Car dealer who specializes in buying stolen cars paraded in Lagos

48 year old Alhaji Mahmud Abdulakeen Tanko (pictured left) has been arrested and paraded by the Lagos state Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, for selling cars he buys from a gang of armed robbers who specialize in snatching cars in Abuja. (right are some of the recovered cars)

According to police, Tanko was arrested in Abuja after a member of the robbery gang that supplies him with stolen cars was arrested in Rivers state and confessed. Tanko was paraded alongside four others identified as Musa Yusuf, 27, Israel Nana, 30, Moses Andrel, 25 and Abayomi Adebayo, 53. 

According to PM News, when interrogated, Tanko said he was aware the young men supplied him with stolen cars but buys them because they are cheap and helped him to maximize his profit. He said he was not a robber for purchasing from the thieves.

Adebayo, one of the gang member who was arrested in Ayobo, Lagos was responsible for forging and changing chasis numbers of vehicles while Anrel who is a Liberian and a driver with UACN was arrested in Oyo state and confessed to selling four stolen cars. Another member of the gang, Nana was arrested in Rivers state and confessed to selling two stolen cars.

The Lagos state Police commissioner, CP Aderanti  said they were able to apprehend the robbers through intensive surveillance, aggressive patrol and cutting edge technology. He said 16 cars including a Toyota Camry, Nissan, Sienna, Outlander Jeeps, Toyota Sienna, SUVs among others were recovered from the men.

MUST READ! Wife of Nigerian Breweries boss shares their amazing love story

Last weekend, during the third edition of the Love Is Musical show held at Eko Hotel and suites, Clementine Vervelde, the producer of the show narrated her love experience which she described as the best thing to have happened to her.

According to her, meeting her husband at age 22 changed her perception about love.

"I met my lover at the age of 22 and in two weeks he asked me to marry him and I said yes without thinking about it now that is taking a leap of faith’’ she said with an emotion laden voice.

‘No sex involved, I was not a virgin either just a young girl with a son. At that point till this very minute my life has changed forever, today he is a father, my lover, my support system and my best friend’ she continued.

Vervelde and her husband, Nicolas Vervelde, CEO of Nigerian Breweries have been married for 23 years and together have six children.

See Photos: Nigerian police set to extradite UK murder suspect, Jeffrey Okafor

The Nigerian government is getting set to extradite Jeffrey Azuka Okafor (middle), who is wanted by the UK police for the murder of Carl Beatson Asiedu, who was stabbed to death on August 1st 2009 outside a UK nightclub. The 23 year old fled to Nigeria after the murder but was arrested on September 23rd 2014 in Asaba, Delta state after a diligent search by the Nigerian police.

The Inspector General of Police, IGP Suleiman Abba, while commending Police Intelligence Operatives for the arrest, said all the necessary required procedures to enable the handover of the fugitive to the UK Authorities have already been concluded. 

The IGP further assures the International law enforcement communities that the Nigeria Police Force will always ensure that all fugitives that show up in Nigeria would be apprehended upon request and turned over accordingly.

Men Hooked to Machines to See What Their Partners Go Through During Childbirth

Women have always been thought to be the weaker vessels, and never seem to be appreciated well enough for carrying on the human race – Recently some men in China, are been hooked up to a childbirth simulator to see what their partner’s go through – Guess what???

A hospital in the city of Jinan in eastern China’s Shandong Province, said they want to show men how much women suffer through childbirth, and to give men greater respect for what women go through, and most of the men, who participated are husbands to women who are pregnant.
Some men seemed reluctant— having been dragged there by their partners— while others were more enthusiastic, and according to reports, most of the men were reduced to tears, as one of them who spoke to reporters said;

‘I must admit I was curious and if what I experienced is really what she goes through, then I have to say I have changed my attitude.
‘It was really incredibly painful and I only had it for a few minutes… If it went on for hours I don’t know if I’d be able to bear it.

So how many of you still think women are the weaker sex?

Former Eagles Player Wilson Oruma Recovering From Mental Trauma After Being Duped in 2012

Former Golden Eaglets captain, Wilson Oruma, is doing very well, after he reportedly suffered psychological trauma, when he was allegedly duped by some fraudsters in 2012.

The ex-international footballer was invited by a Pastor to be introduced to some businessmen involved in oil business, to enable him acquire more investments, but unfortunately, they were fraudsters, who convinced him to pump money into the deal, reports New Telegraph Online.
The two-time African Nations Cup bronze medallist, had no reason to be suspicious, as the Pastor kept assuring him that the people he introduced to him are credible and God-fearing businessmen, and he made no consultations with friends and lawyers as he kept it to himself.
According to the report, Oruma paid the sum of N1.2billion, later on, the people with whom he did the business, stopped taking his calls and neither did they update him on the said business, even the Pastor quickly distanced himself, and that left him seriously traumatised.
Following the trauma, he was said have started acting funny, destroying things around him but fortunately, according to Oruma’s kid brother, Dominic, a former Golden Eaglets and Flying Eagles goalkeeper;

“Wilson is recovering fast, he now recognizes his family members and he has returned to his house in VGC under the care of his wife. We are very happy about this.
“It was not easy seeing him suffer so much in the last two years after his money was taken away. We give God the glory for the gift of healing. He has told us not to press charges against the pastor who brought fraudsters to dupe him heavily as he said the incident is now in the past. Another good thing is that all his properties are intact and most of his major investments are doing fine.

Some pastors eh?

Why I Chose a Columbia Woman – Actor IK Ogbonna

Ikechukwu Mitchel Ogbonna aka IK Ogbonna, who is dating a Columbian girl, Sonia Moralez and lots of people, have been wondering why he didn’t find himself a Nigerian girl, and he had revealed why, in a recent interview;

IK Ogbonna, stated in a recent interview with Hip TV that the reason he chose a Columbia woman is because, he does not have to worry about buying Brazilian hair, which most Nigerian ladies can’t do without.
Lots of guys, have always stated that Nigerian babes are very expensive to date, as taking them on a date or shopping, means emptying your bank account – Is this always the case???

I Would Only Become a Politician if my Fans Say SO – Ramsey Noah

The trend of entertainers going into politics is no longer new, and veteran Nollywood actor, Ramsey Noah, in a recent chat with Nigeriafilms.com, says he would very much love to run for office, if his fans think its the right thing to do.

Ramsey, who is born of an Israeli father and a Yoruba mother from Owo in Ondo State, in the chat had this to say;

“My fans haven’t told me to do it yet, but if they told me yes I will. Oh yes, my fans put the food on my table,”

The handsome actor, on what he thinks about colleagues, who have declared their political intentions and are ready to contest come 2015, said;

“I think they are looking out for changes, movie as you can tell talks about the ills of the society, talks about problems that we find down the street, matrimonial problems either health problems, cancer, abandon children, all this things we find in our society we talk about in our movies.”
“And some of our artistes are beginning to see that they can actually be a servant of the people to help rectify those things because they know their pain, so they are thinking we can go there and help and try and make a change that’s why they are doing it,”

Do you agree???

Wazobia FM OAP, Grace Ekpo Talks About Colleagues with the Fake Accent

Seriously, I thought I was the only one, who is really disgusted about the fake accent our radio presenters parade all the time – And have wondered for so long why on earth, are we so FAKE! Well, an OAP also seems to share my sentiment on this matter.

Grace Ekpo, who’s an OAP with Wazobia FM Abuja,in a recent chat with Encomium Magazine, expressed her disgust about OAPs who fake their accents, saying it is one of the major problems in the industry.

“We should stop faking accents and be real. Sometimes we fake this accent so much that people don’t understand us,”

Citing an experience with when she conducted an interview with American gospel singer, Donnie McClurkin, it was done in pidgin English, which he enjoyed;

“Let me give you an instance, when I hosted the American gospel singer, Donnie McClurkin, I asked him all the questions in pidgin. He had to listen closely to understand what I was saying, then responded in English.”
“It was challenging for him, but he enjoyed it! He even said it was one of his most exciting experiences on radio. He then went on to our sister station who use English, and he asked them why don’t they use the same language that I used. Not because he was faulting their English, but because that is our thing,”

I’m not asking all OAPs to speak Pidgin but please spare me the fake British or American accent(its disgusting – that’s MY opinion though)…What do you think???

See Photos: Waje has fun at the beach on set of new video in SA

Waje is currently on location at a beach in Cape Town South Africa for her upcoming video.The 'Onye'‎ singer who showed off her slimmer frame in green shorts was joined by sexy Tanzanian star, Diamond‎. See more photos after the cut...

UK to return ex-Delta Governor James Ibori's £6.8m loot to Nigeria

The UK has agreed to return an additional £6.8m to Nigeria from the money seized from jailed ex-Governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori.

This was revealed by UK Metropolitan Police Senior Investigator, Mr. Rupert Broad, yesterday November 4th in London according to a report by NAN. Out of the £8 million confiscated from Ibori, £1.2 million had so far been returned to Nigeria.

There are reports that an additional £80 million has been temporarily seized and a confiscation hearing has been fixed for April 2015 before the judge decides exactly how much was stolen out of the £80 million and then return it to Nigeria

 

Ibori who is still serving a jail term, was sentenced by the British Southcrown Court in April 2012 for 13 years after being convicted for fraud and money laundering.

It's wrong to demand 2 year rents when people earn monthly wages -Gov. Fashola warns Landlords

 Governor Fashola has frowned at the continuous collection of 2 year rent by some Landlords in Lagos .He said any Landlord caught contravening the 1 year rent law will face the music. Presenting a keynote address at the 2014 Real Estate Unite recently,he said

"We see it as a wrong when a society pretends that all is well when people are asked to put forward two years rent in advance when they are getting monthly wages in arrears; something is wrong. And if we are also comfortable with it there is something wrong with us,”

"I was doing Good Music but Frustration led me to do 'Akpako' Music -Terry G

Terry G's success story is one that leaves many in awe. As some say, he makes music out of 'nonsense'. In an interview with Leadershipng, the talented instrumentalist and producer admits,he was forced to sing akpako music due to frustration...

On his success story

My brother if I tell you say I know how, na lie I dey lie (laughs). I have been studying the industry and I have learnt to give the people what they want. I started with Rhythm and Blues and went to shoot my video in South Africa. The buzz I got from the song was not satisfactory, so I became frustrated and maybe that frustration led me to do the street music I’m doing now- the Apako song.

On most Nigerian Song having lewd lyrics 

You see, today’s music is evil. We call it commercial music. This is the music that brings the millions. People are still doing good music here but there is no buzz. It is the commercial music which some people term ‘bad’ music that is getting us the millions. It is all about the business of music and the glam that accompanies it. I said before that I was doing good music before, but the buzz was not there. So, I researched what the need is and experimented with songs like Make I Nack You Apako and others. It is not easy doing music; recording a song is a piece of creativity and you just do it from your heart and await the feedback from listeners.