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Saturday 17 October 2015

Wow! NDLEA arrests man with 108 ATM cards

A 34 year old man, Udeh Onuora Pascal suspected to be working for an international criminal organization had been arrested by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for being in possession of 108 automatic teller machine (ATM) debit cards.

He was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos while attempting to board a Qatar Airline flight to China. The debit cards belong to five commercial banks.

NDLEA commander at the Lagos airport, Mr. Ahmadu Garba said that suspect was arrested in connection with suspected money laundering and was immediately transferred to the Assets and Financial Investigation Directorate of the Agency for investigation.

Mrs. Victoria Egbase, the Director of Assets and Financial Investigation said that the Agency had established a prima facie case of financial crime against the suspect and that the Chairman had ordered the transfer of the case to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for further investigation.

The suspect in his statement said that he was asked to take the cards to China.

According to him, “I am not the owner of the cards. I was told to take them to China and that somebody will collect them from me when I get there. I have a shop where I sell clothes at Onitsha main market. I am also a 300 level student of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Anambra State studying History and International Relations. I never knew it would lead to my arrest”. Udeh hails from Obibi in Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State.

Chairman/Chief Executive of the NDLEA Ahmadu Giade said that the case should be transferred to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for further investigation.

“This is a suspected money laundering case involving cash transfer with debit cards. The EFCC will carry out further investigation on the case. We must continue to work together as a united force against criminal syndicates” Giade stated.

Van Vicker and Wife Celebrate 12th Wedding Anniversary? Wow! (Photos)

Van Vicker's official wedding portrait

Van Vicker, and wife, Adjoa are celebrating 12 years of marital bliss yesterday, 16 October, with 3 kids to show for it.

The popular Ghanaian actor took to his instagram to share a photo of himself and his wife, commenting below:

“Today marks my 12th wedding anniversary. I told a friend that & his mouth dropped. Then he said ‘u have been married for 12 years’? Yes ooo I am blessed. We are blessed. #VanVickerBrand#MySuccessStory #YoungGF”.

Though he and his wife, Adjoa have been married for 12 years, they were together for 10 years before that, as high school sweethearts. According to the star actor, he met and fell in love with his wife as far back as 1993.

They have three beautiful kids together, two daughters named J’dyl and J-ian, and a son, named Vj.

Screenshot of congratulatory messages on Instagram

Their children

Wow! Man Cuts Off His Ears To Look Like Parrot (See Graphics)

A man obsessed with looking like a parrot endured a six-hour operation to cut off his ears and now he wants to turn nose into a beak.

Ted Richards, 56, from Hartcliffe in Bristol, gave his ears to a friend who he said would 'appreciate them' and is now planning his next date under the operating table.

Ted, who has 110 tattoos, 50 piercings and a split tongue, is happy to put his body on the line as a visual tribute to his beloved parrots Ellie, Teaka, Timneh, Jake and Bubi.

Checkout Angelina Jolie on Motherhood, Marital Issues, and Why She Can’t Wait to Turn 50

Checkout Angelina Jolie on Motherhood, Marital Issues, and Why She Can’t Wait to Turn 50

Angelina Jolie

Most women in Hollywood start to stress once they’ve hit the wrong side of 25, but Angelina Jolie is not most women. Faced with a daunting family history of cancer, the movie star/director and mother of six made the brave decision to undergo a preventative double mastectomy, and followed that surgery up two years later with another surgery to remove her ovaries and fallopian tubes — a procedure she knew would send her into early menopause.

At the time of the second operation, she was also starring in a movie with her husband — their first together in a decade — that she wrote and directed. So, you know, no pressure there.

Shortly after she underwent the second operation, Jolie penned an op-ed in the New York Times to share her story with the world. It turned out that exposing this part of her life had a somewhat healing effect on the actress turned activist.

“It really connected me to other women,” she explains in the November issue of Vogue. “I wish my mom had been able to make those choices,” she added, recounting how painful it was watching her mother suffer. “The specific grief came from the woman I was closest to, seeing her art slip away, her body fail her.” Still, opting to take such drastic measures wasn’t something Jolie went into lightly.

“They are not easy surgeries. The ovaries are an easy surgery, but the hormone changes [are] interesting. We did joke that I had my Monday edit. Tuesday surgery. Wednesday go into menopause. Thursday come back to edit, a little funky with my steps."

Despite the challenges, though, she is at peace with her choice. "I feel grounded as a woman. I know others do too. Both of the women in my family, my mother and my grandmother, started dying in their 40s. I’m 40. I can’t wait to hit 50 and know I made it.”

She might not have to wait until 50 to feel that way, though, judging from the buzz around her upcoming film, By the Sea, which tells the story of a husband and wife in the 1970s who resolve their marital issues while visiting a French resort. Perhaps somewhat ironically, they shot the movie during their honeymoon. (Jolie, Pitt, and their six kids shot the film on the Maltese island of Gozo.)

“This is the only film I’ve done that is completely based on my own crazy mind,” she laughed, noting that she and Brad frequently referred to it as “the worst idea.” She then quickly clarified, “It’s not autobiographical. Brad and I have our issues, but if the characters were even remotely close to our problems, we couldn’t have made the film.”

Just because it wasn’t a reflection of their own relationship, however, didn’t mean the material wasn’t challenging. “As artists we wanted something that took us out of our comfort zones,” Jolie explained. “Just being raw actors. It’s not the safest idea. But life is short.”

And it seems Jolie is making every minute count. Despite her pursuits of writing, directing, acting, making wine, and saving the world, she still prioritizes time with her kids.

NYT

Fela Kuti's nephew jailed over Nigeria Boko Haram arms case

A senior Nigerian army officer and nephew of Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti has been jailed for six months for allowing weapons to fall into the hands of Boko Haram Islamists during a deadly attack, his lawyer said on Friday.

Brigadier General Enitan Ransome-Kuti was convicted at a five-member court martial in Abuja on Thursday for "loss of equipment" during the attack in Baga, Borno state, in January.

The officer was also convicted of failure to discharge his duties but cleared of a third count of "cowardly behaviour", Femi Falana told AFP.

The attack on Baga, on the shores of Lake Chad, saw hundreds of Boko Haram fighters overrun and destroy the town and surrounding villages, including a military base.

Militants were later seen in a propaganda video picking through the armoury at the base, which was used by troops from Nigeria, Niger and Chad.

Hundreds of people were said to have been killed in what has been seen as the Islamists worst atrocity in the six-year insurgency, although even now there is no exact death toll.

Falana said Ransome-Kuti had been in custody for six months and should be released for time served but the conviction and sentence had to be confirmed first by a military panel.
An appeal would be lodged, he said, as it was "contradictory" to convict his client of losing equipment but clear him of cowardly behaviour.

"Boko Haram outnumbered his men. They had more superior weapons than the unserviceable equipment of the Nigerian Army" which prompted the withdrawal, Falana added.

In September 2014, 12 Nigerian soldiers were sentenced to death for mutiny after shots were fired at their commanding officer in the northeastern city of Maiduguri.

The following December, 54 other soldiers were sentenced to death for refusing to deploy for an operation against Boko Haram.

In May this year, the military said 579 officers and soldiers were on trial over indiscipline linked to the conflict.

The cases, most of which have been heard behind closed doors, emerged after complaints of poor equipment and morale in the army against the better-equipped rebels.

Conditions are said to have improved since the start of this year, with new procurement and investment that has put Boko Haram on the back foot.

That has prompted calls for a review of soldiers facing charges.

Ministerial Nomination: Checkout What Amaechi Is DemandingFrom Saraki (LWKM)

Former governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, has written Senate President Bukola Saraki, asking him not to take any action on the White Paper issued by Governor Nyesom Wike against him and his administration and the petition sent to the Senate by Livingstone Wechie accusing him of corruption.

Amaechi, a ministerial nominee from Rivers State has been having a running battle with the State government and its lawmakers, who are opposed to his nomination and appointment by President Muhamadu Buhari.

The state and the lawmakers want Amaechi to be dropped, accusing him of having made the state to lose huge revenue when he was governor for eight years. The opposition against him informed the postponement of his screening twice last week when 18 other nominees were cleared by the upper legislative chamber.

Read The Hate Speech Afenifere Renewal Group Uttered About The Igbos

The Afenifere Renewal Group, a Yoruba socio-political group, has called on South West governors and Obas to de-recognise Eze Ndi Igbos in Yorubaland.

The group in a statement on Friday, said the title of Eze Ndigbo in Yorubaland is not backed by any customary law and is therefore considered alien.

This is coming days after a reported bickering between Aladelusi Aladetoyinbo, the Deji of Akure, and Gregory Iloehike, Eze Ndigbo in Akure, following claims of a plan by the former to dethrone the latter.

The group added that the practice of having Igbo kings in Yoruba lands has continued to stretch the tolerant nature of Yoruba people to the limit.

It stated that the practice is something that Yoruba people living away from Yorubaland do not even think of, therefore, it sees no reason why "migrants" living in Yorubaland should not know their boundaries.

Checkout what tanker explosion did in Ogun state this morning

One man, cars and houses burnt after a tanker filled with petrol exploded at Owode-Ijako area this morning. Fire service men as well as the police are on ground to contain the situation. See more photos below

Oh! Nigerian Lesbian In Oxford University Caught Having Sex At A Conference (See Photo)

Pictured above is a prominent student activist from Oxford University who is resigning from her political posts and campaigns after admitting she failed to obtain full consent before having sex at a conference earlier this year.

Annie Teriba, a third-year student at Wadham college, was the editor of No Heterox** – described as a zine for queer and trans voices – as well as a racial equality officer and member of both the National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts committee and the NUS’s black students’ committee, according to the independent Oxford University newspaper Cherwell.

Teriba reportedly made the admission in a statement posted on her Facebook profile, which has since been deleted. She said she began a physical relationship with someone at the NUS black students’ conference in May, but was later told by the other person that the s*x had not been consensual.

Teriba wrote:

“This statement explains why I will be stepping down from political campaigning from now.

“At this year’s NUS black students’ conference, I had sex with someone. The other party later informed me that the s*x was not consensual. I failed to properly establish consent before every act. I apologize sincerely and profoundly for my actions.

“I should have taken sufficient steps to ensure that everything I did was consensual. I should have been more attentive to the person’s body language. In failing to clarify that the person consented to our entire encounter, I have caused serious irreparable harm.”

Teriba also revealed that a similar incident occurred while she was under the influence of alcohol in a club in her first year of university, when she “touched somebody in a sexual manner without their consent”. She highlighted a number of steps she would be taking to show she was committed to transformation, including seeking help for alcohol consumption and from organizations that specifically deal with s*xual violence.

But the Women’s Campaign, an autonomous political group within Oxford University Student Union (OUSU), said Teriba’s admission was “rife with apologist”. In a statement, it added:

“Sexual assault is one of the most underreported crimes, especially at universities. Holding those responsible for s*xual violence accountable means acknowledging the terrifying fact that violence against women is deeply ingrained in and normalized in our culture: education about the issues, campaigning for the rights of those affected, and continued vigilance about the behavior we do not condone in our organization is the only way forward.”

Lucy Delaney, OUSU’s vice-president for women, said:

“In a society which silences survivors and which tolerates rape apologism it is essential that liberation spaces do not harbour or protect abusers, otherwise they are no better than the institutions which perpetuate oppression.”

President Buhari Has Finally Given Condition To Negotiate With Boko Haram (Read)

Yesterday, President Buhari said he will only negotiate with Boko Haram members if they can show him that the missing Chibok girls are alive and well. President Buhari said this while speaking with newsmen in Abuja

"Unless there is an evidence that the abducted Chibok girls are alive, I would not go into any negotiation with any group or persons fronting for the Boko Haram"he said.

Speaking on his pledge to defeat Boko Haram by December, President Buhari said;

“As soon as the dry season comes, which is by the end of the year, Boko Haram will virtually be out of their main strongholds and that will be their waterloo”.

I Was Not Arrested By EFCC--- Sen. Godswill Akpabio

Senator Godswill Akpabio has denied reports that he was arrested by EFCC yesterday. He says he was only invited by the anti-graft agent and he honored their invitation. Read his tweets below;