Tuesday, 28 June 2016

Two Cable Thieves Caught and tied to a Transformer Fence in Abuja(See Photo)



 Angry mob last week, caught these suspected cable thieves and tied them to a transformer fence at Anagada village, Gwagwalada Area Council.

 According to Daily Trust, a resident of the community identified as LLiyasu said the two suspects allegedly went to vandalize a newly installed transformer at the outskirts of the community but a security guard at the village primary school heard strange sounds from the direction of the transformer and raised alarm.

"That attracted the attention of some youth who ran after them. One of them was apprehended and taken to the chief’s palace. But luck ran out on the second one who came back the next day to carry the cables inside the sack when he was also nabbed and tied to the transformer fence together with the first one," he said.

The two suspects were later handed over to men of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) at Gwagwalada.

N4.9bn Fraud : Court Remands FFK, Nenadi Esther Usman in Prison



 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) today June 28, 2016 arraigned Former Minister of Aviation and spokesperson of PDP presidential campaign in the 2015 Election, Femi Fani-Kayode, along with Nenadi Esther Usman, a former Minister of Finance and Director of Finance PDP Presidential Campaign Organization, Danjuma Yusuf and Jointrust Dimensions Nigeria Limited before Justice M. Suleiman Hassan of the Federal High Court Lagos, on a 17-count charge bordering on conspiracy, stealing, corruption and making cash payments exceeding the amount authorized by law.

 The accused who were alleged to have illegally disbursed about N4.9 billion naira belonging to the Federal Government, pleaded not guilty to all the charges preferred against them.

 The Judge, Justice M. S. Hassan, however ordered that the defendants be remanded in prison custody and adjourned the case to July 1, 2016 for hearing of bail applications.

Photos : Common Sense Senator, Ben Murray-Bruce Reportedly owns a $5m mansion in Beverly Hills



 According to Sahara Reporters, common sense senator, Ben Murray Bruce may have used the loan he got from Union Bank to accuquire a $5million mansion in Beverly Hills, USA

 Read below... 

 An investigation by SaharaReporters has revealed that Bayelsa Senator Benjamin Murray-Bruce may have illegally diverted a loan he obtained from Union Bank of Nigeria to purchase a posh property in Beverly Hills, California in 2007. Mr. Murray-Bruce has been in the spotlight lately after the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) on June 23, 2016 seized several of his Silverbird media companies for failing to make payments on billions of naira in loans.

Mr. Murray-Bruce, the self-proclaimed Commonsense Senator, was one of the most vocal senators during the #BuyNaijaToGrowTheNaira, a movement that criticizes those who needlessly import foreign goods. He touted his reputation for building businesses in Nigeria to champion the importance of domestic investment in goods.

Several banking sources in Nigeria told SaharaReporters that the N11 billion loan Mr. Murray-Bruce took out from Union Bank around 2007 was supposed to be used to construct the Abuja Entertainment Center. According to the sources, instead of using the loan to fund his Nigerian business operations, Mr. Murray-Bruce diverted it to purchase an opulent property in the Beverly Hills area of Los Angeles and London.

The Los Angeles County Property Assessor’s Office, the Real Estate Records office, and the Special Investigation unit confirmed to SaharaReporters that the Nigerian senator from Bayelsa State purchased a property on August 6th, 2007 and remains the owner. The address is 605 North Camden Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

A public records search, also confirmed by municipal employees in Los Angeles County, assessed the value of Senator Murray-Bruce’s land at $3.1 million. The value of the mansion and other structures at the property was estimated at no less than $795,000. 

The senator’s Beverly Hills swanky property has four bedrooms, three bathrooms, and a swimming pool and is estimated to be at least 2,777 square feet. Assessments of real estate platforms show that the property is worth $5 million as of today.

SaharaReporters also obtained a bond receipt document that confirmed Mr. Murray-Bruce’s ties to the property. The document also listed Stella Albright as having a connection to the property. A public records search of Mrs. Albright found that she was a board member of a company, Dream Magic Studios LLC, alongside Mr. Murray-Bruce.

Singer Banky W Speaks on his type of Woman and Tiwa Savage & Teebilz's Failed Marriage



 Popular singer Banky W in a recent interview Urban Superstar Top 10 with Abby talked about his kind of woman and also addressed the Tee Billz and Tiwa Savage situation and why he made no comments when it happened.

Read excerpts below;

On Tiwa Savage and Tunji Balogun's marriage

“I didn’t react all the while because it is a private affair. I think that one of my problems with the world today is that we comment too much, i am a strong believer in not letting the world know about your dirty laundry. So i am still not going to comment on the issue but i love both of them dearly and as a true friend, i am trying my best to be a friend to them and to encourage them in the best way possible.“

On why he is not married yet and his type of woman

“I am fine with being single and not in a hurry to walk the aisle. I think people don’t give much attention to marriage but the ceremonies and I am not going to let that push me until I am ready….my kind of woman is someone that is beautiful, she has to be beautiful because that is what will first attract me to her and she must be God fearing, she must have a sense of humor and be independent. She must love music, she mustn’t necessarily know how to cook cos i enjoy cooking myself, she should be ambitious and have a career and have her money, no one wants a lazy woman“.

University Lecturer Caught on Camera Assaulting his Students(Watch)



 This shouldn't happen in higher institutions, if at all, too bad really. The incident happened at the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai in Niger state recently. The lecturer was filmed giving one of his students some resounding slaps and then dragging him out of the class. Not sure what warranted such a treatment but from the look of things, you can tell the lecturer wanted the student to bring out a hidden item which he refused. Watch the video below:




 

Man Arrested for Sleeping and Impregnating his 15 year old Daughter in Lagos



 Raymond Anyanwu, 41,(pictured above), has been arrested by the Lagos state police command after it was discovered that he impregnated his 15 years old daughter at their home in Ajao estate Isolo in the state.

According to Vanguard, Anyanwu confessed that he had started sleeping with his daughter since January this year after he lost his job. He says frustration drove him to commit the act.

He was exposed after an aunt of the girl suspected that she was pregnant. A test was run on her which showed positive. When she was asked who had been sleeping with her, she said her father.

Confessing to the crime, Anyanwu said “I started sleeping with my 15-year-old daughter sometime around January, after I lost my job. I am a transporter but I took to alcohol after I lost my job and could not meet up with my responsibilities as the head of the house” he said.

When his act was exposed, Anyanwu beat up his wife and warned her not to mention it to anyone. The girl's mother quickly arranged for an abortion for her. He was arrested last Wednesday June 22nd after the Lagos State Ministry of Youth and Social Development got wind of the matter and alerted the police.

The 15 year old girl is currently in protective custody by the Lagos State government. The case, which is currently being investigated at the Gender Unit of Lagos State Police Command, will be charged to Ikeja Magistrate’s Court today June 28th.

Two Women Arrained for ‘Stealing’ Dead Man’s N119.8m Shares



 Yesterday June 27th, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC), arraigned two women, Nneka Okechukwu, a former Head of Business development at Heritage Bank and Nkiru Celine Okoro, an ex-employee of C. N. Ukachukwu and Sons Ltd, at a Lagos High Court for allegedly stealing and selling a dead man’s shares worth N119, 798,253.61.

The prosecutor, Miss Elizabeth Oyedotun, told the presiding judge, Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo, that the duo committed the offences in 2013 in Lagos. “Sometime in 2013, the defendants dishonestly converted to their own use N63,028,785.32 million and N20,000,000 million, being proceeds of the sale of shares of blue chip companies, property of Ukachukwu.

In July 30, 2013, the defendants converted N33, 736,846 million to their own use being proceeds of sale of some units of shares of Nigerian Breweries (NB), property of the estate of the late Ukachukwu. Other shares from First Bank (N277, 000), UACN (140,789.59), United Bank for Africa (UBA) – N1, 453,657.75, Union Bank (N81, 186.04) and African Prudential Bank (N1, 079,988.91) were also allegedly converted by the duo". Okechukwu is alleged to have “forged the Heritage Capital Markets Limited letter dated December 16, 2013 captioned “Renegotiated outstanding” addressed to the Executor/Justice P. C. Onumajulu (retd).” while Okoro, on her part allegedly forged several C. N. Ukachukwu and Sons Ltd board resolutions purporting them to have been signed by the firm’s managing director, two directors and herself as company secretary.

The suspects pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor urged the court to remand them in prison custody but the judge ruled that they should continue to enjoy the administrative bail granted them by EFCC. Ruling on the case comes up on Thursday June 30th.

Monday, 27 June 2016

Minnows Iceland Dumps England out of European Championship, Italy Dismisses Defending Champions Spain


 England this evening suffered a humiliating exit from Euro 2016 in hands of Iceland following a 2-1 defeat.
 England captain Wayne Rooney opened the scoring from the penalty spot after Raheem Sterling was fouled early in the game, but they were quickly pegged back as Iceland cancelled out Rooney's effort just two minutes later when Ragnar Sigurdsson poked home from close range.

 Their misery was compounded as Kolbeinn Sigthorsson scored the winning goal only a few minutes later to extend England's run of not winning a knockout clash since 2006.

Iceland will now face Euro 2016 hosts France at the quarter-final stage in Paris on Sunday afternoon.

 Earlier on today, Antonio Conte masterminded another Italian victory as they dumped out defending champions Spain, Juventus centre back Giorgio Chiellini reacted quickest to score the opener, pouncing on Eder's free-kick rebound.

 Southampton striker Graziano Pelle scored Italy's second goal as well as his tally in the competition, by latching onto fine long ball before finishing.

The Italians will now face Germany in last eight after their 3-0 victory over Slovakia on Sunday.

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