Robbers Attack Bank, Killed One Person

Tragedy struck in Ode-Omu, Osun State, Tuesday, evening when a gang of robbers invaded the community, attacked a first generation bank and the police post, killing one person in the process while several others were wounded.
According to sources, the armed robbers numbering about nine, who came in three vehicles, on arrival at the town attacked the police post located on the outskirts of the community before proceeding to the bank.
It was further gathered that two members of the gang on arrival at the bank went inside the banking hall while the rest strategically positioned themselves around the bank.

Four Nigerian students generate electricity from urine

The whole fun of living is trying to make something better – Charles Kettering, American inventor  and social philosopher.
Nothing is really a waste in the real sense of the word. Almost anything one can think of is reusable. Everything has some value one way or the other. This was what four teenage secondary school girls in Lagos set out to prove.
Disturbed by the incessant deaths of Nigerians, most of the time, an entire family, from carbon monoxide poisoning from fossil-fuel generator, the yo-yo movement of petroleum products prices, environmental degradation and the recent fuel subsidy scam, four Senior Secondary School II students of Doregos Private Academy, Ipaja, Lagos, decided to find solution to the problem.The girls – Duro-Aina Adebola, Bello Eniola, Akindele Abiola and Faleke Oluwatoyin, shed some some light on the project and what they hope to achieve. Excerpts:
An idea is born:
Said Duro-Aina Adebola, leader of the group; “I read on the internet that a family of five died of carbon monoxide poisoning so I asked myself what could be done to reduce these incessant deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning?

From left; Faleke Oluwatoyin, Duro-Aina Adebola, Akindele Abiola and Bello Eniola

Nigerian Journalists Brutalised By South African Policemen

S.A Police brutalise Nigerian journalists

Two Nigerian journalists were harassed, brutalised and detained for lack of good reasons by South African police in Johannesburg on Tuesday afternoon.

South Africa Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Debo Oshundun and Deputy Editor of the Sun Newspapers, John Joshua-Akanji were cornered by policemen when they were on their way to cover the departure of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations champions the Super Eagles, at the OR Tambo Airport, South Africa.

Joshua-Akanji told Goal.com about his ordeal at the hands of the South Africa Policemen.

“I thank God we are still alive because we could have been shot. I have never been in that situation in my life. I was dragged on the floor kicked and brutalised. I and John Joshua-Akanji were disposed of our phones, my keys and we couldn’t contact anybody. We were detained for two hours and I was really traumatised for the time the police dealt with us and still imagining it up till now”, the Weekend Editor of the Soccer Star disclosed.

Joshua-Akanji had to miss his South African Airways flight due to this unfortunate incident.

“I am perplexed and short of words to describe the way I felt during and after our ordeal in the hands of the policemen here. I have not experienced this in my whole life.

Cowbell flags off 2013 Mathematics Competition

Promasidor Nigeria Limited, makers of Cowbell milk, has flagged off the 2013 edition of the Cowbell National Secondary Schools Mathematics Competition (NASSMAC).
Currently in its 13th edition, NASSMAC is a competition aimed at awakening the consciousness and interest of secondary school students in mathematics.
Calling for entries for the competition, the Managing Director/CEO, Promasidor Nigeria, Chief Keith Richards, said Promasidor will continue to nourish the dreams of millions of young Nigerians as well as continue to inspire brilliancy in schools.

NURTW member imprison for 5 months for theft

An Abuja Upper Area Court on Wednesday sentenced Kabiru Audu, 22, of  National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, Jabi motor park, Abuja, to five months imprisonment for theft.
He, was, however, given an option to pay N3,000 as fine.
The Police Prosecutor, Mr Simon Ibrahim, had told the court that Habibu Ibrahim of C.B.N quarters, Utako, Abuja, reported the matter to the Utako police station on February 8.
He said that the accused criminally went into the complainant’s house without his consent and stole his Nokia cell phone valued at N14,000.
Ibrahim said the accused was caught by a passerby. According to him, the offence contravened Section 288 of the Penal Code.
“During police investigations, Audu admitted that he committed the crime.
The Presiding Judge, Mr Ahmed Ado, sentenced him to five months imprisonment or to pay  N3,000 fine. (NAN)

Psquare – Magical Healing

Apparently this song leaked online some minutes ago.. From how it sounds its not yet mixed, so we bringing to you an unmixed leak versin of probably psqare’s next project..

Download, enjoy and share your thoughts
click the link below to download it
http://gidimp3.net/downloadpage/Magical-Healing.php

 

Picture Of Mercy Johnson & Her Daughter, Purity

*From Linda Ikeji blog
Purity is about six weeks old now.

Mercy will be returning home before the end of the month...

D'banj with Super Eagles players after the AFCON win

This was Sunday night after our victory. See more photos after the cut + watch his performance at AFCON 2013 closing ceremony...

Wema Bank Graduate Trainee Recruitment 2013

Openings for fresh graduates with at least 2.2. Send CVs to:

hcm@wemabank.com

Breaking news

Plane carrying Guinean military officials crashes in Liberia

Pictures of Grammy Award 2013 Red Carpet

2 passengers with firearms arrested at Lagos airport

FEDERAL Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, security officials, have arrested two passengers with firearms at both wings of the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos.
Disclosing this development to newsmen yesterday, General Manager Corporate Communications of FAAN, Mr. Yakubu Dati, said both passengers were arrested at separate intervals upon arrival at the airport.
He said the firearms were found in their luggage, explaining that one of the passengers was arrested with a pistol in his luggage at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos on Wednesday while the other passenger was apprehended on his way from Lagos to Port-Harcourt aboard Aero Contractors flight at the Domestic wing of the Murtala Mohammed Airport, MMA2, Lagos on Thursday.

Nigeria Vs. Burkina Faso In Pictures

see more pictures after the cut

5 Eagles Named In AFCON 2013 Best 11

Five Nigerian players have been named among the best 11 players from the Africa Cup of Nations 2011.

They are Vincent Enyeama (goalkeeper), Efe Ambrose (defender), John Mikel Obi (midfielder), Victor Moses (winger) and Emmanuel Emenike (striker).

The ‘dream team’ includes man of the tournament, Jonathan Pitroipa and his compatriot, Bakary Kone, Mali’s Seydou Keita, Ghana’s striker Asamoah Gyan, amongs others.
AFCON 2013 best XI:

Keeper: Vincent Enyeama (Nigeria) Defenders: Efe Ambrose (Nigeria), Bakary Kone (Burkina Faso), Nando (Cape Verde) Siaka Tiene (Ivory Coast) Midfielders; John Obi Mikel (Nigeria), Jonathan Pitroipa (Burkina Faso), Seydou Keita (Mali) Strikers:  Asamoah Gyan (Ghana), Emmanuel Emenike (Nigeria), Victor Moses (Nigeria).

Winners of Grammy Awards 2013

Indie pop band fun., rockers The Black Keys and Australian-Belgian singer Gotye shared the top prizes Sunday at the Grammys, in an eclectic year for the music industry’s biggest awards show.
The New York-based fun. won Song of the Year for “We Are Young” as well as best new artist at the 55th Grammy Awards held at the Staples Center amid tight security as Los Angeles police hunt a former cop wanted for multiple murders.
British rockers Mumford & Sons took Album of the Year with “Babel,” while Gotye won Record of the Year for “Somebody That I Used to Know,” featuring Kimbra

Ivory Coast: 1 VS Nigeria :2

Supposed underdogs Nigeria downed favourites Ivory Coast 2-1 on Sunday in an absorbing Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final to set up a last-four meeting with Mali.
Sunday Mba grabbed the winner 12 minutes from time after Ivory Coast’s Cheik Tiote had cancelled out Emmanuel Emenike’s first-half opener.
Mba’s strike brought the curtain down on Didier Drogba’s Nations Cup career, sending the African legend home without the title he and his teammates craved.

 

Ivory Coast’s defender Souleman Bamba (R) vies with Nigeria’s forward Sunday Mba during the African Cup of Nation 2013 quarter final football match Ivory Coast vs Nigeria, on February 3, 2013 in Rustenburg. AFP PHOTO

Rev King Must Die Says Appeal Court

A Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, Friday affirmed the judgement of a Lagos High Court delivered on 11 January, 2007 that the General Overseer of Christian Praying Assembly, Chukwuemeka Ezeugo (alias Rev. King) should die by hanging for the murder of Ann Uzoh, one his church members.

Rev. King

Father Buries Five Kids

A Nigerian father of five children has done the unpleasant task of burying them all, after a tragic fire incident that ravaged his home in northern city of kaduna, killing all the children Thursday night.

Mohammed Okene: five children killed by fire

2,671 Candidates Admited out of 41,367 For 2012/2013 Academic Session

Prof. Isaac Adewole, Vice-Chancellor(V-C), University of Ibadan, on Friday said the institition admitted 2,671 candidates out of 41,367 candidates who applied for the 2012/2013 academic session.
Adewole said this in Ibadan while speaking at the matriculation ceremony held at the International Conference Centre of the university.
The V-C disclosed that 75 students of 100 level for 2011/2012 session were asked to withdraw from the university for failure to meet the institution’s academic requirements.
While noting that the university had built a reputation for itself as an institution of first choice, Adewole assured the students that the college had the relevant resources to make them the best they wanted to be in life.

'Dead' Woman Comes Back To Life At Her Funeral

Mourners nearly died of shock when a 101-year-old woman sat up and spoke - as she was being put in her coffin.

Peng Xiuhua asked why so many people were in her house in Lianjiang, Guangdong province, China.

Peng, who lived alone, had taken a tumble and hurt herself so her two daughters, who are in their 70s, were looking after her.

However, 10 days later her daughters could not detect a heartbeat and her body had gone stiff so she was declared dead.

The daughters gave her a bath, an undertaker dressed her and they were about to put her in her coffin when she came back to life.

Peng said: “I am a lucky woman.

"Not only did I get to see how many people care for me, but I also woke up before they took me to the crematorium,” she said.