Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Man in court for touting 10-year-old girl breast

Lagos – A 52-year-old man, Maxwell Ekwueme, was on Wednesday arraigned in a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly touching the breast of a 10-year-old girl without her consent.
The accused, who resides at No, 17, Tola Oduntan St., Shomolu, Lagos, is standing trial on a count-charge of sexual abuse.
The prosecutor, Rita Momah, told the court that the accused committed the offence on Aug. 13, at about 2:00 p.m., at No. 17, Tola Oduntan St., Shomolu, Lagos.
She alleged that the accused, a co-tenant, saw the 10-year-old girl washing plates and suddenly covered her mouth with one hand, and indecently pressed her breast with the other hand.
The prosecutor explained that the accused was apprehended when the 10-year-old girl reported the incident to her parents.
The prosecutor said that the offence contravened Section 135 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2011.
Ekwueme, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The Magistrate, Mrs. F.A Adeeyo, granted bail to the accused in the sum of N200,000, with two sureties in like sum, and adjourned the case till Oct. 26.

Saturday, August 8, 2015

Premier league update

Barclays Premier League started today this is the update
PS N/C  GP Pts GD
1 Leicester City 1 3 2
2 Crystal Palace 1 3 2
3 Aston Villa 1 3 1
4 Manchester United 1 3 1
5 Chelsea 1 1 0
6 Everton 1 1 0
7 Swansea City 1 1 0
8 Watford 1 1 0
9 Arsenal 0 0 0
10 Liverpool 0 0 0
11 Manchester City 0 0 0
12 Newcastle United 0 0 0
13 Southampton 0 0 0
14 Stoke City 0 0 0
15 West Bromwich
Albion 0 0 0
16 West Ham United 0 0 0
17 AFC Bournemouth 1 0 -1
18 Tottenham Hotspur 1 0 -1
19 Sunderland 1 0 -2
20 Norwich City 1 0 -2

Premier league update

This is Barclays Premier League update on 08/08/2015
GP Pts GD
1 Leicester City 1 3 2
2 Crystal Palace 1 3 2
3 Aston Villa 1 3 1
4 Manchester United 1 3 1
5 Chelsea 1 1 0
6 Everton 1 1 0
7 Swansea City 1 1 0
8 Watford 1 1 0
9 Arsenal 0 0 0
10 Liverpool 0 0 0
11 Manchester City 0 0 0
12 Newcastle United 0 0 0
13 Southampton 0 0 0
14 Stoke City 0 0 0
15 West Bromwich
Albion 0 0 0
16 West Ham United 0 0 0
17 AFC Bournemouth 1 0 -1
18 Tottenham Hotspur 1 0 -1
19 Sunderland 1 0 -2
20 Norwich City 1 0 -2

Friday, August 7, 2015

Increment of workers salary ‘ll reduce corruption – NLC

y Johnbosco Agbakwuru
ABUJA – THE Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC has demanded for a review of the present minimum wage paid to workers in accordance with the economic realities.
The Comrade Ayuba Wabba-led faction of NLC yesterday in Abuja after its National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting also said that an increment of workers salary would help to reduce corruption in the polity.
He said that it was unacceptable for Nigerians including the labour force to live in abject poverty while few privileged people continue to steal the nation’s resources and starch it in foreign banks.
Comrade Wabba who assured that the labour movement would lead the protest to ensure that the federal government recovered the looted funds said that NLC would organise a symbolic national one day protest to ensure that such funds in the hands of individuals were recovered.
He explained that the NEC would demand from government and the tripartite partners for the review of the minimum wage.
He also noted that the pitiable state of the nation’s economy has become of great concern to the labour union as it has affected the working class and had led to many states not being able to pay salaries as at when due.
While appreciating the efforts of the Council of States for approving the bailout for states that had been unable to pay salaries to workers, he said that NLC was disturbed that despite the federal government gesture, the effect of the bailout was yet to be seen.
According to him, while in some states relative progress had been made, few states had remained chronic, adding that the Central Working Committee, CWC of the union was of the view that payment of salary should be a matter of national priority and that the NEC would not fold arms watching workers not to be paid as at when due.
For the states that had received the bailouts, Wabba called on the Federal Government to also put in place mechanism to monitor how the funds were utilised and also frowned at the development where some banks withheld the bailout fund as a result of the indebtedness of some the states to the banks.
NLC condemned the waiver granted to some establishments in the country which had denied the country money while workers were subjected to pay taxes, and said that nobody should be allowed to evade taxes in any form.
He urged the judiciary to hasten the trials of those indicted for looting the nation’s treasury and other allegation of treasury and also told the anti-corruption agency to always device a process to promptly responding to allegations of corruption

Thursday, August 6, 2015

Tribals mark advance

By Adeniyi Ogunfowoke
As old cultural practices gradually fades, contemporary lifestyle is rapidly taking over and this is the thrust of  the topic, “Yesterday’s tribal mark, today’s Tatoo”.
The lifestyle today  has exposed youths to Western culture which is sometimes at odds with Nigeria’s values and beliefs. This can be observed in our dress and food culture as well as societal interactions.
The erosion of African values are further complicated because the world is now a global village. Many sociologists have stressed that no one is shielded from this global influences.
A veritable example of how modernity is ebbing Nigerian traditions can be duly seen in the perception and acceptance of tribal marks and Tattoo. Jovago.com, Africa’s No 1 Hotel Booking Portal looks at how these facial and body arts reflect cultural changes in Nigeria.
Tribal Marks
In the past tribal marks was an integral part of Nigerian culture. It was common to see persons with distinct patterns or marks on their faces. These tribal marks are not mere art forms.
According to cultural enthusiasts, the marks usually made on the face and arms were used to identify an individual’s personality, family or tribe with questioning them.
For example, persons from Oyo state, South-West Nigeria carried 4 horizontal lines drawn with a sharp object on each cheek. The same goes for other tribal groups in Nigeria.
The trend of tribal mark may be disappearing among the younger generation who think it is an ancient tradition but it’s important to note that it has played a significant role in African culture for centuries and may be around for even much longer.
Tattoo
Young men and women, celebrities, and On screen personalities, to mention but a few, are drawn to wearing a tattoo. Tattoo as an art comes in different patterns and they are quite fashionable. In spite of this, some people consider individuals who wear body arts irresponsible.
The embrace of tattoo as a trend is common among the youths shouldn’t be surprising because tattoos are clearly portrayed in American movies and western pop culture music videos.
No matter the side of the divide you belong, making a fashion statement is pertinent. But, what kind of fashion statement are you making?
Tribal Marks and Tattoos are running parallel. Both show the generational gap between the aged and the young. Bridging this gap seems impossible as modernity continue to rage like wildfire consuming almost all Nigerian traditional and cultural practices that were once held dear to our hearts

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

10 facts to know about the new NNPC GMD appointed by Buhari

Ikenna Asomba
President Muhammadu Buhari has just appointed Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu to take over from Dr. Joseph Dawha as the Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
Notice of the appointment was contained in a statement issued by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina. Here is a compilation of 10 facts you need to know about Dr. Kachikwu.

1. Kachikwu hails from Onicha-Ugbo, a town in Aniocha North Local Government Area, Delta State, Nigeria.They are Igbo-speaking people. The town lies on the Benin-Asaba Express way connecting the west to the East of Nigeria.
2. Kachikwu is a First Class Graduate of Law from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and the Nigerian Law School.
3. He holds a Masters and Doctorate Degrees in Law from Harvard Law School.
4. Kachikwu started his working career with the Nigerian/American Merchant Bank Limited (NAMBL), under the Chairmanship of Alhaji Ibrahim Damcida.
5. Having worked with NAMBL for about seven months, Kachikwu proceeded to work with TEXACO Nigeria Limited where he served as the General Manager, Legal, Upstream and Downstream
6. From TEXACO Nigeria Limited, Kachikwu, moved to Exxon-Mobil (Africa), where he was appointed the Executive Vice Chairman and General Counsel of Exxon-Mobil (Africa), sometime in 2012.
7. On September 25, 2012, the Society for Corporate Governance (SCG) celebrated the appointment of Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachiukwu, as the Executive Vice-Chairman, Exxon Mobil, at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos.
8. Kachikwu is an an expert in Petroleum Law and Practice
9. In 2013, Kachikwu was coronated as the Odogwu-designate of Onicha-Ugbo, by the Obi of Onicha Ugbo, Agbogidi Chukwumalieze I. The ceremony tagged “Ida Nzu” took place at the Ezechime Palace, of the Obi of Onicha-Ugbo.
10. Kachikwu is the publisher of Hints magazine.
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Buhari appoint new NNPC boss

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Dr Ibe Kachikwu as Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Notice of the appointment is contained in a statement issued by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina.

New NNPC Boss, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu
The statement noted that Kachikwu, who was the Executive Vice Chairman and General Counsel of Exxon-Mobil (Africa), was to take over from Dr Joseph Dawha. Kachikwu hails from Onicha-Ugbo in Delta State. The statement also quoted the credentials of Kachikwu as being a First Class Graduate of Law from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and the Nigerian Law School.
“The new NNPC Chief Executive also has Masters and Doctorate Degrees in Law from Harvard Law School.’’ It stated that the new NNPC boss started his working career with the Nigerian/American Merchant Bank before moving on to Texaco Nigeria Limited, from where he joined Exxon-Mobil

Sunday, August 2, 2015

I don't care about FIFA - Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the best media-trained athletes in the world – but everybody has off days.
The Real Madrid superstar lost his cool when asked a question about FIFA, world football’s governing body.

Ronaldo
His response? “I don’t care about FIFA, Qatar, I don’t give a f**k.” OK Cristiano, chill. Just a question.
Ronaldo was asked his opinion on the scandal-hit organisation in the wake of Sepp Blatter’s resignation announcement and human rights concerns surrounding Qatar’s 2022 winning bid.
Many would feel they are legitimate questions for the current holder of the FIFA Ballon d’Or award.
But the Portugal captain was clearly in no mood to discuss either topic, throwing his headphones down in disgust at the end of the interview

I don't care about FIFA - CR 7

Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the best media-trained athletes in the world – but everybody has off days.
The Real Madrid superstar lost his cool when asked a question about FIFA, world football’s governing body.

Ronaldo
His response? “I don’t care about FIFA, Qatar, I don’t give a f**k.” OK Cristiano, chill. Just a question.
Ronaldo was asked his opinion on the scandal-hit organisation in the wake of Sepp Blatter’s resignation announcement and human rights concerns surrounding Qatar’s 2022 winning bid.
Many would feel they are legitimate questions for the current holder of the FIFA Ballon d’Or award.
But the Portugal captain was clearly in no mood to discuss either topic, throwing his headphones down in disgust at the end of the interview

5 things to learn from the Community Shield

Arsenal beat Chelsea 1-0 in the Community Shield on Sunday, securing the first trophy of the new English season and setting the stage for the start of the Premier League next weekend. Here AFP Sport looks as five key discoveries from the Wembley clash.

Cech pays early dividends
After enduring years of costly calamities from his goalkeepers, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger hopes his £10 million pre-season swoop for Petr Cech will finally bring some much-needed stability between the posts and the early signs look promising.
His assured presence radiated confidence to an often nervous Arsenal back-four and when the 33-year-old was finally called into action in the 69th minute he leapt to his right to make his only significant save as he clawed away a goalbound Oscar free-kick.
With Chelsea bombarding the penalty area with crosses in the closing stages, Cech never flinched and even when he couldn’t claim cleanly his defenders had been organised well enough by the Czech to ensure no damage was done.
Wenger ends Mourinho mastery
Wenger’s failure to secure a single victory over Jose Mourinho in their previous 13 meetings was becoming yet another weapon for the Chelsea boss to use whenever he wanted to antagonise his old rival.
Against that painful backdrop, denying Mourinho the chance to land another psychological blow made this an especially sweet success for Wenger, although he would surely swap it for a win when the teams next clash in the Premier League on September 19.
But even more than the victory itself, Wenger will take heart from the way his fired-up players showed they have no reason to feel inferior to the champions, producing the kind of aggressive yet composed display that suggested they should make a serious challenge for a first English title since 2004.
 
Jury still out on Falcao
Brought on at half-time for the ineffective Loic Remy, Chelsea’s new striker Radamel Falcao couldn’t dispel the memories of his lacklustre loan spell at Manchester United last season.
That distinctly underwhelming year at Old Trafford wasn’t enough to dissuade Mourinho from taking the Colombian to Stamford Bridge on loan from Monaco as back-up for Diego Costa, who was absent at Wembley after suffering yet another recurrence of his nagging hamstring problem.
But, while it’s too early to make a definitive judgement, Mourinho might have been a little concerned to see Falcao, no longer the incisive finisher or smooth mover of old, labouring in vain to make any impression against the Gunners.
 
Walcott makes his case
Theo Walcott has never hidden his desire to assume the lone central striker’s role in Arsenal’s attack and, finally allowed to move in from his right wing berth by Wenger, the England international seized the opportunity to show he could start instead of the erratic Olivier Giroud and injury-prone Danny Welbeck.
Although he didn’t net against Chelsea, he still set the tone for fired-up Arsenal’s spritely display when he immediately won a crunching tackle on Nemanja Matic straight from the kick-off.
His potent combination of pace and clever moment kept Chelsea’s defence on the back foot, allowing him the time and space to tee up Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for his goal with a perfectly-weighted pass across the penalty area.
 
Ox adds to Wenger’s weapons
Derailed by injuries and inconsistent performances over the last two years, Oxlade-Chamberlain — hailed as a future star when he joined from Southampton four years ago — was in danger of becoming Arsenal’s forgotten man.
But the England midfielder, still only 21, gave a well-timed reminder of his talent when he cut past Cesar Azpilicueta before drilling a superb left-foot strike into the top corner of Thibaut Courtois’s goal in the 24th minute.

Saturday, August 1, 2015

Boko Haram Will defeated by end of this year - Buhari

By Levinus Nwabughiogu
Cotonou – President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Boko Haram will be defeated hopeful by end of this year.
Buhari spoke in Cotonou on Saturday during a gala lunch held in honour by the President of Benin Republic, Boni Yayi.
 He expressed optimism that the Multi-national Joint Task Force, MNJTF launched in Cameroon on Thursday would start yielding fruits soon.
This is as Yayi who described his country as the 37th State of Nigeria assured president Buhari that 800 troops would be contributed to the Joint Task Force by his country in the all-out-assault on insurgents.
While commending the gesture by Yayi, Buhari said “and I assure you that we will defeat Boko Haram by the end of this year”.
President Buhari who was on a one-day official visit to Cotonou as the special guest of honour at the 55th independence anniversary of Benin Republic was bestowed with the national honor of the Republic of Benin.
Nigeria’s president recalled that both countries have maintained peace over the years even when he was a military Head of State.
He said: “I am impressed by your concern and critical approaches by increasing your contributions to the multinational task force of the Lake Chad Commission. This is a great sacrifice on the part of the Benin Republic….
“Even in my first coming into office under a different arrangement, we have learnt to live in peace with our neighbours. Within the week I was sworn in, I went to Niger, Chad. I was supposed to go to Cameroon but I was summoned by the G7 leaders to brief them about the security situation in Nigeria concerning Boko Haram which declared allegiance to ISIS which gives it international dimension”.

Avoid night travel through ile ife next seven day

By adekunle
PUBLIC INFORMATION: Please inform family and friends to avoid travelling thru Ile-lfe at night from today thru the next 7days! I have received this message from a friend who is from Ile ife... I don't know the implications, but please stay safe....... : Please note that for the next seven days, their Oro (traditional worship) will be out in Ife. Please just avoid

This man killed 7 people with his girlfriend just one day

Not satisfied, Henry proceeded to a nearby street where one of Sandra’s elder sisters resided and killed the woman and three of her children, before fleeing.
His anger was said to have been that Sandra, who was an optician with Madonna University, had called off their relationship, when she learnt that   he was a kidnapper.       Sandra’s twin sister, Katherine who sustained a bullet would during the attack had told vanguard in 2013 that the assailant was   familiar with everyone in their family but nobody knew he was a kidnapper . She explained that her late sister used to visit Henry at his base in Delta State and in one of such visits, some heavily armed men stormed Henry’s apartment, manhandling Sandra in the process.
She added that the armed men reportedly told Sandra that her lover absconded with their share of a ransom paid to them for one of their  kidnapping exploits, threatening to wipe out all his (Henry’s) family members if he did not pay them. Thereafter, Sandra informed her family members in Lagos of what had happened and they rushed to Delta State to bring her to Lagos for proper treatment. But while she was receiving the treatment, she called off the relationship and Henry; feeling betrayed, stormed their Lagos home and killed people while Katherine narrowly escaped death.
The police in Lagos went all out in search of Henry. Vanguard gathered that operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, who were then headed by Sp Abba Kyari, trailed him to Abia, Delta and Rivers State, where they rounded up some of his close friends, relatives and seven members of his gang who were behind the kidnap of a British national, Diction Lee, few minutes after the Briton arrived at the country. They kidnapped him on Airport Road, Ikeja.   At that point, it was established that Henry had escaped from the country and was based in Ivory Coast.
But while the search for him went cold in Lagos, Henry, was said to have regrouped with his gang in Imo State and they coordinated several kidnappings in the South East and South South, where he kidnapped over 200 persons, killing most of his victims, including the wife of a royal father in Imo State and an official of the Imo State Environmental Transformation Commission which yielded him N50m ransom.
However, luck ran out on him, last weekend, when he attempted to kidnap the tribunal Judges, handling Election Petition in Imo State, at their lodge, in Disney Hotels, along Onitsha -Owerri Road. Operatives of the Department of State Security, DSS, acting On a tip-off swooped on him, but he managed to escape with bullet wounds which he had gone to treat in the house of his elder brother’s wife, in Ohafia, Abia State, where men of the secret police eventually apprehended him.

Some of the victims during shooting spree
He   was arrested along side an army deserter, Akeem Bello, from Kwara State, who abandoned his duty post at Maiduguiri where he was posted. Fear of the activities of the Boko Haram sect probably informed his action. A native doctor, Dan Elengi, who is said to be the proprietor of a popular hotel at Ohii in Owerri Local Government Area,   of Imo State was also among those nabbed.
The 28-year-old man, who is an indigene of Nwangele Local Government Area of Imo State, confessed when he was paraded before the Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha, that he operated from Abidjan, Cote d’ Ivoire and he killed his girl friend and members of her family because she stole his N45million, after he had opened a shop for her in Aba.
Meanwhile, relatives of his victims have been thrown into celebration following news of his arrest. They called on the Imo State Government to ensure that Henry who is also known as Vampire is prosecuted judiciously.   Ekene Ozor, the husband of one of   Sandra’s sisters who was killed on the day of the attack wants Henry to pay for his crimes. “That man is evil. He robbed me of my wife and two children and robbed my in-laws of eight members of their family.

Henry Chibueze
But my God told me that he would not escape judgment. I am grateful to God for his arrest and I commend the efforts of the Nigeria police especially, the Special Anti Robbery Squad SARS, Lagos State Police Command, who first handled my case, the DSS operatives for their continued efforts to apprehend this heartless criminal. I wish to commend also the governor of Imo State Rochas Okorocha, for his efforts in the arrest of the deadly gang of killers. Days after the attack on my home were highly traumatic. I had seven corpses to deal with at a time and they were all in the mortuary. I was the only one taking care of my remaining children and
I passionately wish to appeal to governors Rochas Okorocha, Ifeanyi Okowa, Akinwumi Ambode and other governors in the federation and well meaning Nigerians to come to my aid as I feel very concerned about the education of my remaining children and their welfare.
Things have tough for me, my little children.   We are still having the psychological pain of the attack of Henry. We have been haunted by the fear of another attack by the serial killer. There have been fears of going out freely because of the horrifying threats from the serial killer and his cohorts. Consequently, I’m indebted to the tune of N7.2 million excluding properties sold to meet up with bills, drugs, surgery of my wife’s younger sister who survived gun shots.   It is by grace of God that I am still alive because it made me hypertensive since then.”