Five Killed in Attack On Ex-IG’s Town in Jigawa

The stillness of the night in Ringim, Jigawa State was shattered by the booming sounds of gunfire. A town, where a former Inspector General of Police (IG), Hafiz Ringim, hails from, was under attack by gunmen whose mission was yet to be identified. Some claimed they were robbers. Others suspected they might be members of Boko Haram who have made life in neighbouring Kano State a living hell. Residents, thrown into panic, fled in all directions in a bid to avoid being mowed down in the hail of bullets.
Monday, a day after the attack, the people and security agencies began to count the cost of the attack.

Man handed 45-year prison term for stealing Governor Aregbesola’s phone

The long hands of the law has finally caught up with 31-year-old Kelvin Ighodalo who was sentenced to 45 years imprisonment by an Osogbo High Court in Osun State for stealing a N50,000 Sony Ericsson phone, belonging to Governor Rauf Aregbesola.

INEC denies stopping APC’s registration

THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied the reports published in some national newspapers Monday, that it has rejected a bid by some political parties to merge as the All Progressives Congress (APC). INEC in a statement by its Chief Press Secretary, Kayode Idowu, said: “This is to affirm that the newspapers reports are utterly false. The Commission has not written to stop the merger bid as APC.

Power Outage Destroys Evidence In Funsho Williams Trial

A prosecution witness in the on-going trial of six suspected killers of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Chieftain, Engineer Funsho Williams has told the Lagos High Court sitting in Igbosere, Lagos Island that some of the exhibits obtained in 2006 by an expert pathologist, who conducted a post-mortem on the deceased were destroyed due to epileptic power supply.

‘I Planned Fuel Station Robbery’- Station Manager

A petrol station manager, Adewale Ilesanmi, 33, has allegedly confessed to the police in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, how he arranged with a robbery gang to snatch his employer’s N4,635,000 from a female supervisor on her way from their filling station to the bank to lodge the money.

He allegedly revealed this in his confessional statement to the police after the robbery operation in which he was to have a share of the loot.

Ilesanmi is the manager in charge of Golden Super filling station, a division of Golden Super Nigeria Limited at Alakuko area of Ojokoro, Lagos.

Witness: THISDAY Bomber Attacked Office with 12 Gas Cylinders

A Federal High Court in Abuja Monday was told how an alleged member of the Boko Haram sect, Mustapher Umar, bombed the SOJ Plaza occupied by THISDAY, The Moment and The Sun newspapers in Kaduna with 12 camp gas cylinders.
The revelation was made on a day the trial judge, Justice Adeniyi Ademola, barred the public from observing the trial of Umar.

Atiku decries militarisation of democracy

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has said that despite the end of military rule more than a decade ago, the culture of political intolerance and impunity still pervades the country. The former vice-president, who was speaking in Switzerland as a guest speaker of the Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations on Monday, regretted that in Nigeria and other parts of Africa, opposition members were treated as enemies of the state.

Massacre in Nigeria Spurs Outcry Over Military Tactics

The village, Baga, found itself in the cross hairs of Nigerian soldiers enraged by the killing of one of their own, said survivors who fled here to the capital of Borno State, 100 miles south. Their home had paid a heavy price: as many as 200 civilians, maybe more, were killed during the military’s rampage, according to refugees, senior relief workers, civilian officials and human rights organizations.

20 armed robbers attack South African casino

About 20 armed robbers Sunday attacked a famous casino in South Africa, but the attempt failed following a shootout with police that left three people wounded, a media report said. In the morning shootout at the Emperors Palace casino in Johannesburg, the robbers opened fire at police, Xinhua cited the South African Broadcasting Company (SABC) as saying.

Two suspects were shot and injured in the shootout, and an innocent child in the vicinity got hit and wounded by a stray bullet, police said.

At least 10 suspects were arrested.

The report said police were ready to foil the robbery as they had already received information about the attempt.

Female CEO Kidnapped In Lagos

At this stage it is safe to say kidnappers are on the loose in Lagos as a week hardly passes without reports of one kidnap or the order. From what Olufamous.com gathered, the delay by the Presidency to allow Lagos State government install their CCTV cameras is a major contributor to these crimes.

Ronaldo denies cheating on girlfriend with Miss Bum Bum Brazil

Cristiano Ronaldo has denied cheating on his girlfriend with Brazilian model, Andressa Urach. Andressa had claimed Ronaldo called her after getting her number from a mutual friend and asked her to meet him at a hotel on Monday April 22nd where the two had sex. Ronaldo says it's not true. See what he wrote on his Twitter page below...

CARLO ANCELOTTI is ready to replace Jose Mourinho at Real Madrid.

Sources last night insisted a deal is done — and they are simply waiting for the Special One to announce he is leaving at the end of the season.

A Real insider said: “A deal is agreed. Ancelotti is the chosen one to replace Mourinho.”

How husband allegedly slaughtered his wife in Lagos

ENDURANCE Agbobonye-Ajisegiri, a native of Uro Ivrogbo Iri in Isoko South Local Council of Delta State was enjoying a blossoming career in Speech Writing. In fact, she had concluded plans to pay for a Sports Utility Van (SUV) at the car dealer’s place as a surprise gift for her husband, when the same man sent her to her early grave with a knife, which he used to slice her throat.

BREAKING: Militants kidnap nine oil workers in Bayelsa

NINE workers of two oil servicing companies, the Octopus Clan Nigerian Limited and the Deck Oil Services, were yesterday confirmed kidnapped along the Ilebiri Creek in the southern Ijaw area of Bayelsa State by gunmen suspected to be renegade militants. The oil workers, according to top security sources, were abducted around 2.00 p.m. last Thursday by gunmen suspected to be killers of the 12 policemen last month along the waterways of Azuzuama community of the southern Ijaw area.

OH MY GOD: Cripple, three others remanded for rape

Four persons, including a cripple have been remanded in prison custody by an Oredo Chief Magistrate’s Court, Edo State, for allegedly gang-raping a 22-year-old girl.

The accused, Saturday Enabulele (28); Moses Okoeki (18); Osasumwen Enina (17) and Junior Odubu (20) allegedly gang-raped a woman (name withheld), beating and tearing her clothes, while filming the whole incident with a camera phone.

Accident: Okorocha leaves UK for Israel

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has left London where he was receiving medical treatment for Israel, Okorocha had left Nigeria on April 20, 2013, after he sustained a head injury in a car accident.

2015: Pressure on Tambuwal to challenge Jonathan

The search in the North for a consensus candidate to challenge President Goodluck Jonathan in the 2015 presidential election may soon be over. Although Jonathan has not signified an intention to seek re-election, there is serious speculation that he will.

FG bans Amaechi’s plane from flying

The Federal Government has banned the official plane of Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, for “operating illegally in the country.” The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency had on Friday temporarily grounded the Bombardier – BD700 Global Express aircraft in Akure, Ondo State, over the pilot’s alleged inability to provide the manifest of the plane.

Jim Iyke and Nadia Buari: New couple alert?

Is Jim Iyke dating Ghanaian actress, Nadia Buari? We all know his official girlfriend is the Jamaican babe, Kenturah Hamilton, who he has been dating on and off for the past five years, but his friendship with Nadia is beginning to make me curious. Yes, it's my business to be curious about things like this...lol. His publicist this week denied any romantic relationship between Jim and Nadia but we all know they always deny these things until we find out the truth. For two people who aren't dating, Jim and Nadia seem awfully close. Jim hasn't been spotted with Kenturah in a while, so they might be taking a break. Has he moved on to Nadia? Let's analyze these photos and see what we conclude..:-) 

Funny video: Lady asks for money after spending night with dude

The guy refused to pay her because 1, he doesn't pay for sex and 2, she ate his indomie and egg. Lol. He asked her to go work if she wants to make money. Nigga, that's her job! She worked all night in your room, pay up! Lol. Watch the hilarious video...