Doris Simeon Pretty In Yellow

Doris Simeon shares lovely new photos on her page this afternoon. The Nollywood actress looks so fresh and beautiful in the pics, I bet someone has really missed out!

Tonto Dike Judges In Lagos Beauty Pageant

The most beautiful girl in Lagos pageant will be coming up on the last day in may and Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh will be sitting as one of the judges at the event.

The actress and singer made the announcement on her page this afternoon by posting the pic above.

Nigerian Women Are Home Wreckers:Oshiomhole's Mom Explains Why He Married A Foreigner

Hajia Aishetu Oshiomhole, mother of Governor Adams Oshiomole of Edo state said she advised her son to marry a foreigner because Nigerian women are home wreckers.

Haija Oshiomhole told VANGUARD, ''I supported him to marry a foreigner so that the relationship between my son and his children will remain cordial. Our Nigerian women will go and destroy the family just because they want property. That was the main reason I supported him to marry a foreigner when he told me about it. So I am happy about it. Besides, the new wife is a very good woman. She behaves like Comrades late wife.

Today's Newspaper Headlines : Saturday, May 23, 2015

Today's headlines from selected newspapers here for your reading pleasure this cool Saturday morning....Read.

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• Buhari misses pre-inauguration prayers, jets out to UK
• LASTMA is a coherent argument against state police
• 4 priests beaten to pulp as Enugu Govt battles Anglican Church
• Power situation could get worse, FG warns
• Jonathan says he will be a peace advocate after leaving office
• There can be no threat to PDP under my leadership in Bayelsa'Dickson
• Chukwumerije goes home in grand style
• N1.1bn subsidy fraud: Arisekola-Alao's son, others re-arraigned
• PDP crisis deepens: Governors report Akpabio to Jonathan, ask him to resign as Chairman, PDP Govs Forum
• 50 heads of state to grace Buhari's inauguration
• Kaduna: El Rufai sends signals as clash looms over N2.7billion SURE-P fund
• Mixed reactions as Otuoke plans grand reception for President Jonathan
• Alleged N5bn bribe: INEC boss says his life is in danger
• Revealed: The pathetic incident that informed Uduaghan's Maternal Care Policy
• Staying in comfortable hotels inspired my passion for hospitality business 'Ojede
• Nigerians cry under biting petrol scarcity
• Why investors, families prefer to settle in Canada ' Immigration lawyer
• The return of fake drugs
• His Excellency may soon be on the run
• Amokachi: My FA cup experience
• Eagles must go back to wing play ' Babangida
• 2015 U-20 World Cup: Ghana coach names final squad
• Dramas in Awka as Star Trek ends phase 1
• Why we have sex
• Marriage is good, confesses Emem Isong
• Bookietstar set to wed
• My worst career experience with a producer ' Sandra Alhassan
• Onyeka Onwenu bags ECOFEPA, AMOIZE awards in USA, Japan
• Oma Nnadi soaring higher than ever
• D Lady Ekwe returns with Ur Omalicha Uwa
• Nnamani succeeds Chikwendu as Miss United Nations, Nigeria
• Asaba comes alive as Eyengho stages Olu Akengbuwa play
• That Oshiomole's wedding!
• Lust-induced suicide
• the things that abide
• You become what you consume
• Wounded lion on the rampage
• Open letter to General Muhammadu Buhari
• Change for political unity and economic devt
• High Turnout in Ireland Gay Marriage Referendum
• Nigerians cry under Killing petrol scarcity
• Erectile Dysfunction:How Coffee Can Be Of Help
• Must Read:Atiku Stood In For Buhari At National Mosque

NDLEA Officials Surround Senator-Elect, Buruji Kashamu’s Home

According to Channels TV, officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have surrounded the home of Ogun State Senator-elect, Buruji Kashamu, who has an on-going drug case with the US. Something he has denied and even filed a case to prevent his extradition to the US.

Drama As Diezani Runs After Buhari At Airport

There was a mild drama at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja on Friday, as the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, ran to catch up with the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari.

Both Buhari and the minister on Friday morning travelled out of the country to London on the same flight. One of our correspondents gathered that they both boarded a British Airways flight that left the airport at about 4.30am on its way to Heathrow Airport, London.

But while Buhari was going to board his flight, a mild drama took place at the airport.

Sources, who witnessed the drama, said that the minister raced in a bid to catch up with Buhari, who had undergone airport screening before her.

Police Storm Suspected Cultists’ Hideout, Kill 21

At least 21 suspected cult members were killed by operatives of the Rivers State Anti-Robbery Squad in Egi community of Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area.

A source from the community explained that the incident happened in the wee hours of Thursday in a forest located between Egi and Egburu.

It was gathered that security operatives, who got wind of the hideout of the cultists, stormed the forest and opened fire on them.

The team that stormed the bush was said to have left the corpses of the suspected cultists in the bush while permitting the deceased relatives to get their bodies there.

Three Kidnappers Killed In Gun Duel With Police

Lifeless bodies of the kidnappers

Luck ran out of a three-man kidnap gang that have been terrorizing innocent people in Imo and Anambra States within the past few months when they were gunned down by sharp-shooting men of the Nigeria Police Force.

The suspected kidnappers had engaged security operatives in a fierce gun battle at Nnewi in Anambra State and were killed in the process. The suspects were said to have been responsible for the abduction of one Mr. Lazarus Ezuka and Mrs. LivinaNweze in Akatta, Oru East Local Government Area of Imo State on April 28, 2015 and May 3, 2015 respectively.

It was gathered that the kidnap gang had established contact with their victims’ families and demanded ransoms ranging from N30m and N50m. The Imo State Police Public Relations Officer, who spoke on the incident, explained that security operatives were on the matter with a view to apprehending the hoodlums and rescuing the victims.

Kunle Kalejaiye Appeals Against LPDC Verdict

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria disrobed on Thursday by the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee of the Body of Benchers, Kunle Kalejaiye, has asked the Supreme Court to rescind the decision.

The LPDC had stopped Kalejaiye from practising as a lawyer over professional misconduct.

A five-man panel of the LPDC, led by the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, had found Kalejaiye guilty of misconduct while representing the Peoples Democratic Party and its then candidate, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, at the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal where Oyinlola’s victory in the 2007 poll was being challenged by the then candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola.

Kalejaiye was said to have engaged in a “confidential, private and confidential telephone conversation” with the Chairman of the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, Justice Thomas Naron, without the knowledge of the other party.

Kano Youths Set Sharia Court Ablaze

Some Muslim youths on Friday stormed the Kano Government House and the palace of the Emir of Kano, Mahammad Sanusi II, to protest an alleged blaspheming of Prophet Mohammed (SAW) by a Tijjani preacher, Abdul Nyass.

The protesters, armed with sticks and other dangerous weapons, stormed the streets of the city to express their anger over Nyass’ alleged blasphemous statements against Prophet Mohammed.

The youths attempted to gain entry into the Kano State Government House, but were prevented by security operatives, who had hectic time calming them.

Chanting “Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar,” meaning “God is great,” “God is great,” the youths temporarily caused chaos at the Government House, causing stampede for about an hour before the intervention of government officials and security agents, who also formed a ring-like barricade to prevent their entry.

Buhari Misses Pre-Inauguration Prayers, Jets Out To UK

There was anxiety at the National Mosque yesterday in Abuja over the absence of the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari at the special Juma’at prayers to mark the beginning of the week long activities leading to his inauguration on May 29.

The President-elect Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, 22 May  left for Britain on a private visit, his first such trip outside the country since winning the March 28th presidential election.

In a statement issued in Abuja yesterday by the President-elect’s Media Team, Mallam Garba Shehu said: “Buhari left for Britain on a private visit. He will use the opportunity of the visit to take a much-deserved rest ahead of his inauguration on May 29th.

‘’He is expected back in the country a few days before the inauguration, refreshed and ready to hit the ground running once he is sworn into office,’’ he said.

Man Treks From Abuja To Ilorin For Saraki

Saraki

A young man, Mr. David Godwin, who is trekking from Abuja to Ilorin in support of the ambition of the Chairman, Senate Committee on Ecology and Environment, Dr. Bukola Saraki, to become the president of the incoming 8th Senate has arrived Omu-Aran in Kwara State.

In an interview with journalists on Friday, Godwin said he arrived Omu-Aran through Ikole in Ekiti State about 10pm on Thursday, adding that he commenced the journey on May 13, 2015.

He claimed that trekking was his own way of supporting Saraki’s ambition to become the Senate President, adding that he was inspired by his intelligence and leadership style.

Godwin, who also claimed to be a fashion designer, was received on Friday by a councillor representing Omu-Aran Ward 3 in Omu-Aran, Irepodun Local Government Area, Mr. Wasiu Awoniyi, with scores of youths.

Mystery As Unemployed Man Runs Mad, Dies In Friend’s House

Odetunde and Jacob

Unemployed and desperate, 24-year-old Taiwo Bamidele saw an opportunity as soon as he met his Lagos-based friend, Akinkunmi Odetunde, during a wedding ceremony in Akure, Ondo State on Saturday, May 9, 2015. If he had anything on his mind at the time, it would have been the hope that his life might change for the better once he reached Lagos.

Odetunde, who works in Lagos as a tricycle operator said when Bamidele saw him, he immediately asked to follow him to Lagos in search of greener pastures.

“I did not see anything wrong in him wanting to follow me to Lagos when I went to attend the wedding event. So, when I was leaving the following day, we left together and we have both been living at my sister’s apartment at Mile 2 Estate, Amuwo Odofin, Lagos,”Odetunde said.

According to 30-year-old Odetunde, apart from his sister and her husband, another friend of his, a Delta State indigene, Francis Jacob, also lives in the same apartment.

Lecturer Fights Student At Oduduwa University

This happened  around 1pm Friday Afternoon at Oduduwa University in Ile-Ife according to an eye withness. In his words;

'A student came late 5minutes into the mid semester examination hall and the lecturer refused to give him the answer booklet.

‘Hunger’ Kills 2 In Ibadan

Resident s of the ancient city of Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, were shocked when the news broke that two children had died of starvation  on Tuesday.

Ironically, despite the proximity of the area where the incident happened to affluent neighbourhoods, the children could not get help, according to their host. The area is close to the nation’s premier university, the University of Ibadan (UI).

According to a report by The Nation, the police was called to the scene of the incident.

When the police convoy arrived in the area, surprise was written on the faces of residents and passersby. Many followed their vehicles to find out if a heavy crime had been committed in the area.

But they soon discovered that Amarachi Ukoha, 16, and Munachi Madagu, three, died because the breadwinner of the family, Mr Kunle Ayoola, could not feed them.

Osun State Civil Servant Tries To Kill Himself Over Unpaid Salary

A senior civil servant in the Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State, Mr. Ojo Owolabi because his salary hadn’t been paid for the last 6 months, hence was unable to feed his family.

The civil servant it was gathered tried to kill himself by drinking a large quantity of insecticide.

The incident which took place last Saturday caused panic in the neighborhood when the news spread that Owolabi had tried to commit suicide.

Owolabi, who is a sanitary officer at the council was receiving treatment at a hospital.

4 Priests Beaten To Pulp As Enugu Govt Battles Anglican Church

No fewer than six persons, including four Anglican priests, were on Friday allegedly beaten to stupor by some members a task-force working with the Enugu State Housing Corporation.

The victims were Reverends Collins Odoabuchi, Mbaka Peter, Eugene, and Maxwell Onyia.

Others members of the church affected were Ekpecha Okechukwu and Naomi Ibekwe.

The development, which is building up tension in Enugu, the state capital is coming one week to the end of Governor Sullivan Chime’s administration.

Trouble started when members of the task force, accompanied by armed policemen, invaded a parcel of land belonging to the Christ Church, Uwani, Anglican Communion, sparking off anger from both clergymen and members of the church.

Power Situation Could Get Worse, FG Warns

The Federal Government yesterday warned that the power situation in the country could get worse if the labour unions’ strike is not called off.

Addressing state House Correspondents after briefing Vice President Namadi Sambo on the power situation in the country, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Power, Godknows Igali said the achievements recorded in the power sector are being eroded by the combined effects of vandalism and strikes.

According to him,

“Prior to the current constraints we have been encountering we have generated between 4,800 megawatts at the beginning of the year with a potential to get up to 6,000 megawatts based on the available gas and hydros. Besides, pipeline vandalization which has continued to have very negative impact on the power supply situation in the country, the on-going strike by labour unions in the oil and gas sector has added additional toll.

Beyoncé Reminds Us Who Calls the Shots with New 'Queen Bee' Sweatshirt

Who run the world?

That was rhetorical – Beyoncé, obviously.

But, just in case anyone forgot, the megastar posted some flawless shots on her website Friday evening as a quick reminder.

The photos find the singer, 33, decked in a cozy-looking, white crew neck sweatshirt with the words "queen bee" emblazoned on her chest, complete with phonetic spelling ("kwi:n bi:"), part of speech (noun) and definition ("i call the shots").

50 Heads Of State To Grace Buhari’s Inauguration

At least, a total of 50 Heads of State from sub sahara Africa and across the globe are expected to witness the inauguration of the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari on May 29.

This revelation was made by the Chairman, Media and Publicity sub-committee of the 2015 Joint Transition Committee and Minister of Culture, Tourism and National Orientation, Chief Edem Duke while briefing newsmen of the level of preparedness of the committee ahead of the inauguration in Abuja.

He said Nigeria being on the threshold of a new democratic culture and dispensation has all eyes fixed on it to do right, which is why the committee is leaving no stone unturned to ensure that the nation has a hitchfree transition exercise come May 29th.