Nico Rosberg wins Singapore Grand Prix

Nico Rosberg won the Singapore Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday to seize the lead in the drivers’ world championship from Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton, who finished third.

Checkout Patience Jonathan's Luxury N10bn Hotel in Bayelsa were Lodging goes for N367,000 Per Night (Photos)

From afar, the sheer magnificence of the Aridolf Resort Wellness and Spa, strategically positioned in the heart of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital, draws a first-time visitor into a lavish embrace.

Arguably the most prestigious hotel in the oil-rich state, the edifice is located in Okaka Estate, along Isaac Adaka Boro Expressway, which is close to a popular night club, Bolex.

The five star hotel sprawls over a large expanse of land complementing the surroundings of the residential estate which boasts of the choicest edifices and castles in the whole of Bayelsa.

OMG! Woman strangles her 4-month-old Baby 'Without Knowing It'

A Kenyan woman recently stunned a court in Nyeri, Kenya, on Friday, September 16 when she gave chilling details about how she strangled her four-month-old daughter to death.

Identified as Priscah Wangechi Gichoi, the woman narrated how she killed her daughter, Joy Wangari Wangechi, in April 10, 2014, in Githuri Village in Nyeri county, saying she had psychological problems that made her do the heinous act.

Robbery Suspects says Buhari's Hard Economic Condition Forced Us Into Crime

Two armed robbery suspects arrested by the Department of State Service in Anambra State, Uche Ezeugo and Somadina, have attributed their actions to the current hard times in the country.

According to Punch, Ezeugo said he was forced into the act to enable him give his late father a befitting burial.

He said, “I’m not a natural thief. It’s this Buhari hard condition that led me into this temptation.”

They were arrested for allegedly stealing some laptops.

Minnesota Mall Stabbings: Eight people injured as Police gun down Suspect

At least eight people were taken to a hospital with injuries after a stabbing attack at a Minnesota shopping mall that ended with the suspected attacker, who reportedly made references to Allah, shot dead by an off-duty police officer, authorities said.

St Cloud police chief Blair Anderson said during a news conference shortly after midnight that eight people were taken to St Cloud hospital with non-life-threatening injuries following the attack first reported about 8.15pm on Saturday. One person was admitted. No further details were released.

Rotimi Amaechi urges staff to be punctual, diligence to duties

The Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has urged members of staff of the Ministry to have a change of attitude by being punctual to the office and be diligent in their duties.

The Minister stated this during the maiden edition of the Town Hall meeting held at the Women Development Center, Abuja.

#DiezaniGate: Diezani’s ally, Jide Omokore, returns N200m to Government

The Chairman of Atlantic Energy Drilling Concept Nigeria Limited, Jide Omokore, has reportedly returned N200m to the Federal Government.

Besides, it was further learnt that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has also traced and frozen eight bank accounts allegedly belonging to Omokore and opened at different branches of Skye Bank Plc.

Explosion rocks New York City, 29 reportedly injured

An explosion rocked the bustling Chelsea district of Manhattan on Saturday night, injuring at least 29 people in what authorities described as a deliberate, criminal act, while saying investigators had turned up no evidence of a "terror connection."

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and other city officials said investigators had ruled out a gas leak as the cause of the blast, but they stopped short of calling it a bombing and declined to specify precisely what they believed may have triggered the explosion.

EFCC commences investigation into Patience Jonathan’s N5bn Abuja hotel

Former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, appears to be sinking deeper into her alleged corruption issue and may have more explanation to make to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

This time, the new inquiry is not about the $19 million just frozen in her accounts but her linked with five choice properties including a N5 billion hotel in Abuja.

The EFCC is currently studying documents on how the Abuja hotel (names withheld) was built and has dispatched a team of investigators to Yenagoa, Bayelsa State and Port Harcourt, Rivers State for the purpose of establishing the ownership of four properties in the two cities.

The anti-graft agency is likely to confiscate the five properties once it is able to confirm that they belong to Mrs. Jonathan.

One of the pieces of evidence the EFCC has in its possession in its probe of the ex-First Lady is her cumulative pay and perks as a civil servant in Bayelsa State where she rose to the post of Permanent Secretary.

Sources said the pay details are far below the $31million which the ex-First Lady claimed as her legitimately earned money.

The EFCC is insisting that Mrs. Jonathan must account for how she came about the cash wired into the five accounts to which she is a signatory or forfeit it to the Federal Government.

One of the sources familiar with the probe said the money used in acquiring the properties under investigation appears to be gratification to Mrs. Jonathan when her husband was in power.

“Based on intelligence report, we have isolated five properties allegedly identified with the ex-First Lady. These properties include a N5billion hotel in Abuja and four others in Yenagoa and Port Harcourt.

“A special team has gone to verify all these assets in the affected areas including the contractors engaged, the mode of payment to them, relevant land registration documents, and associates used as fronts.

“In the next few days, we will start questioning all those involved in the acquisition or building of the assets. We are lucky that this investigation has a lot of e-transaction and computerization components. There is no hiding place for anyone involved.

“If at the end of the day the five assets belong to the ex-First Lady, we will approach the court to place all these assets under Interim Assets Forfeiture in line with Sections 28 and 34 of the EFCC (Establishment Act) 2004 and Section 13(1) of the Federal High Court Act, 2004,” a top source in the EFCC said.

Section 28 of the EFCC Act stipulates that: “Where a person is arrested for an offence under this Act, the Commission shall immediately trace and attach all the assets and properties of the person acquired as a result of such economic or financial crime and shall thereafter cause to be obtained an interim attachment order from the Court.”

Section 13 of the Federal High Court Act reads in part: “The Court may grant an injunction or appoint a receiver by an interlocutory order in all cases in which it appears to the Court to be just or convenient so to do.

“Any such order may be made either unconditionally or on such terms and conditions as the Court thinks just.”

“If our investigation reveals that the assets are not owned by Mrs. Patience Jonathan, we will return them to their legitimate owners,” the source said.

“We have retrieved documents on the pay package and monetized perks of Mrs. Patience Jonathan when she was a Permanent Secretary in the government of Bayelsa State. Her total emoluments do not tally with the funds remitted into the five accounts,” an EFCC source said.

“She owes us a duty to explain how she came about these funds. Our investigation showed that the funds came from gratifications; it is left to her to prove otherwise.

“The good thing is that the ex-First Lady was the one who sued EFCC demanding the release of her $31million. She has a duty as a former public officer to explain how she earned the funds. Did she declare these funds in her Assets Declaration Form as a Permanent Secretary?

“We are happy that the case is in court and the onus is on her to prove ‘beyond reasonable doubt’ that she is the owner of the funds. If we had initiated the action, some people by now will be accusing EFCC of witch-hunt.

“But she went to court to exercise her rights under the law. The same law demands that you must seek equity with clean hands. I think the press should take more than a passing interest in what is going on in the court.”

The anti-graft agency claimed last week that it has established a prima facie case of money laundering against the ex-First Lady and 10 others.

The 11 suspects may face trial for money laundering if the recommendation of the investigative team is upheld.

The EFCC declared that “preliminary investigation has also indicted Mrs. Patience Jonathan.”

The other 10 suspects indicted by the investigative team are a former Senior Special Assistant ( Domestic / Household and Social Events to the former President), Dr. Dudafa Waripamo-Owei Emmanuel; Damola Bolodeoku; Dipo Oshodi; Theodora Varinik; Pluto Property and Investment Company Limited; Seagate Property Development and Investment Limited; Globus Integrated Services Limited; Trans Ocean Property and Investment Company Limited and Skye Bank Plc. The report said in part: “Based on the investigation so far carried out, it has revealed that the four fraudulent VISA Platinum USD Card accounts used by Mrs. Patience Goodluck Jonathan has a cumulative balance of $14,029.881.79 which has been swept Post No Debit Card category.

“Again, her personal account, different from the four fraudulent VISA Platinum USD Card accounts, bears the balance of $5,841,426.17.

“Considering the above stated findings, we can safely conclude that a prima facie case of conspiracy to retain proceeds of unlawful activities, retention of the proceeds of unlawful activities, money laundering contrary to Section 15(3) and 18(a) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) (Amendment) Act, 2012 and forgery contrary to Section 1(2) (c) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act, Cap M17, Laws of the Federation, 2004 have been established against the aforementioned suspects.”

Also, Mrs. Jonathan has admitted that she is the owner and signatory to the five accounts in which the Economic and Financial Crimes (EFCC) found over $22.3million.

She said she has never received any monies from any unknown sources paid into the five accounts, but she was silent on the sources of the cash wired into the affected accounts.

She however explained that the accounts were opened to facilitate her travel overseas particularly for medical treatment, sundry purchase for herself and her late mother Mrs. Charity Oba (Mama Sisi).

She indicted Wampemo-Owei Dudafa who was the Special Adviser on Domestic Affairs to the former President Dr. Jonathan, and Skye Bank officials for registering phony companies for four of the five accounts.

A statement by her Media Office said: “Sometime in 2013, following the advice of top officials of the EFCC then in the company of Wampemo-Owei Dudafa who was the Special Adviser on Domestic Affairs to the former President Dr. Jonathan, that she should not travel oversees with cash otherwise she may contravene Money Laundering laws, Mrs. Patience Jonathan agreed to open accounts with Skye Bank Plc and directed Dudafa to see to it.

“Dudafa came with two bank managers (Officials) of Skye Bank Plc with the account opening forms which she duly signed.

“These accounts were all dollar based Platinum Visa cards in respect of five accounts.

“When the bank officials brought the ATM cards for the said accounts of which she is sole signatory, she discovered to her surprise that only one of these accounts bore her personal name while four were in the names of companies not known to her.

“She immediately complained about this anomaly to Dudafa and the bank officials, Demola Doledeoku and Dipo Oshodi came back to the villa with forms to change and convert the said accounts to the personal name of Mrs. Jonathan.

“This was her firm request which the bank officials promised to effect immediately and she duly completed account conversion forms and signed the mandate forms as a the sole signatory, but as it would appear, the said bank officials did not change the Account names despite her request.

“It was in 2014 or thereabout that she was given the ATM cards for all the five accounts with the bank officials promising to exchange the cards for the four reflecting her correct names. This again, the banks officials failed to do despite her repeated request.”

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Sokoto State | Son of Late Renowned Politician Brutally Murdered by Gunmen

A 20-year-old man Usman Shehu, a son to late renowned politician in Sokoto State, Alhaji Shehu Bakauye, has been gruesomely murdered by unknown assailants.

 

His body was discovered in the early hours of Saturday, at the Kwanberu Area of Sokoto.

Confirming the incident, the State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr El-Mustapha Sani, said that the remains of the victim popularly known as ‘Manu’ had been taken to the Specialist Hospital,Sokoto, for an autopsy.

Read Story of How Unfaithful Wife was Caught with CCTV Camera

A staff of an oil company, according to the Sun newspaper of July 23, 2016, was reputed to have installed a CCTV in his residential house, because of thieves and he went back to the rig, forgetting to tell his wife. Going through the caught scenes during his next off-days, he noticed that his ‘trap’ had caught something. It was what he never expected nor imagined, his wife committing adultery! The story might be real or imagined, but what should he do?

Well, if uncle had caught his wife telling lies, it is likely that it would not raise the same emotion as that of adultery. The reason is that we rationalize sin, but the bad news is that God does not. As painful as adultery is, it carries before God, the same weight like any other sin, such as telling lies. ‘And there shall in no wise enter into it [Heaven] anything that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie; but they which are written in the Lamb’s Book of life’ – Rev. 21:27. This is God’s verdict and no court can reverse it.

SHOCKING! 85-year-old Grandmother Brutally R*ped and Left for Dead

A dumb 85-year-old granny is fighting for her life at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) in Kisumu after she was gang raped, battered and left to die. 

According to Standard Media, the grandmother, a Kenyan, was yesterday scheduled to undergo a medical operation at the hospital as doctors fought to save her life. The hospital's chief administrator Juliana Otieno said the old lady was out of danger after she was examined to determine the extent of injuries she suffered.

Eight Things Ladies Do That Men Simply DO NOT Understand

Ladies, sometimes, you say and do things that men just do NOT understand, and this can make our relationships REALLY freaking complicated. To make things easier for men, it would really, REALLY help to straight up TELL them what you’re thinking. But until then, here’s a few things that men just don’t get about women:

1. “It’s Fine”

See WHY Police arrest 106 Youths including minors in Bayelsa State

There has been a mass arrest of 106 youths including minors by the police for cultism in Bayelsa State. However, some parents and guardians in the state have kicked following the incident.

According to The Nation, the police further caused controversy by their decision to arraign 58 of the suspects at the state High Court on two-count of conspiracy and membership of cult groups.

The suspects including four minors were rounded up when a police squad raided some black spots in the capital city, Yenagoa.

Nigerian Army Recovers Large Stash of Arms after Victory against Militants

The Nigerian Army said it had recovered 55 assorted weapons from suspected criminals in the Niger Delta.

According to Vanguard, the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 82 Division, Enugu, Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahitu, told newsmen in Enugu on Saturday that the recoveries were made during a military exercise tagged “Operation Crocodile Smile”.

Nigeria Paralympics Team will arrive to a warm reception in Abuja on September 18th

Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung, has revealed that the victorious team who represented Nigeria at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, will be received when they arrive in Abuja. According to him, a reception for the team will hold tomorrow - Sunday 18th September 2016, at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport reception ground by 3pm.

Rio Paralympics: Team Nigeria poses with their medals (PHOTOS)

Nigeria's contingent to the Paralympic Games in Rio revealed their delight with their achievements as they posed with their medals.

The paralympic team will arrive the country tomorrow afternoon, 18th September, at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport.

Borno State | Troops recover large stash of ammunition from Boko Haram

The troops of the Nigerian Army have recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition from the Boko Haram insurgents in Borno.

The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, said in a statement on Saturday that troop recovered the arms and ammunition at a residential area of Bulabulin Ngarna on Friday morning following a tip-off from members of the Civilian JTF.

Manchester City 4-0 Bournemouth: Iheanacho continues his goal scoring streak

Kelechi Iheanacho scored and provided an assist as 10-man Manchester City thrashed Bournemouth 4-0 at the Vitality Stadium.

It was Iheanacho's second Premier League goal of the season and his third in his last three matches in all competitions.

Other scorers for City were Kevin De Bryune, Raheem Sterling and Ilkay Gundogan.

Hull City 1-4 Arsenal: Granit Xhaka rocket goal seals Arsenal victory (Match Details)

Arsenal picked up a third consecutive Premier League win on Saturday as they beat Hull City 4-1.

Alexis Sanchez's double and goals from Theo Walcott and Granit Xhaka made the difference for the Gunners, who recovered from their midweek draw with Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League.

Russia partially blocks Free Porn Website, Pornhub

Two of the world’s biggest free pornography websites, Pornhub and Youporn have been blocked in Russia.

The websites were blocked by the Russian state watchdog Roskomnadzor, which is known in English as the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media. Among other things, that agency is in charge of monitoring the internet and blocking sites that the Russian government doesn’t want to be used.

Hillary Clinton Challenges Trump To Release Medical Report after Releasing Hers

Hillary Clinton is in “excellent mental condition”, her doctor said in a letter released on Wednesday, September 14, 2016 by the Democratic presidential candidate’s campaign, as focus on her health continues to escalate as she recuperates from pneumonia.

“She continues to remain healthy and fit to serve as president of the United States,” physician Lisa Bardack wrote in the letter, which also gave new medical information.

Bardack added that Clinton was “recovering well with antibiotics”, namely Levaquin, which she was advised to take to treat the pneumonia for 10 days.

No, Nigeria Cannot Be Broke - Dele Momodu

Fellow Nigerians, the biggest story everywhere at this moment is that Nigeria is broke, as poor as a church rat. The frustration of our citizens is boldly written on many faces. Even the rich are crying. Depending on who you talk to, Nigeria is broke because of the profligacy of the PDP-led government in 16 years of the current democratic dispensation. According to these persons, the worst victim and our ubiquitous scapegoat is Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, who reigned fully as President for five years out of the 16 fabulous years of PDP misrule.

Pres. Buhari famous ‘I Belong To Nobody’ Line allegedly Stolen from Charles De Gaulle 1958 Press Conference

President Muhammadu Buhari is enmeshed in a fresh plagiarism scandal that shows him stealing the famous “I belong to everybody and I belong to nobody” quote from the late Charles de Gaulle of France.

The quote, which was smuggled into President Buhari’s May 29, 2015 inauguration speech, received a lot of commendation from Nigerians across political and religious divides. The quote immediately went viral and was listed by the BBC as the best quote out of Africa for the year 2015.

Court says Nick Gordon legally responsible for Bobbi Kristina Death

A Georgia judge has found Nick Gordon legally responsible for the death of his girlfriend, Bobbi Kristina Brown.

Gordon failed to show up to a civil hearing at the Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta on Friday. This is the second hearing he’s missed. As a result, Gordon was found in contempt of the order and the judgment was made “by default.”

Nigeria’s National University Commission says Online University Degrees Not Acceptable In Nigeria

Nigeria’s National University Commission, NUC, has declared that online degrees are unacceptable in the country with exception of the e-Learning programme of the National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN.

Buhari Luckier than me; I Inherited $3.7 bn, Buhari Inherited $30bn – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has dismissed calls by a group demanding that he accounts for Abacha loot recovered by his administration. In an interview conducted by Frisk Larr and published on his blog, the former military general described such persons as “illiterates and stupid people”.

Speaking over the weekend, Obasanjo said the role of his office was to facilitate the recovery process and not how it was put to use.

(PHOTOS) See How Niger Delta Avengers Rescued Drowning Nigerian Soldiers

The Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to train Nigerian soldiers first on how to swim, before sending them to the creeks.

NDA said, “we have been busy helping those sent to come and kill us from being drown in the sea because they don’t know, how to swim, the route and how to navigate the dangerous waterways in our area” they concluded.

Say What | Read Story of how a Bush Pig transformed to a Human Being

Like a scene from a movie, an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court was yesterday told how a hunter, Ganiyu Abdullahi allegedly killed his friend during a hunting expedition. 

Abdullahi said he saw a pig and shot it only for the pig to turn out to be his friend.

The court remanded the 33-year-old hunter, in prison custody for allegedly killing his friend who he alleged changed into a pig.

"My Husband wants to use me for Rituals" - Wife begs Court to Dissolve her Marriage

A Customary court in Mapo, Ibadan, was told yesterday by a frightened wife, how her husband has been desperate to use her for money rituals.

Mrs Nike Akinbile, a resident of Olunloye Area of Ibadan gave the revela­tion as part of her testimony before the court where she was seeking divorce from her husband Mr. Femi Ak­inbile.

“For the past two years now, Femi has been making frantic effort to get rich at all cost and I am his prima­ry target for that purpose.