Cristiano Ronaldo loses it, grabs and flings Journalist’s microphone into lake (video)

Portugal team captain Cristiano Ronaldo reacted angrily after he was approached by a Portuguese speaking journalist who asked him if he'll score in today's Euro 2016 must win game against Hungary. While out walking with teammates near Portugal’s hotel in Lyon, Ronaldo (yet to score in Euro 2016) was approached by the Journalist, and Ronaldo overreacted – grabbing the microphone and throwing it into a lake. Watch the video after the cut....

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Call EFCC to order- Ondo state governor, Mimiko tells FG as he reacts to EFCC freezing of Fayose's account

Ondo state governor has called on the Federal government to call the EFCC to order following the freezing of one of the accounts of Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose. In a statement he released yesterday June 21st, Mimiko said this action by the antigraft agency is not good for democracy

“What has happened is a blatant and violent infraction on the provision of the constitution and our democracy. It’s an attempt to subvert the constitution and it is fascist. The intention is to achieve a penal sanction without going through the due criminal procedure and criminal proceedings. Immunity is part of the constitution and it must be respected whether anybody likes it or not”he said

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See the Zenith Bank Letter sent to Ayo Fayose, informing him of the restriction on his accounts

This letter was reportedly sent by Zenith Bank Plc to Ekiti State Govenor, Ayodele Fayose. It was to inform him of the restriction on his accounts due to a directive from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Photo Credit: Sahara Reporters

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Zahra Buhari & Adekunle Gold become ambassadors for Sickle Cell Aid Foundation

First daughter Zahra Buhari and singer Adegunke Gold have been unveiled as brand ambassadors for the Sickle Cell Aid Foundation, SCAF.

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READ: Man starved of sex since 2012 gets divorce in Lagos

An Igando Customary Court in Lagos on Thursday dissolved an 11 -year-old marriage between Mr Azeez Ige and his wife, Bola, over alleged sex starvation.
The court’s president, Mr Adegboyega Omilola, in his judgment, said the court was convinced that the estranged couple was tired of the union, as all efforts to reconcile them had failed.

Ige, a 53-year-old civil servant, had approached the court seeking to dissolve his marriage, on the grounds that the wife had starved him of sex since 2012, the Nation reports..

“My wife is starving me of sex, whenever I wanted to make love to her she always fights me and my body is not a stone nor stick.” he said.
He also told the court that his wife was fetish, a drunk, and had once tried to strangle him, adding, “she held my neck and wanted to kill me but God saved me.”
According to him, Bola consumes excessive alcohol and misbehaves afterwards.
The petitioner said that his wife had kept some strange materials like horns, calabash and other fetish items in his wardrobe.
He added that the woman was in the habit of leaving her matrimonial home for up to a month without permission.
“Whenever I question her she fights me. She always engages herself in a physical combat even with our son’s teachers when she goes there.
“And she always fights me with knife, cutlass but will quickly rush to the police station to report and get me arrested.” he said.
Bola, a 44-year old businesswoman, however, attributed her refusal to have sex with her husband to her fear of getting pregnant.
“I denied my husband sex since 2012 because of my health condition. I gave birth to our only 10-year-old son through operation and I don’t want to experience such again.”
Bola accused the husband of beating her frequently, a situation which made her to severally move out of their matrimonial home, to save her life.

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Samson Siasia reveals Man City snubbd him over Kelechi Iheanacho's participation at Rio Olympics

Nigeria's Olympics football team coach Samson Siasia has revealed how Manchester City football club snubbed his attempts to get permission for striker Kelechi Iheanacho to participate in the upcoming Rio Olympics this summer.

According to Siasia, Man City have snubbed several NFF letters written to them.

“The Nigeria Football Federation has written several letters to them (Manchester City) wanting to know when the player would be released for the Games in Brazil, but as I speak with you the club has not replied," Siasia told the Manchester Evening News.

“So for now I cannot confidently tell you that Iheanacho would be available for the Olympics, although we are not relenting on the issue as the NFF is fighting tooth and nail to ensure we have our best players for the Olympics."

Siasia further said Iheanacho himself wants to play in Rio.

“Kelechi told me he is anxious to play in the Olympics and I am sure with much pressure the boy would be released eventually,” he said.

“But for now I cannot tell you he will be in the Olympics.”

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READ: Man starved of sex since 2012 gets divorce in Lagos

An Igando Customary Court in Lagos on Thursday dissolved an 11 -year-old marriage between Mr Azeez Ige and his wife, Bola, over alleged sex starvation.
The court’s president, Mr Adegboyega Omilola, in his judgment, said the court was convinced that the estranged couple was tired of the union, as all efforts to reconcile them had failed.

Ige, a 53-year-old civil servant, had approached the court seeking to dissolve his marriage, on the grounds that the wife had starved him of sex since 2012, the Nation reports..

“My wife is starving me of sex, whenever I wanted to make love to her she always fights me and my body is not a stone nor stick.” he said.
He also told the court that his wife was fetish, a drunk, and had once tried to strangle him, adding, “she held my neck and wanted to kill me but God saved me.”
According to him, Bola consumes excessive alcohol and misbehaves afterwards.
The petitioner said that his wife had kept some strange materials like horns, calabash and other fetish items in his wardrobe.
He added that the woman was in the habit of leaving her matrimonial home for up to a month without permission.
“Whenever I question her she fights me. She always engages herself in a physical combat even with our son’s teachers when she goes there.
“And she always fights me with knife, cutlass but will quickly rush to the police station to report and get me arrested.” he said.
Bola, a 44-year old businesswoman, however, attributed her refusal to have sex with her husband to her fear of getting pregnant.
“I denied my husband sex since 2012 because of my health condition. I gave birth to our only 10-year-old son through operation and I don’t want to experience such again.”
Bola accused the husband of beating her frequently, a situation which made her to severally move out of their matrimonial home, to save her life.

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Photo: 'I don't know what came over me' said man who raped 15yr old girl at gun point in Enugu

The Enugu state command of the Nigeria Police force through its operatives of the state criminal intelligence and investigations Department have commenced a full scale investigations into an alleged incident of a rape case of 15 year old girl on gun point.

It was gathered that suspect identified as Casmir Eze (photo above) had on 22/5/16 at about 2am allegedly gain an entrance to the compound of the victim identified as one Ogechi 15 years and an SS1 student by scaling through the fence and forced the victim to open the door or risked being shot, suspect who allegedly was covering his face with scarf went into the room and pointed a gun to the victim and commanding her to switch off the lamptern in the room and thereafter forcefully ponced on the victim and had carnal knowledge of her.

The victim reported to the relations who assisted her to report to the police for necessary action and also leading to the identification and the arrest of the suspect who is now helping the police operatives in their investigations.

Suspect in his word confirmed the allegation and maintained that it was the devil that pushed him into the act. According to him "I dont know what came over me although,I have been targetting how to get the girl since and no way hence I had to come through this way."

The victim Ogechi an orphan is expressing an ill feeling and shock on how suspect forced himself into her room and had carnal knowledge of her without her consent and on gun point.

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Chief Boko Haram terrorist bomb maker killed by colleague, another one goes blind

Chief bomb maker in Boko Haram terror group was shot dead today May 23rd. According to a statement by the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col Sani Usman, the chief bomb maker was one of the sects capable hands involved in making Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), coming after their chief scientist, called Abu RPG (who has been killed long ago).

The chief bomb maker was killed by one of the body guard of the Boko Haram terrorists leader, Abubakar Shekau as he was about to run away just like several others are doing because of the intensity of Operation CRACKDOWN.

In a related development, one Julelebeeb who was appointed to take over is now completely blind because his two eyes were shattered by shrapnel, in the process of preparing an IED to consolidate his appointment.

According to the statement, this development has dealt a devastating blow on the terrorists capacity on IED preparation, suicide bombing and their ability to sustain their criminal acts.

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NLC members to meet today to review the progress of their strike action

Members of the Ayuba Wabba-led faction of NLC will meet today to review the progress of the strike action started on Wednesday May 18th over the increase of petroleum pump price. According to the General Secretary of NLC, Peter Ozo-Eson, at the meeting, the comrades will review the strike situation and determine the next line of action. He said a communique will be released after the meeting.

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Court orders FG, Okonjo-Iweala to account for ‘missing N30tn

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and the Goodluck Jonathan led administration to  account for N30 trillion said to have been missing or unaccounted for while they were in government. 

Justice Ibrahim Buba had given the order in a Freedom of Information suit number FHC/L/CS/196/2015 filed by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP).


SERAP’s filed the suit following revelations by the former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Charles Soludo, that at least N30 trillion “has either been stolen or unaccounted for, or grossly mismanaged over the last few years under the Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s watch.” SERAP had approached the court to order the former Minister and the Federal government to provide it with information on the said N30 trillion.

Delivering judgement in the suit last week, Justice Buba said,

“Mrs Okonjo-Iweala and the Federal Government have no legally justifiable reason for refusing to provide SERAP with the information requested for. The Court has gone through the application and agrees that SERAP’s application has merits and the argument is not opposed. SERAP’s application is granted as prayed.”

The judgment by Buba reads in part:

“Preliminary objection by Mrs Okonjo-Iweala and the federal government is misconceived, the court upholds the arguments by SERAP for the reasons stated herein.

“SERAP commenced this proceeding by way of Originating Summons dated 23 February 2015 and filed 25 February 2015. Mrs Okonjo-Iweala and the Federal Government filed a Memorandum of Conditional Appearance, a Notice of Preliminary Objection and written address, all undated but filed on 29 September 2015.

“The preliminary objection is on the following grounds: that SERAP did not obtain the mandatory leave of the Federal High Court to issue and serve the Originating Summons and other processes outside Lagos State; that there is no mandatory endorsement on the Originating Summons that it is to be served on Mrs Okonjo-Iweala and the Federal Government in Abuja and outside jurisdiction of this Court.

“The only issue for determination is whether Mrs Okonjo-Iweala and the federal government should be heard on their preliminary objection considering the totality of the circumstances of this case.

“He who wants equity must do equity. This suit was filed on 25 February 2015 and from the record of the court was served on Mrs Okonjo-Iweala and the Federal Government on 3 July, 2015. It took about 3 months for them to come up with technical response to the simple request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2011.

“Mrs Okonjo-Iweala and the Federal Government have therefore been caught by Order 29 of the Rules of this Court, which requires that an application shall be made within 21 days after service on the Defendants of the originating summons.

“If Mrs Okonjo-Iweala and the federal government want to raise issues about service, the law does not permit of demurer. The proper route for them should have been to join issues with the originating summons and also file their objections. In the present case by SERAP, the Notice of Preliminary Objection by Mrs Okonjo-Iweala and the federal government is incurably defective for not conforming to order 29 of the Rules of this Court.

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Photos: Bauchi State Civil Servants protest over non payment of salaries & pensions

Bauchi State Civil Servant have taken to the streets to protest over the non-payment of their salaries and pensions. They started the protest from Games Village and moved to the government house, where they destroyed the banners of Gov. Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar, that were located outside. More photos after the cut...

 According to reports, the civil serbants are protesting due to time spent by the goverment in conducting verification exercises to fish out Ghost workers. The Government embarked on the verification exercise of its workers four months ago, and since then some salaries have been pending.

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Oyo state govt throws weight behind oil sector deregulation, invokes "No work, no pay rule

The Oyo State government has thrown its weight behind the Federal Government’s decision to deregulate fuel pump price, just as it warned public servants bent on participating in the ongoing industrial action to be ready to pay the price of ‘no work, no pay.’ 

The government reminds its workforce that the National Industrial Court had ruled against the strike before the Comrade Ayuba Wabba-led faction of the Nigeria Labour Congress ordered its affiliate unions to embark on the action last week.

In a statement released today by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Olalekan Alli, the government said deregulation of the downstream oil sector was the best option open to the Federal Government in the prevailing circumstance.  Besides, he cautioned dissenters and non-conformists against testing the resolve of law enforcement agencies, who, he said, had the constitutional mandate to crush any attempt to breach the peace of the land.

The SSG urged members of the public to go about their legitimate duties and obligations without fear of intimidation and harassment, warning individual or groups determined to hide under the guise of protest to foment trouble or engage in vandalism to have a rethink. He, however, advocated the provision of palliatives by the FG to cushion the spiralling adverse effects of the new fuel pump price regime on the citizens.

Alli said, “Deregulation appears the most realistic approach to solving the unpalatable experiences of the public in getting fuel at affordable price pending the time the necessary infrastructure for local refining of crude oil will be upgraded and expanded. Similarly, we assert that it is the responsibility of those who are against this government policy thrust, e.g. the organised labour, civil society groups, etc, to canvass public opinion against such policies without resort to threat and the intimidation of those who may chose not to agree with them. Consequently, government warns protesters and dissenters from taking the laws into their hands under any guise that may be construed as constituting public nuisance and a breach of the peace. For the avoidance of doubt, as ruled by the National Industrial Court, the current strike is illegal and consequently the 'no work no pay' policy shall apply in the state’s public service.”

The SSG declared that change was an inevitable phenomenon towards the attainment of progress in the country, just as he advised the government and the NLC to consider each other as partners in service to and progress of the country.

He advised labour leaders to embrace the FG’s clarion call for further dialogue over the matter for genuine mutually beneficial interests to be further pursued.

Alli added, “However as this dialogue goes on, members of the public are enjoined to keep the peace, as anything otherwise will attract sanctions by the law enforcement agencies who are prepared to ensure there is no breach of the peace.”

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READ: Man starved of sex since 2012 gets divorce in Lagos

An Igando Customary Court in Lagos on Thursday dissolved an 11 -year-old marriage between Mr Azeez Ige and his wife, Bola, over alleged sex starvation.
The court’s president, Mr Adegboyega Omilola, in his judgment, said the court was convinced that the estranged couple was tired of the union, as all efforts to reconcile them had failed.

Ige, a 53-year-old civil servant, had approached the court seeking to dissolve his marriage, on the grounds that the wife had starved him of sex since 2012, the Nation reports..

“My wife is starving me of sex, whenever I wanted to make love to her she always fights me and my body is not a stone nor stick.” he said.
He also told the court that his wife was fetish, a drunk, and had once tried to strangle him, adding, “she held my neck and wanted to kill me but God saved me.”
According to him, Bola consumes excessive alcohol and misbehaves afterwards.
The petitioner said that his wife had kept some strange materials like horns, calabash and other fetish items in his wardrobe.
He added that the woman was in the habit of leaving her matrimonial home for up to a month without permission.
“Whenever I question her she fights me. She always engages herself in a physical combat even with our son’s teachers when she goes there.
“And she always fights me with knife, cutlass but will quickly rush to the police station to report and get me arrested.” he said.
Bola, a 44-year old businesswoman, however, attributed her refusal to have sex with her husband to her fear of getting pregnant.
“I denied my husband sex since 2012 because of my health condition. I gave birth to our only 10-year-old son through operation and I don’t want to experience such again.”
Bola accused the husband of beating her frequently, a situation which made her to severally move out of their matrimonial home, to save her life.

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Photos: NLC protesters allegedly destroy cars of workers not participating in strike in Uyo

NLC protesters in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state reportedly destroyed cars belonging to some members of the state civil service who failed to join them in the ongoing strike action. More photos after the cut..

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Aisha Buhari meets rescued Chibok Girl - Amina Ali & her baby (Photos)

Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari also met with the rescued Chibok girl Amina Ali, her 4 month old daughter Sadiya and her family, at the State House today. According to Mrs Buhari, everyone is glad she is back home and all will continue to pray for the safe return of other missing Chibok girls.

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21 year old man commits suicide in Lagos

A 21-year-old man identified as Tope Diya committed suicide at his work place at Olayiwola Street, Oko Oba, Agege today May 19th. Tope who is a resident of 5, Ademolu Street, Oko Oba, was found dead at about 7:00am this morning. He reportedly used his cloth to hang himself to an aluminum frame.

The spokesperson of the Lagos state police command, Dolapo Badmos, confirmed the incident and said brother of the deceased reported the incident to the police

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Photos: Saraki meets with NLC leaders over strike action

Senate President Bukola Saraki met with the Ayuba Wabba-led faction of the Nigeria Labor Congress NLC at the National Assembly today May 19th. The meeting was centered on ways of ending the faceoff between Labor and the presidency over the recent increase in pump price of petrol. 

 

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Photos: Hon. Yakubu Dogara meets with some NLC officials

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, and members of the ad-hoc committee on deregulation, met with officials from the Nigerian Labour Congress this evening. The delegation from NLC was led by the President, Comrade Ayuba Wabba and the outcome of the meeting is yet to be revealed. More photos as you continue...

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No girl in Nigeria should be put through the brutality of forced marriage. - Pres. Buhari

President Buhari says no Nigerian girl child should be put through the horror of forced marriage. Buhari said this while speaking at the state house where he received the rescued Chibok girl, Amina Nkeki and her four month old daughter which was fathered by a Boko Haram commander while she was in the sects captivity.

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