Photos: Customs arrest man with $375,000 at Kaduna International airport

  The Nigeria Customs Service on Tuesday, March 6, 2018, handed over the sum of 375,000 USD (Three Hundred and Seventy Five Thousand United States Dollar) and one Adamu Rabiu Muhammad with passport number A50280997 to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Kaduna Zonal office.

The suspect, a business man from Kano was intercepted at the international wing of the Kaduna International airport, traveling on board ET941 Ethiopian Airline to Dubai on a business trip.

A team of Custom officers on patrol, led by CSC Medugu Y.D. apprehended the suspect on Saturday, March 3, 2018 at about 12:22hrs.
While commending the Nigerian Customs Service for its vigilance, EFCC Kaduna Zonal Head of Operations, Ibrahim Bappa, enjoined other Law enforcement agencies to work with the EFCC for a corrupt free Nigeria.

Nigerian footballer, Elderson Echiejile and wife welcome son (photo)

29-year Nigerian professional footballer, Elderson Echiejile and his wife, Oghenevwemo, have welcomed their first child, a boy. The couple got married last year in France. Sharing the good news on his social media page, Elderson wrote;

''My boy is here! So grateful to God for the newest addition to my family. #Newestdadintown #EUE3''.

Congrats to them!

Usher and wife call it quits amid herpes lawsuit

Usher and his wife Grace Miguel have announced that they are separating after two years of marriage.
According to USWeekly, they made a joint statement saying: “After much thought and consideration we have mutually decided to separate as a couple."
They added that they will still remain close friends.
“We remain deeply connected, loving friends who will continue supporting each other through the next phases of our lives. The enormous amount of love and respect that we have for each other will only increase as we move forward," the statement reads.
The past year has been a tough one for Usher and Grace as multiple women have come forward accusing the star of giving them herpes.

Aww... Michelle Obama warms hearts after she meets and dances with 2-year-old girl amazed by her portrait

Michelle Obama just made the world fall in love with her over again after she met and had a "Shake It Off" dance moment with a 2-year-old admirer.
Parker Curry went viral after she was pictured standing in awe of Michelle Obama’s portrait at the National Portrait Gallery.
“All I wanted was just one pic,” Parker’s mother Jessica Curry told the Washington Post. “She was just so fixated on the portrait and wouldn’t turn away from it.”

After Ms. Obama heard about Parker, she arranged to meet the girl and her family and it was an awesome encounter that involved a bit of dancing.
Michelle shared the moment on her Instagram and wrote: “Parker, I'm so glad I had the chance to meet you today (and for the dance party)! Keep on dreaming big for yourself and maybe one day I'll proudly look up at a portrait of you."

Photos: 40ft container crushes a child to death, injures one other along Owerri Road, Onitsha

A female child was crushed to death by a 40ft container along Owerri Road, Onitsha, Anambra State on Tuesday morning

According to a Federal Road Safety official, PM Akpotobo, the container fell off from an articulated truck.

"RTC on 6th March 2018 @0830hrs on Owerri road, Onitsha. one (1) female child was killed & (1) person injured. A 40ft container fell from an articulated vehicle. Motorist are advised to give right of way to articulated vehicles especially on narrow Roads. Life has no duplicate. Safer Roads Fuller lives."

More photos below...

Two pretty ladies involved in a fiery crash, suffer third-degree burns to 90% of their bodies (Graphic Photo)

Two pretty Colombian ladies were involved in a horrifying crash involving a Ferrari in Mexico last Monday night.
The victims, Tatiana Guzmán García, 25, and Dayana Sánchez García, 22,  were pulled from the wreckage of the fiery crash near the Mezcala bridge in Mártir de Cuilapan, Mexico.

But sadly, one of the ladies, Tatiana, 25, died the next day at a hospital in Chilpancingo after they suffered third-degree burns to 90% of their bodies...


Police in Guerrero say the car was traveling at an estimated 230 kilometers per hour when the accident occurred. The authorities also said that it appeared the Ferrari Spider was accompanied by another vehicle, whose occupants appear to have taken the Ferrari’s driver and left the scene.
Just before the accident, the car struck a retaining wall and then hit a bus, according to Mexico News daily.
Witnesses told the Newspaper outlet that the car had stopped earlier at a gas station where the occupants appeared to have been drinking.

It was also reported that friends of the two women described them as escorts.
Unconfirmed reports say the Ferrari Spider had been registered to Alberto Sentíes Palacios, a businessman who earned the hashtag moniker of #LordFerrari in 2016 after his bodyguard struck a motorist in Mexico City.

23-year-old man gets two years in prison for stealing cell phones in church in Ogun state ?23-year-old man gets?two years?in prison for stealing cell phones?in church in Ogun state

23-year-old man gets two years in prison for stealing cell phones in church in Ogun state

23-year-old Femi Fayemi will spend two years in prison for stealing cell phones valued at N150,000 in a church.

An Ota Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ogun State on Monday sentenced Fayemi after he pleaded guilty to two counts of stealing and burglary.  The Chief Magistrate, Mrs. B. B. Adebowale, convicted the young man without an option of fine, saying his action was contrary to the provisions of sections 415 and 516 of the Criminal Law of Ogun State, 2006.

The prosecutor, Inspector Abdulkareem Mustapha, had earlier told the court that the defendant committed the offence on February 19 at about 3.30 a.m. at Celestial Church of Christ, Joju, Ota. Mustapha said the defendant broke into the church to steal different cell phones valued at N150,000, belonging to members of the church.

Chelsea star N'Golo Kante collapsed during training session ahead of Manchester City clash

Chelsea football star, N’Golo Kante reportedly suffered a frightening health scare as he collapsed during training last Friday, just days before their Premier League clash with Manchester City.

The 26-year-old French midfielder was said to have fainted at the club's Cobham training base as Antonio Conte's side prepared for Sunday's game at the Etihad.

According to The Telegraph, Kante's concerned team-mates were worried the Frenchman had suffered a heart problem when he dropped to the floor in front of them at the club’s Cobham training ground.


A Chelsea doctor quickly rushed to the scene where Kante slumped, and soon after he was sent for cardiology tests which came out clear.
The former Leicester City star was cleared to travel to Manchester with the rest of the squad but then fell ill on Sunday morning and the decision was taken not to risk playing him, The Telegraph reported.
But on Monday, the footballer reported for training as normal and encountered no problems.
Kante's scare came just days before Fiorentina captain Davide Astori was found dead in his hotel room in Udine on Sunday. The 31-year-old Italian defender was found just hours before his team were due to face Udinese in a Serie A fixture.

Lagos, UK firm sign N2.52 billion MOU to provide 10,000 street lights …Deal to provide 500 jobs, facilitate hybrid energy plant

Lagos State Commissioner for Energy & Mineral Resources Mr. Olawale Oluwo (2^nd left), signing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 10,000 Street Lighting project with Low Energy Designs Company Limited at the Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja, on Monday, March 5, 2018. With him are Special Adviser to the Governor on Lagos Global, Prof. Ademola Abass (left); CEO, Low Energy Designs Company Limited, Mr. Alan Parker (2^nd right) and Head of Trade, West Africa, Department of International Trade UK, Kate Rudd (right).

The Lagos State Government and a United Kingdom firm, Low Energy Designs (LED) Limited on Monday entered into partnership to construct 10,000 LED street lights covering 300kilometres across the State.

The deal, which also includes the provision of about 500 jobs and construction of an LED lighting and Hybrid Energy Power Assembly Plant in Epe, is estimated at $7million (about N2.52billion), and is expected to be delivered in the next 12 months.

Speaking at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the partnership held at Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja, the State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode said the development was a major milestone and a positive paradigm shift in the provision of street lighting for the State.

Governor Ambode, who was represented by the Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Mr Olawale Oluwo said the successful commencement of the partnership signposts a positive progress to the Light Up Lagos Project, which he said, is a special initiative of his administration composing street lighting, community electrification and embedded power programme.


Lagos State Commissioner for Energy & Mineral Resources Mr. Olawale Oluwo (middle), signing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 10,000 Street Lighting project with Low Energy Designs Company Limited at the Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja, on Monday, March 5, 2018. With him are Chairman, Low Energy Designs Company Limited, Otunba Teni Zacchaeus (left); Special Adviser to the Governor on Lagos Global, Prof. Ademola Abass (2^nd left); CEO, Low Energy Designs Company Limited, Mr. Alan Parker (2^nd right) and Head of Trade, West Africa, Department of International Trade UK, Kate Rudd (right).

He said: “With this agreement we are signing today, we are setting a new chart for the future of what street lighting, installation, management and control will be like in Lagos. It is a major paradigm shift.

“We have about 33,000 street lights in Lagos under the Lagos State Electricity Board. Now, the LED UK, based on this 300km, will give us about 10,000 street lights. So, technically, they are going to be having about 31 per cent of our entire street light infrastructure and this is a major significant development.

“The second major significant development is the fact that as from today onward, what we have with LED UK is what will be replicated to power Lagos with respect to street lighting going forward.”

L-R: Special Adviser to Governor Ambode on Lagos Global, Prof. Ademola Abass; Commissioner for Energy & Mineral Resources Mr. Olawale Oluwo; CEO, Low Energy Designs Company Limited, Mr. Alan Parker and Head of Trade, West Africa, Department of International Trade UK, Kate Rudd during the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 10,000 Street Lighting project with Low Energy Designs Company Limited at the Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja, on Monday, March 5, 2018.

Giving details on the agreement, the Governor said with the partnership, there will no longer be any fixed costs with regards to management of street light installations across the State, while all challenges hitherto associated with street lighting would now be a thing of the past.

“As a government, what we are doing is that we are not installing poles, we are not providing security, we are not bothering ourselves with diesel, we are not worried on Fridays and Saturdays about people coming back from clubs knocking down our poles.

“All those have been outsourced now. We are not going to be worried about that. We just buy light from investment of this LED UK with all their installations; they manage it, they provide the security, they power it and as long as we see the light, we pay. That is what has changed today,” Governor Ambode said.

Special Adviser to Governor Ambode on Lagos Global, Prof. Ademola Abass; Chairman, Low Energy Designs Company Limited, Otunba Teni Zacchaeus; Commissioner for Energy & Mineral Resources Mr. Olawale Oluwo; CEO, Low Energy Designs Company Limited, Mr. Alan Parker and Head of Trade, West Africa, Department of International Trade UK, Kate Rudd shortly after the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 10,000 Street Lighting project with Low Energy Designs Company Limited at the Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja, on Monday, March 5, 2018.

While appreciating all the key players that contributed to the partnership including the British Deputy High Commission, Lagos State Office of Oversees Affairs and Investment, Lagos State Electricity Board, among others, the Governor assured that government would ensure seamless execution of the deal, as well gets maximum benefit which the programme is designed to deliver.

Earlier, Chief Executive Office of LED UK Limited, Mr Alan Parker said his firm was greatly honored to partner with the State Government to deliver the project, adding that over the next 12 months, a British and Nigerian consortium would work to retrofit major roads in the State with urban regeneration project in Ikoyi, Ikeja and Victoria Island.

“As part of this project, we will be employing over 500 local people here in Lagos and investing $7million in the construction and setup of a LED lighting and Hybrid Energy Power Assembly Plant here in Epe. This facility will offer ground breaking testing, training and education programs on renewable technologies whilst providing the future for all lighting and hybrid energy power systems in Nigeria.

“These high quality products will be built by Nigerians with the support, experience, knowledge and technology supplied by LED UK for all commercial indoor and outdoor applications for the African market,” Parker said.

Rita Moreno shows up to the Oscars wearing the same dress she wore to the same ceremony 56 years ago

Legendary actress, Rita Moreno arrived at the Oscars on Sunday wearing the same dress she wore to the Oscars in 1962.
The 86-year-old wore the black and gold gown at the 1962 Academy Awards when she won the best supporting actress Oscar for her role in the musical film "West Side Story." 56 years later, she was able to fit into the same dress to Sunday's 90th Academy Awards and she looked great in it.

Moreno is one of only a dozen performers to hold the EGOT designation, having won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony award.
The veteran told E!'s Ryan Seacrest that the skirt was made from a material traditionally used to make Japanese kimonos. She said it's been hanging in her closet since the last time she used it and she thought it would tarnish.

VP Yemi Osinbajo opts for ‘lowkey wedding’ for his eldest daughter

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has reportedly opted for a low-key wedding for his eldest daughter, Damilola, which comes up on March 17the. The Cable reports that the Vice President's decision is against the backdrop of fierce criticism that followed the wedding of the children of the governors of Kano and Oyo states last Saturday which president Buhari attended along with 22 state governors. Many Nigerians felt they should have not attended the wedding due to the recent kidnap of 110 schoolgirls in Dapchi.
Osinbajo is said to be concerned about the “mood of the nation” and has warded off pressures to do a “grand wedding” for Damilola, who is getting married to Oluseun Bakare, a pastor in the Redeemed Christian Church of God and son of Bola Shagaya, a businesswoman and celebrity. A family source who spoke on the wedding said

Left to the VP and his wife, it would have been the smallest and simplest of ceremonies, taking place in their backyard, especially given the current mood of the nation. Nonetheless the VP seems to be swimming against a rather strong tide. For instance the VP’s position compels him to inform and invite dignitaries, many of who will cry blue murder if left out of the invitations. But for a man known for his unassuming nature and humble mien, these circumstances have invited the dilemma of how to moderate the occasion and balance out the wedding outlook considering the current mood of the nation.” the source said

The Vice President has concluded plans to do everything about the wedding in the state house except the church service.

Photos from ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo's 81st birthday celebration

Former president Olusegun Obasanjo turned 81 years old yesterday and a party was held in his honor at his presidential library in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital. The state governor, Ibikunle Amosun, was in attendance. See more photos from the party below

Fresh crisis erupts in Benue as 15 women and children are killed in herdsmen/youths clash

The Benue State Police Command has confirmed the death of 15 women and children after a clash between some herdsmen and irate youths in Okpokwu LGA of Benue state yesterday March 5th.
A statement by the state police command says it received information earlier in the day that some Irate Youths from Omutu had engaged some Herdsmen in a fight, killing some cows, while two (2) Herdsmen were found missing.
A peace meeting was immediately initiated with the Chairman of the LGA and the Head of the Fulani Community in the area, while a Police Search Party went in search of the 2 missing Herdsmen. One of them was found dead.
Unfortunately, as the search and peace meeting were ongoing, some Herdsmen surreptitiously went on rampage, resulting in matcheting to death of 15 persons mainly women and children, while some houses were set ablaze.
Four suspects have so far been arrested in connection with the gruesome murder. An extensive patrol of the community is ongoing.

Presidential aspirant, Fela Durotoye wishes his wife a happy birthday using well thought out words

Nigeria presidential aspirant, Fela Durotoye is a man who has his way with words and he used them to eulogize his wife Tara Fela-Durotoye, who is a year older today.
Read his beautiful words below.

Photos: Singer Jeremiah Gyang and wife welcome third daughter

Nigerian singer Jeremiah Gyang and his wife, Ladi, welcomed their third child, a baby girl on Monday.

The couple who got married in 2010, already have two daughters. Congrats to them!

Chimamanda Adichie explains in Igbo what her gorgeous dress made her do Lol. Chimamanda Adichie explains in Igbo what her gorgeous dress made her do

Chimamanda Adichie explains in Igbo what her gorgeous dress made her do

Nigerian novelist, Chimamanda Adichie was one of the many celebrities at Sunday's Vanity Fair Oscar Party and, as always, she looked Elegant in a Dior dress by Maria Grazia Chiuri.
The writer explained how much she loved the dress, then said because of how beautiful it is, she was "happy to yili efe na-egosi ala m". Lol.

For the benefit of those who don't understand Igbo, it means she was happy to wear a dress that shows her breasts.

Photos: Woman beaten up and publicly disgraced for allegedly stealing phone, money at a wedding in Delta State Photos: Woman beaten up and publicly disgraced for allegedly stealing phone, money at a wedding in Delta State

Photos: Woman beaten up and publicly disgraced for allegedly stealing phone, money at a wedding in Delta State

A woman was caught on Sunday in Sapele, with a mobile phone, money and other valuables that she allegedly stole during a wedding at Jesse Town.

According to reports, she had claimed to be related to the bride and groom but it turned out to be a lie. She was beaten up and publicly disgraced by angry residents.

More photos below...

Photo: 18-year-old mother arrested in Imo State for selling her 2 month old baby at N120,000

The Imo State Police Command arrested a teenage mother and two child traffickers over the sale of her baby.

Parading the suspects alongside others arrested for various crimes, the State Commissioner of Police, Chris Ezike, disclosed that one Chiamaka Njoku, 18, of Umuokpo Emeabiam Owerri West LGA of Imo state, took in outside wedlock, gave birth on December 10, 2017 and sold the baby girl at the cost of #120,000.00.

"She was impregnated by unidentified man out of wedlock. She left her parents house and was harboured by Okere Justice of the same address who contacted one Franca Chukwukere,  the Proprietress of an illegal orphanage, Franca Gold Orphanage Lagos, where she remained until on 10/12/2017 when she put to bed. The baby girl was sold out at the cost of #300,000 and the sum of #120,000 sent to Chiamaka Njoku through Justice Okere. Two baby girls of one month three weeks and one month two weeks old respectively were recovered from the child trafficker" said Ezike.

53-year-old Franca Chukwukere is from Umuelem, Ihiagwa, Owerri West LGA of Imo state but resident at No. 2 Fasholade street, Ojokoro LGA of Lagos State.

She is married with three children. She harboured the pregnant girl till she delivered. She forged documents and sold the baby as a licensed Orphanage homeowner at the cost of #300,000.and sent #120,000 to the biological mother through Justice Okere. She confessed to the crime.

Okere Justice, 42, fro

Suicide Bomber Kills 3 Civilian JTF Operatives, Injures 17 In Borno Suicide Bomber Kills 3 Civilian JTF Operatives, Injures 17 In Borno

Suicide Bomber Kills 3 Civilian JTF Operatives, Injures 17 In Borno

Three members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) have been confirmed dead and 17 other persons injured in a suicide bomb attack that took place in Maiduguri, Borno state yesterday Monday March 5th.

A statement released by the Police Public Relations Officer, Joseph Kwaji, says the attack occurred at about 8: 30 pm at Muna Delti area in the outskirt of Maiduguri.

According to Kwaji, a male suicide bomber riding a bicycle detonated an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) strapped to his body killing himself and three CJTF members in the area.

He said the 17 persons that were injured in the attack were evacuated to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital for treatment.
According to him, the police EOD team had sanitized the area while normalcy had been restored.

Photos: "They are now safe and free from fear" Danish aid worker and her team rescue three children accused of witchcraft in Akwa Ibom

A team from the Children's Aid Education and Development Foundation (ACAEDF) last Sunday,  rescued three children accused of witchcraft in Akwa Ibom State.

In a statement posted on her Facebook page, Danish aid worker and co-founder of (ACAEDF) Anja Ringgren Love, said the three boys are now safe and free from fear.

"David, Orok, Don and I have been on a rescue mission. We have saved the lives of 3 beautiful boys.
When the lives and the rights of children are at stake, there must be no silent witnesses. David always tell me, that there is no duty more important than ensuring child rights are respected in every society. That we need to ensure that the lives of children are free from fear, so they can grow up in peace. Little Frank, David and Gideon are now safe at “Land of Hope” and free from fear." she wrote.