FUEL TANKER FIRE RAZES 36 HOUSES IN IDIMU, LAGOS.

No fewer than 36 houses have been consumed by an raging inferno after a diesel-laden truck crashed and burst into flame in the Idimu, Egbe Idimu Local Council Development Area of Lagos shortly around 12.10am on Saturday.

Details of the crash are still sketchy but emergency agencies said on Saturday that it was too early to know if any one died in the inferno, which was said to have been fueled by the contents of the tanker, which spilled and spread along the road and its environs after it crashed.

The South-West Public Relations Officer of the National Emergency Management Agency, Ibrahim Farinloye, told our correspondent on the telephone that the response of the residents when the fire started, helped to avert a loss of lives in the crash.

120 PEOPLE ESCAPE DEATH BY WHISKERS AS AERO CONTRACTOR AIRLINE DEVELOPED FAULT MID-AIR.

Over 120 passengers, including the Director, Muslim Rights Concern, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, on Friday evening escaped death as an Aero Contractors Airline Flight 180 from Lagos to Kaduna developed technical fault mid-air.

The aircraft was said to have suddenly lost altitude, 20 minutes after it departed the domestic wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, forcing the aircraft to wobble in the air for over one hour before it was eventually diverted to Abuja.

Akintola, who broke the news to New Mail, said the flight took off from Lagos at exactly 6.30pm.

PRESIDENT BUHARI MOVES TO SLASH HIS SALARY AND ALLOWANCES.

There are strong indications that in fulfilment of his campaign promise to reduce the cost of governance, President Muhammadu Buhari may have concluded plans to slash his salary and reduce his personal emoluments.

It was learnt that the President expected the Vice-President and other political appointees to take a similar decision.

Punch newspaper gathered in Abuja on Friday that the President would have made his decision public but chose to consult with his close associates on how best to approach the issue without being seen as dictatorial.

CHOIRMASTER CHARGED FOR RAPING FEMALE CHORISTER IN LAGOS. #SAYNOTORAPE.

A bricklayer and choirmaster, Adewale Babalola, who allegedly had unlawful carnal knowledge of a 16-year-old chorister in his church, was on Thursday brought before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.

The accused, 36, who lives at No. 11, Maxwell Ijeh St., Aguda in Surulere area of Lagos, is facing a charge of unlawful sexual intercourse.

According to the prosecutor, ASP Godwin Anyanwu, the accused committed the offence on Dec. 2, 2014 at his apartment.

(GRAPHIC PICTURES) 96 KILLED IN GHANA PETROL STATION EXPLOSION. #PRAYFORGHANA.

 

At least 96 people have died in a fire at a petrol station in Ghana's capital, Accra, the fire service says.

The fire started as people in the city are trying to cope with two days of heavy rain, which has left many homeless and without power.

The flooding hampered rescue efforts and may have led to the fire, the BBC's Sammy Darko reports from Accra.

There are fears that the number of dead could rise as the search of the site continues.

PRESIDENT BUHARI IS CAPABLE OF LEADING NIGERIA - EDWIN CLARK.

A former Federal Commissioner of Information, Chief Edwin Clark, has once again canvassed support for President Muhamadu Buhari.

He described the President as being capable of leading the country; therefore, he should be supported by all Nigerians.

Clark, who was one of the staunch supporters of former President Goodluck Jonathan, spoke in Abuja on Wednesday at his residence when he received a group, known as Probity Ambassadors Organisation of Nigeria.

CHALLENGES BEFORE PRESIDENT BUHARI.

The momentous 2015 political transition successfully closed with the swearing into office of the various elected executive officers, particularly President Muhammadu Buhari and the various state governors on May 29.

It was a process that rendered Nigeria an enigma of sorts before the world. The elections were supposed to produce massive violence and bloodletting. Some even predicted possible disintegration of Nigeria. Nothing close to these predictions happened. Former President Goodluck Jonathan, by conceding the election to Buhari, gave Nigeria an opportunity to make seamless transfer of power from the ruling party to the opposition, the first time in Nigeria and a great departure from the norm in most African elections.

(VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS) NIGERIA 4 KOREA DPR 0. #U20WC

NIG 4 KDPR 0

Nigeria put behind its defeat in the opening match of the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup when it mauled Korea DPR 4-0 today at the Stadium Taranaki, New Plymount, New Zealand.

After weathering a tight first-half, An Ye Gun’s side went to pieces after the break as a quick-fire brace from Saviour Godwin undid all that good work. A fine final two goals secured al three points for Nigeria and put them back in the mix for qualification from Group E.

Captain Musa Muhammed looked to lead by example as the struck a thunderbolt of a shot onto the inside of the post from 25 yards, for which keeper Cha Jong Hun was only an airborne spectator.

CASH ASSISTANT HAD "N134 MILLION" IN HIS ACCOUNT #EIGHTBILLIONNAIRACBNSCAM.

Hearing in the Central Bank of Nigeria N8bn mutilated currency fraud suit continued at the Federal High Court, Ibadan on Wednesday as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission told the court that one of the accused persons, Mr. Ayodeji Alase, had N134m in one of his bank accounts.

Top officials of the Nigeria Central Bank, CBN, colluded with officials of private banks which included Alase, to defraud the country of about N8 billion.The scam involved the “theft and recirculation of defaced and mutilated currencies,”

Punch reports that,the EFCC told the trial judge, Justice A.O. Faaji, that Alase, a primary six certificate holder, started work at First Bank as a guard before he was promoted to the position of a cash assistant.

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SENATORS & REPS TO LEAVE WITH 109 JEEPS & 360 EXOTIC CARS.....

Senators and members of the House of Representatives will go home with the operational vehicles of the National Assembly currently in their possession as the 7th Assembly winds down on Friday.

Each of the 109 senators has a Toyota Land Cruiser Prado, commonly referred to as ‘jeep’, assigned to them for “operational” purposes like carrying out committee and oversight duties.

The story is the same at the House, where each member has a 2011 model Toyota Camry attached to them for operational duties.

ISIS EXECUTES 3 GAY MEN BY DROPPING THEM FROM THE TOP OF 100FT BUILDING. (PICTURES)

Depraved militants fighting for the Islamic State in Iraq have brutally murdered three gay men by throwing them from the top of a high building in front of a huge crowd of bloodthirsty onlookers.

Disturbing photographs of the atrocity - believed to have been taken place in ISIS' stronghold Mosul - shows one man being dangled over the edge of the building by his ankles before being dropped.

In the event the horrifically injured men are not killed upon impact with the ground, the baying crowd are encouraged to surge forward and stone them to death with a mass of rocks helpfully provided by the ISIS savages who organise the terror group's sickening public executions.

In a sequence of images, some of which are far too brutal to publish, the jihadis are seen with the men on the roof of the building before dropping them to their deaths.

RAFA BENITEZ TAKES CHARGE AT REAL MADRID FOR THE NEXT THREE SEASONS.

Having made his way through the ranks at the club, he returns to the Whites with ample international experience under his belt as well as a long list of titles that includes Champions League, Club World Cup, European Super Cup and La Liga trophies.

Rafael Benítez Maudes (16/04/1960, Madrid) is the new Real Madrid coach. The White club's latest project will be managed by a man who embodies success, experience and the Real Madrid spirit. 

Joining from Napoli, the 55-year-old has won everything on the international stage. A Champions League, a Club World Cup, a European Super Cup and two Europa League titles stand proudly in his extensive collection of trophies, which also includes 2 La Liga titles. 

BREAKING NEWS - SEPP BLATTER SET TO RESIGN AS FIFA PRESIDENT AMID CORRUPTION SCANDAL.

FIFA President Sepp Blatter will resign from soccer's governing body amid a widening corruption scandal and has promised to call for fresh elections to choose a successor.

The 79-year-old Blatter was re-elected to a fifth term on Friday, two days after a corruption crisis erupted and seven soccer officials were arrested in Zurich ahead of the FIFA congress.

"This mandate does not seem to be supported by everybody in the world of football," Blatter said Tuesday at a hastily arranged news conference. "FIFA needs a profound restructuring."

LEST WE FORGET - SOME CAMPAIGN PROMISES OF PRESIDENT BUHARI & APC.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) and its flag bearer, Muhammadu Buhari, are finally in charge of the nation’s government.

Desirous of change, Nigerians have voted for the APC, whose mantra was anchored on the promise of “Change” in several aspects of the nation’s life.

During the electioneering campaign,    President Muhammadu Buhari; his vice president, Yemi Osinbajo; and other top members of the party, made lots of promises to Nigerians.

POLICE ARREST 60-YR-OLD MAN IN IBADAN FOR RAPING HIS TWO DAUGHTERS & TWO NIECES. #SAYNOTORAPE.

 

Oyo State Police Command has arrested a man who allegedly defiled his two under-aged biological daughters and two of his nieces, all between 14 and 17 years. The crime was allegedly committed at Moniya in Akinyele Local Government Area of the state.

Though the suspect, a herbalist, denied the incest allegation, saying he was being held for a crime he did not commit, the confessions of the four girls took many people at the state police headquarters, Eleyele, Ibadan by surprise as they narrated how the father had sex with them at different times.

While parading the suspect, identified as Tajudeen Awoniyi, Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Muhammed Katsina, said the accused person had carnal knowledge of his own daughters whenever he was drunk.

WHY BUHARI DID NOT DECLARE HIS ASSETS PUBLICLY.

Aides of President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, explained why the president did not declare his assets publicly. They said he will make his assets known to Nigerians within the first 100 days of his stay in power in line with his assertions before the election.

Meanwhile, there were mixed reactions, yesterday, on the report that the president and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo had submitted their assets declaration to the Code of Conduct Bureau without immediately making them public.

A civil rights group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, argued that it was imperative for the duo to make public their assets. It said the action will indicate “their desire and commitment to ending corruption in the country.”

BLAME THE WET BALL FOR MY MISTAKES - FLYING EAGLES GOALKEEPER ENAHOLO SPEAKS.

Flying Eagles goalkeeper, Joshua Enaholo, has blamed the wet ball for the blunder he committed in his team’s 4-2 defeat to Brazil on Monday at the 2015 U-20 World Cup in New Zealand.

The Flying Eagles’ first choice conceded four goals against the rampaging Brazilians in their Group E opener in New Plymouth.

Enaholo failed to deal properly with a harmless ball from the Brazilians in the 82nd minute but he allowed the ball to squirm through his legs, thus handing Judivan an easy fourth goal for the five-time champions, which put the game beyond the Flying Eagles.

He told Fifa.com that the ball was wet and hence slipped through his fingers adding that he would work harder to avoid a repeat of such mistake in the team’s subsequent matches.

“My mind was off. The ball was wet and I just couldn’t get my grip properly. I must do better,” he said.

Meanwhile, Brazilian coach, Rogerio Micale, said the team’s wing play enabled them to beat Nigeria on Monday. He told Fifa.com that Nigeria lived up to expectations.

He stated, “We had expected to face a really good side in Nigeria and we weren’t mistaken on that front. We started very well, but then the opposition gradually got on top and prevented us from playing our game.

“We shored things up in the middle of the park again in the second half and then looked to exploit the wings, which paid dividends.”

The Flying Eagles play North Korea, who lost 5-1 to Hungary in their opening game, on Thursday in New Plymouth.

CBN FIRES OFFICIALS INVOLVED IN N8BN FRAUD!!!!!!!!!!

The Central Bank of Nigeria on Monday said that it had invoked disciplinary measures against its officials that were involved in the N8bn currency fraud in its Ibadan branch.

The CBN, in a statement by its Director, Corporate Communications Department, Ibrahim Mu’azu, stated that some of the affected members of staff, mainly middle-level officers, had been either summarily dismissed or placed on indefinite suspension depending on the level of their involvement in the scam.

The statement issued in Abuja read, “The Central Bank of Nigeria would like to inform the general public of the chronology of events that led the management of the CBN to hand over some unscrupulous staff to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for prosecution.

PRESIDENT BUHARI MEETS WITH NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER & SERVICE CHIEFS.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday held a closed door meeting with the National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.).

It was learnt that the meeting, which held at the Defence House, Abuja, was aimed at assessing the security situation in the country, against the backdrop of renewed attacks by the Boko Haram sect.

It was gathered that the President was concerned about the renewed attacks by the sect and the duo discussed ways of checking the insurgents.