Tuesday, February 25, 2020

OLISE METUH FOUND GUILTY

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Olise Metuh, former PDP Publicity secretary has been found guilty of laundering N400 million, a fund he received from the National Security Adviser, which he claimed was at the directive of the former President, Goodluck Jonathan. 

Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Tuesday ruled that a "former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, unlawfully transferred the sum of N400 million to the defendants in November 2014".


Those who testified against him include Eno Mfon Efiong, a staff of Diamond Bank and an account officer of the defendant, who confirmed to the court "a credit transaction from the office of the National Security Adviser into Destra Investment Limited account". 


Another witness was Mr Ibrahim, a bureau de change operator, who told the court that "he exchanged the sum of $1million for Destra Investment. He said he was given the money by a certain Nnena Nicole Ararume in 2014. He said the money was exchanged at the
rate of N183 per US dollar, and transferred into the account of Mr Metuh’s company. "

HARVEY WEINSTEIN GUILTY - By Huff Post

HARVEY WEINSTEIN GUILTY IN RAPE TRIAL Former Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein was found guilty on two charges of sexual assault. A jury affirmed that Weinstein forced a sexual act on former production assistant Miriam “Mimi” Haleyi in 2006, and that he raped the once-aspiring actor Jessica Mann in 2013. The panel found him not guilty on the two most serious charges of predatory sexual assault, which carry a maximum penalty of life behind bars.
~ HUFFPOST
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Thursday, February 13, 2020

BREAKING NEWS: Gov-Elect of Bayelsa State Sacked

The Supreme Court of Nigeria has today sacked Chief David Lyon, the Governor-Elect of Bayelsa State barely 24 hours before his swearing-in.

Reports have it that, Chief Lyon of the APC was at the rehearsal ground for his swearing-in tomorrow when the news reached him. 

The supreme court had voided Lyon's victory based on an allegation against Biobarakuma Degi-Eremieoyo his deputy/running mate for certificate forgery.

PDP’s Diri Duoye, who has the next hightest vote with required spread, is declared the winner of the November 16, 2019 election in Bayelsa State.


Wednesday, February 12, 2020

BREAKING NEWS: Dr Victor Abimbola Olaiya OON


"The entire music world wish to announce the death of a Living Legend of Highlife music one of  the last man standing, the last of the original Dr Victor Abimbola Olaiya OON..

 This untimely incident happened at Luth hospital Lagos State at exactly 12noon today Wednesday 12th of February, 2020.. We pray that the Doyen of highlife music find repose with the creator while wishing the family and entire music community the fortitude to bear this irreplaceable loss.. And to my name sake Abimbola Olaiya I will miss your contribution to HIGHLIFE MUSIC . Dr Victor Abimbola Olaiya  was 89 years of age on December"

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

JOSEPH SHABALALA SOUTH AFRICAN MUSIC ICON DIES



The death has been announced of "Joseph Shabalala".


Shabalala was the lead singer of "Lady Smith Black Mamboza", a Grammy Award winning South African group.

Saturday, February 8, 2020

BOMB EXPLOSION ROCKS ADO EKITI



The Commissioner of Police in Ekiti state, Amba Asuquo has confirmed that there was a bomb explosion this morning in the EOD of the Police Headquarters. He said this was due to the "bomb detection devices kept in the area which may have exploded by a technical occurrence."

He said, “These demolition accessories, in case there’s a bomb blast and they want to rescue the bomb out of that place, they might have the need for it. So it was kept in their stock house and it must have exploded from there.”

There were no reports of casualties apart from the panic caused by the bang in that area..