Man Stabs Landlord To Death In Lagos (pictured)

                            

Some hoodlums started a street fight on Olorogun Street, Odo Eran, in the Itire area of Lagos State on Tuesday, during which a 21-year-old stabbed a landlord, identified as Alawu Lateef, to death.

PUNCH Metro learnt that Lateef, who was a father of three, had intervened in the fight, and asked the hoodlums to leave the area, when one of them, identified as Lati Elepo , stabbed the landlord.

It was gathered that the father of three slumped, while residents arrested Elepo before he could escape with the other hoodlums. The matter was said to have been reported at the Itire Police Division.

Man Bags 4 Months Jail Term For Beating Commercial Sex Worker In Abuja

                            

A Zuba Upper Area court in Abuja on Monday sentenced 34-year-old Uche Duru, to four months imprisonment for beating up a commercial sex worker. The presiding Judge, Mallam Aminu Sa’ad, gave the judgment following the convict’s guilty plea to the one count charge of causing grievous body injury preferred against him.

Commercial Sex Worker Loses N750,000 To Fraudster In Delta

                             

A commercial sex worker, Njideka Joseph, a native of Nkpor in Anambra State but resident in Cable Point Quarters, Asaba Delta State, has lost the sum of N750,000 to fraudsters who currently operate in Asaba and its environs.

Ahead of Christmas and New Year celebrations, these fraudsters, including pick pockets, investigations revealed, have targeted unsuspecting members of the public especially traders and visitors to rid them of their hard earned money.

It was gathered that the unsuspecting commercial sex worker fell victim of the new crime wave when the fraudsters last Tuesday, approached her for an all night services, after they both reached an agreement to pay N8,000 per night.

IK Ogbonna's Wife And Son Attacked In Lagos By Traffic Robbers (Photos)

                     

Actor, IK Ogbonna just shared a story of how his wife and 5 month old son were attacked by Lagos traffic robbers at mile 2. This robbery cases in Lagos is now alarming. Its sad that the state government is doing nothing because no politician or any of their own is touched yet . Do we need to wait till when something bad happens?. 

Tuface Idibia Reveals His Five Secrets Of Success

                          

Star singer 2face Idibia who recently became a chief in Kaduna (if you call him Alhaji Tuface idibia, you are not far from the truth) has revealed his 5 success secrets. Hear what the father of 7 told The Entertainer:

You have to be ready mentally, physically and spiritually to face challenges that will come your way.

You must maintain your focus, focus on your dream and pursue it; live it and sleep it every day.

Yahaya Bello's Posters As APC Governorship Candidate 2015

                            

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THIS IS THE NEW WINNER OF 2015 MR UGLY ZIMBABWE

  

Pageant judges have crowned a new winner of Zimbabwe’s 4th annual “Mister Ugly” contest, upsetting supporters of reigning champion and prompting claims of cheating. Judges on Saturday chose 42-year-old Mison Sere, citing his numerous missing front teeth and a wide range of grotesque facial expressions, over William Masvinu, who had held the title since 2012.

Masvinu and his supporters mobbed the judges upon hearing their decision, claiming that Sere was “too handsome” to win and his ugliness wasn’t natural since it was based on missing teeth.

“I am naturally ugly. He is not. He is ugly only when he opens his mouth,” maintained Masvinu, gesturing at his rival.

9 Richest Kings In The History Of Nigeria & How They Enjoy Royal Splendour(pics)

                                

    

                      

WHO WOULD APC GO FOR IN KOGI..FALEKE OR BELLO?

                           

With Prince Abubakar Audu body fully committed to mother earth, the leadership of the opposition All Progressives Congress may settle for James Faleke as the candidate for the remaining supplementary election rerun, it was gathered.

There were meetings at Lokoja and Abuja by the leaders of the party on Tuesday, ostensibly to find a way round the circle of confusion engulfing the death of its governorship candidate in last Saturday’s governorship election that had been declared inconclusive. It is yet to be known if Audu died before the commencement of collation in Lokoja or after the election was declared inconclusive.

It was rumoured that the former governor died after hearing about the inconclusiveness of the process due to the cancellation of close to 50,000 votes but this was debunked by members of his family.

Army Arrests Fake Pastor and Two Others For Duping Members With Fake Miracles

                            

The Nigerian Army said yesterday in Port Harcourt that it has arrested a pastor and two others who faked miracles and healing to deceive members of his church and the public. Lazarus said: “We got a tip-off from a member of the church who complained of immoral and fraudulent activities going on there.

“The self-acclaimed pastor and his collaborators (names withheld) were subsequently arrested, and they confessed to duping unsuspecting members of the public of various sums of money.

“The suspects also confessed to stage-managing miracles and healing to attract members to their church located along Aluu community near Port Harcourt.” Presenting the suspects to newsmen, Army Public Relations Officer, 2nd Brigade, Nigeria Army, Port Harcourt, Capt. Eli Lazarus, said the suspects have several members.

See Photos Of Nigerians Who Were Deported From The UK Today

                             

About 500 Nigerian deportees arrived in Nigeria from the United Kingdom this morning aboard a chartered flight. This move is a monthly exercise by the UK government, in which about 100 detainees from the UK are deported to their respective countries via charter flights commonly run by Titan Airways.  See more photos after the cut: 

The dresses that turned heads in 2015

                              

                           

Why Muslims Hasten To Bury The Dead?

                              

Every man has two special days, the day of good which signifies the day we were born and the day of evil which signifies the day we will die. Hence, no one can remove or add a second to the time he was born and the day he will die

Ustaz Mhikail Shittu, an Islamic Teacher in Marcaz Shababul Islam, Lagos in his own view said:

Many people especially the non Muslims have a wrong notion about how we bury corpses in Islam. They believe we hasten to bury our corpses in Islam without following due process as laid down by Allah, which is totally untrue.

Troops Engage In Clearance Operation,Destroy More Boko Haram Camps In Borno

                           

                            

Over the weekend,Nigerian troops were engaged in a clearance operation in Gramari village, Damboa local government area of Borno state. Several rifles, ammunition, bomb making devices and other ammunitions were recovered during the operations.

Femi Kuti Discharged From The Hospital After Surgical Operation

         

Popular afrobeat singer, and son of afro music legend, Femi Kuti underwent an emergency surgery at The Lagoon Hospital in Lagos on Sunday, November 22. While many of his fans are praying for his quick recovery, the cause of the emergency surgery is yet to be known.

According to reports, Femi has already been discharged from the hospital and will need rest at home for some week. Yeni, his elder sister posted a photo of him while lying in his hospital bed and she captioned it:

[shocking] Two Mysterious Men On Ibadan Express

On my way back home from work this evening along toll gate to Iworoad I found this shocking scene.
It is quite unimaginable how Nigerians takes their life for granted,any mistake and their history.


                            





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Major AL Ayangbesan Dies: Another Fallen Hero!

On 16th November, 2015 we lost a gentleman officer and a senior brother in arms. Major AL Ayangbesan sacrificed his freedom for our country! Some say it was friendly fire while others say it's ambush. I had d privilege to meet u as an instructor at NDA and later as rear CO 222 mechanized infantry battalion, Ilorin. May Allah shower his mercy upon your soul and those that lost their life before us,amin. Adieu sir!

Blame Yourselves For The Failure You Have Found Yourselves, Prince Eke Tells Igbos

                              

Nollywood actor, Prince Eke, who also happens to be Muma Gee’s husband has said Igbos should stop blaming anyone for where they have found themselves in this new government and take all the faults instead. Below is what Prince penned down on his instagram page. By the way, Prince Eke is also an Igbo man. Continue…

APC Leaders Meet Lawyers in Abuja to Settle the Saga in Kogi

             

Leaders of APC are converging on Abuja on Tuesday to settle what some are saying is a likely constitutional crisis created by the death of it's candidate in Kogi State, Prince Abubakar Audu.

The meeting, which will be attended by members of the party’s National Working Committee, may direct the APC National Secretary, Mai Buni, to formally write INEC, informing the commission about the death of the Kogi governorship candidate.

SARS Arrests Two For Stealing N19.5m Goods (pictured)

                                               

Men of the Special A n t i – Ro b b e r y Squad (SARS) attached to Zone 2, Lagos have arrested two suspects who specialised in the diversion of stolen goods from Apapa Sea Port.

The suspects, identified as Benson Odefila and Amechi Enemmuou, were arrested after buying a musical equipment loaded in a 40-feet container, valued at N19.5 million for just N600,000.

It was gathered that the truck driver was contracted by the owner of the container to transport the goods to his warehouse after it was cleared at the port, but he diverted and sold the goods for N600,000 to the suspects.

Raw Photos from the burial ceremony of Prince Abubakar Audu

                           
           

Abubakar Audu was buried in his village at about 2pm today November 23rd. See more photos below:

Wanted Paris Jihadist changed his mind as suicide bomb belt is found in Paris dustbin

                             

A suicide bomber's explosive belt - containing a volatile chemical nicknamed 'Mother of Satan' for the ease at which it is detonated - was tonight found by police dumped in the southern Paris suburb where terrorist fugitive Salah Abdeslam escaped the city.

The 26-year-old fled the bloodbath that left 130 dead on November 13th, rather than blowing himself up. Tonight's find in a dustbin in Montrouge, in the Hauts-de-Seine department, is hugely significant because it supports the theory that Abdeslam abandoned his mission.

Nurse Organised Doctor’s Son’s Kidnap For Bride Price Payment By Boyfriend (PIC)

       

The four suspected kidnappers of a four-year-old-boy, Steve Kanu, in Abeokuta have confessed that a ransom of N1m was paid to them before he was rescued. Steve was kidnapped at his parents’ home at Laderin Estate, Abeokuta, on Monday, November 2, 2015.

He was, however, rescued alive last Friday by the men of the Ogun State Police Command, who swooped on the kidnappers at Nsukka, Enugu State, and rescued the boy alive. Dr. and Mrs. Mucipay Kanu, beamed with smile when they appeared with their son at the state police command headquarters, Eleweran, on Monday.

LIVE UPDATES: Abubakar Audu buried. Sand poured into grave amidst tears

                             

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Candidate, Abubakar Audu, who died on Sunday while vote counting in the elections was still ongoing, would be buried in his hometown, Ogbonicha, today.

PREMIUM TIMES Reporter, Josiah Oluwole is in the village to witness the burial and is providing live updates from the community.

Tinubu Came To See Me 3 Times B4 I Approved Oando Conocophilips Deal - Diezani

                 

Nigeria’s former Minister of Petroleum Resources Diezani Alison-Madueke emerged a few weeks ago in Ovation Magazin epublisher Dele Momodu‘s new publication, The Boss Newspaper.

In the interview,Diezani insisted her sister did not have an intimate relationship with former President Goodluck Jonathan and more.

Final year Poly student murdered by his security guard in Imo (GRAPHIC PHOTOS)

                            

Imo State Police  Command has arrested a three-man gang that gruesomely murdered 24-year-old final year civil engineering student of Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Imo State, Innocent Ndukwe.

According to Vanguard ,speaking after parading the suspects before journalists yesterday in Owerri, the Commissioner of Police, CP, Mr. Taiwo Lakanu, disclosed that soon after slaughtering their hapless victim, the hoodlums stole his Pathfinder Sports Utility Vehicle with registration number, Lagos KRD 109 BP, two plasma television sets, one home theatre and assorted personal effects.

Breaking: Audu wins Kogi governorship election

                       

Following the collation of the Kogi State governorship election results from all the Local Government Area in the state, by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Abubakar Audu of the All Progressives Congress has defeated the incumbent Governor Idris Wada of the Peoples Democratic Party.

Frank Edoho's Wife, Sandra Flaunt Some Major Curves In New Photos

            

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Women in Mini Skirts have Themselves to Blame if They are Raped - Grace Mugabe

                             

Zimbabwe's First Lady Grace Mugabe has sparked outrage after suggesting women are to blame for rape cause of clothes they wear. According to reports from Zimbabwe, Grace said while addressing thousands of Zanu PF supporters at a rally in Mberengwa yesterday:

Kogi Governorship Elections – Live Updates

                            

Voters in Kogi state will on Saturday elect a new governor for the 24-year old state.

The voters have options of 22 candidates, but the most popular candidates are Abubakar Audu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, and Idris Wada, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party.

While Mr. Wada is the incumbent, Mr Abubakar was governor of the state between 1999 and 2003.

PREMIUM TIMES reporters, Josiah Oluwole and Hassan Adebayo are on ground in the state and would provide live updates of events from the state.

Live Updates

11.11

At Polling Unit 021 Achai/Dogo street Adankolo, Lokoja, with 1389 registered voters, accreditation is in progress seamlessly.

NOVEMBER 20, 2015 UN ready to assist Nigeria crush Boko Haram

                           

AFRICA Representative of the United Nations (UN), Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, said yesterday the world body was ready to train and unleash special force against Boko Haram and any other violent groups in the country.

Speaking when he visited on the Minister of Interior, Gen. Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau (retd) in Abuja, Chambas pledged UN’s full solidarity and support to Nigeria in the fight against insurgency.

His words: “UN has always appreciated the intrinsic link between peace and security on one hand and socioeconomic development. Where there is no peace and security and people cannot go about ordinary lives it is difficult to achieve sustained or sustainable goal and development.

Missing soldiers return, rejoin unit – Army

                             

The Nigerian Army on Friday said soldiers who disappeared after a fierce encounter with Boko Haram insurgents at Gudumbali area of Borno State have rejoined their unit. The Army’s admission that the missing troops have rejoined their unit has further validated PREMIUM TIMES exclusive story that at least 105 soldiers attached to the 157 battalion went missing after they came under intense attack from Boko Haram insurgents on Wednesday.

BREAKING: EFCC arrests recently sacked Permanent Secretary over corruption allegation

                             

The immediate past permanent secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and National Orientation, Nkechi Ejele, is currently being interrogated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,  EFCC, for her role in the alleged misapplication of funds meant for the Subsidy Re-investment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) appropriated to the Ministry in 2013 and 2014.

Heads to roll in N42bn railway contract scam

                             

There are palpable fears that the Buhari administration may soon come hard on prominent Nigerians suspected to have been part of the fleecing of the country of several billions of naira through phony contract awards in rail rehabilitation. This is happening even as memoranda from various stakeholders are said to be pouring in before the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee set up to investigate contract awards for the rehabilitation of railway tracks.

The ad-hoc committee is looking into the procurement of coaches and locomotives between the period of 2010-2014. According to a source, already, many good spirited members of the public have submitted detailed memoranda on how a few government functionaries literally stole several billions of naira under the guise of rehabilitating the nation’s railway network.

Mother sacrificed herself to save her son during Paris terror attacks

       

A five-year-old boy was discovered hidden under his mother’s lifeless body inside the Bataclan Theatre after she sacrificed herself to save him.Elsa Delplace, 35, used her body as a human shield to protect her son Louis when ISIS gunmen opened fire on the crowd at an Eagles of Death Metal concert in the theatre.Her mother,

Benin Guys Who Kidnapped Young Boys & Had Sex With Them Nabbed (Photos)

                           

Two young men were apprehended and beaten up by a vigilante group in Benin city Edo state after it was discovered that they allegedly kidnapped young boys aged between 10-15 years and forcefully had anal sex with them in their hideout. When interrogated, one of the victims said he was kidnapped from Lagos and does not know his parents phone number. Continue to see more photos...

Federal Government Places Embargo On Low-cost Generators

                             

A ban has been placed by the federal government on the importation of a very common brand of  generators. The federal government has banned the importation of a certain size of generator known as “I pass my neighbour”  According to Vanguard, the federal government imposed a ban on the generators popularly known by the masses as “I better pass my neighbour”.

See Photos From A Robbery Incident In Ikorodu This Morning

                     

There was a robbery incident at Jumofak, Ikorodu, Lagos this morning. According to eye-witnesses, a lady was on her way to work by 6am when a thief attacked her with a dagger, gave her a cut on her left arm and collected her phones.

Diezani Alison-Madueke Begging For Mercy

                         

Finally, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, Nigeria’s Petroleum Resources minister until six months ago, seeks to be understood by Nigerians. The former highflying minister, one of the most influential in the Goodluck Jonathan administration, seems to be begging Nigerians for forgiveness, or at least for some slack in their criticism (or is it hatred of her guts?).

Of course, Madueke did not actually ask Nigerians to forgive her.

Those are not her exact words, but the intention is quite clear in the series of conversations she has had in the last couple of weeks with celebrity journalist, Dele Momodu. She seems to have come to a belated realisation of that Achebean warning to all misguided leaders that nobody wins a war against their own people.

Boko Haram Just Killed This Handsome Military Officer

                                    

This handsome man, Lieutenant A. Mudassir was full of life and discharging his duties to Nigeria with pride up until yesterday. He was ambushed and killed with his troops by the heartless Boko Haram sect on their way to Sambisa.

Boko Haram Strong Man, John Trankil, Has Been Caught Alive

                       

Troops of the Nigerian Army on Monday said it had made a remarkable progress in its quest to flush terrorism out of the country after the arrest of a Boko Haram kingpin identified as John Trankil, at Kasuwar Shanu in the Maiduguri metropolis.

Pastor Who Makes People Eat Snakes Has Been Caught; Tied & Beaten, His Church Burnt

                           

                           

Controversial South African pastor, Penuel Mnguni, of the End Time Disciples Ministries was beaten up by some angry South African youths in the North Western part of South Africa on Sunday November 15th. During the attack, they tied him and his church member with ropes and burnt down his church.

Stupid Man Rapes Mother and Daughter

                    

Niger state Police Command has arrested one stupid man, 25yrs old Yusuf Suleiman for allegedly raping a little girl of barely three-year-old at Dutsen Kura area of Minna, the state capital.

History also has it that this same Yusuf had also rap*d mother of the child some years back. The suspect who was paraded at the Police headquarters in Minna on Tuesday, confirmed to having canal knowledge of the minor but attributed his crazy act to the devil.

Dasuki kicks as Buhari orders arrest, says, “I was never invited to defend myself over arms deal”

                           

The immediate past National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, has denied ever receiving any formal or informal invitation to appear before an Investigative Panel on the Procurement of hardware and munitions in the armed forces. Mr. Dasuki, a retired colonel, was responding to a statement that President Muhammadu Buhari had ordered his arrest and those of others implicated in arms deal, was quoted by PRNigeria as saying, “I have never been invited formally or informally to appear before the panel.

“I am therefore not only surprised but embarrassed by the seeming indictment by the panel purportedly operating from the Office of the National Security Adviser that never contacted me. “For the record I am proud to serve my nation with the best of intention and ensuring the recovery of more than 22 local government councils from Boko Haram terrorists.

Kachikwu orders DPR to dispense hoarded fuel free

                           

Motorists queue for fuel at NNPC Filling Station along Kubwa Expressway in Abuja yesterday. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu yesterday instructed the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) to dispense for free any fuel station found hoarding petrol. 

The minister gave the directive when he toured some selected fuel stations in Abuja to acquaint himself with the situation of fuel supply and also assure measures taken to address the issue. He said serious penalties would  also be imposed on that same station. 

Deadly Robbers Storm Lagos; Kill One, Rape Three Ladies

                           

                           

More than 20 armed robbers invaded several streets at the popular Isale-Oja area of Agege, Lagos State on Sunday. In their wake, the bad guys left sorrow, tears and blood. The bandits shot dead a father of two and molested three ladies.

The daredevil robbers, who started their operation from Capitol Road, raided over 30 buildings in different areas and dispossessed victims of valuables. Residents of some of the streets said the robbers operated unchallenged for hours.