GistNaija.com : 2012-07-08

Saturday, July 14, 2012

Jennifer Lopez And Steven Tyler Quit American Idols

After months of speculation, Jennifer Lopez has confirmed she won't be returning to the American Idol judging panel.

The star was crying as she made the admission during a radio interview with Ryan Seacrest this morning.

The 42-year-old seemed reluctant to officially make the announcement but told Ryan, who is the host of the TV talent show, that her time as a judge is up.

She choked up as she said: “It's just really going to be hard for me to go. It’s just one of those special things in your life that you just don’t want to walk away from.”

Chelsea Ada Ezerioha

Hot and daring, Chelsea Ada Ezerioha strikes you as an actress who is all-out to conquer the screen despite the odds in the Nigerian motion picture industry.

Since hitting the limelight after starring in that Vivian Ejike’s “Silent Scandal” movie alongside top A-list actors like Genevieve Nnaji, Majid Michel, Uche Jumbo and many others, three years ago, Chelsea has remained on top of her game, striving to hit it big in the industry. She shares her dreams and fantasies with Showtime celebrity.

The ring on your finger suggests that you are engaged, are you engaged to someone?
This is not an engagement ring. (frowning) And I’m not engaged at the moment.

Nina David

Determined to make her dream come true, beauty queen and model, Nina David has released into the market a brand new single entitled "Player".

Player is a beautiful piece currently blasting the air wave with hot hip-pop vibes and soothing rendition that leaves any music lover with no choice than to respond to its rhythm.

The song which was released on some notable internet sites is a romantic piece about a lover boy playing on a girl’s emotion, and leaving her on the losing end.

Bimbo Akintola

Top actress Bimbo Akintola who has been missing on the big screens in recent times has resurfaced in a new musical flick titled, “Hoodrsuh.”

Bimbo used to be the favourite of most Nollywood producers following her stunning appearance in Richard Mofe-Damijo’s “Out of Bounds” before she eventually went underground.

By starring in this new flick, which also paraded other emerging stars such as O.C Ukeje, Gabriel Afolayan, Chelsea Eze, Ijeoma Agu and Lilian Byoma amongst others, the thorough-bred actress undoubtedly gives her sagging career a big lift.

Davido

New kid on the block,Davido is set to release his debut album – O.B.O (Omo Baba Olowo) Genesis on Wednesday 18 July 2012 followed by his album launch concert in association with Flytime entertainment on Sunday 22 July at Eko Hotel Expo Hall, Lagos, Nigeria.

Besides fulfilling his obligations as MTN Brand ambassador and attending school, Davido has been working hard on his hotly anticipated album, which will feature all of the young singer, writer and producer’s hit songs that includes “Back When” feat. Naeto C,

P Square

The mother of Paul and Peter Okoye of P-Square fame, Mrs. Josephine Okoye died five hours after a heart surgery in an Indian hospital at about 11pm (3am Indian time) on Wednesday.

The deceased, who was a devoted christian and church minister in Jos, Plateau State, died after a protracted battle with an undisclosed heart illness.

Man Hacks Friend To Death Over N500

A young man vent his anger on his friend for refusing to pay him back N500 and used a machete to hack him to death.

The incident happened in Badagry, Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria.
The 25-year old man, Anuoluwapo Samuel, has been arrested and arraigned before Yaba Magistrate’s court for alleged.

The remorseful Samuel who is now in prison custody, was alleged to have used a machete to inflict injury on John’s right hand.

The incident happened at Okoafo Secondary School, Okoafo, in Badagry Local Government Area where they attended a party.
The victim, Imenvbore John, bled profusely and before he was taken to a hospital, he died on the way.

Karen Igho

Big Brother Africa winner, Karen Igho, recently joined Naija FM as an on air personality. She spoke with a reliable source about the new job, her challenges, her kind of man and other issues.

Karen, why are you coming on board Naija FM?

First, I thank God for His mercies and before now I have been doing shows and other things but this time around, I want a different thing entirely.

How did you get the job?

Na God now. When something is meant for you, no matter what, you will get on board. I think this job was meant for me and I got it because I have been working on a reality show modelling, acting and doing other things

Kalou

French club, Lille signed Ivory Coast international Salomon Kalou on Saturday in a bid to bolster their depleted forward line having sold Eden Hazard to the European champions.

The former Chelsea attacking midfielder has penned a four-year deal, the French club said in a statement.

Kalou, 26, had mostly been a bit-part player during his six years with the London club and was released after his last appearance in the Champions League final win over Bayern Munich in May.

Kanu

Portsmouth are reeling after being hit by a new 10-point deduction and the threat of legal action from one of their own players, former Super Eagles’ skipper, Nwankwo Kanu.

It is the third time in four seasons Pompey, £52million in debt, have been stripped of points.

To add to their woes, club legend, Kanu, 35, is planning to sue the 2008 FA Cup winners for six years of unpaid earnings in a “breach of contract” dispute. The Nigerian claimed the League One outfit owe him millions.

Pompey’s administrators are keen to get Kanu’s £300,000-a-year deal off the wage bill, and they believed they had found a way through breach of contract when the striker failed to report for pre-season on Monday.

Kanu’s agent Samuel Okoronkwo said: “We are claiming Kanu is owed millions.

Fuji star, Sulaimon Alao Adekunle Malaika a.k.a Alayeluwa, who is currently on a playing tour of the United States of America caused a big sensation in the city of London last Friday, 6 July, 2012 when he performed at Planet Nollywood, in Camberwell.

The show, put together by Godfather Promotions was Malaika’s first in the last four years in London. Sources at the show told a reiliable source that the venue was jam packed.

For about five hours, the people danced non-stop to hits from his past and current albums.

In a telephone conversation after the show, Malaika, who is billed to perform in New York City today, revealed that he was grateful to God for making the show a success.

Burnt Car of the suicide bomber

A suicide bomber blew himself up near the Maiduguri Central Mosque in the capital city of Borno State, killing himself and at least five others.

It was gathered that among the dignitaries that were observing Friday prayers at the mosque were Deputy Governor Zannah Mustaphar and the Shehu of Borno, Abubakar Kyari. Both men were evacuated alive after the attack. It is not yet clear if any was injured.

Several other people were injured in the attack, and have been taken to nearby hospitals.

BUK

Bayero University Kano (BUK) has expelled 81 students after being found guilty of examination malpractices, while 14 other offenders were rusticated for one academic session in compliance with the rules and regulations of the institution, the varsity’s spokesman Malam Mustapha Zahraddeen said in a statement today.

Meanwhile BUK on Thursday matriculated over 5,000 students for the 2012/2013 academic session.

Speaking during the ceremony which was held at the new campus of the varsity, the Vice Chancellor Professor Abubakar Adamu Rasheed, said that the institution received a

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an appeal filed by a member of the House of Representative, Eseme Eyiboh representing Eket Federal constituency in Akwa Ibom State.

Mr Eyiboh had gone to the apex court to challenge the ruling on the appeal brought to the Appeal Court by Dan Bassey Abia, challenging the ruling of Justice Abdul Kafarati, on points of law and jurisdiction.

Messi

Barcelona striker Lionel Messi has won the Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Award (ESPY) for Best International Athlete.

He defeated Real Madrid's Christiano Ronaldo and the current US and Australian Open tennis champion Novak Djokovic and female golfer Yani Tseng to the prestigious honour.

The Award is presented by ESPN.

The No.10 ended the 2011-12 season with a club record 73 goals, and helped his side to victories in the Spanish Supercopa, European Super Cup, the Club World Cup and the Copa del Rey.

Personally, I think Christiano Ronaldo deserves the award. He has had a more successful season than Messi.

Chelsea captain Terry Cleared of Racism Charges

John Terry

Chelsea captain John Terry has been found not guilty of racially abusing QPR centre-back Anton Ferdinand, following a five-day trial at Westminster Magistrates' Court.

Good news for all Chelsea fans as it was the same case that stripped Terry of his captaincy in England National Team.

Chelsea Chairman, Bruce Buck, said: "We are pleased that John can now put his mind to football and go back to training and do what he has done for many years."

Mario Balotelli’s Pregnant Ex-Girlfriend Writes A Passionate Letter To The Soccer Star

Raffaella

Mario and Raffaella together before they split in April

MARIO Balotelli’s pregnant ex-girlfriend has penned a passionate letter to the soccer star - agreeing to take a paternity test to prove the baby is his. In the emotionally-charged message, sexy lingerie model Raffaella Fico, 27, slams Balotelli, 21, for accusing her of “cashing in” on the pregnancy.

The couple split in April after their tempestuous year-long relationship ended with a doorstep bust-up.

But two weeks ago, TV showgirl Raffaella revealed she was almost four months pregnant – and the baby was his.

Initially, the Manchester City striker was said to be “delighted” with the news but then issued a strongly worded statement saying he would ”accept his full responsibilities once a paternity test” was completed.

Prince David Osei

Popular Ghanaian actor Prince David Osei has congratulated actress Yvonne Nelson on her award as the Face of Ghana, best actress in the United State of America.

“Congratulations to Yvonne Nelson for winning the award. Proud of you sister, God richly bless you.”
Earlier on, he also used his blackberry status to celebrate the actress.
The beautiful actress was on Sunday evening honoured at a red carpet event at the 15th edition of the 5-Continent Academy Awards in New York.

Justin Bieber

Teen pop star Justin Bieber says he wants to start a Los Angeles soccer team and hopes football star David Beckham will coach it. The 18-year-old Boyfriend hitmaker plans to follow Robbie Williams and Vinnie Jones by setting up a celebrity football squad, reported Daily Star online.

Williams's team is LA Vale, named after his hometown club Port Vale, and 47-year-old Jones has two teams, Hollywood United and Hollywood Allstars. "I've been playing a lot of soccer over the last two or three years. I've been really enjoying it. I know there's an LA celebrity team that Robbie Williams was in, but I am looking to start a team for the younger guys. The One Direction guys said that they'll play and also Lil Bow Wow," Bieber said.

"There's only one guy we want to coach the team and that is David Beckham. It's not like we will be playing a game every week. It will, in reality probably only be about three or four games a season," he added.

BBA STARGAME: Goldie Wins Head of House

Nigeria's Rep at the ongoing BBA, Goldie, has now become the head of the house.

In the StarGame jungle, it’s survival of the fittest. For today’s Head of House Task the Housemates faced a test of endurance.

The StarGamers headed out in the garden where they found markers to indicate where to stand and pom poms waiting for them. The challenge was for each Housemate to stand still by their marker and to hold up a pom pom in each hand at a 90 degree angle.

Interestingly, the first Housemate to taste defeat was Prezzo just a day after the Kenyan vowed to win Head of House in order to get rid of Keagan. Better luck next time Prezzo. As for Keagan, after weeks of dominating in the challenges today the South African’s lucky streak finally came to an end.

Professor Wole Soyinka is an Author, Poet, Playwright, Political Activist and a Nobel Prize winner. He was born on 13th July 1934. There’s a lecture at the Muson Centre today to mark his 78th birthday. He is the first African man to win a nobel prize for Literature.

Happy Birthday Sir. Wishing you many more years.

Emir Bayero’s Arrival Ends Death Rumours

Emir of Kano

The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, returned to Kano last night after undergoing a medical check up at a London hospital, putting to rest the rumour being peddled in the state that he had died.

The emir returned to the state around 7 p.m.

He was received at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport by members of the emirate council and other traditional rulers from the 44 local government areas of the state.

Top state government officials and members of the business community were also at the airport to receive the emir.

Mother kills 9-year-old Son With a Hammer

A US woman suspected to be a hooker snapped and bashed her 9-year-old son’s head with a hammer the NY Daily News reported.
The 40-year-old woman, ex-con, Tenika Revell called the police just before 11 p.m on Friday and coldly told the operator that she killed her child and had taken pills to try to end her own life too.

Cops rushed to her Brooklyn apartment and found the woman alive. But her son Bernard couldn’t be saved.
The accused killer’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighbours were stunned by the violence, saying that Revell appeared to adore her son, whom she often called “Little B.”

According to the police Bernard was found with bruises and lacerations to his head.
The monster mom, treated at Woodhull Hospital, was charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a child.

SOURCE: B24

Alleged witchcraft: Woman, 70, Lynched Over Step-son’s Ordeal

A 70-year-old woman, Mrs. Rebecca Adewumi, was, yesterday, lynched by a mob in Omuo-Ekiti, Ekiti State, over alleged witchcraft, even as the deceased family petitioned the police, asking for justice.

Narrating the ordeal her mother passed through to newsmen in Ado-Ekiti, the first daughter of the deceased, Mrs. Grace Smith, said her mother was invited to the palace of Olomuo, Oba Noah Omonigbehin, some time last May on allegation that she used her witchcraft power to harm her step-son, one Ola.

A 37-year-old car dealer, Adams Adei, was, yesterday, arraigned before an Ebute- Meta Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, for allegedly duping a 106-year-old traditional ruler of N2.5 million.

Adei, who appeared before Magistrate O. Olatunji was alleged to have defrauded Jimoh Abaoba, Baale (traditional ruler) of Okere town in Ikeja.

The accused was said to have on June 8 presented himself as someone who could help the traditional ruler buy a car, a representation he knew to be false.

Jagaba: I Never Received $500,000 From Farouk Lawan, Threatens To Sue Lawan

We are yet to see the end of this bribery scandal between Femi Otedola and Farouk Lawan. Recently Lawan said he gave Hon. Jagaba about $500,000. But Jagaba Denies that he received such money and in fact he even to sue Farouk to court.

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In the latest twist of the bribery allegation between former chairman of the ad-hoc committee investigating the management of subsidy and businessman Femi Otedola, the chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Drugs/Narcotics and Financial Crimes, Hon. Jagaba Adams Jagaba has threatened legal action against Hon. Lawan Farouk if he doesn’t stop blackmailing him.

Speaking at a press briefing yesterday, Jagaba said he will be forced to go that route if Lawan continues to ‘lie’ that he gave him (Jagaba) $500,000 part payment money he received from Otedola.

Razaq Lawan, of the NTA, was last seen on July 10

Mr Razak Lawan

The Lagos State Police Command, on Thursday, confirmed that a veteran presenter of Islamic programmes on the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Razaq Lawan, popularly known as Gawat, was missing.

Ngozi Braide, spokesperson for the command, said the police would not rush to describe Lawan’s case as that of kidnapping.

She said that Lawan's wife, who reported the matter to the Adeniji Adele Police Station, alleged that she spoke to her husband last on phone on July 10 at about 4.45 p.m. According to her, Lawan said that he was going to Ikeja for a meeting.

The High Court, sitting in Lagos, has finally granted the marriage dissolution between the son of Afro Beat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Femi, and his ex-wife, Funke Kuti.

The estranged couple finally got the nod from the court to divorced from their marriage in court years after both went their separate ways. Both parties had reported infidelity from the other.

There was speculation that the couple were back on when Funke attended Femi's 50th birthday celebration of Femi in June.

Femi is a multiple Grammy nominee while Funke manages singer, Weird MC. Their union produced a child, Made, who is studying music in the United Kingdom.

Yahoo Is Hacked: Company Reports 400,000 Usernames, Passwords Leaked

Yahoo Inc reported the theft of 400,000 user names and passwords to access its own site as well as those of other companies, saying that hackers had taken advantage of a security vulnerability in its computer systems.

Company spokeswoman Dana Lengkeek did not identify the other companies whose credentials were stolen or say how many of the stolen logins were for Yahoo's sites.

She said the data was included in "an older file."

"We are fixing the vulnerability that led to the disclosure of this data, changing the passwords of the affected Yahoo! users and notifying the companies whose users accounts may have been compromised," she said.

Chief Bode George

A faction of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos, led by Adeseye Ogunlewe, has asked the former national vice chairman, South West of the party, Chief Bode George, to step aside.

The group also lashed at the PDP South-West Zonal chairman, Segun Oni for allegedly taking sides with the Bode George led group. In a statement signed by the group’s publicity committee hairman, Chief Onita-Coker, the faction said it is mind boggling that George still believes that Lagosians will be keen on coming under his leadership.

Falana, 23 Others, Become Senior Advocates of Nigeria

Femi Falana

Passed over and ignored for several years, radical lawyer Femi Falana will this year finally wear the wig of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN).

The former president of the African Bar Association is one of 24 lawyers who will be inducted into the silk club of the Nigerian Bar otherwise called the Senior Advocates of Nigeria.

Also on the list are Rotimi Jacobs, a prosecutor for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission; Dayo Akinlaja, the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Ekiti State; and law teacher, Professor Akinseye-George.

The others to be invested with the award are:

ANNIE Hawkins-Turner is used to people being unable to look her in the eye — as she boasts the world's largest natural breasts.
Her gigantic size 102ZZZ assets weigh nearly 85lbs, each heavier than the average four-year-old child.
And she now makes a living from her unusual assets - starring in soft-core porn movies under the pun-tastic name of Norma Stitz.
Annie, originally from from Atlanta, Georgia, is known worldwide for her raunchy videos and gets plenty of attention in person as well.
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An Abuja Magistrate Court has ordered that a 23-year-old commercial sex worker, Charity Achibong, be remanded in prison for biting off her lovers tongue.

Achibong of Jabi village, Abuja, appeared in court on a one-count charge of causing hurt contrary to section 245 of the Penal code.

The Police Prosecutor, Insp. Clement Egwu, said that one Mr Ephraim Okoronkwo reported the accused on July 9, at the Life Camp Police Station, Abuja.

Alhaji Mohammed Dahiru Abubakar

Alhaji Mohammed Dahiru Abubakar is the substantive Inspector General of Police. His appointment was confirmed in Abuja yesterday by the Police Council.

Speaking to journalists following his confirmation, the Inspector-General promised to do "everything humanly possible” to boost safety and security in Nigeria.

“I will ensure that justice and fair play take place,” he pledged. “And to all officers and men of the Nigerian Police, I will give the right leadership, quality leadership that they expect to get, without fear or favour to anybody; and I will do justice to all at every given situation."

Dead Bodies

Oh my God!!! These People burnt like roasted meat in an Oil Tanker fire in Rivers State.

Read full gist below:

OVER 98 persons, including pregnant women, youths and children perished, Thursday morning, on the East-West Road, at Okogbe community in Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers State, when a crashed petrol tanker from which they were scooping fuel exploded in flames.

The ill-fated tanker, it was gathered, was trying to avoid a head on collision with a commercial vehicle at about 7am when it lost control and ran into a ditch, falling on its side.

Several other persons sustained various degrees of burn injuries. Sympathizers rushed survivors to hospitals.

P Square(L) and Mrs Josephine Okoye(Their Mother on Right)

Mother of famous pop singing duo P Square, Mrs Josephine Okoye is dead. Mrs Okoye was reportedly flown to India a few months ago after her earlier admission at St Nicholas Hospital, Yaba, Lagos, for an undisclosed illness.

It would be recalled that Mrs Okoye was in support of her sons’ career and was also a huge pillar to their success while she was alive. Her last public appearance at her children’s performance was at the Psquare Invasion concert in August 2011. She was a Christian minister before her death.

Meanwhile, no official confirmation has reached us yet from the family.

So sad. May her gentle soul rest in peace. Amen.

Bishop Oyedepo Wins Court Suit For Slapping A Young Lady

The judge says the application lacks merit as the slapped girl remains a ghost victim.
Justice Ojo of the Ogun State High Court sitting in Ota has struck out the N2billion suit slammed on the founder of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo, for slapping a young lady during a church service in 2009.

Robert Igbinedion, a Lagos based lawyer who filed the suit on behalf of the young lady, had asked the court to award N2billion as 'general and exemplary damages' against the flamboyant pastor among other reliefs.

But delivering judgment Thursday morning, Justice Ojo struck out the case, saying the application lacked merit on many grounds. He awarded a N20,000 cost against the applicant.

Les Horribles Cernettes

Everyday, millions and millions of photos are uploaded on the internet in many websites like Facebook, Flickr, etc.
But have you ever wondered what was the firts picture EVER UPLOADED ON THE INTERNET?
Well, the picture above is the first picture in history to be uploaded on the internet.
It was first uploaded in 1992. It is the picture of a group of young and lively ladies called Les Horribles Cernettes. Infact, my research shows that they were doing it for fun without knowing that they will make history.
Congrats to them. Really like the picture.

UNBELIEVABLE: Man Kills Girlfriend Over Handset

I find it hard why someone will kill another person for just over handset!! Well, the story is a very sad one.

Please take your time to read the story in full:

A youngman, Lawrence Ufan Ette, has allegedly struck his girlfriend to death with a stone during a fight in the victim’s house over her phone.

The 23-year old girl, Miss Roseline Ijeoma Christopher, was allegedly killed by her boyfriend over her phone which he allegedly stole from her room when he was on a visit.

Miss Dorothy Bassey, the landlady of 13, Academy Street, Calabar, where Ijeoma and her siblings along with their aged mother live, told a reliable source that Ette and Ijeoma had been in a relationship for a while but Ijeoma’s mother told Ette to stop coming to their house because of his bad behaviour towards her daughter.

A 38-year-old woman, Mrs. Abiodun Onadipe, on Tuesday pleaded with an Agege Customary Court to dissolve her 14-year-old marriage on the grounds that her husband was irresponsible.

The mother of three, who sells cosmetics, accused her 42-year-old husband, Mr. Tajudeen Onadipe, of neglect and infidelity.

Abiodun said, “The problem began seven years ago when my husband began an affair with another woman, who is a divorcee. I suffered psychologically because my husband frequently made comparison between me and his lover who bore two children for him.

Scene of Accident. Photo Credit: Eniola Akinkuotu

One old man sustained injuries while over 10 passengers escaped unscathed after a van belonging to the Power Holding Company of Nigeria lost control and climbed a brown Peugeot Car and a commercial bus popularly known as Danfo.

The accident, which occurred at the Balogun end of Obafemi Awolowo Way, Ikeja, Lagos, according to eyewitnesses, occurred after the driver of the PHCN van with number plate, FG 343 N41, lost control while attempting to make a U-turn.

Eyewitnesses told GistNaija that while the driver of the PHCN van was making a U-turn, he suddenly spotted a pothole and attempted to dodge it but lost control.

Kim Kardashian banned Rihanna from Kanye West's dressing room during his recent London concerts.

The reality TV starlet doesn't want her 34-year-old boyfriend hanging out with other women on his own and with Rihanna's flirtatious reputation, she wasn't taking any chances when she wasn't at The O2 arena for his Watch the Throne tour shows with Jay-Z.

Kim is believed to have not been a fan of the You Da One singer since she was romantically linked to her brother Rob Kardashian several months ago.

REVENGE: New Igbo Group Vows To Avenge Killings of Igbos In The North

A new Igbo group, the Conference of Igbo Youth Organizations, CIYO, has warned that Ndigbo will no longer watch in silence while their brothers and sisters are slaughtered like animals in the northern states in Nigeria.

The group vowed that henceforth, it will be tit for tat. Most of the victims of the ongoing massacre in the North are Christians mostly of the Igbo stock in eastern Nigeria.

Diego Maradona

Former Argentina World Cup-winning captain, Diego Maradona, has been sacked as coach of United Arab Emirates Club, Al Wasl.

The 51-year-old, who agreed a two-year contract with Al Wasl in May 2011, was dismissed following a meeting of the club’s board yesterday.

“Following a meeting held by the board of directors of Al Wasl Football Company to evaluate the technical staff of Al Wasl under the leadership of Coach Diego Maradona, it was decided to terminate the services of Coach Diego Maradona and his technical staff,” a club statement said.

Late Olaitan Oyerinde

Four(4) persons have been arrested by the Edo state Police Command in connection with the murder of Olaitan Oyerinde, Principal Private secretary to the governor of Edo state, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole.

Acting Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, disclosed this on Wednesday in Benin while addressing journalists on the level of preparation of the police ahead of the governorship election holding this weekend.

Governor Fashola

The health sector in Lagos State may soon witness another strike as the doctors have started complaining that the Lagos State Government arbitrarily deducted from their April salary and withheld May salary.

The doctors accused the state government of adopting measures to stifle members of the Medical Guild rather than addressing the issues on ground.

The state government had through a circular warned that health workers who embarked on strike would have their salary withheld and that it was ready to enforce the rules to the letter.

Suspected cultists, armed with guns and axes, have invaded Ogwashi-uku in Aniocha south local government area of Delta state, killing no fewer than three students of the polytechnic located at the town within a week.

A reliable source gathered that two students of the polytechnic were shot death by the suspected cultists on Thursday last week and the latest victim, also a student of the same institution was murdered last Sunday by rival cultists when he was returning from a church service.

Mariam Aloma Mukhtar

The Nigerian senate has confirmed the appointment of of Mariam Aloma Mukhtar as the Chief Justice of Nigeria. By this confirmation, she becomes Nigeria's first female Cghief Justice.

She succeeds Dahiru Mustapher, who will retire on July 15, having reached the mandatory retirement age of 70. A mamdetory valedictory session has been scheduled for the retiring Chief Justice at the Supreme Court on Friday.

She is expected to be in office until November 2014 when she would also retire, after turning 70 years.

Heavy rainstorm accompanied by torrential flood Friday night claimed two lives and submerged many residential houses and shops at Mararaba in Nasarawa State.

Millions of naira property were destroyed by flood caused by the heavy downpour that started at 11 pm.

A witness, Caleb Daniel, said two children from the same family died in the flood.

Our reporter gathered that owners of shops and residential houses beside Kabayi Bridge in the area, suffered terribly.

A middle-aged man was last Thursday sentenced to two months imprisonment by a Grade 1 Area Court sitting in Gwagwalada for attacking his friend with a cutlass and inflicting injury on his head.

Peter Ayo, 42, was charged with causing hurt, which is an offence contrary to Section 240 of the Penal Code.

Police prosecutor, Haruna Suleiman, told the court that on July 4 at about 2200 hours, one Victor Iduh, reported to the police that his friend, Peter Ayo of Old Kutunku road Gwagwalada, came to his residence on the same day and inflicted injuries on his head with a cutlass.

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