by Admin | Sep 16, 2016 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI There are very few things in life that is as satisfying as getting a job soon after graduating from University. As such, it isn’t strange to see entry level employees suddenly feel they have ‘arrived’ and can now enjoy all the “good things” that comes with life. Unfortunately we all have limitations in life which makes our wants are always limited to choices. It is why no matter how much we earn it is never enough to cater for all our needs. Whilst your newly earned salaries puts you at the start of financial independence, there are certain financial decisions you may be tempted to make that can put you quickly on the path of financial ruin and take away money that would have been better served for investment purposes. Here are some example; Consumer Loans – The moment you pick up that plum job and start seeing your bank accounts swell, banks, shops, and businesses that offer all sorts of consumer products will approach you. In Nigeria, it is a given to be offered debit cards once you open a bank account. What follows next are credit cards and all kinds promos that makes acquiring things you need and don’t need pretty easy to acquire. For those who find it hard being frugal it’s the easiest way into financial ruin. You must try to avoid them except where necessary and start by learning to live according to your means. Cars Cars are an important aspect of life and as Nigerians, we depend on them a lot to commute and carry on with our daily livelihood. Due...
by Admin | Sep 15, 2016 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI A mother of seven, Mrs. Uzoamaka Onu, 39, has been abandoned by her husband at the New Mayor Hospital and Fertility Centre, Nkpor in Anambra over a bill of N520,000. The woman had stayed in the hospital for four months following the non- payment of the bill. Uzoamaka, a food vendor from Okpoto community in Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi, told the News Agency of Nigeria that her husband had absconded and abandoned her to her fate. She said that she had lived in the hospital for four months and every attempt to reach her husband had failed. “My husband stopped visiting the hospital after I successfully underwent a surgery on my right breast,” Uzoamaka said. She said she did not blame her husband for absconding because he had suffered a lot since 2013 when signs of cancer started manifesting. “My husband sells rat poison and cannot afford the money to pay the balance and I think that is why he has run away. “I am appealing to good spirited Nigerians to come to my aid and help me to get back home. “My problem started in 2013 when I started experiencing excruciating pain in my body, specifically in my lungs. “I started visiting patent medicine stores for solution, but unfortunately that compounded my problems. “However, it was on the advice of some friends and family members that I decided to visit General Hospital, Abakiliki where I was diagnosed with breast cancer,” Uzoamaka said. She said she had visited the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu and Lagos State University Teaching Hospital for solution. Uzoamaka said...
by Admin | Sep 15, 2016 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI Read The Shocking Story OfHow A Jealous Lady BrutallyMurdered Her Ex ’ s NewGirlfriend And Bragged About It. Read the murderous ex’s online ranting that preceded the cold blooded murder of mother of one, Kendra. This is the tweets of the lady before the murder case This is the murdered Kendra This is their alleged boyfriend Pics of the lady who took the deadly act a day to the victim birthday. This is very...
by Admin | Sep 14, 2016 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI Two men, a driver, Innocent (surname withheld), 30, and an Okada rider, Lateef (surname withheld), 27, have been accused of raping two teenage girls, aged 13. Innocent allegedly committed the offence sometimes in August, in Lekki- Ajah area of the state. Innocent was a driver to the aunt of one of the 13-year-old girls, who was allegedly raped. Lateef, on the other hand, was an Okada rider, who forcefully had sexual intercourse with a 13-year -old girl (names withheld). “Lateef on September 12, at about 4 p.m at Oja Oba Market, on Lagos Island, forcefully had canal knowledge of a 13-year-old girl. He had sexual intercourse with her without her consent,” the police told an Igbosere Magistrate Court. Both men, however, denied the allegations against them. However the defendants’ counsels, Darnell Abbe and Emmanuel Ubanney, urged the court to grant them bail in the most liberal terms, but the magistrate declined granting them bail, saying the court did not have the jurisdiction to hear the matter. Both men were remanded in prison while the case was adjourned till October...
by Admin | Sep 14, 2016 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI The police in Lagos State have arrested a 26-year-old undergraduate, Ademola Adebayo, for allegedly defrauding seven ladies he met on Facebook. Our correspondent learnt that Adebayo, a 400-Level student of Computer Science, allegedly lured the ladies by uploading some rich pictures on Facebook, and asking his victims to meet him at a location, usually a hotel on the pretext that he had deals for them. PUNCH Metro gathered that when the ladies showed up at the agreed location, the suspect would dispose them of their phones and other valuables. The police alleged that Adebayo worked with an accomplice, 35-year-old Toheeb Fetuga, who had also been arrested. It was learnt that the suspect was arrested by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Ikeja, where one of the victims reported the matter. Adebayo told PUNCH Metro that he had defrauded seven ladies of their valuables. He said, “One of the ladies I defrauded was Rita. She came to a hotel in the Oyingbo area. We had met on Facebook and I agreed to do a deal with her. She was a woman willing to have a sexual affair with me for money. “I invited her to the hotel and asked how much she would take. She said $1,000, and I said it was okay. I collected her phone. I asked her to come for the money at a hotel in the Victoria Island area. So, she believed me and left. “I checked the contacts on her phone and that was where I got the contacts of other ladies I defrauded. I was trying to lure another friend of hers when I...
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