Fayose: Lai Mohammed must name 15 ex-governors, 55 Nigerians that stole N1.34tr

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Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has challenged the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed to make public names of the 15 former governor and 55 Nigerians that he claimed stole N1.34 trillion between 2006 and 2013 or keep his mouth shut permanently.

He said; “The reality is that the APC Federal Government has destroyed the economy within eight months in power and rather than look for solutions to the problems facing Nigeria, Lai Mohammed and his cohorts are branding bogus figures about stolen money just to cover up their lack of solution to the country’s economic problems.”

Photos: These women dance and show off their private parts to men in exchange for beer

The women move from one bar to another showing off their goodies and whoever shows the best 'one' gets the most beer. From the comments section of the article it seems to be a popular form of entertainment.

According to Daily Sun SA, last Sunday, the girls (pictured) arrived at Strike’s Tavern in Block A, Mabopane, Tshwane where a stokvel was being hosted. Newcomers are often shocked by what they see but the regulars never miss an opportunity to appreciate the show.

Photo: Killers of ex-FUTA VC sentenced to death

An Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure has sentenced 2 persons, Ita Enang & Olayemi Bamitale, to death by hanging, for killing a former Vice Chancellor of Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Prof. Albert Ilemobade in June 2015

Enang and Bamitale who were both domestic staff of the deceased, connived and had him killed over financial disagreement.

After killing him, they hid his body in his garage and escaped with his SUV and other valuables.

This photo of a disabled artist who paints with his foot will inspire you

Although he is armless, he makes a living by creating beautiful artworks with his foot. Very inspiring!

Court sends Pro-Biafran leader Nnamdi Kanu to Kuje prison

Justice John Itsoho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered that Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenious People of Biafra, who has been in the custody of the Department of State Security Service since October 14th last year, be sent to Kuje prison in Abuja immediately.

The order was given at a resumed hearing of the treasonable charges the Federal government filed against him today January 20th. His lawyer actually asked that Nnamdi should be sent to prison as it was difficult for his legal team and friends to talk to him while he was in DSS custody.

Soldiers who lost their hands/limbs during Boko Haram attacks take a pic together

Our heroes! They all lost hands/legs during different battles with Boko Haram. Photo credit: Umar Farouk

Nigeria signs agreement with UAE on recovery of stolen funds

Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) today Tuesday January 19th in Abu Dhabi signed six agreements to enhance bilateral relations between them.

According to a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, Femi Adesina, the signing of the agreements on trade, finance and judicial matters was witnessed by Pres. Buhari and the Crown Prince of the UAE, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

Photos: Buhari meets with Nigerians in Abu Dhabi

President Buhari met with Nigerians in Abu Dhabi today. Fashola was also in attendance. See more photos after the cut...

Photo: Nigerian man on Greater Manchester Police Most Wanted list for alleged rape

Jonah Okoji ,42, of south Manchester is wanted by Greater Manchester Police for a number of alleged rapes that took place in the Levenshulme area of Manchester between August 2011 and July 2014. He is also wanted for an incident of criminal damage linked to the rapes that occurred in July 2014. The police believe that Okoji - also known as Joe Helma - has possibly moved to Ireland.

Senate receives letter for the corrected version of 2016 budget from the presidency

The Senate has received a letter from President Buhari, stating that some adjustments were made to the 2016 budget presented to it on December 22nd. The letter which was read before the house by Senate President Bukola Saraki this morning reads in part ‪

Call for Buhari’s impeachment joke of the year - Senate

The Leadership of the Senate has described the call by PDP for the impeachment of President Buhari over the missing budget as the biggest joke of the year. Senate leader, Ali Ndume said this while speaking with newsmen in Abuja yesterday January 18th;

‘It is the biggest joke of the year. We should be talking of how to kill the PDP for exposing this country to this mess. They killed the country in their 16 years’ reign and now somebody is correcting their mess.
I believe in the president and I’m one of the ardent believers of President Buhari. We have been together since 2003. He is the kind of leader we need to move forward. His emergence was divine intervention and the good thing is that we have a president that is in charge, unlike before that we didn’t,’’ he said.

Enyimba FC team bus attacked by Armed robbers while travelling

Enyimba Football club of Aba players were attacked on Monday Jan. 18th while they were on transit to Kaduna to participate in this year’s Super 4 tournament. The team bus was attacked by armed robbers in Kogi state and valuable items such as wristwatches, phones, laptops and cash were taken by the robbers. Enyimba representatives confirmed the incident on their official twitter handle:

“We can confirm that our team bus was attacked by armed robbers this afternoon in Okene, Kogi State on our way to Kaduna for the #SuperFour. Thankfully, there were no injuries during this unfortunate incident. Players and officials were however stripped of all valuables”.

Photos: Adamawa State APC Chairman, Alhaji Yamusa Shuaibi buried

Alhaji Yamusa Shuaibi, the Chairman of APC in Adamawa State, died yesterday after a brief illness. Late Yamusa was buried according to Islamic injunction at his home town Numan Local government area of Adamawa state. Adamawa state Governor, Sen Muhammad Jibrilla Bindow and other state officials attended the funeral prayer. May his soul rest in peace. More photos after the cut...

Photos: Nigerian student arrested for drug trafficking in Uganda

A 28 year old Nigerian student of Kampala University identified as Rufus Okafor has been arrested in Kampala, Uganda after he was intercepted with 19 kilograms of marijuana and 795grames of heroin worth sh229m at Posta Uganda on Friday January 15th. According to reports, Rufus was about to send the drugs to Netherlands when he was arrested. He will be appearing in a Ugandan court today January 19th. Another photo after the cut...

Photos: 8 year old girl allegedly married off to mature man in Zaria

 The guy is supposedly named Baba Ahmed and on Sunday Jan. 17th, he paid the bride price of this 8 year old girl in Zaria, Kaduna. It is said she won't be moving to his house until she is 17. The little girl probably has no idea what is happening, probably thinks it's her birthday. See more photos after the cut...

Buhari writes National Assembly to correct errors in 2016 budget

According to a report by Thisday, President Buhari has written to the Nationally Assembly to formally request the withdrawal of the 2016 Budget. In a letter which was addressed to Senate President Bukola Saraki and Speaker of the House of Reps Yakubu Dogara, Buhari seeked to make amends to some errors in the budget which was presented to a joint session of the National Assembly on December 22nd.

Sources say President Buhari had discovered after presenting the budget to the National Assembly that some of the figures earmarked for operations in the Presidency and the State House were being publicly criticized as outrageous and higher than those of the past administration. He is said to have directed the recall of the 2016 budget from the National Assembly for review.

Photo: Woman attacked with acid by men hired by her ex-husband after she refused to reconcile with him

 

A 41-year-old man who hired people to attack his ex-wife with acid after she refused to patch up with  him has been arrested by Ho Minh City police in Vietnam.

Nguyen Quoc Dung was arrested together with Le Hoang Oanh, 50, who has allegedly hired two men to attack Nguyen Thi Thu Ha, 38, when she was driving a motorbike on Vo Van Kiet Street on January 12.

The attack occurred at around 7 p.m. when two men on a motorbike threw acid on  Ha,  Ha who was riding with her six-year-old daughter and housekeeper, was immediately rushed to the hospital with burns in her face and neck and her left eye has been damaged. Her daughter and the housekeeper escaped unharmed.

Very Graphic photo: Ritualist beheads 4 year old boy in Osun state

Operatives of Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, (FSARS), Osun State Command have arrested a member of a gang of ritual killers, 25 year old Ganiyu Tajudeen for killing and beheading a four-year-old boy identified as Bakare Teslim.  Graphic picture after the cut...

Photos: ISIS executes a young man accused of spying

Islamic State terror group reportedly executed a young man who was accused of spying for a rival group in Sirte, Libya.

Photos: 15-year-old girl beaten & stripped naked by a gang of young girls

A video making round on Chinese social media yesterday shows a 15-year-old girl being attacked by a gang made up of young girls in Lingao, Hainan Province, China. 

She was brutally beaten, kicked and stripped off her clothes. According to media reports, the incident has caught the attention of local police, and they’re conducting an investigation along with the crime and cyber police departments of Dongying town, Lingao county.

Photos: 5 Nigerian drug peddlers arrested in India with 210 grams of cocaine

The city crime branch and the anti-narcotics cell (ANC) of the Mumbai police in a joint operation conducted in south Mumbai have arrested 5 Nigerian nationals on charges of smuggling and peddling cocaine in the city. The seized cocaine's cost amounts to Rs.12.60 lakh in the international market.

Siberian woman,71, who lived her entire life in wilderness airlifted to hospital

Agafya Lykova is the last remaining member of a Russian family that took to the woods after her father’s brother was shot by Stalinist soldiers in 1936. As members of a breakaway sect of the Russian Orthodox church, Lykova’s family was subject to harassment and persecution, and so decided to flee far from Stalin’s grasp.