SPORTS: Flying Eagles maul Lugbe United 12-0 in friendly

Nigeria U20 side spanked Lugbe United 12-0 in a friendly game played in Abuja on Thursday morning.

Hat-tricks from Taiwo Awoniyi and Alhassan Ibrahim inspired a massive victory for the Garba Manu team as they intensify preparations for the 2015 African Youth Championship qualifiers where they face either Kenya or Tanzania in May.

Alhassan opened scoring in the 13th minute of the encounter after his rebound sent the opposing the goalkeeper the wrong way after he had stopped his initial efforts off a corner kick with Awoniyi getting the second goal two minutes later after getting a pass from Ifeanyi Mathew.

Mathew converted a penalty in the 26th minute to put Manu Garba ahead after Awoniyi was forcefully brought down in the penalty area of Lugbe United before providing another assist for Bernard Bulbwa.

The goal feast continued in the 14th minutes on resumption of the second half as Alhassan scored another goal for the Nigeria U20 side before completing his treble few minutes later.

Abubakar Lawal, Sulaiman Abdullahi , Mustapha Abdulahi also had their names on the scorers’ sheet in the one sided encounter.

The Flying Eagles are expected to depart the country for Morocco on Sunday where they will be facing the Junior Atlas Lions in a two-legged friendly match billed for Cascablanca on April 9 and 11.

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Gunmen Kidnap Edwin Clarks Son

 SUSPECTED kidnappers have abducted Mr. Ebi Clark, son of Ijaw national leader and former Federal Commissioner for Information, Chief Edwin Clark, currently a delegate to the National Conference.

He was reportedly kidnapped, Wednesday, at Clark’s countryhome, Kiagbodo in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State by the gunmen, who invaded the community.

A source told Vanguard that they whisked him away in a speedboat through the Kiagbodo River, connecting Ramos and Forcados Rivers in Bayelsa and Delta states.

Delta State Police Commissioner, Mr. Ikechukwu Aduba, confirmed the abduction when contacted on phone by Vanguard, saying, “One of the suspects is already with us and we have spread our dragnets to pick up others and secure his release.”

He said the kidnappers struck on Wednesday afternoon, but with the search operation by the police, “I can assure you that they will be no place for them to hide.”

Spokesman of the Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, Mr. Eric Omare, told Vanguard, yesterday, that information at the disposal of the council indicated that Clark’s son had been taken by the kidnappers to their hideout.

His words, “ The IYC officials in riverine areas of Ingbelebiri, Oporomor and Seimbiri clans of Delta and Bayelsa states have been diretcted to trace and fish out the kidnappers.”

He said the IYC would use resources at its disposal to fighting kidnapping and other acts of criminality in Ijaw land.”

An Ijaw youth leader, Mr. Austin Yadah, described the kidnap of Ebi Clark, “as an embarassment”, adding, “Why are our youths not showing respect to elders. Of all persons, what will make them kidnap Chief Clark’s son, is it to distract him from he is doing at the National Conference or what.”

“What ransom do they want him to pay now and why should he pay it. If they want quick money, they should direct their attention somewhere else because no ransom will be paid and we will get them,” he added.

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Pay Sanusi N50million damages-Court Orders Federal Govt/Police

A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the Federal Government and the Nigerian police to pay suspended Central Bank Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, N50million as exemplary damages for unlawfully detaining him and seizing his passport on February 20th. The court also asked the police to immediately return his passport and warned them against arresting or harassing him again.

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Man Arrested With Human Parts In Ogun State

A suspected ritualist was arrested yesterday after severed human parts were found on him after he tried to apprehend a woman who was miraculously saved by a passer-by. The passer-by also demanded to see what the suspect had in the cellophane bag with him, but he declined and made to flee before the man forcefully tore it only to find different human parts. 

The man raised an alarm which attracted a crowd from the nearby cement factory to the scene. The crowd mobbed him and almost killed him before police came to his rescue.

At first, he pretended he was mentally deranged, but when he realized the crowd won’t stop lynching him, he begged for forgiveness and said he was ready to confess. 

He confessed he belonged to a five-person syndicate who have been operating in the Ewekoro axis for the past nine months.

When their den located in Iyana Egbado Village, along Abeokuta-Lagos Expressway, Ewekoro Local Government in Ogun State was visited, human parts sliced into pieces, plastic containers filled with human blood, ladies under-wear, shoes, knifes, blood stained dresses, and a duvet were found there.

The Ogun State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, however confirmed the incident and said investigation was on-going, but appealed to members of the public to avoid public lynching of suspects.

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Jim Iyke Loses Mother

Nollywood Actor Jim Iykes Mother Passed on on Tuesday this week after a brief illness.His mother had been ill for some time and even travelled to india for treatment.Burial arrangements will soon be made public by Jim and his Family.We at Celebgists send our condolences to Jim Iyke.

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New Music By Ill Bliss- LOVE YOU

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Man Jailed 25yrs For Attempting To Kill Obama

 

An Idaho man who admitted trying to assassinate President Barack Obama by shooting at the White House received a 25-year prison sentence on Monday.

Oscar Ortega-Hernandez, 23, appeared in federal court after pleading guilty in September to terrorism and weapons charges. He had been originally indicted on 17 criminal counts.
Prosecutors had charged Ortega-Hernandez with firing a Romanian-made assault rifle out of the window of his car the evening of 11 November, 2011.

After sending a number of rounds toward the White House, he sped away toward a bridge leading to the Virginia suburbs, but crashed his vehicle and fled on foot, officials said.


The government said Ortega-Hernandez’s fingerprints were found on ammunition magazines left in a 1998 Honda, but not on the weapon itself, which also was left in the car.
Neither the President nor his family were at home at the time of the incident.

“This man drove cross-country to launch an assault rifle attack on the White House from Constitution Avenue,” said U.S. Attorney Ronald Machen, whose office prosecuted the case. “He was motivated by hatred for the President and the desire to start a revolution against the federal government.

“We are very fortunate that his bullets narrowly missed the U.S. Secret Service officers guarding the White House that night. This 25-year prison sentence demonstrates that anyone who comes to the nation’s capital planning to use violence should expect to spend decades behind bars.”

Ortega-Hernandez was captured at a Pennsylvania motel five days after the incident.

In court documents, prosecutors argued Ortega-Hernandez was dangerous and planned out his alleged crime over a period of months.

According to the FBI, Ortega-Hernandez’s friends reported that he made anti-government statements beginning in 2010.

Officials said he believed the federal government was trying to control Americans through GPS, fluoride and aspartame.

He was also angry at what he believed was U.S. bullying of other countries, including in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and claimed that the President was the “anti-Christ” and told friends he was “on a mission from God to take out Obama.”

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Mocheddah Looking Angelic in her Nitegown

Remember Her,The ko ma roll crooner mocheddah,haven t heard much about her recently but the pretty musician posted bedroom pictures on her instagram page and she was looking angelic.check them out after the cut............

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Lifeless body of LASU 300 level female student found at Ijesha Lagos

The lifeless body of a 300 level Economics student of the Lagos State University (LASU) was found at Ijesha on three days after family and friends declared her missing

A member of the Neighbourhood Watch, Mr Badmus Azeez Adeniyi, said 

"I was alerted by one of my younger sisters who was going out very early this morning (Thursday) to buy goods from Seme.She rushed to call me, panting heavily, trying to inform me that there is somebody that is lying on the road near Odo Olowu bus stop on Apapa – Oshodi Expressway.

"We rushed down to the scene and found out this lifeless body lying over there. Immediately we alerted the police and they came.
There is no clue yet on what could have happened to the lady. But it is like a case of murder that took place somewhere. Apparently, the perpetrators had waited for the cover of the dark to drop her corpse here. "Nobody can say exactly when they did this but it surely cannot be anything around 10pm and 11pm last night because we still passed through this area when we were on surveillance watch last night."

Her bag,phone and personal effects were still in her bag and her phone was used to contact her frienda dn family .One of the first to arrive was Ogugbua Godwin Anabor who identified her as Rita Onwuli, a 300 level Economics student of LASU from Illah, Delta State
"It was quite a while when we saw her. I visited her the last time we saw at her residence at No 44, Adigun Street, in Idi-Araba, Mushin."

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Erastus Akingbola's London home sold for £5.7million

 

Embattled banker and former Managing Director of the now defunct Intercontinental Bank, Erastus Akingbola's London home has been sold by the UK government for £5.7million pounds, which is about N1.5billion. 

 

A UK Judge, Justice Michael Burton of the Royal Courts of Justice, London, had on July 31 2012, found Erastus Akingbola guilty of theft and fraud of monies totaling £654million and ordered that his London home be sold as part of the properties he is to forfeit having been found guilty.

 

Mr Akingbola is also standing trial for Financial Crimes here in Nigeria. He is accused by the EFCC of stealing N47billion depositors funds from Intercontinental Bank.

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Man Slits Woman’s Throat For Rituals In Ibadan

 

Ms Chiwendu Nkwocha is lucky to still be alive after a Muslim cleric, Isa Salaudeen attempted to slit her throat in his apartment in Ibadan. Chinwendu was said to have found herself in the cleric’s apartment after her boyfriend took her there for spiritual cleansing.

She was tied down and her face covered thinking he was getting her ready for the cleansing, until she felt a sharp object piercing through her throat and she cried out for help. The ‘Alfa’ would have succeeded, but the knife he took wasn’t sharp enough. As he was about changing the knife, the woman made more noise and people broke into his apartment to find her tied down and bleeding. She was rushed to UCH where she is presently receiving treatment and the cleric was instantly arrested.

The Oyo state police command has said the suspect is already helping them with useful information.  

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Police Declare Obesere Innocent Of Rape Allegation

 

 

In a chat with Encomium magazine, on Friday, March 28, 2014, the Lagos State Police Command Spokesperson, Mrs Ngozi Braide has said Miss Nike Olaiya who accused Obesere of rape is a blackmailer and extortionist. She said they both agreed they had canal knowledge of each other but Nike was only trying to blackmail him afterwards. Here’s how Encomium puts it;

‘As far as we're concerned, and based on the investigations carried out so far on the matter, most of the allegations by Obesere's accuser, Olanike Olaiya were fabricated. Although, they both admitted having canal knowledge of each other, there was absolutely nothing to show that Nike was raped as she claimed. It was a frame -up because the lady has refused to honour police invitation. And the doctor's report available to us has shown that she was not raped. We're made to understand that this lady on her own went to Obesere's house in search of Obesere, that she spent the nights there. She was there cooking and everybody in the house ate. Continue after the cut...

People in that house have equally made statements. I think there was a mutual relationship between the two of them. Nike is a 29 year old lady, a divorcee. I think during the period she was in the house, they had canal knowledge of each other, and she left him after which she went to the station to allege that she was raped. I think there was a case of mutual relationship between both parties as well as extortion attempt’’.

 "Before she went to make such allegations, she had already contacted Obesere on phone to demand certain amount that she was bleeding and so on. Obesere now invited her to a hospital. The doctor examined her and he didn't see anything abnormal. And they said for further clarification, she should go for scan. She left and never returned to the hospital."

But investigation is still in progress. Police would not rest until we get to the root of the matter and we will make the outcome known to the public.

Reacting on the development on Saturday march 29,2014, Omo rapala , as Obesere is known , said, I thank God I have been vindicated by the outcome of the investigations so far conducted by the police. What's next is to enter the studio for my next album. I thank God and that people have identified with me so far. I am very sure the police will soon get to the root of the matter."

Asked to give details of the new album , he said , It's about the incident .But I am yet to decide on its title. Marketers have shown up but it will be marketed and distributed by Ola Oluwa records, Alaba International Market, Lagos. By the special grace of God, it will be out before the end of April this year, he said.

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