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Eltonluigi: Funny how u made ur post exactly 4:19pm why defending a well known 419, coincidence huh? And how would you have gotten access to a guy like Ade Bendel who is a well-known scammer if you are not one of his cohort or really HIM.

lol @ ur tym analysis. seriously, what is the most constant thing in life? CHANGE! That is what Ade Bendel is. If you ever meet with this man then you'll know what a real change is.

The moment I saw this thread, I put a call through to him, here is the conversation.

sirmee: hello sir
Ade Bendel: son how are u?
sirmee: am fine sir, av heard u d trending news?
Ade Bendel: laughs... I trust u don't miss any news, but seriously how can u give such huge amount of money to someone in jail? do they spend money in Nigerian jail? how come the prison officers didn't see him? or do they allow the use of mobile phones and internet in Nigerian jails? or do I want to un-sit d government of that time? or don't u convert that amount that amount into naira? over 10billion naira! well, son don't bother yourself. the EFCC knows where I live, if they are really serious about arresting me they know where to find me...
sirmee: ok sir
general laughter continues... the call ended

why? Nigeria why? why would our journalists spread unsubstantiated reports? why didn't the EFCC invite the person in question? afterall they have his house address and as I know, his house address has not changed from the one stated in the article.

This man is a real born again and I haven't seen anyone as a real Christian as him, have an encounter with him one on one then you will understand better what I am saying.

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After the Super Eagles pulled a draw in the
2014 World Cup qualifiers against Namibia in
Windhoek on Wednesday, we can reveal with
authority that there is a battle in the Nigeria
camp between the officials of the Federation
and the team which may lead to the boycott
of the Confederations Cup.
Players of the national team outrightly are on
strike. They have refused the match bonus
offered them by the NFF. “We have told them to go and play the Confederations
Cup themselves,” said our source in the camp.
“As at this morning, we are not ready to leave Windhoek if these issues are not
sorted out. It is either the raging camp issues are resolved in our favour or we all
leave for our various clubs and forget the Confederations Cup.”
Part of the grievances of the players is that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF)
cannot and should not slash their bonuses without consulting with them being the
actors who suffer all the throes, hits and pains on the pitch of play.
In addition, they brought the issue of the rationalisation of the backroom staff of
the national team into their demands. A prominent case was the forced exit of
assistant coach Silvanus “Quick Silver” Okpala whose services are obviously being
missed in the team.
Another matter raised by the players is that of the other assistant coach, Valerie
Houndenou, who coach Stephen Keshi had to employ and pay from his own
pocket. This, the players feel, is wrong and must be addressed in a holistic nature
otherwise they will proceed to their various clubs and forget about the
Confederations Cup.
As it is, a prolong agitation of the players will definitely affect the concentration
required to have a good outing in the Confederations Cup.
If this situation matures, Nigeria would have brought shame to Africa, if they fail
to participate in the Confederations Cup or if they do not do so well in the
tournament.

source: http://m.goal.com/x/en-ng/news/4045997

“My brother, I have plenty,” Esau
answered. “Keep what you have for
yourself.” But Jacob insisted, “No, if I have
found favor with you, please accept this gift
from me…for God has been very gracious
to me. I have more than enough.”
Genesis 33:9–11, NLT

Grace Flows When You Stop Struggling

Most people would have given up on Jacob,
the scheming deceiver and manipulator. But
not God.
One night, while attempting to appease the
brother he had stolen from, Jacob met the
Lord. He grabbed hold of the Lord and for
hours, tried to wrestle a blessing from Him.
What did the Lord do? He touched Jacob’s
hip socket and put it out of joint, so that
Jacob wound up helpless before the Lord.
The Lord changed Jacob that night. He
showed Jacob how it was only when Jacob’s
grabbing and wrestling finally stopped that
His grace was able to flow. That night, God
changed Jacob’s name from “deceiver” to
“prince” (Israel), and added to him
blessings that were beyond his own efforts.
You see, we cannot try to wrestle blessings
from God. It is when we give up on our
scheming, deceiving and manipulating to
get ahead in life, and completely trust His
grace alone that His provision flows
unabated.

Henceforth you will not struggle again in life!
Christ supernatural grace and unmerited
favor will rest upon you now and forever in
Jesus name!

Have a blessed week

dis is a clear evidence of what will happen @ 2015 polls. Gej understands he no longer enjoys the good grace of a common man on d Nigerian street, so he is ready to crush anyone who tries to be anti-gej. We must wake up and ready to kick out election rigging come 2015!

Ondo State Governor, who is also a
factional Vice Chairman of the Nigeria
Governors' Forum, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko,
and the National Chairman of the Labour
Party, Chief Dan Nwayanwu, on
Wednesday faulted video clips allegedly
recorded during the NGF election held
last Friday in Abuja.
The duo spoke at the democracy lecture
delivered by the Director-General of the
Nigerian Institute for International Affairs,
Prof. Bola Akinterinwa, in Akure.
Mimiko, who described the release of the
10-minute video clips as the height of
propaganda by the pro-Governor Rotimi
Amaechi's camp, challenged the
originators to release the three-hour
recording of the entire process.
He argued that the purported recorded
clips released to an online medium on
Tuesday merely covered an aspect, which
represented the mischievous intention of
the pro-Amaechi group.
Mimiko said, "Nigerians should ask the
pro-Amaechi's group why he presided
over an election, which he is also
contesting. I specifically raised that issue
and insisted that he must resign but his
supporters maintained that he should
supervise the poll as a sitting chairman.
"They asked me whether I resigned my
position while seeking a re-election for a
second term in office and I replied them
that it was not the same thing, because
the NGF is like an association; not a
democratic institution which had its
existence entrenched in the Constitution
of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
"When it was obvious that we could not
guarantee the source of the ballot boxes
and ballot papers brought by Amaechi, I
protested again that we should conduct
the election openly by raising up our
hands in support of our preferred
candidate, again, they rejected.
"The ballot papers they produced were
without serial numbers, and we
discovered this was a fraud; hence there
were protests.
"They never captured all these facts but
merely recorded the fraction of the
process, which was in line with their pre-
determined agenda. I challenge them to
release the clips which will cover the
entire three-exercise."
Nwayanwu, who also described the
purported emergence of Ameachi as the
factional chairman of the NGF as a fraud,
said he ought to have given up the claim
to NGF chairman when it was obvious
that his party, the Peoples Democratic
Party, had pitched its tent with Governor
Jonah Jang of Plateau state.
He also said since election had never
been held to produce the NGF Chairman,
the emergence of Amaechi could not have
been in comformity with the regulations
setting up the organisation.
The LP chairman said the fact that 18 out
of the 35 governors that voted attended
the meeting called by Jang as NGF head,
cast moral burden on the 19 votes
Amaechi purported to have got in the
election held a day earlier.
Nwayanwu said since the days of
Governor Adamu Abdullahi of Nasarawa
State to Dr. Bukola Saraki of Kwara state,
election had never been held for the
chairmanship position of NGF. He,
therefore, wondered where Amaechi got
his legitimacy from.
He said, "Amaechi should not allow
overzealous and anxious politicians to
destroy his future. He is still young, about
48 years old now. He should go back and
reconcile with his party.
"A party is always supreme. If he cannot
abide by the philosophy of the PDP, he is
free to leave. He can join the APC or come
to LP; but in our party, the party is
always supreme."

source: http://mobile.punchng.com/output.php?link=http://www.punchng.com/news/mimiko-nwayanwu-fault-video-clips-on-ngf-election/

Osun State Government yesterday failed to observe the Democracy Day
anniversary like it was done in other states of the federation and the Federal
Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The state Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola had
upon assumption of office in November 2010 declared that his government
would only recognize June 12 every year as the Democracy Day.
However, during the seven and a half years administration of former governor
Olagunsoye Oyinlola, Democracy Day was always celebrated with special
programmes.
But the last two Democracy Day anniversaries celebrated in the state had
been devoid of celebrations, as the state’s helmsman did not give recognition
to the day as the Democracy Day.
Although, workers in the employment of the state government enjoyed the
public holiday declared by the Federal Government, the people of the state
stayed indoors as there was no programme to commemorate the day.
Also, the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that used to
organize public lectures to mark the anniversary did not turn up for this year’s
anniversary and no explanation was given for the party’s decision.
The state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Sunday Akere while
commenting on the decision of the state government, said the present
administration in the state believed in true democracy, hence its resolve to
recognize June 12 and not May 29 as the real Democracy Day.
He said: “May 29 was just handover day. It was the day the military handed
over to Olusegun Obasanjo and that was not the Democracy Day. What we are
all enjoying today was as a result of the event of the June 12, 1993. So, our
Democracy Day in Osun is June 12.
“We cannot join the rest of Nigeria to do a wrong thing knowing that the real
Democracy Day is June 12. Every one of us today is benefitting from June 12.
It is wrong for anybody to say that May 29, which was hand over day, was
Democracy Day in Nigeria.”

source: http://sunnewsonline.com/new/national/osun-govt-shuns-democracy-day/

sKeetz: I don't see anything funny in this picshure abi Op, you inhale laffin gas?

Btw, nice pic...my future son better look good like me less I disown him

what are u insinuating? are u saying d little boy is not his son?

By Andrew Wychrij
Apr 28, 2013 10:47:00 AM
Robert Lewandowski has
revealed Real Madrid
defender Pepe told him
he had "scored enough"
in Borussia Dortmund's
4-1 win in the first-leg
of their Champions
League semi-final last
week.
The Poland striker produced an outstanding
display as BVB ran out convincing winners in
the first-leg of their Champions League semi-
final, but Lewandowski has warned the tie is
not over yet, as he bids to finish off los
Blancos on Tuesday.
"If we don't play as well as we did in the
second half, it will be difficult," the 24-year-
old told polishfootballonline.com.
"Real Madrid is a fantastic club and will
definitely push us to play defensively. We
have to look to score in Spain - that will
make our job much easier.
"We have to play just as well in the return leg
to show that this wasn't an accident.
Lewandowski then recalled a comment made
by Pepe during the first leg and looked back
on each of his four goals from the finest night
of his career to date.
"During one of the last corner kicks, Pepe
came up to me and said 'You've scored four
goals already, don't you think that's
enough?'" he recalled.
"Each goal was different. The first one was
from a great pass from Mario Gotze where I
got away from Pepe and got my foot to the
ball.
"For the second goal, I knew I wasn't offside
so I quickly put the ball in at the near post.
The third goal was automatic for me. I
stopped Mats Hummels' s
By Andrew Wychrij
Apr 28, 2013 10:47:00 AM
Robert Lewandowski has
revealed Real Madrid
defender Pepe told him
he had "scored enough"
in Borussia Dortmund's
4-1 win in the first-leg
of their Champions
League semi-final last
week.
The Poland striker produced an outstanding
display as BVB ran out convincing winners in
the first-leg of their Champions League semi-
final, but Lewandowski has warned the tie is
not over yet, as he bids to finish off los
Blancos on Tuesday.
"If we don't play as well as we did in the
second half, it will be difficult," the 24-year-
old told polishfootballonline.com.
"Real Madrid is a fantastic club and will
definitely push us to play defensively. We
have to look to score in Spain - that will
make our job much easier.
"We have to play just as well in the return leg
to show that this wasn't an accident.
Lewandowski then recalled a comment made
by Pepe during the first leg and looked back
on each of his four goals from the finest night
of his career to date.
"During one of the last corner kicks, Pepe
came up to me and said 'You've scored four
goals already, don't you think that's
enough?'" he recalled.
"Each goal was different. The first one was
from a great pass from Mario Gotze where I
got away from Pepe and got my foot to the
ball.
"For the second goal, I knew I wasn't offside
so I quickly put the ball in at the near post.
The third goal was automatic for me. I
stopped Mats Hummels' shot, turned and
coolly slotted into the top corner. In this
situation, the first touch was the most
important factor. The fourth was a penalty -
nothing to comment on that."
"I am very proud but I think it will completely
sink in after the season is over. We have
made a huge step to make it to the final, but
we are not there yet. I am very happy that
we defeated Real Madrid in great style -
especially in the second half where they had
no chance against us. We played perfectly."

source: http://m.goal.com/x/en-ng/news/3937806

ochukwuma15: Kids, have no right whatsoever, to insult adults, even when those adults are dancing in the market square without an under wear.

But they have the right to point out the mistakes, errors and ommissions of the adults for future references, which is what i believe that the honourable speaker is doing.

If mr. Obasanjo (not general please) did'nt perform up to average as mr. Tambuwal is making us to believe, why not invite him to the house to explain himself.
And if mr. Speaker thinks that the former president committed any atrocity in odi and zaki biam, then invite him for questioning, for christ sake, you are the mouthpiece of the country.

Deep down inside me, i believe that mr. Mathew olusegun obasanjo performed below 30 percent in his 8 years rule as the president of Nigeria, but until nigerians are ready to do the right thing (which is to prosecute him ), they should allow the old man (91 years) to rest.

- Chuks writes from Enugu, Nigeria.

are we now on nairaland fm or nairaland tv?

May or will? title kinda misleading

nice pictures and nice development. if I believe all d pictures, I no believe d stadium picture... wait it seems I saw somtin like Goodluck Jonathan flyover........ pure rawbish

I know for sure after reading this some ladies will try it.

A Russian billionaire has unveiled plans to make humans immortal by
converting them into “Terminator-style” cyborgs – a creature that’s
part human and part machine – within the next three decades.
Thirty two-year-old mogul,
Dmitry Itskov has been
pushing the project forward
since 2011 when he
founded the 2045 Initiative.
His ultimate goal is to
transfer a person’s mind or
consciousness from a living
brain into a machine with that its personality and memories intact.
The so called “Cyborg” will have no physical form, and exist in a network
similar to the Internet and be able to travel at the speed of light all over
the Earth, or even into the space.
Itskov’s first highly ambitious goal, called Avatar A, involves a person
controlling a robotic human replica through a brain-machine interface
(BMI), a technology that already exists.
The deadline for this first stage is set for 2020. The Avatar B, due in 2025,
would involve transplanting a human brain into an artificial body “at the
end of one’s life.”
Next in line is the Avatar C, that rolls around in 2035, that would also
involve a human-machine brain transplant, but with all personality intact.
Itskov hopes the Initiative will have learned enough about the human
mind to free it completely from physical form finally, by 2045.
According to the report, from the Internet-like hive mind, individual
personalities could manifest themselves as holograms when they need to
interact with their environment.
“We believe that it is possible and necessary to eliminate ageing and even
death, and to overcome the fundamental limits of the physical and
mental capabilities currently set by the restrictions of the physical body,”
the project website says.
Itskov is recruiting scientists and authoring an open letter to the UN
secretary-general Ban Ki-moon, asking him to support to push society’s
transition to “neo-humanity.”

source: http://www.informationng.com/2013/04/russian-billionaire-plans-to-make-humans-immortal-by-2045.html

One of Nigeria's
representatives in the
CAF Confederation Cup,
Lobi Stars have crashed
out of the competition
after they were thrashed
7-1 in the second leg of the first round
encounter by Liga Despotivo Muculmana de
Maputo in a match played on Friday night.
Though the full details about what transpired
during the tie hasn't reached Goal.com but
reports have it that Lobi lost their
goalkeeper, John Lawrence at some stage in
the game and with alleged questionable calls
from the match officials, it was difficult for
the Benue-sponsored side to hold on to their
3-1 first leg advantage.
The club thus exited the second tier club
competition 8-4 on aggregate despite holding
a two goal cushion leading to the reverse
fixture in Mozambique.
Goal.com can authoritatively reveal that the
club from Mozambique which boasts of 11
international players gave Lobi a tough time
in Bauchi during the initial leg before the
home team got two late goals at the dead to
get a respectable 3-1 win after LDMM had led
1-0 for most part of the game.
LDMM have thus progressed to the second
round and will await the winner of Wydad
Athletic of Morocco and AS Douanes of Togo
also slated for this weekend in Lome with the
Moroccan side holding 3-0 lead secured from
the first leg in Casablanca a fortnight ago.

source: http://m.goal.com/x/en-ng/news/3882060

Onyeka Owenu

Asa

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The Nigerian Communications Commission
(NCC) has released new set of
interconnection rates for voice services.
This can be seen as the desired response of
many Nigerians, in line with complaints
made over the high tariffs charged by these
telecoms operators in the country.
The Director of Public Affairs, Mr Tony
Ojobo told a news conference in Abuja that
the new rates which takes effect from 1st
April and will last for the next three years
and will significantly favour subscribers.
The review, which will start from April 1,
2013, was agreed on after comprehensive
consultations with various stakeholders, the
NCC said in a statement on Thursday.
“The new termination rates, which
significantly reviewed prices downwards, are
informed by the depth of competition in
the industry, while taking into consideration
the position of new entrants and small
operators,” the commission said in the
statement.
According to NCC, the termination rates for
voice services provided by new entrants
and small operators in Nigeria irrespective
of the originating network shall be N6.40
from April 1, 2013; N5.20 from April 1,
2014; and N3.90 from April 1, 2015.
The termination rates for voice services
provided by other operators irrespective of
the originating network shall be N4.90 from
April 1, 2013; N4.40 from April 1, 2014; and
N3.90 from April 1, 2015.
The current rate, which is symmetric to all
operators, is N8.2.
For new entrants and small operators, the
tariff drop will be by 21.95 per cent from
April 1 this year, while for other operators,
the drop will be by 40.2 per cent.
“This determination shall take effect from
April 1, 2013, and remain valid and binding
on licensees for the next three years until
further reviewed by the commission,” the
NCC maintained.
According to the NCC, a new entrant is a
newly licensed operator entering an existing
or new market within zero and three years,
while a small operator, for the purpose of
the determination, is an existing operator
with a market share of zero to 7.5 per cent
in terms of subscriber base.
It will be recalled that the current
interconnection rate regulation was
implemented through the NCC
Interconnection Rate Determination issued
on December 21, 2009. Since then, the
Nigerian communications market has seen
tremendous growth in both, subscriber
numbers as well as traffic volumes and
available technologies.
In June 2012, the commission appointed
Price Water House Coopers (PWC) to
undertake a cost study for voice
interconnection.
In line with its commitment to a policy of
openness, transparency, fairness, and
participatory regulation, the commission
informed stakeholders in July 2012 of its
engagement of PWC to advise on the review
of interconnection rates for mobile and
fixed telephony services.
After series of meetings with operators and
other stakeholders, PWC provided the
commission with recommendations related
to the regulation of voice interconnection.
Posted by Channels Television on March 22,
2013.

source: www.channelstv.com:

Fifa has announced that Goal-Line Technology (GLT) will be used at both the 2013 Confederations Cup and the 2014 World Cup.

The scheme underwent a trial during December's Club World Cup, and the governing body has decided to put it to further use at their upcoming competitions.

"The aim is to use GLT in order to support the match officials and to install a system in all stadia, pending the successful installation, and pre-match referee tests," a statement read.

"With different technologies on the market, Fifa has launched a tender today, setting out the technical requirements for the two forthcoming competitions in Brazil.

"The two GLT providers already licensed under Fifa’s Quality Programme for GLT, and other GLT providers currently in the licensing process (that must have passed all relevant tests as of today) are invited to submit tenders.

"Interested GLT companies will be invited to join an inspection visit to the Confederations Cup venues, currently scheduled for mid-March, with a final decision due to be confirmed in early April."

Uefa president Michel Platini is unlikely to follow Fifa's lead as he is adamantly against its implementation, which means the likes of the Champions League and the Europa League will not see GLT any time soon.

Fifa president Sepp Blatter was initially against the idea of GLT, but he began to embrace such a prospect after witnessing England midfielder Frank Lampard have a clearly-over-the-line shot not given as the linesman believed the ball had remained in play

The Confederation of African Football has laid the blame for Nigerians’ inability to watch the Africa Cup of Nations on terrestrial television at the feet of BON
Nigeria was blacked out from the Afcon as a result of disagreement between the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON) and LC2, the agency that is responsible for marketing the television rights to member nations in Africa.

BON was negotiating to pay $1.5 million for the television rights but LC2 initially asked for eight million Euros which it later cut down to 4.5 million Euros. But BON refused to pay, hence Nigerian fans are unable to watch their darling Super Eagles on terrestrial television.

El Amrani said Caf has to continue to sustain itself and has to stay in business so they need to do the business in the best way.

“CAF needs to secure two things. The first is to sustain the maximum coverage of the competition and the other is to respect the laws of the market and the prices,” he said.

“We cannot sell to someone who wants to buy at 20 times less than the usual price, we cannot do this otherwise we will have to close our doors. We cannot survive if we do not sustain the minimum value of our television rights.

“We have seen steady progress in the Nations Cup in the last few years, this is because we are self-sustaining and financially independent.

“Nigeria will go and purchase an English package or European football package at the right price but they want to purchase our package free or at a ridiculous price. We cannot go ahead with that, there is a minimum balance we have to maintain,” El Amrani explained.
www.goal.com/en-ng/news/4687/2013-africa-cup-of-nations/2013/02/02/3720296/afcon-tv-blackout-caf-blames-nigeria-for-ridiculous-offer?source=breakingnews&ICID=HP_BN_2

I tot dey said anything chinco dnt last

Suljosh: shut up punk, stop abusin ur father. u islamic extremist.

can't stop laffin @ ur stupidity. wot makes think am a Muslim Jonathan asslicker

seanet01: Na wa o. Just two (2) years for embezzling 23 billion naira meant for Pensioners?
Hundreds if not thousands of former policemen who have put their life on the line fighting hardened criminals here and there will have die as a result of untold hardship meted out on them trying to get their deserved Pay.
Walahi he no go better for the Judge wey hand out this Judgement.
Na thunder go strike him.

Ameeeeen

@least he didn't deny the tweet like Jonathan n his gang of liars.

I am from the centre of excellence. where d govnor is performing excellently well and even more intelligent than the president of the country.

I am from the centre of excellence. where d govnor is performing excellently well and even more intelligeintelligent than the president of the country.

SEOUL, Korea - January 25, 2013 - Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, today unveiled the Samsung Xcover 2, the ideal smartphone for active explorers who are enjoying outdoor lifestyles and seeking a durable mobile device with essential smartphone capabilities.
• The GALAXY Xcover 2 is optimized to endure against the most rugged outdoor conditions, whether you’re at work or 
   play. Protected against the elements, it is dust and sand proof. It’s even water resistant to a depth of one meter for up to 
   30 minutes (IP67 Certified). You can now take photos under water with the direct camera key, hold on tight to your 
   device with the strap holder and not worry about dropping your phone as the battery cover lock gives added protection. 
   device with the strap holder and not worry about dropping your phone as the battery cover lock gives added protection. 
•Pre-downloaded Google map data, an enhanced GPS ＋ GLONASS which shortens the satellite signal detection by 
   up to 20％ to tracks your location more accurately, LED Flash next to the camera which can be used like a torch and 
   a huge battery capacity of 570 hours(1,700mAh), making the GALAXY Xcover 2 is the best possible smartphone partner 
   for outdoor exploration. 
   for outdoor exploration. 
• In addition, the Cardio Trainer Pro workout application will also help you achieve your fitness goals by creating a 
   tailored training program, checking your progress and recording your track and speed.
   tailored training program, checking your progress and recording your track and speed.
• For everyday, users can expect the powerful performance characteristic of a Samsung smartphone with the robust 
   GALAXY Xcover 2 shell. Its vivid 4.0” (100.8mm) WVGA display provides a clear and wide viewing experience, 
   a 5-megapixel camera and VGA front camera that will let you record precious moments in high resolution,
   Bluetooth® v 4.0 gives a better connection that consumes less power and detects devices 50 meters away. 
   An impressive 1GHz dual core processor powers the core of the GALAXY Xcover 2, which ensures 
   a fast operating speed for seamless multitasking, faster webpage loading and softer UI transitions.
• Samsung GALAXY Xcover 2 runs Android™ 4.1 (Jelly Bean) enabling faster and smoother screen transitions and 
   providing an enhanced user interface featuring a new, easier-to-use notification panel. As a premium Samsung 
   Android™ phone, the device is packed with a series of innovative features and services to boost performance and 
   the overall user experience. The intuitive Motion UI understands your movements to shake and update or turn over 
   to mute; data can be synced, backed up and restored with S-Cloud; S Voice lets users control the phone using 
   their voice, allowing you to see the weekly weather forecast, the contact number you’re trying to find or even take 
   a picture as you speak; Best Shot recommends the best shot from a series of photos; Smart Stay recognizes 
   whether the user is looking at the screen to dim the screen accordingly. Users can also enjoy all the benefits of 
   Samsung Hubs, including the latest versions of Readers Hub, Video Hub, Game Hub and Music Hub.

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A former manager with Intercontinental Bank Plc (now Access Bank), Mr. Olayinka Sanni and Personal Assistant to Adeyemi Ikuforiji,  Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr. Oyebode Atoyebi have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over a case of conspiracy, stealing and forgery amounting to about N1.5billion.

Sanni, a chartered accountant and operator of SIDAW Ventures, a Bureau de Change, was alleged to have fraudulently transferred various sums of money from more than seven customers of the bank into the account of SIDAW ventures owned and operated by him without the customers’ consent.
 
Specifically, he transferred N65million from the account of Babington Junior Seminary; N40million from P.W. Nigeria Limited’s account; N15million from Mikano International’s account; N20million from Viju Industries Limited’s account, N306million from the account of Falana & Falana Chambers and Fafun Nigeria Limited and N1.2billion from Murhi International Limited into his SIDAW Ventures account without the consent of the account owners.

Besides, Sanni also collected the sum of $461,200 USD from one Chukwurah Nkiru, who sold it to him for the equivalent of N76, 559,200 but was not paid.
 
 Sanni is also embroiled in a foreign exchange scam where his SIDAW Ventures account was used to handle the sum of N104, 405, 000 where only  N72,229,000 worth of foreign exchange was paid to the customer leaving a balance of N32, 185, 000 being hotly contested between his firm and the customer. Oyebode Atoyebi, Personal Assistant to Ikuforiji was also arrested for complicity and conspiracy with Sanni for allowing his passport-sized photograph and name to be used to open an account in SIDAW ventures limited in the name of Akanmu Babatunde. With this fictitious name, Sanni brokered many shady deals and duped many innocent people.

The two suspects will soon be arraigned in court.

source: http://mobile.saharareporters.com/news-page/efcc-arrests-bank-manager-lagos-speaker-ikuforiji%E2%80%99s-personal-assistant-over-n15bn-scam

For a while now, the rumour mills have continued churning out stories, insisting that there were strings attached between Obafemi Martins and Mario Balotelli’s elder sister, Abigail.

The pair had been spotted together in at different locations, with love clearly in their eyes and the Levante frontman has finally confirmed that they are having an affair.

He also insisted that the erratic Manchester City forward, had no qualms about him seeing his sister, as they have a good relationship dating from their time together at Inter Milan.

“Mario is my boy. The respect is there because I used to play at Inter, in the youth team with him. He’s giving me my respect and I’m doing same. People are putting it in the news that he’s upset, of course he’s glad,” he said.

“He’s glad that Obafemi Martins is dating his sister. But if he gets jealous then it means he doesn’t want his sister to grow. But it’s not like that. The boy is not a bad boy.

Martins, who was recently dropped from the Nigerian squad to the Nations Cup, however insisted that marriage is not on the agenda yet.

He said: “The relationship is true but getting married or not, we haven’t discussed anything like that. She’s upstairs and we’re happy together.”

24-year-old Abigail, had earler told the The Sun in an interview in April that she couldn’t date a footballer.

“Mario wouldn’t let me anyway. He knows only too well what they are like. They are surrounded by women. Girls throw themselves at them,” she said.

source: http://dailypost.com.ng/2012/12/30/mario-balotelli-glad-i-dating-sister-obafemi-martins/

1. Press the Search button on your Nokia
Lumia and then tap Vision
2. Scan the QR code
3. Tap on the link when it appears on
the screen
4. Install the application from the
Windows Phone Store
Please note that this link is not compatible
with Windows Phone 8 devices such as
Lumia 820 and 920. Visit our earlier post to
download Windows Phone 8 version .
Today we are excited to announce that we
have made our magical picture show app,
PhotoBeamer, available for Nokia Lumias
running Windows Phone 7.5.
Two weeks ago, we released PhotoBeamer
for Nokia Lumia 820 and Nokia Lumia 920.
The app has been very popular and we
have received amazing feedback from many
of you. We are happy that you find
PhotoBeamer as magical and useful as we
do!
We also received a lot of questions about
when PhotoBeamer would be available for
Lumia devices running Windows Phone 7.5,
and we promised to make it available by
the end of the year. So we’re happy to
deliver on that promise today!
The PhotoBeamer is now available for
download for Nokia Lumia 510, Lumia 610,
Lumia 710, Lumia 800 and Lumia 900 in the
Windows Phone Store.
PhotoBeamer allows you to show your
pictures as easy and fast as possible to
anyone on a larger screen.
We are very delighted to see the great
interest for this app as we continue to
develop great imaging experience to our
Lumia Phones.
Happy Beaming,

Whether you believe it or not, Tonto Dikeh is the most controversial actress who rocked Nollywood in the outgoing year.

A product of Next Movie Star, Tonto Dikeh since she hit the limelight few years ago has never seized to be at the centre of controversy. The outgoing year is no different.

Her controversial lifestyle became more glaring this year judging from most of her unbecoming exploits. After the noise generated by her new tattoo last year, Tonto continued with her ‘wild lifestyle’,stepping on people’s toes and damning her critics. Her newly released singles, Hi and Itz Ova, did not help matters even though the singles became two of the most listened and downloaded tracks, with over 500,000 views.

Dikeh, who joined the bandwagon of other actors who succumbed to the moonlighting itch to delve into music, was lampooned and criticised by her fans for the uninspiring singles. Yet, she was not deterred. While she was battling to find her feet in the music circle, her foes romantically linked her to the Kukere crooner, Iyanya who squealers said was seeing Ghanaian leggy actress, Yvonne Nelson. For Iyanya and Tonto Dikeh it was all about who has left who for who.

However, this whole saga began when Yvonne Nelson took to the internet to vent her feelings after Iyanya dumped her for Tonto Dikeh. The drama continued unabated until Tonto Dikeh replied Yvonne’s tweet and the two actresses took their rivalry to Blackberry messenger (BBM) where they threw ‘nasty’ insults at each other.


source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/12/tonto-dikeh-nollywood-controversial-actress-of-the-year

No fewer than nine persons lost their lives
in an auto crash, which occurred along
Gbongan-Ife road, Osun State, on Thursday.
Eyewitness said the accident occurred in
front of Gbongan High School when a
commercial bus collided with a diesel
tanker.
It was gathered that 11 persons sustained
injuries in the crash, which left rescue
workers and sympathisers battling to save
the lives of the victims.
The white commercial bus involved in the
accident bore XA 478 MAP number-plate
while the diesel truck bore XA 585 ALK
number-plate.
A passer-by said the accident was caused
by over speeding, adding that many of the
victims had their bodies mangled.
When contacted, the Sector Commander of
the Federal Road Safety Corps, in the state,
Mr. Imoh Etuk, said preliminary
investigation showed that the accident was
caused by recklessness.
He said, “People involved in the accident
are 20. They are 12 females, five males, one
male child and two female children. The
people who died are nine, and they include
six female adults, two male adults and a
child.”

source: http://www.punchng.com/news/nine-die-in-osun-crash/