Dana airlines wins FAAN award as best domestic carrier

Like some on Nigerian Twitter would say, it’s the irony of life.

Dana Airline, the troubled airline which made headlines in June 2012 when one of its planes crashed in Lagos killing over 150 people has been named by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria as the best domestic carrier for 2011?????. Yes, you heard that right.

This is a move which families of the victims of that June crash would no doubt find very offensive and insensitive.

FAAN’s regional general manager, Chris Bature, gave reasons why the airline was chosen. He said ithad good customer relations and paid dues promptly.

Full transcript of the America's last Presidential Debate - Source The New York Times

The following is a complete transcript of President Obama and Mitt Romney’s remarks from the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla., on Oct. 22, 2012. (Transcript courtesy of Federal News Service).

BOB SCHIEFFER: Good evening from the campus of Lynn University here in Boca Raton, Florida. This is the fourth and last debate of the 2012 campaign, brought to you by the Commission on Presidential Debates. This one’s on foreign policy. I’m Bob Schieffer of CBS News. The questions are mine, and I have not shared them with the candidates or their aides.

The audience has taken a vow of silence — no applause, no reaction of any kind except right now when we welcome President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney. (Sustained cheers, applause.) Gentlemen, your campaigns have agreed to certain rules and they are simple. They have asked me to divide the evening into segments. I’ll pose a question at the beginning of each segment. You will each have two minutes to respond, and then we will have a general discussion until we move to the next segment.

Op-Ed: How To Stay Safe in Nigeria As 2012 Comes To A Close

I came across this on the internet and thought to share.

The following are helpful guidelines to reduce exposure to security incidents:

Try to avoid night movements

Vary routes and times of movements as much as possible.

Avoid displaying signs of wealth i.e. cash, bags/brief cases, jewelry  laptop, bank documents especially in your cars.

Avoid using ATMs in public places.

Do not take cabs or commercial motorbikes within bank premises.

Former Customs and Police Chiefs, family members killed in Yobe

Former and serving officials of security agencies appear to the targets of militants as a former Area Comptroller of Nigeria Custom Service, Waziri Ajiya, his son, Dr. Ibrahim Waziri, as well as a retired ASP of Police, Mohammed Haruna, his wife and three children were all killed on Saturday inside their respective homes.

Ajiya and his son were both shot dead along Gombe road after they were abducted from their residence in Nahuta Quarters, Potiskum, Yobe state capital while Haruna and his family were killed at Sabon Layi area of
Potiskum, after some gunmen trailed him to his house.

A resident who spoke on condition of anonymity said the gunmen stormed Ajiya’s house at about 1:30 a.m., kidnapped him and his son and took them to a forest along Gombe road where they were killed.

Police kill robbery suspect, recover stolen vehicle

According to Punch newspaper, the police in Abuja on Thursday night gunned down an armed robbery suspect who snatched a Toyota Highlander Sport Utility Vehicle at Garki Area 11 and attempted to rob a supermarket with two other suspects.

 The jeep was recovered along with an SMG rifle, nine live ammunition and three cell-phones.

The two accomplices of the dead robbery suspect escaped, but the police said they were working to apprehend them.

 The Divisional Police Officer in charge of the Central Police Station, Wuse, Chief Superintendent of Police Haruna Garba, said that he received a distress call around 8.15 pm that a robbery operation was going on at a supermarket.

Yinka Ayefele opens new hotel in Ibadan

Gospel singer, Yinka Ayefele, yesterday commissioned his new hotel ‘Down Town Hotel’ in his hometown Ibadan.

The hotel is another addition to the numerous properties owned by the popular musician who continues to increase his real estate investments. The ‘Down Town Hotel’, sources say will provide employment for a good number of people in the community.

This opening is however coming as a surprise, as Ayefele is currently battling with the Oyo State government to save one of his properties also situated in Ibadan, which has been marked for demolition, as it is alleged to be affecting plans for the construction of an 8-lane free way.

Boko Haram Commander Captured In Top National Politician’s Home

"Nigerian troops in Maiduguri say they captured a top commander of Boko Haram during a raid on the home of a high-level national politician.

Lt. Col Sagir Musa, spokesman for the Joint Task Force (JTF) said in a terse statement sent to the media yesterday, that Shuaibu Mohammed Bama had been picked up and is in custody. However he declined to name the national politician.

Bible better than wedding rings as marriage symbol – RCCG

Kaduna The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) sees the Bible as a better marriage symbol for married couples than wedding rings, an official of the church said Saturday in Kaduna.

The official, Mrs Aanuoluwani Olaniyan, who is wife of the Pastor in charge of the Kaduna Province 11, made the disclosure while presenting a paper titled “Family Affairs”.

She presented the paper at the 2012 Province-based Ministers’ Conference in Kaduna.

Lagos strip club where strippers make up to N75,000 a week exposed

A strip or nude club is an adult entertainment venue or a night club where stripteases or other erotic or exotic dances are regularly performed. A strip club is run like a night club or bar, but it can also adopt a theatre or cabaret form.

This club, no doubt is gradually making its way into many towns and cities in Nigeria and with increasing patronage by different sets of people.

Efforts by various governments, especially the Lagos State government to rid towns and cities of these strip clubs have met a brick wall as the operators of such businesses are back with little or no moderation to the usual practice.

The cheater’s dream app....hmmmmmmm

The Cate app, which stands for “Call and Text Eraser”, creates an invisible log of calls and text messages and can hide specific numbers from the contacts list.

The screen will never indicate who has called and at the touch of a button, all private information can be wiped from the phone forever.

Unlike other apps, the Cate icon does not appear on the home screen and if someone walks in while the cheat is reading their illicit texts, a simple shake of the phone will make it all disappear.

For added confidence, the adulterer has to enter a secret code to access the app and all the hidden features it provides.

Another bloody Sunday as gunmen kill over 20 people in Kaduna

Unknown gunmen early this morning opened fire on people leaving a Mosque after morning prayers in a remote village called Dogo Dawa in Birnin Gwari, Kaduna, killing several people.

The gunmen also embarked on a house to house search in the area, shooting and stabbing people to death.
The Kaduna state police commissioner confirmed the incident and said troops have been deployed to the area.Villagers said at least 20 bodies were counted after the attack.

Price For Bigger Backside: Woman Is Left Limbless After Having Illegal Butt Injections

When God said He created man in his own image, I want to believe what that statement means is, creating man in a way pleasant to God. But some of us are not pleased with the way God created us and want to look the way people around us want us to – that is one of the major reasons you see women especially, go the extra mile to look beautiful. Some go for nose jobs, boob implants, butt enlargement, plastic surgery and so on.

This is the story of a young woman, Apryl Michelle Brown, who  was always teased about her flat butt, sometimes referred to as a “pancake” booty by her friends and family.

In November’s Essence, she recounts her story on how she wanted to have a larger behind. Eventually she saved up enough money, but her story doesn’t necessarily have a good ending.  “I didn’t know if I wanted to look like Janet Jackson or J. Lo., I just wanted a new, bigger booty.”

“How Super Eagles Star Godwin Okpara Turned Me Into A S*x Slave” – Adopted Daughter

Tina Okpara, the teenage girl who was serially Molested by Super Eagles star, Godwin Okpara, has released a book, detailing how the intimate assault went on for two years.

In the book titled, “My Life Has A Price”, the victim narrates how she was adopted at age 13 by the Okparas and taken to France.

Linda, Okpara’s wife, then enslaved her for five years and turned a blind eye to the intimate abuse, she says in the book.

Tina’s decision to write the book seven years after she regained freedom, aims at raising awareness and helping other girls who might be going through the same horrendous experience, she said in an interview with TheNews magazine.

“One day, I told myself that if I refused testifying, other girls will continue to experience modern slavery,” she said.

Aluu Killings: Community denies involvement in death, demand release of monarch

Seven days after four students of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) were killed by an irate mob in Aluu in Ikwere local government area of Rivers State, the community yesterday broke its silence on the matter.

The community denied that its members were involved in the incident and demanded the immediate release of its detained traditional ruler, Alhaji Hassan Welewa.

The people warned that they would not fold their hands against any further destruction of their community and the infliction of pains on them.They urged security agencies to take note of plans to attack Aluu community by some ethnic groups whose sons were victims of the mob action.

Spokesman of Aluu Garshon Benson, who disclosed this during a media briefing attended by the chairman, Aluu Council of Chiefs, Richard Kalu, called for the release of the detained traditional ruler.

UNIPORT FOUR: We tried to save them - Lloyd's mother

MRS Jane Toku Mike is the mother of  Lloyd, one of the four students of University of Port-Harcourt (UNIPORT) who were clubbed to death before a cheering crowd at Omuokiri-Aluu community last week Friday for alleged theft of computers.

Jane, who could not hold back tears as she shared her last moments with the son in this interview, says she had turned to God for consolation.  According to her, Lloyd, who was a year-two civil engineering student, was her first son. And it took them eleven years after they had him for other children to start coming. Excerpts:

At what time did you get to the scene of the murder?
The crowd was still there when my husband and I got there. We introduced ourselves to the Joint Task Force men on ground. We heard they fired shots when they came  to stop the people but it was too late because the children were gone. They then allowed my husband  to go and see the corpses where they dumped them. When he got there, he immediately placed his hands on his head, crying. I too, from the distance I was, knew my son was there.

Gary Collins, Television Host and Actor, Dead at 74

Gary Collins, known for his roles on TV series The Sixth Sense and The Wackiest Ship in the Army, has died at the age of 74.

The television and radio star passed away from natural causes at 12:56 a.m. Saturday morning in Biloxi, Miss., Harrison County deputy coroner Brian Switzer confirmed to E! News

Abduction on wedding day: Bridegroom returns from kidnappers den five days after

Men of Kwara State Police Command have commenced investigation into the abduction of  a  35-year- old petrol attendant who was kidnapped during his wedding ceremony and found five days after. The reason behind the abduction on his wedding day has remained a daunting task for the police and mystery to the family of the groom.

But the spokesman for the state  police command, Mr Femi Elubode, said though he had  received many calls on the incident,  A Division Police Station, Challenge, Ilorin where the incident was said to have been reported, had  not briefed his office.

”And if we are not officially briefed, it will be difficult to know the level of investigation into the incident.I have not been briefed yet,” Elubode said.

Meet the Gulder Ultimate Search Contestants

12 young men and women have been selected to participate in the forthcoming Gulder Ultimate Show Season 9. The selection party took place at Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos.

Lagos Pastor sends wife of 26 years packing for disrespecting him

A-Lagos based preacher has sacked his wife of 26 years and mother of his seven children over disrespect and lack of support for his ministry.

The ‘Man of God’ who oversees the Jesus World Church had filed for divorce on 4 September at the Igando Customary Court where he prayed for dissolution of his union to the mother of his seven children who he alleged doesn’t respect him and as well discourage members from coming to his church. He wanted the marriage annulled.

The Court, which was presided over by Mr Adewale Eko, held that Pastor Goodness Enemechukwu and Augustina were no longer husband and wife, as efforts of the court to save the union remained fruitless.

ALUU 4: “I WITNESSED MY BROTHER BEING KILLED”; TEKENA’S SISTER NARATES HER ORDEAL THE ALUU 4 KILLERS

 Courtesy of the Daily Sun:

Miss Ibisobia Elkanah, elder sister of Tekena Friday Elkanah, revealed yesterday that policemen visited the scene where the students were burnt to death after they were severely injured and that one of the law enforcement agents told the perpetrators of the dastardly act “to burn them alive”

The murdered students, Chiadika Lordson, Ugonna Kelechi Obusor, Mike Lloyd Toku, and Tekena Elkanah, all part two students, were murdered in cold blood over alleged theft of a laptop computer and a blackberry phone. Ibisobia, a part-time final year student of Marketing, at the same university who witnessed the incident, said on that fateful day, at about 7.30 am, she was at the house of her girl friend in the community when she heard people shouting outside. “I dashed out and beckoned on my friend to come since she lived in the area.

Cocaine hidden in jewellery pendants, suspect arrested

Mr Oluigboka thought he had cleverly concealed about 2.4 kilogrammes of cocaine in pendants and female belts.But his luck ran out when he was intercepted by Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement officials.

A 33-year old suspect Oluigboka Chukwuemeka Emmanuel disembarked from a flight from Brazil when he was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed international airport in Lagos.
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New Release - BIGIANO – AS E DEY HOT [PROD BY SHIZZI]

Bigiano is undergoing a rebranding phase at the moment, rocking a fresh new look. Here is his latest offering As E Dey Hot, word on the street is the video is in the works. The song was produced by Shizzi, the producer behind Davido’s Dami Duro, pls follow the link below to download.

http://tooxclusive.com/2012/10/11/bigiano-as-e-dey-hot-prod-by-shizzi/

Lagos state government begins construction of museum in honour of Fela

The Lagos State Government has begun the construction of a museum in honour of the late Afro beat king, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti.

The reconstruction of the shrine is part of government’s plan to immortalise Fela who contributed immensely to the development of music in the country.

Governor Babatunde Fashola disclosed this on Monday at the opening of the Nigerian-South African Week tagged “A Tale of Two African Cities” at the Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.

Fashola said as part of efforts to immortalise the late Afro beat musician, the state government had begun the reconstruction of the late icon’s “shrine” at Gbemisola Street, Ikeja, into an international museum.

Davido acquires latest Chevrolet Camaro

For someone who calls himself ‘Omo Baba Olowo’, Davido is indeed living up to the name. Just a few weeks back, the singer bought a new home in Lekki Phase 1 for a price around N140 million. And before then, he has been spending on different exotic cars and jewelleries.

To add to all of that, the Dami Duro star, has added the latest Chevrolet Camaro, 2013 model to his his garage. This new automobile reportedly cost him about N6 million.

#thinking I should try my hands on singing.......hmmmmm croaked voice!!!!

Wale Odunsi: Aluu Killings: Death penalty or nothing

So there are many more mad people in this country than I thought? So the outlaws in prisons are just a small fraction of those lurking around? So an alleged theft of laptops and phones (sic) has become adequate justification to dispatch fellow human beings to early grave – even in the most despicable manner? So you and I can stroll into a community with friends and be lynched within minutes?

My God! I know you can hear me. This is a question presumably I ask daily and still I await your answer. Why has a country greatly blessed chosen to be in the news mostly for the wrong reasons? Have you placed a curse on us for not utilizing our good fortunes?

On a daily basis, we hear of heinous crimes; murders, rape of underage kids, kidnappings, looting of public funds, fleece of the people and so on. Curiously, it stops at that.

Author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad Files for Bankruptcy

When you make millions giving financial advice to other people, the last thing anyone expects is for you to go bankrupt.   Robert Kiyosaki, author of the best-selling book, “Rich Dad, Poor Dad,” has filed for bankruptcy.   Kiyosaki made the move after being wiped out by a $24 million dollar lawsuit that he lost to the Learning Annex.

The bankruptcy is not an indicator of Kiyosaki having poor financial health.  Instead, it was a business move.  Companies often file for bankruptcy when they have liabilities that exceed the market value of their assets.   Kiyosaki’s company, Rich Global LLC, has filed for bankruptcy protection to shield itself from the the judgement awarded to the Learning Annex.

Rihanna goes naked on 7th album - Unapologetic

Rihanna is going all out on her seventh consecutive album titled ‘Unapologetic‘.

The 24-year-old revealed the album title and cover (which she appears on naked) today, October 11, 2012 on her Instargram Page. ‘Ok I’m officially hype for my album cover!! I might just leak it early #sideeffects‘, Riri teased her fans before dropping it.

Suffice to say she immediately trended worldwide.

It’s not surprising to see Rihanna risking a nude album cover; this year alone she’s posted on social network more than a dozen naked photos. The title ‘Unapologetic’ also suggests her feeling towards the critics, rumours and backlashes.

OSU female undergraduate student dies vomiting blood

Few weeks back, the Law faculty of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye, Ogun State was thrown into mourning, as a student in the Faculty, Rahamat Fatigun, died in a mysterious way after vomitting blood, this was on the 23rd of September 2012. The lady, a first year Law student, died at her parents Alagbado residence, in the suburb of Lagos. The late Rahamat, is the only daughter of her parents 4 kids. On the day of her death, Rahamat, we learnt went on outing with a group of her friends, to the Elegushi Beach, Lekki, and on returning home, she went straight to her room, had a shower; and went to bed. Her siblings didn’t bother to disturb her when she sauntered in, they assumed she was already tired after a nice time at the popular Beach with her friends, hence their decision to let her be for the night, they reasoned that the following morning, they would ask her how the fun went at- Elegushi. 

101 First class graduates awarded scholarships by the Nigerian Federal Government

The Federal Government, through the Presidential Scholarship Scheme for Innovation and Development has rewarded 101 candidates, with 1st Class degrees,  scholarships to study up to PhD level in 25 top universities abroad. The candidates were selected in the fields of sciences, basic medical sciences, biology, economics, technology and medicine.

Presenting the awards to the beneficiaries on Monday in Abuja, the Minister of Education, Prof. Ruqayyatu Rufa’i, said the event was a celebration of “yet another milestone in the development of the education sector’’.

Late Ugonna mobbed by Aluu community pictured in USA

One of the Victims of the Murderous Aluu Community Ugonna pose in one of his  shopping trips to the USA. Please tell me how much a Laptop or Phone would cost to A BOY who was not caught in camera stealing in the USA. Whatever their offences, the whole drama is shrouded in mysteries. ALUU lied........................ 

Conrad Murray (Late Michael Jackson's Doctor)suffering in jail a 'slow death

According to CNN, the doctor convicted in Michael Jackson's death is suffering possibly life-threatening and permanent injuries after almost a year in a small cell with "extremely limited access to exercise," his lawyer said Wednesday.

Dr. Conrad Murray is housed in a high-security section of the Los Angeles County jail because of his notoriety, which isolates him from the general population for his protection.

"Death or injury at the hands of another prisoner, however, is no worse than a slow death caused by a loss of circulation and atrophy resulting from inhumane confinement of a large man in a tiny space," attorney Michael Flanagan wrote in a letter addressed to Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca Wednesday.

Another plane crash averted in Lagos

According to Punch News "A Kano-bound IRS Airlines plane departing the Lagos airport on Wednesday morning collided with an abandoned truck beside the taxiway, forcing the pilot to cancel the flight.The wing of the Fokker-100 aircraft, it was learnt, collided with the truck which fell into a drainage on Tuesday.

The truck belongs to a Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria contractor.

The 91 passengers on board the flight were later disembarked and put in another plane which left for Kano three hours later.

A statement by the Managing Director of IRS, Mr. Yemi Dada, confirmed the incident.

Presidential jet expected to convey First Lady back to Nigeria tomorrow

A presidential jet is scheduled to fly out of Abuja tonight to bring home Nigeria’s ailing First Lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan.

Presidency sources told SaharaReporters today that Mrs. Jonathan will return to the country as early as tomorrow if everything works as planned.

Mrs. Jonathan was secretly flown out of Abuja nearly six weeks ago, at the end of August, after she developed complications from a cosmetic procedure she had undertaken in Dubai.

Toyota will recall 7.4 million cars

Toyota is voluntarily recalling more than seven million vehicles worldwide, including some Yaris, Corolla and Camry models, over faulty window switches. It affects 1.39 million cars in Europe - 138,000 in the UK - 2.47 million in the US and 1.4 million in China. It is the biggest single recall since Ford called back eight million vehicles in 1996. Toyota said there had been no reports of accidents, injuries or deaths as a result of the window problem. 

Toyota is also recalling 459,000 vehicles in Japan, 650,000 in Australia and Asia, as well as hundreds of thousands from across the Middle East, and from within Canada and its other, smaller markets around the world. The number of vehicles being recalled is roughly the same as its sales for the whole of its last financial year. The carmaker did not say how much the recall would cost.

Cook steals N15 million jewellery from mistress’ Banana Island home

A 34-year old man from the Republic of Benin employed as cook has absconded with his employer’s jewellery valued at N15 million just two months after he got the job. The theft occurred at Berla Visita Street, Banana Island, Ikoyi, Lagos state, Southwest Nigeria.

When all efforts to locate the fleeing suspect, George Josu, proved futile, his guarantors identified as Guy Kouton Oni, 45, and Edmond Zankilan, 31, both from Contonou in the Republic of Benin, were arrested by the police.

They were arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrate’s Court on a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing.

Highlights from President Jonathan’s speech this morning

In a bid to rescue communities ravaged by floods across the federation, president Goodluck Jonathan this morning announced federal government’s decision to aid the affected states.
His Excellency in a nationwide broadcast promised the sum of 17.6 billion naira to address the situation, with most of the funds going to the affected state governments.

According to him: “Over the past few weeks, unprecedented floods have ravaged many parts of our country, rendering ‘tens’ of thousands of fellow Nigerians homeless, and causing massive destruction of property, farmlands, and infrastructure across the country.”
Describing the incident as a “global phenomenon,” the president commiserated with those who lost their lives and property in the disaster caused by the flood.

“I wish to express our deep commiseration with all those who have lost loved ones; those who have lost their property; as well as all the affected communities and institutions.”