I am a P. A. to the Managing Director of a big company and whenever we have the Annual General Meeting, we often book rooms at the venue of such meetings for effective co-ordination.
A few weeks ago, we had last year’s AGM and a few of us got a bit drunk as the meeting went rather well.
You can imagine how shocked I was when I woke up the next morning to find my boss in my bed!
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
#SURRENDERED: She thought the camera was a gun
This Syrian girl is four-year-old. Her name is Adi Hudea. Since
her father died in the 2012 Hama massacre, she has been living with
her traumatised mother at the Atmen refugee camp on Syria's border
with Turkey.
When Turkish photojournalist, Osman Sagirli, pointed his camera at little Hudea to take a shot, she lifted up her hands in surrender, thinking it was a gun.
The terror in those eyes, clenched fists and tight lips is heartbreaking and should prick the conscience of warmongers worldwide.
When Turkish photojournalist, Osman Sagirli, pointed his camera at little Hudea to take a shot, she lifted up her hands in surrender, thinking it was a gun.
The terror in those eyes, clenched fists and tight lips is heartbreaking and should prick the conscience of warmongers worldwide.
Monday, March 30, 2015
Brazil's Miss Bum Bum turns to God
Brazil's Miss BumBum runner-up, Andressa Urach, has decided to
join an evangelical church after she survived months in intensive
care treating rotting legs.
The
27-year-old mother of one, had revealed that she had hydrogel and
PMMA injected into her upper legs to lift her bottom. They caused
infection, which led to her leg muscles rotting.
She
also had a nose job, a bioplasty facial correction, jaw reduction,
boob job, liposuction and vaginal lip reduction.
She almost died from the botched
plastic surgery and feared she would lose her legs after fillers got
infected and had to be removed.
Now,
she says having legs and half bum bum is enough for her to honour God
with. Brazil overtook United States of America in 2013 to become the most prolific plastic surgery nation in the world.
About 1.5 million procedures were performed in the country, representing an increase of 600,000 in two years.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULT SO FAR
State Jonathan Buhari
Ekiti 176,466 (54.51%) 120,331
(37.17%)
Ogun 207,950 (34.05%) 308,290
(51.82%)
Enugu 553,003 (89.76%) 14,157
(2.30%)
Kogi 149,987 (26.00%) 264,851
(45.91%)
Osun 249,929 (36.58%) 383,603
(56.15%)
Ondo 251,368 (40.67%) 299,889
(48.52%)
FCT 157,195 (45.64%) 146,399 (42.50%)
Oyo 303,376 (28.25%) 528,628 (49.23%)
Nasarawa 273,460 (48.58%) 236,838
(42.07%)
Kwara 132,602 (28.74%) 302,146
(65.48%)
Kano 215,779 (9.13%) 1,903,999
(80.53%)
Kebbi 100,972 (14.92%) 567,883
(83.88%)
Gombe 96,873 (21.03%) 361,245
(78.43%)
Sokoto 152,199 (18.24 %) 671,926
(80.54%)
Jigawa 142,904 (12.39%) 885,988
(76.81%)
Kaduna 484085 (27.73%) 1,127,760
(64.59%)
Abia 368,303 (83.23%) 13,394 (3.03%)
Akwa Ibom 953304 (92.68%) 58,411
(5.68%)
Imo 559,185 (69.75%) 133,253 (16.62%)
Plateau 509,615
(47.33%) 429,140 (39.85%)
I feel guilty for feeling happy my husband died
I was married for over 20 years, but my husband died towards the end of last year. Before he even fell ill, he had got himself a girlfriend, who was pregnant for him. As a result of this, he made life almost unbearable for me and the children.
He was making plans to make her a second wife when he fell ill and was hospitalized. He had even warned that I should look for a place to live with my children as he meant to move to the new house with this woman. On paper, the house belonged to him though I gave him all the financial support I could when he was building it.
To cut a long story short, he died suddenly and, God forgive me, I was ecstatic when I learned of his death. I shed no tears for him at his funeral and people believed I was still in shock. I knew better. It was more of good riddance to bad rubbish.
I felt guilty though, that I couldn't even cry for a man I had spent the best years of my life with and with whom I had four children. I am a good Christian and I would want a way to get over the bitterness of thinking that if he hadn't died, my children and I would have been almost destitute.
It could be really harmful when dreams you have had over the years become rubbished. As hard as this sounds, you have to remember the good times you shared with your dead husband.
Can your church help? Sometimes, speaking to a priest in your church could bring the relief you never suspected you could have.
The man is now dead and is immune to whatever bitterness you harbour. In the meantime, you should learn to move on with your life. Even if he hadn't died, you would have discovered that you wouldn't be destitute.
At least, some of your children are now grown and might be in a position to help. In the meantime, think only positive thoughts. Believe me, you will eventually get over your resentment—you just have to be willing to let go of it.
He was making plans to make her a second wife when he fell ill and was hospitalized. He had even warned that I should look for a place to live with my children as he meant to move to the new house with this woman. On paper, the house belonged to him though I gave him all the financial support I could when he was building it.
To cut a long story short, he died suddenly and, God forgive me, I was ecstatic when I learned of his death. I shed no tears for him at his funeral and people believed I was still in shock. I knew better. It was more of good riddance to bad rubbish.
I felt guilty though, that I couldn't even cry for a man I had spent the best years of my life with and with whom I had four children. I am a good Christian and I would want a way to get over the bitterness of thinking that if he hadn't died, my children and I would have been almost destitute.
It could be really harmful when dreams you have had over the years become rubbished. As hard as this sounds, you have to remember the good times you shared with your dead husband.
Can your church help? Sometimes, speaking to a priest in your church could bring the relief you never suspected you could have.
The man is now dead and is immune to whatever bitterness you harbour. In the meantime, you should learn to move on with your life. Even if he hadn't died, you would have discovered that you wouldn't be destitute.
At least, some of your children are now grown and might be in a position to help. In the meantime, think only positive thoughts. Believe me, you will eventually get over your resentment—you just have to be willing to let go of it.
Woman kills husband over PDP, APC presidential candidates
The incident ccurred at about 12noon inside the couple’s one room apartment at 81 Military Zone junction.
There were different accounts on how tragedy struck. A version of the account said the couple had divergent views on their choice of presidential candidates. While the husband was said to have decided to vote for PDP, his wife, simply called Onyiyechi, reportedly chose to vote APC. An argument which degenerated into a fight over whose choice would hold sway reportedly ensued between them.
In the process, Onyiyechi allegedly stabbed her husband with a kitchen knife in the chest region.
30-yr-old dies over a stick of cigarette
State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, are currently investigating the murder of 30-year-old Idowu Malik, aka Ori-gold, who was supposedly murdered by one Ali Mustapha at Ikotun area of Lagos.
It was learned that the suspect, Ali Mustapha, a petty trader, operates a mini kiosk where he sells household items and other consumables.
The victim, Idowu, came to Ali’s shop to purchase a stick of cigarette, which he purportedly bought on credit. An hour later Idowu came back to Ali’s shop and demanded for another stick of cigarette without paying for the previous one.
Ali refused to sell to the victim on credit. What followed was a confrontation that later degenerated into a brawl. During the fight, Ali allegedly hit Idowu on his head with a huge stick. He reportedly bled to death.
Suspect’s confession
Confessing to the crime, 42-year-old Ali Mustpha said: “I am from Kwara State. I have a shop where I sell articles. That evening Ori-gold came to buy a stick of cigarette from me without paying. Later, he came back and asked for another stick, when I refused, he got very angry and attacked me. While we were fighting, I hit his head with a stick.
“Before I knew what was happening, blood was gushing out from his head and he collapsed.
“When the bleeding became serious, neighbours assisted and rushed him to a nearby hospital (names withheld) at Ikotun. Unfortunately, he was confirmed dead on arrival by the doctor on duty.
“I was arrested by the Ikotun Divisional Police before I was transferred to State Criminal Investigation Department. We had no misunderstanding before the incident.”
It was learned that the suspect, Ali Mustapha, a petty trader, operates a mini kiosk where he sells household items and other consumables.
The victim, Idowu, came to Ali’s shop to purchase a stick of cigarette, which he purportedly bought on credit. An hour later Idowu came back to Ali’s shop and demanded for another stick of cigarette without paying for the previous one.
Ali refused to sell to the victim on credit. What followed was a confrontation that later degenerated into a brawl. During the fight, Ali allegedly hit Idowu on his head with a huge stick. He reportedly bled to death.
Suspect’s confession
Confessing to the crime, 42-year-old Ali Mustpha said: “I am from Kwara State. I have a shop where I sell articles. That evening Ori-gold came to buy a stick of cigarette from me without paying. Later, he came back and asked for another stick, when I refused, he got very angry and attacked me. While we were fighting, I hit his head with a stick.
“Before I knew what was happening, blood was gushing out from his head and he collapsed.
“When the bleeding became serious, neighbours assisted and rushed him to a nearby hospital (names withheld) at Ikotun. Unfortunately, he was confirmed dead on arrival by the doctor on duty.
“I was arrested by the Ikotun Divisional Police before I was transferred to State Criminal Investigation Department. We had no misunderstanding before the incident.”
Saturday, March 28, 2015
#NIGERIADECIDES: Bomb explosion in Enugu
A bomb-laden Honda Accord car exploded at WTC Primary School, Enugu, at about 7.48am before commencement of accreditation.
Police men have codoned off the place.
Police men have codoned off the place.
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Examination cheats in India
Cheating in examinations is fairly common in the Indian state of Bihar. These images show just how large-scale and blatant the practice is, as youths try to get answers to students taking examinations inside. (Vanguard published it March 20)
INTRIGUING AFRICAN PROVERBS
1. The anger of a penis doesn't destroy the vagina. (Zimbabwe)
2. There is no virgin in a maternity ward. (Cameroon)
3. A child can play with it's mother's breasts but not with the father's testicles. (Ghana)
4. The man who marries a beautiful woman and the farmer who grows corn by the road side have the same problem. (Ghana)
5. When you see a woman sitting with her legs open, never tell her to close them, because you do not know her source of fresh air. (Ethiopia)
6. He who says that nothing lasts forever has never tried Hausa perfume. (Nigeria)
7. The only woman who knows where her man is every night is a widow. (Togo)
8. An erect penis has no conscience. (Uganda)
9. If you go to sleep with an itching anus, you are sure to wake up with smelling fingers. (Kenya)
10. The day a mosquito lands on your testicles is the day you will know there is a better way of resolving issues without using violence.
(A colleague found them in his inbox)
FG denies reports of more kidnaps in Damasak
The Federal Government, yesterday, denied that there were fresh kidnap incidents by Boko Haram in Damasak, Borno State, as widely reported.
Mr. Mike Omeri, Coordinator, National Information Centre, said this much yesterday in Abuja, while giving update on the security situation in the North-East.
He said: “The centre wishes to clarify that there is no fresh abduction in Damasak, Borno, as has been reported.
“Additionally, the centre does not have information on the number of those missing after the liberation of the community.
“Damasak was under the control of Boko Haram for several months before being liberated last week by the Multinational Joint Task Force, MNJTF, troops.
“During their occupation of Damasak, Boko Haram moved the community members from their homes to an Islamiyya school.
“However, on hearing of the impending military attack, the insurgents released women, the elderly and children before retreating from Damasak.”
Mr. Mike Omeri, Coordinator, National Information Centre, said this much yesterday in Abuja, while giving update on the security situation in the North-East.
He said: “The centre wishes to clarify that there is no fresh abduction in Damasak, Borno, as has been reported.
“Additionally, the centre does not have information on the number of those missing after the liberation of the community.
“Damasak was under the control of Boko Haram for several months before being liberated last week by the Multinational Joint Task Force, MNJTF, troops.
“During their occupation of Damasak, Boko Haram moved the community members from their homes to an Islamiyya school.
“However, on hearing of the impending military attack, the insurgents released women, the elderly and children before retreating from Damasak.”
Reclaimed Michika residents storm INEC office in Adamawa; they want to vote
There was a mild drama in Adamawa State capital yesterday, as the people of Michika Local Government, which was recently reclaimed from Boko Haram insurgents, stormed the headquarters of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, demanding to cast their votes in the March 28 and April 11 elections at home.
The protesters, in their hundreds, barricaded the main entrance to INEC office as fierce-looking military and other security agents kept vigil to prevent possible outbreak of law and order.
They carried placards with such inscriptions as “We want to vote at home,” “80% percent of the population of Michika are now back home and why should INEC compel us to vote in Yola,” “INEC, do not disenfranchise us; allow us to perform our civic responsibilities with our kiths and kins,” among others.
A delegation of the protesters was later ushered into the INEC headquarters, where they held discussions with the officials of the electoral body.
INEC officials, however, kept sealed lips over their discussions with the protesters.
Some of the protesters, who spoke to Vanguard, stated that all they wanted was for INEC to allow them to cast their votes in Michika and not Yola, the state capital.
They said security situation there was good for them to exercise their civic rights at home.
The leader of the protesters, Mr. James Manager, said the people were not contemplating boycotting the election, but wanted to vote at home.
According to Mr. James Manager, if the elections will be conducted in other reclaimed areas of the state, “there is no justification, that election should not also be conducted in Michika.”
The protesters, in their hundreds, barricaded the main entrance to INEC office as fierce-looking military and other security agents kept vigil to prevent possible outbreak of law and order.
They carried placards with such inscriptions as “We want to vote at home,” “80% percent of the population of Michika are now back home and why should INEC compel us to vote in Yola,” “INEC, do not disenfranchise us; allow us to perform our civic responsibilities with our kiths and kins,” among others.
A delegation of the protesters was later ushered into the INEC headquarters, where they held discussions with the officials of the electoral body.
INEC officials, however, kept sealed lips over their discussions with the protesters.
Some of the protesters, who spoke to Vanguard, stated that all they wanted was for INEC to allow them to cast their votes in Michika and not Yola, the state capital.
They said security situation there was good for them to exercise their civic rights at home.
The leader of the protesters, Mr. James Manager, said the people were not contemplating boycotting the election, but wanted to vote at home.
According to Mr. James Manager, if the elections will be conducted in other reclaimed areas of the state, “there is no justification, that election should not also be conducted in Michika.”
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
#NIGERIADECIDES: Assassins after me, says Amaechi; He's a pathological liar—PDP
Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State has petitioned President Goodluck Jonathan to guarantee his safety after alleging a conspiracy to assassinate him on presidential election day.
The plot, the governor told newsmen last night, was hatched at the highest level of the executive branch of the Federal Government.
However, Peoples Democratic Party, Presidential Campaign Organization, PDPPCO, dismissed the alarm, describing Governor Amaechi as a pathological liar.
Amaechi, who is also Director-General of the Buhari Campaign Organization said the plot to be executed by men of the Department of State Services, DSS, with backing of soldiers from the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, was leaked to him by a party to the plot, who feared for the consequences.
The governor said as part of the plot, a reconnaissance was carried out in his village, Ubima, yesterday.
The governor, who claimed that security around him had been depleted, said he would not leave the country as family members and friends have been trying to make him.
The 'Army'
He said: “They have approved for 30 soldiers to come from 82 Division and yesterday they had reconnaissance in my village and it is being led by an Idoma-born Major.
“This plan was hatched by DSS, which then asked for military cover for when they would come to my village. When I initially heard about it, I did not bother.
“I felt it was one of those rumours that politicians get until people from my village reported to me last night that strange people came into the community, drove round and left.
“The person, who gave me the information, called back last night to say that they have come for reconnaissance and that by Thursday (today) I should be careful.
“The person suggested that I leave the country and I felt that it would be cowardly and that if the President wants me dead, let me first let the public know before I am shot to death.
“I hope you know that the Chief of Army Staff is from Rivers State? This morning he has taken over Opobo town, where the candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, comes from and where he also comes from.
“They have deployed soldiers all over Rivers State; they are killing citizens. Also, the Police report clearly indicts some people in Okiirika.
“I was the target of the shooting, but unfortunately for them they did not realize that I was going to be stopped from going because I had to brief the leadership of (Buhari) campaign and that was what saved my life.
“I need the President, Inspector-General of Police and Chief of Army Staff to guarantee my safety.
“I have no CSO and ADC. When I spoke to my director to ask the DG, DSS to post a CSO to me, he refused. My security has been depleted deliberately by the Federal Government.”
The governor said he had already articulated a petition to the President on the development.
Asked, if he would heed the call of loved ones to flee, he said: “The way to ask for change is not to run away from change, it is to confront change.”
He's a pathological
liar—PDP
Meanwhile, Peoples Democratic Party, Presidential Campaign Organization, PDPPCO, lampooned Governor Rotimi Amaechi over the alleged assassination attempt.
Director of Media and Publicity of the PDPPCO, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, described governor Rotimi Amaechi as a pathological liar for alleging that President Goodluck Jonathan planned to kill him.
He said: “This is another example of the madness that has affected the minds of APC leaders. Amaechi is the worst of them. Not only is he deluded, he is also a pathological liar.
“The President has no intention of killing Amaechi and neither does he wish him dead. We would rather defeat him and his presidential candidate at the polls on Saturday and ensure he is alive to witness it.
“PDP is not a party of murderers and neither do members indulge in violence.”
The plot, the governor told newsmen last night, was hatched at the highest level of the executive branch of the Federal Government.
However, Peoples Democratic Party, Presidential Campaign Organization, PDPPCO, dismissed the alarm, describing Governor Amaechi as a pathological liar.
Amaechi, who is also Director-General of the Buhari Campaign Organization said the plot to be executed by men of the Department of State Services, DSS, with backing of soldiers from the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, was leaked to him by a party to the plot, who feared for the consequences.
The governor said as part of the plot, a reconnaissance was carried out in his village, Ubima, yesterday.
The governor, who claimed that security around him had been depleted, said he would not leave the country as family members and friends have been trying to make him.
The 'Army'
He said: “They have approved for 30 soldiers to come from 82 Division and yesterday they had reconnaissance in my village and it is being led by an Idoma-born Major.
“This plan was hatched by DSS, which then asked for military cover for when they would come to my village. When I initially heard about it, I did not bother.
“I felt it was one of those rumours that politicians get until people from my village reported to me last night that strange people came into the community, drove round and left.
“The person, who gave me the information, called back last night to say that they have come for reconnaissance and that by Thursday (today) I should be careful.
“The person suggested that I leave the country and I felt that it would be cowardly and that if the President wants me dead, let me first let the public know before I am shot to death.
“I hope you know that the Chief of Army Staff is from Rivers State? This morning he has taken over Opobo town, where the candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, comes from and where he also comes from.
“They have deployed soldiers all over Rivers State; they are killing citizens. Also, the Police report clearly indicts some people in Okiirika.
“I was the target of the shooting, but unfortunately for them they did not realize that I was going to be stopped from going because I had to brief the leadership of (Buhari) campaign and that was what saved my life.
“I need the President, Inspector-General of Police and Chief of Army Staff to guarantee my safety.
“I have no CSO and ADC. When I spoke to my director to ask the DG, DSS to post a CSO to me, he refused. My security has been depleted deliberately by the Federal Government.”
The governor said he had already articulated a petition to the President on the development.
Asked, if he would heed the call of loved ones to flee, he said: “The way to ask for change is not to run away from change, it is to confront change.”
He's a pathological
liar—PDP
Meanwhile, Peoples Democratic Party, Presidential Campaign Organization, PDPPCO, lampooned Governor Rotimi Amaechi over the alleged assassination attempt.
Director of Media and Publicity of the PDPPCO, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, described governor Rotimi Amaechi as a pathological liar for alleging that President Goodluck Jonathan planned to kill him.
He said: “This is another example of the madness that has affected the minds of APC leaders. Amaechi is the worst of them. Not only is he deluded, he is also a pathological liar.
“The President has no intention of killing Amaechi and neither does he wish him dead. We would rather defeat him and his presidential candidate at the polls on Saturday and ensure he is alive to witness it.
“PDP is not a party of murderers and neither do members indulge in violence.”
#NIGERIANS DECIDE: N230m Bauchi PDP campaign funds missing— CAMPAIGN DG
The Director-General of President Goodluck Jonathan Campaign Council in Bauchi State, Alhaji Mai’auduga, has raised alarm that over N230 million funds meant to support Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, campaigns in the state was yet to reach the group from the Presidency.
Mai’auduga, who is also the Director General of Governor Yuguda Campaign Organisation, stated this yesterday in Bauchi.
He said: “The state campaign council has already set up a committee, headed by Governor Isa Yuguda, to find the missing funds and whoever is guilty of the dubious act of diverting the funds will face the disciplinary action from the party.
“The money was released to the state campaign council in two batches of N80 million and N150 million. They were diverted by prominent persons in the party and we requested the governor to investigate and find the missing funds.”
Mai’auduga, who is also the Director General of Governor Yuguda Campaign Organisation, stated this yesterday in Bauchi.
He said: “The state campaign council has already set up a committee, headed by Governor Isa Yuguda, to find the missing funds and whoever is guilty of the dubious act of diverting the funds will face the disciplinary action from the party.
“The money was released to the state campaign council in two batches of N80 million and N150 million. They were diverted by prominent persons in the party and we requested the governor to investigate and find the missing funds.”
Late Aishat laid to rest; autopsy reveals she wasn't pregnant
The remains of late Aishat Noble-Mustapha, the Silverbird staff, murdered at her Ogudu Government Reserved Area residence in Lagos two weeks ago, was buried at Atan Cemetery, Lagos State, yesterday amid tears.
Meanwhile, autopsy report has shown that the deceased was not pregnant as widely reported.
Rather, the report showed that the 25-year-old lady died from internal bleeding.
She was reportedly buried at the insistence of her family, in spite of ongoing investigation into the circumstance that led to her murder.
However, Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Kenneth Nwosu, said the burial would not hamper investigation.
He said: “Crime has no time limit. I want to say that police is still investigating; some tests have been conducted and autopsy done.
“But we cannot add to the family’s trauma; they requested the burial and we allowed it.”
Spokesperson for the bereaved family and husband of late Aishat’s aunt, Mr. Abubakar Haruna, urged the police to unearth the circumstance surrounding her death and bring the killer(s) to book.
At the burial, her colleagues from Silverbird and the University of Lagos, where she was a student, wore black t-shirt bearing her picture.
Meanwhile, autopsy report has shown that the deceased was not pregnant as widely reported.
Rather, the report showed that the 25-year-old lady died from internal bleeding.
She was reportedly buried at the insistence of her family, in spite of ongoing investigation into the circumstance that led to her murder.
However, Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Kenneth Nwosu, said the burial would not hamper investigation.
He said: “Crime has no time limit. I want to say that police is still investigating; some tests have been conducted and autopsy done.
“But we cannot add to the family’s trauma; they requested the burial and we allowed it.”
Spokesperson for the bereaved family and husband of late Aishat’s aunt, Mr. Abubakar Haruna, urged the police to unearth the circumstance surrounding her death and bring the killer(s) to book.
At the burial, her colleagues from Silverbird and the University of Lagos, where she was a student, wore black t-shirt bearing her picture.
11-yr-old boy commits suicide over N200
An 11-year-old boy, Terkula Botwer, has reportedly committed suicide by hanging himself on a tree at Achusa village in Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State.
An eyewitness that the teenager allegedly took his life after being accused by his guardian of stealing N200, the only money she had.
A source said: “It all happened on Sunday morning, when the boy’s guardian, Mrs. Nadoo Hember, was alleged to have complained that her only N200 was missing in the house she lived in with the late boy.
“She confronted the boy, who denied taking the money. But as she was leaving for church, she allegedly warned the boy that if the money was not found, she would be forced to return him to his patents in the village.
“Unfortunately, when she got back from church later in the day, the boy was nowhere to be found. But after a search, the lifeless body of the boy was seen hanging on a tree at the back of the house.
“It was at that point that she raised alarm that attracted neighbours, who gathered at the scene.”
Corroborating the story, the state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Assistant Superintendent Austin Ezeani, said the matter was reported last Sunday at the ‘B’ Division of the state Police Command from where officers went and recovered the remains of the boy from the scene after which they deposited same at Makurdi Federal Medical Centre.
Ezeani, who said no arrests had been made on the issue, added that “we are carrying out serious investigations into the matter to unravel the mystery of the bizarre death.”
An eyewitness that the teenager allegedly took his life after being accused by his guardian of stealing N200, the only money she had.
A source said: “It all happened on Sunday morning, when the boy’s guardian, Mrs. Nadoo Hember, was alleged to have complained that her only N200 was missing in the house she lived in with the late boy.
“She confronted the boy, who denied taking the money. But as she was leaving for church, she allegedly warned the boy that if the money was not found, she would be forced to return him to his patents in the village.
“Unfortunately, when she got back from church later in the day, the boy was nowhere to be found. But after a search, the lifeless body of the boy was seen hanging on a tree at the back of the house.
“It was at that point that she raised alarm that attracted neighbours, who gathered at the scene.”
Corroborating the story, the state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Assistant Superintendent Austin Ezeani, said the matter was reported last Sunday at the ‘B’ Division of the state Police Command from where officers went and recovered the remains of the boy from the scene after which they deposited same at Makurdi Federal Medical Centre.
Ezeani, who said no arrests had been made on the issue, added that “we are carrying out serious investigations into the matter to unravel the mystery of the bizarre death.”
Hoodlums attack Vanguard’s General Editor, 3 others in traffic; cart away cash, valuables
It is no longer news that Lagos, commercial hub of the nation, has been bedevilled by perennial traffic gridlocks on most major routes. What is news now is attacks on exasperated motorists by hoodlums in traffic.
The latest attack was that on Vanguard’s General Editor, Mr. Adekunle Adekoya; Assistant Chief Sub-Editor, Mr. Etop Ekanem and a Senior Sub-Editor, Mr. Oboh Agbonkhese, yesterday, on Ijora Bridge. Time was 1.35pm.
Mr. Emeka Anaeto, Vanguard’s Economy Editor, was also attacked in front of the National Stadium at about 2:30pm.
Motorists who use the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway have been going through hell, daily, in the unending traffic gridlock caused by drivers of heavy duty vehicles.
Marauding hoodlums take advantage of this to attack trapped motorists, while the federal and state governments trade blames on the causes.
Beating the traffic
To beat the traffic along the Oshodi/Apapa Expressway, motorists with destinations along the axis resort to other routes to link their offices on daily basis. One of the alternative routes is the Costain-Ijora-Mobil (Malu) Road.
Unfortunately, this route is not spared the unending traffic gridlock associated with Lagos State, as motorists are trapped for several hours before getting to their respective destinations.
Hoodlums, using dangerous weapons, dare security agents as they operate in broad daylight, dispossessing trapped motorists of cash, telephones, laptops, tablet PCs and other valuables.
Vanguard staff are not spared this ordeal as over 12 staff had been attacked in one month by hoodlums.
The trio of General Editor, Adekunle Adekoya, Etop Ekanem and Oboh Agbonkhese were on their way to work at Vanguard’s corporate headquarters, located at Kirikiri Canal, off Berger Yard Bus Stop, along the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway yesterday.
Ordinarily, they ought to have used the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway, but to avoid the gridlock, Adekoya opted to drive through Ijora, a route he had used for years, and is familiar with, but ran into another gridlock.
Moving at a snail pace after close to an hour of being trapped at a point, 10 men, whose ages were estimated at between 20 and 24, emerged from nowhere.
Victims’ stories
According to Etop, “one of them broke the side window and even destroyed the bumper. From the shattered glass, they took the General Editor’s bag containing documents and cash, as well as his blazer jacket.
“In my attempt to prevent one of the hoodlums from taking the items away, I sustained injury on one of my fingers. The incident lasted 20 minutes.
“They also attacked other cars in the traffic. Some motorists even left their vehicles and ran away.”
Asked if the hoodlums were armed, Etop replied: “They were just shouting, attacking people and vandalizing vehicles. I did not see any gun with any of them. I do not know if they had hidden it somewhere.”
According to Adekoya, "somebody hit me from behind. As I made to find out what happened, I heard a bang on the rear window glass, which immediately cascaded into shards of broken glass.
“A fellow reached in, opened the door, and made for my work bag containing cash, bank cheque books, and other documents. Etop struggled with the fellow, got wounded and started bleeding. He let go of the bag.
“Another member of the gang u-turned, reached into the car again, removed my blazer, and took it away, all in broad daylight. The attack began at 1.35p.m."
Etop added that among other victims was a woman who bled profusely from an injury to her wrist. The hoodlums had vandalized their car and the driver of the vehicle kept asking “where is the nearest hospital?”
Mr. Anaeto, the Economy Editor, who was attacked in front of the National Stadium, said he abandoned his car and tried to escape, but was surrounded by about 10 of the hoodlums, who took everything, except his clothes, from him.
Meanwhile, people were watching from across the road, while shop owners around shut their doors against him when he tried to take refuge.
Police story
When contacted to find out why no policeman was stationed along that axis to control traffic, spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, Kenneth Nwosu, disclosed that policemen were at one end of the bridge.
He added that when report of the attack reached the Police, a team of policemen was drafted to scene, where two of the suspected hoodlums were arrested.
He added that efforts were still on to apprehend other fleeing members.
He could, however, not state whether items stolen from Vanguard’s General Editor, Adekoya, were recovered from the suspects.
Navy
The area is one of the designated points for Navy patrol since the launch of a task force, Operation Gbale, a Yoruba word for sweeping, by the former Flag Officer Commanding, FOC, Western Naval Command, Rear Admiral Ilesanmi Alade, to proffer a lasting solution to the traffic gridlock that had kept Apapa on lockdown for years.
A senior Naval officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity, pointed out that the control of traffic was not the constitutional responsibility of the Navy, but that it decided to help out because of the security implication of such situation.
However, Naval authorities assured Vanguard that officers would be drafted to the axis.
The latest attack was that on Vanguard’s General Editor, Mr. Adekunle Adekoya; Assistant Chief Sub-Editor, Mr. Etop Ekanem and a Senior Sub-Editor, Mr. Oboh Agbonkhese, yesterday, on Ijora Bridge. Time was 1.35pm.
Mr. Emeka Anaeto, Vanguard’s Economy Editor, was also attacked in front of the National Stadium at about 2:30pm.
Motorists who use the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway have been going through hell, daily, in the unending traffic gridlock caused by drivers of heavy duty vehicles.
Marauding hoodlums take advantage of this to attack trapped motorists, while the federal and state governments trade blames on the causes.
Beating the traffic
To beat the traffic along the Oshodi/Apapa Expressway, motorists with destinations along the axis resort to other routes to link their offices on daily basis. One of the alternative routes is the Costain-Ijora-Mobil (Malu) Road.
Unfortunately, this route is not spared the unending traffic gridlock associated with Lagos State, as motorists are trapped for several hours before getting to their respective destinations.
Hoodlums, using dangerous weapons, dare security agents as they operate in broad daylight, dispossessing trapped motorists of cash, telephones, laptops, tablet PCs and other valuables.
Vanguard staff are not spared this ordeal as over 12 staff had been attacked in one month by hoodlums.
The trio of General Editor, Adekunle Adekoya, Etop Ekanem and Oboh Agbonkhese were on their way to work at Vanguard’s corporate headquarters, located at Kirikiri Canal, off Berger Yard Bus Stop, along the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway yesterday.
Ordinarily, they ought to have used the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway, but to avoid the gridlock, Adekoya opted to drive through Ijora, a route he had used for years, and is familiar with, but ran into another gridlock.
Moving at a snail pace after close to an hour of being trapped at a point, 10 men, whose ages were estimated at between 20 and 24, emerged from nowhere.
Victims’ stories
According to Etop, “one of them broke the side window and even destroyed the bumper. From the shattered glass, they took the General Editor’s bag containing documents and cash, as well as his blazer jacket.
“In my attempt to prevent one of the hoodlums from taking the items away, I sustained injury on one of my fingers. The incident lasted 20 minutes.
“They also attacked other cars in the traffic. Some motorists even left their vehicles and ran away.”
Asked if the hoodlums were armed, Etop replied: “They were just shouting, attacking people and vandalizing vehicles. I did not see any gun with any of them. I do not know if they had hidden it somewhere.”
According to Adekoya, "somebody hit me from behind. As I made to find out what happened, I heard a bang on the rear window glass, which immediately cascaded into shards of broken glass.
“A fellow reached in, opened the door, and made for my work bag containing cash, bank cheque books, and other documents. Etop struggled with the fellow, got wounded and started bleeding. He let go of the bag.
“Another member of the gang u-turned, reached into the car again, removed my blazer, and took it away, all in broad daylight. The attack began at 1.35p.m."
Etop added that among other victims was a woman who bled profusely from an injury to her wrist. The hoodlums had vandalized their car and the driver of the vehicle kept asking “where is the nearest hospital?”
Mr. Anaeto, the Economy Editor, who was attacked in front of the National Stadium, said he abandoned his car and tried to escape, but was surrounded by about 10 of the hoodlums, who took everything, except his clothes, from him.
Meanwhile, people were watching from across the road, while shop owners around shut their doors against him when he tried to take refuge.
Police story
When contacted to find out why no policeman was stationed along that axis to control traffic, spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, Kenneth Nwosu, disclosed that policemen were at one end of the bridge.
He added that when report of the attack reached the Police, a team of policemen was drafted to scene, where two of the suspected hoodlums were arrested.
He added that efforts were still on to apprehend other fleeing members.
He could, however, not state whether items stolen from Vanguard’s General Editor, Adekoya, were recovered from the suspects.
Navy
The area is one of the designated points for Navy patrol since the launch of a task force, Operation Gbale, a Yoruba word for sweeping, by the former Flag Officer Commanding, FOC, Western Naval Command, Rear Admiral Ilesanmi Alade, to proffer a lasting solution to the traffic gridlock that had kept Apapa on lockdown for years.
A senior Naval officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity, pointed out that the control of traffic was not the constitutional responsibility of the Navy, but that it decided to help out because of the security implication of such situation.
However, Naval authorities assured Vanguard that officers would be drafted to the axis.
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Gwoza escapee narrates ordeal; says women, girls trapped
A 38-year-old woman, who escaped from Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, Monday, said yesterday that hundreds of women kidnapped by Boko Haram sect were still trapped and kept in various houses in the town.
She said since the insurgents captured the town, many women and young girls, numbering over 100, had been relocated from Sambisa Forest, were brought in by the sect and kept in Gwoza.
Gwoza, about 250km south of Maiduguri, the state capital, was declared Islamic caliphate by Shekau immediately after taking over the town, with over 50 policemen still missing and scores of residents dead.
Narrating her ordeal to journalists in one of the Internally Displaced Persons Camps, IDPs, in Maiduguri, the escapee said they were kept in one of the beautiful houses in Gwoza, along with some young girls brought in from Sambisa Forest by the sect.
‘My escape’
On how she escaped from Gwoza, she said: “There was a loud bang, suspected to be a bomb explosion, near our house. It forced us to break the wall and escape, while two of the young girls died.
“Two others also sustained injuries during the blasts and shooting that engulfed the town. As I speak with you now, many of these young girls and women are still trapped in Gwoza.”
The woman said she later found herself before former governor of Adamawa State, Boni Haruna, in Madagali, who assisted her by calling her brother in Yola.
The mother of five noted that she was happy in Maiduguri, where she met her husband, who had earlier escaped, doing fine in one of the IDP camps, although she did not say anything about the whereabouts of her children.
She said: “I thank God for saving my life from the hands of Boko Haram. We have been under their control in the last three months; they kept us with many young girls.
“They gave us food every day, but they did not allow us to go out. Sometimes the leader will go round all the places and preach their ideology to us.”
She said since the insurgents captured the town, many women and young girls, numbering over 100, had been relocated from Sambisa Forest, were brought in by the sect and kept in Gwoza.
Gwoza, about 250km south of Maiduguri, the state capital, was declared Islamic caliphate by Shekau immediately after taking over the town, with over 50 policemen still missing and scores of residents dead.
Narrating her ordeal to journalists in one of the Internally Displaced Persons Camps, IDPs, in Maiduguri, the escapee said they were kept in one of the beautiful houses in Gwoza, along with some young girls brought in from Sambisa Forest by the sect.
‘My escape’
On how she escaped from Gwoza, she said: “There was a loud bang, suspected to be a bomb explosion, near our house. It forced us to break the wall and escape, while two of the young girls died.
“Two others also sustained injuries during the blasts and shooting that engulfed the town. As I speak with you now, many of these young girls and women are still trapped in Gwoza.”
The woman said she later found herself before former governor of Adamawa State, Boni Haruna, in Madagali, who assisted her by calling her brother in Yola.
The mother of five noted that she was happy in Maiduguri, where she met her husband, who had earlier escaped, doing fine in one of the IDP camps, although she did not say anything about the whereabouts of her children.
She said: “I thank God for saving my life from the hands of Boko Haram. We have been under their control in the last three months; they kept us with many young girls.
“They gave us food every day, but they did not allow us to go out. Sometimes the leader will go round all the places and preach their ideology to us.”
Monday, March 23, 2015
I was hypnotized, says lady who killed lover over N200
Gift Wahab, the 20-year-old lady, who allegedly stabbed her boyfriend to death in Ajegunle area of Lagos last Thursday, said she was hypnotized by a force she could not resist.
The suspect, who said she was yet to come to terms with the reality of her boyfriend’s death, said the argument that resulted in the fight, which led to her boyfriend’s death, was over N200.
She said: “He usually gave me N200 as feeding money. On that day, as we were returning from where we went to drink, I became hungry and complained to him.
“He got angry and asked why I should complain of hunger after he had spent the only money he had on drinks. An argument ensued, during which he slapped me in the public.
“I got angry and held on to his shirt. He kept beating me and in the process, he inflicted injury on my nose.
“It was when I saw blood gushing from my nose that I ran inside the room and brought out a knife. He dared me to stab him and I stabbed him in the neck, not knowing he would die.
‘He removed me
from the streets’
In an emotional-laden tone, she stated that she owed her boyfriend, Ebi Amadu, a lot, revealing that he removed her from the streets, after they met in 2012.
She said: “We met in a hotel in Ojo Road and since then, I have been living with him and members of his family, comprising his mother and five siblings in a one-room apartment at 10 Ligali Street, Off Ojo Road.
“Along the line I got pregnant but I lost the pregnancy late last year.
“Though he was not rich, we were managing. He usually gave me N200 for feeding each day. I never meant to kill him. It was a mistake.
“In fact, I was under a spell. I was hypnotized. I have never killed anyone in my life. Why will it be my boyfriend?“
When the late Amadu was stabbed, he attempted to remove the knife and in the process, fell into a drain.
A mob reportedly attempted to lynch Gift, but for the arrival of policemen from Layeni Division.
The mob, Gift said, “descen-ded on me, saying they would kill me the same way I killed Ebi. I passed out when one of them landed a blow on my nose, which was still bleeding.
“The next time I opened my eyes, I found myself in the Police Station.
“I sincerely beg for forgiveness from my late boyfriend’s family. I know this will not bring their son back. But please let them forgive me.”
The suspect, according to the Police, would be charged to court at the end of investigation.
(By Esther Onyegbula)
The suspect, who said she was yet to come to terms with the reality of her boyfriend’s death, said the argument that resulted in the fight, which led to her boyfriend’s death, was over N200.
She said: “He usually gave me N200 as feeding money. On that day, as we were returning from where we went to drink, I became hungry and complained to him.
“He got angry and asked why I should complain of hunger after he had spent the only money he had on drinks. An argument ensued, during which he slapped me in the public.
“I got angry and held on to his shirt. He kept beating me and in the process, he inflicted injury on my nose.
“It was when I saw blood gushing from my nose that I ran inside the room and brought out a knife. He dared me to stab him and I stabbed him in the neck, not knowing he would die.
‘He removed me
from the streets’
In an emotional-laden tone, she stated that she owed her boyfriend, Ebi Amadu, a lot, revealing that he removed her from the streets, after they met in 2012.
She said: “We met in a hotel in Ojo Road and since then, I have been living with him and members of his family, comprising his mother and five siblings in a one-room apartment at 10 Ligali Street, Off Ojo Road.
“Along the line I got pregnant but I lost the pregnancy late last year.
“Though he was not rich, we were managing. He usually gave me N200 for feeding each day. I never meant to kill him. It was a mistake.
“In fact, I was under a spell. I was hypnotized. I have never killed anyone in my life. Why will it be my boyfriend?“
When the late Amadu was stabbed, he attempted to remove the knife and in the process, fell into a drain.
A mob reportedly attempted to lynch Gift, but for the arrival of policemen from Layeni Division.
The mob, Gift said, “descen-ded on me, saying they would kill me the same way I killed Ebi. I passed out when one of them landed a blow on my nose, which was still bleeding.
“The next time I opened my eyes, I found myself in the Police Station.
“I sincerely beg for forgiveness from my late boyfriend’s family. I know this will not bring their son back. But please let them forgive me.”
The suspect, according to the Police, would be charged to court at the end of investigation.
(By Esther Onyegbula)
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