GistNaija.com : 2012-09-09

Thursday, September 20, 2012

Female British Soldier on Afghan Duty Tour Gives Birth To A Baby Boy

A British soldier has given birth to a baby boy while serving in Afghanistan despite being unaware she was even pregnant.

She gave birth at a field hospital at the Camp Bastion in Helmand province.

The Royal Artillery gunner, whose identity was not released, was admitted to hospital after complaining of severe stomach pains. She gave birth to a baby boy, who was born prematurely after 34 weeks of pregnancy.

As the Members of the House of Representatives resumed from a two-month recess, the lawmakers have on Wednesday launched an agitation for a N7m increase in their quarterly allowances.

According to Punch newspaper, the lawmakers, each of whom currently enjoys N27m per quarter as allowances, now want the sum jerked up to N35m. As a result, Speaker of the House, Aminu Tambuwal, reportedly had a hectic time trying to calm his colleagues down at an executive session on Wednesday.

A 19-year-old boy, John Oweikabo, was Wednesday stabbed to death in a fight at the riverisde Obrigbene community in Ekeremor local government Area of Bayelsa State.

The incident occurred at about 7.30pm following fisticuffs between the deceased and his close friend.

The late John was reportedly stabbed in the neck with a knife by his friend, Daniel Esamgbala, who later fled the community on realizing what he had done.

The National Universities Commission (NUC), the body charged with the responsibility of monitoring the activities of universities in the country, has banned the conduct of re-sit examinations in Nigerian universities.

The NUC, in a statement by its Chief Information Officer, Mrs Bukola Olatunji, in Abuja, on Wednesday, frowned on the discovery that some universities conduct supplementary examination for their students, in addition to regular semester examinations.

Michael Stephens, popularly known as Ruggedman is a year older today. The rapper was born in Ijebu, Ogun State.

He studied Political Science at the Lagos State University, but his love for music is unbridled and he has been showing it since 1989.

His current feud with Modenine is not the first we have witnessed. He’s had issues with other artists in the past. He claims modenine has 4 albums and has nothing to show for it. Modenine released ‘Talking to you’ but Ruggedman fired back with ‘banging’ then on his second studio album ‘The paradgim shift’ Modenine replies with deathblow. We are still waiting for Rugged man’s reply.

Happy Birthday Ruggedman.

Arik Air Suspends Domestic Flights leaving Hundreds of Passengers Stranded

It has been reported that Arik Air, the Senate Committee on Aviation’s recommended national carrier, this morning suspended all its flights out of Lagos leaving passengers at the Murtala Muhammed Airport stranded.

Several accounts of the cause of the suspension has been reported in the media. some sources have it that all Arik Air flights have been grounded by labour unions over unpaid dues to them.

President Goodluck Jonathan has officially suspended the introduction of the N5,000 currency note in Nigeria.

A senior aide of Mr. Jonathan disclosed the policy reversal to online media Saharareporters in a telephone conversation today.

The President's earlier approval of the plan by Governor Lamido Sanusi of the Central Bank of Nigeria to introduce the jumbo note had triggered criticism, condemnation and even some street protests.

Chocolate City rapper, MI Abaga, has taken to his personal website, to make his opinions known about the Nigerian version of ‘Hold me back’, which Rick Ross shot in some areas of Lagos.

MI was evidently not happy, as his write up showed, suggesting that the American rapper did not portray the country in good light. In his opinion, nobody can tell the Nigerian story, more than the inhabitants of the nation.

A Washington State woman who is accused of trying to saw off her husband’s head while he slept is on trial this week on charges of attempted murder.

Renee Bishop-McKean was arrested in Everett, Wash., in October after her husband, Brett Bishop, awoke in the middle of the night to find her standing over him with a hand-held electric sabre saw, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in court.

A California chef has admitted to the murder of his wife and, even more gruesomely, to disposing of the body in an appropriate fashion: by slow-cooking her for four days.

That’s what a jury is hearing in the Southern California trial of David Viens, who is accused of killing his 39-year-old wife Dawn on October 18, 2009. Investigators were never able to find her body, and new audiotapes being played for the court shed light on the reason why they may never be able to.

Perhaps, Nigeria would have joined the likes of Germany, Japan, India and Malaysia as an automobile manufacturer as far back as 1997 when Dr. Ezekiel Izuogu, an electrical/electronics engineer, a doctor of science and lecturer of communications and electronics engineering at the Federal Polytechnic, Owerri, made a prototype of his first ever all-African car which he named Z-600.

The car which BBC's Hilary Andersson described as the all-African dream machine, was made for the family market with a top speed of 140km (86m) per hour.

Ninety per cent of its parts were sourced locally. For instance, the horn was a doorbell and it would have been the cheapest car on the planet as it would have cost just $2,000 to own one.

For organising prayer sessions for devotees and causing undue tension at Kaduna Prisons, condemned founder of Christian Praying Assembly, Rev. Chukwuemeka Ezeugo, popularly known as Rev. King, has been transferred to Kastina Prison.

Although prison authorities in Kaduna, Northcentral Nigeria, have not officially revealed his whereabouts, prison sources informed us that he was moved to Katsina Prison because a large number of his church members including notable politicians, always visit him in Kaduna for prayers, which became a source of concern to the prison authorities.

A man, Obinna Nwobodo, who allegedly murdered his friend, Ken Elijah, in his room over a piano musical instrument during a scuffle and dumped his corpse at a site, has approached a church in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, to confess his sin. He was later arrested by the police.

The 23-year old Nwobodo was arrested after his confession at Lord’s Chosen Church at Ijeshatedo, that he murdered his friend.
The Enugu State-born Nwobodo allegedly killed Elijah in his house at Alako area, a suburb in Orile-Iganmu, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, after he hit him with an object and he fell down, collapsed and died.

The last is yet to be heard about the murder of Wunmi Adebayo. Remember GistNaija reported some few days ago that her boyfriend confesses to killing her. But the police have denied such confession according to our source.

The Ogun State police command has refuted claims that the male friend of the murdered undergraduate student of Tai Solarin University of Education,

TASUED,Ijagun,Ogun State,Nigeria has confessed that he killed her.

The deceased,Wunmi Adebayo,a 200 level,English department student of the institution was killed early Monday10 September by armed robbers at the resident of her lover’s friend at the Golden Estate,Irewon in Ijebu North Eastlocal government area of Ogun State, South West Nigeria.

A 30-year-old man, Taoreed Oseni, was yesterday arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrate's Court in Lagos for allegedly sexually assaulting an 18-year old girl, Azeez Titilayo.

Oseni was alleged to have raped Titilayo in a church toilet at Oshodi, a Lagos suburb.

The accused, whose residential address is unknown, is facing a one-count charge of rape.

A minicab driver who claimed he was earning just £700 a month but was living a luxury of life in his Nigerian mansion, has been ordered to pay almost £1.2million.
Ovo Mayomi and his wife Juliet Ubiribo were convicted of fraud in 2010 after using an identity and immigration scam to falsely claim £43,000 in benefits.

Nigeria is blessed with capable hands and its future is great, President Goodluck Jonathan has said.

The president said at Dr. Tunji Braithwaite’s book launch on Tuesday in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, that Nigeria’s great future will only be realised when other brilliant and devoted Nigerians like Braithwaite work together to move the country forward.

The Federal Government has pledged to hand over completed and furnished almajiri and girl-child schools to state governments for onward enrollment by December this year.

The Minister of State for Education, Chief Nyesom Wike who invited all the almajiri, girl-child and furnishing contractors to a meeting in Abuja Tuesday, urged the contractors that were yet to complete the various contracts given to them to do so on or before November in order for the schools to be handed over latest by December this year.

The Lagos State Government's special security unit, Taskforce on Environment and Special Offences Enforcement Unit, has arrested a lance corporal and a driver for driving against traffic.
The soldier, Umaru Usman, and the driver, Sagir Abubakar, were arrested between 1pm and 3pm on Tuesday for driving a truck against traffic on the Third Mainland Bridge.

Enraged youths from the Bakassi area of Cross River State continued beating war drums on Tuesday, vowing to surpass the Islamic militant sect, Boko Haram, if the government failed to appeal its ceding.

The Bakassi community is seeking an appeal against the International Court of Justice 2002 ruling that gave Bakassi to neighbouring country, Cameroun. The window for such appeal is 10 years lapsing October 10.

“What is happening now in the northern part of the country is a child’s play because we will ensure justice is given to us,” a youth leader from the area under the aegis of Cross River State Political Network, Michael Nku, said during a protest at the National Assembly.

The release of the 2012 forbes list makers of the richest men in America puts Bills gates on the frontline as the richest for the 19th time. Check out the list below.

1. Bill Gates, Medina, Wash., $66 billion
2. Warren Buffett, Omaha, $46 billion
3. Larry Ellison, Woodside, Calif., $41 billion
4. Charles Koch, Wichita, Kan., $31 billion

Singer R. Kelly performs onstage at the 2011 Pre-GRAMMY Gala and Salute To Industry Icons Honoring David Geffen at Beverly Hilton on February 12, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California.

R. Kelly makes history in celebrity news as the most nominated act ever for the Soul Train Awards with 21 Nominations.

For the 2012 event in Las Vegas, sources say he is up for two awards. He shares the spotlight with Usher Raymond, who leads the list with five nominations.

Billboard, on September 19, shared the entertainment news about the singer's milestones. Amid tax troubles with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the talented singer-songwriter is being recognized for his contributions to music.

Shakira

The sexy singer confirmed she and her soccer star boyfriend Gerard Pique are expecting on her blog today. As a result, her professional endeavors will be taking the backseat for now.

Pregnant Shakira and Gerard Pique

She wrote: “As some of you may know, [boyfriend] Gerard [Piqué] and I are very happy awaiting the arrival of our first baby! At this time we have decided to give priority to this unique moment in our lives and postpone all the promotional activities planned over the next few days."

AMAZING: 19-Year-Old Teenage Girl Wins A Seat in Uganda's Parliament

A teenage girl fresh out of high school has won a seat in Uganda's parliament, adding to the ruling party's majority but embarrassing some who say her success lowers expectations of lawmakers in the East African country.

Proscovia Oromait, 19, contested elections deep in eastern Uganda to fill the seat left vacant after her father's death.

President Yoweri Museveni's ruling party had been desperate for a win there, having lost seven in eight parliamentary by-elections this year.

The polls are widely seen as a test of Museveni's popularity, and some calculated that she would win with a sympathy vote. The result was Uganda's youngest lawmaker ever - and a boost for Museveni's party.

But some critics say the position is too much responsibility for a young girl.

When will a 19-Year-Old enters the House of Reps OR the Senate in Nigeria?

UEFA Champions League: Chelsea 2-2 Juventus, Barcelona 3-2 Spartak

A Fabio Quagliarella goal denied holders Chelsea FC an opening win while Lionel Messi inspired FC Barcelona to come from behind and beat FC Spartak Moskva as the remaining set of matchday one fixtures were played on Wednesday night.

Chelsea looked on course to start the defence of their UEFA Champions League title with victory when Oscar scored twice in quick succession to hand them a 2-0 first-half lead against Italian title holders Juventus.

In a coordinated military operation by the JTF which resulted in the arrest and killing of a top media coordinator Monday morning in Kano and product of preliminary investigation by the troop to secure the ancient city under heavy military presence.

Remember the story that GistNaija reported about a man in Abuja who was caught with a dead boy in his suitcase. Well, if you miss it read it HERE. Below is an update of the incidence:

Neighbours to Usman Inuwa who was caught with the corpse of a child in a suitcase in Maitama, Abuja have identified the dead child as Goodluck, his son.

The shocked neighbours described the boy as very smart and wondered what came over Inuwa that made him to kill his child.Inuwa, a welder, arrested with the corpse of the child in a suitcase last Saturday, is currently in police custody.

Today, pictures of Snoop Lion sharing some quality ‘green’ time smoking weed together with his 18 year old son, Corde Calvin Broadus surfaced on the internet.

These controversial pictures showed Corde lighting up and rolling up one together with his dad.

In one tweet, Corde typed: ‘I been on bongs since middle of high school just started fu**in wit vapors and Js more.’

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The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Ayotunde Philips yesterday released 233 inmates, majority of whom were awaiting trials at the Kirikiri Prisons, Lagos.

This was part of the on-going new legal year programmes, and it was also a step to de-congest the prisons. Most of the lucky inmates have stayed for over 12 years.

A man allegedly stabbed his third wife in the eye, planned to flee Nigeria, but was caught by the police. Deann Igho married Sylvester barely a year ago and hoped to have a good marriage.

Their affairs had started when she was a student at the University of Port Harcourt. Their love affair blossomed, and they agreed to get married.

However, Deann’s parents, siblings and relatives objected to her marrying Sylvester. Along the line, she got pregnant for Sylvester and her family didn’t have any choice but to grant her wish. She moved in to live with
Sylvester.
Last year, she gave birth to a baby boy.

A Nollywood actor, Rasaki Olaniyi, 45, was on Tuesday arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly robbing, Abayomi Arinde, of N2.6 million.

Olaniyi of No. 7, Aduke Salako St., Agbado, Lagos, was arraigned on four-count charges of robbery, stealing, conspiracy and impersonation.
The accused pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Ngozi Nwosu

There’s big fear in the motion picture industry, globally known as Nollywood over the health of one of its leading actresses, Ngozi Nwosu as report says she needs to be flown out of the country urgently for a kidney transplant in the shores of India.

GistNaija learnt that already, some of her colleagues such as Amaka Igwe, Biodun Aleja and Emma Oguguah, are raising funds and preparing to fly her out of Nigeria for the surgery.

According Biodun Aleja, Nwosu is currently bedridden and they are making efforts to make sure she returns to the klieg lights.

He said: “We gave her some money yesterday to support the tests she is undergoing, and we will very likely take her to India very soon; that is why we are trying to raise funds for her. By the time she is done with the tests, we will be sure of the exact ailment, but I think it is kidney leakage or so,” he said.

A save-our-soul message circulating among Ngozi’s colleagues reads; “Please let’s not turn this to plenty talk, if you can help financially, please help by paying what you can to GTB account number: 0052851673 Ngozi. M. Nwosu. Thanks.”

As part of a planned African tour, international tennis champions, newly crowned US Open champion Serena Williams and sister, Venus Serena, are scheduled to visit Lagos on October 30.

While in Lagos, the dynamic tennis sister will inspire, motivate and mentor young Nigerians through a tennis clinic and an exhibition match which will also be their first in Africa.

Programme coordinator Tunji Adeyinka said Venus and Serena’s story of passion, determination, hard work and self-belief serve to boost the morale of athletes and business people alike.

The event is scheduled to take place at the Lagos Tennis Club in Onikan from October 30th to November 2nd.

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“It’s Too Early To Judge Me” – Goodluck Jonathan

Nigeria's president, Goodluck Jonathan has said that it is too early for Nigerians to judge especially to increase violence in the country.

President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday said that Nigeria’s greatest problem is political security. He disclosed that the country cannot develop in the face of this unending political conflicts and crisis.

The president said this at the 52nd Independence anniversary lecture tagged, Nigeria: Security, Development and National Transformation which had former President of Ghana, John Kufour as one of the speakers.

Former President of Ghana, John Kufour, had averred that Nigeria’s major obstacle towards becoming a giant nation was conflict.

John Kufour who made this statement while speaking at the 52^nd Independence Anniversary Lecture in Nigeria identified insecurity as one of the greatest challenges to Nigeria’s continuous growth and development.

According to him, “Naturally, imbalanced development that involves horizontal inequalities is an important source of conflict and that is costing Nigeria the opportunity to be the giant nation that it can and should be.”

A 13-year-old Florida boy whose life was plagued with violence and neglect went from victim to perpetrator when he allegedly beat to death his two-year-old half-brother and séxually assaulted another sibling.

A year after the vicious attacks, Cristian Fernandez has been charged as an adult and is now the youngest inmate awaiting trial in Duval County, Florida, and if convicted, he could face life in prison.

Nollywood Actor Bestwood Chukwuemeka Jailed For 3months

A 28-year old actor, Bestwood Chukwyemeke, was on Monday sentenced to three-month imprisonment by a Karu Senior Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, for having s*x with another man.

The convict, who resides at Gidan Mangoro, had pleaded guilty to having engaged in homo sexual acts. “I am guilty of the charge against me. I was under the influence of alcohol and I want the court to temper justice with mercy’’, he said.

Man Rapes 8 Children(All Little Girls Aged 8-15)

8 Children Raped By 1 Man

The police in Ipaja-Ayobo area of Lagos State, southwest Nigeria have arrested a man who allegedly defiled eight children. He is now being detained, awaiting arraignment in court.

The suspect, Mr. Temitope Alo was arrested on Saturday at Koloba area of Ayobo after the children allegedly confessed that he had raped them.

The eight victims, whose ages range from eight to 15 years were brought to the Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation,

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Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram yesterday night killed a retired Controller-General of the Nigerian Prisons Service, Alhaji Ibrahim Jarma Katagun, and two security aides in Azare, Bauchi state.

The gunmen shot at Mr. Katagun yesterday in his hometown of Azare, Bauchi State, as the former prisons official left a mosque. Critically wounded, he was taken to an undisclosed hospital for emergency treatment.

Popular Nigerian singer-songwriter and record producer Innocent Ujah Idibia, better known by his stage name 2Face Idibia turns 37 today. He was born on September 18, 1975.

He was a member of the defunct R&B/hip hop group Plantashun Boyz.

According to an eye witness, LASTMA officials badly assaulted a bus driver at Town Planning way, Ilupeju Lagos a few hours ago.

The bus driver's conductor and good Samaritans rushed his boss to an Hospital in Gbagada, only for the driver to be confirmed Dead on Arrival.

Operatives of JTF Monday night in Kano raided the residence of suspected top media coordinator of radical Islamist group at Rimi Kebe and Rijayar’zaki general area of the municipality and recovered arms, ammunition.

In a coordinated military operation by the JTF which resulted in the arrest and killing of a top media coordinator Monday morning in Kano and product of preliminary investigation by the troop to secure the ancient city under heavy military presence.

A statement by the Spokesman of Joint Military Taskforce in Kano, Lt Ikediche Iweha, titled “update on capture of Boko Haram terrorists on 17th September 2012, “this latest encounter with the terrorist group has foiled its planned attack to wreck havoc on the good people of Kano state.

Those who have been following the threats of impeachment against President Goodluck Jonathan by members of the House of Representatives will recall that the house gave the president till today to fully implement the 2012 budget.

Information emerging has revealed that the members of the lower chamber might already be soft pedaling on the move – that is if they have not totally abandoned it. And this will not be surprising to Nigerians too.

The only one that has grass stains on his trousers: Mourinho celebrates after Ronaldo grabs 90th Minute winner

It was another night of sensational Champions League action . At the Santiago Bernabeu, where the tie of the day was played, Real Madrid came from behind twice to defeat Manchester City 3-2.

City took the lead, after Edin Dzeko burst through to calmly slot the ball past Casillas. Marcelo made it 1-1, after his effort was deflected over Joe Hart. Kolarov swung in a delicious free kick to give the English Champions the lead, but Benzema restored parity almost immediately.

A 29-year-old HIV-positive man who sneaked into the house of a Chitungwiza music producer and r*ped his wife as the husband was busy recording in another room was yesterday sentenced to an effective 16 years in prison.

The 28-year-old woman tested HIV negative after the r*pe. Tawanda (29) of the same town was convicted of unlawful entry, theft and r*pe.

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