Don Jazzy debunks rumours of making up with Dbanj

Don Jazzy laid the boiling issues to rest when he took to social network, Twitter. According to the former gist making the round, Kanye West was said to be working on reconciling both parties and has as a matter of rumour, threatened to kick the kokomaster out of his G.O.O.D music label if he fails to settle his score with Don Jazzy.
But in Don Jazzy’s tweet, where a fan with Twitter name, @nope2farmerz,  asked him to confirm the truth behind the story.
Don Jazzy then replied at exactly 6:46 AM on Monday, 21st of August, saying there was bot truth behind the story.
Michael Collins ?@DONJAZZY
False. thanks for asking. RT @nope2famzers: @DONJAZZY Pls How tru Is De Kanye Donjazzy And Dbanj Story Sir!!!Confirm?

Heartland FC beats Lobi Stars to lift FA CUP

Heartland Fc this evening at the Teslim Balogun stadium retained its FA cup title by beating Lobi stars by a 2-1 victory making it their second consecutive FAcup  title in two seasons.
Lobi scored its only goal five minutes into the first half of the match at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos through its left-back Bassey Ezekiel.
   Heartland’s winger, Jolly Osas equalized for his team before the end of the first half.The winning goal was scored by heartland's  Ogbu few minutes to the end of the game.

Militants kidnaps 28 Oil workers in Cross River

A notorious militant group over the week kidnapped 28 oil company workers over the weekend in Cross River state.
The victims, who are employees of Sinopec, an oil services company in neighbouring Akwa Ibom State, were kidnapped by a militant group, Lactop Marine Force, operating in the Bakassi axis of the state.
They were said to be on their way to a Shell location in the Atlantic when the militants struck.
However, rescue came their way less than 24 hours after the abduction.
Investigations by Sunday Sun revealed that they were later rescued by the Joint Task Force (JTF) Operation Pulo Shield, in collaboration with the Eastern Naval Command, Calabar, Cross River State.

It was also gathered that the militant group abducted the oil workers following their employer’s failure to abide by the terms of agreement with the group on the provision of security to the oil firm early last year.
Confirming the abduction of the workers on telephone, spokesperson of Lactop Marine Force, Samuel Okoye, said: “We arrested the workers because their company reneged on earlier agreement that we should still provide security even as they have relocated to Uruan in Akwa Ibom State.
“But shortly after they moved down there, they turned their back on us.
“So, we had to strike to force them to do something.”
Okoye explained the reason behind the group’s action: “While at Ikang, Bakassi Local Government Area, they paid us to guard them and escort their workers whenever they went for oil exploration and services and when they left Ikang in October last year, for Uruan, they dumped us as if we are nobody.
“Even when we tried to talk to them on the issue, they bluffed us.
“So, it is a lesson to them to be wary of their activities.
“We are not after oil workers at the sea.
“We are after the Cameroon gendarmes, who have been terrorizing Nigerians on our waters.
“There are several companies operating on the sea and we have never arrested any of them except those who violate our terms.”
However, acting on a tip-off, the JTF launched an attack on the militants’ camp yesterday and rescued the kidnapped workers.

The Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Naval Command, Rear Admiral Olufemi Ogunjimi, who briefed newsmen in Calabar, said the JTF raided the militant group’s hideout in the early hours of the day, adding that the group allegedly killed a naval officer and three ratings.
Ogunjimi said the militants also carried out activities that dented Nigeria’s image at the Ikang and eastern water ways
Describing members of the group as criminals, who had nothing to do with the agitation for the reclaiming of Bakassi, which was ceded to Cameroon by the International Court of Justice, he said, “They are the type of people that give the country very bad image.
“That is how far we have gone and the operation continues and in no distant time we will get through with them.”

The FOC described Lactop, the leader of the group, as a criminal that heads a gang that kidnaps for ransom, engages in piracy and killing of innocent people, including uniformed personnel.
The Commander of JTF, Major General Johnson Ochoga, said they had been on the operation to flush out the gang in the last three days and that they were given the opportunity to denounce their criminal activities, but they did not embrace the offer before the JTF closed in on the camp.
Ochoga said there was no casualty when JTF struck, though Lactop and his gang might have suspected that the security operatives were on their trail.
He said one of the 28 persons abducted, out of panic when the troop approached the camp, ran away and that his whereabouts had not been known.
Also speaking, the Brigade Commander, 13 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Calabar, Brigadier General Shehu Yusuf, whose men were in charge of the land operation, said no life was lost.
Yusuf said Lactop would not be harmed if he surrendered himself.
Source; sunnewsonline

How Major General Frank Ozokogu's only Daughter was killed by her Facebook friends

The police in Lagos yesterday paraded suspects who killed Cynthia Ozokogu , the 24 year old only child of Major Gen. Ozokogu (rtd).

  The suspects, Okume and Ezeke claimed they met their victim, Cynthia on Facebook, sexually molested her while her she was chained before she was finally murdered. The Commissioner of Police, Umar Manko, told newsmen that Ezeke was arrested in Anambra State while his colleague, a 100 level Accounting student of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Okume was nabbed in FESTAC. He stated that detectives from Area E Command, FESTAC got a le

Mountain of fire 50 pastors fired over embezzlement of funds

    The unimaginable corruption and other forms of misdemeanour that currently permeate some churches in Nigeria, Olufamous.com gathered, has reared up its head again.
This time around it is at the Dr. D. K. Olukoya-led Mountain of Fire and Miracles (MFM) church, where sources say 50 of the church pastors have been reprimanded over allegations of financial impropriety and embezzlement of church funds.

   As the story goes, one Dr. Jeremiah Ajibola, who is the Assistant Regional Overseer (ARO) of the CAASO Regional Headquarters was said to have been queried from the headquarters over the decline in revenue coming from the CAASO region to the headquarters.
Following this, an accountant was sent from the headquarters to CAASO region to assist in the shoring up of their revenue and maintaining adequate financial propriety.
According to report, the church finances increased in the region once the new accountant resumed duty. Below are the increased figures a source got from the CASSO region:
APRIL – An increment of over N100,000
MAY – An increment of about N800,000
JULY – An increment of above N650,000

Crocodile Devours 70 year old man in Abidjan

Abidjan – Spectacle for holiday revellers turned tragic as crocodiles swooped on a 70-year- old man and tore him into shreds in Yamoussoukro , ,, Cote d’Ivoire.
Ivorian local newspaper, Info Soir, said the septuagenarian, Dicko Toke, had been the handler of the crocodiles for many years, until tragedy struck.
Toke regularly entertained guests, both local and international, by moving around the crocodiles and lifting their tails for memorial photos.

Police Invades baby factory in Asaba Delta state

A maternity where newborn babies are sold to wealthy couples has been discovered in Asaba, the Delta State capital.
The police in collaboration with local vigilance group recently raided the storey building located in Oduke, a sparsely populated area of Okwe community in the metropolis.
Three pregnant women and a suspected member of the syndicate were apprehended during the raid.
The Delta State Police Command spokesman, DSP Charles Muka, who confirmed the arrest, did not give further details.
Muka said: “We have three pregnant wo

TRAGIC!! Young Girl robbed and killed by her Facebook friends in Lagos

As it is common in the western world, the story of Cynthia Osokogu left everyone shocked and surprised that this dastardly act  actually happened within our society.
 She happened to be the only daughter of Retired Major General Osokogu and also a post-graduate student of Nasarawa State University and  was a clothing retailer.
 
It was gathered that she was been invited to lagos by her new friends she met on facebook who volunteered to pay her flight to lagos as well as her accomodation when she comes into lagos.
 On the 22nd of July 2012 she flew to Lagos and was picked up by two young men  from the airport in Lagos and drove her to a hotel in Festac. At the hotel, they tied her up, robbed her of all the money she brought to shop for her business and strangled her to death. They then left the hotel and quickly deleted her from their facebook friend list to remove any trace of their connection.
  
 The hotel found her body and since her ID cards and mobile phone had been stolen, they could not identify her or call friends and family. Her body was deposited in a morgue in Lagos. All this time, her family and friends were praying for her safe return.
 
It was learnt that attempts by family members to ascertain her whereabouts were made more difficult because none of them lived in Lagos.
As weeks went by, concerned friends and relatives sent messages through BlackBerry device and social media about the missing girl but no information regarding her whereabouts was forthcoming.
But her corpse had been found in a mortuary. It was learnt that family and friends had thought she was missing because they did not know that she was dead.
 We all need to be careful with the kind of friends we keep on the different social network,and for the girls "Not all that glitters is gold"
 

Female Banker crushes LASTMA official to Death

A female banker, Yinka Johnson, on Friday crushed an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Mr. Hameed Balogun, while driving against the traffic in the Ajah area of the state.

This came three weeks after another official of the agency, Mustapher Adeleke, was crushed by a bus driver, who was driving against traffic.

The incident was recorded a week after the Governor Babatunde Fashola signed the new traffic law.

According to LASTMA authorities, Johnson, who is an employee of Stanbic IBTC, ran over the traffic official when he accosted her for contravening the law.

Lightning strikes 13 dead inside a Mosque

DHAKA (AFP) – At least 13 Muslim worshippers were killed and 15 hurt when lightning struck a mosque in a remote village in northeast Bangladesh as they held special Ramadan prayers, police said on Saturday.

The imam was among those instantly killed when a lightning bolt hit the tin-and-thatch building at Saraswatipur village, about 200 kilometres (125 miles) from the capital Dhaka, late on Friday.

The lightning appeared to “electrify” the mosque after hitting a rooftop microphone being run on power from a car battery, local council member Abul Kalam told AFP by telephone.

About 35 people from the village in the lake district of Sunamganj were holding prayers known as taraweeh — offered during the holy fasting month of Ramadan — at the time, police chief Bayes Alam said.

“All 13, including the imam, died on the spot. The bodies and faces of some of the victims were burnt,” Alam told AFP, adding six of the injured were hospitalised.

Fraudsters clones Gov Fashola private mobile number

      Lagos State governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, yesterday raised alarm that his phone number has been hacked by some fraudsters to extort money from members of the state cabinet and permanent secretary.
He said the fraudsters had opened an account in Skye Bank and used his phone number to send text messages to members of his cabinet to pay some specified amount of money into it.
“I must use this opportunity to appeal to all citizens and all of those who have received text messages purportedly being sent in my name. Apparently my phone has been cloned by some internet fraudsters, they sent messages round to my commissioners and permanent secretaries asking them to come and pay money into one Skye Bank account. “Please ignore those messages, they are not from us.

Abuja prostitutes arressted with SPERM filled condoms

  Used Condoms in the past is something that none pays attention to, but shockingly it has now become one thing no one wants to drop carelessly especially patrons of “runs” babes in the Federal Capital Territory because of the huge financial prices.
Information has it that herbalists now buy it from most call girls and runs babes in the Federal Capital Territory.
Already most patrons now pick their used condoms from prostitutes, and dispose it themselves so as not to get their sperm that is stocked in the condom in the hands of herbalists.
According to those who should know, many young girls who are now involved in the prostitution business are now willing to go out with men at any cost unlike in the past. They don’t haggle prices with customers because they make fast cash from the sale of the sperm of all customers that they sleep with.
According to some of the young prostitutes, some herbalists do come along from 4:30 am each morning to collect and pay cash for used condoms.
Last month and early this month, men of the Abuja Task Force arrested over 1400 prostitutes out of which over 80percent were caught with

CBN TO LAUNCH N5000 NOTES SOON

   The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will very likely release into the market on September 1, 2012, a N5,000 currency, under its ongoing currency and payment reform scheme.
The currency, according to a very reliable and close source in the apex bank, was considered because of the CBN’s cashless policy, which will be extended to other parts of Nigeria by next year.
The source also disclosed that the N5000 currency is like a guarded secret by the CBN, which it plans to release as a surprise to the market.
The N5,000 single note will be the fifth note to be introduced into the economy in 13 years.
  

Arik Air passenger caught stealing $6000 from a luggage

Officials the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, , yesterday, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, arrested a passenger (names withheld) on Arik Air flight W3 071 that was leaving for Accra, Ghana, for stealing $6,000 (N960,000) from the bag of another passenger.
The passenger was caught by an eagle-eyed cabin crew when he was stealing the money from a bag in the overhead baggage hold and subsequently raised an alarm which led to the arrest of the passenger by FAAN security officials.
 The suspect was later handed over to the police and transferred to Beesam Police Station.

BRITISH POLICE SHOW SUPPORT FOR USAIN BOLT

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT to Re-introduce Toll gates on Nigerian roads

Chairman of of federal road maintenance agency has disclosed that the federal goverment will soon re-introduce the Toll gates into Nigerian roads.
  During on interview on sarurday in Abuja he said “Tolling is universal for revenue generation and job creation. In developed countries, there is no place you go to that you don’t pay toll for the roads you use.

“If you are paying for water, electricity and communication, why can’t you pay for good roads? We will have more revenue to maintain the roads.

“Because when you toll, you get more revenue, you create more jobs and you have funds to maintain the roads.”

Tollgates were scrapped by President Olusegun Obasanjo during his tenure. However, since his exit in 2007, there had been reports that government was considering the return of tollgates to federal roads, especially as some states like Lagos had successfully introduced such on their roads.

The FERMA boss also said the a

Man kills eight day old daughter for RITUALS

As the rate of ritual killings continues to be on the increase in the country a man with names withheld has been reported of killing his 8day old step daughter for ritual purposes.
Already, the suspect, who confessed that he carried out  the act on the orders of a spiritualist in Ghana, is currently in police custody.

State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Charles Muka, who confirmed the development in a statement, yesterday, in Asaba, said: “One Mrs. Gladys Emafuru, female, of Okunu village Jesse, reported that at 15:10 hours, while sleeping with her eight-day- old baby girl, the child’s step father (names withheld) 24 years old, walked into the apartment and killed the baby with a cutlass, opened the stomach and collected the intestines and other vital parts.”

Muka  added that “the suspect after collecting the vital parts of the baby, concealed them in a black cellophane bag and was about escaping to Ghana when he was caught. He has confessed committing the act, saying that it was demanded for in Ghana.”
 Source; Vanguard

DANGOTE INSULTS NIGERIAN GRADUATES

If you were given an offer as a GRADUATE TRUCK DRIVER in dangote would you accept?????

Nigeria player dies during a football match

A Nigerian player by THE name Henry chinonso was promounced dead by a Romanian  hospital after he slumped during a football friendly match for his romanian team.

  He was reported to have slumped 15mins after been subtituted into the game. Doctors concluded that he died of cardiac arrest. Henry Chinonso was once a player of El-kanemi juniors of Jos.May his soul Rest in Peace.

TRAGIC!!!! Mother pushes 4years old daughter into well

A 40-year-old woman, Kuburat Bello, has allegedly pushed her neighbour’s four year-old daughter, Happiness Solomon, into a dry well.

The incident occurred at 1, Haruna Street, Fadeyi, Lagos, following a quarrel between the suspect and Happiness’ mother.

Kuburat was said to have been arrested after her own daughter told neighbours that it was her mother who pushed Happiness into the well.

Her little daughter, it was gathered, told neighbours how her mother allegedly lured the deceased to the side of the well and pushed her inside.

The Nation gathered that the matter was reported at the Fadeyi Police Station. It was transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti, Yaba, following which she was charged with murder before a Yaba Magistrate’s Court.

Her plea was not taken as the court lacks jurisdiction to hear the case.

Magistrate Mrs S K Metepo ordered that she be remanded at Ikoyi Prison, adding that the case file should be sent to the Director, Public Prosecution (DPP), for advice.

The matter was adjourned for DPP advice.

Pastor Invites Charlie Boy to church in Abuja

  Charlyboy’s invitation to one of the new generation churches in Abuja on Sunday was no doubt visited with a lot of criticisms from some people who believed that it was rather a waste of time having the acclaimed Areafada in church.

   The heavy criticisms that visited his invitation to ThisRanch Sunday service was due to the latest nude picture of the social activist that has gone viral on the social media. Even with the

Imo state to pay workers N10,000 wardrobe allowance

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state yesterday promised its state civil servants that it shall commence the payment of N10,000 wardrobe allowance starting from August as part of his ongoing reform in the Imo state civil service. THREE GBOZA for you Owelle Rochas

Another BOMB factory discovered in Kaduna by Nigerian Army

    The Nigerian Army in Kaduna on Saturday announced the arrest of a suspected member of a terror group after raiding an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) factory in the city. The Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 1 Div. Kaduna, Col. Sani Usman, who made the announcement, said security agents discovered the factory along Abuja Road, Rigasa, Kaduna, on Friday after one of the devices exploded.
“I wish to confirm that on receipt of information and distress call from some good Samaritans at about 2.21 a.m. on Friday, Aug 3; our troops moved to Taro-taro by Abuja Road in Rigasa.
“We discovered an Improvised Explosive Device factory where suspected terrorists were in the process of coupling the IEDs and we detonated some.
“The factory was cordoned and searched and the following items were recovered: IEDs at various stages of development, cans of 33ccl, a sack containing 33ccl, empty cans and two IEDs packed in fire extinguisher tubes as well as timing devices,” he said.
Usman said the troops arrested one suspect, while others escaped, shot and wounded two residents in the area.
  He said the factory had been demolished and advised property owners to be wary of their tenants.
The assistant director appealed to the public to volunteer information on suspicious movements of people to security agents.(NAN)

FIVE Nigerian athletes in OLYMPIC SEMIFINALS

  Not even an Olympic race could change the smiling face of Regina George. She is always smiling. It is in her character to do so. And five meters to the end of her heat in the 400m event here today  in the London Olympics, the US-based Nigerian runner was smiling. It was her first time in the Olympics and being in front drew smile out of her face. She ran 51.24 seconds to win her heat that included Rushia’s Gushchina Yulia who ran 51.54 to place second and Wesh Marlene of Haiti was third with 51.98.
    George qualified for the semi-final that will be run tomorrow. She kept on smiling while she spoke to the media at the Mixed Zone and when a journalist asked her if it was not strange smiling while running she said it was part of her to always do so. She was happy winning the race but admitted being nervous initially. “It feels good to win your heat in the Olympics,” she said, smiling.
“It was competitive. I was nervous but I realised it was just another race and I kicked. When I found myself leading I was confused as I couldn’t imagine I would be doing so. But I kept on pumping till the end. I now feel I can make it to the final where it will be anybody’s race. I won’t feel that way again. Now I feel I can be in the top three.” Well spoken.
The 400m race has home girl Christie Ohuruogu who is the Olympic champion, Sanya Richards of USA and Montsho Amante of Botswana who are all hot this season. They are favoured for medals here.

Regina George

“Regina George has to run a faster race, she has to run her Personal Best to be in the final,” Pat Itanyi called on phone from USA to say while wishing the athletes well. “My money is on Sanya Richards and Montsho. I’m not sure Ohuruogu will place among the top three,” she said.
Omolara Omotosho placed fourth in her heat and was emotional when she stepped into the Mixed Zone,limping. Her eyes were heavy and she could not utter a word as she struggled to hold back tears. She felt that she was out in the first round. But when results were compiled, her 52.11 seconds qualified her for the semi-final.
  Regina George says that if she gets to the final anything can happen. That’s true and the same way Amaechi Morten felt after his 400m Hurdles race. He placed third with 49.34 seconds to qualify for the semi-final although he slowed down towards the finish line.
Amaechi has run sub 49 seconds this season. He hit a hurdle at the last curve and this affected his strides. But he said he would run better in the semi-final. “The way I ran wasn’t what I expected. When I hit that hurdle I lost momentum.   But I’m feeling good and will run a better race in the next round.”
Whatever happens, track and field has lifted Nigeria here. Three out of the four athletes who competed in the morning events today are in the semi-finals. The other athletes from other sports never got this far. Osasuwa Uhuoma who is the next athlete is competing in the Heptathlon event which is still on although she was sevent in the 100m Hurdles.
“I have been in pains since this week. I have pains in my groin and I’m not just feeling good,” she said at the Mixed Zone, actually looking downcast. Athletics Federation chairman Solomon Ogba had promised to personally reward athletes who get to the semi-final and final evets here. Three did so in the morning and Blessing Okagbare has a race later tonight.
Meanwhile Blessing Okagbare  and Gloria Asunmu later made the night more memorable as they both qualified for the semis.Okagbare  ran the second fastest time of 10.93.
Source;Vanguard

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TRAGIC!!!! Young boy commits suicide for being accussed of stealing 2000pounds

  Corper Estate residence in Dawaki Abuja experienced a horrible scene on Friday morning when a 22 year old boy who was identified as Solo committed suicide for being accused of stealing 2,000 pounds belonging to a tenant who lives in the compound solo worked as a security man.
The spirit of death trapped Solo on Friday morning when the tenant whose 2,000 pounds was stolen confronted the deceased for stealing the money. Solo was confronted based on the local investigation carried out within the compound.  During the confrontation, Solo had insisted that he had no knowledge of the missing money. The tenant who left the house angrily had threatened to get the deceased arrested for questioning.
Solo who had boasted that he was not bothered about the tenant’s threat later hung himself in his room around 10 am of the same day.
 Eyewitness account narrated that Solo had made frantic calls to his family members in Kaduna shortly before he hung himself.  Another security man who works in the same estate had narrated that Solo who was brought in by one of the agents who supervises the Estate had expressed great anger over the allegation of theft leveled against him before he died.
    According to Julius “ I have never seen Solo in that mood before, however, his anger subsided after we started chatting outside the gate, suddenly he went inside and later came outside with N200, asking me to get call card for him from a nearby vendor, that he got his airtime exhausted while talking to some relatives. I went and got him the call card, and waited outside for him to join me, but he never did. When my brother came out and was looking for him, we had to go to his door, and when we looked through the window, we discovered he was standing, but was not moving. That was when we forced the door open and found him dead with a big rope coiled round his neck.”
Speaking further on how he had attempted to use knife and scissors to kill himself, Julius said “we saw a knife and scissors in front of him, obviously, he must have attempted to use that on himself before he decided to hang himself”
     One of the residents of the area, Mr Rabiu, also told our correspondent that the deceased was very close to his family while he was alive, but was disappointed in his action of taking his own life. He further asserted that investigation actually revealed that Solo stole the 2000 pounds, as the people through whom he deposited the money had admitted that the said amount of money was given to them for deposit.  According to Mr. Rabiu, Solo was such a quiet boy and never had problem with people while he was alive.
As at the time of this report, some policemen from the Dawaki police station have begun investigation into the matter. Also, sources close to Solo had revealed that his relatives were on their way from Kaduna, and may arrive Abuja on Friday night.

Charlie Boy goes NUDE again!!!!!

No doubts Charles Oputa(a.k.a Charlie boy) has become one of the most controversial artist in the Naija entertainment industry. Just recently he released an unclad picture of him on the internet. This leaves of question if the if this guy is really with his senses. View picture  here

BOMBS discovered after several years of BIAFRAN WAR

The Anti-Bomb Squad of Nigeria’s Enugu State Police Command has evacuated two unexploded ordinance that were abandoned during the Nigerian Civil War at Eha-Amufu, Isi-Uzo LGA of the state.

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, Mr Ebere Amaraizu, disclosed this in Enugu on Friday.

He said that the two unexploded ordinance were discovered on Wednesday by road construction workers digging gutters in the community.

Amaraizu said the two unexploded ordinance also known as ”UXO” were alleged to have been used during the civil war.

He said that men of the command’s Anti-bomb squad that visited the scene on Thursday evacuated the remnants of the ordnance for necessary analysis.

Nigeria's BasketBALL team loses to star studded US in the Olympicsteam

LONDON — The last group in England with this many records was The Beatles.

The U.S. men's Olympic basketball team beat Nigeria 156-73 Thursday night, an epic blowout that answered the Americans' detractors and sent a clear message to let them be.

After two opening routs that provoked criticism of their slow starts and outside shooting, the Americans rewrote the record books.

They led by 26 in the first quarter, had an Olympic-record 78 points in the first half and Carmelo Anthony scored 37 points, including 10 of 12 3-pointers, to break the U.S. single-game scoring record in less than three quarters.

"Our guys just couldn't miss," said coach Mike Krzyzewski.

Incredibly, they eclipsed the 100-point mark with 5 minutes still left in the third.

"When we get hot, it's a big problem," Kobe Bryant said. "So you have all these guys on one team and then all get hot on the same night, it's tough."

They broke the Olympic record for most points in a game with 4:37 still to play, and set U.S. records for 3-pointers (26), field goals (59) and field-goal percentage (71).

When Andre Iguodala hit a 3-pointer with4:37 left, the Americans had surpassed the previous Olympic record of 138 points set by Brazil against Egypt in 1988. When the record was announced to the mesmerized crowd, all the players seated on the U.S. bench got up and walked single file past Krzyzewski, slapping hands with him and his staff.

Gentlemen, take a bow.

"It was just one of them nights where as a unit we had it going," Anthony said. "It could have been anybody out on the court playing against us."

The Americans even one-upped the 1992 Dream Team. The 83-point margin of victory was the largest in U.S. national team history, eclipsing the 79-point spread when Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Co. beat Cuba 136-57 in their first game.

The U.S. seemed intent on breaking Nigeria's spirit, and when that was accomplished with ease, the Americans made a profound statement with their marksmanship.

Nigeria was the first to get the message.

"When they shoot like this, I don't know if there is any team that can beat them," said Ike Diogu, one of the Nigerians who promised not to be intimidated by the Americans.

Bryant scored 16 points – 14 in the first quarter – for the Americans, who scored 49 points in the first, left the floor leading 78-45 at half and then doubled their total in the second half.

Russell Westbrook finished with 21 points, Kevin Love 15 and Kevin Durant 14 for the U.S., which will play Lithuania on Saturday. The Americans have won their first three games with ease, but now things are expected to get a lot tougher as they approach next week's medal round.

Diogu scored 27 to lead Nigeria (1-2), which was as good as done after Durant hit a 3-pointer 11 seconds in, snapping an 0-for-14 slump by the U.S. in the first quarter in the tourney.

Bryant was mostly a non-factor in wins over France and Tunisia, playing just 21 minutes and getting into early foul trouble. But from the outset against Nigeria, the two-time Olympian nicknamed the Black Mamba was as deadly as ever. He set the tone by scoring seven quick points as the U.S. (3-0) raced to a 13-0 lead, a haymaker that stunned the Nigerians.

Durant buried three 3-pointers, Bryant and Anthony added two from long-range and when Love, the NBA's 3-point champion, came off the bench and knocked down his first 3, the U.S. team's shooting gallery of stars had opened a 41-15 lead and made the p.a. announcer's pregame comment that "anything is possible" seem prophetic.

He was talking about a possible upset. The only surprise in the first quarter was when the U.S. missed.

"We were looking forward to this game, playing against the U.S.," Diogu said. "You know we wanted to use this to show the world what type of team we are. We just came out flat, turned the ball over too many times and they made us pay every time."

After starting so sluggishly in blowout wins over France and Tunisia, the U.S. came flying out of the gates, led by Bryant.

The Americans seemed intent on breaking Nigeria's spirit, and when that was accomplished with ease, they made a profound statement with their marksmanship.

Nigeria was the first to get the message.

"When they shoot like this, I don't know if there is any team that can beat them," Diogu said.

Anthony, who made five 3-pointers in the first half, put on a shooting clinic in the third quarter. With the U.S. bench standing in anticipation every time he touched the ball on the perimeter, Anthony made all five of his attempts, punctuating one that made it 97-54 by throwing back his head, laughing and shrugging his shoulders.

He was in a zone unlike any seen before.

"It's a great accomplishment to get that record," said Anthony, who broke Stephon Marbury's scoring mark of 31 against Spain in 2004. "We did it in a very highly classy way. We went out there and we played basketball. We made shots. We make shots like that and play the way we played tonight, that record could have came on any team."

Anthony wasn't the lone sniper as the Americans made 29 of 46 3-pointers (63 percent), numbers that could stand for several more Olympiads.

Although an Olympic rookie, Nigeria, with 10 players who played college ball in the U.S., also has its share of pro experience.

Diogu, who was born in Buffalo, N.Y., after his parents emigrated from Africa, has played for eight NBA teams and Al-Farouq, the No. 8 overall pick in the 2010 draft, was traded last year by the Los Angeles Clippers to New Orleans in the deal for U.S. guard Chris Paul.

But there isn't a team in the Olympics that can match the American's celebrated roster with a combined 43 All-Star appearances, seven NBA titles and four league MVPs.

Krzyzewski gave his players the day off on Wednesday, a chance to relax and enjoy the games. Anthony and James Harden went to see boxing. Durant watched beach volleyball.

They came back rested.

And on target.

Task force apprehends 52 SEX workers in Lagos

Officials of the Lagos State Task force on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit last night stormed Isaac John and Toyin Street in Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria and arrested 52 suspected commercial sex hawkers.
The task force acted on a report published in The NEWS magazine of this week about commercial sex hawkers taking over the area and that yesterday was going to be the ladies’ night.
The task force officials first of all carried out a survey of the area around 10 pm and went back to the office to strategise only to strike around 12 am and arrested the suspected prostitutes whose ages range between 18 and 34 years.
They were taken to the task force office in a Black Maria. The raid was massive as several armed policemen carried out the onslaught.
Task force Chairman, Bayo Sulaiman confirmed the arrest when contacted, saying that there had been complaints and public outcry over the invasion of commercial sex hawkers in Isaac John and Toyin Street junction where there is a popular hotel whose owner also runs a night club.
“Isaac John is where we have the Government House and it is a criminal offence to engage in harlotry by the sides of the road. The people in the area have been crying over the upsurge of prostitutes in the area and the traffic gridlock by the night club,” he said. Sulaiman stated that the hotel and its night club had been causing untold traffic menace around Toyin Junction, saying that the owner of the joints had been served notice to abate the nuisance going on in the area.
“We have told the owner to desist from obstructing traffic in the area. We will not tolerate this anymore,” he said.
Sulaiman warned that the task force would extend the raid on commercial sex hawkers to Lagos Island, Ikoyi and Victoria Island where their activities had been on the increase, while urging those still in the trade to stop it as the wrath of the law would soon catch up with them.
“The state government will no longer condone this act of prostitution. These people are bad example to the youths. We have taken their photographs and finger print individually and when we apprehend them the second time, the punishment will be severe.
“We acted based on TheNEWS magazine report that Wednesday was going to be ladies’ night. We had to wait for that time and we struck and arrested them,” he stated.
The task force boss said the arrested commercial sex hawkers would be charged to court today, saying those convicted would be punished according to the dictates of the law.
He, however, said contrary to reports that once the prostitutes were arrested, some ‘big boys’ would settle task force officials to effect their release, the task force did not take money from anybody.
“We have arraigned several of them in court in the past and we had gotten conviction on some of them. The issue of collecting money is out of it. The so-called ‘big boys’ in the club don’t settle us,” he said.

Zamfara sacks 7000 ghost workers

Following a directive by the governor as contained in a circular dated July  27, and issued by the state Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Muazu Nalado ,the commissioner quoted the governor as having said that the July salaries be paid to only workers, who were duly verified as contained in the interim report.

NAN reports that the verification committee last week uncovered more than 7,000 workers, including more than half of government house personnel as ‘ghost workers‘.

In a circular dated July 27, Nalado said that Yari had directed that payment of July salary would be predicated on the outcome of the verification committee’s work.

The circular entitled: “July 2012 salary”, had been sent to the offices of the Principal Private Secretary to the Governor, Secretary to the Government, Head of Service, and other relevant government organs for compliance.

The verification committee, however, ordered those workers not captured during the verification to come forward with their complaints.

Scores of workers who missed the exercise were seen at the secretariat on Wednesday scampering to sort out themselves.

The state House of Assembly passed a resolution on Friday directing the governor to rescind his decision to pay July salary to only those workers that had been verified.

The house said that since the final report had not been presented to the governor, it would be wrong to implement any portion of the committee’s recommendations.

The lawmakers also said that since those “ghost and redundant workers” had not been served with letters of termination  the government had an obligation to pay them salaries until they received their sack letters.

Six suspects narrate how they killed Oshiomole's aide

     Contrary to the rumours that the killing of Gov. Oshiomhole’s aide Olaitan Oyerinde was killed by politicians in Edo State in order to ensure Oshiomhole failed in the last gubernatorial election, six suspects who carried out the operation explained their connection in the death of Oyerinde.
They were paraded by the Department of State Security Service SSS yesterday in Abuja.
Late Comrade  Olaitan Oyerinde, Principal Private Secretary to  the Edo State governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomole, was killed on May 4, 2012 in his residence at Ugbor GRA, Benin shortly before governor’s hard-earned
governorship election.
    The suspected armbed robbers who simply gave their names as Mohammed Abdullahi, Raymond  Origbo and Chikezie Edeh who are the  three armed-robber  gang while Saidu Yakubu, Sani Abubakar and Hassan Bashiru according the deputy Director, Public Relations and the Spokesperson of the security service, Marilyn Ogar.
   Speaking to newsmen, the leader of the three-man robbery gang Mohammed Abdullahi  said the security guard of late Olaitan gave out his boss by boasting to him how late Oyerinde used to bring home  large  amount of money due to his position as the governor’s aide.
He disclosed that during the operation, he personally directed his gang members to tie the security guard so as he would not see his face and they then proceeded to attack Late Oyerinde and carted away some cash, cell phones and apple Ipad.
He said: “We never had the intention of killing him. We went there just to rob him and get away. When we got there, he was relaxing in one of the seats in his sitting room with his wife and a baby in another seat.
“We commanded him to lie face down; he obeyed. We then noticed another man in the house who we also ordered to lie face down. Suddenly, the man (Oyerinde) jumped up and he was running towards his room.
“Being a big man, we thought he was going to get his gun. So, I shot him. In truth, I shot him only once. Raymond also shot him.”
Origbo (26) corroborated Abdullahi’s story with a slight variation: “We did not go there to kill him. We only went there to rob. When the man started running towards his room, I shot in the air. I did not shoot at him. It was Abdullahi that shot him. After shooting in the air, I walked back to the sitting room. It was my first operation.”
A third suspect, Chikezie (30) told a
similar story: “It was Saidu Yakubu (a.k.a Imam) that introduced me to Abdullahi who led the operation. I don’t know the big man’s gateman. It’s Abdullahi who knows him because they attend the same village meeting together.
“Before we got to the house, Abdullahi told us to blindfold the gateman so that he would not recognise him and we blindfolded him before we went upstairs. It was Abdullahi and Raymond that shot him. I did not fire any shot. We did not go there to kill him. We only went there to rob. I joined criminal gangs when I was deported from France in 2005 because my travel papers were not complete.”

Police arrest prime suspect for the RITUAL killing of 2 Kids

One of the prime suspects in the celebrated ritual murder of two school kids of same parents in Abayioma Village near Aba, the commercial capital of Abia State. One of the two earlier arrested suspects has been charged to court. The suspect whose name was simply given as Chinedu was said to be the mastermind of the ritual murder of Prince Nwoha (6) and Kenneth Nwoha (4) who were killed inside a palm plantation on June 11, on their way to school.

Following the kids’ murder, two persons, Chibuike (who gave himself up after the incident) and Chimezie who the former implicated, were arrested.  In the cause of investigation, however, the duo pointed the finger  at Chinedu who was then at large as being in the know of what happened to the boys.

  It was gathered that one of the arrested men was charged to court for abduction and murder while the second person was kept in prison custody to assist the police in tracking down the prime suspect. Chinedu, who according to Daily Sun findings had been involved in high profile criminal activities in the area since the kidnap era, was said to be living in Abayioma Village before he went to live in a nearby village called Umuafor.

From his new abode, he was reported to always make forays into his former place of residence to carry out his nefarious activities after which he would return to base.

As police spread their tentacles to apprehend the suspect who was also believed to be behind the theft in the house of the father of the slain kids when the man and his household went home to bury the boys, he walked into a well laid trap over the weekend at Abayioma and was subsequently arrested.

Chinedu was first taken to Umuobiakwa (Eastern Ngwa) Police Station before being transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Umuahia.

When contacted, the Abia State PPRO, Ezekiel Onyeike, confirmed the arrest and promised that all those arrested in connection with the incident would soon be charged to court.
Source; sunnewsonline

Pregnant woman nabbed at Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport for carrying hard drugs

  An Enugu state born woman who resides in Brazil gave her name as Mbechi Obiageli Susan. She was arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on her way from Sao Paulo, Brazil, by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, with the aid of a scanning machine.
Mbechi claimed to be three months pregnant and during the process of profiling, she excreted 51 pellets of cocaine weighing 900 grammes.
Just like the pleads of others who were caught in the act of drugs trafficking, she was not an exemption as she also pleaded poverty as the instigator of her callous action but the chairman of the anti-narcotic agency, Ahmadu Giade, was quick to disagree with her claims on the ground that there were several other credible means of earning a living than soiling her hands in hard drugs..
  He was quick to remind her that, “Poverty is far from an excuse for anybody to take to illicit drug trafficking. There are many other ways of making a living without breaching the law. Apart from offending the law, did she think about the danger inherent in ingesting hard drugs as a pregnant woman? This is why we shall continue to do our best to provide enabling environment to fight this menace that is fast assuming frightening dimension.”
      While the case of Susan was still being analyzed, two other women, Ms. Obiakor Maryann Okwudili and Ms. Anene Blessing Iruoma allegedly walked into the agency’s dragnet also at the same airport with a much more larger quantity of hard drugs which later tested for Methamphetamine smartly concealed in their customized panties, brassieres and hair wigs.

    Though the women tried to outwit NDLEA operatives, they were, however, betrayed by their body frisk; and that attracted the attention of airport security officials who suspected that there must be more to their gorgeous looks. Upon profiling too, the duo who hail from Nando and Igbariam in Anambra State respectively were discovered to have concealed the illicit drugs in their underwear and hair wigs.
They were both on their way to Malaysia via Cairo and attempted to board an Egypt airline flight. They too blamed poverty for their woes. The drugs weighed 4.5kgs.
Commenting on the arrest, Abuja airport commander of NDLEA, Mr. Hamisu Lawan, said he was shocked at the escalating rate of  women’s involvement in criminality especially illicit drug trafficking. Though he commended his men for their exceptional performance, he also expressed gratitude to airport security officials for their alertness and collaboration.
 
“The drugs were detected during routine screening of passengers. The suspects are helping narcotic officials in our investigation. I commend the level of cooperation among security agencies at the airport. I also thank the management of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, for their significant role in these arrests.
“Miss Anene Blessing hails from Igbariam in Anambra State with passport number A03660604. She was found to be wearing a customized brassier, pants and hair wig all stuffed with substances which tested positive for methamphetamine weighing 1.7kg. Ms Obiakor Maryann Okwudili, age 34, who hails from Nando in Anambra State with passport number A01444553, was apprehended on same flight with Anene. She too concealed 1.90kg of methamphetamine in under wears,” he revealed.
source:Daily post

President Jonathan promises Nigeria of improved power supply

President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday promised improved  power supply before the end of the year.

The President gave the assurance during a meeting with members of the Nigerian community in Trinidad and Tobago, where he is on a state visit.

“There will be a significant improvement in the power sector before the end of 2012,” he said.

The President also promised Nigerians of his government' resolve to fight corruption.

 He said Nigeria will honour the Air Services Agreement  between it and Trinidad and Tobago.

The President said the agreement, which covers direct flights between the two countries, will come into operation.

The Nigerian community called on the President to intervene in the $21,000 bond paid by Nigerians to the government of Trinidad and Tobago as a precondition for obtaining visa.

The request was brought before the President when Jonathan met with Nigerians living in the country.

Jonathan said he would ensure that an  agreement is reached on the issue.

 This, he said, would form part of the bilateral talks,   between him and Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar.

The President assured his audience that his administration would address all challenges and ensure that  relations between the two countries are strengthened.

The Nigerian High Commissioner, Musa Jon Jen, said over 30 Nigerian professors and 400 doctors and nurses work in the country.
Source :PMnews

Commissioner dies 24hours after appointment..

The newly appointed commissioner for Budget and Planning in kogi State, Mr. Simon Ige Olutimayin is dead.

Olutimayin was in office for only 24 hours.

He was sworn-in by Governor Idris wada on Saturday.

The deceased, according to a family source died in a Lagos Private Hospital on Tuesday night.

It was  gathered that the late commissioner slumped while attending a church service and was taken to a hospital where a case of stroke was confirmed.

Born in Egbe, Yagba West local government area of Kogi State in April 1950,  Olutimayin was an alumnus of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, where he graduated with a B.sc degree in economics in 1980.

He worked with the central Bank of Nigeria and rose through the ranks to become an Assistant Director in charge of other financial institutions before retiring in 2010.

Until his appointment by governor Wada, Olutimayin was the managing director of a Lagos-based Alpha Concept.
Source; the Nation

BOKO HARAM Issues warning again!!!

From Abu Qaqa, the spokesman of the Jama’atu Ahlis Sunnah Lidda’awati Wal Jihad, otherwise known as Boko Haram, came another warning yesterday, that the sect would attack any government functionaries, security agents, security informants, Christians and anyone who pretends to be a Muslim.    

 “We want to stress that in our struggle, we only kill government functionaries, security agents, Christians and anyone who pretends to be a Muslim but goes behind to assist security agents to arrest us,” he warned.

A statement sent to journalists in Maiduguri yesterday evening believably authored by the sect’s spokesman, Abu Qaqa, also claimed responsibility for the bomb attacks in Sokoto, Zaria and Damaturu. Bellow are excerpts from the statement:

“All praises go to Almighty Allah. This is a very important message from the Jama’atu Ahlis Sunnah Lidda’awati Wal Jihad. We wish to extend our profound gratitude to Almighty Allah for giving us the opportunity to fulfill the promise we made on launching spontaneous attacks in Sokoto. “We have reasons for all our activities and we only kill those who wronged us. We attacked Sokoto because many of our brethren have been incarcerated there. 

“We are gladdened by the successes we recorded at the office of the AIG in Marina and the police divisional office at Unguwan Rogo as well as the police station at Arkila.

“We wish to reiterate that our crusade is not for personal gain; it is meant to ensure the establishment of an Islamic state by liberating all Muslims from the excesses of the infidels.  “We strongly believe that Almighty Allah will reward us with his famous paradise in the hereafter as he rightly said in Chapter 9, Verse 111 of the Holy Qur’an.

 “We wish to strongly warn people to desist from collaborating with security agents. The fact is that we are the warriors of the Almighty and even the security forces are finding it difficult to contain our activities. 

“We want to stress that in our struggle, we only kill government functionaries, security agents, Christians and anyone who pretends to be a Muslim but engages in assisting security agents to arrest us.

“We are also aware of the activities of some women who have been recruited to spy on us. This is a final warning to all of them. By God, whenever we catch any woman spying on us, we would slaughter her like ram. 

 “We are responsible for the attacks in Bauchi and at the residence of Namadi Sambo in Zaria as well as the one in Damaturu where we bombed a patrol vehicle. “We equally dealt a big blow on JTF operatives in Maiduguri who, out of frustration, went back and killed innocent and defenseless citizens.

 “It is erroneous to say that we are killing Muslims. We don’t kill innocent Muslims. The fact and the bottom line of our struggle is to set the Muslims free from enslavement. We only kill the unbelievers.”

Newspaper vendor shot to death by Naval Officer

    There is palpable anxiety in Nnoyi Junction, Isialangwa South Local Government Area of Abia State over the killing of an Onitsha-based newspaper vendor by trigger happy Naval officer. Daily Sun gathered that the deceased, 23-year-old Chukwudi Onunkaji, who hailed from Amiyi village in Umuelele Community in Isialangwa South Local Government Area of Abia State met his untimely death when he was accompanying his relatives to the burial of one of their brothers.

Chukwudi, who until his death was a member of the Newspaper Vendors Association in the commercial city of Onitsha was killed by the naval officer on July 20 in company with some members of the Anambra State local vigilance group who went for the burial of one of the security men who died in an auto crash.
An eyewitness, Emeka Nwanka, another newspaper vendor based in Onitsha who also attended the burial narrated  the tragic scenario that led to the death of the deceased. According to Emeka, the incident happened when they took the corpse of a security man who served at the GRA, Onitsha who died in an auto crash home for burial in Nnoyi, where they encountered the naval officers.
  
 “We were in a convoy of about 10 vehicles and the ambulance conveying the corpse of the deceased and the Hilux vans belonging to the vigilance group in front and another one at the back. When we got to Umuikaa Junction near Owerrinta, we met a terrible traffic jam, so we diverted to a local route. It was when we got there that we found out that the traffic jam was caused by Naval officers at Umuikaa Junction.”
He narrated further: “When we got inside the compound with the first Hilux van conveying the vigilante and the ambulance, we heard a sound of gun shot in the air, it was at that moment that we were told that Navy people had held the remaining Hilux vans carrying other members of the vigilante. The first van in which  the boy that was killed was, reversed alongside the full convoy to go and meet the Naval officers to explain to them that we were not armed robbers but that we came for burial.”
The source further said that on getting to Nnoyi Junction, they found out that the Naval officers had disarmed the security men and ordered them to lie face down. When they approached the senior naval officer, he jumped out of his vehicle and ordered everybody to lie down and in the process, opened fire on the security men and in the process, the vendor was killed.

 “When we got back to Nnoyi Junction, on sighting the first batch of the vigilante who had entered into the compound, the leader of the officers jumped out and ordered everybody to lie down. When one of the vigilante tried to tell him that we were not armed robbers and showed him the ambulance carrying the corpse of their member, he opened fire on us and Chukwudi was hit in the lower abdomen.”
He also disclosed that when the naval officers realised what they had done, they beat a retreat and went back into their van even as the boy writhed in pains and bled profusely.

Woman Delivers LIVE monkey in Benue state

A young Nigerian woman has been delivered of a monkey-like monster in Otukpo, a popular town in Benue State. It was said to have taken place recently at St Theresa Hospital, Otukpo
   This wife of a hunter from Oju Local Government Area of the state was said to have given birth to a creature that looks like a monkey.
The strange delivery, was gathered, came as a surprise to the already mother of nine the who had successfully delivered nine children in the past and was having her 10th child before the strange creature visited her. According to an eyewitness, when the news broke out, residents of the town, especially those at the nearby Otukpo main market rushed to the hospital to see for themselves.
    Describing the strange development as congenital malformation, Medical Director of the hospital, Dr Stanley Bwala said the malformation could have been forestalled if the woman was attending antenatal care regularly and advised pregnant women to always avail themselves to routine ante natal treatment.
However, it was gathered that as soon as the hunter heard about the delivery, he came and removed the monster from the hospital, even as observers believed the abnormal birth was a usual occurrence to hunters who have killed several animals during hunting.
In a brief chat with elder Adah Okoh, a traditional ruler in the area, he noted that in the Idoma tradition, such child should not be allowed to stay with the mother for fear of reincarnation. Asked if the monster should be buried alive or killed, elder Okoh said that should be left for the family to decide.

TRAGEDY!!!!! 3 storey building collapses in Lagos Island

Occupants of a three-storey building located in Lagos Island are believed to be trapped under the rumbles of the building after it collapsed on Wednesday.
The building is said to be located in Anikantamo area of Victoria Island near Adeniji Adele.
Rescue workers raced to the scene and began checking the rubble for any signs of life.
The spokesman for the National Emergency Management Agency, Yushau Shuaibu, confirmed the incident.
He said a woman was rescued from the rubble alive.
However, people living in nearby houses insisted that there were some people occupying the building at the time it collapsed.
This is the latest incidence of building collapse in Lagos this year.