Police Arraign Canadian For Allegedly Scamming Woman Of N15 Million

The police on Tuesday arraigned a Canadian, Jim Mansfield, at a Wuse Zone 2 Senior Magistrates’ Court for allegedly cheating one Hajiya Binta Muktar of N15 million.

The prosecutor, Tope Falode, told the court that Muktar reported the matter to the Interpol on May 2012.

Falode said that in May 2012, Muktar leased her house located at No 3, Udi-Hill Close, Aso Drive, to Mansfield with an agreement that he should pay N15 million into her account.

However, he said, Mansfield fraudulently possessed the said house and refused to credit Muktar’s account.

The prosecutor added that the accused, in July 2012, presented forged documents from Wells Faruo Bank to Muktar, claiming to have deposited the said sum into her account, an offence which contravened sections 312, 321 and 368 of the Penal Code.

Section 312 of the code states that whoever commits criminal breach of trust shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years or fined or both.

Section 368 states that whoever has in his possession any forged document shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 14 years and shall also be liable to fine.

However, Mansfield, pleaded not guilty to the charges as his Counsel, Mr David Ashaolu, prayed the court to grant bail on liberal terms.

Ashaolu said his client would not jump bail and would not jeopardise investigation in the case.

But the prosecutor objected the bail of the accused, and said, “the accused is not a Nigerian and he is likely to jump bail”.

The prosecutor also alleged that the accused had two different passports bearing two different names.

“The accused has a Canadian passport bearing the name Jim Mansfiled and a UK passport with the name James Michael Mansfiled.’’

The Senior Magistrate, Mr Tony Ubani, granted the accused bail in the sum of N5 million with two sureties in like sum.

He said one of the sureties must be a civil servant of not less than Grade Level 13 and must be living within the court’s jurisdiction.

He said the civil servant must deposit the original copies of his employment and last promotion letter and bank statement of account for the last three months in the court.

The second surety should be reasonable and swear to an affidavit of having not less than N2 million in his account.

Ubani then adjourned the matter to May 20 for hearing.

Olamide kicking it with dbanj in Atlanta

Man-of-the-moment Olamide continues to stir the pot with rumors that he may become the newest member of dbanj's DB records 

Hip hop fans know that Olamide has been riding
with dbanj and his crew for a while now. He's been featured on dbanj's single. First, it came as a huge surprise that dbanj teamed up with Olamide for the new single 'Ibadi e' off DKM album. And they've been spotted on set of the song's video shoot together. If that wasn't enough to spark the rumors, the two arrived at the Nigerian entertainment conference held few days ago together.

Now with so much dbanj affiliation, and all the buzz surrounding Olamide, he's presently in atlanta, USA with eja nla himself working on a project (according to a reliable) and yeah living it up.

Only time will tell if Olamide becomes part of the DB records Music family, but the rapper will be dropping his much anticipated mixtape ( he calls it 'street tape') 'S.O.S' on June 12th.

Court remands 20 students in prison over alleged murder of lecturer

A Lokoja Chief Magistrates’ Court 1 has on Tuesday remanded 20 students of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja in prison, over alleged rioting and murder of their lecturer, Mr Nathaniel Abimaje.

The Chief Magistrate, Mr Levi Animoku, gave the order when the accused persons were arraigned before him.

He said that the offence of culpable homicide with which they were charged carried death penalty under Section 221 of the Penal Code and was not bailable.

The Police Prosecutor, Mr Samuel Ikutanwa, told the court that the accused were armed with dangerous weapons.

He listed the weapons to include axe, guns and cutlasses.

He said, “on April 19, the accused incited some unidentified students of the institution to riot.

“They were protesting the setting up of a panel to look into the cases of examination malpractice.

“During the rampage, the accused allegedly beat and stabbed Abimaje severally and left him in a pool of his blood.

“The lecturer was rushed to the Specialist Hospital, Lokoja, but died before he could receive medical attention,” Ikutanwa said.

He urged the court to remand the accused in prison pending the conclusion of the investigations.

Soldier Attached To Presidential Aide Shoots Youth At Ijaw Youth Congress Gathering

soldier attached to Kingsley Kuku, an aide of President Goodluck Jonathan and Chairman of Amnesty Implementation Committee on Saturday shot and injured a youth in Yenagoa, again prompting the question as to why presidential assistants are being giving military protection.

Kuku, who has been making overtures to Niger Delta militants ahead of the 2015 re-election bid of President Jonathan, was in the Bayelsa State capital to attend the convention of the Ijaw Youth Congress (IYC) with the agenda of influencing the leadership of the youth body.  This is despite the fact the Mr. Jonathan says he has not decided whether he will run, and that he has not asked anybody to do any 2015 work for him.

Some of the youths, who were opposed to Kuku’s meddlesomeness in their meeting, became agitated and their protest became rowdy.

The soldier reportedly shot to restore calm but the bullets hit 26-year old Edolo Bouepre, a delegate from Sagbama Local Government Area.

The mishap incurred public outrage and condemnation, and Kuku hurriedly left town and returned to Abuja.

The leadership of the Civil Liberty Organisation (CLO) in Bayelsa has pledged assistance to Bouepre. State Chairman Nengi James, who visited the victim at the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, made a donation of N50,000 to assist with his medical bills.

James announced that the CLO would also offer legal assistance to Bouepre to enable him seek legal redress over the unprofessional conduct of the soldier.

"The CLO is not happy over the state of the victim. We are ready to sue the Nigerian Army and the Joint Military Task Force over the show of wickedness by its trigger happy officer,” he said, stressing out that the incident could have triggered violence in the state and the region,” which is already dealing with different forms of violence.

“We urge the Bayelsa State Government and the past Leaders of the IYC to assist this victim who is a member of the Ijaw Youth Council and was at the event legitimately,” James said.

Bouepre, thanked the CLO for its show of love and brotherliness, appealing to Nigerians to help him to offset his medical bills.
He said that he was outside the meeting hall due to the rowdiness inside, when the soldier ran outside the hall and shot to the ground, with the bullet deflecting to hit him in the stomach.

“I felt a sharp pain under some seconds, and saw my blood gushing out. I don't want to die from this gunshot wound," he begged.
Sources in the Joint Task Force told SaharaReporters today that its operatives had nothing to do with the IYC convention.

“There was no application from anybody and we did not deploy any soldier to the event, however our checks showed that the soldier was on the entourage of Chairman of the Amnesty Committee, Mr Kingsley Kuku who attended the convention from Abuja,” the source said.  “We have no links with Ijaw Youths, their internal affairs is not part of our mandate.”

Breaking news: Scores feared dead as Boko Haram attack Police Barracks in Borno

Scores of people were feared killed as gunmen, suspected to be Boko Haram members attacked a police barracks in the heart of Borno state, Tuesday.
Details later.

Again???Nigerian Actress/Singer Afrocandy Releases Hardcore X-rated Movie-18+

The moral decadence in Nollywood these days is nothing short of alarming.

Just when I was recovering from the shock of  Room 027 and Bold5 babes, I stumbled today on the most shocking of them yet; a movie titled  ''Destructive Instinct 3 & 4''.

The full fledged porn movie starrs a Nigerian singer/actress known for her sexually explicit music videos 'Afrocandy.'

Afrocandy whose real name is  Judith Opara Mazagwu is a controversial artist who lives in Europe. She is a  41 year old mother of 2, who rose to fame with her WACK  x-rated video 'Ikebe na moni'. 

See the  ''Destructive Instinct 3 & 4'' trailer and 'Ikebe na moni' video after the cut.

Warning:This videos after the cut content sexually explicit content, and should only be viewed by adults 18 and above (18+).

And oh, Afrocandy doesn't care about 'your stupid opinion' as she indicates below:

The woman in question is a mother o! I'm lost as to the kind of morals she would to instill in her 2 kids.

Two Dead As Nigerian Military Jet Crashes In Niger

A Nigerian fighter jet taking part in military operations against al Qaeda-linked Islamic militants in Mali crashed in western Niger, killing its two crew, Niger and Nigerian officials said on Monday.
The incident marked the first casualties in Mali for Nigerian troops, which form the largest contingent in a West African regional force participating in the French-led campaign to drive Islamist rebels from the country's desert north.

Air Commodore Yusuf Anas, spokesman for the Nigerian Air Force, said the plane was an Alpha jet stationed in Niger as part of a Nigerian squadron supporting the mission in Mali.
"An investigation is going on to find out what happened. They were on a normal routine flight about 60 km (37 miles) west of Niamey when something happened," Anas told Reuters.
Asked if there was any evidence of anti-aircraft fire, he said: "We don't know but it was inside Nigerien territory."

A Niger security source said the jet crashed near Dargol in the Tillabery region which borders Mali.
"The plane was not shot at. It was not in enemy territory so for now we are looking at maybe a mechanical problem," another security official from Niger, who asked not to be identified, said.

Worst Dressed at the 2013 Met Gala: Elle Fanning, Katy Perry and More

While the 2013 punk-themed Met Gala Certainly did not disappoint with fab fashions, There Were Were some guests Whose looks more chaotic than sewing.

Some gals ignored the theme altogether, likeElle Fanning , Whose psychedelic tie-dye print Rodarte dress and matching eye makeup multihued HAD us scratching our heads

PHOTOS: Best dressed at the Met Gala

Katy Perry 's strange Dolce and Gabbana crown-and-embellished-dress combo aussi felt more baroque than punk, and we did not quite buy the explanation she crams Vogueabout "channeling the original queen of punk, Joan of Arc."

And then there were Those Who Were a little too enthusiastic in embracing the punk-inspired looks, like Madonna , Whose over-the-top combination of fishnet, plaid andstuds felt a little overkill. Not to mention the fact That she forgot to wear pants !

The Brit fashion designer's get-up was more chaotic than couture-like with its out-there combination of tattered fabric, ribbon and 

With her trademark edgy look, we thought theTwilight star would have one of the best looks at the punkthemed evening, but her Stella 

Justin Bieber tackled by fan during Dubai stage show

A member of the audience at Justin Bieber's stage show in Dubai tackled the singer from behind while he was performing at a grand piano.

Bieber managed to free himself and ran to the side of the stage while security guards grabbed the intruder, who managed to knock the piano over and onto its side.

The singer later retweeted descriptions of the "mayhem".

He later tweeted: "Dubai. Nothing stops the show. 2 more to go."

Footage on YouTube shows Bieber carried on performing while security guards removed the fan and picked up the piano.

He is in the middle of a world tour called Believe which began last September and includes about 100 dates.

'Wasn't a prank'
Reports said that the globally successful 19-year-old took a three-minute break after the on-stage fracas before returning to sing Boyfriend and then Baby.

His guitarist and musical director Dan Kanter later tweeted: "It wasn't a prank. Someone ran on stage during Believe and the piano got knocked off its platform. Everyone is fine. No need to worry!"

A parent of one of Bieber's fans at the Dubai gig, Steve Hoare, told the BBC that as the tickets cost about £100 each, a lot of parents were left angry afterwards.

He said: "My 16-year-old daughter said that the kids at the concert were pretty shocked by it all.

"The attacker may have been an adoring fan. But it was probably someone who was annoyed at Justin Bieber being more than two hours late, as he was the night before.

"Both nights are school nights here, so it was not clever and pretty arrogant, particularly when you play a set that is only just over an hour long."

He added that "this kind of thing doesn't happen in Dubai".

Mr Hoare said that as the region relies "so heavily on tourism", he would be interested to see "what action the authorities take".

Bieber has not been short of headlines recently. Last month he provoked fierce online criticism with his message in a guestbook at the Anne Frank Museum, saying he hoped the Holocaust victim would have been a fan.

The Canadian pop idol wrote: "Truly inspiring to be able to come here. Anne was a great girl. Hopefully she would have been a belieber."

The museum defended the star but added his comment "wasn't very sensible".

11-Year-Old Boy, Four Others Killed In Benue Clash

A bloody conflict between Fulani herdsmen and Idoma farmers of Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State has led to the death of an 11-year-old boy, while four others were reportedly killed and eight villages also sacked.

According to eyewitnesses, crisis broke out in Agatu after some yet-to-be identified persons allegedly killed 11-year-old Abdulkadir Mohammed and forcefully took away 10 cows from a Fulani herdsman, forcing a reprisal by the herdsmen who also invited mercenaries from neigbhouring Nasarawa State to fight on their side.

“The reprisal on Agatu is far-reaching because no fewer than eight villages have already been sacked by the invaders. Houses and farmland have also been destroyed. And our fear is that four persons are currently missing and they might have been killed by the invaders,” a source said.

Reacting, State Secretary of Meyatti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, an umbrella body of Fulani herdsmen, Alhaji Garus Gololo, said: “In Agatu, just after Bagaji by the River Benue, some people suspected to be Agatu indigenes invaded the herdsmen; they killed one 11-year-old boy, 10 cows and forcefully took away 360 cows from the herdsmen. As we speak, the herdsmen are chasing after the attackers to get back their cows.”

The lawmaker representing Agatu at the State House of Assembly, Mr. Audu Sule, however debunked rumours that his people attacked the herdsmen, saying: “I cannot say the gunmen are Fulanis. They are hired mercenaries numbering up to 1,500 and they crossed over from Nasarawa State through the river to cause mayhem. They have burnt eight villages so far and now moving towards the local government headquarters.”

Pastor Must Offer Sacrifices For Killing Snake – Anambra Community

An altercation has ensued between members of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, and Umuoji community in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State over the killing of a snake in the community by the Overseer of the Mercy Throne Assembly, Umuoji, Rev Jude Chubueze.

The community believes Chibueze had desecrated the land by killing the snake, as snake killing in the area is a taboo, and they had gone ahead to seal his church with palm fronds.

The matter has been taken to the Anambra State Police command which is trying to mediate between the two parties to avoid a breakdown of law and order, and assure a peaceful resolution to it.

Reacting on the issue, members of PFN under the aegis of Umuoji Gospel Ministries Fellowship led by Pastor Celestine Ekpunobi, yesterday, described the tradition that forbids the killing of snake as barbaric, adding that such law should only concern the pagans.

Rev Chibueze said a snake stormed his house at night when members of his family were already sleeping. He said he heard his children screaming and rushed there to find a snake where his children had been sleeping.

“When I got to their room, I saw a big snake lying with them and I had to kill it and threw it into the nearby bush. The following day, some community members marched to my house and accused me of killing their god. They beat me up mercilessly.

“They wrote a list of items amounting to N54,890 which they said I should buy to appease their god. Being a Christian, I told them that it is against my faith and more over, I killed a snake and not a human being.”

One of the community leaders, Chief Paul Edekobi said, instead of the pastor doing what he earlier agreed to do with the community by providing the items, he dragged them to Ogidi Police Station where six of the community leaders were arrested.

The Chief threatened that what he did was capable of wiping out his entire family if sacrifices were not made to appease the gods.

“We do not want to destroy his property and that is why we used the palm fronts to tie round the church to stop him from worshipping there for now,” Edekobi said.

But the pastor said: “What they are talking about is not tradition; they see the killing of a snake as a taboo in their world of idol worshipping and not same in Christian faith

“If they do not desist from this act, our next port of call will be the court for the enforcement of our fundamental human rights.”

Policeman shoots tanker driver over ‘too little bribe’

Two policemen may be dismissed from the Force for allegedly shooting a tanker driver for refusing to jack up the N100 bribe he offered them along Wudil Federal High-Way in Kano, northwest Nigeria on Monday.

Witnesses said hundreds of aggrieved tanker drivers blocked the major highway linking Kano to Jigawa, Bauchi, Yobe and Borno states to protest the shooting.

The Commissioner of Police who ordered for the immediate arrest and trial of the policemen, a sergeant and an Inspector, said his Command must ensure that they pay for their misdeeds.

Police: illegal shooting of tanker driver

“The Police flagged down the Tanker driver who was on his way to Kano and allegedly requested for a bribe; and the Tanker driver obliged and gave them a tip of N100, but the police men insisted that the money was too small. It was at this point that argument ensued and one of the police men pulled a trigger and shot the Tanker driver on the leg,” said an eyewitness.

Spokesman of the Command , ASP Musa Magaji Majia described the incident as worrisome, adding that the Police authorities are footing the hospital bills of the Tanker driver who was shot on the leg, “he is currently in stable condition,” Majia told our Correspondent.

“Once we received the signal from the area, we quickly moved in and ensured the arrest of the trigger-happy officer as well as his supervisor, an Inspector on the order of the Commissioner of Police.

“We took the injured driver to the hospital, foot his medical bill and also deployed an officer to watch over his safety while recuperating in his hospital bed. Justice will be done as we are prepared to sacrifice those men if they fail to prove their innocence. They must be tried in line with the established order and regulations,” Majia added.

Charges Dropped For Trey Songz' Alleged Assault Of A Woman With Dollar Bills

Trey Songz is off the hook from his charges from an incident at a New York strip club in which he allegedly threw a stack of dollar bills at a woman.

Trey Songz was arrested last year, after being accused of assaulting a woman during his album release party at a New York strip club in August. The R&B singer was reported to have been involved in an altercation outside the club, where he allegedly threw a "sum of United States currency" at a woman, "causing substantial pain to her left eye."

TMZ reports that after further investigation into the incident, officials could not prove that any illegal activity took place, so Songz is apparently off the hook.

According to the Queens D.A.'s office, even if Trey had thrown some racks at the woman, "There would be no clear case of misconduct. There was just no high level of recklessness."

Listen to Trey's "Make It Rain" below.

Actresses Lie About Being Paid Huge Sum For Shaving Hair--Charles Novia

Nollywood filmmaker and critic, Charles Novia, has reacted to the recent buzz in most social media and blogs about actresses being paid huge sum to shave their hair. 

In recent times, actresses have found joy in shaving their hair and making a big deal out of it. More disturbing is the huge quotes these actresses make just agreeing to alter their looks. 

Reacting to the trend, Charles Novia took to his twitter page to share his mind on the issue. 

According to him, "Seems to shave hair, blog it and lie about being paid huge sums is the new fad among some Nollywood actresses? 

"And the shaved hair might just be the only bit good about the movies too or why fuss so much about the hair?"

Chika Ike, who reportedly got N5million for shaving her hair, and Ebube Nwagbo are the latest actresses that have made a fuss out of the hair shaving brouhaha.


Charles Novia

“I Killed My Wife Because I Couldn’t Make Love To Her” – Man Confesses

Delta State police command has nabbed a hunter identified as Omenogor (Surname withheld) in Ishiagu, Ndokwa West local government area of the state, for allegedly killing his wife and two children over allegation of witchcraft.

It was gathered that the man became frustrated over his inability to make love to his wife, a situation he blamed on his wife’s alleged witchcraft.

The public relations officer, Delta State police command, ASP Lucky Uyebeme, confirmed that the hunter is at present, helping the police at the state CID for their investigation.

He further disclosed that some of his family members who allegedly aided him have also been arrested.

According to the PPRO, the incident happened on Thursday evening when a quarrel between Omenogor and his wife degenerated into a free-for-all fight, leading to the death of his wife and two children.

Further inquiry showed that the couple had been locked in accusation and counter accusation of witchcraft in the last three years, which family sources said culminated into the alleged inability of the hunter to perform his s*xual and civil responsibilities in recent times.
There is also the allegation that the hunter’s late wife had confessed to being a “General Manager who decides’’ the fate of her husband’s relatives.

While the trouble lasted, the woman was also quoted as claiming that she had “reduced her husband to an inconsequential personality.”

Upon interrogation by the police, the hunter confessed that he had threatened to commit suicide on two occasions, adding that his decision to kill his wife and two children was informed by his inability to make love to his wife and even outside his matrimonial home.