OMG! 85yrs Old Woman Arraigned For 'Stealing' Blackberry

Mama Taiwo Ayodeji, an 85-year-old grandma, was on Thursday arraigned before an Abeokuta Chief Magistrates’ Court alongside one Nosiru Isa, 18, for allegedly stealing a Blackberry phone and other valuables valued at N244,000.

The police prosecutor, Insp. Augustine Ozimini, told the court that the alleged offences were committed on Feb. 23, at about 9 p.m. at Abule Oyun Street, Lafenwa in Abeokuta.

Insp. Ozimini disclosed that the grandma conspired with...

SEC DG Accuses House Chairman Of Demanding N44m Bribe

The woman who was said to have spent about N850,000 on Food in one day, Ms. Oteh Arunma, has accused the Chairman of the House of Reps Committee investigating her of demanding N44 million bribe. She said it was her refusal to give in to the demand that led to the "black mail" against her.

In fact, it was drama galore for spectators and observers of the probe on Thursday in the Commuttee room as Ms Oteh went from one allegation to the other, with a view to regain her tarnished credibility.

She specifically accused the Committee Chairman,...

Funke Akindele Becomes The Boss Lady!

As Y! Magazine Presents the ‘New Establishment’ 

It’s an edgy and sexy Funke Akindele on the cover of the influential pop culture brand Y! Magazine. The actress holds centre stage for the magazine’s 7th edition as it profiles the most exciting ideas across Nigeria — in technology, business, education, fashion, development, entertainment, the media, governance and more.

“Funke Akindele is a public face and name who best exemplifies the trend of pushing the envelope and staying at the cutting edge,” says Adebola Williams, who is managing editor for the magazine. 

Governor Who Tried To Sell Obama's Senate Seat Goes To Prison

Rod Blagojevich the ousted Illinois Governor reports to prison on Thursday to begin his 14-year sentence for trying to auction off President Barack Obama’s vacated Senate seat and a host of other corruption charges.

The governor was arrested in the midst of what prosecutors called a “political corruption crime spree” just weeks after Obama’s historic November 2008 election.

Mr. Rob was convicted of...

Actor TChidi Chikere’s Marriage Crumbles

Fine boy Nollywood actor/director, Tchidi Chikere and his beautiful wife, Sophia are no longer husband and wife. They say their marriage have broken down beyond repair.

Below is a statement released to the media...

"I Am Seriously Searching For A Man" - Nollywood Actress

Boosty Nollywood actress, Ifeoma Okeke is seriously not having things as rosy as she would have expect, especially as it concerns her emotional needs.

The actress was recently quoted thus: 

"I have never felt inferior and will never do. All my friends are very free with me and I have never kept friends that are on the big size.

"They accept me the way. The only thing is that...

NIGERIA's PENSION HOUSE OF CORRUPTION

The Five days public hearing held by the Senate joint Committee on Establishment, State and Local Government probing pension administration in country under chairmanship of Senator Aloysius Etok in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, did not only expose the rot in the administration of the defunct deferred Pension scheme, otherwise known as Pay-As-You-Go, it also opened a can of worms.

Before the Abuja hearing, the committee visited Lagos, Enugu, Uyo, Makurdi and Kaduna, and received several presentations from stakeholders including state governments.

It will be recalled that the joint committee was set up to among others, probe the pension administration in the country and find lasting solutions to the problem of inefficient and corrupt pension administration in Nigeria.

This came up in the wake of about N700billion...

BIG SHAME: Abuja Pastor Bags 21yrs In Jail For Fraud

From Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, comes this very disturbing news that a State High Court sitting in the Nasarawa State capital, Lafia, has sentenced a Pentecostal Church Pastor, Bitrus Bakkat, to 21-year imprisonment for defrauding two job seekers.

Sentencing the Pastor without an options of fine, the presiding judge, Justice S. Aboki, also ordered the pastor to pay back the money extorted from the applicants.

Although Pastor Bitrus pleaded not guilty, the...

EXPOSED: How A Faulty Chopper Killed DIG Haruna

“People were even following the aircraft to see where it was going to land because they noticed that it had mechanical problem,” an eyewitness said.

The helicopter that killed DIG John Haruna and three other senior police officers in Jos on Wednesday was said to have developed a problem during take-off and soon began emitting smoke, burst into flames and then crashed into a building in the Kabong area of the city.

Female SEC DG Spent N850,000 On Food In One Day

“We have also found out that you have been spending the money of SEC unjustly. You have stayed in Hilton for eight months. On a particular day, you ate N850,000 worth of food and spent over N30 million within the period. We have proof of all these,” said Hon. Herman Hembe.

These were part of the startling revelations made by the...

The Politics Of Oil Blocks And The Northern Elites

I agree the North is poor. Yes, I agree the poverty has bred millions of destitutes, who have become instant and easy recruits for Boko Haram. But my question is: Who impoverished the North?

A caveat: I am an unabashed capitalist who believes that every citizen has a right to do good business and make profit. I salute hard work and do not disparage honest efforts. However, uncompassionate capitalism driven by pulleys of aristocracy breeds a brutal class order worthy of condemnation.

In my last article titled “Elrufai’s Amnesia: The Day Boko Haram Wore Jeans”, I categorically stated that greed and the senseless chase for power by the Fulani aristocrats and political elites of the North are responsible for the extreme poverty of the North. I still and will always stand by that. My position did not go down well with my targets; they responded vituperatively.

The recent Mallam Sanusi’s statistics was intended to mislead...