FAAN Security Staff Land In Hospital After Custom Men Beat Them To Pulp

Above is the picture Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Security staffs, Mr. Ebiloma Emmanuel, Mr. Ungbos Jude and Mr. Onoja Daniel on admission at FAAN Port health after they were beaten up by Custom men on Wednesday at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. See more pictures below.

Imo Born Corper Converts To Islam As Vowed If Buhari Becomes President

Chukwuma Austin Dike, a batch C corp member from mbaitoli LGA of IMO State serving in konshisha LGA Benue State made a vow that if Buhari wins the election and is sworn in on 29th may, he will convert to Islam. 

On the 29th of may shortly after Buhari inauguration he accepted Islam at Jibwisb Mosque Gboko, Benue state.

See more photos after the jump.

Police Arrest Fraudstar, 12 Others In Abuja

The police in the FCT have arrested a suspected fraudster and member of car theft syndicate on its wanted list, ASP Anjuguri Manzah, police spokesman in the territory, has said.

The suspect was among 12 other suspects presented to newsmen at the command on Wednesday.

Manzah said operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) arrested the fraudster on May 28 at Gwagwa, adding that one Honda car with registration number YAB227AA was recovered from him.

He said the command recovered seven guns, one other stolen car, 18 Samsung cell phones, eight television sets among other items from the suspects.

Buhari’s Wife Didn’t Shut Down Her Abuja Spa

Contrary to a recent report that the First Lady has closed down her spa to take up her new role as Nigeria’s First Lady, her beauty parlour, Hanzy Spa in Wuse 2 is still fully functional.

According to Nigerian Times, a visit to the Spa on Tuesday unveiled the fact that the beauty parlour still functions as always.

Reports said her Kaduna Spa was shut down but failed to mention anything about its branch at No 17 Libreville, Off Aminu Kano Crescent, Wuse 2, Abuja.

The report said: “The First Lady, until recently owned one of the biggest spas and beauty institutes in the country.

Woman Sent Out Of Abuja Boutique For Buhari’s Daughter To Shop

A Nigerian lady has been telling anyone who care to hear on the social media that she was ordered out of a shopping mall in Wuse II area of Abuja because Buhari’s daughter came to shop there.

The lady identified as Shalom Miriam Shehu said it has never happened to her before.

See her Twitter rants below:

3 Feared Dead, 10 Caterpillars Burnt As Gunmen Invade Orient Petroleum Refinery

Three persons were feared dead and property worth millions of naira, including 10 caterpillars and houses, were destroyed when gunmen suspected to be from Ibaji Local Government Area of Kogi State invaded the facilities of the controversial Orient Petroleum Resources at Aguleri Otu in Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra State.

The three dead persons were staff of the oil company, while several others injured in attack are receiving treatment in hospitals.

Orient Petroleum, commissioned by former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2012, had been in dispute between the neighbouring communities in Kogi and Anambra states, with both sides laying claims to ownership of the oil rich land.

Man Docked Over Alleged $30,000 Fraud

A 47-year-old man, Abdullahi Ismaila Mubarak, has been arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrate Court for allegedly obtaining $30,000 by false pretence.

The defendant, with no fixed address, is facing a three-count charge of obtaining and stealing preferred against him by the police.

The prosecutor, E.I. Nnamonu, ASP, told the court that the defendant committed the alleged offence on February 4, 2015, at Oke Odo pleasure, Abule- Egba, Lagos.

He said the defendant obtained the sum from Mrs.Temitope Kalejaiye  under the pretext of changing the dollars to naira which he did not do.

Court Remands Bankers In Prison Over Currency Fraud Which Began In 2011

As the trial of the officials of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and others commenced on Tuesday, the six staff of the bank implicated in an N8billion currency recycling scam, were  remanded in prison custody following their arraignment by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before Justice N. Ayo Emmanuel of the Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State.

The suspects: Patience Okoro Eye;  Afolabi Olufemi Johnson; Ilori Adekunle Sunday;  Kolawole Babalola,  Olaniran Muniru Adeola and Fatai Adedokun Yusuf, were arraigned on a five-count charge bordering on conspiracy, fraud and stealing.

Of the said 22 suspects, six are said to be middle level officers of the CBN who have accordingly been dismissed or suspended while the remaining 16 are staff of  Zenith Bank, First City Momument Bank (FCMB), Wema Bank, Access Bank, First Bank, Skye Bank, Ecobank and Sterling Bank.

EFCC Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren said: “The apex bank employees were alleged to have compromised the CBN’s Briquetting exercise, meant to mop up mutilated and defaced higher denomination currencies from circulation, to combat inflation.

Five Confirmed Dead After Eating Dog Meat In Rivers

At least five persons have  been confirmed dead at Woji, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, after eating dog meat from a popular inn in the area.

The mysterious death has raised tension in the community as people have begun to question the tragic result that has followed the eating of dog meat alleged to have been cooked by one Friday Dickson, popularly called Etiaba.

Etiaba had been in the area for a long time, running an inn where he cooks only dog meat in Mini-Woji Road at Woji Town.

NDLEA Serves Kashamu Notice Of Extradition

The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Tuesday said it had served  a notice of application for extradition of the Ogun-east Senator-elect,  Buruji Kashamu, to the United States.

According to a statement by the Head, Public Affairs of the agency, Ofoyeju Mitchell, the application for the extradition was contained in an application made to the Chief Judge, Federal High Court, Abuja, in suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/479/2015.

According to him, the office of the Attorney General of the Federation is seeking the extradition of Kashamu to answer alleged drug trafficking charges.

He noted that: “This is in line with the Extradition Act CAP, E25 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 (as modified by Extradition Act Modification Order, 2014). Mitchell added that the notice was officially served on Kashamu by the NDLEA on June 1, 2015.

Today's Newspaper Headlines : Wednesday, June 03, 2015

News headlines from selected newspaper ready for your reading pleasure this Wednesday morning for your reading pleasure.

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• We'll help Buhari ensure food security 'Farmers
• AMCON's stake in banks, others worth N100bn ' Chike-Obi
• Veterinary doctor bags leadership award
• New NIPC boss promises investment inflows
• Nigeria gets four slots in Ranger Odyssey contest
• NSE index rises marginally amid low investor appetite
• NERC to set estimated electricity billing limit
• Multinationals cheat Nigeria, others of N2tn 'Oxfam
• Increase local refining before deregulation 'PENGASSAN
• How to grow the mining industry
• Kwara Express receives 42 new buses
• Seplat confident of strong returns from investments
• Mitsubishi Pajero delights with Android, car-play
• Toyota Nigeria showcases redesigned Hiace

Caitlyn Effect! Don Jazzy Throws Epic Shade With Funny Pics

While Caitlyn Jenner is making waves by going through surgery to become a woman, Mavin CEO Don Jazzy simply employed the use of Photoshop.

He shared the photo on Instagram and captioned ‘Oya o call me Dorcas Jasmine or NoseMary’

Women Caught With Cocaine In Their Vagina At Lagos Airport

Two women have been apprehended by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for ingesting cocaine, packing some on their underwear and also inserting them in their private parts. The two women, who are housewives, were found to possess 2.635 kilogrammes of cocaine at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, while attempting to board a Qatar Airways flight to China.

The NDLEA commander at the Lagos Airport, Mr. Hamza Umar, described the suspects as desperate traffickers saying: “These women are curiously desperate for ingesting drugs, packing some on their bodies and inserting in their vagina. The first one, Alaka Deborah Uzoma, 47 years old, was found with 1.180 kilogrammes of cocaine. She inserted 260 grammes of cocaine in her private part and ingested 60 wraps weighing 920 grammes.

Banker Crushed To Death By BRT Bus

A banker by name Segun Ajisebutu was Tuesday, crushed to death after being knocked down by a BRT bus at Palmgrove bus-stop, Lagos, while he was dashing across the BRT lane.

The incident reportedly occurred around 6am, under Palmgrove pedestrian bridge when the victim was going to his place of work, a new generation bank.

The incident was said to have resulted in traffic jam which took over the BRT lane for hours until the arrival of law enforcement agents who restored normalcy.

Bidding Adieu To The Famous Paris Love Locks

Paris began to bid adieu to its famous love locks on Monday — and with them, years of lovers' memories. City workers cut hundreds of thousands of the tiny locks from the iron grillwork on the sides of the Pont des Arts bridge; they used a crane and wheeled dollies filled with the signed trinkets. Soon, clear plexiglass will replace the grills.

And though the locks may be gone, the keys will still rest forever in the Seine River below.

Twitter Bot Corrects You Every Time You Misgender Caitlyn Jenner

A Twitter bot named @she_not_he has been activated to correct users who misgender Caitlyn Jenner. Whenever users refer to Jenner in their tweets using the pronoun "he," the bot will tweet a response reminding them to use Jenner's now-preferred female pronouns.

The former athlete and television personality Caitlyn Jenner, formerly known as Bruce Jenner, began her final gender transition in early 2015, undergoing breast augmentation and facial reconstruction surgery. She made the decision to officially introduce herself as Caitlyn and go by female pronouns on June 1, when Vanity Fair published a profile about her experience.

Caitlyn Jenner On Her New Identity: 5 Things You Need To Know

In Vanity Fair's sprawling June cover story, Caitlyn (née Bruce) Jenner talks about a lifetime of longing and the pain of denying a gender identity that felt natural and inevitable.

The profile, available on newsstands June 9, is a closeup on Jenner's life, touching on her fractured relationship with some of her children, the divorce from Kris Jenner, and the reason why she's doing a reality show.

Jenner announced her decision to transition in an April interview with Diane Sawyer. She appears as Caitlyn for the first time stunning in Badgley Mischka and Zac Posen gowns, no less in the Vanity Fair article.

Here are the five most important things you should know about the story:

1. Jenner always felt female.

Jenner began expressing a female gender identity as early as 10 years old, when she would sneak clothes out of her mother's or sister's closet. She described putting on a dress and wrapping a scarf around her head, and feeling "fascinated by it all" but terrified that someone might find out.

Officer Who Told A Teen His Parents Had Died Attends Graduation In Their Place

One police officer went above and beyond the call of duty to make sure a recently orphaned teen didn't have to miss out on his high school graduation.

Riley and Emily Portie were riding a motorcycle on May 24 when they were struck and killed by a drunk driver in Orange, Texas.

Eric Ellison, an officer for the Orange Police Department, went to the couple's residence to inform their youngest son, Kazzie Portie, of the tragic news.

When Ellison learned that Portie's graduation was only days away, he knew he couldn't let the teenager walk across the stage without anyone waiting for him.

The 2015 CFDA Awards Red Carpet

                             Chrissy Teigen carrying a Swarovski clutch

The CFDA Fashion Award is an annual event that recognizes the best and brightest in American fashion, it took place last evening bringing out a mix of celebrity fashion enthusiasts and the designers who love them. Remember the 2014 Awards, where Rihanna showed up wearing a see-through dress and a smile? The red carpet wasn't quite as lively this year, but it definitely wasn't lacking . See more photos from the red carpet after the jump.

Bruce Jenner Unveils New Identity, Caitlyn, On The Cover Of Vanity Fair

Bruce Jenner appears for the first time as a woman in public on the cover of July's Vanity Fair,utilizing his new moniker Caitlyn Jenner. In the cover image, she's wearing a cream bustier ensemble, a long wavy hairstyle, and luminous, feature-enhancing makeup.

speaking publicly for the first time since completing gender transition, Caitlyn Jenner compares her emotional two-day photo shoot with Annie Leibovitz for the July cover of Vanity Fair to winning the gold medal for the decathlon at the 1976 Olympics. She tells Pulitzer Prize–winning V.F. contributing editor and author of Friday Night Lights Buzz Bissinger, “That was a good day, but the last couple of days were better. . . . This shoot was about my life and who I am as a person. It’s not about the fanfare, it’s not about people cheering in the stadium, it’s not about going down the street and everybody giving you ‘that a boy, Bruce,’ pat on the back, O.K. This is about your life.”