The Nigeria Police Command has inaugurated a website, www.stopthebribes.net, as part of measures to stop bribery and other forms of indiscipline in the Force.
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Monday, May 18, 2015
Police inaugurate website to check bribery, indiscipline
Court orders GTB to refund customer’s N5.3bn
A High
Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Apo, Abuja, on Monday ordered
the Guaranteed Trust Bank Plc to refund N5.3bn illegally withdrawn from
the account of one its customers, Dr. Ted Iseghohi Edwards.
Justice
Valentine Ashi in his judgment ordered that the N5.3bn should attract 10
per cent interest from Monday, when judgment was delivered, till the
time the money was paid back to the owner.
Kidnapping beyond my govt’s capacity – Fayose
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose,
has pleaded with the Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, to
tackle the spate of kidnapping in his state, saying the increasing crime
wave is beyond the capacity of the state government.
Fayose who visited the IG at the Force
Headquarters, Abuja, on Monday, noted that the State Police Command was
also powerless to stem the crime situation in the state.
Diddy, Drake Music superstars finally squash beef
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| Puff Daddy and Drake in nightclub brawl over singer Singer in Miami |
Sources close to both stars tell TMZ that they
finally got together in mid-April for a summit via phone and agreed to
end the drama.
The site claims both star were to
clash on just too many concerts during the summer including festival
concerts, holidays parties and award shows and realized it was useless
fighting... in front of fans.
Woman charged for raping sleeping man
A 28-year-old, Chantae Marie
Gilman, from Washington, USA, has been arrested and charged after she
admitted breaking into the home of a man in the dead of night and raping him, the Mirror UK reports.
Police
say the horrified victim awoke to find Gilman who weighs nearly 16
stone, on top of him while holding his hands above his head.
Jonathan sacks NIPC boss, names replacement
President
Goodluck Jonathan on Monday sacked the Executive Secretary/Chief
Executive of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission, Mrs. Saratu
Altine Umar, with immediate effect.
Jonathan attends ECOWAS summit in Accra
President Goodluck Jonathan will on
Tuesday leave Abuja to attend the 47th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS
Authority of Heads of State and Government holding in Accra, Ghana.
According to a statement by his Special
Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, the President would be
accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Aminu Wali;
House of Representatives Majority Leader, Mrs. Mulikat Akande and some
of his principal aides.
ASUU protests members’ kidnaps in Ekiti
The
Academic Staff Union of Universities, Ekiti State University chapter, on
Monday, in Ado Ekiti, protested against the kidnap of their members and
issued a five day ultimatum to government to secure their release.
Failure to do this, the union said, it would not hesitate to embark on an indefinite strike till situation returned to normal.
PDP Shuts Down Social Media Platforms
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has shut down its social media platforms, saying some of them have been hijacked. ? The PDP, through its verified Twitter handle @PdpNigeria, had said on Sunday that it was taking responsibility for the country’s low points during the party’s 16-year reign.
But Olisa Metuh, PDP spokesman on Monday said the statement did not represent the position of the party, adding that its Twitter account was hacked. “The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) observed that in the course of the 2015 campaigns, personal positions and opinions of our party members were generally reported in many instances by the media as official positions of the PDP”
Gov. Oshiomole Opens Up About His New Wife
Gov. Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has
said that his new wife, Lara, was not a model professionally, although
she is a model to him. He, meanwhile, said his new wife was not a
replacement for his late wife, Clara, whom he said was irreplaceable.
Speaking at a thanksgiving Mass at the
Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Auchi, yesterday, Oshiomhole denied
reports that his wife is a ‘top model,’ saying the speculation might
have been generated from her poise and beauty.
EFCC re-arraigns Sylva for N2.45bn fraud
The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday re-arraigned a former
governor of Bayelsa State, Mr. Timipre Sylva, before a Federal High
Court in Abuja for fraud involving about N2.45bn.
The accused allegedly committed the offence between October 2009 and February 2010 as governor of Bayelsa State.
He pleaded not guilty to all the six counts when he was re-arraigned before Justice Evoh Chukwu on Monday.
Court jails 6 men for causing public nuisance, unlawful assembly in Abuja
A Kado Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Monday sentenced six
men to two months imprisonment each, for causing public nuisance and
unlawful assembly.
The convicts, Umar Rabiu, Hassan Sani, Madaha Sagiru, Sani Nura, Hayatu Abdullahi and Musbau Yusufu, had pleaded guilty to the charges.
The convicts, Umar Rabiu, Hassan Sani, Madaha Sagiru, Sani Nura, Hayatu Abdullahi and Musbau Yusufu, had pleaded guilty to the charges.
Thieves who tried to rob police officer in trouble
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| Lukmon Bello and Jide Abbass (Vanguard) |
Two members of an armed robbery gang,
Lukmon Bello and Jide Abbass, have met their albatross when they tried
to rob a man who turned out to be a senior police officer, as they were
not only shot but arrested.
The duo who
specialized in robbing people while withdrawing money from banks in
Lagos and Ogun States, thought it was business as usual when they
attacked a man and tried to snatch a bag containing some money in front
of a business center in Oke-Ilewo area of Ogun State.
IK Ogbonna's fiancée looks fab with baby bump
Sonia Morales, fiancée of Nollywood actor IK Ogbonna is 9 months pregnant and still looking fabulous all the way.
She
totally doesn't look like a woman that will be heading to the labour
room anytime soon. She hasn't added any weight, and apart from the baby
bump has managed to skip all the physical changes that pregnancy brings.
Kalu Ikeagwu is a year older
Popular Nigerian actor Kalu Ikeagwu is a year older today.
The Nigerian actor who was born in England has been receiving birthday wishes from fans, friends, family and colleagues.
Obasanjo, Mbeki to speak on Africa’s instability
No less
than three former African presidents are expected at activities marking
the 22nd Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of the African
Export-Import Bank scheduled to take place in Lusaka, Zambia, from June
10 to 13, according to a programme of events released by the bank.
77 die in road traffic accidents in Osun
Mr Muhammad Husaini, the Sector Commander, disclosed this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Osogbo.
According to Husaini, a total of 94 crashes involving 750 persons occurred in the state within the period under review.
50 Cent Rapper gushes over JLo, Taraji P. Henson, Rita Ora
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| 50 Cent and Jennifer Lopez at Billboard Music Awards 2015 (Instagram) |
The
G-Unit boss posted three beautiful photos of himself smiling and
holding onto each sexy lady on Sunday night and he captions:
Balmain Haute Couture brand, announces collaboration with H&M
French Haute Couture; Balmain has announced a collaboration with H&M on a new collection.
Olivier Rousteing made the announcement at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards with models Jourdan Dunn and Kendall Jenner on his arms revealing Balmain would be the next high fashion brand to collaborate with Swedish fashion retailer; H&M.
Jimi Tewe and Opy Onas storms JABU for 2015 #ThinkEntrepreneurship
Expected to attend the conference scheduled for Thursday, May 21 and Friday May 22, 2015 are academics and captains of industries. Among the speakers are Jimi Tewe of Inspiro Consulting and Opy Onas of Idea Mid-wife, United Kingdom.
Obiano felicitates with Obi of Onitsha
Obiano, in a statement in Awka on Monday, thanked God for the gift of Achebe to humanity and the state.
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