These unpleasant photos of how local gin, popularly known as ogogoro is brewed in Nigeria was shared by Christian Purefoy of CNN. I bet you will never drink ogogoro after looking at these pictures. See more photos after the jump.
Monday, 15 June 2015
EFCC Arraigns Fraudster For £54,324 Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday June 15, 2015, arraigned Ebiechina Chikeluba ( aka Lisa T. Jackson) before Justice O. A Ipaye of the High Court of Lagos State, Ikeja on a 17-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence, impersonation, forgery and using false document.
Chikeluba who met his victim on Facebook using the false identity of, Lisa T. Jackson, a United States citizen, has been making monetary demands of his victims, using varies guises.
In one such instance in March 2013, he obtained a total sum of £54,324.59 (Fifty Four Thousand, Three Hundred and Twenty Four Pounds, Fifty Nine Pence) from one K. Oaks through Western Union on the pretext that he was an American woman dealing in Gold in Nigeria and needed money to increase her capital.
The unsuspecting victim paid, having already agreed to marry the conman.
Kashamu Backs Down, Withdraws N20bn Libel Suit Against Obasanjo
Determined to wriggle out of the extradition net that is threatening to envelope him, Senator Buruji Kashamu has withdrawn the N20billion libel suit he filed against former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Kashamu who is representing Ogun-East Senatorial District, persuaded Justice Valentine Ashi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting at Wuse Zone 2, to terminate further hearing on his case against Obasanjo.
This is even as Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has slated June 25 to commence hearing on the extradition application that was entered against him by the Federal Government.
The extradition application marked FHC/ABJ/CS/479/2015, which was filed on May 28, was predicated on a request by the Embassy of the United States of America for the Nigerian government to surrender Kashamu to face one count of drug related charge before the United States District Court for the Northern Illinois, Eastern Division.
Buhari Explains Delay In Appointment Of Ministers
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday attributed the delay in his appointment of ministers to the late submission of the transition committee’s report on the previous administration to him.
Buhari made this known while speaking to newsmen at the Summit of the African Union in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The President said that he was being careful in order not to make mistakes in appointing individuals especially to key positions such as in the finance and petroleum ministries.
“I don’t know why people are so anxious about ministers. But eventually we will have (them).
“But the main reason is that I have an interim committee which I agreed with the former President Jonathan that the ministers of the outgoing government should hand over their notes or their documents to this interim committee so that a position can be prepared for the new government to start from with clear records from ministers.
What Would You Say If This Was Your Girl?
If this lady was your sister or girlfriend, what would you say to her dress sense? Kindly drop your opinion in the comment section below.
Check Out This Creative Art Piece
I came across this amazing masterpiece and i just feel the need to share. Although the art work is not yet finished, the beauty is mesmerizing. Any art lover reading this blog should feel free to drop their opinion in the comment section below.
Iyabo Ojo's Pinkie Foundation Visits Disabled Home To Mark Anniversary
Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo's Pinkie Foundation clocks four years. Members of the foundation yesterday paid a visit to Family Vocational Institute for Disabled as part of the activities to mark the fourth anniversary. Various food items, toiletries and cash was donated to the disabled children at the home.
The founder of the NGO, Iyabo Ojo used the opportunity to call on the general public to lend a helping hand to the home. More photos from the event below:
Man Masterfully Transforms His Face With Makeup To Look Like Caitlyn Jenner
Paolo Ballesteros is well-known for his celebrity makeup transformations, and now he's taking on one of the biggest stars in media right now, Caitlyn Jenner.
The Filipino actor and TV host masterfully recreated Jenner's Vanity Fair cover look on his Instagram account. Not only did Ballesteros transform his face using contouring, a makeup technique the Kardashian family swears by, but also by wearing the perfect wig.
Ballesteros also recreated the looks of nearly the entire Kardashian clan, including Kim, Khloe, Kris Jenner, Kylie Jenner and Kendall Jenner. So far, he hasn't tackled Kourtney's look, but we expect it's only a matter of time.
Trouble Over Late Arisekola’s Properties
Barely a year after the late industrialist and Aare Musulumi of Nigeria, Abdul Azeez Alao Arisekola, passed on, there appears to be controversy over his vast estate.
It is a fact that the late philanthropist didn’t die intestate, as he had prepared his will certified by the Oyo State High Court of Justice in August 2013. It was, however, administered a couple of days after his burial last year by Dr. Oba Otudeko.
Consequently, the liquid and landed properties of the late entrepreneur had been distributed and utilised, according to the details in the will.
Apparently, the properties were shared among 32 children, three wives and three relations. He also lavished his generosity on some individuals, as contained in the will.
However, Society Happenings gathered that the Lister Motors boss lived on credit while alive. Sources close to the family claim that credit institutions that overwhelmed Arisekola with depositors’ funds, which he couldn’t offset before his death June last year, are now literally on the neck of the family.
K Peace Wins Nigerian Idol 5
Following weeks of auditions, high expectations and thrilling music experiences, a winner has emerged in this year’s Etisalat-sponsored Nigerian Idol season 5.
Ogunrombi Kunle (K-Peace), on Saturday, won the hearts of the judges and viewers nationwide as he emerged winner.
He beat Dolu, a budding female artiste from Ibadan, to emerge overall winner of the highly contested competition.
Dream Studios, Omole Phase 1, Lagos, where the grand finale held, was the venue of the event and had people from all walks of life witness the reality competition.
First Lady Hosts APC Women To Dinner In Aso Rock
Nigerian first lady, Aisha Buhari has hosted some APC women to a dinner at the conference Center of the Presidential villa Abuja.
The dinner was organized by Mrs Buhari to show her appreciation to the women for working towards her husband’s victory in the general election.
Present at the dinner which held on Saturday night, were wife of the Vice President, Mrs Dolapo Osinbajo, Wife of the Senate President Mrs Toyin Saraki, Wife of the Speaker of the House of Reps Hajia Gimbia Yakubu Dogara, wife of APC National Chairman, Mrs Odigie-Oyegun and ex Rivers state governor Rotimi Amaechi.
See more photos after the jump.
Aregbesola Set To Pay Workers Before June 30
Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, said his government is set to pay workers outstanding salaries before the end of June.
Aregbesola made the declaration in a statement issued in Osogbo on Sunday through his media aide, Mr. Semiu Okanlawon.
Most workers are being owed seven months’ salaries.
But the statement was silent on whether the governor would pay the backlog or he would pay part of the salaries.
The governor stated that he had a great dream for the state and that was why he was in a hurry to begin many programmes which had earned him applause even outside the country.
He futhered, “The dream has not gone awry and it is a clear vision that Osun must be on its feet, self-reliant and be a reference point in Nigeria. The race to ensure development within the first term of Aregbesola was informed by the fear of what is happening now.
Gunmen Storm Winners Chapel, Abduct Pastor During Prayer Session
Pastor Seyi Adekunle of Living Faith Church, aka Winners Chapel was on Saturday evening abducted by gunmen who invaded the church while he and other pastors were having prayer session in the church in preparation for Sunday services.
The gunmen numbering five were said to have stormed the church at about 7.50 pm when the pastors were praying in the main auditorium of the church and shot sporadically into the air before grabbing the pastor and bundling him into their car and drove off.
“Normally on Saturdays, we have a number of activities but the pastors prayer session comes last, it was while the session was in progress that the boys came in, shot into the air and took our pastor away”. A source in the church said
Pastor Seyi who is the head pastor of Province Two of the Church located along IBB Way, opposite the Margaret Ekpo International Airport according to our source has been in charge of the church since 2014 and has been carrying out massive construction work in the crouch.
Fetish 419 Syndicate Arrested In Ibadan
The Oyo State Police Command yesterday paraded a gang of highly fetish 419 syndicate which specialised in defrauding unsuspecting citizens of huge sums of money.
The police said they deceived their victims by claiming to cure their various ailments.
The breakthrough was made by the Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Squad who discovered the gang’s shrines at Baale-Ayo, Asejire and Balogun village off Eleyele/Ido road as well as two poultry farms each of which costs 50 million naira while the cummulative value of their illegal services is over 800 million naira.
Oyo State Police Commissioner, Muhammed Katsina parading suspected fraudsters arrested yesterday in Ibadan. On display are their juju costumes which the Police discovered in the building that harbours their shrines.
The suspects include Sherifat Badamosi, a female, 48 years who played the role of the witch, Samsondeen Abiola a male, 42 years, a photographer whose role was to lure rich victims to their trap, Oriyomi Adebayo a male, 41 years, who played the role of a spy, Alhaji Akeem Azeez Olayode, a male, 37 years, leader of the gang and Ayankule Ayanlowo a male, 43 years who played the role of a fake herbalist.
Dramatic Seven-Hour Operation In Haiti To Separate Six-Month-old Twin Girls Joined At The Abdomen Is A Success
Marian and Michelle Bernard were joined at the abdomen and underwent a delicate seven-hour operation by a team of international surgeons who separated them in Haiti.
It was the first time that an operation of its kind had been performed on the Caribbean island.
An 18-member team of physicians and nurses from Children's Hospital Los Angeles and Keck Medicine of the University of Southern California were all on board to separate the twins.
Led by Dr. Henri Ford, a Haitian surgeon, it was truly an international effort. Ford, moved to Brooklyn, New York in 1972 as a teenager with his family and became an Ivy League-trained pediatric surgeon, now chief of surgery at Children's Hospital Los Angeles.
Sudanese President Barred From Leaving South Africa After Call for Arrest
A South African judge on Sunday banned Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir from leaving the country after the International Criminal Court called for him to be arrested at a summit in Johannesburg.
Bashir, who is wanted for alleged war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide in the Darfur conflict, mostly travels to countries that have not joined the ICC, but South Africa is a signatory of the court’s statutes.
The ruling was the first time any court has prevented a head of state from leaving a country following a request by the ICC, but Khartoum remained defiant, insisting Bashir would return home.
The Southern African Litigation Centre, a legal rights group, had launched an urgent application in the Pretoria High Court to force authorities to arrest Bashir on the opening day of the African Union summit.
“President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan is prohibited from leaving the Republic of South Africa until the final order is made in this application,” Judge Hans Fabricius said in his ruling.
250 Dead Workers Receiving Salaries In Ekiti, 1,000 Fake Workers Discovered
Following the verification of workers the Ekiti State government embarked upon recently, no fewer than 1,000 workers it said were receiving salaries fraudulently have been discovered.
The state government also announced that of the 1,000 fake workers, a total of 250 of them, who it said were dead, were also discovered to have been receiving salaries.
The Special Assistant to Governor Ayo Fayose on Public Communications and New Media, Mr. Lere Olayinka, made this known in a statement he made available to newsmen on Sunday.
Olayinka, who was reacting to an allegation by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state that Governor Ayodele Fayose was deceiving the state's workers with the verification, said "over 1,000 fake workers have already been discovered on the payroll that ought not to be receiving salaries."
Ekiti APC, in a statement by its publicity secretary in the state, Chief Taiwo Olatunbosun, on Sunday, alleged that Fayose was "deceiving the state's workers over failed promises to pay their salaries," saying "endless workers' verification exercise designed to keep faith with the government is a wicked tactic to secure workers' cooperation."
Today's Newspaper Headlines : Monday, June 15, 2015
It's a wet morning here today in the city of Abuja, hope you all had a wonderful weekend. News headlines from selected newspaper here this Monday morning for your reading pleasure. Do have a nice day.
- Barclays eyes Kenyan asset management after deal
- Dankwambo tasks traditional rulers on security
- Edo to partner brokers on risk protection
- Nigeria, other SSA economies make Bloomberg's bond index
- Nigeria tops foreign institutional funds' destination
- NDIC submits reports to FRC
- Shareholders flay delays in dispensing capital market cases
- How fuel crisis worsened May inflation
- Encourage SMEs to thrive, South Africa-based economist urges FG
- Kogi seeks public, private co-operation on physically challenged persons
- Wike gets Rivers Assembly's nod to borrow N10b
- NEMA distributes drugs, others to IDP camps in Borno
- Alkali warns Buhari against selfish party leaders
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