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From Fred Itua, Abuja

Few weeks after President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the federal government has revealed that efforts were in top gear to secure a list of Nigerians who owned choice properties in the country from proceeds of fraud.

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, while briefing the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs during the budget defence of the ministry, said the Nigerian government was in talks with the UAE government in getting a list of all properties owned by Nigerians.

According to him, with the presence of the new All Progressives Congress (APC) government and the change mantra, Nigeria’s diplomatic missions will be repositioned to effectively carryout their functions.

On the issue of money laundering and the role of Nigeria’s foreign missions abroad, he disclosed that the Ministry is presently engaged in the recovery of over $300 million laundered money in the State of New Jersey in the United States of America.

Meanwhile, a Senate panel has urged foreign missions abroad to be watchdogs of the federal government in its fight against money laundering which has made countries abroad their safe havens.
The recommendation was given by Senate Leader Ali Ndume during the 2016 budget defence of Foreign Ministry.

Meanwhile, the Federal Government has revealed plans to employ families of dead victims as well as other injured persons of the 2014 immigration test stampede.
Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Danbazau disclosed this in an interview with newsmen at the end of the ministry’s budget defence yesterday.

Dambazau said the ministry, in accordance with a presidential directive, has concluded plans to employ them, adding that their letters of employment will be issued shortly.
“There is a Presidential directive and we are implementing that directive…They will get their letters of employment as soon as possible. It is now for the board to sit down and organise the process. We want to ensure that the process is transparent so that nobody can criticise it in the future,” he said.

In April 2014, over 20 applicants died during a nationwide recruitment exercise conducted by Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS). Several others were injured during the stampede.

Former President Goodluck Jonathan, then promised to give automatic employment to family members of deceased applicants. Other applicants who sustained different degrees of injuries were also promised automatic employments.

Subsequently, a presidential directive was given, but was not followed through before the expiration of the tenure of the last administration. Similarly, a Senate committee report which indicted some officials of NIS and the former minister of Interior, was not implemented by the last administration as well.

Twenty Five percent of Nigeria’s population have tested positive to the dreaded Zika virus currently ravaging the South American continent.

The Minister of Health Prof. Isaac Folorunso Adewole who made the revelation while defending the 2016 budget of the Ministry of Health said the virus is not taken serious because Nigeria is not interested in it.

He said: “I want to say that Zika has been with us since 1954. About 25% of Nigerians are positive to Zika virus but what has happened is that it has done nothing to us.”
Zika virus according to the Centre for Disease Control, spread to people through mosquito bites. The most common symptoms of Zika virus disease are fever, rash, joint pain, and conjunctivitis (red eyes). The illness is usually mild with symptoms lasting from several days to a week. Severe disease requiring hospitalization is uncommon.

In May 2015, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) issued an alert regarding the first confirmed Zika virus infection in Brazil. The outbreak in Brazil led to reports of Guillain-Barré syndrome and pregnant women giving birth to babies with birth defects and poor pregnancy outcomes.

In response, CDC has issued travel notices for people traveling to regions and certain countries where Zika virus transmission is ongoing.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said the incubation period (the time from exposure to symptoms) of Zika virus disease is not clear, but is likely to be a few days. The symptoms are similar to other arbovirus infections such as dengue, and include fever, skin rashes, conjunctivitis, muscle and joint pain, malaise, and headache. These symptoms are usually mild and last for 2-7 days.

During large outbreaks in French Polynesia and Brazil in 2013 and 2015 respectively, national health authorities reported potential neurological and auto-immune complications of Zika virus disease.

Recently in Brazil, local health authorities have observed an increase in Zika virus infections in the general public as well as an increase in babies born with microcephaly in northeast Brazil. Agencies investigating the Zika outbreaks are finding an increasing body of evidence about the link between Zika virus and microcephaly.

However, more investigation is needed before we understand the relationship between microcephaly in babies and the Zika virus. Other potential causes are also being investigated.

With the collapse of the fierce battle at the Supreme Court on Friday to stave off his trial by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) for allegedly falsifying his declaration of his assets, Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on conviction risks 14 years jail term, losing his position, 10 years ban form holding public and forfeiture of any asset related to the alleged offence.

The Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act empowers the Code of Conduct Tribunal to impose any of the punishments prescribed in section 23 of the act.
Section 23 of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act provides: “(1) Where the tribunal finds a public officer guilty of contravening any of the provisions of this act, it shall impose upon that officer any of the punishments specified under subsection (2) of this section.”

Section 23(2), however, states: “The punishment which the tribunal shall impose shall include any of the following: (a) vacation of office or any elective or nominated office as the case may be; (b) disqualification from holding any public office (whether elective or not) for a period not exceeding 10 years; (c) seizure and forfeiture to the state of any property acquired in abuse or corruption of office.”
The prescribed sanctions are also provided for in paragraph 18 of Part 1 of the Fifth Schedule to the 1999 Constitution (as amended).

However, to show that the prescribed sanctions may not be exhaustive, as the Act employs the word “include,” section 23(3) of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act provides: “The punishments mentioned in subsection (2) of this section shall be without prejudice to the penalties that may be imposed by any law, where the breach of conduct is also a criminal offence under the Criminal Code or nay other enactment or law.”

Under this provision, if found guilty of breach of the Code of Conduct for Public Officers, Saraki may also be punished for perjury, as his asset declaration was done under oath. The Criminal Code Act prescribes imposition of 14 years jail for perjury.

Section 118 of the Criminal Code Act states: “Any person who commits perjury is liable to imprisonment for 14 years. If the offender commits the offence in order to procure the conviction of another person for an offence punishable with death or with imprisonment for life he is liable to imprisonment for life.”
But whether a false declaration on oath amounts to perjury depends on the interpretation accorded the provisions of the law creating the offence.

What amounts to perjury is defined in section 117 of the Criminal Code Act. The section states: “Any person who, in any judicial proceeding, or for the purpose of instituting any judicial proceeding, knowingly gives false testimony touching any matter which is material to any question then pending in that proceedings, or intended to be raised in that proceeding, is guilty of an offence which is called perjury.”

Shedding light on the offence, Mr. Sebastine Hon (SAN) said what constitutes perjury depends on the law creating the crime. Whether merely falsely swearing to an oath amounts to perjury, he said, depends on the law creating it.
Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN) also agreed that perjury depends on the provisions of the law creating it.

He, however, said merely falsely swearing to an oath, including false declaration of assets, cannot amount to perjury under section 117 of the Criminal Code Act.

For a false declaration on oath to amount to perjury under the section, he explained, the deponent must have done so in a judicial proceeding or intended such declaration on oath to be used in a judicial proceeding.

It was also learnt that most consultants, professionals and doctors employed by the centre had left since they could not operate the facilities.

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Veteran Nollywood actress Franca Brown who was popular for her role as ‘ Mama Efe ’ in the popular 80’s soap opera ‘ Behind The Clouds’ has had a bit of misfortune.

On January 18, 2016 her house was burnt down by her househelp.

According to reports the house-help poured petrol on the house and set it ablaze. The house-help later allegedly confessed to being a witch and part of a coven.

She claimed that she burnt down the house after her coven threatened her with death if she did not burn down the actress’ home.
Franca Brown who is in her 40’s is still single. In a 2014 interview the actress spoke on why she is still single.

“I believe in marriage. I was born into a home, I have a father and a mother. But marriage has not come my way, and I don’t think it’s yet a challenge to me. When it comes my way, it comes ” said Franca Brown.

The police in Lagos have arrested a 17-year-old boy, Opeyemi Odujobi, for allegedly raping a schoolgirl, Sade (pseudonym) – an act which has resulted in pregnancy.

PUNCH Metro learnt that Odujobi allegedly raped the Junior Secondary School 3 pupil in September 2015 on Ayoola Street, in the Abule-Egba area of Lagos, where the duo lived.

It was gathered that Sade had lived with her grandfather, identified only as Richard, in the community for years while the suspect started living with Richard about a year ago.

Our correspondent gathered that Odujobi moved to Richard’s residence after his parents reportedly had a disagreement, which severed their relationship.

Fifteen-year-old Sade told the police that she was asleep around 11pm in September when the suspect allegedly sneaked to her side and raped her.

She said, “One night I was sleeping when Opeyemi (Odujobi) came to meet me and raped me. On that day, I saw bloodstain on my clothes and I felt pain in my body. I told my grandpa that I was not feeling good. He gave me medicine and I was alright. I did not know I was pregnant until I went to my father’s place. It was my stepmother who discovered the pregnancy.”

However, Odujobi said it was the girl who seduced him, adding that he indulged in the act when he could no longer control himself.

He said, “The girl seduced me, but I initially resisted it. It came to a stage I could no longer hold it and we had sex. I was afraid to report the issue, but it later led to pregnancy.”

The police, however, arraigned Odujobi before an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ogba on one count of rape.

A police prosecutor, Inspector Benedith Aigbokan, who brought the defendant before the presiding Chief Magistrate, Mr. Tajudeen Elias, said the offence was punishable under Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2011.

The charge read, “That you, Odujobi Opeyemi (17), sometime in the month of September 2015, at about 11pm on Ayoola Street, Awori bus stop, Abule-Egba, Lagos, in the Ikeja Magisterial District, did defile a girl, aged 15, by inserting your penis into her private parts, thereby committing an offence punishable under Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria 2011.”

The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge and elected summary trial.

The presiding magistrate granted him bail in the sum of N250,000, with two responsible sureties in like sum, adding that one of the sureties must be a relation of the defendant, while the other must be a reputable community member.

The case was adjourned till March 2, 2016.

President Buhari’s ‘budget of change’ had some changes and modifications after the criticisms of
the initial version presented on December 22, 2015.
While the main financial document of the country is yet to be approved, Naij.com offers you to have a look at seven president’s men who will be in charge of the biggest shares.

1. Professor Yemi Osinbajo, the vice president
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is yet to fully resume as Nigeria’s acting president
The vice president will be in charge of the prior-mentioned social intervention programmes, which have a collective funding up to N500 billion. Professor Osinbajo has also declared himself as being in charge of the economy, presides the regular
meetings of the National Economic Council. Therefore, his role will be central to the execution of the whole budget.

2. Bukola Saraki, the Senate president

Any hope of ever getting the details of the N115 billion budget of the National Assembly (NASS) will rest on Saraki’s leadership. The NASS will also need to exhibit tougher oversight functions on the budget and the review of relevant laws and bodies governing budget implementation, such as the Fiscal Responsibility Commission.

3. Babatunde Fashola, the minister of works, power and housing

The former governor of Lagos state has been dubbed the ‘super minister’, considering the size of the ministries he leads. With a budget of N467 billion, approximately 25% of the entire capital spending will be under his responsibility. Therefore, Babatunde Fashola will be an important force in actualising the seismic shift needed to improve infrastructure in Nigeria.

4. Udo Udoma, the minister of budget and national planning

With the severance of the Budget Office from the Ministry of Finance, Senator Udo Udoma will be critical, in terms of resource allocations, the planning and coordination of the budget. A provision of N1 billion has been made for Nigeria’s infrastructure masterplan and the finer disbursement details of these funds will be very important to long-term planning and could possibly constitute a yardstick for future endeavours.

5. Rotimi Amaechi, the minister of transport

The former governor of Rivers state oversees the largest portion of the capital budget, including allocations for the railway project (this is up to N90 billion, covering Lagos, Kano, and Itakpe) as well as a commitment of N52 billion for the nation’s inland waterways. Should he utilise strategic actions and an unwavering stance, the minister has the capacity to be credited with the ability to tangibly create jobs and also opportunities for sustainable income redistribution across Nigeria.

6. Major-General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin, the chief of defence staff

The federal government allocated N134.57 billion for capital expenditure at the ministry of defence, with the overall objective of ending the nation’s security challenges. It is expected that N1 billion will be spent on the procurement of security equipment; N1.39 billion on procurement of houseboats; N5.6 billion on defence equipment; N2 billion to kit armed forces personnel; N4 billion for the procurement of ammunitions and N14.8 billion for the acquisition of capital patrol platforms, among others. Going forward, as Nigeria battles to end insurgency and regional and international forces merge to contain global terrorist threats, this office will remain pivotal, particularly with respect to the disbursement and management of resources at its disposal.

7. Audu Ogbeh, the minister of agriculture

Curiously, the Ogbeh’s ministry plans to spend more than a fourth of its budget – 86%, which is worth N32 billion – on research and development. Very scant information is available on the type of research and development activities to be undertaken. As a country which was once a cash-and-staple-crops powerhouse but is now one where (though about 75% of its land is arable) only about 40% of its land is cultivated, the ministry of agriculture therefore deserves closer scrutiny, alongside enhanced budgetary allocations.
Note: The rating is based on the studies by BudgIT, a civic organisation that works to make the Nigerian budget and public data more understandable and accessible for everyone.

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A growing Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria has killed 101 people, as West Africa battles to contain a flare up of the virus, according to data from the nation's health authorities released Saturday.

Nigeria Centre for Disease (NCDC) statistics show that reported cases of the haemorrhagic disease -- both confirmed and suspected -- stood at 175 with a total of 101 deaths since August.

"As at today, 19 (including Abuja) states are currently following up contacts, or have suspected cases with laboratory results pending or laboratory confirmed cases," the NCDC said in a statement.

Deaths from the virus were recorded in the nation's political capital, Abuja, Lagos, and 14 other states, the NCDC said.

While health authorities assure Africa's most populous country of more than 170 million they have the virus under control, there are fears the actual scale of the outbreak is under-reported.

The outbreak of Lassa fever was only announced in January -- months after the first case of the disease happened in August -- with subsequent deaths reported in 10 states, including Abuja.

Last year, 12 people died in Nigeria out of 375 infected, while in 2012 there were 1,723 cases and 112 deaths, according to the NCDC.

In neighbouring Benin at least nine people have died in a Lassa outbreak, with a total of 20 suspected cases, health authorities said Tuesday.

Benin was last hit by a Lassa fever outbreak in October 2014, when nine people suspected of having the virus died.
The number of Lassa fever infections in West Africa every year is between 100,000 to 300,000, with about 5,000 deaths, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Lassa fever belongs to the same family as Marburg and Ebola, two deadly viruses that lead to infections

with fever, vomiting and, in worse case scenarios, haemorrhagic bleeding.
Its name is from the town of Lassa in northern Nigeria where it was first identified in 1969.

Endemic to the region, Lassa fever is asymptomatic in 80 percent of cases but for others it can cause internal bleeding, especially when diagnosed late.

The virus is spread through contact with food or household items contaminated with rats' urine or faeces or after coming in direct contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person.

A serving Permanent Secretary in Bayelsa, Dr Wisdom Sawyer, has been arrested by the Police over alleged attempt to sell a newborn baby.

The permanent secretary, who is also a medical practitioner and owner of Survival Hospital at Igbogene community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa, was arrested on Thursday.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the arrest was sequel to a complaint from the mother of the newborn baby.

It was gathered that Ms Nnenna Lawrence, the 24-year old mother of the newborn baby, had gone to the hospital at eight months into her pregnancy and requested for an abortion.

The doctor reportedly declined to perform the abortion due to the high risk; but was alleged to have offered to buy the baby if delivered with an offer of N200,000 for a female, and N250,000 for a male.

NAN sources at the Bayelsa Police Command familiar with the case, said that the doctor gave the expectant mother N27,000 as a commitment.

When the expectant mother delivered a baby boy, she reportedly changed her mind and reneged to sell the baby as agreed.

She reportedly filed a complaint at the Igbogene Division of the Police after the hospital refuses to release the newborn baby to her.

Mr Asinim Butswat, spokesman of the Bayelsa Police Command, confirmed the development and said that investigation is ongoing.

“On Thursday, at about 1000hrs, one Nnenna Florence ‘f’ of Igbogene community reported to the Police, that she delivered a baby on Feb. 3, 2016, at Survival Hospital, Igbogene, Yenagoa.

“She stated that prior to the delivery, she had arranged with the doctor and the nurse of the hospital to sell the baby to one woman now at large, at the sum N200,000.

“But upon delivery of the baby, she changed her mind and refused to sell the baby as agreed,” Butswat said

The police spokesman said that the doctor and the nurse were undergoing interrogation at Igbogene Police Station.(NAN)​

An 83-year-old man, Sule Yusuf, says he has been sleeping under the Oshodi Bridge in Lagos State since 1999 after losing contact with his family.

Yusuf, who hails from Igboora, Oyo State, and claimed to have retired from the Nigerian Army, told PUNCH Metro
that after he retired, he lost contact with his wife and children, but decided to stay put in Lagos.

Our correspondent gathered that the octogenarian had been spared during constant raids of the area by policemen after he explained to them that he was a retired soldier and his family members had allegedly deserted him.

It was learnt that Yusuf, who once worked as a security man at the Mosafejo Motor Park, was relieved of his duty a few years ago because of old age.

Our correspondent gathered that the 83-year-old, after he reportedly retired from the army in 1979, had moved to the Makoko, Yaba area of Lagos, until his rent expired and he was asked to vacate his apartment.
It was learnt that Yusuf had been staying in the Mosafejo Motor Park during the day, and had been sleeping under the Oshodi Bridge.

When our correspondent spoke with Yusuf on Thursday, the retiree said he last saw his wife, Beatrice, and his two children – Morili and Jimoh – around 1999 before they relocated to Owerri, Imo State, where his wife hailed from.

Yusuf said he wanted to be reunited with his family members and needed some financial help to live a better life.

He said, “I joined the Nigerian Army in 1967. When I left in 1979, my last place of service was at the cantonment in Adekunle Fajuyi, Ibadan, Oyo State. I met my wife when I served in Owerri, Imo State, and we had the two kids.

“She returned with the children to her hometown in Owerri in 1999. I was in Makoko, Yaba, till I packed out when I could not pay the rent. So, I moved to Oshodi. I was collecting my pensions from the army until I lost my ID card in the park.

“I retired from the army as a staff sergeant. I was usually given N12,000 monthly as pension. I used to sell herbs in the motor park area. Selling herbs was my father’s handiwork. So, I returned to it after misplacing my ID card.

“Since I got to Oshodi, I have not had anyone personally taking care of me except God. When I stopped selling herbs, the union executives assisted me by making me a security man in the park.

“But since that 1999, I have been sleeping under the bridge. I have been sleeping there for about 17 years. I need to see my family again. I need to be helped out of this situation.

“When the taskforce policemen raided the Oshodi area, they saw me, and I approached one of their commanders and explained my situation to him. He said his men should leave me alone. I do not have money to rent any house again. I want the government to help me. I do not have any sickness. I am not taking any injection. I only need help,” he added.

The Assistant Secretary of the Mosafejo Motor Park, Hamzat Sanusi, said the octogenarian was allowed to stay in the park because they saw the military ID card on him before he misplaced it.

Sanusi added that it was the union which had been bearing the burden of Yusuf’s survival.

He said, “He used to have a military ID card. We know him very well. But since he lost that card, he had not been given any entitlement. He claimed to have worked as a military officer.

“Sometimes, he drinks and smokes because of lack of family care. Since he had served the government, we think the government should rise to his plight.”

According to him, apart from the fact he was defrauded to the tune of N750,000 for fake visa, the pastor allegedly collected another N800,000 for prayers for business success before he would travel out of the country with the Visa.

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A 35-year-old housewife, Ugochi Eze, has been arrested and charged before Isolo Magistrates’ court for allegedly slapping a woman police Inspector in Lagos State, western Nigeria.

The incident happened at Itire police station where the Inspector, Temi Ade, is serving as the crime officer.

Trouble started after Eze was arrested by the police for alleged theft of telephone belonging to her friend.

Imo State-born Eze allegedly went into her friend’s house at 48, Aborishade Street, Lawanson and stole her phone.

When her friend, Chioma Alomuna, discovered that the phone had been stolen, she went and reported the matter to police who arrested Eze.

At the station, the inspector wanted to find out what happened and the offence she committed that brought her to the station.
Eze allegedly slapped the Inspector in anger and refused to talk to her and other officers at the station.

Eze was charged to court for assault and theft under the criminal Code.
When she was arraigned, she pleaded not guilty.

The presiding Magistrate, Mrs A. K. Shonubi granted Eze bail in the sum of N30,000 with one surety in like sum.

She was remanded in prison custody at Kirikiri pending when she will perfect her bail.

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A Federal High Court sitting in Jos, the Plateau State capital, on Wednesday ordered the prison remand of the Managing Director of Dadin Kowa Microfinance Bank Limited, Mr. Irmiya Jatau, over N11.5bn fraud.

Also remanded was the Bishop of Maranatha Church, Jonas Katung, who was charged alongside Jatau by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, which accused them of defrauding hundreds of depositors.

The accused were slammed with 24 counts before Justice Musa Kurya.

Joined with them in the charge are one Okewole Dayo and Dadin Kowa Microfinance Bank Limited.

The EFCC alleged that the defendants conspired to defraud over 64,000 customers of the defunct Covenant Fadama Cooperative Society to the tune of N11.5 bn.

In one of the counts filed against the accused, the EFCC alleged that sometime in 2012, they “did conspire with yourselves to commit money laundering contrary to Section 18 (a )of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2011, as amended by the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2012 and punishable under Section 15 (3) of the same Act.”

They were also accused of transferring the sum of N50m from Covenant Fadama Cooperative Society account to a First Bank account, with number 2003050001625, into the Dadin Kowa Microfinance, First Bank account Number-2016452671.

This sum, the count said, represented proceeds of unlawful acts and amounted to an offence contrary to Section 15 (25) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011, as amended by the Money Laundering amendment (Prohibition) Act 2012 and punishable under Section 54 of the same Act, among others.

But when the charges were read to them, all the accused persons pleaded not guilty, except Bishop Katung, who pleaded guilty to one of the counts before he suddenly changed his mind and pleaded not guilty like others.

Katung had earlier on December 9, 2015, been granted bail before the case was adjourned till Wednesday.

The EFCC prosecutor, Mr. L. P. Asor, said Jatau was not covered by the bail application earlier granted to the accused persons because no charge was preferred against him as of the time the bail application was granted to the bishop who is the first accused person in the charge.

According to the EFCC, the charges against the bank MD were only filed two days before.

However, while opposing the bail application, the prosecuting counsel argued that the bail granted to the first accused person should also apply to the bank MD since he is one of the co-accused persons in the entire case.

After hearing the argument from the defence and prosecution counsel, the presiding judge ruled in favour of the prosecution and ordered that the bank MD be remanded in prison pending when his bail application would be filed and considered by the court.

The case was adjourned till March 7 for further hearing.

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My dear, forget. I have heard similar stories before. I have a friend that works in the Ministry of women affairs (Dispute Resolution section) who mentioned a case where a wife poisoned her husband. The poison can be in the blood stream for 5 years or more, and his health was slowwwly deteriorating . She did it because none of the kids she had for the man belongs to the man. The man is very rich and she wants him to drop dead later, then she can have all the wealth. May God give us a spouse that will elevate us, not the one that'll kill us.

The Next generation network, Globacom has unveiled new data bundle plans for millions of its subscribers.

Speaking on the new plans, Mr. Ashok Israni, Globacom’s Chief Regional Marketing Officer, said a N3,000 data plan would give subscribers 6GB data valid for one month; while a N4000 data plan would give 9GB data plan, also valid for a month.

Globacom said that the N3, 000 subscriptions previously offered just 4.5GB data. While the N4, 000 data plan is a just being introduced.

To connect to the new bumper offers, he explained, all the subscriber has to do, is to dial *777# and follow the interactive SMS prompt.

Globacom said that the offer was being given at this time to encourage subscribers to keep browsing after the yuletide and festive seasons.

“We know that our subscribers must have spent a lot of money during the yuletide season. As the New Year begins, we are giving more for less to our valued subscribers to keep them connected on the internet.” Globacom explained.

According to Israni, the attraction in the new package is not just the huge extra 1.5GB data, but also the super fast Data capacity.

“The Bumper Data Offer rides on Globacom’s huge data infrastructure backed by the high capacity Glo 1 submarine cable, which brings direct connectivity between West Africa, the UK and the rest of the world. The facility provides much faster and more robust connectivity for voice, data and video.”

Globacom had also recently launched the Twin Bash offer which gives subscribers bonus voice airtime for every data subscription.

Twin Bash gives subscribers who recharge with N200, up to 200 MB of data worth N800, along with full value of the airtime recharged. The Twin Bash recharge, which is the best deal for voice and data in Nigeria can easily be done by dialling *223*pin#. The Twin Bash offer is also available on the N500, N1000 and N2000 data recharge plans.

According to Israni, the new bumper offers are the icing on the cake.

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Petite Nollywood actress, Moyo Lawal, has narrated how she almost passed out in the hospital, after which some armed robbers attacked her family home.

The bulgy-eyed thespian took to her Twitter handle @moyolawal, to narrate her ordeal, adding that January wasn’t fair to her.

She tweeted, “So a couple of weeks ago, I got so sick. I had to be hospitalised . The whole nine yards was wrong with me. I literally was so weak. My drips had to be rushed until I got stabilized. Energy was a luxury and I only used the little I had to communicate with family and the doctors (apologies to work and friends ,I left incommunicado).

“However, after a really bad night of stooling and vomiting bile, I had enough of the hospital especially because the nurse on duty that night was lazy (if not for my sister,I wonder what my story would have been) Anyways I couldn’t sleep and immediately I saw my sister move, I asked her to call my dad(who literally left everything to just come sit with me everyday) to come take me home, alas all his numbers and my stepmums phones were off,” the Royal Gamble actress added.

Moyo quoted a popular adage as saying, ” the only way to get over a really bad pain is to feel something worse (true ). The energy I got that morning was amazing . Discharged myself despite the doctors’ refusal.”

“I have never knew the worse had happened until I got home, loo and behold, we were attacked by dare devil robbers.

“Guess what? Armed robbers (emphasis on the armed), just left my dads place with all the phones, iPads, laptops etc. They also left with two jeeps, all my step-mum’s gold (they hit gold literally) all the gold my mum left for me and money; nobody was harmed.
“Thank goodness. These robbers stripped me naked. Its been a really low couple of weeks.

“Oh yes, after I left the hospital. I got whew. But that’s a story for another post . This is way too long sef who gonna read it ..what a January grateful for life.. p.s this is not a movie before you people start on that,” the curvy actress penned down.

According to the young lady, the man purposed to pour the acid down her throat, save for the little resistance she was able to put up.

No fewer than 100 suspected criminals including commercial sex workers have been arrested following raids of hotels and other hideouts by the Lagos
State Government.

It would be recalled that Bariga in recent months, had become notorious due to activities of cultists. Only recently, 65-year-old woman, was burnt to death when hoodlums suspected to be cult members invaded Oshinfolarin Street on a reprisal and razed the building where she resided.

Consequently, the state government has vowed to come down heavily on cult members and other criminal elements in the state, The Sun reports.

A special task force established by the state government raided some of the brothels in the area.

The suspects were arraigned in batches at various courtrooms in the Lagos Magistrate Court sitting in Ogba on charges bothering on prostitution and wandering.

At Court 15, thirty suspected sex workers arraigned before Magistrate A.S Odusanya, reportedly pleaded guilty to the one-count charge slammed against them. They were, however, sentenced to hours of community service with an option of fine.

Taskforce Chairman, Bayo Sulaiman, confirming the incident, said it is going to be a sustained exercise.

“I don’t see the exercise ending until the area is rid off unwanted elements, who are bent on turning Bariga into another flash point of crime in the state,” the Chairman noted.

Reverend (Mrs) Precious Amanze allegedly duped the widow, Oluwatoyin Simonson, under the false pretence of assisting her to clear her debt.