Today's Newspaper Headlines : Sunday, August 09, 2015

VANGUARD

• Gov Ganduje declares war on Kwankwaso
• Protest rages in Port Harcourt over policeman's killing of bus driver
• Impunity, imposition and North's quest for power cost PDP presidency ' Babatope
• Testimonies galore at RCCG convention
• Buhari not selective in anti-graft war 'Osinbajo
• CBN, money launderers in fierce battle for Naira's soul
• Interest rates under pressure as banks suffer cash crunch
• Buhari will jail Jonathan regime looters 'Ogbemudia
• Four soldiers, one policeman shot dead
• INEC's crisis of legitimacy: Even lawyers don't agree on Zakari's appointment
• Kogi and Bayelsa guber polls: INEC's crisis of legitimacy
• BAILOUT: The role played by Debt Management Office
• Economic Eagle Flying with One Wing
• Exorcising the ghost of banking sector distress!
• NLC demands suspension of privatization of public assets
• N474billion on rice importation not good for Nigeria ' Ex-LACCIMA boss
• Trust God, be patient
• No hope for these 'swarm' of immigrants
• Saraki's wife and the conspiracy theory
• When the Senators Visited Maiduguri
• Polio: Now we've won the battle, the war is ours to win
• Fresh concern over data security, implementation of cyber-crime act at NCS 2015 forum
• Tanzania clash: Expect surprises on list of foreign pros ' Oliseh
• Latest Premier League results
• Leicester go top of the league on Ranieri debut
• Premiership kick off as Leicester go top of League
• Remarriage' I am not searching ' Savanhu, Zimbabwean actress
• Couples should have sex as often as possible
• The Privilege of Prayer
• Who is minding the store
• Going to America: The Buhari-APC style (2)
• Two views about our National Assembly
• Encounter with Attahiru Jega: I am relaxed
• I was branded a black leg for supporting the Oba of Benin'Aidonojie, the Enojie of Opoji
• I paid N60,000 to escape from police cell ' Serial robbery suspect

Lagos Bride Does Nikhai, Church Wedding And Reception For 3 Days (Photos)

A Lagos bride, Lanre Adesoye pulled a three days wedding celebration last weekend and got instagram buzzing.

She had her Nikhai ceremony on Friday, her Church wedding on Saturday while her reception held the Sunday after.

Why?

UNIABUJA To Charge N200,000 PG Exam Fees

There is disquiet at University of Abuja, following the decision of the management to introduce an examination fees regime under which students pursuing doctor of philosophy, Ph. D, and masters programmes are to pay N200,000 and N150,000, respectively.

A circular to this effect was issued by the Dean, Post-Graduate School of the university, Prof. E. J. C. Nwana.

The examination fees, considered arbitrary and exorbitant by students, are separate from the fees charged by the university for PG courses. The university management also added more than doubled fees for masters from N41,400 (Sciences) and N55,900 (Arts) to N99,500 (Sciences)and N114,000 (Arts).

The increases, according to the circular, took effect from 2014/2015 academic session and school fees are to be paid every session by the PG students and there will be no clearance if any arrears are unpaid.

Protest Rages In Port Harcourt Over Policeman’s Killing Of Bus Driver

Commercial bus drivers and sympathizers, yesterday, continued their protest against the killing of a bus driver, David Legbaraa, on Friday, by a policeman at Whimpy Junction in Obio Akpor local government area of Rivers State.

A policeman, identified as Sergeant James Imhalu, had allegedly shot dead the bus driver after ordering him to park  from the road. It could not be confirmed if the driver did not comply with the order  before the policeman opened fire.

The protesters barricaded the ever busy Ikwerre Road, yesterday, causing a gridlock that spilled over to the Rumuokoru portion of the East West Road.

They set disused tyres on fire at the Whimpy end of Ikwerre Road, denouncing the action of the policeman. The police battled for several hours to clear the road, firing tear gas.

Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Mr Chris Ezike, condemned the action of the police sergeant, saying he had been arrested and full scale investigation was ongoing.

15 Die As Bus Crashes Into Truck In Delta

No fewer than 15 persons died in Thursday’s auto crash that occurred at Ubulu Okiti junction in Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta, an official of the Federal Road Safety Commission has said.

Delta State Sector Commander of FRSC, Mr. Rindom Kumven, said this on Saturday in Asaba in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria.

He said a bus, marked DT 266 B28, enroute Asaba-Abraka, was trying to avoid a head on collision with an articulated vehicle when the accident occurred.

The sector commander added that the articulated vehicle was trying to tow a broken down truck loaded with iron rods before the crash.

Italy Arrests Five Over Human Trafficking, Murders

Italian police have arrested five men accused of multiple murders and human trafficking following a deadly shipwreck off the coast of Libya which left more than 200 people feared drowned.

Two Libyans, two Algerians and a Tunisian, ranging in age from 21 to 24, were placed under formal arrest on Friday in Palermo after being questioned on Thursday.

Police had earlier mistakenly identified the Tunisian as a Libyan.

Testimony revealed how the suspects had allegedly beaten and stabbed passengers during the perilous crossing, locking many people in the ship’s hold.

Police said the accused men charged the migrants between $1,200 and $1,800 for the voyage, depending on where they would be placed on the deck of the boat. Those in the hold paid about half as much as those above, they added.

The overcrowded vessel was believed to have had more than 600 migrants onboard when it began the perilous journey across the Mediterranean, before getting into trouble and overturning on Wednesday.

Buhari, Obasanjo Meet In Aso Rock

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday evening visited President Muhammadu Buhari inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The two leaders met for a few minutes behind closed-doors inside the official residence of the President.

Obasanjo, decked in blue agbada and a cap to match, arrived in Aso Villa after the day’s work when the President had returned from his office.

The President’s residence is not open to journalists except on special occasions.

Obasanjo must have decided to act on his knowledge of the Presidential Villa to visit the President at that time, away from the curious eyes of reporters.

Lagos Police Arrest Drunken Officer

The Lagos State Police Command on Saturday said it had identified and arrested the drunken policeman, whose photograph was published by an online news portal, SaharaReporters.

In the photograph, which was published on the front page of Saturday PUNCH on Saturday, the drunk policeman was seen being supported on a motorcycle by a colleague in the presence of onlookers at Amuwo Odofin in Lagos.

A statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Patricia Amadin, on Saturday said the command had commenced a full-scale investigation into the matter “in accordance with the force disciplinary procedures.”

The statement read, “The attention of the Lagos State Police Commissioner, Fatai Owoseni, has been drawn to a pictorial publication on the website of SaharaReporters of 07.08.15 and the (Saturday) PUNCH newspaper of 08.08.15, depicting a policeman in uniform alleged to have been drunk.

‘Couples Should Have Sex As Often As Possible’ - Bimbo Thomas

 

Big, bold and beautiful aptly describes Bimbo Thomas, the famed ‘Nikky’ in the popular Yoruba blockbuster film ‘Omo Ghetto’ produced by Funke Akindele. She is remembered in the film as a street urchin who would stop at nothing in getting what she wants. But in real life, Bimbo is nothing like ‘Nikky’ the character she portrayed so well. She is an easy-going person who would bedazzle you with her smiles and courteous manners.

The voluptuous beauty spoke with Vanguard recently and she let us into her world, a world no one has ever travelled.  She talked sex, life and relationships. Courteous as she is, the Chief Executive Officer of Bimbally Wine Store is as direct and down-to-earth as any frank person could get.

“I’ve always had guys crushing on me, but I never dated any of them. However I had my first kiss in secondary school few weeks to my final exams. As for my first relationship, it was with a guy called Kumi and we had been friends for a long time before that”  she says while narrating her love story

Poverty Forced Us Into Baby Factory Business – Suspects

Following arrests made by the police in Asaba, Delta State Police Command last week Saturday as they raided a baby factory behind the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, the suspects have spoken with journalists, explaining the reason behind their involvement.

The police rescued eight pregnant girls and arrested the operator and two other boys. The suspects are now at the Department of Criminal Investigations.

One of the girls, Ihezue (19), who said she is from Imo State, explained that poverty and lack of care pushed her into the business.

“I was looking for work and my brother brought me to Asaba and I was introduced to the operator who offered me job in his proposed polythene producing factory located in Asaba. That was where the police arrested us,” she said.

Another pregnant girl, Blessing (20), said she was impregnated by her boyfriend in Anambra State. She said the boyfriend denied the pregnancy and ran away while her parents chased her away from home.

“I did not know what to do. Later, I was introduced to the operator of the baby factory, I begged him and he agreed to take care of me. I did not know it was a baby factory until the police arrested us,” she said.