Photos: Man allegedly beaten to a pulp by police officers in Lekki

According to eye-witnesses, mobile policemen attached to Zenith Bank branch at Elf Bus stop in Lekki Phase 1 beat this unidentified man to a pulp yesterday March 11th. Don't know exactly what he did to warrant such brutal assault. The man fell unconscious and was rushed to the hospital by the police and other passers-by who got involved. 

Hopefully, someone in higher authority will caution these officers. See more photos after the cut...

God has shown us who will be president and it is not Jonathan - Gov Amaechi

Speaking at the APC South South Rally in Port Harcourt today, Gov Rotimi Amaechi said God has shown them who the president would be come March 28th and it is not Goodluck Jonathan

"God has shown us who would be president and we know that it is not Jonathan. Do you remember the Jonathan in the bible? What did he do? He betrayed his father, right? This time around, we need a man that would deliver the country for both Christians and Muslims. There will be no Christian or Muslim but a Nigerian government.” he said

North West handles her own suitcase as she & Kim jet out of Paris

21 month old North West looked like a mini-me movie star as she jetted out of Paris with her mum Kim K today. North looked all shades of cute as she pulled her Frozen (Disney movie) suitcase as she walked with her mum through the Charles de Gaulle airport terminal to catch their flight. See more pics after the cut...

 

This girl will be wondering why cameras keep following here everywhere she goes...

Photo: EFCC Arraigns Man for $127million Scam

Find the EFCC press statement below...

A suspected fraudster, Emeofa Michael Ikechukwu (Alias Michael Briggs) was on March 10, 2015 docked before Justice H.A Nganjiwa of the Federal High Court Port Harcourt, Rivers State by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a 9-count charge bordering on personation, forgery and obtaining money by false pretence to the tune of more than $127,457. 

The accused person allegedly obtained the sum from his Swiss girlfriend whom he tricked into investing in a non- existent timber business.

Ikechukwu allegedly met his victim on a dating site in February 2013 and struck a relationship that blossomed into promise of marriage. “Michael Briggs”, introduced himself to his victim as a timber tycoon who was in Nigeria to close a business deal. He later informed her that he was having some difficulties with Nigerian officials and requested for loan from her.

He later sent various scam documents to her, offering her partnership in his timber business in Nigeria. By the time she realised that she was dealing with a trickster, she had lost over $100,000 to the accused.

One of the count reads: “That you Emeofa Michael Ikechukwu (Alias Michael Briggs) sometime in April , 2013, in Port Harcourt and within the jurisdiction of this Honourable court with intend to defraud, did obtain the sum of $77,003.95 (seventy seven thousand, three dollar ninety five cents) from one Hengameh Misepasi and which you purportedly claimed to be a business partner dealing with timber which pretext you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1 (1) (b) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act 2006 and punishable under section 1 (3) of the same Act”.

The accused person pleaded to guilty to the charges. In view of the plea of the accused, the prosecuting counsel Sadiq Hussain applied for a date for trial . The judge remanded the accused in prison and adjourned the case to May 16, 2015 for hearing of bail application.

Photos: JLo steps out in very short gold-embellished white dress

The 45 year old looked amazing in this very short embellished Marchesa dress as she attended American Idol Finalists party yesterday in LA. Love the dress.

If I hear! Is this how all public Pry schools look like in Rivers state?

APC released these photos of Buhari and other chieftains visiting a primary school in Rivers state today and claimed that this is how all public primary school in the state look like. A member of the APC Presidential team, Lola Shoneyin shared the photos and wrote "All primary schools in Rivers State look like this. Happy pupils thrilled to meet 'President Buhari!'

Biko, Rivers state residents, is this what all your primary schools look like? See more pics after the cut

Its a Lie!!! Our King Didn’t Speak With GEJ – Morocco

The Federal Government had said that President Goodluck Jonathan had a telephone conversation with King Mohammed VI, King of Morocco but the Moroccan authorities have said nothing of such happened therefore the FG had lied…

The Moroccan Kingdom which recalled its ambassador to Nigeria, said that it was stating in the “clearest and strongest terms,” that “there has never been a telephone conversation” between the two leaders.
According to the Kingdom’s official website, Maroc.ma, in two separate statements issued within 24 hours on Wednesday, it accused the Goodluck Jonathan administration of using the King for electioneering.

‘Morocco Denies False Allegations About Alleged Phone Conversation Between HM The King, and Nigerian President’ while the second statement, is titled ‘Morocco recalls its ambassador in Abuja for consultations.’

Last week, the Moroccan royal palace said the king had declined a request for a telephone conversation with President Jonathan, but the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abuja on Monday denied the snub, saying the two leaders had spoken extensively. It also denied that the Federal Government was using Mohammed VI to woo Muslim voters in Nigeria.
And according to the Foreign Affairs ministry:

“This information is absolutely not correct as the President did in fact speak to the Moroccan monarch… both leaders spoke extensively over the phone on matters of mutual interest and concern… “preposterous to suggest that Mr. President’s telephone call to the Moroccan monarch was intended to confer any electoral advantage.”

But Morocco had in fact said in the statements:

“The king has actually declined the request of the Nigerian government because it is part of the internal electioneering,”

”Morocco is surprised at the incredible twist given by Nigeria to an alleged phone conversation that never took place between HM King Mohammed VI and Nigerian President…
The King’s Office categorically denies the false allegations made by Nigerian authorities about an alleged phone conversation between the Sovereign and Nigerian President.”

Na wa o!!! Why lie???

Photos: EFCC to arraign Bukola Saraki’s aide, cousin for N371m contract scam

Find the EFC Press statement below...

A former Senior Special Adviser on Millennium Development Goals to Bukola Saraki, ex-governor of Kwara State, and incumbent Commissioner for Information in the Abdulfathah Ahmed administration, Prince Olatunji Oyeyemi Moronfoye, will on March 19, 2015 be arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC before a Federal High Court, Ilorin Kwara State, for offences bordering on abuse of office, awarding contracts to his cronies, embezzlement, diversion of public funds, and money laundering. Also to be docked by the anti-graft agency is Ope Saraki, cousin and Senior Special Adviser on Millennium Development Goals to Governor Ahmed.

Moronfoye is alleged to have used his position as the Senior Special Adviser to the former governor to enrich himself. Specifically, he allegedly awarded contracts to the tune of over N200million for the renovation of Ijagbo Primary Health Centre and the supply of medical equipments to Health Centres and Specialist Hospitals within the state, to a company in which he has interest. and was sole signatory to the account. Saraki is also alleged to have abused his office and laundered state funds for his personal benefit by awarding inflated contracts to companies owned by his cronies. In one of the transactions involving the purchase of Ambulance buses for hospitals in the state, Saraki duped the people of Kwara State by procuring thirteen Hiace buses from a local car dealer and converting them to ambulance in place of factory built ambulance for which a contract of N171, 990,000.00 was awarded to Chemiroy Nigeria Limited.

Nigerian man sentenced to 6 years in UK prison for sexual attack

35 year old Nigerian man, Emmanuel Ndegwe, (pictured above) has been sentenced to 6 years in jail for breaking into the homes of some women with the intent of sexually attacking them.

At a court proceedings which took place at the Inner London Crown Court yesterday March 10th, Detective Inspector Tracey Miller, of Lambeth borough, told the court that Emmanuel attacked the women in their homes in 2013 and 2014

"Ndegwe attacked these women in what should have been the safety of their own homes. I would like to praise them for the bravery they have shown throughout the course of this investigation. There is the possibility that Ndegwe may have attacked other women, so I would urge anyone who suffered at his hands to contact officers.”he said

Emmanuel was arrested in 2014 and was sentenced by a UK Jury yesterday March 10th.
He was sentenced as follows:
– Count One: trespass with intent to commit a sexual act – sentenced to four years;
– Count Two: trespass with intent to commit a sexual act – sentenced to two years, to run consecutively;
– Count Three: stalking, causing fear of violence – sentenced to one year, to run concurrently.

Did ISiS really let a 10yr old boy execute an Israeli soldier? (photos)

Two days ago, Islamic State militants ISIS released a video purportedly showing this little boy executing a captured Israeli-Arab soldier, 19 year old Muhammad Said Ismail Musallam. But now, after reviewing the footage, some security experts believe the boy was only used for propaganda and wasn't the one who pulled the trigger

The experts said heavy editing used to produce the film means it is likely he never pulled the trigger himself and was instead filmed only for scenes to be edited in and around Mr Musallam's death.

 From UK Daily Mail...

 The film shows Mr Musallam describing how he was sent by Israeli intelligence to infiltrate ISIS in Syria, where the group claim he was captured last year.

Wearing an orange jumpsuit, the hostage is later seen kneeling at the feet of two uniformed militants..

 

The film, like many ISIS execution videos, cuts away without actually showing his killing, and the scene purporting to show the moment of execution is filmed from behind the shooter to avoid identifying him.

During this scene, the shooter's hand is visible and it clearly appears to be one which belongs to an adult, not a 10-year-old boy.

It also replicates the editing techniques seen in a video released last month in which the extremists claimed a boy had killed two Russian spies.

The authenticity of this can also be seriously questioned given a complete lack of evidence implicating the child.

Instead of a shocking child-murder, all signs point to the video being a product of the ISIS propaganda machine aimed at luring disillusioned westerners to join their ranks. 

Earlier yesterday Twitter accounts linked to the terror group shared preview clips of the video, which have not been independently verified.

Islamic State claimed Mr Musallam had posed as a foreign fighter when he joined their ranks last year but later confessed to being an agent for Mossad, the Israeli intelligence agency. 

 

Sickening: Mr Musallam appears to be shot three more times as he lies dying on the ground

 

Slick: In the first part of the video, Mr Musallam is seen describing how he was recruited by Israeli intelligence

It starts with an animated 'fact file' of Mr Musallam - complete with what appears to be a picture of the inside of his passport - that claims to show his home address and profession.

The video, apparently filmed on a number of cameras, shows Mr Musallam wearing an orange jumpsuit similar to those worn by hostages featured in previous ISIS videos. 

Speaking in Arabic, the young man remains calm and controlled as he tells of how he was recruited by a neighbour who worked for the Israeli police. The entire video is subtitled in English. 

He says that his father and brother both encouraged him to take up the position, pointing out there would be opportunity to progress in the organisation. 

 The parents of Israeli-Arab Muhammad Musallam sit next to a framed portrait of their son, who was captured by ISIS for allegedly spying for Mossad. They claimed he fled to Syria to join Islamic State militants

This image was purportedly taken of Muhammad Musallam on the Syrian-Turkish border several weeks after he left to join jihadists

Suspected Boko Haram member escapes arrest

A suspected Boko Haram member, who feigned madness, narrowly escaped arrest at Buni Yadi town in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe on Tuesday. The Commander, 27 Task Force Brigade, Damaturu, Colonel Usman Yusuf, gave the order to arrest the supposedly madman when he was sighted in one of the dilapidated buildings in the deserted town.

As troops advanced to carry out the order, the suspect, who wore a white garment with an unkempt hair and chanting some incantations, disappeared.


The incident occurred when the commander led a group of newsmen who were on a guided tour of towns recently liberated from Boko Haram insurgents, visited Buni Yadi to see things for themselves. Yusuf, however, assured that the troops would fish out the suspect soon.

The suspect was believed to be on a surveillance mission for the insurgents but pretended to be insane. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Gujba and Gulani Local Government areas in Yobe were captured by the insurgents in July 2014 and remained under their control for nine months.

There are 17 local governments in the state. But Gujba, including its headquarters, Buni Yadi, were liberated in the last three weeks, while operation to free Gulani was ongoing, according to Yusuf. He described Buni Yadi town as one of the strongholds of the insurgents in the state.

The terrorists blew up the only bridge linking the local government area with the state capital, Damaturu, and other towns shortly after they occupied the area. Before retreating from Buni Yadi, they also burnt down most of the houses, schools, the Local Government secretariat, motor parks, court, the Emir’s palace and market. Apart from troops on guard, the supposedly madman, a dog and a cat were the only living beings sighted in the deserted town.

The commander listed other towns recaptured by troops in the state to include: Fkayel, Gulani, tetteba, Bunsa, Bularafa, Kukuwa Geri and Buni Geri.
(NAN)