Suspected Boko Haram Gunmen Waylay, Kill Traders In Borno

Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram members have killed dozens of villagers along Gulumba-Dikwa road in Dikwa local government area of Borno State.

Dikwa is about 85km away from Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
The gunmen, who were kitted in Army uniform, laid ambush on the lonely rural highway on Thursday, where they stopped every vehicle, ordered the passengers to disembark and then purportedly shot those they didn’t like their faces.
A very lucky trader, who recounted his encounter with the merchants of death, said he was allowed to live because he was not coming from Maiduguri, the Borno capital.
“They wore uniforms like soldiers; we thought they were genuine military personnel, but when they shot some people dead, it dawned on us that we were in trouble”, the trader, who simply identified himself as Abba said.
“They stopped eight commercial taxis and shot many of the passengers before leaving with the vehicles”, another source said.
The state police commissioner, Lawan Tanko, who confirmed the incident, said “I am yet to get the detailed report from my DPO, but the incident happened”.

Drag FG To Court; Atiku Advises Sanusi

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has flayed the federal government’s decision to suspend Central Bank governor, Sanusi Lamiso Sanusi, describing the action as abuse of power.
Reacting to the suspension in a statement issued by his media office in Abuja, the former Vice President maintained that the President had no power to remove or suspend the CBN Governor in such manner.
The former Vice President, who confessed that he has no details of the nature of Sanusi’s alleged “offences”, neither was he in the position to defend them, said “whatever might be the offence Sanusi committed, President Jonathan should have followed constitutional process to suspend or remove the CBN Governor instead of exceeding the boundary of his powers.”
“This is not about Sanusi as a person, or the person nominated to succeed him, Godwin Emefiele who is a thorough bred professional. It is about due process that should be upheld,” Atiku said.
Sanusi who was in Niger with other central bank governors of West Africa when the suspension was announced according to CBNC said ‘Well I don’t know what they are talking about when I come back I will see what those allegations are.
“I don’t think there is any issue that is been raised that has not been raised before, but you know we all know what this is about. This is about the consequences for the changes that I have made and this is something that is long overdue. I’m surprised it took them so long,” he explained.
“Basically, my biggest concern is for the system and I hope that the Nigerian economy will not be hurt by this. I also hope the integrity of the central bank will be protected … I’ve been fortunate to have had an opportunity to do some good work on the bank on stability. I would not want to see all of that unravelled and no individual is worth it,” he said.
“You can suspend an individual but you can’t suspend the truth. If this is all about the concerns around oil revenues in the oil sector, if this is going to bring back the 20 billion dollars then that is fine,” he added.
“Like I said, I have no regrets, I have no ill-feelings, with no sadness, I’m happy. I’m proud of what I have done,” Sanusi concluded.
He was later detained for questioning by the SSS.
According to Atiku, silence in the face of such abuse of power by the President of the country was capable of sending the wrong message and setting a dangerous precedent.
He recalled that, when he became a victim of such abuse of power in the past following his suspension as Vice President by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, he went to court to challenge the action and that the Federal High Court, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court ruled that a President cannot suspend a public officer he had no power to sack.
Atiku therefore advised the suspended the CBN Governor to go to court to challenge his suspension in the interest of constitutionalism and the rule of law.

Yes, I’m Pregnant For Tuface Idibia –– Lagos Female Banker Teniola Opens Up

While Tuface Idibia and his wife Annie are trying hard to deny the story that he has put his account officer in the family way, the lady has finally broken her silence, revealing all that happened between she and Tuface.
Her name is Teniola and she is a big girl in one of the top banks in Lagos. She said 2face has been enjoying her secretly for sometime now until the “rough play” resulted in pregnancy and he started asking her to go in for an abortion but she refused. She said the story was leaked to the media so as to protect her life.
She decided to speak after Annie tried to defend Tuface. In the words of Teniola:

“My name is Teniola. Please I want my privacy kept secret. I just want to respond to Tuface’s denial of my pregnancy. I‘m 3.5 month pregnant for him and he is fully aware of it. His recent denial is to appease his wife and I understand that…

“Note, I didn’t receive any money from the magazine that published my story. My elder sister took my story there to draw public attention in case something bad happens to me. And I’m not really happy about it. Please I want privacy for myself and my unborn child.”

In his earlier reaction, Tuface had claimed that the story is false and that if he impregnated any lady he would be the first to tell the media. On her part, Annie Idibia said those who wrote it want to spoil her happiness.
But now that Teniola has finally come out to speak by herself, it’s believed that Tuface may decide go and do the honourable thing then keep quiet and take care of his unborn baby mama as the price of his enjoyment”.

Warm Welcome to OBJ in Port Harcourt, as His Two-Day Visit to River state

Ex- President Olusegun Obasanjo received a rousing welcome on February 17, 2014, Monday, when he landed at Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, Rivers State.

He arrived at about 11.05 a.m. in a private jet for a two-day visit. As previously reported, its main aim is to commission some projects executed by the Governor of Rivers State, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, and his administration.
Governor Amaechi, his wife Judith, Senators and members of the state executive council welcomed OBJ personally.
Shortly, after the airport formalities were over, Obasanjo drove in a convoy with the Governor.
Members of the various communities, where Obasanjo would commission projects, lined up the routes of the convoy, causing heavy vehicular traffic.
Serious traffic jam was also nourished by tight security measures, as armed forces personnel and the police were deployed all over.
The first road project Obasanjo commissioned was Chief G.U.Ake road,(Airforce Link road).
In addition to the Airforce bridge is the Eliozu bridge. The road is very vital because it eases traffic from Airforce base, Port Harcourt Aba Expressway and the late Ken Saro-Wiwa road to Rukpokwu, Rumuokoro, East-West road and Airport road.
Other projects to be commissioned include the popular Songhai Integrated Farm at Bunu-Tai, Ogoniland; Afam Power Station in Afam; Buguma Fish Farm and about 300 primary and secondary schools and health centres.

It would be noted that Obasanjo was invited to commission the projects because during the Port Harcourt centenary celebration President Goodluck Jonathan was invited but he has never shown up.
Instead, President Jonathan sent one of his Special Advisers, Oronto Dauglas, not even a member of his cabinet, to represent him.
Former Head of State General Yakubu Gowon (retd) expressed regrets that Jonathan did not honour the invitation because he would have used the opportunity to broker peace between him and Amaechi.

Maheeda Flaunts Her Curves In New Photos

It seems Maheeda is being forced by people's criticisms to turn a new leaf and start dressing a bit decently but she still thinks many who are criticising her today might have been trained by mothers who were once into the life of street prostitution to make ends meet, just like she also found herself years ago.

BETRAYED HUSBAND: ''How I Discovered Many Years Later That My Wife’s Boss Is Father Of 'Our' Son''

A man in Ekiti who is seeking the end of his 25-year-old marriage has revealed how he discovered that he was not father of his wife’s 4th child.

57-year-old Isaac Jemibola has petitioned a Customary court sitting in the Ikole area of the state to dissolve his marriage to 48-year-old Olayemi due to adultery on her part.
According to Mr. Jemibola, his wife confessed to the illicit affair which took place in 2002 and further told him that the fourth child wasn’t his but was instead fathered by her former boss.
"She confessed to have had an extramarital affair with her former boss which resulted in the pregnancy of the fourth child. My wife said she had given her life to Christ and that her desire to make heaven made her confess based on the advice from her pastor. She added that the paternity of the fourth child was in doubt since both the boss and I slept with her the same week," he said.
Jemibola further told the court that he reported the matter to his parents who pleaded with the woman to reverse her confession.
"She however insisted that she was following the dictates of the Bible. I purposely don’t want to do the DNA test because I don’t want to hate the child." he said.
Olayemi admitted committing the offence, but kicked against dissolution of the marriage.
"I did it because Jemibola was befriending another woman during the period which made him abandon me for almost six months. It was that same period that my former boss, who normally took me to work in his car, made love advances at me. Both men made love with me at almost the same period. After some years, I discovered that the child looked quite different from his siblings and out of guilt, I decided to tell him the truth. “I pleaded for his forgiveness but he refused," Olayemi said.
In her ruling, the court president, Mrs Yemisi Ojo, adjourned the hearing to April 7.

TOP 3 Super-Rich Nigerian Celebrities, Living Luxurious Life

There’s no question that being a celebrity comes with a lot of fantastic perks. There’s fame, fortune, luxury vacations, exotic cars, mansions, private jets if possible, yachts and just generally getting special treatment everywhere you go.
Here, we take a look at some of the super-rich Nigerian celebs who are rocking the boat.
Nwankwo Kanu 

Just as his football career was about to pick up in 1993, after a wonderful performance at the U-17 World Championships, Kanu Nwankwo was diagnosed of suffering from a heart related ailment which many football lovers thought would cut shot his dream of becoming a superstar.
But miraculously, he survived the surgeon’s knife and today he is one of the influential footballers of all time. The retired footballer fondly called Papilo today sits atop a multibillion business empire. With the bulk of it in real estate and the hospitality industry, he is also a philanthropist especially with his Kanu Heart Foundation which caters for children with heart related ailments.
The former Footballer of the Year and UNICEF ambassador was the captain of the Nigerian national team for 16 years. He has won a UEFA Champions League medal, a UEFA Cup medal, three FA Cup Winners Medals, and two African Player of the Year awards among others. He is also one of the few players who have won the Premiere League, FA Cup, Champions League, UEFA Cup and an Olympic Gold Medal. Nwankwo has a lot of properties scattered across the country especially in Lagos and Owerri.
It was gathered that the player owns a mansion located at Opebi and his multi million naira Hardley Suite in Victoria Island aside his photo shop on Allen Avenue and three mansions in Parkview, Ikoyi, Lagos . Although, he recently lost about N1.4b to fraudsters, he however pockets N2m daily as profit from his hotel business.
Though much is not known about his investments abroad but he is a major share holder in big Nigerian companies even as he pockets millions from endorsement contracts from corporate giants such as Peak Milk, Airtel, among others. He is estimated to be worth in cash and assets to the tune of N19b.
P-Square

The sensational music duo, Peter and Paul, known as P-Square are no doubt famous and rich but their rating soared higher when they were rated tops at the Forbes list of Africa’s richest artistes. They were ranked third after Don Jazzy and Akon who topped the list. The list was put together using factors such as endorsement value, investment, sales, shows, awards, YouTube views, social media presence, influence, among many other factors.
The twins who have featured in Forbes list twice sure love the good things of life. They usually have sold out concerts both home and abroad, presidential guests of at least five African countries, flies private jets and live big. Inasmuch as they churn out good music, they charge heavily for their performances at home and more abroad.
They smile home with N5m per show in Nigeria and charge as much as N24m and above when contracted for their services abroad. Last year, the ‘Chop my money’ crooner were said to be building a N400m mansion in Parkview Estate where landed properties start from N100m. The house as gathered will be a twin duplex like the one in their Omole Estate home. The Anambra born Glo ambassadors are also into the oil and gas business.
In December, Peter, one of the music superstar tweeted a picture of his newly acquired mansion in San Francisco, USA with his kids and wife Lola Omotayo Okoye. The house is worth over N434m. Psquare has easily sold above 14 million copies of their CDs since 2005.
Apart from the four year endorsement deal with telecoms giant Globacom for N240m, they own Rayfield Hotel in Jos including a multimillion naira bakery and sachet water factories. When it comes to automobiles, they do not settle for less. Psquare cruises in different Sports Untility Vans like Sequia, hummer, truck, Range rover sport, among many others.
Genevieve

Unlike some other celebrities who crave for the klieglight, screen goddess, Genevieve Nnaji, always make headlines whenever she steps out. The Mbaise born actress has carved a niche for herself in the make believe world and she indeed living the life of a star.
Having featured in over a hundred movies and still counting, Nnaji, a professional to the core is at the top of her game. Nnaji has received several awards and nominations for her work at home and abroad. The former ‘Face of Lux’ ‘Face of MUD’, among other commercials has raked in millions of naira apart from her booming clothing line St Genevieve. She was also the brand ambassador of Range Rover Evogue.
The revered actress who is romantically linked with music superstar, D’banj is also into real estate business. She is currently acquiring properties in Lagos State . The ebony beauty is said to have recently moved into her magnificent mansion inside Parkview Estate, Ikoyi. The new property is coming after she acquired a posh home for her aged parents in Lekki.
A source claimed that she is also the owner of her former residence in Oniru Estate , Victoria -Island, Lagos State . Fondly called Genny, the queen of the tube and so far the only successful musician in Nollywood who pockets N2m per movie, is in love with designer purses, bags and shoes and she spends heavily in foreign currency in acquiring these items. She also cruises in state of the art cars.

2face, Others Panic On Board As Plane Door Opens After Take Off

There was panic aboard Aero Contractors Flight Aj2002 from Lagos to Douala Friday when passengers, including 2Face Idibia discovered that one of the doors was open 30 minutes after take-off.
An angry passenger who does not want his name mentioned said that passengers had finished taking their refreshment onboard the small aircraft when a signal came that a door was not locked and they should return to Lagos.
“Remember that small plane you guys used that day to Douala, Aero? Hmm! We left Lagos with it and like 30 minutes later on air, after all the refreshments. I had finished eating and then announcement came in that there’s a signal that the door is open somewhere. That it is required we return to Lagos. Returning to Lagos was hell. Plane flew so low and that’s how we managed back. For 40 minutes, they said we should wait in plane and 20 minutes later they said we should descend. We are back to boarding room now. Thank God. Even 2Face was in the flight and has left to the VIP lounge now. That is my story for today. They said a new plane is coming, and so, we are waiting till 4pm for it. That aircraft should not be allowed to fly,” he said.
Thank God there was no serious accidents or disaster

Osaze Stands a Chance to Make World Cup Squad- Report

Osaze Odemwingie could still make coach Stephen Keshi’s team for the 2014 Fifa World Cup in Brazil, but the head coach insists on talks with the Stoke City forward.

Keshi and Odemwingie were involved in a highly publicised row during which the striker took to Twitter to blast the Eagles handler after he was sensationally left out of a 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) training camp in Portugal.
“Keshi has said the door is still open for Osaze, but he will need to talk with the player before he could recall him to his team,” a top official informed MTNFootball.com.

Peter Odemwingie Could Make Keshi’s Team for World Cup.

Fire Kills Couple In Benue

An early morning fire outbreak on Saturday killed a couple at Akpehe, a settlement in Makurdi, the Benue Police Command has said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the couple, Mr Raymond Avaan, and his wife, Florence, got married in 2003.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Daniel Ezeala, told the NAN in Makurdi that the couple was burnt beyond recognition in their apartment.
“The incident took place this morning; and the couple was burnt to death.
They were the only people in the apartment,” Ezeala said.
He said that an investigation would be carried out on the cause of the fire.
NAN reports that Raymond was a teacher with the Anglican Nursery and Primary School, Akpehe.
His neighbour, Mr James Terwase, blamed the fire on unsteady electricity voltage, saying that residents of the place had been living in fear because of that.
He described the couple as peace-loving, describing the incident as unfortunate.

Tiwa Savage Signs Endorsement Deal With Forte Oil

Mavin Records first lady — Tiwa Savage has added more zeros to he bank account as the talented singer and wife just signed a new fat endorsement deal.
Tiwa Savage has signed a deal with oil and gas company, Forte Oil.
The Mavin Records artiste was unveiled in a media as their new ambassador yesterday evening.
You can call Tiwa Savage the queen of brand endorsements in Nigeria, following closely behind Funke Akindele