by Admin | Oct 5, 2016 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI “Arrest Mohammed Alfayo” is currently trending on Facebook Kenya. That’s because the phedophile bragged about how he shagged a “stranded” schoolgirl who is believed to be about 10 years old in a bush and posted the after-deed photos on Facebook. Mohammed Alfayo, an ex-cop, was months ago dismissed by Kenyan Police for indiscipline and he is a local Member of the County Assembly (MCA) of Kisumu County, Somtoo Okoye blog has learnt. His recent action has not gone unnoticed and to make matters worse, he’s still bragging on Facebook about how he’ll engage in sex with female that comes his...
by Admin | Oct 5, 2016 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI A 40-year-old man, Hafizu Isyaku, has allegedly impregnated his 13-year-old daughter in a move to satisfy the requirements of his cult group for a ritual purpose. To compound the woes of his wife and mother of the girl, the man continues sleeping with his daughter after getting the pregnancy aborted. The wife and mother of the girl, Maryam Manta, disclosed this to newsmen at her Kabala Doki residence in Kaduna, saying the incident occurred at Tudun Wada, Maraba, near Abuja where she resided before relocating to Kaduna. She said she got to know about her daughter’s pregnancy when she returned from a three-month journey. She said, “When I returned from my journey where I went to see my parents, I noticed my daughter was sick and was behaving strangely. Earlier, I didn’t suspect anything because my husband constantly gave her some concoctions to drink, claiming it was going to heal her. When the sickness persisted and I noticed my daughter had missed her period, I questioned and threatened her to tell me if she had any affair with any man. Eventually, she opened up to me that her father had been having canal knowledge of her while I was away. “When I confronted my husband, he cried and confessed joining a cult which mounted pressure on him to get his daughter pregnant and then abort it as a sacrifice. I became confused and wept profusely but when he promised to disassociate himself from the cult, I went together with him to the hospital where the pregnancy was aborted.” Speaking further, she said she found out that after...
by Admin | Oct 5, 2016 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI A security officer with an auto shop in Ikoyi area of Lagos State has been arrested for allegedly organising a robbery attack on the company. The security man, Bala Usman, was reported to have facilitated the theft of one of the vehicles in the company. Metro gathered that four other people who took part in the invasion of the auto shop had also been arrested, while investigations had commenced into the whole incident. One of the suspects was reportedly arrested while attempting to sell the stolen car, a Honda Crosstour Sports Utility Vehicle worth N6 million for N2 million. Metro also gathered that the trouble started brewing for the gang when one of them, Chika (other name withheld) was arrested around Ire Akari area of Isolo, Lagos State while trying to dispose of the vehicle. A police source at the Ire Akari police station told Metro that “we got a hint that Chika was trying to sell the vehicle at a ridiculously low price.” He added that “the DPO instantly drafted a decoy to the area and it was discovered that he was trying to sell the vehicle at about N4 million less than the current price.” The police source also said that “the people around the area were very surprised that with the high exchange rate of dollar, someone would want to sell the vehicle at that price. When he was confronted by the policemen, he could not convince them on the source of the vehicle and was arrested and taken to the station. “It was at the station that he confessed that it was a...
by Admin | Oct 5, 2016 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI A former minister of environment, Mrs. Laurentia Laraba Mallam and her 73 year old husband, Mr Pius have been kidnapped, in Jere area of Kagarko local government in Kaduna State. A family source who confirmed the development said that the duo were kidnapped on Monday night on their way to Kaduna from Abuja. According to the source, the abductors are demanding 10 million ransom to release them. It was learnt that the driver of the former minister was shot on his left hand by the gunmen. Mrs Laurentia served under former president Goodluck Jonathan. She hails from Kaduna...
by Admin | Oct 5, 2016 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI A Federal High Court, sitting in Jos, Plateau State, has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a former Governor of Gombe State, Senator Danjuma Goje, for refusing to show up in court. The EFCC said in a Facebook post that Goje, who is being charged with an alleged N25bn fraud, might be arrested on Wednesday (today) if he failed to show up in court. The statement read, “A Federal High Court, sitting in Jos, Plateau State, on October 4, 2016 (Tuesday) issued a bench warrant against former Governor of Gombe State, Danjuma Goje, for refusing to show up in court. The warrant is however to take effect by 8am on October 5, 2016, if he fails to show up in court again.” Among several charges, Goje, who is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriation, is accused of illegally awarding a N1bn contract for the supply of dictionaries to secondary schools while he was governor of the state. At the last sitting, a prosecution witness, Salisu Abaji, said the ex-governor awarded a contract for the supply of dictionaries for over N1bn to Gombe State Universal Basic Education Board without following procurement process. He was also alleged to have paid 85 per cent of the contract sum upfront to the supplier, Real and Integrated Hospitality Company, as against the prescribed 15 per cent as contained in the UBEB guidelines when he was the governor. The prosecution witness, who is a former secretary to UBEB, made this testimony against his former boss. He further submitted that one Aliyu el-Naffty, former UBEB chairman, also an accused person standing trial...
by Admin | Oct 4, 2016 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI Owing to the frustration that comes with difficulty in securing admission into choice universities in Nigeria, many youths of university age have fallen victim to fake admission racketeers. In the process, many waste vital years ‘chasing shadows,’ only to learn of their hard reality years later. But while some victims have been able to rise above the disappointment and move on, many have been disillusioned and their ambitions wrecked for life. Dorcas Egede explores the travails of some ‘fake admission’ victims and how they have managed to pull through. PROBABLY by virtue of Nigeria’s population and the sheer size of its youth demography, securing a university admission in the country has for decades been a herculean task. A quick look at Nigeria’s Demographics Profile (2014) showed that out of a whopping estimated population of 177,155,754 people, youths between the ages of 15-24 constituted 19.3%: 17,486,117 male and 16,732,533 female, totalling 34,218,650. That is not to talk of the spill-over in the 25-54 category, where the nation boasted of a whopping 54million. As a result, high school graduates who feel time is fast running by and that they may be losing out on the appropriate time to go for higher education usually get desperate. In the process, they fall into dubious hands, who take advantage of their predicament by offering them ‘admission’ and ultimately getting their fingers burnt – so to speak. Augustine Orireosobua Anyanna, 32 is one of such youths. Sitting on the pavement in front of his Surulere home, Anyanna narrated the arduous journey he had to undertake, just to get a university admission and further...
by Admin | Oct 4, 2016 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI A firm, Bedding Holdings Limited (BHL), and its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Sylvester Odigie, have sued a businessman, Alhaji Dahiru Barau Mangal, and his company, D. B. Mangal Nigeria Limited, at the the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court. The plaintiffs are demanding over N20 billion for alleged loss of business. Mangal, his company, the FCT Minister, Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), Jimec Company Limited and Matterson Properties Limited – owned by ex-Information Minister, Emeka Chikelu, are the defendants. The plaintiffs are seeking compensation for alleged losses following false allegation of fraud made against them to the Economic and Financial Commission (EFCC) by Mangal and his firms over a 2005 land deal. In their statement of claims, the plaintiffs stated that BHL, in 2005 sold Plot 527 Cadastral Zone A7, Wuse District of the FCT to Mangal and his company through their lawyer, Messrs Shehu Wada and Co., at N125 million. The buyers, they added, paid for the land on October 26, 2005 following the outcome of their searches at some agencies, including the Department of Land Administration and Resettlement of the FCDA. The plaintiffs said some months after the transaction when Mangal and his company wanted to begin development, they learnt that the FCDA had reallocated the plot to Chikelu and his firms. Mangal and his firm demanded a refund from BHL, the plaintiff averred, stating that, in its bid to recover the land for Mangal and his company, BHL sued the FCT Minister, FCDA, Mangal and two companies owned by Chikelu, in a suit marked: FCT/HC/CV/1074/2006. The plaintiffs added that despite the pendency of the...
by Admin | Oct 3, 2016 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI A 35-year old mother of eight, Margaret Effiong, has reunited with one of her kids, Nkoyo, who was given out as a housemaid to a runaway child trafficker in Calabar. Nine-year-old Nkoyo and another child identified as Patience Stephen (eight) were on September 16, 2016, rescued in Calabar by a lawyer and child rights activist with Basic Rights Counsel, Mr. James Ibor, following a tip-off. The two victims, who were hawking coconut on the streets of Calabar, had bruises on their body when they were rescued. They were severely assaulted by one Eka Obong, who is on the run. After rescuing the abused kids, Ibor sent the pictures on the social media platform, Facebook, where it went virile and someone identified one of the kids. Narrating how he rescued the victim to Southern City News, Ibor said he was able to trace the mother of one of the abused kids to Ikot-Effanga community in Akpabuyo Local Government Area of the state. The mother of Nkoyo, Mrs. Effiong, who spoke in native dialect, admitted that she had eight children but had to send most of the kids to work for people as housemaids because she had no money to send them to school. Mrs. Effiong, who disclosed that her husband died five years ago, said she was into small scale farming and petty trading to provide food for the three children with her. Ibor, in his narration said, “After the post on Facebook, someone who is the distant relation of one of the kids (Nkoyo) identified her. He had to call our numbers, which were included in the...
by Admin | Oct 3, 2016 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI Two Nigerian men were arrested on Friday, September 30th by a joint team of Delhi and Goa Police for cheating several people after befriending them on social networking sites. The suspects identified as Chukwuma Collins, 35, and Nicodemus Obinn, 27, used to befriend people on Facebook and then ask for money to send “necessary items” to their family members in UK. Police said that the two used to cook up stories about the poor conditions of their family members living in western countries and ask the victims to help them with money. After receiving the money they broke all contact with the victims. Both have been involved in several cases of fraud and an FIR was registered against them in Goa cyber crime cell. Bridget Fernandes Rai, a victim made a complaint to Goa Police, claiming to have been cheated of around Rs 8 lakh by the duo. She said that she had befriended Collins on Facebook and after a few days of chatting he started calling her. Rai told the police that Collins started referring to her as his sister and asked for Rs 8 lakh to transfer some money and jewellery through a courier to his relatives. He claimed that the courier was stuck in legal processes at the customs department in Goa and he needed to get it delivered quickly as his wife had expired. Rai agreed to transfer the money to his account. As soon as the money was transferred, Collins disappeared. After some time, Bridget received a call from the custom department, which raised questions regarding the parcel she had sent, and...
by Admin | Oct 3, 2016 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI While some business managers are complaining of depreciating profits, inability to repay loans and declining demand for their products and services, others are smiling to the bank on a regular basis. In some cases, business managers have experienced both booming and declining business returns at different times. In order to remain competitive, experts advise entrepreneurs to show determination for success by coming up with new strategies. Increase your marketing expertise To be on a par with leading professionals in a chosen venture, experts advise that competency has to be built. According to the Managing Director, Bandel Enterprise, Mrs. Joke Olawale, a business manager should be knowledgeable in all areas of business management. “In marketing, the use of targeted messages and a combination of marketing techniques have a wider reach than limiting yourself to one method. The way messages are crafted in business promotion also plays a huge role,” she says. According to her, every business is expected to solve people’s problems; as such, understanding how different categories of customers perceive their problems will help define your messages more clearly. Olawale adds that proper understanding of their individual behaviour will help in deciding the right marketing techniques to use in reaching them. In dealing with the supply chain, she suggests upgrading the system with advanced technology such as warehouse automation systems to improve efficiencies and minimise costs and inaccuracies. She adds that important parts in the distribution network should be synchronised. Olawale encourages the use of tactics that will integrate warehouses, production facilities, customers, location, volume and roles of suppliers. According to her, the overall goal of improved...
by Admin | Oct 3, 2016 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI The Federal Government, through its newly set up National Prosecution Coordination Committee, may start filing fraud charges against some former governors before the end of October, The PUNCH learnt on Sunday. It was learnt that the NAPCC and some of the special teams of prosecutors, pooled together by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, had commenced the review of the corruption cases involving some of the former governors and politically-exposed persons. A top member of the NPCC told our correspondent on Sunday that the preliminary issues would be completed soon and the Federal Government’s special teams of prosecutors would start filing charges against some of the ex-governors. The PUNCH gathered that various anti-graft agencies and other law enforcement bodies with prosecutorial powers had since complied with the directive issued by the AGF in August, asking them to remit the duplicate files of the high profile cases they were handling to the NPCC. Earlier, The PUNCH had reported on July 28 that the AGF had written to both the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission, calling for the duplicate files of the alleged corruption cases involving some named 31 ex-governors. A source, familiar with the ongoing review of the cases, said, “You will recall that before the NPCC began work, the AGF had written to the EFCC and ICPC, asking them to remit the duplicate files of 31 ex-governors and some other politically-exposed persons to his office. “While the anti-corruption agencies had yet to respond, the AGF again asked the various agencies...
by Admin | Oct 3, 2016 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI The police in Lagos State have arrested a woman, identified as Grace Onome, for allegedly selling her two-year-old child in the Badagry area of the state. PUNCH Metro learnt that Onome was arrested on Saturday by the Badagry Police Division after a tip-off. Our correspondent gathered that four accomplices, who allegedly aided the sale of the girl, were also arrested by the police. It was learnt that the sold daughter, identified as Zainab, had yet to be found. Our correspondent gathered that Onome, who worked as a commercial sex worker in the Mobil area of Badagry, allegedly sold Zainab to another sex worker, identified only as Endurance. A police source at the division said operatives were on the trail of Endurance in order to rescue Zainab. He said, “It was on Saturday that Grace (Onome) and Endurance had the transaction. They are both commercial sex workers in the area. “Endurance gave Zainab’s mother N50,000, before taking the girl away. The mother said she used the money to buy a few things for herself. “The fleeing buyer is of no fixed address. But the police are on her trail.” A child rights’ worker, Ebenezer Omejalile, said a request had been made to the police to have the case transferred to the Gender Unit, Lagos State Police Command, Ikeja, for more investigation. He said, “Child rights’ workers in the Badagry area are monitoring the case. It is being investigated by the surveillance section of the police division. “The woman is a commercial sex worker and she sold the girl to a fellow commercial sex worker, who fled with the...
by Admin | Oct 3, 2016 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI Operatives of Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command on Friday arrested a lady, her boyfriend, and two others for stealing an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) card which belonged to one Musa Alli. They also allegedly withdrew over N300,000 from the account. The lady, Bamigboye Imoleayo, 24, was arrested by the operatives at a club (name withheld) in Surulere area of Lagos for the crime. The police later arrested three other accomplices including her boyfriend, Adeyinka Ayodele, the same day in Itori, Ogun State. Mr. Alli, the victim, who reported the case at the RRS’s office in Alausa, said he met the suspect at a club in Surulere penultimate Friday, the police said in a statement on Sunday. He said the lady stole his ATM card, after memorizing his Personal Identification Number (PIN) during an online transfer of funds into his friend’s account. “I thought I had misplaced the card not knowing that the lady had stolen it and thereafter glimpsed at the PIN for withdrawal,” Mr. Alli said. The victim said he was shocked on Saturday afternoon when he received alerts amounting to N90,000 withdrawals. “While I was still contemplating on how to deal with the issue, I got another debit alert for buying two Infinix phones totalling N84, 000, I was confused and shocked. I didn’t know what action to take on a Saturday evening.” On Sunday, Mr. Alli said there was another debit alert on his phone. “I couldn’t pin the crime to the lady I met at the club,” he said. “I lodged a complaint on Monday morning at my bank...
by Admin | Oct 2, 2016 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI A woman who has maggots dropping continuously from her private parts thrilled residents of Olakula area of Idiroko in Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State on Wednesday. The scene turned chaotic as residents trooped out to see the woman, identified as Iya Toheeb, who sat in a car with the assistance of family members and sympathisers, The Nation reports. It was thought that she might have been a victim of money-making ritual after her condition allegedly defied orthodox medication. The woman was also brought to one of the men she was associated with, a carpenter in the community. Of the reason for bringing the afflicted woman to the man, a source at the scene who asked not to be named, said: “The woman was brought to the carpenter who was her former husband. Her family members believed that the man may be responsible for her worsening condition that defied treatment in hospital where she was admitted for months. Doctors were said to have advised her relatives to seek alternative medicine to her ill-health because it had gone beyond the purview of orthodox medicine.” Another source, who did not want her name in print, told The Nation: “The woman had dated different men in the past and it is believed that she may have been used for money-making ritual going by what we heard from those who know her. “She has no wound in her private part yet maggots keep dropping from her sexual organ and that sends a signal that there is more to her problem than meets the eye, particularly since doctors have asked her...
by Admin | Oct 2, 2016 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI A 36-year-old father of three, identified as Mr. Itorobong Iyang, told journalists yesterday that he was sex starved and drunk when he defiled his eight-year-old neighbour’s daughter. Iyang, who lives on Oyo Road at Ajegunle area of Lagos, said he had been separated from his wife for a while. While being paraded yesterday at the state Police Command Headquarters, Ikeja, he said: “I had just taken ‘hot drink’ (alcoholic drink) and was tipsy. So I decided to cook, when some of my neighbour’s children came over to my place to play. After they left, I went to sleep. While I was sleeping I heard the little girl’s voice calling me. So I woke and found my neighbour’s daughter in my room. I decided to play with her. While playing with her, I told her to pull off her pants and she did without hesitation. I also asked her to insert my penis into her private part; she did and started rubbing it. What surprised me the most was that she did not cry and did not say she was in pains.” Iyang stated that he was still in the act when the girl’s mother called out for her, when she noticed that she was not outside with her playmates. When he had the girl’s name, he pulled out and quickly dressed up and the girl left to answer her mother. But owing to her mother’s suspicion, she asked her daughter what she was doing in Inyang’s house and the girl, out of sheer innocence, confessed to her mother what transpired. The mother then invited the police who...
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