The signing took place at Ministry of Transportation headquarters on Wednesday, in Abuja.
Wednesday 31 August 2016
Amaechi signs MOU with China for Lagos-Ibadan, Calabar-Port Harcourt Rail Lines
Boys who posed as ladies on Facebook, raped two ladies and recorded the act arrested in Calabar (Photos)
According the Facebook user Esame Nkim, who shared the story, these boys were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly posing as ladies on Facebook and then raping two ladies they invited to visit them at Atekong in Calabar.
According to Esame, the ladies went in search of the money but later decided to report the matter to police who got the young men arrested. Continue to read what she wrote below....
“This is happening live in my place of work. The picture of the boys below this write-up used female names and pictures to make friends with some girls on Facebook. The innocent girls were invited to meet with the supposed "friend", when the girls got to the address at no. 1 Atekong in Calabar. The boys handed their phone to a girl to go bring in the girls. As soon as the girls entered the house the girl who ushered them in disappeared. The two girls were raped by five boys, videotaping their acts and later asked the girls to pay them 30k or the video will be uploaded to the net. They showed the girls clips from their escapades with other girl s and how much they paid. As the girls went out in search of the money, they decided reporting the case to law enforcement agents and they were picked up. Beware of who you add as friends!"
Freeze gushes about his lady after she made him Shawarma(Photo)
OAP Freeze has gushed over his lady after she served him with home cooked Sharwama..He wrote
I came home after a stressful day at work. I sat at the table and asked bae, "What's for dinner darling?" She served me this. With eyes wide open I asked "you bought me a Shawarma?" No she smiled, and with a cute wink she replied "I made Shawarma for dinner!" "Do people make Shawarma at home?" I wondered to myself.... "I must have hit the jackpot with this one! Haaaa, na suya e remain make bae cook for house." Drifting back from my thoughts I asked, "this Shawarma, is it beef or chicken?" She smiled as she replied "No, it's grilled turkey". Haaaa, lobatan!.......... 6 minutes later, after devouring the two wraps I stole another wrap from Bae. I can't move, I'm tooooo full! I swear never to eat Shawarma outside again as nothing I have ever tasted even comes close to this in deliciousness, juicyness and texture!.....
Dear fans of Bae's cooking, if me and her ever fight, make una help me beg am make she nor vex o! Dem don use food tie me, hand and leg! 😎.
Economy Recession: PDP begs President Buhari to resign
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign, following the new statistics released Wednesday by the National Bureau of Statistics, which officially declared economic recession in Nigeria. They called for the resignation of the president in statement released on September 1.
"Nothing better showcases the absolute ineptitude and incompetence of the Muhammadu Buhari administration than the GDP, Inflation and unemployment figures released by the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics today.
These figures reveal what we have repeatedly said over the last 15 months , President Buhari is destroying the Nigerian economy.
For the avoidance of doubt, some of these figures include: GDP contracted by -2.06% in Q2 2016. In contrast, the economy grew by 2.35% in Q2 2015. This was worse than -0.36% in Q1 2016. Headline Inflation for July 2016 stands at 17.1%. It was 16.5% in June 2016. Food inflation was 15.58% for July 2016 from 15.3% in June 2016. Portfolio investment declined to $245.3m in Q2 2016. This is a 9.5% from $271.0m in Q1 2016 & is a far cry from $2.81bn in Q2 2015. FDI declined from $211.1m in Q2 2015 and $174.4m in Q1 2016 to an estimated $133.0m in Q2 2016. Total value of capital imported in Q2 2016 is estimated at mere $647.1m.
This is the lowest quarterly figure since Nigeria started keeping records of capital importation. It is a decline from $710.9 m in Q1 2016 & a far cry from $2.67bn in Q2 2015. A total of 4,580,602 people have lost their jobs since May 29, 2015. The number of persons in full time employment decreased by 351,350 in Q2 2016 compared to Q1 2016.
The result of these indices is that Nigeria is in its worst economic state for 29 years – dating back to 1987 when the nation had to take harsh steps to recover from President Buhari's policies of 1984-85. As with 1984-85, companies are fleeing our shores in droves.
Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) recently stated that more than 272 companies have shut down in the past 1 year. Furthermore, like we suffered in 1984-85, we are suffering a brain drain where our best & brightest talents are leaving the country in search of a better life elsewhere.
It is disheartening that the Buhari administration is destroying the Nigerian economy & our collective future by the implementation of his archaic & incoherent economic policies which failed in 1984-85 & are failing spectacularly now. Our dismay is made worse by the fact that every sphere of the Nigerian socio-political space (ranging from the conduct of elections human rights, respect for the rule of law, security, technology, health etc) is negatively affected by Buhari's government.
We join all well meaning Nigerians to call on Buhari to resign if he is unable to reverse the economic decline he has brought on us. May God bless Nigeria, especially in these very difficult times".
Nigeria in worst possible time but in the right hands – Finance minister
The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has admitted that Nigeria was in its worst possible time .This comes after the release of Gross Domestic Product figures for the 2016 second quarter by the National Bureau of Statistics showing the nation’s economy now in recession.
The continued scarcity of foreign exchange also pushed the naira to an all-time-low of 420 against the United States dollar at the parallel market.
Speaking with State House correspondents at the end of a meeting of the Federal Executive Council held on Wednesday,inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja.She said
“It’s the worst possible time for us. Are we confused? Absolutely not,” “I think that we have a long way to go. We’re not confused and we’re not deceiving ourselves that everything is rosy. It’s not.“It’s a difficult time for Nigeria but I think Nigeria is in the right hands and if we can stick with our strategy… We still have some adjustments to make. I think we need to make some adjustments in monetary policy.”
In the report released by the NBS, the GDP growth rate slid further from -0.36 per cent in the first quarter to -2.06 per cent.
Security Guard kidnaps & rapes 14-yr-old girl for four days in Lagos
A 55-year-old security guard, Yekini Ogunjobi has been arrested by Lagos State Police Command, for alleged unlawful detention of a 14-year-old girl in his apartment for four days. According to the police said Ogunjobi raped the victim during her detention before she was rescued from the apartment on Esuola Street, Oko-Oba, in the Agege area of Lagos.
The victim, who is an apprentice tailor in the neighbourhood, was sent on an errand on Esuola Street, when the suspect hypnotised and lured her into a room and raped her for four days.
It was gathered that Blessing’s family, who had declared her missing, had reported to the police. However, on July 28, one of her relatives was said to be passing by the street when she sighted her and raised the alarm. The relative reported to the police, who rescued the girl and arrested Ogunjobi.
On Tuesday, Ogunjobi was brought before an Ikeja Chief Magistrate’s Court by a police prosecutor, Sergeant Rafael Donny, on two counts bordering on abduction and rape.
The charge read, “That you, Yekini Ogunjobi, between July 25 and 28, 2016, on Esuola Street, Oko-Oba, Agege, Lagos, in the Lagos Magisterial District, did commit felony to wit: abduction. That you, on the same date time and place, in the aforementioned magisterial district, did unlawfully detain a 14-year-old girl and have sexual intercourse with her against her consent, thereby committing an offence punishable under Section 259 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.”
The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge and elected summary trial.
The presiding Chief Magistrate, Mr. Tajudeen Elias, granted him bail in the sum of N100,000 with two sureties in like sum. Elias adjourned the case till October 6, 2016 for mention.
Wizkid's alleged girlfriend shares new lovely photo with him, disables comments to avoid trolls
trolls flooding her comment section again.
The 21-year-old singer shared this lovely photo of herself and Wizkid, 25, cuddling up in the studios, she captioned the photo "miss my g".
But she disabled comments on the pic so Nigerians won't flood her IG with negative comments.
This is coming after Nigerians complimented her MTV VMA outfit her by telling her she looks like a masquerade with Ojuelegba levels.
Release my son’s body to me for proper burial- Stella Oduah’s ex-husband
The father of the late Maxwell Etoromi, ,Lt Col. Satchie Emmanuel Etoromi (retd.), has pleaded with his ex-wife, Senator Stella Oduah, to release his son’s body to him for proper burial in Warri, Delta.
Maxwell was the son of Senator Stella Oduah, the representative of Anambra North in the Senate.
Etoromi, who hails from Delta, told newsmen on Wednesday in Warri that he wanted the remains of his son to be buried in Warri.
Maxwell died on August 26, 2016 after a brief illness at the age of 28.He said
Maxwell was the son of Senator Stella Oduah, the representative of Anambra North in the Senate.
Etoromi, who hails from Delta, told newsmen on Wednesday in Warri that he wanted the remains of his son to be buried in Warri.
Maxwell died on August 26, 2016 after a brief illness at the age of 28.He said
”I have sent a delegation to his royal majesty, the Igwe of Akili Ozizor, Ogbaru, in Anambra to express my sadness over the death of my son and how I was treated by Stella.NAN
I read about the death of my son in the newspaper, I was not informed by Stella that my son that was delivered on 14th March, 1988, in St. Mary`s Hospital, Ugboroke, Warri, is dead.
So, I have sent a letter calling Stella, my ex-wife, to bring my son, who was under her custody, to me for burial in Warri.
His Royal Highness Igwe Oduah 1, betrothed Stella Oduah to me on 18th November, 1984, in Akili Ozizor.
We married on the 16th of December, 1984, in His Highness’ Palace in Akili Ozizor, after the payment of dowry and exchange of gifts.
We were taken to Nde-Mili where we performed the final rites.
Till now, Stella has not told me my son in her custody is dead.
There is rumour that my son will be buried in Akili Ozizor and that is unacceptable, my son must be brought to me in Warri for internment,” he said.
Mark Zuckerberg -"I visited Nollywood,crashed a hiphop music video & met some of Nigeria's biggest stars
Rita Dominic,Basketmouth,Kunle Afolayan meet Mark Zukerberg (Photos)
Checkout more photos with movie director, Kunle Afolayan and top comedian,Basketmouth,.
4.5 million freshly unemployed Nigerians since Buhari's administration took over-NBS
The Nigerian Bureau of Statistics has released alarming statistics of the unemployment rate in Nigeria .According to information made public by the bureau, about 1.46 million Nigerians became unemployed in the third quarter of 2015, while another 518,102 became unemployed in the fourth quarter of 2015.
This brings the total freshly unemployed persons in the economy to a record high of 4,580,602, since President Muhammadu Buhari took office in May 2015.
This brings the total freshly unemployed persons in the economy to a record high of 4,580,602, since President Muhammadu Buhari took office in May 2015.
In its second quarter unemployment and underemployment report released on Wednesday, NBS said the country’s unemployment rate grew from 12.1 percent in the first quarter of 2016 to a record high of 13.3 percent in the second.Part of the report read
“In view of this, there were a total of 26.06 million persons in the Nigerian labour force in Q2 2016, that were either unemployed or underemployed compared to compared to 24.5 million in Q1 2016 and 22.6 million in Q4 2015.”
“The number of underemployed in the labour force (those working but doing menial jobs not commensurate with their qualifications or those not engaged in full-time work and merely working for few hours) increased by 392,390 or 2.61%, resulting in an increase in the underemployment rate to 19.3 % (15.4million persons) in Q2 2016 from 19.1% (15,02 million persons) in Q1 2016, 18.7% (14.42 million persons) in Q4 2015, from 17.4% (13.2 million persons) in Q3 2015 and 18.3% (13.5 million persons) in Q2 2015.”
There were a total of 26.06 million persons in the Nigerian labour force in Q2 2016, that were either unemployed or underemployed compared to compared to 24.5 million in Q1 2016 and 22.6 million in Q4 2015.
Marriage is not a fashion statement-Ruggedman on why he isn't married at 40
One of Nigeria's foremost rappers,Ruggedman has revealed why he is still single.The 40 year old told TVC Entertainment ,marriage is not a fashion statement .He said
“Marriage will happen when it will happen. Marriage is not a fashion statement that everybody wants to join the trend. You don’t get married because people are getting married or get married because people asked you to do so, you get married when you are very ready to get married. I keep saying parents should not force their children to get married because it’s part of what causes domestic violence in homes of nowadays.”He also said he does not agree with Flavour's statement about marriage slowing down the progress of artistes, “He said
That’s Flavour not Ruggedman. I don’t know about that one, but I know I’ll get married when the right time comes.
”If you do things right, marriage won’t b a barrier to your music or whatever you are doing. I will not lie to you, I know a lot of artistes that got married and it slowed down their career so much. But there are those who got married and are still doing their thing. It’s all left to you and how you manage your marriage and career. I’ll always advise that one should marry his or her best friend; it helps a lot.”
Popular Televangelist Mike Murdock ministers at White garment Aladura church, Lagos (pics)
Mark Zuckerberg is not the only American celebrity currently in Lagos. Popular American preacher and televangelist, Mike Murdock is in Lagos to minister at an Aladura church.
Mike Murdock preaches around the world and his known for his prosperity theology
He was pictured ministering at Church of the Lord, Aladura church in Lagos.
See photos below
See photo of super fit Mark Zuckerberg jogging on Lekki-Ikoyi bridge, Lagos
Facebook founder, the world's seventh richest person, who is on a working visit in Nigeria is known not to take his fitness routine lightly.
He was pictured jogging with his long entourage along Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge in Lagos this morning.
Members of the Lagos Road Warriors running club joined him in the jog.
After the long run, he stopped to take selfies with his excited fans. After the cut
Witch returning from coven after 'stealing' someone's pregnancy in Delta state gets 'arrested'
This is all shades of baffling. According to multiple sources, an old woman who is allegedly a witch was returning from her witchcraft coven meeting when she was 'arrested by God'.
The old woman allegedly confessed that she was returning from the coven after she had gone to steal someone's pregnancy when the power of God arrested her. She fell down at the market place in Ala Square at Ozoro, where day light met her.
After confessing, she died. This reportedly happened two days ago in Ozoro, Delta state.
More grotesque pictures after the cut
Fayose's alleged aide takes to social media to seek for wife who can pray for 2 hours
A man who claims to be one of the aides working with Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose took to social media in his search for a wife.
The man, named Ebiakpo Jones, but calls himself George says she MUST be able to pray for 2 hours. Lol.
Writing to Joro Olumofin, he said:
Well behaved secondary school student wins big pant for good behaviour
Lmao!! This is really hilarious
According to Joseph Dosu who shared the hilarious post, a well behaved student was rewarded for his good behaviour with the big pant you see up there.
He wrote:
"A secondary school student won a Pant as a prize from his teacher for his good behaviour. The teacher who awarded the “special prize” to him in front of his classmates proudly posed for the camera!"
What is really happening in this part of the world?"
HARDSHIP | Nigerian Economy Finally Slips Into Recession – BBC Reports
Nigeria has now seen two consecutive quarters of declining growth, the usual definition of recession.
Its vital oil industry has been hit by weaker global prices, according to Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Crude oil sales account for 70% of government income.
The price of oil has fallen from highs of about $112 a barrel in 2014 to below $50 at the moment.
Outside the oil industry, the figures show the fall in Nigerian currency, naira, has hurt the economy.
It was allowed to float freely in June to help kick-start the economy, but critics argued it should have been done earlier.
Nigeria, which vies with South Africa for the mantle of Africa's biggest economy, is also battling an inflation rate at an 11-year high of 17.1% in July.
"A lot of Nigeria's current predicament could have been avoided," said Kevin Daly from Aberdeen Asset Management.
"The country is so reliant on oil precisely because its leaders haven't diversified the economy. More recently, they have tried, and failed, to prop up the naira, which has had a ruinous effect on the foreign exchange reserves and any reputation it might have had of being fiscally responsible."
Analysis: Martin Patience, BBC Nigeria correspondent
This economic recession comes as no surprise to millions of Nigerians. Many say they've never known it so tough.
The slump in global oil prices has hit Nigeria hard. The government depends on oil sales for about 70% of its revenues.
But critics say government policies made a bad situation even worse. The decision to delay devaluing Nigeria's currency meant many businesses struggled to get foreign currency to pay for imports, which had a cooling effect on the entire economy.
Following enormous pressure, the government changed tack this summer, allowing the naira to float.
That's led to a spike in inflation, but the hope is that it will attract foreign investors. The government also says the country needs to import less: it wants to see more products made in Nigeria.
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