Tuesday 27 June 2017

Between Sowore and Lekan Fatodu: For Record Purpose

A quick response to Mr. Olanrewaju Suraju , Head, Civil Society Network Against Corruption (CSNAC)

Mr. Olanrewaju Suraju, (I’m going to hereafter address you as LarryKay -  the nickname individuals like myself who have known you for so long do call you) I have just read your latest FB post regarding the issue between myself and Sowore which you have described as my “hostilities against Sowore”. And I think it is important to respond to some fundamental aspects of your note to correct some critical assumptions therein.

Serena Williams looks magnificent as she poses naked for iconic Vanity Fair pregnancy shoot

Serena Williams has posed naked on the cover of Vanity Fair, and spoken of the moment of disbelief when she discovered she was pregnant.

The world famous tennis star – who is expecting her first child - appears on the front of the latest issue of the American lifestyle magazine, in a pose which emulates the classic cover shoot by a pregnant Demi Moore in 1991.

Spain sends 23 Nigerians packing

The Spanish Government on Tuesday deported 23 Nigerians for committing various offences in the country, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.

They were deported barely five days after 34 Nigerians were sent home from six European countries for committing immigration-related offences.

Ukraine cyber attack: Chaos as national bank, state power provider and airport hit by hackers

Ukraine’s national bank, state power company and largest airport are among the targets of a huge cyber attack on government infrastructure.

Owner of Singhsbury's newsagents changes name to Morrisinghs after threat of legal action

The owner of Singhsbury's newsagents has changed the store's name to Morrisinghs after being threatened with legal action.

Jel Singh Nagra said he was accused of copyright infringement by Sainsbury's in 2012, with the threat of possible court action.

Banks’ shareholders push for takeover of Etisalat

Some shareholder groups in the nation’s capital market on Tuesday urged Etisalat Nigeria to settle the N1.2 billion debt it owed 13 commercial banks to avoid  a takeover.

A cross section of the shareholder groups stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Tuesday.

Torturers who forced vulnerable father-of-two, 43, to eat one of his own TESTICLES and have sex with a DOG in 'Dark Ages' campaign of abuse are jailed for life

Two torturers, convicted of a campaign of 'Dark Ages' abuse against a vulnerable father-of-two, including forcing him to eat one of his own testicles which led to his death, have been jailed for life.

Jimmy Prout, 45, thought the group were his friends but they turned on him and eventually dumped his lifeless body on wasteland just 100 metres from his home.

Man shoots dead two robbers after they ‘demanded he open his safe’ (Video)


Security footage has been released of the moment a homeowner shot dead two robbers as they tried to enter his home.

The video shows two flashes of light as the unidentified man fires at the two intruders as they make their way inside his garage and allegedly demanded he opened his safe.

Man Stole 10-year-old Boy, Exchange Him For 3 Bags Of Rice

A 10-year-old boy who was on an errand for his mother, was abducted by an unidentified middle aged man, who exchanged him for three bags of rice in Ijegun area of Lagos.

The suspect, who is at large, allegedly approached and addressed the boy aggressively during the weekend at Prince Bus Stop, Isheri Oshun, after which he introduced himself to the unsuspecting boy as a relative.

'Father Responsible For The Death of The Missing 5yr Boy After Disneyland Trip'

Detectives believe a five-year-old California boy who has been missing for two months was killed by his father after a family trip to Disneyland. But despite weeks of intensive searches, investigators have not yet found the boy's body.

Still, prosecutors say they are confident they can secure a murder conviction.

Three CNN journalists RESIGN over story claiming there is a link between Donald Trump aide Anthony Scaramucci and Russia

Journalists who worked on a retracted CNN story about links between Russia and a top Trump adviser are leaving the network.

The broadcaster says the three men have resigned after a report that said US Senate investigators are looking into a meeting between Anthony Scaramucci and Kirill Dmitriev.

A-level student hit by car day before final exam saves nine lives by donating organs

The tragic death of a teenage student who was hit by a car the day before her last A-level exam may have saved the lives of nine people through organ donation.

Kate Whalley, from north Leeds, had taken the bus back from a psychology exam and had nearly arrived home at the time of the fatal crash on Thursday afternoon.

Nigerian-born NBA star, Antetokounmpo, returns to Greece

Giannis Antetokounmpo, Greece’s home-grown NBA All-Star, made an emotional return to the city he grew up in and promised to help children in Greece and Africa make it in life.

With his brother Thanasis, who plays for the Spanish club MoraBanc Andorra, the “Antetokounmbros” have begun offering a college scholarship in Athens for children of migrants born in Greece.

Jonathan was not weak, incompetent – Fani-Kayode fires back at Nnamdi Kanu


Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has insisted that former President Goodluck Jonathan was not weak or incompetent.

UK declares Michael Adebolajo most dangerous prisoner (Photo)

United Kingdom (UK) prison officials have described a 31-year-old British-born Nigerian, Michael Adebolajo, as the most dangerous inmate.

According to the officials, Adebolajo is violent, unpredictable and a Muslim extremist. The inmate is said to be keen on radicalising other inmates into his twisted beliefs in Islam.




Another Nigerian rapper, SauceKid, wears pink as US judge hands two-year jail term

Nigerian rapper, Babalola Falemi, popularly known as SauceKid, has been sentenced to two years in jail in the US for credit card theft.

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