Gista Naija : February 2013

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Kidnapped French Family: Army Says Wouldn’t React To Boko Haram Video

The Defence Headquarters on Wednesday said that it would not react to the purported video clip released by the Islamic fundamentalists, Boko Haram in which it listed conditions for the release of the French family it is holding hostage. The military is making this remark after a shocking video surfaced Monday on YouTube, showing masked gunmen in camouflage standing over their captives: four boys, their parents and the boys’ uncle.

THE Nigerian Army Wednesday denied the allegation that its troops killed any of the students who participated in the riots in front of the Nasarawa State University, Keffi, on Monday.

Meanwhile, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has threatened to stage what it called “Mother of all protests” across the country if the soldiers, who allegedly perpetrated the killing, are not brought to book.

Chris Brown considers the night he brutalized his girlfriend Rihanna "the biggest mistake" of his life. Acknowledging his actions that left Rihanna's face bloodied and bruised the night before the 2009 Grammy Awards, the 23-year-old opened up about the couple's rekindled romance.

It's been more than a month now since Governor Fashola of Lagos state and friends of ailing actress Ngozi Nwosu came to the rescue as Ngozi battled to raise six million naira to undergo a much needed treatment abroad to stop a rampaging heart and kidney disease, the good news is that Ngozi Nwosu has now flown to the UK to begin her treatment in earnest.

Rihanna and Chris Brown's ambiguous, roller-coaster relationship is keeping us on our toes!

Fresh off their PDA-filled Hawaiian getaway, the two were photographed together leaving Sean "Diddy" Combs' party at Hollywood's Supper Club Tuesday.

The Emir of Kano, Ado Bayero on Wednesday returned to the ancient city of Kano from London aboard a Presidential jet.

The Air Force Jet touched down at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport at about 6.50pm into the waiting hands of a crowd that consisted of the state government officials, traditional title holders, businessmen and artisans.

2 customs officers, 5 others killed in Lagos/Ibadan Expressway crash

Two officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) were among seven persons killed in a fatal crash on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway at about 11.00 p.m Friday night. The duo were of the Ports Terminal Multi-Services Limited (PTML) command.

Report: Kim Kardashian & Kanye West Expecting A Girl

Sugar and spice and everything nice?

According to reports, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are expecting a girl! “They’re over the moon!” a source tells US. “Kanye always wanted a girl.” Though her sister Kourtney Kardashian had a baby girl just last year, don’t expect to see Kim and Kanye’s daughter wearing little Penelope‘s hand-me-downs.

Jenny From The Block, Jennifer Lopez is a woman of many talents! The mum-of-two celebrated her twins Max and Emme’s 5th birthday by baking some cupcakes to take to their school. Jennifer showed off her cooking skills as she tweeted the picture above, alongside, “Happy Birthday Coconuts!!! 5 years of joy and true love!!!#schoolcupcakes #momduties #bestfeelingever.”

'Twilight' finale wins worst picture award at Razzies

LOS ANGELES – The "Twilight" team finally has earned some love -- or loathing -- from Team Razzies. "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn -- Part 2" was picked as last year's worst picture Saturday by the Razzies, an Academy Awards spoof that hands out prizes for Hollywood's lousiest movies on the eve of the Oscars.

A former Minister of External Affairs, Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, on Saturday said it was not possible for any Nigerian to be a billionaire without being corrupt.

Akinyemi stated this in Akure, the Ondo State capital while delivering the second term inauguration lecture of Governor Olusegun Mimiko.

The professor of International Relations and Diplomacy spoke on the topic, ‘Leadership, Democracy, and Development.’

Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Lateef Ibirogba

The Lagos State Government on Saturday urged residents of the state to ignore reported threats by some groups to attack the state.

The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Lateef Ibirogba, and the Commissioner for the Environment, Mr. Tunji Bello, said the government had put measures in place to ensure the protection of lives and property.

Members of Berende family of Ile Eleran at Eruda tuntun, Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State, on Friday, disowned a terror suspect, Abdullahi Berende, who claimed to be a member of the family.

50-year-old Abdullahi and two others, Sulaiman Saka and Saheed Adewunmi were accused by the State Security Service of operating an Iranian terror cell and also gathering information about Isrealis and Americans living in Nigeria.

Kate Henshaw. Photo: Instagram

Nah, she’s not really pregnant…
Ms Henshaw posted that picture of her ‘pregnant’ self on Instagram while acting on the set of an upcoming movie in Calabar. ‘Pregnant with meaning‘, she added.

Kyle Larson (32) goes airborne and into the catch fence during a multi-car crash involving Justin Allgaier (31), Brian Scott (2) and others during the final lap of the NASCAR Nationwide Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013, in Daytona Beach, Fla. Larson's crash sent car parts and other debris flying into the stands injuring spectators. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — At least 33 fans were injured Saturday during a NASCAR race when a car flew into the fence at Daytona International Speedway, hurling a tire and large pieces of debris into the stands. The accident happened on the last lap of the second-tier Nationwide Series race on the eve of Sunday’s Daytona 500, which officials said would go on as scheduled.

Pistorius must 'live with his conscience' if he lied: Steenkamp's father

The distraught father of the woman killed by Oscar Pistorius has said that the sportsman will have to ''live with his conscience'' if he has lied about her death. In an interview after Mr Pistorius was released on bail, Barry Steenkamp voiced fears that the Olympic sprinter was not telling the truth.

Security: FCE Gombe Advises Students To Relocate To Campus

Federal College of Education, Technical, Gombe, has advised all its students staying off campus, particularly residents of London Maidorowa and Kagarawal quarters, to relocate to the campus for safety reasons. The Provost of the College, Dr Abbas Gimba, gave the advice in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gombe on Friday, saying that all the places mentioned were volatile and not good for students to live.

President Goodluck Jonathan in Malabo on Friday called for the establishment of a secretariat for the Africa-South-America (ASA) Summit. Jonathan made the call in an address at the third Africa-South America Summit, saying that the establishment of the secretariat would consolidate the various institutions that would drive the collaboration.

The strike by federal health workers at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital (OAUTH), Ile-Ife, on Friday paralysed services at the institution, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. NAN observed that health care services at the hospital were skeletal and most offices were deserted, with only the doctors attending to the few patients in the wards.

A motor mechanic, Anthony Meco, has threatened to commit suicide if the Nasarawa State Governor Tanko Al-Makura continues to delay the payment of N11.6 million owed him for the repairs and servicing of cars belonging to the convoy of the Government House, Lafia.

NBC Closes Down Wazobia FM Kano

Broadcasting license of the Wazobia FM in Kano State North West Nigeria has been revoked with immediate effect.

According a source working with the station in Kano, at about 4:45PM on Friday they received a circular from the Nigerian broadcasting commission banning all broadcasting operation of the station in Kano.

“Although NBC has not given us any reason for revoking our license but am sure this may not be unconnected with the recent controversy regarding our Hausa programme Sandar Girma which was said to have incited the killing of nine female health workers in the state.”

All effort to get in touch with the representatives of NBC in Kano was not successful, however all broadcasting operations in Wazobia FM has been interrupted.

The newly established station came with a critical analysis of political activities in the politically sensitive Kano state which many politicians especially the ruling class frown at.

Pentagon Orders F-35 Jets Grounded

Michael Spooneybarger/Reuters

The Pentagon said on Friday that it had grounded all of its stealthy new F-35 fighter jets after an inspection found a crack in a turbine blade in the engine of one of the planes.
The suspension of flights comes at an awkward time for the military, which is facing automatic budget cuts that could slow its purchases of the planes. The Pentagon grounded all three versions of the jets — for the Air Force, the Navy and the Marines — on Thursday while it investigated the problem.

Cynthia Osokogu: Receptionist issued used receipt to alleged killers

A prosecution witness, Miss Vivian Amuneke, in the ongoing trial of the alleged killers of Cynthia Osokogu, who was said to have been murdered by her Facebook lovers, on Friday, while testifying in the trial, said she issued used receipts when the alleged killers paid for the room in the hotel. At the resumed hearing of the matter before Justice Olabisi Akande of a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, Vivian, who is the receptionist at Cosmilla Hotel, Lagos, where Cynthia was murdered, while being led in evidence by the Attorney-General of Lagos State, Mr Ade Ipaye, stated that she issued the receipt because the room had earlier been paid for by a couple who checked out before their lodging time elapsed.

Indications emerged yesterday that aside the task of fishing out embattled chairman of the Pension Reform Task Force, Abdulrasheed Maina, whose whereabouts remain unknown, the Nigeria Police may have begun fresh probe into the certificates acquired by him. After the Senate invited Maina to substantiate his allegations against some senators, the upper legislative chamber is understood to have received damaging petitions against Maina that borders on alleged impropriety of certificates which LEADERSHIP Weekend understands has been forwarded to the police.

Certainly, Mrs Nkemdilim Ilomuanya is currently having sleepless nights as the business she did with her niece has gone awry. Mrs. Ilumuanya allegedly sold her niece, Onyinyechi when she was just two years old to her friend, one Mrs Chinyere Nwangwu who lives at 279 Aba-Owerri road, Osisioma, Aba, Abia State at the sum of N250, 000.

Nestle Nigeria to triple sales to $2.2 billion over 10 years

Nestle Nigeria aims to triple its sales in Africa's most populous nation to 350 billion naira ($2.2 bln) in 10 years as the consumer market for food and cereal booms. The local unit of Swiss company Nestle SA, the world's biggest food group, will invest 100 billion naira ($635 mln) over the same period to achieve its sales target, chief financial officer Martin Kruegel told Reuters on Friday.
"Our aim is to triple our Nigerian sales over the next 10 years from 117 billion naira," he said.
On Wednesday, Nestle Nigeria reported a 38 percent in full-year pretax profit to 25 billion naira on strong sales of food and cereals in Africa's second biggest economy. Gross revenue rose 19 percent to 117 billion naira.

The United States accused cyclist Lance Armstrong on Friday of defrauding the U.S. Postal Service by taking its sponsorship money at the same time he was doping and using performance-enhancing drugs in violation of cycling rules.

The government joined a civil suit against Armstrong, stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned for life from cycling in 2012 after accusations he had cheated for years. In January, he said the accusations were true in an interview with television host Oprah Winfrey.

Knighthouse’s reggae/dancehall afficionado, WillyBang has been working on his art for a while now and has been on the low, off the radar for a while now. Last I remember of him was during his era of Twitter controversy and his feature on Mo’Cheddah‘s smashing track, “Best Friend”.
He returns with an Afro-Pop meets Dancehall jump, “Mango” perfect for slow whining on the dance floor. And, “Taribo” is a fun, very playful freestyle, a little extra to let you know what WillyBang has in store

Enjoy!

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THERE are indications that the former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and former Kano State governor, Ibrahin Shekarau, met the leadership of the All Progressive Grand Alliance for several hours on Thursday evening over the new opposition party, All Progressive Congress (APC).

The meeting, according to a reliable source, took place at Tinubu’s Bourdillon Avenue, Ikoyi Lagos, but it was not clear whether the former governor was the one who facilitated the rapprochement between APGA and APC.

Taken from the forth coming Mixtape ‘Young, Dumb & 21′, the artist/producer – Parker Ighilie, Nicki Minaj‘s first artist presents his debut music video for his smashing single, “So Beautiful”.

Directed By: Yasha Malekzad and Ali Zamani.
Creative Director: Efe Ogbeni
Exec Producer: Kasra Pezeshki
Prod Co.: AZ Films.

Check on it after the break!

A week after suspected gunmen abducted seven expatriates working with SETRACO Construction Company in Jama’are local government area of Bauchi State and 60 days after the same fate befell a French engineer in Katsina State, security operatives in both states are yet to get clues on the whereabouts of the victims.

There has been a disturbing increase in reported cases of domestic violence leading to death, especially among young couples. A recent one which resulted in the alleged murder of an undergraduate student ofLagos State Polytechnic is one that is particularly worrisome. The victim, only 22, had her whole life ahead of her but it was cut short after a fight she had with her boyfriend which led to her untimely death.

Here is the report culled from PM News:

A part-time Business Administration Student of Lagos State Polytechnic, Miss Olayinde Bournes, 22, has allegedly been beaten to death by her boyfriend, Abuchi Cyril. The incident happened Thursday at Shorinmade Street, Aguda-Ogba area of Lagos State, southwest Nigeria.

Another one out of his bag of many tricks – producing, singing, songwriting – the multiple award-winning artist, J. Martins returns with “Good Life”, a follow-up to his international collaboration with Cabo Snoop, “Good Time”.

Sampling ‘Les Garagistes’ of Ivory Coast on the new jump, you can tell that J. Martins has a very good hold on his pan African sound. Enjoy!

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Stella D. Blasts Actress Lola Alao Over Married Men Comments

Lola who has been involved in a few controversies in the movie industry is quoted to have said some very shocking words and i have been waiting for her denial and it hasn’t come…that means she did say it and i am gladly sending her this memo.

Lola is quoted to have advised single girls thus

“Let me explain something to you; where are the single guys? They are there and not ready to marry.

If the single guys are not ready then the next available option should be taken. I believe one should go for whatever makes one happy.

A federal high court, on Friday, ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to furnish Mr Boniface Okezie with details of properties recovered from Mrs Cecilia Ibru within 72 hours. Ibru, former Managing Director, Oceanic Bank Plc, was convicted of mismanagement of depositors’ funds and reckless grant of credit facilities in October 2010.

Ten people were reportedly killed while two others sustained gunshot injuries during a night raid in Kogom village of Vwang District, Jos South local government area of Plateau State.

LEADERSHIP WEEKEND learnt that the victims, who were identified as Jacob, Luka, Dawang, Benjamin and Blessing, Naomi, Dachomo, Ayuba, Aaron and Rachel, were members of the family of one Mr. Musa Iza.

Wiz Khalifa and Amber Rose are already basking in the glow of becoming new parents. Amber shared the first photo of little Sebastian being held by his Daddy, captioned, "Best daddy ever.... Up with the baby so Muva can go back to sleep

" In the photo, Wiz is cradling his newborn son.

Nigerian Woman Sells Baby For N60,000

The police in Lagos have arraigned four suspects, including the mother of a baby who sold it for N60,000 to a nurse. The mother, Joy Uzochukwa, 27, the man who impregnated her, Chibuzor Ogbonna, 50 and two others, Margaret Obinwa, 49 and Rev. Simon Dike, 69 were arraigned before an Ebute-Meta Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, for allegedly selling and buying a new baby boy.

Business users have gotten used to Outlook. The email client for the more than one billion Microsoft Office users on the planet has become second nature. But some companies are finding that it saves them money and maintenance to let Google host their email, calendars, and contacts, even though this means a third party will have access to email contents and targeted display ads appear in the inbox. If you could use Outlook with your Google Apps Mail (really just Gmail), you don't have to see these ads, and you get a preview panel, inbox sorting, rich formatting, right-click options, social connector, and most of the other tools Outlook offers.

Genevieve’s Gorgeous Look At Obasanjo’s Launch

Beautiful top Nigerian actress, Genevieve Nnaji was part of the people that added panache when the former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo launched his foundation.

The talented thespian, Genevieve was spotted looking stunning on the red carpet at Olusegun Obasanjo foundation launch held last Friday in London.
Genny as she’s fondly called stepped out in a Dolce & Gabbana dress to the event to the bewilderment of all and sundry. She sure had two companies that day. First, she was sighted chatting up the Hollywood actor, Jefferey Wright and later with the PR consultant, Vanessa Amadi.

Nigeria Win AFCON 2013

WOOOOOOOOOOWWWWW!!!!!! Congratulations Nigeria!!! Winners of AFCON 2013

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