METRO NEWS NG: 2017-04-02

Saturday, 8 April 2017

Kemi Olunloyo: You did not buy the SUV you promised for all the pimping I did for you – Cossy Ejiokor tells Port Harcourt based Pastor

By John Owen Nwachukwu

Controversial Nollywood Actress, Cossy Orjiakor, has threatened to release her statement of account, where the name of Popular Nigerian Pastor, David Ibiyeomie showed, should US trained journalist, Kemi Olunloyo be kept in prison this Easter period.

Following the success of the campaign to reward its customers last year, Zenith Bank Plc has returned with another *966# Eazybanking airtime giveaway for the Easter season.

The Texas Medical Board on Friday temporarily suspended the license of a McKinney orthopedic surgeon arrested on suspicion he sexually assaulted two female patients while they were under his care.

Video: Wizkid Releases New Album, But Where's Drake?

Ayodeji Balogun popularly known as Wizkid dropped the visuals to his hit collaboration”Come Closer” featuring Canadian singer/rapper, Drake today.

Segun Odihiri, a 36 year old man has been arrested in Uzeba, Owan West Local Government area of Edo state for chopping off the head of his 84 year old mother, Maria Odihiri with a machete.

Segun gruesomely murdered his mother on Friday morning, after she raised alarm that he was sleeping with his own daughter.

Reports gathered claims that the suspect had always threatened to kill his mother whenever they had a misunderstanding, and he just went through with it.

A source who spoke with The News Nigeria who gave her name as Mama Caro said that the suspect had been sleeping with her daughter for a very long time, a situation she said had been a cause for worry for his mother.

Mama Caro who sells roasted corn at the popular Uzeba round about said the deceased who just returned from the market on the fateful morning, found Segun raping his daughter again and she raised the alarm, which apparently irked the suspect, and he attacked her with a cutlass, cutting her head in the process.

Another source, Ekemeiren Ojekhugbo, said the suspect was caught with the head of his mother in a wheel barrow as he was trying to disposed the body of her late mother.

He said the suspect also attacked youths in the community while trying to arrest him.

“Trouble started when Segun was sleeping with his own daughter and his late mother caught him in the act and started screaming.

“For him to cover his shame, he took up a cutlas and cut off his mother’s head while the daughter ran for her safety.

“Segun was caught by some youths who were not also spared as he injured two of them before he was eventually overpowered by vigilante members,” Ojekhugbo said.

It was gathered that the lifeless body of the deceased was still in the pool of her blood when residents trooped to the scene of the incident tocatch a glimpse of it.

When our reporter visited Uzeba, the suspect had been handed over to operatives of the Owan West Divisional Police Command, in Sabongidda Ora.

Shocking: 45 Year Old's Private Message To 10 Year Old Girl

An older man, with the Facebook name, Tyrone Banks has done the unbelievable after his private messages to a minor was shared on Facebook.

Class! DBanj’s Response After MTV Base's Unsolicited Comparison With Wizkid

Yesterday evening, MTVBase compared Wizkid to DBanj and Wizkid wasn’t happy, as he was disappointed in the TV station for such comparison.

A brothel operator named Olayode Samuel has been killed by those believed to be prostitutes who later went away with his pension. The attack, which occured in Odo Owa community, Ijero Local Government Area of Ekiti State, has left the town mourning the death of a man loved for his openness and kindness. According to eye witness reports, the assailants tied their victim, also a retired soldier, to a steel bed before setting him on fire. Findings by the police revealed the victim was attacked by prostitutes to whom the deceased rented out the rooms of his house for use as a brothel.

Caught In The Act! LCC Dedicated Police Patrol Team Arrests Robber While Trying To Strangle Car OwnerThe Lekki Concession Company (LCC)

Dedicated Police Patrol Team, have foiled a car snatching operation by a gang of armed robbers.
The robbers were attempting to snatch a Toyota Camry with registration number EPE 685 CP at gun point at Oniru intersection on Lekki-Epe Expresssway.

A car dealer based in Lagos has accused Nigerian hip-hop singer, David Adeleke, better known as Davido for issuing him a dud cheque.

An Ekiti High Court in Ado Ekiti on Thursday barred a pastor, Victor Ekejuiba, from his matrimonial home, after he was found to persistently beat his wife.

Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has on Friday, denied ever getting involved in a N10 million bribe, as claimed by a former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Ishaya Bamaiyi.

SARAKI:The New Face Of Resilience

The political voyage of Senator Bukola Saraki, Nigeria’s embattled senate president, has been blighted by numerous quagmires and dangerous labyrinth, since his assumption of office, on Tuesday, June 9, 2015, as the number three most important man in the country.

The International Kidney Cancer Coalition has named Juliet Ibrahim of the Juliet Ibrahim Foundation the Global Ambassador of the 1st-ever World Kidney Cancer Day.

The Lagos State Government has terminated the contract for the construction of a 48-bedroom hotel project at the VIP chalets in Badagry, which was awarded in 2013 to Messrs. Anatolia International Limited.

As part of efforts to clear g all criminals out of the Brigade general Area of responsibilities, Troops of 33 Artillery Brigade, Nigerian Army Bauchi, acted on a tip off by well meaning Citizen of Bauchi City on the criminal activity perpetrated around popular Wunti market area of the State by the fake Nigerian currency vendors.

Insecurity: Presidency tasks state govts on arms control, DDR

The Presidency has called on governments of the 36 States in Nigeria to take proactive measures in tackling the growing state of insecurity occasioned by illicit flow of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) through effective Disarmament, Demobilisation and Rehabilitation (DDR) programmes.

A FCT High Court in Maitama, has dismissed the 18-count criminal charges brought by the Federal Government against Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court, his wife, Mrs. Tolulope Olabowale, and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Joe Agi.

A staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Christian Nwosu has pleaded guilty to receiving N30million as bribe from the N23billion alleged Diezani bribe meant to compromise electoral officers before the 2015 general election.

The Kaduna Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested members of a notorious syndicate of fraudsters made of four Nigerians and one Nigerien who specialise in duping innocent persons of their hard earned monies. Those arrested are Salisu Rabiu, a.k.a Maimagani; Ibrahim Idris, a.k.a Dankano; Magaji Musa (Nigerien) a.k.a Maishayi; Haruna Abdullahi,a.k.a Balogun and Abubakar Umar ,a.k.a Fulani.

Kwara State Governor, Dr AbdulfatahAhmed has flagged off Kwara State University's College of Agriculture at Ilesha-Baruba, Baruten local government area at a contractual cost of N907 million.

The Lagos State Government is set to train 1000 facilitators as part of preparation towards the official launch of “CodeLagos” programme in April 2017.

Gov Ganduje Facilitates NIPR Membership for all Information Officers in Kano

Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano state has directed the state Ministry of Information to facilitate registration of Information Officers in the state Civil Service as members of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations.

AU declares 2017 AFRIMA open on May 2

The calendar of events for the 2017 All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) in partnership with the African Union will be formally opened on Tuesday, May 2 at a joint AUC-AFRIMA cultural conference to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Oya Ladies, Meet Yah Match: What Can You Do That She Couldn't!

Meet Harmony 2.0, the world’s first ‘talking’ sex doll

This ultra-realistic sex doll can flirt and even fall in love with you, its makers claim.

A British journalist who was captured, chained up and tortured by the Sudanese authorities for more than six weeks was able to produce a film about his hellish ordeal by hiding a memory card in his anus.

The House of Representatives yesterday mandated it’s committee on Information, National Orientation, Ethics and Values to interface with the Nigerian Communications Commission, the Consumer Protection Council, and the Multichoice Satellite Television Company over increased prices of bouquet offer.

New Jersey teen gets accepted by all 8 Ivy League schools

Talk about an embarrassment of riches.

A New Jersey teenager has to make a decision soon most high school seniors can only dream of -- deciding on which Ivy League school to attend in the fall. The problem, if you want to call it that, is that she was accepted into all of them. All eight of them.

After weeks of touring different Southwest cities including Abeokuta, Ilorin, Ikare Akoko, Ado-Ekiti and Benin, the Goldberg Excellency Tour came to an exciting climax in Oyo during its EXCELLENT NITE on Friday, March 31, 2017.

A 7-year-old girl has been reported dead after allegedly being raped through the anus by a 21-year-old son of a Senator in Taraba State.

The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi, on Wednesday blasted conservative northern leaders who discourage attitudes and activities that, he said, would have developed the region.

Have you heard about this new reality show featuring Nigerian ladies in the United States? The first ever reality show about Nigerians living in the United States. It's the real deal!! We were amazed when we saw it. It's called "Real Naija Ladies of Dallas”.

Friends, families and celebrities converged on the highbrow Dover Hotel, Aromire Street, off Adeniyi Jones, Ikeja, Lagos on Saturday March 25, 2017 to honour the first female Public Relations Officer of the Lagos State Police Command, Ngozi Braide.

Chukwu – Emeka Egbemude, one of the four suspects arrested by the operatives of Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command for tricking expensive phone sellers to desolate locations and robbing them afterwards, has disclosed that his father warned him not to use his house as a base for internet crime.

On Saturday 1st April, 2017, time stood still in the ancient city of Ado Ekiti as over 15,000 persons thronged the venue of the Ekiti State University 22nd Convocation Ceremonies to witness the historic moment as Honourable Oladipupo Olatunde Adebutu, Chairman, House Committee on Rural Development, was conferred with the honorary degree of Doctor of Public Administration (D.P.A) Honoris Causa by Ekiti State University, Ekiti State.

Hon. Saheed Ibile Warns Against the Crisis Between Hausa and Yoruba in Ile-Ife

In a statement released by him, a notable politician has voiced his concerns in the lingering crisis in Ile-Ife.

According to him:

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday expressed the readiness of the State Government to tap into the agricultural expertise and technological advancement of Israel for the greater benefit of the State.

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (right), presenting a State plaque to Ambassador of Israel to Nigeria, Mr. Guy Feldman during the Ambassador’s courtesy visit to the Governor at the Lagos House, Ikeja, on Monday, April 3, 2017.

The city of Ado-Ekiti will be the entertainment Mecca on Saturday April 8 2017, as fun lovers troop to the town this weekend. Pathfinder Hotels, owners of high octane Club Splendour, which has pulled different artists to Ado-Ekiti in the past are set to do it again come 8th April.

Out of a total of 51,018 students that sat for this year’s Stage One of the 2017 Cowbellpedia Secondary Schools Mathematics TV Quiz Show, Lagos State topped the enrolment chart with 7,098 candidates, followed by Oyo and Ogun States with 3,833 and, 3,234 respectively. The enrolment figure represents a 12% growth over the previous year.

An unfortunate twist of events led to the death of a 45-year-old man in Egypt who was killed by his own wife and eldest son, Egypt’s daily al-Youm al-Sabea reported on Monday.

According to Kaspersky Lab records, from December 2015, malware samples relating to Lazarus group activity appeared in financial institutions, casinos software developers for investment companies and crypto-currency businesses

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed a US $3.5 million contribution from the Government of Japan to provide desperately needed food assistance to tens of thousands of internally displaced people in Northeast Nigeria.

Ife crisis: Group demands unbiased investigation, commends Ooni

The South West Think Thank Group (SWTTG) has called for caution and thoroughness in the on-going investigation into the crisis involving Ile-Ife indigenes and the Hausa community, with a view to secure a permanent peace that will restore peace to the ancient town.

In America, Nigerian Woman Gets 4yr Jail Sentence For Stabbing Husband To Death ... Read her reasons

Nigerian Woman, 36, Temitope Adebamiro gets 4 years JAIL TERM for Stabbing Pharmacist's Husband to Death...Says 'My Late Husband had SEX with Prostitutes, Suffered Me continually'

Kayode Ajulo PhD

By Kayode Ajulo

Like an eclipse, swiftly, the years passed. And it's striking to know that it's exactly 10 years that we lost a political juggernaut in the person of Chief Adebayo Adefarati, former governor of my dear State, Ondo.

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