EX-MINISTER IYABO ANISULOWO RESCUED FROM KIDNAPPERS DEN BY POLICE.

A former minister and senator, Iyabo Anisulowo, who was kidnapped Wednesday in Ogun State has regained her freedom.

Police said on Tuesday evening that Mrs. Anisulowo was rescued at Gbegbelawo village, a suburb of Olorunda town, located in Yewa North local government of the state.

The Ogun State Command Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, said that the 65-year-old was rescued at about 7.00pm. He said two suspected kidnappers were arrested during the rescue operation.

N23BN SCAM - FIDELITY BANK NAMES ACTING MD TO REPLACE DETAINED NNAMDI OKONKWO.

The Board of Directors of Fidelity Bank Plc has appointed the Executive Director, North, Alhaji Mohammed Balarabe, as the Acting Managing Director/Chief Executive of the bank with immediate effect subject to regulatory approval.

The appointment, according to a statement by the bank on Monday, follows the absence of the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Nnamdi Okonkwo, who was last week arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission alongside some officials of the bank for allegedly receiving $115m (N23bn) from a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, to prosecute the re-election of former President Goodluck Jonathan.

The bank, however, reassured the over 400,000 shareholders and 3.4 million customers of its continued seamless services.

OVER 150 FEMALES WERE RAPED IN LAGOS IN THE LAST ONE YEAR. #SAYNOTORAPE

No fewer than 150 females were raped, while 31 babies were abandoned on the streets of Lagos in the last one year.

The Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Mrs. Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf, said this at a press briefing in Ikeja on Tuesday.

Akinbile-Yussuf explained that 150 reported cases of sexual and physical abuse were officially recorded, while five pregnant schoolchildren were assisted to access adequate ante-natal and delivery services and were also integrated back into school.

OLAMIDE CONFIRMS EXIT OF LIL KESH FROM YBNL, SUPPORTS THE DECISION.

Contrary to diverse opinions, YBNL boss Olamide actually planned and supports the exit of Lil Kesh from YBNL at the expiration of his 2 years contract. This is an unusual move in an industry where record label owners prefer holding on to an Artiste for as long as possible especially when such Artiste has become successful. A good example is Mavins & Wande Coal saga. 

Olamide revealed that the plan was for his Artistes to become record label owners after their contract expires. This seems to be applicable to Lil Kesh only as Viktoh still hasn't been able to prove himself in this highly competitive industry.

LIL KESH SET TO LEAVE YBNL.

Reports reaching us indicates that Lil Kesh who recently dropped his first studio album under YBNL label has refused a contract renewal. Kesh may set up his own label which will be named after his first album YAGI - Young And Getting It.

This comes as a shock to many industry observers as YBNL boss Olamide is still quiet about the whole development.

The pertinent question remains if Lil Kesh will able to survive in the Naija music industry on his own while not forgetting that Olamide also took a similar risk few years ago.

Check here for updates on this topic.

RIYAD MAHREZ NAMED PFA PLAYER OF THE YEAR.

He had actually been playing fairly poorly of late. Opponents had been doubling up, showing him into traffic, stifling Leicester City’s sensational find. For a time there, it looked like Riyad Mahrez had been sussed out.

On this evidence, though, that was just wishful thinking. Crowned PFA Player of the Year in London, Mahrez was back with a bang against Swansea City, reminding us of the skills that make him so special.

There is every chance now that he will be regarded in future years as a key part in one of the greatest sporting stories ever told. Supporters will reminisce about the way the Algeria international used to run with the ball, his incredibly wiry frame somehow withstanding the bumps and barges of this physical league.

#BRINGBACKOURGIRLS - PROOF OF LIFE OF SOME KIDNAPPED CHIBOK SCHOOL GIRLS.

They were stolen from their beds in a school dormitory hundreds of teenage girls kidnapped by gunmen.

A few dozen escaped to tell of the night that Boko Haram militants brought terror to a Nigerian girls' school.

From the rest, silence. No sign of where they had been taken or what could have happened to them for almost two years, even as the world screamed #BringBackOurGirls.

DPO BEATS FEMALE POLICE TRAFFIC OFFICER TO COMA FOR STOPPING HIS PRIVATE VEHICLE IN ABEOKUTA. @POLICENG @POLICNG_CRU @YOMISHOGUNLE.

A Divisional Police Officer in charge of Ikenne Division of Ogun State, Mr. Patrick Onwu, yesterday,   went wild and beat a female traffic officer to coma for allegedly stopping his private vehicle. The DPO, who was on mufti while he allegedly disobeyed the traffic law, was said to have driven into a nearby filling station, parked and changed into a police uniform. 

He allegedly pounced on the traffic warden, Inspector Anifat Bello,  who was discharging her official duty, at the Nigerian National Petroleum Company, NNPC, junction, on IBB Boulevard way. The traffic warden, Anifat Bello, have been severally honoured for her dedication to duty. The victim  was reportedly beaten to stupor by the senior officer who was coming into Abeokuta from Sagamu end of the Siun-Kopabe-Sagamu Expressway. 

He  was said to have dealt with the traffic warden  for having the audacity to stop his private vehicle despite allegedly disobeying traffic laws. 

DOWNLOAD WHO YOU EPP MASHUP - @OLAMIDE_YBNL FT @IAMREMINISCE, @LILKESHOFFICIAL, @RUGGEDYBABA, @IAMTOBYGREY, @OFFICIALMZKISS, @PHYHOFINO, @CHINKOEKUN.

That Olamide did justice to the WHO YOU EPP track produced by Shizzi is no news. As many as 30 other Artistes have also blessed the track with their vocals.

DJ Kentalky presents the "WHO YOU EPP" Mashup ft Reminisce, Lil Kesh, Ruggedman, Toby Grey, Mz Kiss, Phyno and Chinko Ekun.

Download here.

19-YR-OLD LADY WHO TRIED TO TAKE A SELFIE WITH A MOVING TRAIN CRUSHED TO DEATH IN CHINA.

A tourist has captured the horrifying moment a woman is swept under a train while taking a selfie in Foshan, south China. Hoards of tourists had been attracted to Liantang village's 33 acres of rose gardens according to People's Daily Online.

But tragedy struck on April 9 when the unidentified 19-year-old victim stood too close to the tracks as the train sped past.

The incident took place at around 12.10pm local time.

HUMAN CONGESTION ON OJOTA PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE AFTER KAI LAWFULLY ENFORCED PEOPLE TO USE THE BRIDGE.

Lagos State Government through its KAI agency forced people to use the pedestrian bridge earlier this morning and the result was human congestion. People had to queue to use  the bridge.

It is obvious the single pedestrian bridge in existence is insufficient. We are hoping Governor Ambode addresses this swiftly.

PASTOR TUNDE BAKARE BLAST POLITICIANS & POLITICAL PARTIES FOR POLITICIZING ABDUCTION OF CHIBOK GIRLS.

The General Overseer, Latter Rain Assembly, Lagos, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has lampooned politicians and political parties for using the abduction of 219 Chibok schoolgirls to score cheap political points.

He noted that the nation had not given the issue the necessary thoughtfulness and seriousness it deserved, stressing that those who are in a position to act have not taken sufficient action towards addressing it or even towards calming the anxiety of the waiting Chibok parents.

The cleric said this in a sermon on Sunday during the thanksgiving service to mark the global action week in commemoration of the second anniversary of the abduction of the schoolgirls organised by the BringBackOurGirls coalition at the Unity Fountain, Abuja.

PRESIDENT BUHARI TO RETURN BUDGET TO NASS (@NGRSENATE) OVER MISSING KEY PROJECTS.

The 2016 budget has suffered yet another setback as the President, Muhammadu Buhari is reported set to return the document forwarded to him on Thursday to the National Assembly.

According to source close to the Presidency, the 2016 budget documents sent by the National Assembly to the President on Thursday fell below the President’s expectations as major national projects and programmes planned towards turning the Nigerian economy around were either removed or funds allocated to them slashed by the Lawmakers.

By implication, against the earlier schedule, the President will not be signing the Appropriation Bill into law before he jets out on his trip to China.

ORUBEBE IN TROUBLE AS FG OPENS CASE OF FALSE ASSET DECLARATION AGAINST HIM FOR HIDDEN ABUJA PROPERTY.

The Federal Government on Thursday opened its case against a former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Godsday Orubebe, who is being prosecuted before the Code of Conduct Tribunal in Abuja on one count of false asset declaration.

The first prosecution witness, Samuel Madojemu, an official of the Code of Conduct Bureau who testified on Thursday, accused Orubebe of failing to declare his property at Plot 2057, Asokoro District, Abuja, as a minister between 2007 and 2011.

Madojemu, who coordinates CCB’s “intelligence on observed breaches of the code and asset tracing investigation,” said Orubebe submitted five asset declaration forms to the bureau between 2007 and 2011, the period he served as a minister.

RESIDENTS PROTEST KILLING OF 3 MEN IN AREPO BY NAVAL OFFICERS (PICTURES & VIDEO). @MBUHARI @PROFOSINBAJO @GOVSIA.

There was tension in Arepo, in the Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State on Wednesday after some naval officers allegedly killed three residents.

The victims, identified as Biodun Mohammed, Chicago and Body, were said to have been rounded up on Sunday at a beer parlour in the area.

The men were said to have been taken away and shot dead.

SLAIN ARMY COLONEL BURIED IN KADUNA (PICTURES).

The remains of abducted Colonel Samaila Inusa were, yesterday, buried at the old Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA ) burial ground in Kaduna State.

Col. Inusa, who was a chief instructor at the Nigerian Army School of Infantry, Jaji, near Kaduna, was kidnapped at gunpoint along Refinery Junction in Chikun Local Government Area of the state last Sunday.

The deceased was buried according to Islamic rites, after which he was given military honour with three gun salutes.

EKITI COURT SENDS PROPRIETOR TO 10 YRS IMPRISONMENT FOR DEFILING 10-YR-OLD PUPIL. #SAYNOTORAPE.

An Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday sentenced a school proprietor, Mr. Babatunde Ibitoye, to 10 years’ imprisonment after finding him guilty of raping a 10-year-old pupil of his school.

Ibitoye, the owner of God’s Grace Nursery and Primary School, located in the  Agric Olope area of the state, committed the offence on June 10, 2013.

In her verdict, Justice Toyin Abodunde, said evidence by the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that the convict had sexually abused the victim, who was his pupil as of the time the offence was committed.

HIGHLIGHTS - NIGERIA CRASHES OUT OF AFCON 2017 AFTER LOSING TO EGYPT IN CAIRO.

EGY 1 NIG 0

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have again  failed to qualify for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations holding in Gabon  after falling to a 1-0 defeat in Egypt in their Group G match on Tuesday night.

With just one game remaining and only the group winners to qualify, the three times African champions cannot make up their five-point deficit to table-toppers Egypt.

Nigeria 1 Egypt 1. Highlights.

NIG 1 EGY 1

ENGLISH TEACHER SENTENCED TO 4YRS FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTING 13YR OLD WITH AN OPTION OF N50,000.00 FINE. #SAYNOTORAPE.

An Egor Magistrates’ Court, Benin, Edo State, on Wednesday sentenced a 47-year-old man, Rotimi Olayemi, to four years’ imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl.

Olayemi, said to be an English teacher at the King of Kings College, had been arraigned on four counts bothering on sexual assault.

The prosecutor, Mrs. Osasu Ewemade, had told the court that the convict, Olayemi, committed the crime on May 26, 2014, in his office in the college.