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A Lagos based Septuagenarian has sought the permission of the Court to dissolve the Marriage between him and his 24 year old wife on the grounds of Infidelity. Find below thedetails of the report:
A septuagenarian, Mr Lawrence Aigbogun, on Wednesday urged an Agege Customary Court in Lagos to dissolve his five-year-old marriage over alleged infidelity by his wife.

Seventy-three-year-old Lawrence, who lives at No. 9, Omomo St., Ifako, Agege, Lagos, told the court that his marriage to Blessing, 24, had been a nightmare.

“After the death of my first wife, I was lonely. I needed a companion; so, one of my friends introduced Blessing to me.

“She is adulterous and had the courage to bring her lover to my house one afternoon, but was caught by one of our neighbours,” he said.

Lawrence also accused Blessing of threatening his life.

“We had a misunderstanding on one occasion, and she threatened to kill me. If I had not run, she would have stabbed me with the knife in her hand,’’ he said.

The petitioner also claimed that his wife diverted their only child’s school fees.

“I didn’t know until the boy was sent home from school.

“If I continue with her, I may lose my life. I want the court to dissolve the union so that I can be free,” he said.

Responding, Blessing, a factory worker, denied the allegations.

“My husband always denies that I am his wife. He tells people that I am his niece and not his wife.

“I don’t know the reason he does such a thing. I should be the one denying him because he is old enough to be my......

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R&B star Lauryn Hill has been sentenced to serve three months behind barLauryn Hill told the judge who sentenced her to prison that she planned to pay her taxes; it was just a question of when.
The judge reminded her that citizens don't get to choose when to pay the government just before ordering her to spend three months in a federal prison.
The Grammy-winning singer must report to prison on July 8 to begin serving the sentence for failure to pay federal income taxes for three years, followed by three months of home confinement and a year of supervised probation, the judge said. Hill must also pay penalties and taxes still owed and a $60,000 fine.
Hill pleaded guilty last year to three counts of failing to file tax returns on more than $1.8 million between 2005 and 2007.
The artist appeared Monday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Madeline Cox Arleo in federal court in Newark, New Jersey, for sentencing.
Hill told the judge she lives "very modestly" considering how much money her music -- she has sold 16 million records -- earned for other people.
"Someone did the math, and it came to around $600 million," she said. "And I sit here before you trying to figure out how to pay a tax debt? If that's not like enough to slavery, I don't know."
"This wasn't a life of jet-setting glamour," she said. "This was a life of sacrifice with very little time for myself and my children."
The income in question was mostly from music and film royalties paid to companies she owned between 2005 and 2008, according to the U.S. attorney's office.
"Although Hill pleaded guilty to charges specifically related to those tax years, her sentence also takes into account additional income and tax losses for 2008 and 2009 -- when she also failed to file federal returns -- along with her outstanding tax liability to the state of New Jersey, for a total income of approximately $2.3 million and total tax loss of approximately $1,006,517," the prosecutor said.
Hill's lawyer, Nathan Hochman, told CNN that Hill has fully paid her taxes.
"I think the judge gave a fair and reasonable sentence," Hochman said.
Her lack of a prior criminal record and the fact that she has six minor children helped, he said.
"I think the government has let a number of celebrities off and never criminally prosecuted them, Willie Nelson being at least one example," he said. "I think that the court took that into account as well. Ms. Hill did not get a slap on the wrist and let off with just paying a certain amount of money but has had to go through this entire criminal prosecution."
Hill also used her sentencing to talk about her music.
"I didn't make music for celebrity status," she told the court. "I made music for.....

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Following the death of Kriss Kelly, on wednesday,investigations have been carried out to ascertain the probable cause of death og the rapper.Find below the way it was reported:

"Kris Kross" rapper Chris Kelly had been using a combination of cocaine and heroin the night before his death, this according to the police report obtained by TMZ.

According to the report, paramedics initially responded to Kelly's Atlanta home around 3 PM EST -- after his mother called 911 asking for medical assistance.

When help arrived, paramedics found 34-year-old Kelly lying on the living room couch -- unresponsive and with "no life signs." The medics attempted to revive Kelly, to no avail.

Kelly was immediately transported to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead a few hours later.

After the death, cops spoke with Donna Kelly Pratte -- Chris' mother -- who told police ... the night before Kelly's medical emergency, he had taken a mixture of heroin and cocaine -- commonly known as "speedballs."

Donna told police she had personally taken Kelly home to recover from the drug use ... just as she had done several times before. Donna told cops Kelly had felt nauseous all morning before passing out.

According to the report, Kelly's mother and Kelly's uncle both told....

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Fuji Queen Alhaja Abeni Salawa has dismissed rumours that she was battling with stroke.Although she admitted that she fell sick for some time, she is now pleased to tell her fans of her return with a new album. Find below details of her ordeal as well as her return to what she knows how to do best as reported by Akeem Lasisi of the PUNCH News papers:
As waka singer, Queen Salawa Abeni, plans to release another album, she speaks on the nature of a sickness that has kept her off the musical arena in the past few years, AKEEM LASISI reports

About four years ago when Waka Queen, Salawa Abeni, was still very sick, fuji creator, Sikiru Ayinde Barrister, went to see her in her house. As soon as the woman who was in a deep pain saw him, she struggled to say, “Alhaji, am I going to die now?”

Trust Barrister. In his characteristic life-is-good inspiring candour, he tried to rekindle her hope and assured her that she still had many beautiful years ahead of her.

But just imagine how nature can play a fast game on any mortal. Today, the Barrister that was prophesying longevity into Abeni’s life is no more. The waka singer recalled this encounter in Lagos on Friday when she was narrating the difficult experience she went through in the past five years when she went from one hospital to the other, trying to get healing for a sickness that started as a general weakness of the body.

She says, “Yes, my one and only daddy Barrister! I paid a tribute to him in this album. May his gentle soul rest in perfect peace. Dr. Barrister used to call me Omo baba e – daughter of his father. He asked me to send my house address and he came with five members of his band. He talked to me and made a strong statement, saying, Omo to maa sin Alhaji oni ku loju wa. (The child who will bury Alhaji will not die young.) It is unfortunate that he could not witness my recovery,” she says.

Enthusiastically noting that the tough days are over, she is now returning with a new album which, although she declined to give its title, can best be called ‘Testimony’, based on its contents.

She says, “I just finished work on the album. I was out of the scene for some time due to the sickness but I’m telling you that I’m fully back on stage. I just finished work on the album last week Saturday. In the album, I first sang about my sickness. People have said a lot of things like, ‘She has a stroke’, ‘She is now paralysed ‘and all sorts of things. Instead of answering them one after the other, I have decided to put everything in the album to let people know that I am a human being. It is true that I fell sick, but God has taken control. I thank God I have survived.”

But there are indications that she still needs some time to fully recuperate. According to her, during the five days she recorded the songs, she only went to the studio in the morning. The reason, according her, is that once it was afternoon, she got stressed up. She adds that she recorded with all the members of her band.

On how the ordeal started, she explains that in the first week of her sickness, she felt......

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A self-proclaimed architect, Opeyemi Oluwole, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly using a building project proposed by the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, to dupe scores of people.

PUNCH Metro learnt that Adeboye had announced during the church’s December Holy Ghost Service titled ‘Signs and Wonders’ that the church had a challenge of accommodation.

He had said, “The dormitories we have are many but are not enough for the number of people that attend our programmes so we need people to join us in building extra 2,000 dormitories in order to reduce the number of people sleeping on bare floor in the church auditorium.

“The dormitories, we are hoping, would be ready before the next congress and anyone willing to help should get across to us.”

According to police authorities, Oluwole, under the pretext of building the dormitories for the church, tricked many people into paying money into his bank account.

Our correspondent learnt that the monies collected from victims ranged from N250, 000 to N2.5m.

It was learnt that the suspect however ran out of luck after he approached a member of one of the parishes of RCCG.

It was learnt that the member immediately reported the matter to the Ketu Police Division.

The member, who craved anonymity, said the suspect had told his victims that he had been given the contract by the RCCG to build the dormitories.

He said, “Oluwole approached me, saying he had been given the mandate to build the dormitories and that some companies had bid for the contract. He said some of the companies that won were not financially capable of constructing the dormitories so he was sub-contracting it.

“He said we would handle the contracts but would have to use the names of the companies that originally won the bid and we would get our money afterwards. He gave us his bank account number and told us to pay N250, 000 as the initial fee for registration.

“However, I contacted the Project department of the RCCG and they said they did not give Oluwole any contract. They even checked past records and his name did not appear in the files.”

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The Rivers state governor,Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi's plane Bombardier – BD700 Global Express aircraft ,was grounded by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority on account that the aircraft has been flying illegally within the Nigerian Airspace.Find the details as found in the Punch Newspaper:

"The Federal Government has banned the official plane of Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, for “operating illegally in the country.”

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency had on Friday temporarily grounded the Bombardier – BD700 Global Express aircraft in Akure, Ondo State, over the pilot’s alleged inability to provide the manifest of the plane.

However, the aviation industry regulator, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, on Saturday, announced that the aircraft had been banned from flying in Nigeria.

The Director of Airworthiness and Standards, NCAA, Mr. Benedict Adeyileka, alleged that the aircraft had been flying illegally to several places, including Owerri in Imo State and Akure.

The statement read in part, “The controversial aircraft on the service of Governor Rotimi Amaechi is operating illegally in the country. The clearance approval of the Bombardier BD700 Global Express, with registration number N565RS, expired since April 2, 2013.

“By our records, the last flight clearance for this aircraft was approved for operations on March 28, 2013 on Accra/Port Harcourt and....

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Contrary to what was initially planned to showcase her curvatures, to strip naked for a classy photoshoot when she becomes pregnant. To the disappointment of those who might have been waiting to catch a glimpse of her nude pics,a change of mind has been made because she now feels fat.
"It opens her up to too much scrutiny", a close source....

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As a build-up for the maiden edition of the Okpekpe International Road Race, Scheduled to take place in Edo state on May 4,2013, some foreign athletes have been invited to participate. See full details in today's Punch Newspaper:
Ethiopia and Kenya are leading on the list of the invited and confirmed athletes for the maiden Okpekpe 10km International Road Race in Edo.

The list, released by the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) on Friday in Lagos showed that Ethiopia and Kenya have five athletes each and Uganda one.

The race, for which over 2,000 athletes have registered, is scheduled for May 4 in the Etsako-East Local Government Area of Edo.

The names on the list released by the AFN Technical Director, Commodore Omatseye Nesiama, are...

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The Joint Task Force (JTF) on security in Yobe has confirmed the death of two policemen and five suspected terrorists in an attack early on Thursday.

The policemen and terrorists lost their lives during an attack on security formations by suspected Islamic Boko Haram members at Gashua in the Bade Local Government Area of Yobe.

The Spokesman of the JTF, Lt. Eli Lazarus, made the announcement in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria .

Lazarus said that some of the attackers escaped with gunshot wounds and appealed.....

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Two Railway track vandals were apprehended yesterday wednesday by men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps at Igbore Village at Ewekoro LGA. Find the details as reported in the Vanguard Newspapers:
ABEOKUTA — The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, in Ogun State, Wednesday, said it apprehended two suspects, Popoola Sunday, 30, and Dell Taiwan 25, at Igbore village near Obada-Oko, in Ewekoro Local Government Area of the state while attempting to derail trains.

Public Relations Officer of the Corps in the state, Kareem Olanrewaju, in a statement in Abeokuta said the duo were caught while removing the railway chains used to tighten the rail to allow for a firm grip.


The suspects
According to Olanrewaju, the suspects were caught in the act. He said their act......

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The rate at which rape cases are being reported is on the increase, as another offender, Kunle Odafe,31 who profess to be a pastor was charged to court for defiling a minor in Omu-Aran in Kwara State. See details as cited in the Vanguard Newspaper:
Omu-Aran (Kwara) - An Omu-Aran Upper Area Court, Kwara, on Thursday admitted a cleric, Kunle Odafe, to N50,000 bail with two sureties in like sum for allegedly defiling a minor.

Odafe, 31, a pastor who lives at Obagunke Area, Omu-Aran, had earlier been refused bail on his arraignment on April 12 on a one-count charge of gross indecent act to which he had pleaded guilty.

He was ordered to be remanded in Omu-Aran Medium Prison by the Judge Fagbemi Adeyemi for the police to conclude their investigation.

Adeyemi said the pastor’s action constituted a nuisance to the society, adding that Odafe ought to be an exemplary leader and a role model.

“How on earth will you involve yourself in such an ignoble act of defiling a girl whose life you are expected to shape?

“You are hereby remanded in prison for the police to conclude their investigation.”

Ruling on the bail application, Adeyemi said he reconsidered Odafe for bail because he was a first offender and did not waste the time of the court.

“The case of indecent act, especially when it involves a minor, is not ordinarily a bailable offence under the Penal Code.

“I granting you bail because you did not waste the time of the court and also as a first offender.

“You should therefore change your attitude for the better,” Adeyemi said.

He adjourned the case till.....

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It was reported that some of the lecturers who received the text message quickly swung into action by interrupting lectures, and alerting other students to go in search of the student before he carries out his intention. Luckily, he was found on his way to the University's cricket pitch. They quickly apprehended him, and handed him over to the school authority.

one of the students at the scene of the arrest, Chidiebere Anene is of the opinion that, “it is despicable for anybody, much less a student of a reputable institution to contemplate suicide.”

Another student said “He should be pitied because he must have come.....

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A pregnant mother, Mrs. Udeme Udo, 37, who was beaten to death by her prophet husband, Mr. Owoidogho Udo, 46, was discovered to be pregnant with twin babies.

The incident occured on Saturday in Ede Obom1, Afaha Offiong, in Nsit Ibom Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.

Owoidogho is said to be the founder and prophet of The Land of The Truth Fellowship, Akpa Ekput, Ikot Asana, Afaha Offiong, in Nsit Ibom LGA.

The village head and relation to the deceased husband, Chief Friday Ikpe, told newsmen that...

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An Ikeja High Court on Wednesday fixed July 11 for the arraignment of a 51-year-old man, Collins Oleka, who allegedly raped and defiled his two daughters.

Oleka was charged to court by the Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

The commercial motorcycle operator is......

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The Federal Government is planning to impose a form of luxury tax on owners and operators of private jets in the country, top officials of the Ministry of Aviation have confirmed.

The plan, currently being fine-tuned by the Aviation Reform Committee, which is also looking into certain areas of the aviation sector, will be perfected very soon.

According to the top government officials close to the move, the plan to impose the luxury tax will be preceded by the new general aviation policy, which is currently being drafted by the government.

This action is coming after the review of the 2006 Civil Aviation Act, which will lead to the promulgation of a new Act.

It was learnt that the ministry was planning to send the draft Civil Aviation Bill to the National Assembly.

However, the ministry is currently taking the draft bill to some stakeholders for their input and comments.

In the proposed general aviation policy, the government is plan to stop private jet owners from using the Air Operators Certificate. An AOC is a permit that allows aircraft owners and operators to do commercial flights.

Government, it was gathered, reasoned that since private jets owners did not operate commercial flights, it was needless to continue to require them to possess the AOC.

The proposal aims to exempt private jet owners from....

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''Lagos State Government,in collaboration with the management of Nigeria Railway Corporation, NRC, has set up a machinery to curtail the menace of passengers hanging on train in within the Lagos rail lines.

Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Kayode Opeifa, spoke after a brief meeting with the management of NRC, led by its Managing Director, Engineer Adeseyi Sijuwade, in Alausa, yesterday."

He said the partnership would also aim to tackle security threats and concerns along the rail routes.To achive this, a task force has been set up to ensure a implementation

Some of the challenges mentioned by the Commissioner were; the incessant hanging of passengers on the train, street trading and encroachment by members of road transport......

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The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a guardian, Edwin Alagbaso, for allegedly torturing a 12-year-old rape victim.

Alagbaso, who used razor blade, knife and an iron rod to punish the victim, blamed her for “causing the rape”.

A 22-year-old man, Uche Chibueze, who raped the minor, was also arrested by the police.

It was learnt that on April 15, 2013, had sex with the victim near the home of her guardian located at number 1 Magente Street, Pipeline, Akute.

Chibueze, however, claimed that he did not rape the victim since it was consensual.

He said, “I was at a friend’s gathering when she came to me saying she had spiritual problem and wanted to know her real family. I told her that she should follow me to Solution Church which was nearby and she agreed.

“On our way to the place, I took her to a corner of the street and took off her clothes. I also took off my shorts and I had not fully penetrated when a resident caught us and raised the alarm. I tried to flee but they apprehended me. I explained to them that it was not rape but they did not listen to me.”

It was learnt that Chibueze and the victim were taken back to Alagbaso’s house. The guardian in a rage picked a knife and stabbed him in the palm.

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point of correction, the embalmed gorrila's name is Haruna. Imade is the wife to Haruna, and she is the female gorrila, that you find still alive at U.I Zoo now.

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Fresh reports from Taraba State, indicate that the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Istifanus Gbana, and his deputy have been impeached.
The former speaker and his deputy were removed by 17 out of the 24 members of the Assembly. Both men did not attend Monday’s sitting.
Culled from the Punch Newspapers.

These days, impeachment........

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Renowned Author and Literary Icon, who passed on in Boston Massachusetts, US on March 22,2013,would be buried on May 23, 2013. This announcement was made by Governors of the South East at Government House in Enugu,following due consultation with Achebe's family, who were also in attendance on Sunday,April 21. Also in attendance were....

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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, a 19-year-old man suspected of carrying out the Boston Marathon bombings with his older brother has been captured by the Police.

According to Reuters, the break in the case sent waves of relief through the Boston suburb of Watertown where armored vehicles roamed the streets and helicopters flew overhead through the day.

Residents and police officers cheered and clapped when the suspect, Dzhokhar, was caught after an exchange of gunfire with police.

A Massachusetts State Police spokesman said Tsarnaev was bleeding and in serious condition in a hospital. He had been hiding in the stern of a boat parked in the backyard of a house in Watertown, police said. A resident called police after seeing blood on the boat.

President Barack Obama told reporters at the White House after the suspect’s capture that questions remained from the bombings, including whether the two suspects received any help.

The Boston Police Department said in a message on Twitter: “CAPTURED!!! The hunt is over. The search is done. The terror is over. And justice has won. Suspect in custody.”

Boston Mayor Tom Menino said, “we got him” on Twitter.

Tsarnaev is one of two brothers believed to have set off bombs made in pressure cookers and packed with ball bearings and nails at the finish line of the world-famous event, killing three people and injuring 176.

The older brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, was killed on Thursday night in a shootout with police less than a mile from where Friday night’s capture took place.

“We are so grateful to bring justice and closure to this case,” Massachusetts State Police Chief Colonel Timothy Alben told a news conference. “We are exhausted folks, but we had a victory here tonight.”

Monday’s bombing have been described by Obama as “an act of terrorism.” It was the worst such attack on U.S. soil since the plane hijackings of September 11, 2001, and.......

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Thank God for sparing his life for the good people of Imo state. Wishing him quick recovery. However, it's time Political office holders refrained from driving recklessly whenever they are on the road.Perhaps if the road networks were in good condition the incident could have been avoided.

Guess it's time to throw another thanks giving ceremony at Government House.

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Thank God for sparing his life for the good people of Imo state. Wishing him quick recovery. However, it's time Political office holders refrained from driving recklessly whenever they are on the road.Perhaps if the road networks were in good condition the incident could have been avoided.

Guess it's time to throw another thanks giving ceremony at Government House.

Today Thursday, some unknown persons believed to be robbers broke into a female hostel at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, this morning and carted away with students belongings.
The incident occurred at Zik’s Flat Hostel, located opposite the university’s second gate. Students were seen counting their losses, which they estimate runs into millions of naira.
Mostly affected were final year female students. It was gathered that the theft took place while the students were away in their respective lecture halls.
One of the students affected said “When we came back from class, we discovered signs of burglary in our door. The unknown thieves broke into more than ten rooms in our hostel,”
Another victim,who declined to mention her name said, “I lost my laptop, one of my mobile phones, cash and other personal belongings. Other students suffered similar fate.
“As I speak with you now, I am completely shattered because my project work is in that laptop.”
Another student who lost some items to the burglars lamented that such thing could happen even when the university has a security post in the hostel.
She said, “Those security men were there gisting while robbers carted away all our properties.”

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Nollywood actress, Omotola Jolaade-Ekeinde, has made the list of the 100 most influential people in the world.

The TIME Magazine, in its 2013 edition of TIME 100, released on Thursday, which encompasses world leaders, pioneers, artistes and other titanic figures, listed Omotola on its Icon List.

It includes the likes of United States First Lady, Michelle Obama; Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton; Myanmar opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi; 15-year-old Pakistani activist shot by the Taliban, Malala Yousafzai; and Beyonce.

Explaining how Omotola made the list, TIME’s movie critic, Richard Corliss, on the TIME’s website, described her as “the Queen of........

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THE EXECUTIVE Secretary, Anti-corruption Network and former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Dino Melaye, Monday night, in Abuja, escaped assassination by some unidentified gun-men who drove in a black golf car.

Melaye, it was said to have been coming from the Bational Hospital Abuja around 9.30pm when suddenly the suspected assasins sudedenly open fire on him. He was lucky to have sped off to a nearby police check point, even though the police at the check point . He however felt disappointed at the cold response he received from the police men at the checkpoint. According to Honorable Melaye, it took the intervention of theFCT Director of the Department of state security and an Assistant Commissioner of Police to get him rescued.

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Chairman, Dangote Group, and Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has set out plans to invest up to $8bn to build a Nigerian oil refinery with a capacity of around 400,000 barrels a day by late 2016, the tycoon told Reuters on Tuesday.



This will almost double Nigeria’s current refining capacity.



“This will really help not only Nigeria but sub-Saharan Africa. There has not been a new refinery for a long time in sub-Saharan Africa,” Dangote said in a telephone interview.



The country currently has the capacity to produce some 445,000 barrels per day among four refineries, but they operate well below that owing to decades of mismanagement and corruption in Africa’s leading energy producer.



Nigeria, the continent’s second-biggest economy, relies on subsidised imports for 80 per cent of its fuel needs.



A surge in domestic capacity would be welcomed by investors in Nigeria, but it would cut into profits made by European refiners and oil traders who would lose part of that lucrative market.



Dangote said the country’s ability to import fuel would soon be challenged.



“In five years, when our population is over 200 million, we won’t have the infrastructure to receive the amount of fuel we use. It has to be done,” he said.



Past efforts to build refineries have often been delayed or cancelled, but analysts have said Dangote should be able to build a profitable Nigerian refinery, owing to his past successes in industry and his strong government connections.



The Dangote Group’s cement manufacturing, basic food processing and other industries have helped lift his personal fortune to $16.1bn from $2.1bn in 2010, according to the latest Forbes estimate.

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Two things are bound to attract you to Monalisa Chinda whenever you are privileged to engage her in a conversation. They are her frankness and humility. These attributes played out last week as Showtime Celebrity took her on a trip into her past, her present and perhaps, her future. For the first time, Lisa bares her mind on a number of issues bothering on her love life, crashed marriage and accomplishments. Chiefly, she confirms that she has found love again, not ruling out however, the possibility of giving marriage a second chance. Enjoy!!!
Find love again

Do you still believe in love ?
I believe in love. Love is the reason for our existence. It’s really not enough if you want to get something done, you have to do away with that emotion and be real.

Are you religious?
I’m from a religious background. I ‘m an Anglican and all the moral teachings I learnt while I was growing up are still there till date. While I was seven, I was a member of my church choir . I attended an Anglican school, Archdeacon Memorial Grammar School, it’s a convent school. I’m quite religious.

How did you feel when your father was murdered?
Every day that passes by, I think of that man. God bless his soul. He was the reason, I’m doing what I am doing at the moment. My late dad was a philanthropist. He would give out the last money in his pocket to those who do not have. I took after my Dad, whereas my mum was a career woman.

My dad ensured that his children were well taken care of, in all ramifications. He was a good cook and he spent greater part of his life in Germany. As far as I’m concerned, my dad was a German. He was always in the forefront of ensuring that his children were well catered for. But my mum was a career woman before she retired.

We learnt that you are planning to go into marriage again. Is it true?
I would love to remarry. In fact, I’m designed to be under a man. I’m not going to lie that I like this ‘single mother nomenclature. But whereby there is no one at the moment, one is bound to get used to the situation. It’s not a ‘do- or -die affair’ because I have been there before, anything I’m going to do now,it has to be done right.

I’m not in the school of thought, where the first one happened and perhaps, the second one. No, any bold step I have to take in settling down again, it has to be right. I’m not ready to make another mistake. But I will definitely remarry. I believe in the principles of marriage. Whether you like it or not, marriage is a better option.

How soon are you planning to settle down?
I honestly don’t know about that, and I can’t tell for now.

Have you found love again?
It’s neither here nor there. I’m a lover and I love to love.

It was rumoured recently that you have found love again?
Is there anything wrong with that? I just replied you that I love to love. What else do you want to know.
Your fans would want to know if there is any man in your life at the moment?
Yes, there is a man in my life.

…Lanre Nzeribe right?
No comment. This is my private life.

People are alleging that you are pregnant for him?
You can see that I’m not pregnant. Naturally, I’m not pregnant for anybody.

What do you regret most about your past?
One thing I regret most is the fact that I am divorced. Where I come from, I’m the first daughter. I’m from a royal family, it has never been on record in my family that the first daughter will walk out of her matrimonial home. But it was a matter of life and death, otherwise, I would have stayed back and make my marriage work. I tried to make it work, but it takes two people to tango.

That’s the only thing I regret, having to raise my child without the father. It’s a bit painful. But I have to live with it. It’s better that way than to expose my little daughter to all sorts of domestic violence. It will definitely disorient her and affect her upbringing. She will be dis-functional. God knows the best. May be, I should have been more careful.

With such shocking experience, what would you say life has taught you?
I’ m a bit stronger and wiser now than before. I have known how not to get involved in anything emotional again. If you are emotional even in a relationship, you don’t get to think. One shouldn’t allow her emotion to overrule her sense of reasoning.

I have understood what it means to be patient to persevere and also, to be careful with people around me. If somebody around you is your very good friend, you end up finding that the person is actually an enemy in disguise. I have learnt all of that because I have been alone. While my marriage was intact, I was not keeping friends. After I’m through with my work, I usually retire to my house. But since I’m alone, and having to mix up with a lot of people, I have realised that I have to be very careful and free-minded and at the same time, be myself.

In the midst of all these challenges, what would you say has kept you going?
I’m a very strong woman, and open-minded. I know who I am. I’m a Godly person, but I’m not a perfectionist. If I do something wrong, I will always find a way to show remorse and repent of whatever sin I might have committed. That has kept me going. I’m highly determined and focused. I do not go by what people say about me.

If your ex- comes back to you today, will you accept him again?

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Following series of reactions over the drama that ensued over the weekend at the Overcomers Church World Outreach in Aguda,Surulere,Lagos where a certain Solomon Akiyesi had sought to wed a certain MS Uloma Agwu,which was eventually disrupted by his legally married wife, Mrs. Lilian Akiyesi, the Overcomers church's has released a statement which was signed by Chika Moses, a media representative of the said church condemning the manner in which Lilian handled the issue.
The statement iussued by the church reads:

“What was meant to be a day of celebration – the wedding ceremony of one of our members Uloma Agwu to Mr. Solomon Akiyesi at the Overcomers Church World Outreach in Aguda – was sullied by an ugly incident. Immediately following the praise and worship session and before the officiating commenced, a woman who claims to be the lawful wife of the groom disrupted the ceremony. She was accompanied by people who sought only to wreck havoc in the church. They were unruly and violent.

“We regret the ugly series of events that followed this brash display. At the Overcomers Church, we do our due diligence to ensure a couple set to wed is right in the eyes of the law and in the eyes of God. To the best of our knowledge, Mr. Akiyesi, was unmarried.

“The Overcomers Church World Outreach regrets that the woman who disrupted the wedding chose such a time to do so. There is no ideal situation here, but it would have been right that she bring the case before church officials in a manner befitting a house of worship. This was not the case.

“The groom, Mr. Akiyesi, has apologized to the Church, his bride-to-be, Ms. Agwu, and family and friends that gathered for the wedding. “This happened because I tried to cut corners,” he said. He admits he did not properly dissolve his previous marriage to his first wife and says he is determined to do what is necessary to rectify the awful situation. We apologize for the ugly scene this caused at our Church and apologize to those who witnessed it. It is not exemplary behavior and not who we are as a Church.

“The General Overseer of the Overcomers Church World Outreach, Bishop N.E. Moses, addressed the congregation after order was restored.

“Bishop Moses prayed for the couple, Mr. Akiyesi and Ms. Agwu, but he did not legally wed them – no documents were signed so as not to disobey the law. Mr. Solomon Akiyesi and Ms Uloma Agwu will.....

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Following series of reactions over the drama that ensued over the weekend at the Overcomers Church World Outreach in Aguda,Surulere,Lagos where a certain Solomon Akiyesi had sought to wed a certain MS Uloma Agwu,which was eventually disrupted by his legally married wife, Mrs. Lilian Akiyesi, the Overcomers church's has released a statement which was signed by Chika Moses, a media representative of the said church condemning the manner in which Lilian handled the issue.
The statement iussued by the church reads:

“What was meant to be a day of celebration – the wedding ceremony of one of our members Uloma Agwu to Mr. Solomon Akiyesi at the Overcomers Church World Outreach in Aguda – was sullied by an ugly incident. Immediately following the praise and worship session and before the officiating commenced, a woman who claims to be the lawful wife of the groom disrupted the ceremony. She was accompanied by people who sought only to wreck havoc in the church. They were unruly and violent.

“We regret the ugly series of events that followed this brash display. At the Overcomers Church, we do our due diligence to ensure a couple set to wed is right in the eyes of the law and in the eyes of God. To the best of our knowledge, Mr. Akiyesi, was unmarried.

“The Overcomers Church World Outreach regrets that the woman who disrupted the wedding chose such a time to do so. There is no ideal situation here, but it would have been right that she bring the case before church officials in a manner befitting a house of worship. This was not the case.

“The groom, Mr. Akiyesi, has apologized to the Church, his bride-to-be, Ms. Agwu, and family and friends that gathered for the wedding. “This happened because I tried to cut corners,” he said. He admits he did not properly dissolve his previous marriage to his first wife and says he is determined to do what is necessary to rectify the awful situation. We apologize for the ugly scene this caused at our Church and apologize to those who witnessed it. It is not exemplary behavior and not who we are as a Church.

“The General Overseer of the Overcomers Church World Outreach, Bishop N.E. Moses, addressed the congregation after order was restored.

“Bishop Moses prayed for the couple, Mr. Akiyesi and Ms. Agwu, but he did not legally wed them – no documents were signed so as not to disobey the law. Mr. Solomon Akiyesi and Ms Uloma Agwu will........

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