Sunday, August 23, 2015

Man set ablaze in Calabar over pot of soup

A mob in Calabar, Cross River State capital, yesterday, butchered a young man and set the remains on fire beside Atu Secondary School fence along Goldie Street, for allegedly robbing a woman of a pot of soup. His two accomplices escaped.
The hoodlum, in the company of two others, were alleged to have attacked the woman at Mayne Avenue Extension in Calabar South. They were allegedly attracted by the aroma of the soup the woman was warming for her family’s breakfast before heading for early morning mass at nearby St. Bernard’s Catholic Church.

Landlord's daughter bites off tenant's ear over light bill

THERE was pandemonium, weekend, at Oba Market Benin, as a 23-year-old hair dresser, Miss Faith Idehen, had her left ear bitten off in an attack by the daughter of her landlord, identified as Vivian, over electricity bill.
It was learned that trouble started when Vivian, a single mother of two, demanded for N1,500, being monthly payment for electricity bill from Faith.
The tenant’s plea that she did not have up to that amount, but deposited N1,000 with a promise to pay the balance of N500 later in the day, fell on deaf ears.
The victim was said to have left the compound and boarded a commercial bus to her place of work at Oba Market. Vivian allegedly trailed and caught up with her at the popular Yanga Fish Market and pounced on her. A fight started.

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Ambitious sand harvesters

These children are busy dredging a river at Makoko Adekunle, Yaba, Lagos.

Edo elder raises alarm after reading own obituary

A 65-year-old community leader from Okhunmwun in Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo State, Chief Clifford Osawaru, has raised alarm over threats to his life after youths from the community printed his obituary poster.
Chief Osawaru, who stormed the secretariat of Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, in Benin, said he decided to cry out when fear gripped him after seeing posters announcing his demise, in which the perpetrators used the name of his eldest daughter as signatory.
Osawaru lamented that he was being persecuted by some youths of the community who were involved in illegal sales of land, after he got a restraining order from court.

Sex workers on rampage in Anambra over demolition of brothels

NO fewer than 200  commercial sex workers residing near the cattle market at the border community of Amansea in Anambra State, have gone on rampage, destroying shanties in their vicinity, after officials of Anambra State Urban Development Board, ASUDEB, demolished their residences.
It was gathered that ASUDEB officials swooped on them at about 3p.m. with armed security operatives on the premise that the brothels were being used by suspected kidnappers and other hoodlums.
Most of the prostitutes have already relocated to the nearby Ugwuoba in Oji River Local Government Area of Enugu State.

Am I too small to please my women?

I am in my mid-twenties, quite tall but a bit on the chubby side. I’m however not short of girl friends. What bothers me is my dick. I’ve compared it with other men’s and I’ve long realised that I’m rather on the small side.
My girlfriends have not complained to my face. Are they afraid of hurting me? Do you think I can satisfy a woman in bed considering how small I am?

Thursday, August 13, 2015

Bird flu in Port Harcourt

Rivers State Government has confirmed the outbreak of Avian flu disease in the state.
Director of Public Health Services in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Nnanna Onyekwere, who confirmed the development to newsmen, said two farms in Choba, Obio Akpor Local Government Area of the state have already been affected.
Similarly, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Mr. Domiari Harry, has appealed to operators of poultry houses in the state to draw the attention of the ministry to strange happenings around their birds.
He said the state government was already working to stem the spread of the disease.

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Woman dies in fight over boyfriend

Police in Bauchi State have arrested a 30-year-old man, identified as Nasiru Usman Banki, and a lady over the death of his girlfriend in Bauchi.
Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Haruna Mohammed, who confirmed the incident to newsmen in Bauchi, said the deceased, known as Iklima Alhassan, aged 28, and an indigene of Bukuru village in Plateau State, visited her boyfriend, Nasiru, who resides at Rafin Makaranta area, behind Awala Hotel in Bauchi.
He said trouble started when the deceased met another lady, Fatima Baba Isa, 22, of Makera ward in her boyfriend’s apartment, a situation that allegedly resulted in a fight between the two women.
Mohammed said: “On August 9, at about 12:50a.m., an uncon-scious young lady was found along Maiduguri by-pass, near Awalah Roundabout, Bauchi.
“The police patrol team attached to Tafawa Balewa Housing Estate Division visited the scene and rushed the victim to ATBU Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, were she was certified dead on arrival by a medical doctor and the corpse was deposited in the mortuary for post-mortem examination.”
The police spokesman said the deceased's boyfriend and the other lady were arrested and were assisting the Police with useful information that could help ascertain the cause of her death.

20-year-old sells her baby for N70k

Police in Enugu have arrested Chinwendu Agbo, 20, for allegedly selling her six-month-old baby for N70,000.
Agbo, who hails from Ehalumona in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, was arrested August 8 when she went to collect the money from the buyer, a woman, at Umuabor, Ehalumona.
In a similar development, operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, have arraigned two suspected vandals, Ignatius Chukwulozie,48, and Christopher Ezebuilo,32, before a Federal High court sitting in Enugu.
The suspects were arraigned on a three-count charge bordering on stealing, conspiracy and tampering with Niger Delta Power Holding Company, PHCN, high tension cables and installations.
The suspects had allegedly conspired among themselves with others, currently at large, to vandalise installations along Ugwu-Onyeama by Enugu-Onitsha Expressway on June 5, at about 10.30p.m.

Monday, August 10, 2015

3 OPC members rape woman in Lagos

A 30-year-old woman (names withheld) was allegedly raped yesterday in Lagos by four members of Oodua People’s Congress, OPC.
A source said the woman was beaten and raped inside her shop located at Alapere area of Lagos.
The source said after raping the victim, the suspects threatened to unleash more harm on her should she attempt to report the incident to anybody.
The source, who also confirmed that the victim had reported at Alapere Police Station, told Vanguard that the victim was currently receiving treatment at Mirabel Centre.
Police at Alapere denied having such a report.

Man kills 3 people over bitter leaf plant

TRAGEDY struck Sunday at Ogo quarters, Ibillo, Akoko Edo Local Government Area of Edo State, as a man, popularly known as Alhaji, murdered three persons, including a three-year-old boy, after a quarrel over the ownership of a bitter leaf plant in the compound.
The casualties included a man, identified as Mr. Aliu Ademo, a girl, Favour and a little boy, Isaac, who died yesterday morning in hospital.
Trouble started when Alhaji had a quarrel with the daughter of a co-tenant called Favour over the bitter leaf plant in the compound.

Tuesday, August 04, 2015

What's wrong with sex-testing?

I am in my mid-20's and have a healthy appetite for sex. I like to know if a man is really good in bed before committing to having a relationship with him.
Most of the time, I sex-test my dates before deciding whether I like them or not. As a result, I’ve broken off with a couple of my dates after having unenjoyable sex with them.

Landlord, wife kill tenants over quit notice

Delta State Police Command is currently investigating circumstances surrounding the alleged killing of one Iriguvwedo Joshua by his landlord, Mr. Blessing Omasehe.
The victim, who until his death, was a driver and machine operator at a private water factory located by Aziza Junction, along Warri-Sapele Road, was alleged to have died from wounds sustained from the attack at his Chinkelly Street residence, Ekpan, Uvwie Local Government Area of the state.

Prostitutes protest colleagues' killing

There was mild drama in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Monday night, as scores of commercial sex workers staged a candlelight procession in honour of their colleagues, who were allegedly killed by suspected ritualists, weekend.
Dressed in black apparels, the sex workers, who stormed the state secretariat of Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Oke-Ilewo, Abeokuta, wailed as they mourned their colleagues.
One of the dead, who was simply identified as Sitira, was found dead at a refuse dump site at Olomoore junction in Abeokuta on Sunday morning.
Suspected ritualists were said to have abandoned the corpse of the 23-year-old prostitute after severing some flesh from her body.

Monday, August 03, 2015

603 debtors owe 9 banks N398bn

In compliance with  the directive of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, that all names of delinquent debtors be made public, through at least three national dailies, nine banks have published the names of their debtors which indicated that 603 of them owe a total of N398,188, 385, 279.
The banks that published the names of their debtors include: Zenith Bank, Skye Bank, Sterling Bank, Enterprise Bank and Stanbic IBTC Bank.
Others include: Guarantee Trust Bank, Heritage Bank, Fidelity Bank and Union Bank Plc.
The breakdown of the debt showed that Union Bank is being owed by 176 debtors to the tune of N341,980,337,799.66.

Union Bank's five top debtors
Its list showed their top five debtors to include: Doc Oil and Gas Limited – N16 billion, Alliance Energy Limited – N5 billion, Hajaig Construction – N3 billion, Sapta International Industries Limited, N2 billion and Petroleum Project International Limited, N1.2 billion.
The list of Skye Bank showed that 107 customers remain indebted to them to the tune of N12,995, 388,072.
Its top five debtors include: Enikkom Investment Services – N1.8 billion, Production Integrated Services – N1.6 billion, Tim Afrique Services – N999 million, National Truck Manufacturers – N728 million and Appaye Engineering Company Limited – N524 million.
Elvation Nigeria Limited, Goshen Integrated Supplies Limited and Duncan Investment Limited also owe Skye Bank $687,319, $437,115 and 471, 028 Euros respectively.
A total of 61 debtors owe Sterling Bank to the tune of N3, 572,243,633.48.
Its debtor list showed the top five debtors to include: Kasolute Nigeria Limited – N475 million, Just Jays Limited – N254 million, Alcun Industries Limited – N192 million, G-Cyrus Global Resources Limited – N188 million and N. Fadlallah & Co. Limited – N133 million.

Heritage Bank's list
Another bank which also published its list includes Heritage Bank which showed seven customers indebted to the lender to the tune of N1.1 billion.
Its top five debtors include: GIC Oil & Services Limited – N675 million, Global Trade & Investment Limited – N274 million, Bertco Motors (Nigeria) Limited – N73 million, Reprotrain Nigeria Limited – N69 million and Feetaf Enterprises – N18 million.
Fidelity Bank has 28 delinquent debtors who owe a total of N5.6 billion. Its top debtors included Starcomms who owe a total of N2.2 billion, followed by Kesio Associates – N328 million and Diesel Solutions Limited – N324 million.
Zenith Bank has 37 debtors owing a total sum of N5, 196, 021, 721. 89. Top on the list of its book include: Energy Company Nigeria Limited – N743 million, Olugbenga Onigbogi – N503 million, Prime Marketing Associate Limited – N472 million, EKHA Agro Processing – N356 million and Southfield Petroleum Limited- N324 million.
Forty-six debtors owe Stanbic IBTC N7,876,585,682.69. Its top five defaulters include: Afro-Arab Investment Limited – N766 million, Sandabe Int’l Company Limited – N679 million, Edward Benson Int’l Limited – N646 million, Gambal Nigeria Limited – N535 million and Oluwaseun Ogunbambo – N472 million.
A total of N4,016,559,259.80 remains in the pockets of Guarantee Trust Bank’s thirty-nine debtors. Its major debtors include: Ekiti Tutors CMS – N303 million, Silversprint Oil & Gas Limited – N258 million, National Union of Local Government Employees, Jaba, Kaduna State – N206 million, MED & Health Workers Union of Nigeria, FMC, Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State – N199 million and Call Fix it Limited – N185 million.
Enterprise Bank’s 102 debtors owe a whooping N15.8 billion. Its major debtors include: Naturelle Extracts Limited – N1 billion, Gic Oil & Gas Services limited – N1 billion, NADABO Energy Limited – N1 billion, Vistar Services Limited – N1 billion and Isoglass Industries Limited – N895 million.

LIVING A LIE

Disillusionment crawls near. If the leaders and Nigerians think it will all be oiled smooth because we deceived ourselves into seeing a messiah, too bad.
Even if he has good plans, it will require a continuum for any meaningful change to come. That is, the leader of change must hand over to another leader of change and the change baton must get to another one of change.
If it took about 5 leaders to systematically ruin Nigerian, it must take about 10, or double the number of years it took those five, before we can see genuine change.
All the arresting and hopping about we are being fed with are frantic effort of people who want to retain their jobs. Corruption is too entrenched in our system and individual blood for Buhari (lets assume he is anything close to a messiah) to perform any miracle that will be an upheaval.
Suddenly, light improved and people remembered files abandoned in drawers. So it was not Jonathan, but you and I who do no have the conscience to play our part until a threat created in our mind manifests.
He cannot do a Jerry-of-Ghana and lacks the depth of character of Chairman Mao and the likes.
We might be just trying to make sense out of this myth we have created of an individual.

Sunday, August 02, 2015

Woman dies of dog bite

A 55-year-old woman, Florence Aladenoye, has been bitten to death by a dog at Alade Idanre area of Ondo State.
Subsequently, the owner of the dog, Afolabi Olafingbesote, 69, has been arrested by detectives and is currently in Police custody.
Men of the Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, CIID, of the State Police Command have waded into the matter.
After the deceased was bitten by the dog, she was rushed to five different hospitals, but was finally referred to the Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Owo, when her condition became critical, where all efforts by the medical personnel to save her life proved abortive.