EX-MILITARY OFFICER KILLS SON OVER ELECTRICITY BILL IN ONDO STATE

Whatever could have made a father kill his own son is definitely beyond the ordinary. Read this touching crime report from SaharaReporters.

Tragedy struck yesterday at Maronu Street in the Araromi area of Akure, the capital of Ondo State, as a former military officer, Desilva Adedipe, reportedly shot and killed his son, Ayo Adedipe. Family sources told SaharaReporters that Mr. Adedipe, who retired from service at the rank of major, shot his son at close range as the two argued over an electricity bill.

A resident of the street told our correspondent that many residents fled the area for fear of their lives as well as possible arrest by security operatives. Our sources said that an argument broke out between the retired major and his son over payments for an electricity bill issued by the Power Holding Company of Nigerian (PHCN). One source said neighbors had tried to settle the matter between the two before the tragic incident.

A source said the former military officer’s son had verbally insulted his father. After a while, the ex-officer ran into his room and reemerged with a gun with which he shot his son in the chest at a close range. The young man died instantly.

KIDNAPPERS SEIZE CORPS MEMBER (AYOBAMI JAIYEOLA) DEMANDS 10MILLION RANSOM

AYOBAMI JAIYEOLA

Twenty Nine year old corps member, Ayobami Jaiyeola has been kidnapped in Lagos.

Ayobami she was last seen while leaving her elder sister’s house at Dideolu Estate in the Oniru area of the state in the evening of Friday last week.

A member of her family said “On Friday, she suddenly left the house and walked outside the main gate of the estate. We have not heard anything from her since then. Her phones were here so there was little we could do. “We asked the security guards at the gate if they noticed anything, but they said they only saw her walking out and no vehicle was seen nearby. “We reported the matter to the Maroko Police Division, as well as the state command headquarters.”

Reports indicated that yesterday afternoon, a man, who refused to identify himself, called the victim’s elder sister on the telephone, demanding N10m as ransom. The relative said, “We did not speak with Ayobami, but someone called with a private number demanding N10m. “When we tried to ask further questions about the state of our daughter, the man terminated the call abruptly.”

The crime must have been perpetrated by someone she knows. The victim, who graduated from the University of Maryland in the United States, was said to have returned to the country in January for  her youth service.

We are praying for her unconditional release.

ABOUT N500MILLION SPENT ON THE TREATMENT OF GOV SUNTAI

The SUNTAI drama goes on....................

Investigations by SaharaReporters reveal that poverty-plagued Taraba State has so far spent more than $1.2 million (close to N200 million) in ten months on the medical treatment of brain-injured Governor Danbaba Suntai. The state has also spent millions of naira more in security votes to the injured governor, estacode payments to him as well as members of Mr. Suntai’s inner circle, and transportation. The total cost to the state is close to half a billion naira, our investigative team discovered.

Mr. Suntai was injured in October, 2012 when a small plane he was piloting crashed near Yola Airport in Adamawa State. Mr. Suntai was attempting to land at the time of the accident.

After a brief stay at the National Hospital, Abuja, the injured governor was flown to a hospital in Germany. He was later transferred to the Johns Hopkins Hospital in the State of Maryland, the United States. After spending a few months there, he was admitted at a rehabilitation center for trauma patients in Staten Island, New York. He was flown back to Nigeria on August 25, 2013. 

Several sources in Taraba State told our investigator that the funds spent on Mr. Suntai’s treatment were not documented as formal expenditure by the state government. Instead, the funds were either directly channeled into the personal account of one Aliyu Umar, a US-based friend of Mr. Suntai, or handed to the governor’s wife, Hauwa Suntai.

THE DEATH OF PROF FESTUS IYAYI - ACCIDENT OR ASSASSINATION?????

The nature of two holes on the late Professor Festus Iyayi’s body gives life to suspicions by his colleagues that he may have been shot.

Along with grief, anger will be the dominant emotion when Professor Festus Iyayi is buried this week in his hometown, Ugbegun in Edo State. The two feelings have mixed, predictably with unsavoury outcomes, since the former president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, died on 12 November in an auto accident on the Lokoja-Abuja Expressway.

Iyayi was travelling to Kano in the company of three other ASUU members for a meeting on the ongoing strike by members of the union when a police escort van in the convoy of the Governor Idris Wada of Kogi State rammed into the bus the university teachers were travelling. Iyayi died instantly, while three his colleagues were seriously injured.

Wada, who was severely injured in an accident involving his convoy last year, was widely criticised by ASUU and the wider public for his failure to learn from his own experience and for allegedly failing to stop to assist the victims.

CLICK HERE TO SEE Iyayi's chest showing a big hole -VIEWERS DISCRETION ADVISED

The escort vehicle was said to have veered off from its lane to hit the bus bearing the ASUU members, a claim the Kogi State government denied.

TAMBUWAL MEETS WITH APC LEADERS

SPEAKER HOUSE OF REPS - TAMBUWAL

Leaders of the All Progressives Congress and governors elected on the platform of the party met with governors who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party in Abuja on Tuesday.

The meeting, which was held at the Kano Governor’s Lodge, Asokoro, was said to have aimed at solidifying the defection of the five governors.

The governors, who left the PDP for the APC are Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers); Abdulfatah Ahmed (Kwara); Aliyu Wamakko (Sokoto); Murtala Nyako (Adamawa); and Rabiu Kwakwanso (Kano).

At the meeting were the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mallam Waziri Tambuwal; a former Head of State, Maj.Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.); a former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; Kwakwanso and Amaechi, Governor Babatunde Fashola and Kayode Fayemi of Lagos and Ekiti states respectively also attended the meeting.

DR AKINWUMI ADESINA IS FORBES' AFRICAN OF THE YEAR

 The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has been named Forbes African of the Year for his reforms in the country’s farming sector.

A report by Reuters quoted Forbes Africa’s Editor, Mr. Chris Bishop, as saying, “He is a man on a mission to help Africa feed itself.”

Adesina was chosen ahead of some of Africa’s most prominent businesspeople: Aliko Dangote and Jim Ovia, also from Nigeria; South Africa’s Patrice Motsepe; and Zimbabwe’s Strive Masiyiwa. The report notes that although the country is one of the world’s biggest oil exporters, most Nigerians live in poverty, especially in the rural areas.

WHO WILL DELIVER OUR GIRLS FROM THE ROD OF WICKED MALES????

The title of this post is a perfect question we seek an answer to as the rate of rape and choice of victim is becoming more alarming

A 19-year-old man, Usman Joshua, has been arrested by the police in Ado Ekiti for defiling a three-year-old girl. Joshua, who lives in the same building with the girl’s parents, was said to have lured her into his room with biscuit.

Her mother, Wuraola, said she noticed that her daughter was not feeling comfortable when she returned to their apartment by evening. A closer look by her mother showed that the little girl had been defiled. The girl allegedly told her mother that she was playing within the compound when Joshua told her to come and take biscuit.

Wuraola said, “I am the biological mother of Pelumi. On November 3, around 5.05pm, I saw my daughter outside with her pant almost falling off her body. I discovered that someone had poured sperm all over her body. I asked where she was coming from and she said it was one daddy that took her to his room.

STELLA DAMASUS WRITES AN EMOTIONAL LETTER TO LATE HUSBAND JAIYE ABODERIN

Nine years after the demise of Jaiye Aboderin, father of Stella Damasus' two children, the late celeb's wife wrote this touching post....

Wow! It's amazing how time flies. It's been nine years since you left us and it still feels like yesterday. I guess it's because I remember too many things and feel all the emotions like they just happened. I woke up this morning with thoughts and visions of you, wondering what you could be doing right now and the number of new friends and angels you would be chatting with now. 

You were always the man of the people; who loved to put smiles on faces, especially mine. 

I also wondered what and who you would expect me to be now. I wondered if I have done justice to at least a huge portion of all the plans we had together. 

BURNA BOY SET TO LEAVE ARISTOKTRAT RECORDS PLUS DETAILS OF HIS 15-YRS BAN FROM THE UK

HATE him or LOVE him, he his one of Nigeria's finest music artiste with his distinct voice... His hit track "Like to party" cemented his place as a force to reckon with in the music industry.

Damiini Ogulu, popularly know as BURNA BOY is set to part ways with Aristokrat records. Although he is keeping the details lowkey, information reaching us indicates that he has set up his own label #BBG - Burna Boy Goons.

Burna Boy is not happy with the way his album was managed by Aristokrat hence his intent to take charge of his career by himself.

NigEnt also revealed a shocking information about Burna Boy’s past that could affect his career if confirmed. Read below.....

YAYA TOURE VOTED 2013 BBC AFRICAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR

YAYA TOURE

The Ivory Coast and English Premier side Manchester City’s midfielder, Yaya Toure has been voted as the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2013 for the first time in his career and after

This is the first time he has won the best player award after being nominated for the award for the last five years. He beat off competition from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Victor Moses, John Mikel Obi and Jonathan Pitroipa to land the title that also included the public’s vote. 

This five-man shortlist was drawn up by 44 African football journalists in November and was voted on online by football fans from all over the globe.

Afterwards Toure said: “This award is very special because it's not a president of a federation who votes, or a trainer but the fans who have voted for me. To join such a great list of names to have won the award in the past, it's an incredible feeling.

NIGERIA'S CORRUPTION INDEX WORSE THAN BEFORE ( NOW THE 144TH MOST CORRUPT COUNTRY IN THE WORLD)

PRES. JONATHAN IS LOSING THE WAR AGAINST CORREUPTION

Nigeria emerged as the 144th most corrupt nation in the world. Read more from PM News below...

Nigeria remains one of the most corrupt nations in the world, according to the latest report by Transparency International.

In the group’s Corruption Perceptions Index 2013, Nigeria ranked 144th, out of 177 nations in the world, scoring 25 points out of a possible 100 points. Nigeria’s corruption performance this year was worse than last year’s, when it scored 27 points. This year, Nigeria shared the podium of infamy with crisis-torn Central African Republic and neighbour, Cameroon.

Denmark and New Zealand are the cleanest countries in the world, sharing the first spot in the index, with scores of 91. Afghanistan, North Korea and strife torn, Somalia are the worst, with scores of 8 points, a woeful performance indeed.

BOKO HARAM INCAPACITATES FIVE MILITARY AIRCRAFT

The Nigerian military said on Monday evening that five of its aircraft were ‘incapacitated’ when suspected Boko Haram members attacked an Airforce base in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. Soldiers, however, killed 24 of the insurgents in a gun-battle, the defence headquarters said.

Several Boko Haram members, residents said about 500, attacked the Airforce Base, the Maiduguri international airport, and some civilian locations in the early hours of Monday.Scores of civilians were feared killed by the insurgents, although the military kept mum on the civilian casualty.

IHEANACHO WILL NOT BE PART OF MY WORLD CUP TEAM - STEPHEN KESHI

Stephen Keshi, head coach of the Super Eagles has heaped praise on Kelechi Iheanacho but admits there is little chance of him making the Super Eagles’ 2014 World Cup squad.

The impressive Kelechi Iheanacho was immense for Nigeria in their U17 World Cup triumph in the UAE, scoring six goals, assisting seven and winning the golden ball after being named the best player in the tournament. And while Keshi admits the youngster has been impressive at U/17 level, he is unsure as to whether Iheanacho would cope on the big stage should he be included in the squad for next year’s World Cup in Brazil.

“He is a fantastic player and he has very good qualities to become one of the best footballers in the world from his performance at the Under-17 World Cup,” Keshi told SuperSport. “But we need to ask if he is ready to play at the very highest level of football right now considering the weight of expectation that might follow such. “It should be recognised that the Under-17 tournament is a developmental phase for Kelechi and other players in that team.”

50-YR-OLD MAN RAPES 12-YR-OLD GIRL IN OSUN STATE

Osun State in the news again for the wrong reason as a 50-year-old man, Tajudeen Omole, has been arraigned before an Osogbo chief magistrate’s court for allegedly having carnal knowledge of a 12-year-old girl. The accused person was said to have committed the offence on November 27, 2013 at 1, Ikolaba, Osogbo, the capital of OsunState.

It was reliably gathered that the accused went to the house of the victim to ask after her sister who he claimed was his friend. The sister was not in the house and the accused cunningly lured the girl into her room where he allegedly defiled her. It was further gathered that although the girl attempted to scream for help, she was over powered. She, thereafter, reported the case to those she found around the house.

HARRY STYLES (ONE-DIRECTION) WINS BRITISH FASHION AWARDS PLUS LIST OF OTHER WINNERS

HARRY STYLES

Harry Styles has now added to impressive bag of achievements by scooping a prestigious going at the 2013 British Fashion Awards at the London Coliseum on Monday night. The 19-year-old heartthrob was presented with the Vodafone British Style Award from his pal, model Alexa Chung, and model-DJ Jack Guinness in front of the great and good of the sartorial world. 

Cementing position among the London fashion set, the teen hunk looked utterly thrilled as he arrived on stage to collect his gong, opting for low-key chic in a sheer black shirt, skinny jeans and an immaculately tailored blazer.

See the full list of winners and more photos after the cut..............

GOV. OSHIOMOLE HUMBLES HIMSELF AS HE APOLOGISED, EMPLOYED AND ALSO GAVE THE WIDOW N2M

                                           
Click>>>>   Governor Adams gives the widow N2Million

Governor Adams Oshiomhole,on Monday gave the sum of N2million to  Madam Joy Oviengbede Ifije, the widow whom the Governor disgraced and advised to "GO and DIE" last week for blocking the  walkways along Mission Road with her goods.

Besides, the governor and his family gave scholarship Bright Ifije, the son of the widow in his education in order to help the family. The N2million was given to her to a rent a shop and set up a business so as to resist the temptation of selling along the walkways in future. Oshiomhole and the family of the widow reconciled Monday during a breakfast meeting, where the governor reiterated his earlier apology to the woman following his outburst at her, which he confessed was as a result of anger from the way traders and drivers are frustrating the state government’s efforts to beautify Benin City.

WALE (US BASED NAIJA RAPPER) SHARES PICTURE OF HIS FATHER

From L-R -   Wale's Uncle, Wale and his Father

See more pix after the cut....................

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A LOO IN A KITCHEN???

A loo in the kitchen... inside the shed a migrant calls home: Planning officer' in the UK made this discovery when investigating buildings that fell foul of local laws

Toilet found in kitchen of an outhouse where two people lived. Two people also lived in a bungalow behind the house in Cambridge.

Landlord James Waite has been ordered to tear the bungalow down. However one tenant says he doesn't mind the conditions. Mr Waite says he is planning to appeal the decision

ENYEAMA SET TO BREAK RECORD IN FRANCE

Nigeria and Lille goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama will enter the record books if he can keep a clean sheet for just the first four minutes of his side’s match against Marseille on Tuesday. The Nigeria number one goalkeeper kept his 10th clean sheet in a row for the Ligue 1 side as they stayed second in the table thanks to a 1-0 win over Valenciennes on Saturday.

The 31-year-old has kept a remarkable 13 clean sheets in 15 matches so far this season, and needs only not to concede for the first four minutes of the match against Marseille to break the record of 948 minutes without conceding a goal. Interestingly, that record was set only a year ago, by Paris Saint-Germain keeper Salvatore Sirigu between November 17 2012 and February 8 2013.

But it could now be broken, with Enyeama having not conceded a goal for 945 minutes, since a 2-0 home defeat by Nice on September 15.

But despite the record chase, the player has been modest with his remarks on his current form. “I don’t count the minutes and I don’t let all the counting get into my head. My duty is to see that my team wins the game at stake,” Enyeama said last week after being named player of the month for the French league.

Enyeama was on Arsenal’s radar during the summer and in the early weeks of the season, with Gunners manager Arsene Wenger looking to bring in an understudy for Wojciech Szczesny, although Wenger has since appeared to cool his interest.

ROAD RAGE - HIT AND RUN DRIVER KILLS AND INJURES ONE IN LAGOS

A commercial bus driver, identified as Awe Idowu, killed two persons and injured another in a hit-and-run accident around Igi-Olugbin Road, Bariga area of Lagos State in Lagos on Saturday morning.

Eyewitnesses said it was like a horror movie. Idowu was said to have hit his first victim around Ladi-Lak, Bariga, but he refused to stop. Some commercial buses and motorcycle riders were said to have chased him and while he accelerated to avoid them, he crushed another motorcycle rider, Samson Akinwale, who was carrying a passenger around the Moshalashi Bus Stop. While the passenger had a cut to his cheek, 28-year-old Akinwale was said to have collapsed.

An electrician, Benjamin, who works opposite the scene of the incident, said he heard a loud bang and rushed out to see what had happened. He said, “It was around 11am. I heard a loud bang and rushed out of my shop to see what was happening. I saw that a commercial bus had hit an okada man (motorcyclist). The bus was half filled with passengers, while the okada man had a passenger at the back that had fallen to the ground. I saw that the okada rider was under the bus, blood gushing from his body. People were pouring water on him, to see if he could be revived, but he did not get up.

“The other man he was carrying only had a cut to his cheek. One of the passengers in the bus told me they had been warning the driver against reckless driving, but he didn’t listen to them.” The driver came down from the bus to see the extent of the damage, and on seeing Akinwale half dead, climbed into the vehicle, reversed and sped off again. Another eyewitness, who identified himself as Leke, said, “He drove through Moshalashi Street, and hit another pedestrian, breaking his leg in the process. He did not stop. It was when he got to Olorunkemi/Adifase junction when he was about to take a sharp bend that the bus fell into a ditch.