Gist: MTN Aeroplane winner bombarded with marriage proposals

“People are calling to ask my
parents if I am married, some
others are giving them promises.
Even on the Internet, I don’t have
a Facebook account but someone
has opened one in my name. If
anyone is coming because of my
money, I promise the person that
he will not get a dime because I
will make sure he doesn’t.” – 27
year old Gladys Ebube Essien-
Garricks said in a recent interview
with Punch
Lol, Naija men! Una don hear sha?
Ebube won N64 million in the MTN
Ultimate Wonder ‘Win An
Aeroplane’ Promo!

News: Court Turns Down Plea By EFCC’s To Seize Fayose’s Passport.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Thursday  made a futile bid to  convince the Federal High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti to confiscate the international passport of the former Governor Ayodele Fayose.
The former governor is facing the criminal charge of alleged misappropriation of the sum of  N1.2billion being the sum of money earmarked for the state’s integrated poultry project while he was in  the office.
When the matter came up for hearing, the anti graft prosecution counsel, Mr. Adeniyi  Adebisi from Rotimi Jacobs Chambers, had raised the objection before Justice Adamu Hobon over the former governor’s  consistent   holding  of  international passport, despite court’s pronouncement that the passport be deposited  in its custody.
According to the counsel, one of the major  conditions reached to secure bail for  Fayose at EFCC office in Lagos  was that,  his interna- tional passport should be in the court’s custody pending the determ- ination of the case.
In his ruling, Justice Hobon averred that  the status quo should be maintained since no reported case of abuse had been reported against the former Governor by EFCC.

News: Drug Dealer Arrested By NDLEA.

Operatives of the Lagos State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, yesterday arrested a major drug dealer, Mr. Dada Etop Ejalonibu with 584 kilogrammes of cannabis at Olosha, Mushin area of the state.
The 38 year old suspect  was apprehended during raids on selected volatile areas used as hide-outs by drug trafficking gangs in the state where the Command seized dried weeds suspected to be cannabis weighing a total of 584 kilogrammes.
Speaking on the arrest, the Lagos State Commander of the anti-drug agency, Mr. Aliyu Sule said that the drug suspect has been on the Command’s list of wanted drug dealers for a very long time.
“We carried out two separate raid operations on their hideouts where the suspect who has been on our wanted list was arrested.
“In the first operation, 475.6kg of dried weeds of cannabis was seized while another 108.4kg was recovered in another operation bringing the total quantity of cannabis to 584kg,”Sule said.
Narrating his position, the suspect, Mr. Ejalonibu, who accepted ownership of the drugs, lamented that he was forced into trafficking drugs because of his joblessness.
The suspect who hails from Osun State said: “I have been dealing in drugs for the past three years. At the time of my arrest my partner had gone out. I dropped out of the University in 200 levels due to lack of sponsorship.
“The cannabis trade enabled me to take care of my wife and three children. I had wanted to quit but the high profit kept me procrastinating.

Entertainment: oruba Actor, Yomi Gold Gets Baby Girl From Wife In US

Some months ago, popular Yoruba actor, Yomi Gold Alore married his US-based wife, Victoria. Just yesterday the actor's wife gave birth to a baby girl in the United States of America.

According to information, the mother and child are in good conditions. Yomi Gold is one of the promising actors in the Yoruba film industry.

Entertainment: Kanye and Kim packed date night.

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Sport: Mikel Obi charged with misconduct

British Football Association has charged Mikel Obi with misconduct during Chelsea's October 28 match against Manchester United. The statement the FA released below...

Chelsea’s John Obi Mikel has been charged by The FA for an alleged breach of FA Rule E3 in relation to his side’s game against Manchester United on 28 October 2012.

It is alleged that in or around the Match Officials’ changing room at the end of the fixture, Mikel used threatening and/or abusive and/or insulting words and/or behaviour.

The player has until Friday 30 November 2012 to respond to the charge.

Mikel had claimed that referee Mark Clattenburg cast a racial slur at him during the match, but the referee has been cleared by the police.

Meet Miss Aso Rock 2012

22 year old  Onakome Evioghene Osalor from Delta State is the current queen of Aso Rock. The graduate of University of Port Harcourt won the pageant last month.

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News: Container Falls On Car In Lagos

No fewer than three persons were crushed to death yesterday when a  40-feet containerized vehicle fell on a Mazda car on the Badagry-Seme Expressway.

The accident which occurred at about 1.15p.m, was attributed to the bad road which has been a nightmare to commuters and other users of the road.

The containerized vehicle with registration number XT 339 AKD was said to be conveying some goods when it lost control and fell on the car, with four occupants. Three of the passengers died instantly, while the driver was in a critical condition.

Entertainment: 2012 Channel O MVA Dominate By Nigerian Stars

It is safe to say year 2012 has been a remarkable one for the teen singing sensation, Davido, as he joined in the haul of awards by Nigerians at the 9th Annual Channel O Music Video Awards held at Walter Sisulu Square, Kliptown, Soweto, South Africa on 17 November.
Davido won the awards as the Most Gifted Newcomer of the Year during the night that saw kokomaster, D’Banj, scooping two awards–Most Gifted Video of the Year for his mega hit video Oliver Twist directed by ‘Sesan Ogunro, and Most Gifted Male Video of the Year.

News: Three Kids Slaughter In Their Mother’s Presence By Terrorist

Three children between the ages of 5,7 and 12 were Thursday slaughtered in the presence of their mother in Sulimanti ward of Maiduguri metropolis when the bread winner Mr. Aduju Zubairu an SSS personnel was away, even as five others were also shot dead during a night attack by gunmen suspected to be members of Jamatul Ahlis Sunnah Lid Daawa wal Jihad popularly known as Boko Haram.

News: A Fire Man Battles The Fire At TheNEWS Office

It all began like a joke. A reporter came into the newsroom around 7 p.m saying he could smell a cable burning inside the building. The security guards ran inside and tried to locate where the smell was coming from. They scoured the two upper floors and found nothing.
Electricity supply to the two floors was cut off. But the burning smell continued.
Thirty minutes after, a glow was sighted by the window of the third floor from the outside.

a fire man battles the fire at TheNEWS office

It was then it became clear what was happening. It was fire ravaging the floor.There was stampede as shards of glass started flying out of the windows and frantic steps marched upstairs, to deal with the fire.
It was an impossible mission. The office door was locked. But the staff were undeterred as the door, after much effort was smashed open.
But what greeted the staff was not what they bargained for. It was not a small fire, it was a smoldering one with great intensity and its surging force pushed the small party back on a hasty retreat.
This was not a fire that could be put off by pails of water. As it ravaged the floor, it needed the attention of the professionals.

News: 4 Dead In Kano Riots

A mispronunciation taken to be blasphemous in Nigeria’s north sparked a riot by Muslim youths Thursday, leaving four people dead as well as a church and shops burnt, police and residents said.
“What happened in (the town of) Bichi was misinformation,” Kano state police chief Ibrahim Idris told reporters. “Rumours went round that someone blasphemed the Prophet and there was a breakdown of law and order.”

Joke of the Day

A wise old gentleman retired and purchased a modest home near a junior high school.
He spent the first few weeks of his retirement in peace and contentment. Then a new school year began. The very next afternoon three young boys, full of youthful, after-school enthusiasm, came down his street, beating merrily on every trashcan they encountered. The crashing percussion continued day after day, until finally the wise old man decided it was time to take some action.

News: Bombed UN Building To Rebuild By FG With N5.2bn

The Federal Executive Council, FEC, chaired by the Vice President Namadi  Sambo, yesterday, approved contracts  worth N199.19 billion in various sectors of the economy.
Of this amount, road construction and rehabilitation across different geo-political zones of the country took the lion share of N176.13 billion while the construction of terminal building as well as control tower at the Yenagoa airport was approved at the cost of N13.91 billion while the reconstruction of the bombed United Nations Building in Abuja was approved for N5.2 billion.

The front office and first floor of the UN Building after the blast 2010.

News:Building collapses in Lagos And Killed 2 Sister (FULL STORY)

A BUILDING located in Low Cost Housing Estate, otherwise called Jakande estate, in Oke-Ake-Afa, Isolo area of  Lagos, collapsed, yesterday, killing two graduate sisters.
The mother of the dead girls, identified as Mrs Coker, a widow, who was brought out of the debris alive was, however, in coma yesterday. Affected were flats 2, 4 and 6 of the six flat low-cost houses built over 30 years ago.
The building, Block M20, according to eye witnesses started showing cracks and sinking over a year ago. The tragic incident as gathered, occurred at about midnight causing  a deafening sound. Vanguard gathered that while occupants in flats 2 and 4 managed to escape, those in flat 6 – Mrs Coker and her two children: Toyin, a graduate of the University of Lagos and her younger sister, Bukola, did not.

Technology: 2013 Honda Crosstour

Extensive updates and a repositioned starting price make Crosstour the smartest choice in a mid-size crossover
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Technology: New Peugeot Onyx

Peugeot Onyx Concept at the 2012 Paris Motor Show

Job Vacancies: Numerious Positions @ Alkem Nigeria Limited

Alkem Nigeria Limited – Applications are Invited from suitably qualified and experienced candidate for the following positions in our Company:
1.) Production Supervisors
Qualification

• Applicants should possess B,Sc/HND in Chemical/Textile Technology/Engineeiing from reputable Nigerian Institutions

Experience