Photos: President Jonathan visits Gen T. Danjuma at his home

President Jonathan paid a private visit to former Defence Minister, Gen. Theophilus Danjuma at his home in Abuja today April 8th. The purpose of the meeting was not made known but according to presidential media aide, Reuben Abati who shared the pics, Danjuma praised President Jonathan for conceding defeat after results of the Presidential elections was announced in favor of his opponent. "The manner in which Pres. Jonathan conceded victory is totally unAfrican, it's very important for Africa" Danjuma said. Another photo after the cut...

Man with earphone on crushed to death by train in Lagos this morning

An unidentified young man with earphone on, was killed this morning April 8th by a passenger train at Cappa area of Oshodi, Lagos.

A Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) who was inside the train reports that the man was standing on the rail track oblivious to the fast approaching train. The NAN correspondent reports that the Ogun-Lagos-bound mass transit train was leaving its Oshodi station to Mushin when the accident occurred.

The train had as usual, sounded its horn repeatedly as it was approaching the railway crossing at Ilupeju Bye-pass for clearance of its track.

According to an eyewitness, the man who had his earphone on was apparently carried away with either the call he was receiving or listening to music.

Obviously the man was not aware of the approaching train even as it blasted its horn, perhaps because of the earphone. Before he knew it, he was already hit by the train and was not given any chance to escape. Immediately he was hit, the body was mangled as the train dragged it underneath,’’ the eyewitness said.

NAN reports that people standing by the rail track that saw the incident raised their hands over their heads in a show of pity for the deceased.

"The man has suddenly and unwittingly lost his life to sheer carelessness,’’ a passenger said.

NAN reports that it was not the first time a moving train would crush to death people standing on the rail track because of having their earphones on.

Among them was a lady in 2006, killed at Shogunle GRA railway crossing, while another one was killed in 2007 at Oshodi.

New Video: Ikes ft Maleek Berry - They Know (Wan Mo)

UK based Nigerian artist Ikes has unveiled his latest single ‘They Know (Wan Mo)” Featuring Maleek Berry’. The infectious new single was also produced by Maleek Berry who was behind Ike’s previous singles ‘Let It Go’ and ‘GirlTalk’ ft Jermaine Riley & Scorcher.


“They Know” is definitely a new direction for both artists as it showcases both artists in a new light; Ikes, tapping more into his Nigerian/Igbo roots but still maintaining his London street, hip-hop edge and Maleek Berry showcasing his vocal skills and catchy melodies for the first time. The energetic single is a refreshing take on the African sound with a hip-hop twist to it and is surely set to light every street corner and nightclub on fire this year.

Audio: https://soundcloud.com/ikesmusic/they-know-wan-mo-ft-maleek-berry

Produced by ......@Maleekberry

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Court orders DStv to suspend increase in subscription fees

In March, MultiChoice Nigeria Limited, owners of DStv announced a 20% price increase for all its satellite pay TV bouquets in Nigeria. Multichoice said the increase, which was supposed to take effect from April 1st, was necessary for them to continue offering good quality programming to its subscribers. But the increase is not going to happen for now after a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos restrained the company from increasing the tariffs.

The restraining order was given at the court following a class action suit filed by two Lagos-based lawyers, Osasuyi Adebayo and Oluyinka Oyeniji, challenging the increase. The judge said there should be no increase until the court meets on April 16th to hear the case.

Davido Shares His Final Year Project Topic on IG

Afro Pop star, Davido shared a photo of his final year thesis on Instagram – Which means, the song star is on his way to becoming a university graduate… See his topic below and it doesn’t look simple:


What do you think???

Attahiru Jega Gets Certificate Of Commendation From President Obama

Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC Boss, Attahiru Jega, has been presented with a ‘Certificate of Commendation’ by US President, Barrack Obama for his conduct of the Presidential and National Assembly elections on March 28th, which according to them, was free and fair, credible and the best election ever held in Nigeria…

The certificate was presented to Jega on behalf of the US government by US Ambassador to Nigeria, James Entwistle – As he noted that Jega’s performance was ‘outstanding and worthy of emulation.
Do you agree????

DMX claims alleged robbery victim offered him drugs

A 21 year old Newark man on Sunday April 5th accused DMX of robbing him after he struck up a conversation with the rapper at a New Jersey gas station. (Read here). Now, DMX's lawyer is claiming the robbery story is not story, saying the fan offered  DMX drugs before calling the police...

From NJ.com

An attorney for rapper DMX says two men claiming they were robbed by the hip-hop star Sunday morning offered him drugs before contacting police.

Bronx-based Murray Richman, whose long list of clients has included Jay-Z and members of the Lucchese crime family, told NJ Advance Media that the allegations the rapper shook them down for $3,200 in cash were "completely bogus."
 

"He doesn't have a gun. There's video tape on the scene. I imagine the police have it. I don't get it," he said.Richman said he had spoken with DMX, also known as Earl Simmons, who told him he and a group of associates that included two former New York City police officers stopped at the gas station following a headlining spot at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center Saturday night.

It was there that he met the two alleged victims, who recognized him and asked to pose for pictures, he added. The men eventually offered the rapper drugs, according to Richman, which he refused due to his past struggles with addiction.

"He had a problem in the past. These guys thought they were being cool with him," he said, adding that DMX told him he left the scene promptly after refusing the offer.
The account differs from the one provided by the 21-year-old victim, who told police the two had a brief conversation before DMX demanded the victim show him what was in his pockets.
A member of the rapper's entourage then allegedly flashed a handgun, he claims, prompting him to turn over the cash.

A friend who was with the alleged victim at the time has spoken out in his defense, saying the large amount of money taken was from a freshly cashed paycheck.

Newark police were on scene at the McCarter Highway Exxon today gathering the video. An investigation into the incident remains active, though no charges have been filed against DMX or anyone else, police confirmed.

Stop the unbecoming comments directed at Oba Akiolu- OPC warns

The leadership of the Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC, has released a statement warning Nigerians to stop the uncomplimentary remarks being directed at the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, following his threats to Igbo residents in Lagos last Sunday.

According to OPC, the Yoruba traditional heritage must be respected by all and as a group, they will 'not tolerate anybody irrespective of their places of birth of conviction denigrate what their hosts (Yorubas) hold sacred'. Find the OPC statement after the cut...

The attention of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) has been drawn to some unruly and unbecoming comments purportedly in reaction to alleged comments by the paramount ruler of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu and warn all those involved to desist from such unbecoming acts forthwith.

The institution of the oba is one the Yoruba race hold in high esteem, and the OPC as irredentist defenders of Yoruba culture and heritage would therefore not tolerate anybody -irrespective of their places of birth of conviction- to denigrate what their hosts (Yorubas) hold sacred. While we accept that that institution should remain non-partisan, it must also be acknowledged that the Palace of the Oba of Lagos has already claimed that the royal father was misrepresented in the press and pleaded for understanding.

Be that as it may, the Yoruba’s accommodating and loving nature should not be misconstrued as timidity. As hosts, we have given all our visitors enough space and opportunity to bloom and flourish without molestations, and of all the tribes and visitors in Lagos, none has enjoyed the benevolence of Lagos and indeed all of Yorubaland as much as the Igboman and nation.

The evidence of the claim above can be found in the fact that Yorubaland as a whole is the most cosmopolitan area in Nigeria. We Yoruba have allowed other tribes to own businesses, properties and even contest and hold political positions on Yoruba soil in a manner unreciprocated anywhere else in Nigeria.

Using the same Lagos as an example, the fact that the likes of Pastor Ben. Akabueze and Joe Igbokwe have become an integral part of the political frame work of Lagos State for years now is proof enough that Lagos and indeed the Yoruba are excellent hosts. Akabueze has for the last ten years been directing and coordinating the economic direction of the state from his enviable position as the honorable commissioner for budget and planning while Igbokwe has held sways general manager at LASIMRA and head, UFRU.

Others such as Ngozi Nwosu the popular actress from Imo State who got N6million for overseas surgery, the late comrade Chima Ubani whose family got cash and a gift of 3bedroom accommodation at Marwa Gardens as well as First Consultant Hospital that got N50 million as compensation for involvement in the Ebola case are evidence that the Igbos are not despised in Lagos.

Nowhere in Nigeria -east of the Niger- is the Yoruba or any other tribe accorded the kind of gesture the Igbos have been enjoying in Lagos in the last 12 or so years since these bonafide Igbo men entered into the Lagos political scene. As for the likes of Bode George, Fani-Kayode, Musiliu Obanikoro and their party the PDP, their outcry is the reaction of a person or group without shame and critical thinking (arojinle).

Is it that they have a case of memory dysfunction or are they just plain mischievous. Have they so quickly forgotten that it is their party that started the politicization of the institution and monarchy with the president’s visit to the same Oba of Lagos earlier this January as the forerunner to visits to many other obas in Yorubaland. None of the PDP members complaining now saw any thing wrong with the attempts to involve our obas in partisan politics until it backfired against them and their party.

This brings us to the warning we issued earlier, when Gani Adams in his treacherous, sycophantic and reactionary move turned on the good people of Lagos unleashing violence and threat of violence against the perceived enemies of his paymasters. If Adams had not behaved like an omo ojuorolari, he should by now be defending the sacredness of the stool of the Oba of Lagos or any other one in Yorubaland for that matter. If Adams had not collected the billions he did, along with MASSOB and other ethnic groups, his co-travellers would now be degenerating and abusing our hospitality the way no one can replicate in their homelands.

In closing, we enjoin all members of the OPC and indeed the Yoruba nation to beware of the enemies within like Gani Adams and with one voice condemn all fifth columnist within our fold. And with the foregoing it is abundantly clear that Gani Adams who brought this odium upon us must quit the OPC.

SHOCKER!! Adoptive Parent Flogs Child with Skipping Rope, Water Pipe and Metal Rod Because He Couldn't Tell the Story of Pinocchio

Imagine the wounds inflicted on this little boy by his adoptive mother because he couldn't tell the story of Pinocchio.
The adoptive mother Mrs Li has been arrested on charges of Child abuse after the boy's teacher raised alarm over the wounds.
According to Daily Mail, The 50-year-old had adopted the boy after when he was six after was given up by her cousin, who thought she was sending her child to a better life away from the deprived rural area in which they lived.

Instead, shocking images show the child was covered in injuries – including cuts to his ear where he was hit with a metal rod and bruising on his legs and hands when he was smacked with a water pipe and scars all over his back.

The abuse was first discovered by the boy’s school six months ago, but teachers assumed it was a one-off case and did nothing more about it.

When his form teacher noticed his injuries were getting worse and the boy was becoming withdrawn and afraid of people, authorities at the school questioned him more.

He told them his adoptive mother had carried out the beatings when he didn't know the answers to questions about the children’s book Pinocchio, which she had asked him to study as extra-curriculum homework.

The school contacted the woman, who admitted she was ‘strict’ with him and said she was only trying to correct his bad habits, and they contacted the Nanjing Public Security Bureau.

The boy was away with his adoptive father during the Chinese Qing Ming festival when the revelations came to light, and they were brought back to Nanjing to protect the child.

A statement on bureau’s website confirmed the mother had been arrested and they were investigating the case.

The nine-year-old is now temporarily back with his biological parents, and a number of professional psychologists in Nanjing have been enlisted to offer the child support.

SHOCKER!! Adoptive Parent Flogs Child with Skipping Rope, Water Pipe and Metal Rod Because He Couldn't Tell the Story of Pinocchio

Imagine the wounds inflicted on this little boy by his adoptive mother because he couldn't tell the story of Pinocchio.
The adoptive mother Mrs Li has been arrested on charges of Child abuse after the boy's teacher raised alarm over the wounds.
According to Daily Mail, The 50-year-old had adopted the boy after when he was six after was given up by her cousin, who thought she was sending her child to a better life away from the deprived rural area in which they lived.

Instead, shocking images show the child was covered in injuries – including cuts to his ear where he was hit with a metal rod and bruising on his legs and hands when he was smacked with a water pipe and scars all over his back.

The abuse was first discovered by the boy’s school six months ago, but teachers assumed it was a one-off case and did nothing more about it.

When his form teacher noticed his injuries were getting worse and the boy was becoming withdrawn and afraid of people, authorities at the school questioned him more.

He told them his adoptive mother had carried out the beatings when he didn't know the answers to questions about the children’s book Pinocchio, which she had asked him to study as extra-curriculum homework.

The school contacted the woman, who admitted she was ‘strict’ with him and said she was only trying to correct his bad habits, and they contacted the Nanjing Public Security Bureau.

The boy was away with his adoptive father during the Chinese Qing Ming festival when the revelations came to light, and they were brought back to Nanjing to protect the child.

A statement on bureau’s website confirmed the mother had been arrested and they were investigating the case.

The nine-year-old is now temporarily back with his biological parents, and a number of professional psychologists in Nanjing have been enlisted to offer the child support.

'It is in your interest that you vote for APC' - Buhari appeals to Igbos in Lagos

Following the uproar that arose from the recent anti-Igbo remarks by the Oba of Lagos, President-elect, Gen. Buhari has appealed to Igbos in Lagos state to bury the hatchet and vote for APC in the April 11th governorship election in their own interest, saying they will benefit from his government if they do so. According to him, all tribes are well represented in Lagos state and there is no Northern Nigeria or Southern Nigeria, we have only One Nigeria. Gen Buhari said this while campaigning for APC Governorship candidate, Akinwunmi Ambode in Lagos yesterday April 7th.

"I admire what your governor has done in terms of mobilising revenue to sustain Lagos development. I have a lot of respect for Governor Fashola for his hard work, commitment to the state and the country. There is no doubt that Lagos is a mini-Nigeria. We are all here and it has been mentioned by previous speakers that everybody (tribe) is adequately represented in Lagos. So, I assure you. If you vote for the continuity of APC in Lagos, you stand to gain more. It is in your interest that you vote for the APC. Please when you go home tell your neighbours, relatives and even the opposition to please bury the hatchet. Let them fall in line and vote the APC. When we were coming in our bus, Fashola told me how Lagos State had been spending to maintain the federal infrastructure here such as buildings, roads and other institutions. I had promised before that if I won the election and became the President, I would make Lagos my priority. Governor Fashola is already holding to me to that promise so I would like the incoming governor to listen carefully and make sure he makes me honour my undertaking.” he said

Maid steals valuables worth over N4m from family, now on the run

A broadcast that was sent out last night about a maid who stole from her employers. Read below...

The lady on my DP goes by the name Esther Aniefiok (from Akwa-Ibom). She was our housemaid until the (6th April) when she broke into our bedroom while we were out as a family between 12:30 and 6:30pm. She stole a lot of our valuables totaling a large amount of money. The items stolen include gold jewelries, wrist watches, shoes, clothing items and about N100,000 cash. Her agent was arrested, but released to a verified guarantor as he promised to report back to the ifako Gbagada police station on Friday, 10th of April with the Lady. Please share her picture and also contact me or hubby on 08022222616 or 08029990756 if you know her whereabouts. Also help send an email to lindaikeji@gmail.com as I have been informed that the more mails she gets on this, the higher the likelihood of posting. Thank you.

Lol at send emails to Linda. Actually, I woke up to quite a few emails concerning this. So, I'm posting it. Anyone with any useful information should please contact the family or the nearest police station.