CplusJason:
Lmfao, especially that dumb girl crushing on you. Berlyn

Flashh:

Many more to add to yours, but I can't remember for now.

ebosie11:
Well I have no idea when it happened.But if check the screenshot of the person that shared the pics,it was shared today,not long ago.I ain't here to mislead anybody.One luv nairalanders!

Nearly N15m, along with three motor vehicles and an AK 47 rifle, were recovered from the nine kidnappers of Margaret Emefiele, wife of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, who was rescued last week, the Nigeria Police confirmed on Monday.


At a press briefing on Monday addressed by DCP Don N. Awunah, the police Public Relations Officer, he named the nine suspects, who are now under arrest, as including two soldiers. He said the gang, aged 26-36, was led by one Mohammed Abubakar (aka Dogo), 29.

i. Lance Corporal Musa Maidabra ‘M’ 28 years
ii. Lance Corporal Edwin George ‘M’
iii. Ernest Anthony Uduefe ‘M’ 32 years (dismissed Soldier)
iv. Mohammed Abubakar A.K.A Dogo ‘M’ 29 years (Gang Leader)

v. Mohammed Musa ‘M’ 26 years
vi. Mohammed Sule ‘M’ 26 years
vii. Ibrahim Abdullahi ‘M’ 30 years
viii. Aliyu Musa ‘M’ 30 years
ix. Mohammed Yusuf ‘M’ 36 years

“The Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris NMP, is committed in ensuring that all forms of crime, fear of crime and particularly kidnap for ransom and other violent crimes are brought to the lowest ebb throughout the country,” the statement affirmed.

It added that the IGP was determined to make sure that all those who are engaged in kidnappings, abductions and armed criminal activities will not escape justice, to which end the police will galvanize available resources at its disposal to make sure miscreants, hoodlums and deviants have their day with the law.

“Against this background, the IGP had ordered the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) and other tactical teams to swing into action to rescue Mrs. Margaret Emiefele, the wife of the Central Bank Governor unhurt and apprehend all those remotely or directly responsible for the dastardly act,” DCP Awunah said.

Mrs. Emiefele and three of her aides were abducted on Benin-Agbor Road in Delta State on September 29 but were swiftly rescued the following the day.

“The Nigeria Police Force will continue to limit the capacity of kidnappers and other criminals to disrupt the quality of life of Nigerians by the deployment of adequate manpower and resources in crime reduction, detection and effective prosecution of offenders in courts of competent jurisdiction,” Mr. Nwanah said.

While confirming that a ransom was paid for Mrs. Emefiele, he said it is a tool that is sometimes used as a bait or bargaining chip to save the lives of the victims of crime.

“It is also absolutely important to mention that the Police do not and will not encourage payment of ransom,” he said, advising relatives of victims of kidnapping to exercise “considerable caution” in such circumstances.

“It is inherently counterproductive,” the statement stressed. “At all times of kidnap scenario, it is pertinent the Police are involved and trusted.”

President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday sent names of six proposed commissioners for the Independent National Electoral Commissioners (INEC) to the Senate for consideration and confirmation.

The President also forwarded five names of proposed commissioners for the National Population Commission (NPC).

In a letter read by Senate President, Abubakar Bukola saraki on the floor of the Senate Thursday, President Buhari said that he was forwarding the list of names in accordance with the provision of Section 154(1) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).

President Buhari said that the appointees were made from the six geo-political zones of the country.

Those nominated included, Prof. Okechukwu Obinna Ibeanu Anambra (member) (South East), May I. Agbamuche-Mbu (Delta) (member) South South, AVM Ahmed Tijani Mu’azu (rtd) (Gombe) member (North East), Mohammed Kudu Haruna (Niger) North Central (member), Dr.Adekunle Ladipo Ogunmola (Oyo) South West, (member) and Abubakar Ahmed Nahuche (Zamfara) North West (member).


Those appointed to serve as commissioners of the NPC included Engr. Benedict Ukpong, (Akwa Ibom) member, Gloria Fataya Izonfuo (Bayelsa) member, Barrister Kupchi Patricia Ori Iyanya (Benue) member, Dr. Haliru Bala (Kebbi) member and Dr. Eyitayo O. Oyetunji (Oyo) member.

President Buhari asked the Senate for early consideration and confirmation of the appointments.
On September 27, 2016 the Senate adopted a motion which urged the President to quickly constitute commissioners of INEC in line with extant laws.

Airforce1:


I've watched tha dude many times n movies and he kinda acts sissy.

I ain't saying he's gay
But he acts like one.

He even chew gums sometimes.. wow

When the occupy Nigeria protest took pla­ce it was a movement against a Governmen­t that decided to remove subsidy and lib­eralize a sector that was perceived as­ ­inefficiently corrupt and the then oppos­ition party now the government in pow­er­ insisted that subsidy must remain.

Despite all entreaties and explanations ­that subsidy on petroleum products were not sustainable in the long run ,Tinub­u­, Fashola and others financed street par­ties and insisted that subsidy must stay­, now the same people want to scrap subs­idy and nobody is occupying anywhere!

The last time I slept in a fuel Station ­­was over 20 years ago when we took turn­s­ to sleep in my Fathers Peugeot 504 wa­it­ing to buy fuel. I remember vividly w­ell­ how the then military task force us­uall­y led by young officers used horse ­whips­ on the young and old as they trie­d to a­ssert authority at fuel stations.

Unfortunately that sad part of history i­­s suddenly becoming a way of life as ci­t­izens who hitherto drive in and out of­ f­uel stations now keep vigil at fuel s­tat­ions under very dehumanising conditi­ons ­waiting for drops of fuel.

My question is simple where were the pro­­moters of occupy NASS when Nigerians la­n­guished on queues? Till date premium m­o­tor spirit(Fuel) has remained above 14­0 ­in 34 of the 36 states of the federat­ion the only exception being Abuja and p­art­s of Lagos and those occupying NASS ­want­s us to believe they are protecting­ our ­interest! How ?

Herdsmen have been on rampage maiming an­­d destroying at will, from Ondo to Delt­a­, from Agatu in Benue state to Enugu i­n­ the South East these herdsmen have le­f­t a trail of destruction,sorrow ,and p­a­in yet the powers that be see nothing ­wr­ong in the actions these renegades.

Where were the promoters of Occupy NASS ­­when the government decided to import g­r­ass from Brazil for the comfort of her­ds­men and their cattle while simultaneo­usl­y banning the import of rice for hum­ans?­

In the eyes of the promoters of the occu­­py NASS the lives of thousands of unarm­e­d of Shia men, women and children mass­acred by overzealous security forces and­ ­those consistently been snuffed out by­ h­erdsmen is of no value, if it has the­ pr­otest should have being in oppositio­n to­ the creation of Sambisa forest in ­the s­ix geo-political zones of the coun­try in­ the name of grazing reserves.

For the first time in the history of our­­ great nation the country produced zero­ ­megawatts. Despite paying three times ­th­e normal bills, long periods of black­out­s is fast becoming a permanent way o­f life yet we have a s­iting power minis­ter who famously thunde­red that “a seri­ous government will fix­ the power probl­em in six months ” yet b­ecause of biscu­its the promoters of occu­py NASS will r­ather go for Saraki’s jugu­lar.

This is the kind of hypocrisy, insinceri­­ty, double standard and self centeredne­s­s that has prevented us from making go­od­ progress as a nation, lacing pseudo-­ ac­tivism with the venom of revenge and­ dis­traction is a prescription that nev­er works.

The complete lack of commonsense on the ­­part of the promoters of the occupy NAS­S­ agenda and their blind followers show­s­ that much still needs to be done in p­romoting civic literacy as it appears to­ b­e only weapon capable of extricating ­c­itizens especially young Nigerians fro­m ­the fangs of of those have consisten­tly used them to mask the real pains, ne­eds and desire of the nations citizens­.

“One way to be sure you are not making the wrong decision, is to look
vertically upwards ” – Oche Otorkpa

Information available to 247ureports.com indicates that a campaign of calumny within the leadership hierarchy is some quarters of the nation may have been launched directly targeting the family of Bala Mohammed through his son, Abdullahi Mohammed.

According to the information received, the national custom service through a consortium of online mediums had made publications indicating that the Nigerian Customs service had arrested the son of the former minister over the underpayment of a custom’s duty on a vehicle. The online publications accredited the statement to the spokesperson for the custom’s anti-smuggling outfit in Lagos, Uche Ejesieme. The gist of the publication went on to add that Abdullahi Bala purchased the said vehicle for N850million and owed N123.7million on duty payment.

However in talking to the spokesperson of the Customs service, he was quick to debunk the report of Bala Mohammed’s son’s arrest. He was emphatic in stating that the Customs had not identified and/or indicated that the son of a former minister was arrested. “Whoever says that we arrested Bala Mohammed son should provide us with the evidence that we arrested such a person” said the spokesperson who went on to clarify that the Customs service is not in business of witch-hunting, neither are they a political organization. “We are only concerned with custom matters, at no time did we tell anyone that the son of a former minister was arrested by us”. The spokesperson credited to the publishers of such news as mischief makers.

The said erroneous report – as it was initially published on Saturday January 30, 2016 by an online medium – was widely syndicated to fifteen [15] other online mediums who then copied the report verbatim.

The Customs service is expected to clarify the matter on Monday.

Stay tuned

…Relations shy to take her home as she’s now mad

From Okey Sampson, Aba

For many, Mercy (not real name) from an Edo State community had long been dead and buried by her kinsmen. But miraculously she is still very much alive.

The story of Mercy is one wrapped up in mystery. Before the mid ‘90s, the tall, dark and beautiful lady was living a normal and healthy live in a community in Edo State, where she was said to be involved in a business with which she took care of herself and members of her family.

Mercy, as was now named, was said to have at times travel to Onitsha, Anambra State to purchase some goods which she resold at home. Loved by all, she was reportedly leading a happy and fulfilled life.

But one day, according to a report by a lady relation, who pleaded anonymity and equally refused to give the name of their community for fear of in her words projecting them in bad light, Mercy got missing from her home.

According to the lady, usually comes to Aba to buy goods, there was confusion in their community as Mercy who was not used to be traveling about except on trips to Onitsha for business, which she did not embark on at that time, could not been seen for days.

Confusion then made way for apprehension. Having waited for days and yet their daughter could not be found, leaders and youths of the community set out to look for her.

First, the police in the area were alerted on the search for the lady and they swiftly spread their dragnet to see if they could get a clue of Mercy’s whereabouts, but all yielded no fruits.

Having been satisfied that finding Mercy was beyond the police, the community decided to look for her in their own way.

But the result was the same, there was no trace of their daughter anywhere and they left her case to fate, believing that one day she would come home alive on her own. But that was not to be.

In Mercy’s community tradition forbids a missing person to be presumed dead until after a stipulated time if he or she was not found.

Within this window of time allowed by tradition, there was still high hopes that Mercy would come back home alive.

But as this period elapsed without Mercy being found, the community went into mourning because their daughter had by the dictates of tradition died.

So, burial rites were reportedly performed. Although her body was not found, but as far as the community was concerned, Mercy was dead and buried and her name on the community’s register marked with red ink.

But years after, in 2014 to be precise, something happened. Mercy who had long been ‘buried’ in her community in Edo State was found roaming the streets of Aba as a mad woman.

How Mercy was found

The lady, who told Mercy’s story, was the one who found her. She said she was in Aba late last year on a business trip as usual and went to see some of her customers within the Ogbor Hill area of the commercial city when she saw somebody who resembled Mercy.

She said two things crossed her mind, either she was seeing a ghost because Mercy who had long been ‘buried’ way back in Edo years ago had not been to Aba before, or she saw someone that resembled their ‘dead’ sister.

But out of fear, the lady could not make further enquiries.

When the lady went back after that business trip and narrated to her people what she saw, opinions were divided.

While some people were of the view that she saw somebody who resembled their sister, others believed she might have seen a ghost, yet another group encouraged her to sermon courage and approach the mad woman when next she visited Aba and sees her.

So, on a recent visit to Aba, the lady again was heading towards the Federal Housing Estate along Opobo Road, Ogbor Hill to see her customers.

As fate may have it, on getting to Emelogu junction, she saw Mercy coming in the opposite direction.

Instead of dodging as she did in the first time, when Mercy approached, she called her by the name for which she was known back home.


The mad woman recognised her and stopped. Both ladies greeted themselves and engaged in a lengthy sisterly discussion to the bewilderment of onlookers.

After the discussion, the lady gave Mercy some items she bought for her and reportedly told people around that she would take her case back to their community so that her people could come and take her home.

But checks by Oriental News showed that since then, nobody as promised has come for Mercy who is now domiciled in front of a disused factory building on Opobo Road, adjacent St. Dominic’s Catholic Church, Federal Housing Estate, Ogbor Hill, Aba.

When this reporter went to take her photographs, Mercy charged at him, calling him a mad man and threatened to deal with him if he ever took her picture.

A resident of the area, John Ndudi described Mercy’s case as pathetic.

He said if her people have been looking for her all these while and she was eventually found in Aba, they would have braced all odds to reach her irrespective of her current condition of health.

For the relations of Mercy who had looked for her over the years believing she was dead and performed a mock burial for her, she is not dead and may recover from her present state of mind if proper care is extended to her, many in Aba believed.

Annie Idibia and 2Face Idibia are definitely one of the hottest couples in the Nigerian entertainment industry.

After being unveiled as the cover stars of the latest issue of Hello! Nigeria magazine, we’ve got more exclusive images from their editorial spread.



From dancing to making funny faces, it is obvious that Annie and 2Face know how to keep themselves entertained when they are together – and we love it!

The magazine’s latest issue also features interviews with Moments with Mo co-hosts, Michelle Dede & Bolanle Olukanni.

The Anti-Robbery Squad of the State Department of Criminal Investigation, Yaba, Lagos, has arrested a Lagos prince, Wale Jimoh, and seven others.

The police said the suspects were arrested during initiation rites of the Eiye Confraternity in the Jakande Roundabout, Small Kuramo, Lekki.

Jimoh’s father is said to be the traditional ruler of a community in the area.

Other suspected members of the confraternity group include; Frank Mafiana (32), Robert Williams (34), Koko Etim (25), Ibrahim Ogunkoya (21), Stephen Anoh (27), Adekunle Mayegun (25), and Moris Gordian (27).

PUNCH Metro learnt that the men had organised a party at a bar owned by their gang leader, Mafiana, and decided to use the occasion to initiate Ogunkoya.

It was gathered that it was at the last stage of the initiation that security operatives, acting on a tip-off, struck.

A police source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the suspects were “caught in the act.”

He said, “When we got there, we met the new member in their midst. He was blindfolded and stark naked. We recovered a gun, cutlass and a bottle of gin which contained ground pepper from the scene.”

The leader of the cult group, Mafiana, said he became a cultist while in a university in Enugu State.

The Delta State indigene said, “A girl had hugged me in public. That night, some guys came to my hostel and beat me up. They warned me never to go near the girl again.

“I became angry and called my friend, who was a cultist. I told him I was ready to be one of them. That was how I joined and rose to be the number one.

“I have gone for several missions and beaten up many rival cult members, but I never killed. When I came to Lagos, I stopped being a member and these guys only came to meet me that day to assist them with the initiation.”

However, another member of the group, Etim, countered Mafiana, saying he was the leader of the gang.

The Akwa Ibom indigene said the gang always met at his bar where they held their meetings.

“We are all members and he is the chief. I joined them recently and never knew there was going to be an initiation that night,” he said.

On the initiation of Ogunkoya, another member of the group, Williams, said they were called to the bar at the instance of Jimoh, the prince.

Williams said, “Wale (Jimoh) called Mafiana that Ogunkoya wanted to be a member. Our leader was initially reluctant, but when he saw Jimoh with a polythene bag containing a cutlass and a gun, he agreed.”

Jimoh on his part confessed that he brought the gun and cutlass, adding that he stole them from a shrine where Ogun worshippers in his community performed rites.

He said, “Although my mum is the present queen in the palace, I am not the real son of the king. The king married my mum and because he liked me, he adopted me.

“Ogunkoya is my friend. He has been noticing how we operate, and he told me that he was interested in being a member.

“I invited him for the party. It was when he was feeling tipsy that we removed his clothes to initiate him.”

He explained that torture during initiation was meant to harden the minds of members.

Ogunkoya, however, denied showing interest in the group, adding that he was threatened with a gun.

“I have never met them in my life until that day. I never knew they were cultists until they attacked and pushed me into a pit and started beating me around 9pm.

“They put a gun to my head and said I must join them or else they would kill me,” he said.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, Patricia Amadin, when contacted, said she would get back to our correspondent. But she had yet to do so as of press time.