Peace Mass Transit In Accident At Okogbo Town. No Survivors (graphic Photos)

A Peace mass transit bus traveling from Enugu to Bayelsa State is involved in another fatal accident at Okogbe town, along Emezi Road. According to eye witnesses, Some unknown men drove in after the accident and tried to clean the name of the bus but hurriedly left when people started to gather. Another source claimed that everybody in bus died while other sources claim that a baby survived while the other 19 souls on board perished. Peace mass transit has not commented as at the time of filing this report. More photos when you continue:

Abia state gov, Okezie Ikpeazu files at Court of Appeal a day after he was sacked from office

Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, this morning filed a notice of appeal and application for stay of execution at the Court of Appeal in Abuja against the ruling of Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court. Justice Abang had yesterday sacked Ikpeazu from office after his main contender during the state's PDP primary in 2014, Uche Ogah, proved to the court that Ikpeazu presented fake tax clearance during the gubernatorial primaries.

Wife of US lowest-paid Governor takes waitressing job

The wife of Maine Republican Governor, Ann LePage got a waitressing job a few weeks ago to "supplement" her husband's $70,000 per year salary, the lowest of any U.S. governor. The Governor Paul LePage made this known at a recent town hall in Maine.

The LePages live with their dog, in the Augusta governor's mansion and bought a $215,000 Boothbay home two years ago. The governor recently tried but failed to increase his successor's salary to $150,000 per year, above the nearly $135,000 average for all 50 state governors in 2015.

Charles Okah Escapes From Kuje Prison

Brother of Henry Okah, jailed leader of the Movement For The Emancipation of Niger Delta Charles Okah has escaped from Kuje Prison in Abuja.A prison inmate told Saharareporters that Mr. Okah, who had been on trial in Abuja for the 2010 Independence Day bombing that killed 27 people, escaped last night by simply scaling the prison walls of the prison around 7:30 PM Nigerian time. He was reportedly in the company on another prison inmate. A massive manhunt has commenced to find and rearrest him.

Ericmany welcomes back Runtown, lifts restraining orders

Read the press statement below...

We wish to notify the general public & media houses that Ericmany Entertainment Limited has reconciled and welcome back our Act “Runtown” with a peaceful agreement being reached. Runtown can now perform in Nigeria, United State & any part of the world with all bookings being approved by his Record Label and going through the right Channel.
We have also hired Isaac Egere as the new Label Manager to oversee the whole affairs of our company and restructure the whole company to standard. Ericmany Limited is cool with Runtown and we ready to move on & bury the hatchet.

Man gets the police to arrest a young lady who accused him of being a ritualist & fraudster (photos)

I think a human rights organizations should get involved in this. Can the police do this? Here's what happened. The young lady named Motunrayo (left) took to her Instagram page to accuse a young man named Abiodun Abdulahi Akinlawon (right) of being a suspected ritualist and fraudster.

She alleged that he was caught while trying to perform a ritual on another woman and is an internet fraudster currently trying to escape out of Nigeria to Dubai. A day after she made the accusation online, the young man reported her to the police and got her arrested for tarnishing his image. He then shared photos & a video taken during her arrest on Facebook. She wasn't even dressed and they put handcuffs on her. Is that in any way legal? See the video after the cut and tell us what you think...

EFCC arraign woman over possession and attempt to export counterfeit travellers cheques

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday June 20, arraigned Favour Omeigba Bello before Justice (Prof) Chuka Augustine Obiozor of the Federal High Court of Lagos State, Ikoyi on 3-count charge bordering on attempt to export counterfeit, Possession of counterfeit and forgery.

Photos: Peace Mass Transit Ltd Bus involved in a ghastly accident in Enugu state

Another terrible accident involving a bus from transport company - Peace Mass, on Airport road, Emene, Enugu. No word on the number of survivors or casualties. More photos after the cut...

Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 class of 2016

Mr Obinwanna Okeke, a Master Degree Holder from the Australian University. made it on the Forbeafrica under30.  Below is what he wrote on his page.

I am truly honoured to have made it to the Forbes Africa 30 under 30 class of 2016. I am proud of the hard work put in over the years and also proud of every other African youth listed or not who is working hard in a corner in order to move our continent forward.

I have always believed that we need to be impatient in moving Africa forward, most importantly; economically.

To everyone at Invictus Group and everybody that have ever supported me one way or the other, here's a proof that we are on the right path. Let's even work harder a hundred times harder to create the wealth that will employ thousands of people in our continent and help grow our beautiful Africa.

Thank you @forbesafrica

Mama I made it!!!!

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#30under30
#AfricaRising
#SerialAfricanEntrepreneur
#InvictusGroup

Buhari says 'I am fit', challenges reporter to a wrestling competition

Speaking with journalists shortly after he returned from the UK today, President Buhari said he is fit and even jokingly challenged a journalist to a wrestling competition.

“You have seen me, you saw me when I was going, you can do the assessment by yourself. You can see me inspecting the guards of honour, if you want to wrestle me, you can do so, but you know I’m taller than you.”he said

He said he is resuming work stronger and more energetic.

Bus Crushes Infant To Death In Benue Over N150 Change (PHOTO) -

Pandemonium broke in Makurdi, Benue State capital recently when a commercial bus crushed to death an infant baby over N150 change, injuring the nursing mother in the process.

The luciferious incident, IDOMA VOICE learnt happened along Makurdi-Gboko expressway happened Wednesday at about 9p.m.

The father of the deceased baby who simply gave his name as Senator Anuum narrated that the mother of child had boarded the vehicle, alongside her baby, from the second gate of the Benue State University (BSU) to Coca-Cola junction located along the highway.

Anuum explained that when the mother of the child was about to alight from the vehicle at the junction, she gave the bus conductor N200 and she was supposed to be given a balance of N150 which, the conductor refused.

“The mother and her child, who she carried at her back, were the remaining passengers in the bus. The conductor did not want to give her the change and they drove off, in the process she grabbed the conductor that was already on the moving vehicle, with her baby at the back and she lost balance, fell down and was dragged on the road till the baby fell off from her back, in between the back wheels and was smashed, died instantly and the driver and the conductor drove off,” Anuum said.

It was further gathered that the barbaric act drew the attention of residents and passers-by who thronged to the place to catch a glimpse and rescue the wailing woman. It said the matter has been reported to security agencies.

Efforts to contact the police public relations officer, ASP Moses Yamu failed but a police source said the matter was being investigated to fish out the perpetrators.

Fathers' Day: Tonto Dikeh Celebrates Husband; Calls Him "Her King Kong"

Nigerian guy shows off stacks of cash ($4million) on Instagram

The Nigerian Instagram user, who according to his bio, is a Bureau De Change owner, shared this photo showing stacks of cash. He captioned the photo:

"Well, I never wanted a million dollar face with a dollar in my pocket, That's fame. I always want millions of dollars in my bank and I careless if nobody knows who I am. #TimeisMoney. $4m"

Photo: Evangelist, three others arrested in Imo State for stealing a 4-year-old girl with intent to sell her

Four child traffickers, including an evangelist were arrested and paraded on Wednesday, June 15, by the police for allegedly kidnapping a four year old child from her school, St Joseph Primary School in Umuhu-Okabia in Orsu local government area of the state.


 Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Andrew Enwerem who paraded the suspects said that the little girl Chinasa Okeke was abducted by Chibueze Okorie,20,  in connection with Chinonso Ogbedi, Ijeoma Ogbuehi, an acclaimed Evangelist and Joy Nwosu all of Orsu local government whose plan was to sell the child.

Photos: 'Two men of God' allegedly caught having sex in Enugu

A pastor and an apostle were today, Friday June 17, caught pants down in Ngwo community of Enugu North Local Government of Enugu State. Below is an eyewitness account shared with Newest Rivers:

"Around 1.00am in the morning two men were caught having sexual intercourse. One of them is a pastor and the other is known as an apostle. The so called pastor who was discovered to be the man in the gay relationship had been reported earlier to the vigilante group of Ngwo neighborhood by a boy of twelve who claimed he was raped by the pastor and had Fluid poured into his mouth after the abuse.

Ikorodu Schoolgirls’ Abductor Arrested In Ogun While Making Love (photo)

Police have arrested another member of the gang suspected to have abducted three girls from Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary School (BMJSS ), a private school in the Ikorodu area of Lagos, in February.

Police detectives arrested the 37 - year -old suspect , identified as Felix Sylva aka Tradition, last Saturday while making love to his girlfriend.

Sylva ’s arrest came four months after two suspected kidnappers were apprehended. The suspect , who hails from Edo State, was arrested at Magboro area of Ogun State for participating in the abduction of a Chinese man . Sylva told our correspondent that he had been hiding since March after his accomplices were arrested.

Regina Askia storms various media houses in Lagos (photos)

Former Nollywood actress, Regina Askia, who is on a visit to Nigeria, went on media rounds yesterday and today in Lagos where she spoke on her nursing profession. More photos after the cut..

Man allegedly kills friend over non payment of N50 bottled water in Lagos

The Lagos State Police arrested a man, 29 year old Ekanem Enodan for allegedly stabbing his friend  46 year old commercial motorcycle operator, Nicolas Goddonu, to death during an argument over paying for a N50 bottle of water at Oke-Ira area, Ogba, Lagos.

According to reports, On June 8, Goddonu, a father of five visited his friend Enodan at his shop in the company of his younger brother. He allegedly went into the shop at about 10:50pm and took a bottle of water which cost N50 without paying for it. Enodan allegedly tried to stop Goddonu from leaving his shop with the water by hitting him on his head with a bottle. Goddonu immediately slumped to the ground.
Enodan, thinking that Goddonu was pretending, walked over him, took back his bottled water and walked back into his shop.

ISIS fighter stabs cop and wife to death, then kidnaps their baby from their home in Paris

An 'Islamic State' killer stabbed a police officer and his wife to death in their Paris home.
The Police Jean-Baptiste Salvaing, 42, was stabbed nine times in the stomach in the 'terror attack' at his suburban house in the Yvelines department, north of Paris, shortly after 8.30pm.
His wife's body was found in the property after elite RAID commandos stormed the building and killed the attacker.

Photo: 15 killed in 48 hours in ongoing war between two criminal gangs in Calabar South

At least 15 people have been killed in two days in ongoing war between members of two criminal gangs, the Baggars Confraternity and Mafians, a version of the Klans confraternity in Calabar, according to CrossRiverWatch.

Remembering MKO And June 12 By Reuben Abati

This day, June 12 will always be remembered by those who have defied the culture of silence and conspiracy against a significant moment in Nigerian history, to remind us of how today, 23 years ago, the battle against the exit of the military from power was fought at the ballot by a determined Nigerian people. It is indeed sad that apart from the South West states of Oyo, Ogun, Lagos and Osun which have doggedly continued to celebrate the hero, and later martyr of that battle, Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola, there has been studied indifference to the June 12 phenomenon by the Federal Government and remarkably, the rest of Nigeria.

Shuaibu Amodu To Be Buried Today

Former Super Eagles coach,Amodu Shuaibu is expected to be nuried today according to Islamic rites. However, Metronaija has gathered that Shuaibu was said to have complained of heart problems yesterday and was prayed for in the afternoon. His body is being moved from the Stella Obasanjo hospital in Benin to his home town in Okpella. He will be buried today according to muslim rites in his home town, Okpella in Edo state.

Former Super Eagles coach Amodu Shuaibu dead at age 58

Former Super Eagles coach and NFF Technical Director, Amodu Shuaibu has died in his sleep just three days after the death of Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi. A statement released by the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) this morning reads:

"NFF Technical Director, Amodu Shuaibu has died at the age of 58. The four - time Coach of the Super Eagles complained of chest pains on Friday night and died in his sleep. RIP Amodu Shuaibu's death comes three days after that of former Super Eagles Captain and Coach, Stephen Keshi."

Photo: Decomposing body of a man with matchet cuts lying under Goodluck Jonathan Bypass in Calabar (Graphic)

A decomposing body of a man is lying under Goodluck Jonathan Bypass, around 8 Miles, Calabar. According to CRW: "The body is rotten, swollen and stinking badly. It appears he has been here for over a week, and may have been killed because he has cuts on his hand, part of his head has something that looks like machete cut and it appears the back of his head is open.

He seems to be between the age of 30-40 and he has some grey hair". The full photo after the cut...

Man rapes woman in order to go to jail to confront man who killed his son

Police say a Florida man, 49-year-old Joel Jones, allegedly raped a woman and then called 911 to turn himself in. When Police arrived to arrest him, he told them he wanted to go to prison to get even with a man who killed his 14 year old son.
The Palm Beach Post reports that the victim told police that Jones attacked her in August 2014 when she responded to an advert he placed asking for a cleaner for his offices. She said he attacked her and raped her as he was showing her an office building she would clean for him.

She said he let her go after the attack, and she heard him calling 911 as she left.

Jones was sentenced on Thursday to 25 years in prison on a conviction of armed sexual battery.

According to the Florida Department of Corrections, Jones was convicted for sexual battery and burglary in 1991 and served more than two years of a six-year sentence. He also served almost eight years of a 12 year prison sentence for a second-degree murder, according to department of corrections records.


Source: Palm Beach Post

Amber Rose puts her massive boobs on display wearing baggy overalls

Amber Rose stepped out in  baggy denim overalls as she ran errands in Los Angeles while she made sure her massive boobs were on display. More photos after the cut...

More photos of Ooni of Ife and his wife arriving the US

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and his beautiful wife, Olori Wuraola, arrived the US today. More photos after the cut...

Photos: Banker bags 39 years Jail term for stealing N30m from a deceased customer's account

Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye of the Lagos State High Court today, June 9, sentenced Olawale Garuba (pictured) to 39 Years imprisonment for stealing from the dead. The convict who was a banker working with a new generation bank, was arraigned alongside six others in July 2015 for conspiring among themselves to steal over N30million from the bank account of a deceased customer. More photos after the cut...

200 men and women go topless in Brighton, UK for 'Free the Nipple' campaign (photos)

Hundreds of men and women have gone topless to stage a protest on one of Britain’s most popular beaches (Brighton) to ‘Free the Nipple’ and make boobs more acceptable in society. The campaign's aim is to highlight social media policies over banning nipples. They want social media to allow women’s nipples to be visible.

More photos of the carpenter attacked in Kaduna for eating while Muslims were observing Ramadan fast

Francis Emmanuel pictured above, was viciously attacked by young Muslim men at Kakuri, Kaduna state on Tuesday June 7th, after they saw him eating while some Muslims were observing their Ramadan fast. Kaduna state governor, Nasir El Rufai visited him yesterday at the St. Geralds Hospital where he is receiving medical care. El Rufai condemned the attack and vowed that the state government will bring those behind the injustice to book.

Ooni of Ife and wife pictured at JFK

The royal couple left Nigeria yesterday night and are pictured above at JFK Airport in New York. The Ooni will be in the US till the end of the month where he will attend several events starting from June 11th till June 29th...

Photo: The complete list of Ambassadorial nominees forwarded to the Senate

President Buhari forwarded 47 names for ambassadorial appointment to the Senate. The names were contained in a letter sent to the senate which was red by Bukola Saraki in today's plenary.

Indian politician asks his government to ban Nigerians from entering India, says Nigerians cause problems everywhere

A former Minister in India, Ravi Naik, has asked the Indian Central government to "ban" Nigerians from entering India, saying his country does not need Nigerian tourists. According to Times of India, Naik said this while speaking to some reporters recently.

Referring to Nigerians as "Negroes", Naik who is also a senior Congress leader, told the reporters that Nigerians have been causing "problems" in Goa, a western state in India as well other places.

"They create problems everywhere... We do not want Nigerian tourists. The Central government should ban Nigerians,"

Naik said he demanded for a probe into the activities of Nigerians in Goa who he alleged masquerade as students.

“Nigerians come here and do ‘dadagiri’ in Delhi, Bengaluru and the entire country. We should move Nigerians out of here… Have they come here to study? Are they really studying? Are they really going to college, schools? This has to be probed. It is very important,” he said

Chelsea & Jose Mourinho apologize and settle with Dr Eva Carneiro after she threatened to expose embarrassing texts and emails

Jose Mourinho and Chelsea football club have ended the employment tribunal case with ex-Chelsea doctor Eva Carneiro, after agreeing on a settlement package with the doctor, just minutes before she was to climb the witness stand and expose embarrassing texts and emails sent by Jose Mourinho to her after alleging that Mourinho called her 'daughter of a whore' in Portuguese and also told her she should work for Chelsea Ladies FC and not the male football team.

A deal between Jose Mourinho and Dr Eva Carneiro was done in a back corridor of the court after Mourinho begged her and Chelsea then issued a statement saying it 'regretted the circumstances' which led to former club doctor leaving and 'apologises unreservedly to her and her family for the distress caused'.

Photo: Woman survives after she veered off the road and fell into an open drainage in Calabar

A woman was fortunately rescued from inside a black Pajero jeep last weekend after she panicked and veered off the road and fell into an open drainage along MCC by Boston Hotel in Calabar the Cross Rivers State capital.
According to eyewitnesses who spoke to CrossRiverWatch, the woman was driving towards Mobil by MCC when she veered off the road because she was scared by the barrage of cars driving behind her.
One of the eyewitnesses who spoke under anonymity said that the unidentified woman would have sustained serious injuries if not for the timely intervention of passers-by who came to her rescue immediately the accident happened.

Source: CrossRiverWatch

Former Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi dies at age 54

What a sad day for Nigeria! One of Nigeria's most iconic sports personalities, former Super Eagles captain and former coach of the team, Stephen Keshi, has died. According to his family, he died in the early hours of today Wednesday June 8th of Cardiac arrest in Benin, Edo state. He was just 54 years old. He wasn't even ill, he just suddenly died. His family has announced his death.

“With thanksgiving to God, the Ogbuenyi Fredrick Keshi family of Illah in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State, announces the death of Mr. Stephen Okechukwu Chinedu Keshi.ur son, brother, father, father-in-law, brother-in-law, has gone to be with his wife of 35 years (Nkem ), Mrs. Kate Keshi, who passed on on the 9th December 2015. Since her death, Keshi has been in mourning. He came back to Nigeria to be with her. He had planned to fly back today Wednesday, before he suffered a cardiac arrest. He has found rest.” his brother Emmanuel Ado said in a statement.

Such a shocking news. He is survived by four children and his mother. May his soul rest in peace, amen.

Famous boxer and MMA fighter Kimbo Slice dead at 42

Famous boxer and MMA (mixed martial artist) fighter, Kimbo Slice, one of the world’s most popular fighters, has died from a heart attack at the age of 42. TMZ earlier reported that Slice, whose real name is Kevin Ferguson had been hospitalized and was in a dire condition but he has now been confirmed dead. There are unconfirmed reports that he died from a heart attack and that efforts to revive him failed.

Recruitment: Police to disqualify applicants with tattoo

The Enugu State Police Command says it will disqualify any applicant with tattoo in its ongoing nationwide recruitment. Public Relations Officer of the Enugu State Police Command, Ebere Amaraizu, said this to newsmen in Enugu state today June 6th.

“The present recruitment is for degree holders and will last for three weeks and after that, the selected ones will proceed for the written interview. Over aged people, tattooed persons, falsified results, statement of results over five years and people with some physical impediments will be disqualified from the exercise” he said

Woman narrates how she and her daughters were raped by warlords

In the clip, the woman above named Rebecca Masika, a Congolse Human Rights Activist, narrated how some warlords dressed in military uniform, stormed her home during the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1999, stole from them, dismembered her husband and afterwards forced her to eat his penis.

The warlords then proceeded to rape her and her two daughters aged 9 and 13 who got pregnant and had babies for men who they do not know.

According to the woman, she counted 22 men raping her before she passed out. The attack left her womb destroyed.

She said she was later thrown out of her husband's house by his relatives because she refused to get married to his younger brother and also because she had no male child. She worked with a foundation that helped victims of rape. Masika died last year from Malaria and High Blood Pressure.

A fan begged singer Brymo to help him with his tuition fee & Brymo's reply...is kinda epic! Lol

He actually asked the guy to drop out of school. Some feel it was good advise, some didn't. See some comments after the cut...

Photos: 24-year-old Nigerian man and Thai woman nabbed in Bangkok with 8.5kg of drugs hidden in handbags

A Nigerian man and a Thai woman have been arrested after 8.5kg of crystal methamphetamine or "ice" were found stuffed into new handbags imported from China.

24-year-old Nigerian national John Anike Chinedu & Sawaros Nathawil, 34, were arrested separately in Samut Prakan and Bangkok.

 

Lol...Ben Murray-Bruce drags the heck out of a twitter user...

No chill at all...lol

Photos: Chisco Luxury Transport Bus veers off the road

Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) shared these photos via Social Media. According to them, the fully loaded luxury bus belonging to Chisco Transport, veered off the road and landed in a ditch, during the early hours of yesterday. No report on whether there were casualties. Another photo after the cut..

Legendary boxer Muhammad Ali is dead at age 74

Legendary boxer, Muhammad Ali, 74 who was rushed to a hospital outside Phoenix, Arizona and reportedly on life support after he was found 'barely breathing' at his home on Thursday has died.

Ali was surrounded by his family who rushed to be at his bedside on Friday after doctors warned his condition was 'rapidly deteriorating', Radar Online reported.

Ali was taken to hospital on Thursday with an 'unshakeable cough' which was complicated by his Parkinson's disease.

May his soul rest in peace...Amen!