, @eketiette shared a post stating that three boys
were harrased at a checkpoint in Enugu for carrying Afros and were asked
to shave each other's hair. See tweet below. 
Reacting
to the story on Wednesday morning, Banky who is contesting for the
Lagos Eti Osa Federal Constituency seat in the House of Representatives
in the 2019 general election, took to his Twitter handle to demand an
explanation from the Army. ''@HQNigerianArmy please will you respond to
this??? The military is supposed to serve and protect the people. Not
harass, humiliate and torture them. Pls respond. The Nigerian Army has
however not responded.
In
continuation of her support for noble initiatives, SPAR Nigeria has
partnered with Kinabuti to stage the 7th edition of the annual Christmas
outreach to students in the Orile area of Lagos. The event which took
place on December 3rd 2018 brought bright smiles to the faces of the
less privileged in the suburb.In his comment on the partnership,
Marketing Head, SPAR Nigeria, John Goldsmith said “we are delighted to
be a part of the annual outreach of Kinabuti and friends. We believe in
giving back to the society through noble initiatives like this which
embodies the essence of Christmas season which is sharing.”“Our maxim as
an organization is ‘My Nigeria, My SPAR’ has helped us in supporting
various charitable projects to enhance the quality of lives of Nigerians
and also through our support for local farmers and gainfully employing
skilled Nigerians,” he added.
According
to Creative Director of Kinabuti, Ms Caterina Bortolussi, this is one
of the ways of reaching out to the children of Orile; Coker; Iganmu and
her neighbouring suburbs. She appreciated the contribution of SPAR
Nigeria, one of the sponsors of the event.According to her, “We want to
thank our sponsors most especially SPAR Nigeria; donors; partners and
volunteers for their contributions towards the success of this project.
The party has grown to be a major event for children in this suburb in a
profound way. The smile on the faces of the children and the feelings
of their pure joy light up our hearts more beautifully as they received
their goody bags. The ecstasy on the faces of these children has
continued to encourage us.”“We equally use the opportunity to appreciate
the teachers who have impacted knowledge into this students in the last
one year with goody bags.,” she added.At the event, the Eko Samba
Musical band was at hand to entertain the participants. Other highlights
of the event include the bouncy castles; yoga classes; story time; Arts
and Craft class; fitness classes; Gift time by Santa and lots of
games.SPAR Nigeria has supported many laudable initiatives from
organizations like Aurora Foundation; Leverage Sports amongst others in
reaching out to the Nigerians in the course of the outgoing year. The
brand has continued to transform the shopping experience of Nigerians by
making available products that has improved the quality of their lives
in various cities across the country.
