N11bn Contract Scam: EFCC Presents More Witness Against Ex-Gov, Abubakar Audu

A witness in the ongoing trial of former governor of Kogi state, Prince Abubakar Audu, Irile Fidelis on Thursday, January 29, told a Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Abuja, that he knew nothing about a building called Nitel Quarters that was purportedlyconstructed for the Kogi State government by his company during the tenure of Abubakar Audu as governor of the state.

Man with multiple bank accounts, bags 10years

Agha

 The Economic and Fiunacial Crimes Commission, EFCC, recorded its first conviction for 2015 on Wednesday January 28, 2015 as Justice A. Ongetenu of the Federal High Court Abakaliki, Ebonyi State convicted and sentenced one Monday Agha to 10years imprisonment for offences bordering on conspiracy, impersonation and obtaining money by false pretence.

How I saved ASP from lynching -Cleric

For the timely intervention of a cleric, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) would have been lynched by a mob after he was caught defiling a nine-year-old girl at Gowon Estate, Egbeda, Lagos State.

‘Customs officer’ arrested for drug trafficking

Chidubem

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a man who claimed to be a customs officer.

The suspect, Aguezeala Bob Chidubem, 45, was arrested while attempting to smuggle drugs into China.

Vandals kill three, shoot two NSCDC officers, others missing

Fresh fact has emerged about the attack on Owutu Police Station, Ikorodu, Lagos State on Monday, where two policemen and motorcyclist were killed and several others injured.

Don’t be used as political thugs, IGP cautions youths

…As Arewa Youths partner with police to ensure violence-free general elections in February, 2015

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Suleiman Abba,
today 28th January 2015 charged Nigerian youths to refuse being used as political thugs by politicians.

N11bn Scam: Ex-Kogi Gov, Abubakar Audu Inflated Contracts – Witness

The trial of former governor of Kogi State, Abubakar Audu and Alfa Ibn Mustapha, former director general, Directorate of Rural Development in his administration continued on Wednesday, January 28, 2015 before Justice A.O Adeniyi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, sitting in Apo, Abuja.

Campaign of violence: IGP orders arrested suspects to be prosecuted

 The Inspector General of Police, Mr. Suleiman Abba has ordered that several people, arrested in different states and locations should immediately be prosecuted for campaign violence.

2014:EFCC Records 126 Convictions

EFCC boss, Larmode

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, recorded 126 convictions in 2014. The Commission’s spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, who disclosed this on Tuesday January 27 at a media briefing in Enugu, said the figure was an improvement over the 117 convictions the Commission recorded in 2013.

Man, 61 attacked for fondling 13-year-old manhood

A 61-yearold man was almost lynched alive after he gave a 13-year-old boy N500 and attempted to fondle his manhood at the Apapa area of Lagos State.

Killers kill old man, disappear with head

A 85-year-old man yesterday was beheaded at the Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State by unknown killers and his head taken away.

Postponement: North East not secured for voters, says security expert

Renowned Security Expert, Dr. Ona Ekhomu has called on the Federal Government to postpone the February 2015 elections in the North Eastern States of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe, so that the military will complete counter-terrorism operations in the zone.

PDP/APC clash: Group wants HRC to investigate killing, shooting

A group, ‘Activists for Good Government’ has implored the National Human Rights Commission to commence investigation into the killing of Mr. Peter Eyitayo and shooting of Mr. Lanre Ogunjimi at the Agege area of Lagos State.

My friends lavish lifestyle made me join robbery-Barber

A robbery suspect, Jolly Abienekpen, has told operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Ikeja, Lagos State Police Command that he decided to join a robbery gang because he was he was enchanted by the way members spend money.

Gunmen attack police station, kill policemen, raid armoury

Unknown gunmen on Monday night attacked Owutu Police Station, killing three, including two policemen. They injured several people, raided the station’s armoury and freed detainees.

Lesbianism among married women

Dear Juliana.

I came across your blog recently, although I've been reading your write ups on relationship for some time now.

I write to bring to your attention the escalating menace of lesbianism among married ladies currently going on.

I’m guilty, please forgive me, says suspected vandal

One of the four suspected oil vandals arrested by the  Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), yesterday said he was guilty of the crime he was accused of, begging for forgiveness.

Reasons Nigerian bankers/banks should not be trusted

This true story was posted by Asuquo James on Facebook:  

My neighbour who sells foodstuff travelled for New Year. She instructed her relation who sells for her to pay in the money (about N130, 000) she made since Monday into her Diamond bank account...

Ways to spice up your bedroom life(2)

A sensible question.
If your babe gives you a blow job, you have to go down on her too. If she makes you attain orgasm, you have to make her reach orgasm through that same way too. Let it be 50-50.

Eight policemen dismissed over killing of DELSU student

Eight policemen have been dismissed for watching while an angry mob killed a final year student of Geology and Mining, Delta State University and his friend at the Ajara area of Badagry, Lagos State in 2013.

Police threatened to shoot me overland matter-General Overseer

 The General Overseer of Open Channel Bible Church, Gowon Estate, Egbeda, Lagos State, has accused some policemen of threatening to shoot him over a land issue that was already in court.

Two young girls beheaded in Ondo

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Two young girls, who went to farm in Iju in Akure North local government area of Ondo State on Saturday, have been found dead with their heads severed from their bodies.

US police quiz Nigerian parents for leaving twins, 9, to travel home

24, 2015Online EditorMetro0

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Twin 9-year-old boys were left mostly alone in their New Hampshire apartment for four months after their parents took three siblings to Nigeria and left an uncle to care for them, authorities said Thursday.

Self-abduction: Parents disown daughter, say she’s a criminal

The lovers: George and Belynda

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“Pay N10 million if you want your daughter to be released alive!” 

Those were the tensed, haunting words delivered to a man and his wife via phone from unknown kidnappers who abducted their lovely daughter, Belynda Chinwe Bosa, 25. 

‘Watching porn movies increases sexual abuse in kids’

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Dr. Princess Olufemi-Kayode is the founder and Executive Director of Media Concern Initiative (MediaCon), a non-governmental organisation. She is passionate about the welfare of children and believes that if nothing is done, the beauty of childhood will be lost for today’s child. In this interview with JULIANA FRANCIS, she talks about the danger and effect of pornographic movies on kids. Excerpt;
Do we have statistics of kids’ sexually abused in Nigeria?
Statistics are difficult to gather. The problem with statistics is that nobody is collating data. What you can get is data from different organisations. Even the police are not collating. The difficulty is also that not all cases that gets to hospitals, get to police. We have our own data at MEDIACON. There’s no one place in any state that you can go and get data on rape. It’s a major challenge.

Buhari, Jonathan not Nigeria messiahs

 
Goodluck Jonathan said his administration’s achievements are being overshadowed by the activities of Boko Haram insurgents, but is hopeful that terrorism would soon be brought under control.

NAF to help INEC airlift election materials

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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said its transport planes, Charlie-130 Hercules, were available to help the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) airlift election materials across the country.

Violence-free polls: NSCD, Police brainstorm in Lagos

Aderanti and Gabriel

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCD) Commandant, Lagos State, Mr. Abafe Gabriel with his lieutenants, yesterday paid a visit to the state’s Commissioner of Police, Mr. Kayode Aderanti on how both agencies can work together to forestall bloodshed in the forthcoming elections in the state.

I organised N100m bank robbery- Alaba Trader

A music instruments trader at the Alaba International Market, Lagos State, has revealed how he organised a bank robbery that netted his gang N100 million. The gang also stormed a bank in Benin Republic and carted Cefa, equivalent to N35 million.

Head mistress busts drug trafficking ring

Nnadi

An innocent head mistress who never knew her packaged contained suspected drug substances, has led to the busting of a syndicate of drug traffickers.

24 arrested over killing of two political supporters, posters war

Raheem's torn posters

The Lagos State Police Command, yesterday, arrested 24 suspects over the killings of two political supporters and warring over political posters in the state.

REASONS PEOPLE SHOULD NOT MARRY...By Pastor Chris Oyakhilome PhD.

Pastor Chris

 After salvation, the most important choice you will
need to make is who to marry. This choice is so
important that if you miss it, you will suffer for
long, if you get it right then you will enjoy forever.
A bad marriage can affect every other area of your
life.

Man dupes company of N3m via fake bank alerts

Detectives attached to Obantoko Police Station in Ogun State have arrested a man for allegedly defrauding an electronic company and stealing items valued at N3 million through fraudulent bank alerts.

Police retrieve baby abandoned at palace gate

Baale

An 11-month-old baby boy has been abandoned in from of the Baale of Coker-Ifako's Palace, Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government Area of Lagos State.

Maid, guard steal employers’ baby girl

A maid and guard have allegedly connived to steal the child of their employers, Mr. and Mrs. Sepribo Whyte, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

Thief reports partner to police for stealing stolen car

A 25-year-old man, who arranged to steal with his gang member and stole a car from where he works, has been arrested after he reported his partner in crime to the police for running away with one of their stolen cars.

Politician’s car bombed in Lagos* Its a lie-Police

The Lagos State Police Command have diffused and dispelled fear over the rumoured planting of bomb on a politician’s car at the Ajegunle area of the state.

Why can’t a lady walk up to a guy and profess her love? (2)

Our contributor, Adetola

Continued from last week...

Rachel’s love for Deji waxed stronger each day. But she continued to keep her feelings to herself.

She was however unaware that Deji had confided in another colleague that he loved Rachel. He also was too shy and timid to tell her how he felt about her.

The colleague offered to assist him, speak to Rachel, but Deji said no. He said the time was not ripe.

DSS, police clash over N300 toll fee

DSS officials and policemen at the scene

A scuffle broke out at the tollgate of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, between some police officers and officials of the Department of State Service over toll fee.

Why does INEC loves moving ballot boxes at ungodly hours? Another 3,600 discovered in Ogun

 

About 3, 600 ballot boxes have been intercepted in Ogun State. Two weeks ago, ballot boxes were also intercepted in Ibadan, Oyo State. We are suddenly having harvest of ballot boxes waltzing at ungodly hours of the night and day.

B’Haram must release Chibok girls —UN Security Council

Abducted Chibok girls

The United Nations Security Council has called on Boko Haram to immediately release the more than 200 abducted Chibok schoolgirls and end all violent attacks against Nigeria and its neighbour, Cameroon.

Five arrested over killings, destruction of 80 vehicles

Two people were killed and over 80 vehicles vandalised after two factions of street urchins, otherwise known as area boys clashed at the Oshodi area of Lagos State. The clash started on Monday and continued yesterday.

Five-year-old watches over mother’s corpse after killers left

Residents living around a hotel located at Idowu Taylor Street, Victoria Island, Lagos State, where a prostitute was killed have started asking for the whereabouts of her five-year-old son.

Cameroon army frees 30 Boko Haram hostages

COLONEL Didier Badjeck, Cameroon Ministry of Defence spokesman, said on Monday, in Yaoundé, that the army had freed 30 of the 80 hostages kidnapped during a cross-border attack by suspected Boko Haram Islamist fighters based in neighbouring Nigeria.

Air force corporal slaps a woman CSP three times, punched a segeant

An Air Force corporal slapped a woman Chief Superintendent of Police(CSP) three times and proceeded to punched a sergeant who was with her.

A dog that's doomed to get lost:DPO, Chioma Ajunwa, seizes newspapers over PUNCH report

Chioma Ajunwa

The Divisional Police Officer of the Ogudu Police Division, Lagos State, Chioma Ajunwa, on Monday attacked vendors selling The PUNCH and other newspapers in the Ogudu-Ojota area of Lagos State.

After robbers attack on five banks in Ondo State, citizens, bankers live in fear

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 After robbers attack on five banks in Ondo State, where over 20 people, including policemen were killed, citizens and bankers in the state now live in fear.

My life of crime started in secondary school –Suspect

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A robbery suspect, Monday Obebe, has told detectives attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Ikeja, Lagos State that his life of crime started while he was still in Junior Secondary School.

25 America Dogs for election? You got to be kidding!

Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba

 I don't have issues with the proposed deployment of 360 security operatives for the forthcoming elections. In fact, I canvassed for it. I however feel 360 is a bit on the low side.

Teenager dies in hotel swimming pool

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Homicide detectives attached to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti, Yaba, have launched investigation into the death of a hotel guest at the Owode Onirin area of Lagos State.

Posing as American, Nigerian defrauds lady N18m

A Nigerian, identified as Emeofa Michael Ikechukwu, has been arrested for allegedly defrauding his American lover of $100,000 (about N18 million).

Five policemen held for striking deal with oil thieves

*Over N6m traced to their accounts

Some policemen, who struck a deal with a group of oil thieves, have been apprehended in Lagos State.

Ondo State bank robberies:Firstbank, Wema, Skye, Eco and Keystone banks count losses

*19 AK47 rifles missing after robberies

IGP, Suleiman Abba

Bank robbers who used dynamites to blow up Firstbank, Wema, Skye, Eco and Keystone banks, also carted away 19 AK47 rifles belonging to the police, new information says.

IGP, kick the non-violent poll pact in the arse now!

There are besetting security issues that the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Suleiman Abba, must confront, to secure a place in the heart of Nigerians.

Stupidity of Jonathan, Buhari's pact on non-violent poll

When I first heard of the pact, I laughed. How will these desperate men, politicians, political party candidates ensure that their supporters keep to the agreement?

Man sets self on fire after beheading wife, daughter

A farmer at Onigbedu town in Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State has killed himself after he beheaded his wife and three-year-old daughter.

News papers endangered as police demand bribe:Police seize The PUNCH, others, demand N5,000

DPO Ogundu

 For reasons we can't comprehend, the police in Lagos State have suddenly beamed their extortion light on newspapers and vendors in Lagos.

Why President Jonathan is visiting Borno 276 days after Chibok girls' kidnap

The answer is simply that President Goodluck Jonathan, like all other political candidates, is desperate to win the forthcoming presidential polls. But this is medicine after death. He waited too long and Nigerians are no fools!

Violence-free election impossible, Nigerians say

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As the 2015 general election dances on the threshold, a lot of Nigerians have become apprehensive that violence free-polls would be impossible, no thanks to the explosive comments from candidates and political parties, culminating in setting ablaze of campaign vehicles belonging to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and bombing of All Progressives Congress’s (APC) party secretariat.

Nigerian ‘lover’ dupes American of N11.8m

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A Nigerian fraudster, identified as Ndekwu Jindu, has fleeced an American lady, Jolanta Kasza, of $64,000 (about N11,881,600).

Man helps robbers wipe off stolen vehicles’ details

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Detectives attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Ikeja, Lagos State have arrested a man who has been making it easy for suspected robbers to snatch and sell cars. 

Three Nigerians arrested for internet scam in Pakistan

Three Nigerians and a Zambian have been arrested in Pakistan for sending scam mails with the aim of defrauding the recipients.

PSC promotes 10 Deputy Commissioners of Police, four senior officers

The Police Service Commission today, announced the approval and promotion of 14 Senior Police Officers, the summary of which by rank is as follows:

N806m ATM fraud: EFCC arrest 3 suspects, hunts for 40 others

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has embarked on man hunt for fleeing 40 suspected fraudsters who were part of the gang that swindled a new generational bank N806 million through ATM terminals.