Lagos State Commissioner of Police vows to arrest Festac robbers

Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Fatai Owoseni has vowed to arrest perpetrators of the bank robbery on 4th Avenue, Festac town which took place on Tuesday, October 13. Owoseni made the statement on Wednesday, October 14, while speaking with The Guardian. He said that the incident has challenged the police in the command to rise up to new trends in robbery operations. He added that the police was closing in on the hoodlums and all has been put in place to ensure the suspects were captured.

While assuring Lagosians of robust security, Owoseni revealed that police intervention helped to reduce the number of casualty during the incident.

"Incidents like this challenge us to rise up and strategize. What I can assure residents of this city is that there is no insecurity in Lagos. We would continue to strategize. I won’t tell you all that we are doing but what I can assure you is that we would get the suspects." he said

Buhari vows to completely crush Boko Haram by December Deadline

President Muhammadu Buhari said Wednesday in Abuja that he remained fully confident that by the end of this year, Boko Haram will have been completely obliterated.

Speaking at an audience with the Commander of United States Africa Command, Gen David Rodriguez, President Buhari said  the Nigerian Armed Forces were now well positioned to meet the December deadline which they have been given to end the Boko Haram insurgency.

“We must thank the United States of America for sending training teams and equipment to us. The positive results of our collaboration are evident.“Structured attacks by the insurgents have reduced and by the end of the year, we should see the final routing of Boko Haram as an organized fighting force, ”

How would you rate the senate's ministerial screening?

The first leg of the screening and confirmation of ministers was concluded yesterday. On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate the exercise so far?

My Husband Can’t Leave Me Because Of My Big Assets

Actress Foluke Daramo has said her husband whose first wife, a Redeemed Church Pastor, has left their home because of the actress, has declared that the man can't leave her because he loves her assets.

“One thing about me is that I have self-confidence. I don’t believe everybody has to be slim-shady. I love the way I am and that’s the way I treat people’s opinion about me. I don’t think my size has anything to do with sexual harassment.

"My husband doesn’t like slim women. So, that boosts my ego."

Check out latest loved up photos of she and her husband:

Senate Postpones Ministerial Screening

The Nigerian Senate Has postponed the screening of 18 ministerial nominees yet to be screened.

In a tweet via its Twitter handle @NGRSenate, the Senate which resumed for plenary today, said: “Ladies and gentlemen, there will be no ministerial screening today (Thursday). We will continue on Tuesday, October 20, 2015. We will tweet CVs of new nominees.”

Despite the postponement of ministerial screening, the Senate still continued with the day’s legislative activities.

Details of why it postponed the screening till a later date is still sketchy at the time of filing this report.

So far, of the 36 ministerial nominees, 18 have been screened by the Senate.

The remaining 18 nominees awaiting screening are Rotimi Amaechi, Barr. Adebayo Shittu, Bukar Ibrahim, Cladius Omoleye Daramola, Prof Anthony Onwuka, Geoffrey Onyema, Dan Ali, Barr James Ocholi, Zainab Ahmed, Okechukwu Enelamah, Muhammadu Bello, Mustapha Baba Shehuri, Aisha Abubakar, Heineken Lokpobiri, Adamu Adamu, Isaac Adewole, Abubakar Bawa and Pastor Usani Uguru.

Vanguard reportage.

Tweet Cv's of new nominees?how many nominees were dropped?is it not one?Na wah!

Obama orders 300 troops to Cameroon to support fight against Boko Haram

President Obama on Wednesday, October 14, said he had ordered 300 troops to Cameroon to work with West African soldiers seeking to counter the Nigerian extremist group Boko Haram. In a letter to Congress, Obama said that the troops would provide “intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance” in the region.

White House press secretary, Josh Earnest, said that the troops would be armed for their protection but that they would not engage in combat.

President Obama said that an advance force of about 90 military personnel had begun deploying to Cameroon, which borders Nigeria, on Monday, October 12. Administration officials said that unarmed Predator drones would be sent with the troops, who will aid a multinational task force composed of soldiers from Cameroon, Chad, Benin, Niger and Nigeria.

Source: The New York Times

Boko Haram urges Somali's Al-Shabaab terror group to join Islamic State

In a video posted on Twitter on Wednesday, October 14, Boko Haram extremists urged Somalia's Al-Shabaab terror group to join them in pledging allegiance to the leader of the Islamic State group, and thus abandon al-Qaida.

In the video, an unidentified armed Boko Haram fighter tells Al-Shabaab fighters that uniting "is of greater benefit to the struggle on the path of Islam" and will "help in defeating the infidels of the world." The appeal is part of a wider courting of Al-Shabab. Similar messages came nearly two weeks ago from militant extremists in Iraq,Sinai, Syria, and Yemen.

Father arrested for beating his 7-year-old daughter to death

Prosecutors in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh are looking into the death of a seven-year-old girl from the violence inflicted on her by her father, reports Gulf News.

Yara reportedly died a few hours after being attacked by her dad before Eid Al Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice, one of the most auspicious occasions for celebrations by children in the Islamic world.



"The family conflicts between men and my former husband had led to our separation," Yara’s mother said. "Yara moved in with me and I took care of her until she reached seven. Her father refused to allow her to live with me and three months ago, she went to live with him in Riyadh as per the regulations. She did not wish to move in with him, and she was very unhappy," she told Saudi daily Al Watan.

According to a statement by one of the prosecutors to the mother, Yara on the day of her death was beaten up by a hose and a cane. He used a hose that he snatched from the air-conditioning unit and beat her all over her body. They believe that the fatal blow occurred when he hit her hard on the head," the mother said. "He started beating her simply because she told him that she did not love him. He was furious and locked her inside a room. She burst into tears and had an uncontrollable crying fit. When he unlocked the room, he noticed she was in a bad condition and drove her to hospital. However, she died on the way,"

The father reportedly attributed the beating to his wish to “educate” her. A lab test proved the father was not on drugs. "The case is still being probed and the investigation is moving as per the rules and regulations until the file reaches the stage of the court," Saeed Al Qahtani, the mother’s lawyer, said.

"Prosecutors have been listening to all parties concerned, and they have covered a lot of ground. We are now waiting for the final medical report and for the prosecutors’ charges," he said.

Babysitter faces jail after admitting to having made a 13yr old boy touch her sexually

Mary-Ellen Mooney, a full time insurance sales operative, admitted two charges of causing/inciting a boy aged 13 to engage in sexual activity. Mooney was at a family home minding the kids she had been trusted to protect and care for as their parents were away.

One of the child's friends visited the house and Mooney sat with him on the sofa watching TV. The pair started "cuddling" and 18-year-old Mooney began to make sexual suggestions.

She then grabbed his hand and "guided" it down to her genital area, placing his hand inside her underwear.

Richard Milne, prosecuting, said: "It was believed that all this all happened in a period of minute and also involved the pair kissing on the lip." Following the incident on January 10, Mooney, from Bradwell Common, Milton Keynes, Bucks, sent Facebook messages to the boy – describing what they would do if they met again.

Mr Milne added the messages were "clearly of a sexual nature". Aylesbury Crown Court in Amersham heard that the boy's family confronted Mooney and launched an assault against her which was dealt with by police.

"This is a case that clearly passes the custody threshold and, although this is not certain, you must know that you could face a prison sentence following your offences which you have admitted." Judge Karen Holt said She will be sentenced on November 1.

Source: Daily Star

Nigerian armed forces well positioned to end Boko haram insurgency by December - Buhari

Press statement from the presidency

 President Muhammadu Buhari said Wednesday in Abuja that he remained fully confident that by the end of this year, Boko Haram's ability to attack, seize, ravage and hold any Nigerian territory will have been completely obliterated. Speaking at an audience with the Commander of United States Africa Command, Gen David Rodriguez,

President Buhari said that with greater support from his administration in terms of improved training, equipment, logistics and welfare, the Nigerian Armed Forces were now well positioned to meet the December deadline which they have been given to end the Boko Haram insurgency.

The President seized the opportunity of General Rodriquez's visit to restate his appreciation of the United States' support for Nigeria's efforts to overcome terrorism and insurgency. "We must thank the United States of America for sending training teams and equipment to us. The positive results of our collaboration are evident. "Structured attacks by the insurgents have reduced and by the end of the year, we should see the final routing of Boko Haram as an organized fighting force, " the President said.

President Buhari appealed, however, for greater cooperation from the United States in securing the Gulf of Guinea through which stolen Nigerian crude oil is shipped abroad. Decrying the severe revenue losses which Nigeria suffers from crude oil theft, President Buhari said that his administration was determined to end this criminal practice and would welcome more support from the international community in this regard.

General Rodriguez told President Buhari that he was in the country to strengthen Nigeria/United States military relations, and also explore further options for assisting the Multinational Joint Task Force established by Nigeria and her neighbours, to fight Boko Haram.

Femi Adesina
Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity) October 14, 2015

What You Rock a Pair of Shoes Like These???

Na wa o… Fashion has totally gone haywire sha – So Kcee Limpopo shared a photo of someone wearing what appears to be fashioned after a crocodile – I guess he wore them but he didn’t say – Would you???

Nicki Minaj Strikes a Pose in Pants and Crop Top as She Shares Inspirational Message

Posing in just a black crop top and matching underwear while sitting on the edge of a bed, the 32-year-old ‘Anacpnda’ singer showed off her incredible curves in the photo she shared on IG on Sunday and wrote:

“Everyone’s looking for someone who helps them see beauty in every little thing. Life is so precious. Choose to see the good in everything & in everyone for as long as u can

The same Nicki who called Miley Cyrus a b#tch at the last MTV MVAs – Well, maybe she has turned a new leaf or what do you think???