PDP Primaries: Obanikoro Drags Party To Court

Immediate past Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro has sued PDP for ‘manipulating’ it’s gubernatorial primaries which took place on Monday in Lagos, with Jimi Agbaje emerging the winner. According to him, Chief Bode George and Ogunlewe manipulated the results and after petitioning the party nothing was done about it, which made him ahead for a Federal High court in Abuja.

Ex-militant leader Tompolo buys seven Warships?

There are reports that ex-militant Tompolo recently bought 7 decommissioned Norwegian warships.

Only Few People Speak Good English In Nigeria- Rapper Reminisce

Indigenous rapper, Remilekun Safaru popularly known as Reminisce has said he believes only few people speaks good English in Nigeria. According to him, Indigenous rappers have been neglected, but few of them in the game have strived had to be heard. He also says so many people want to be razz these days, because razz is seen as the new cool.

Missing Nigerian baby found in Mexico, father arrested

 The missing baby who went missing after his mother was found dead in a refrigerator at their home in Houston, Texas on Monday December 8th has been found in Mexico in good health.

11 months old Achilles Lambert was abducted by his Nigerian father, Patrick Lambert, who is a suspect in his estranged wife’s murder. Anastacia Lambert was stabbed to death.
Houston police say the little boy was found abandoned yesterday Friday December 12th in Queretaro, central Mexico. Patrick was located somewhere else in Mexico and has since been taken into custody

Landlady's thugs kill capenter over N200 debt in Lagos

 

 

A 27-year-old man, Michael Abodurin, has been stabbed to death by hoodlums called by his landlady, Mrs. Idowu Adenekan, in the Oworonsoki area of Lagos. 

Punch learnt the  problem had started after the deceased’s friend could not pay back the N200 he borrowed from the landlady last year.

It was gathered that after it dawned on the landlady Adenekan that the debtor would not pay the debt, she allegedly unleashed her thugs on the carpenter and his friend. In the process, Adenekan was killed. A bottle was smashed on Adenekan’s head after which he was stabbed with a pair of scissors in the chest. He died before he could get medical help.

Three Policemen Get 2 Years In Jail For Jumping At ‘Free Food’

Lol awoof dey purge belle.  Three policemen were, yesterday, sentenced to two years imprisonment by Magistrate A. Demi-Ajayi of an Ebute-Metta Magistrate’s Court, sitting at Oyingbo, Lagos, over negligence, which resulted in the stealing of their AK-47.

The convicts are Sergeant Felix Okwa, 47; Corporal Ogu Romanus, 46, and Constable Sunday Okoh, 34. Apart from being jailed for two years, they will also serve a six-month community service after completing their jail term.

Anita Oyakhilome shuns pastor Chris's 51st birthday ceremony

 

All seem not to be back to norm with the Oyakhilome’s but at least there has been a little change, with one of his daughters now hanging around him. Pastor Oyakhilome’s eldest daughter, Sharon, who is developing her singing career by the day has been with her dad for a couple of days now.

Aside from performing at the annual Christ Embassy ‘ International Pastors’ and Partners’ Conference (IPPC)’ which held in November 2014, Sharon performed on stage with her father, at his 51^st birthday celebration last week, an event his wife shunned. 

She will also be with him in Benin, Edo State, tomorrow for the ‘Regional Camp Meeting With Pastor Chris Oyakhilome’, holding Friday, 12^th of December, 2014. Charlyn his second daughter is said to be very much with her mom in UK.

How I Asked My Wife Out- Nollywood Actor, Aki

 

Nolywood actor, Aki has revealed how he wooed his wife three years ago. According to him, nothing really special happened as he asked her out the way people do it. Hear him;

“God will not forgive you if you know you love a girl and she loves you and you know you can make a family. So, what stops you from telling her you love her? What stops you from telling her ‘common baby, let’s do this.’ I just told her baby, lets do this and the rest is history.”

Couple Jailed For Killing 5-Year Old Girl With Excessive Soda

A cruel couple who forced a five-year-old girl to drink so much soda and water after they found her drinking a soda they said was reserved for adults, have been jailed. They were charged for murder when the girl’s brain swelled from excess soda and died.

Randall Vaughn, 42, and Mary Vaughn, 59 (pictured above) pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and aggravated child neglect and were sentenced to 35 years in prison on Monday in Rogersville, Tennessee.

The court heard they made the girl drink more than half a gallon of grape soda and water in just two hours.

President Jonathan picks Namadi Sambo as his running mate for 2015 election

President Jonathan has picked VP Namadi Sambo as his running mate for next year's elections. The President made this known at the PDP Presidential Convention that held at the Eagles Square, Abuja.

President Jonathan who was ratified as the party's presidential candidate having won all 2,812 delegates votes at the convention, told party faithfuls in his acceptance speech that he had picked his "tested and loyal" Vice President as his running mate. Rumors were rift a few months ago of the possibility of Jonathan dropping VP Sambo and picking another person as his running mate.

12 APC governors endorsing Buhari is false- Atiku

Former VP Atiku Abubakar and one of the APC Presidential candidates has debunked reports of 12 APC Governors endorsing former Military Head of state, Gen Muhammadu Buhari rtd. Above is what he wrote on Facebook this morning...

"People talk about me because I am a great man"- Chris Oyakhilome

The Head Pastor of Believers Loveworld aka Christ Embassy Pastor Chris Oyakhilome who has been in the news a lot lately following his very public divorce from wife of over 20 years, Anita, said the reason people talk about him is because he's a great man.

"A man's greatness is measured by the number of those who care about what happens to him or in his life. If 10 people talk about it, then your life has only influenced 10 people. But when the city or people from around the world start talking about it, then your life must have influenced them from that afar." Oyakhilome said

ISIS throw man off roof to his death for being gay

 ISIS have thrown a man down to his death for being allegedly gay. The shocking images posted on the jihadi website shows about 8 men on top the roof as they flung the man down..

It is unclear if he died immediately because the harsh judgment also stated he was to be stoned after being thrown off. A statement accompanying the images read....

Many feared dead as Bomb blast rocks Kanti-Kwari market, Kano

A bomb went off at a petrol station in Kano this afternoon.According to Premium Times, the bomb went off at Kanti-Kwari textile market, a hub for hordes of traders and buyers .The blast occurred at a place known as “fillin parking” at the Kano Kantin Kwari market.

Kantin Kwari textile market is rated the largest market in northern Nigeria, with thousands of traders from all over Nigeria and neighbouring West African countries doing business there on daily basis
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Video: How My Boyfriend Took My Naked Pictures - part 1

This is real and it’s no p*rn site story or photo. A woman, Olabomi Ojuade ( I wouldn’t have mentioned her surname, but she doesn’t mind now) because she wants other single moms to learn from her mistake has granted a video interview yesterday addressing the viral nakkid photos. Here’s the gist, a certain Peter Ifedayo who is fond of dating rich women in Dublin met Olabomi and they started dating. Shortly after they started, Peter started asking her for money, and when she couldn’t meet his demands anymore, she asked him to let them quit, then Peter got angry and started blackmailing her. He went ahead and posted her nakkid photos on his whatsapp page when he realized she was no longer down with his game and that’s how his friends started circulating it.

Nigeria & Jamaica Has The Highest Number Of Criminals In Britain

Nigeria has emerged the second country having the highest number of criminals in the UK. In a new report by Home Office, out of 106,000 Nigerians living in the UK, 832 are criminal offenders who have indulged in either rape, stealing or murder. While Jamaica has the most notorious citizens in the UK with 1,026 of them been criminals out of just 47,000 people.

Photos: Wizkid Delves Into Business! Starts Manufacturing Of Snapbacks

Wizkid has just announced that he has delved into the business of manufacturing snapbacks and they will be dropping sooner than you expect. See more photos from the soon to be released products after the cut. 

Photos from EME'S first lady, Niyola's birthday dinner

EME First Lady Niyola turned a year older yesterday December 9th and celebrated with family and friends at a private dinner in Lagos. See more photos after the cut...

15yr old Nigerian student and footballer stabbed to death in the UK

 

15 year old Nigerian schoolboy and footballer, Joel Adeshina was stabbed to death at Bethnal Green Road in East London on Friday night December 5th by a group of boys.

According to Scotland Yard police, Joel was on his way home with some of his friends when they were attacked by a gang who pursued them into an estate, managed to corner Joel and then stabbed him in the stomach. 

Bomb blast in Kano

A bomb reportedly went off in Kano this afternoon. Eye-witnesses say the blast happened at Filin Parking in Kantin Kwari Market in Kano around 3: 30pm. Kantin Kwari market is said to be one of the largest markets in Kano. Details of the blast is still sketchy. More later...

Nwobodo’s Son’s Corpse Missing, Burial Forcefully Postponed

 

Remember Chief Jim Nwobodo just lost his son to cancer? Remember he cried out that a Nigerian doctor killed his son due to his selfish reasons? Well that same son was denied burial yesterday as his corpse went missing forcing the entirely family to postpone the burial.  Want to find out the full details, find it below according to Leadership newspaper.

Photo:Emem Isong Ties The Knot

Popular movie producer and one of the best hands in Nollywood Emem Isong is married. Emem got married to her Cameroonian lover today, Dec.6, 2014 in her hometown. The man had already gone to see her people on the 3^rd of October, 2014 before they choose the big date. We sincerely wish her all the good things that comes with marriage. Also see a photo of Ini Edo at the traditional wedding after the cut.

Nigerian military seizes arms-laden Russian plane bound for Chad

Premium Times is reporting that a Nigeria military has intercepted a Russian plane loaded with large amount of arms and ammunition, bound for neighbouring Chad.

A security source told PT that the plane was seized early today Saturday Dec. 6th at the Aminu Kano International Airport.

The aircraft, which was headed for N’djamena, the capital of Chad, landed in Kano at about 2a.m. Nigerian time, the source said. All crew members of the aircraft have been detained by Nigerian forces. (Source - Premium Times)

Pres Jonathan sacks Prison's Comptroller General, appoints a new one

President Jonathan has sacked the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Prison Service, Alhaji Aminu Suleh and replaced him with  Dr Peter Ezenwa Ekpendu (pictured above). Mr Saleh's sack comes five days after the Ekiti state jail break in which over 400 inmates escaped. About 200 inmates were later re-captured.

Mr Ekpendu who was until his appointment a deputy Comptroller General (Administration) is from Imo state.

Armed robbers chased Oritsefemi’s Range Rover SUV to crash

Oristsefemi's management has released a press statement regarding the crash of the new Range Rover Evogue he got from his record label less than a week ago. They said armed robbers caused the SUV to crash. Find the statement below...

Unknown Armed Robbers have chased Oritsefemi’s Range Rover SUV to crash early Saturday morning, 6th December 2014 on Ikorodu Road, Lagos.

“The incident happened we were going to finish up a meeting my traveling arrangement today with Big Brother Africa’s officials in order to perform at the grand finale of the event in South Africa on Sunday 7th.

13-year-old flees Lagos home with suspected lover

  

The police in Lagos are battling to find a 13-year-old girl, Chikwuo Ezennia, who reportedly fled her house with a yet-to-be-identified man, suspected to be her lover.

Punch Metro learnt that Ezennia, who is in Basic 4, had come to Lagos from Nneni village in  Anambra State to spend her holiday with her relatives.

Our correspondent gathered that the girl, however, fled her relatives’ apartment on Ishola Bello Close, Iyalla Street, Alausa, Lagos, in the afternoon of Thursday, November 20, when the family had gone out.

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                                                       LMAO..The hustle is real..No words!

Meet Bishop Oyedepo’s Grown Up Daughters- Love & Joy

Their names are Love and Joy Oyedepo. The sisters are the two daughters of Bishop David Oyedepo, the Senior Pastor of the Living Faith Church Worldwide. Love, a graduate of Covenant University, is married to Stephen Ogah, while Joy, who is the last child of the Oyedepos, graduated from Oral Roberts University. God radiates in their lives... Beautiful women!

9ice & Toni Payne Celebrate Son At 6

Today is 9ice and Toni Payne’s son’s birthday and even though the couple are no longer together, each of them took out time to wish the little boy a happy birthday. Find 9ice words and that of his mom after the cut.

Footballer Kalu Uche’s Birthday Gift To Wife

…And her last statement touched us… Happy birthday darling. Uche and Stephanie have two kids together. See the gift after the cut.

Coffin brought to PDP National secretariat in Abuja today

Our politics and politicians are hilarious. So a coffin was brought to the PDP national secretariat in Abuja today that sent PDP chairman and other party members running for their lives. LOL

Angry PDP members from Rivers state today staged a weird protest against the leadership of the PDP over the choice of former Education Minister Nyesom Wike as the party's Governorship candidate for River state in the 2015 elections. The protesters who stormed the party secretariat around 6am with the coffin, barricaded the entrance of the secretariat, stopping everyone who worked at the building from gaining entrance. The group was later dispersed by mobile police with five protesters arrested. (Photo credit - Sahara Reporters)

Bajoga in Gombe state under attack by Boko Haram

Bajoga town in Gombe state is currently under attack by Boko Haram members. According to reports, the militants came into the town in the very early hours of this morning, breaking into homes, shooting at people and blowing up things.

Bajoga is the host community for the Ashaka cement factory where the sect members visited some weeks back, stealing dynamites and other explosives.

Canadian Woman Keeps Husband’s Corpse in Bedroom for 6 Months Hoping for Resurrection

 

A devoutly religious Canadian Christian woman, Kaling Wald, kept her husband’s decomposing corpse in their bedroom for six months because she believed God would resurrect him.According to CTV News, Wald’s  husband, Peter, suffered from Diabetes and did not seek treatment when his foot became infected, because he believed God would heal him.

Jubilation as Actor Desmond Elliot wins APC primary in Lagos

These are good times for popular Nollywood actor, Desmond Elliot, as congratulatory messages have started pouring in from his fans and well wishers, after he emerged winner of the primary election of the ruling party in Lagos, All Progressives Congress, in Surulere Constituency 1, on Monday.

Most of the messages came from youths, who can be described as the direct targets of his ambition to grab a seat in the Lagos State House of Assembly come 2105.

Against all odds, he defeated the incumbent representative of Surulere Constituency 1, Kabiru Lawal, to get the party’s ticket in the forthcoming general election.

My Family bewitched me with robbery-Suspect

A suspected armed robber, arrested by the police in Lagos, has claimed that his family members were responsible for his inability to stop the act.

Punch Metro learnt that the suspect, 28-year-old Emehelu Ndubuisi, was arrested by the Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday, November 19 in the Oshodi area of Lagos.

Woman bites co-tenant's scrotum over his testimony in church

A 28-year-old woman, Mirian Ndubuisi, was on Tuesday arraigned in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for vicious assault on a co-tenant.

The accused, a business woman attacked him after he gave testimony in church that her son's death was caused by her intention to eliminate him the complainant.He testified that, because of her evil intentions towards him, God instead took the life of her son...

Funke Akindele, Julius Agwu, Eva Alodiah, Sound Sultan & More Step Out For Jimmy’s JumpOff

The much anticipated ‘official Naija industry entertainment party’, Jimmy’s JumpOff 2014 held on Saturday, 30 November 2014. Hosted by the legendary DJ JimmyJatt, the star studded show held at GET Arena in Victoria Island, Lagos. More photos after the cut.

Dog Buried In Ikeja Amidst Pageantry (Pictured)

A male Alsatian dog popularly known as Dr. Papilo has got a befitting burial in Lagos. Though Papilo died last month, his burial arrangement was moved to last Saturday where the dog was buried amidst affluence and pageantry. A service of songs was held for him, an army band played at the funeral with gunshots as a sign of last respect for him while a condolence register was also opened for him at his owner’s resident.

The owner of the dog who owns an hotel in Lagos said the death of his dog who has been with him for 15years is quiet painful. Hear him;

Sophia Ihegie Set To Wed Christ Embassy Pastor

Popular music act in the Christ Embassy fold, Sophia Ihegie is said to wed. Sophia and her man simply known as Pastor Ola had their traditional marriage last weekend while they will be having the white on this Saturday, Dec. 6^th. Sophia is also a tv presenter at LoveWorldPlus.

Music producer, others arrested with N374million worth of banned substances

An Asaba based music producer, Micheal Okafor (pictured above) and three other Nigerians based in South Africa namely, Obi John Chukwuenyem, Gilbert Kelvin and Deborah Ifeoma, have been arrested by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for having in their possessions, banned drugs weighing 41.625 kilogrammes comprising 36.675kg of methamphetamine and 4.95 kilogrammes of cocaine with an estimated street value of over N374,625million.

Alert To Nigerians, Muslims, Christians: Beware of Provocations

Article written by Dr. Peregrino Brimah of ENDS.ng

There is a grand and sinister conspiracy being orchestrated to destroy life on a massive scale in Nigeria at this moment. Nigeria’s north to be precise is under a very complex and merciless attack that hopes to set the entire region up in flames. Life in the north is to be exterminated and people displaced irrespective of religion or ethnicity. The ploy is now being pushed at a deadly pace, we believe because of the upcoming elections. 

Baby suffocates to death while sleeping in between his parents

A 6-week-old baby named Noah Pearson (pictured above), suffocated to death in his sleep after being deprived of oxygen while sleeping in between his parent in bed at their home in Bradford, in West Yorkshire.

According to the UK Telegraph, Noah's parents, Paul Pearson 24 and Emily Lambert 22, had left him with his grandmother while they went out with friends for drinks for the first time in a year. They returned at about 3.30am the following day drunk but still took their baby from the grandmother...