METRO NEWS NG: 2014-02-23

Thursday, 27 February 2014

Nigerian Stoaway Dies On South African Airline Flight To US

A suspected stowaway was found frozen to death in the undercarriage of a South African Airline passenger jet at Dulles Airport in Washington, after the plane landed from Senegal.

The man, identified only as Chris Dikeh, with a Nigerian Passport and in his mid-30s, is believed to have frozen in temperatures around -60°C.

A middle-aged man, identified as Mr. Ogadinma Chukwu, has reportedly died in Aba, Abia State while having sex with a prostitute (name unknown) in one of the popular brothels on St. Michael’s Road, Aba.

The Divisional Head, Corporate Banking of First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Limited, Mr. Ola Olabinjo; the Managing Director of Skye Bank Plc, Mr. Kehinde Durosinmi-Etti and the Managing Director of Emadeb Energy Services Limited, Mr. Adebowale Olujimi, at the commission of the oil depot of the company on Thursday, February 27, 2014. The project was funded by FCMB.

Nigerians to Access 3.5m GBP UK Aid SME Challenge Funds At The Retail And Distribution Trade Forum

Nigerian small and medium scale enterprises will on Thursday February 27, 2014 at The Regent, GRA Ikeja Lagos be availed the opportunity of accessing 3.5million pounds sterling UK Aid SME Challenge funds to enhance productivity and competitiveness.

The SME forum for retail and distribution trade will among others provide business solutions to business men and women from various categories of retail markets as well as address challenges.

Obafemi Martins Parades Mercedes Benz CLK Convertible (Photo)

Obafemi shared the photo on his Instagram page. Super cool ride.

"I AM NOT A PROSTITUTE" Sikiratu Sindodo

Popular Nollywood actress, Temitayo Odueke, a.k.a. Sikiratu Sindodo, has debunked rumours that she sleeps around with different men.

In a recent interview, Sikiratu Sindodo said people have a wrong impression about her, adding that she doesn’t sleep around.

The Group Managing Director, Energy Group and the publisher of National Mirror, Dr Jimoh Ibrahim, has said that Sanusi would achieve his ambition of becoming an emir in the jail.

Ibrahim, in a statement made available to newsmen, lamented that Sanusi, who enjoyed sending his colleagues to jail for doing nothing, was afraid of police arrest and was asking for protection from court.

* Inaugurates Ultra Modern Sch Buildings in Warri

Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan on Tuesday took his campaign of a clean Delta to schools with a charge on teachers, pupils and stakeholders of schools across the state to imbibe the clean culture.

Governor Uduaghan gave the charge while inaugurating 64 ultra modern classrooms at Olodi Primary School and Cavegina Primary School both in Warri, renovated and rehabilitated by his administration.

Dr. Uduaghan who also charged various school heads in the state to provide green environment in their respective schools, placed a ban on the use of public schools for social engagements at weekends.

One man died and four people were injured after a hydraulic crane fell over at a wedding in India.

The crane was lowering a ‘crystal platform’ carrying the bride and her sister into the wedding venue in Adalaj village, near Ahmedabad in Gujarat state.

The man, said to be a 40-year-old guest, died, while the injured are being treated at a nearby hospital following the accident last night.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 arraigned Akindoyin S. Kehinde a former employee of Union Bank Plc before Justice Mohammad Ishaq Sani of the Federal High Court, Akure, Ondo State. The accused was docked on one count charge bordering on failure to exercise due diligence before confirming payment of one hundred and forty six million naira from the account of Godwill Comm Services domiciled in the Akure branch of the bank.

Tope Alabi Confesses..."I am a daughter of a poor farmer"

Pls read the inspiring words Gospel Star Tope Alabi Posted on her Facebook Wall.

MY LIFE STORY

FOR ME CHILD OF A POOR FARMER MAKING IT. YOU WILL ALSO MAKE IT IN LIFE

I am TamiTope Alabi aka Agbo jesu
for example.
During my school days starting
from primary to higher institution
Most people looked at me as
worthless being because of my look/statue, small and poor
background. Even those i better
than in terms of brain never
took me as anything.

Ondo Assembly Speaker, Adesina loses battle with Cancer

The Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Samuel Adesina is dead.

The Speaker died on Tuesday, following a protracted battle with Cancer of the Urinary Bladder.

COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE 3RD MEETING OF THE NIGERIA GOVERNORS’ FORUM HELD ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24 2014, AT THE RIVERS STATE GOVERNOR’S LODGE, ASOKORO, ABUJA

We, members of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), at our meeting today, at the Rivers State Governor’s Lodge, Abuja deliberated on a number of issues and resolved as follows:

Justice M. L. Shuiabu of the Federal High Court sitting in Enugu, on Monday February 24, 2014 convicted and sentenced one Gift Onyegam to ten years imprisonment without an option of fine for duping a blind teacher, Rosemary Ihekanacho of a sum of N830, 000 under the pretext that he would help her son secure employment with an oil company. The convict was also ordered to pay the sum of N711, 000 (seven hundred and eleven thousand naira) in restitution to the victim.

Cossy Orjiakor has narrated how she was involved in an auto accident some days back while driving to give a fan a reward , for answering the question she asked on her Twitter page.

A man with two functioning penises took questions on on Reddit's "Ask Me Anything" and it was unlike any other Q&A you're likely to read.

A group of widows yesterday stormed the Lagos State Governor’s Office, Alausa in Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria to protest the demolition of their shops by officials of the Kick Against Indiscipline, KAI and the Lagos State Task-force on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit.

Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State on Sunday in Lagos bagged the City People's Award for the Best Governor in Youth Empowernment.

The Kwara CEO was honoured at the colourful City People's Political Excellence Awards 2014 and his award was received on his behalf by His Special Adviser on Communication Strategy, Alh. Abdulraheem adedoyin who promptly dedicated it to the great people of Kwara state, most especially the teeming youth that have have keyed enthuastically into the Ahmed Administration's Shared Prosperity's programmes.

As Jennifer Lawrence, Sandra Bullock, Kevin Hart, Others Bag Nominations.

When it comes to the year’s best in entertainment, there’s no need to ask an academy; just ask the kids, and they’ll let you know. Today, kids made their voices heard as the nominees for the 27th Annual Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards were announced.

By Edward Igbayilola and Taofik Alabi
Osun state wore a different look and was full of celebration when the
Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan ousted Prince Olagunsoye
Oyinlola-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) government and pronounced
Mr. Rauf Aregbesola of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) as the
“authentic winner” of 2007 governorship election in the state on
Friday, November 26, 2010.

Fashion Statements @ Fathia Balogun's Movie Premiere

Nollywood's new glamour girl, Toyin Aimakhu with fashionista Mercy Aigbe, Iyabo Ojo, Actor's Guild of Nigeria President Ibinabo Fiberesima, comedienne Helan Paul, Dayo Amusa, Tayo Odueke and other were spotted at Fathia Balogun's movie premiere in Lagos.

Barring any unforeseen circumstance, all is now set for WESTERN POST, a regional newspaper designed to comprehensively cover the old Western region, to hit the newsstands.
The 40-page weekly will debut on Sunday, March 2.

A 26-year-old student, Ramon Bankole, who allegedly drank wine worth N65,000 at a club without paying, on Monday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court.

Bankole, a student of the Ibadan Polytechnic, Ibadan, who resides at No. 6, Muyiwa Close, Ogba, Lagos, is standing trial on two-count charge bothering on stealing.

The United Kingdom Trade and Investment is to set to offer technical support on agriculture to Kwara State to enable the state meet international best practices.

The Senior Trade Development Manger of UK Trade and Investment, Miss Judy Melifonwu who disclosed this during an interaction with the State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed, described Kwara State as the agriculture hub of Nigeria.

Representative of the winner of the Governor of the Year Award, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) and Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Media, Mr. Hakeem Bello (middle) in a group photograph with the Chairman of the occasion, Dr (Amb) Tokunbo Awolowo Dosunmu (4^th left), Senator representing Lagos West, Senator Ganiyu Olanrewaju Solomon

DELTA State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has been conferred with the "2013 Man of the Year Award" as he stated that the greatest asset of the state lies in its human resources.
Besides, he said that his administration’s policy of ‘Delta Beyond Oil’ was real, working and yielding results in the State.

FACEBOOK SCAM ALERT: BEWARE!

We urge the general public, especially facebook users to be alert and beware of this facebook impersonator, with these names "DELE FRANK" or "DELE PAUL" who claims he sells custom seized cars.

Google has unveiled a prototype smartphone with "customised hardware and software" that enables it to create 3D maps of a user's surroundings.

The device's sensors allow it make over 250,000 3D measurements every second and update its position in real-time.

After all, that is more than the current valuations of the UK retailer Next, the publishing giant Pearson, or the commercial television business ITV. Those businesses earn quite chunky profits, unlike the fast-growing messaging app.

A Nigerian citizen, and a 300-level student at the University of Cape Coast in Ghana, has been murdered in the West African country, and his body was dumped by the roadside.

Godwin Ayogu was who was last seen on Tuesday afternoon is a social sciences student in the institution

Another five ministers will soon be dropped by President Goodluck Jonathan to enable them concentrate on their purported governorship ambition.

The ministers who may take the exit from the Federal Executive Council (FEC) are Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister Senator Bala Mohammed,

25-year old University drop-out identified as Jerry has murdered in cold blood the wife of a pastor, Mrs Eunice Ajayi 55years for refusing to be raped.

The suspected killer was said to have been rusticated from two institutions in the state for being a member of a secret cult.

The President of Ndokwa Neku Union in Delta State, Chief Paul Enebeli, has canvassed the rotation of power to his people in the interest of fairness in 2015.
Enebeli, who spoke with newsmen, said the people of Ndokwa should produce the state governor in 2015 when the incumbent, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, leaves power.
He said there should, in the first place, be no controversy regarding the area that should produce Uduaghan's successor.

More than 40 days after 18-year-old Ikechukwu Friday was arrested and detained for murder at the State Criminal Investigations Department, Homicide Section ‘D4’, the teenager is yet to be charged to court.
Ironically, the legendary Pastor Ofuche Ukoha, popularly known as Dr. Sign Fireman, who was fingered as an accomplice in the murder of the 12-year-old victim identified as Bose, had been granted bail.

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