Idris Wada Discharged From Hospital

GOVERNOR IDRIS WADA AND PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN WHEN THE LATTER PAID HIM A VISIT IN THE HOSPITAL BEFORE HE WAS DISCHARGED LATER THAT SAME DAY

While we reported earlier today in our news that the chief medical director of Cedarcrest hospital Abuja, Dr. Felix Ogedengbe had declared that Governor Idris Wada of Kogi State who was injured in an auto crash last week that claimed the life of his ADC would soon be discharged, we can confirm to you that he was actually discharged on Monday morning.
Wada, who has been receiving treatment for a broken thigh at the private hospital located in Garki II Abuja, was brought there about 8 p.m on Friday night after being stabilized at the Specialist Hospital, Kogi, where he was taken to immediately after the accident, left the hospital around 9 a.m. yesterday in the company of his aides, amidst tight security.

It’s 2013 Already In Sydney…Fireworks Welcome The New Year

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From Adelaide to Abu Dhabi, Durban to Dubai and Sydney to Singapore, London to Lagos, revellers said good bye to 2012 and rolled out the welcome mat to 2013.
It’s 2013 already in Sydney, Australia! A dazzling display of fireworks rolled off Sydney Harbour Bridge, announcing to the world that 2013 had dawned and it’s time to make good on New Year’s resolutions. More than 1.5 million people lined the harbour to watch the annual new year fireworks show.
More than a million revellers watched the Burj Khalifa light up the imposing Dubai skyline with an impressive display of pyrotechnics. It’s just a few minutes past 10:00 PM in Dubai now and Emiratis are gearing up for the new year.
And the Roads and Transport Authority laid on round-the-clock Metro service to get all home before first light on the first day of January. Atlantis lit up the Palm Jumeirah, Global Village was vibrating to a colourful parade and more fireworks, while the Burj Al Arab joined the party with a bright sparkling splash of its own.
Fireworks will also lit up the Thames in London, Moscow’s Red Square and Kremlin and Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour…and Old garage in Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria – heard the governor of the state will set it off himself.
And there were those resolutions.
“I have a really long bucket list that I have been accumulating over the last couple of years,” Canadian university graduate Tamar Takelian told GN. “My New Year resolution is to check 10 things off my list. First in line is skydiving in Palm Dubai, zip lining in Canada and planning a road trip across America.”
The good news? She has another 364 days to complete her goal. The bad news? Most of us are just getting over last night’s bash. [GN]

Nollywood Again!!! Actor, Muyiwa Ademola Involved In Fatal Accident

A report written by popular blogger, Sheifunmi, says Muyiwa Ademola, a Nollywood actor, who features mostly in Yoruba movies, was involved in a serious road accident, as 2012 was ending.

According to the MTV presenter, “In other news, another Yoruba actor Muyiwa Ademola was also involved in another accident on December 30,2012, fatally injured and receiving treatment.”

Actress, Toyin Aimakhu And Tinsel Actor Adeniyi Johnson Engaged

After dating for just five months, Yoruba actress Toyin Aimakhu and Tinsel actor Adeniyi Johnson are now engaged.

It was gathered that Johnson proposed to Aimakhu on December 31, 2012 (last night) at a dinner date.
Sources say the couple intend to wed sometime in 2013.

Why Fuel Subsidy Is Not Working – FG

NGOZI OKONJO IWEALA & DIEZANI ALISON MADUEKE

The Federal Government on Monday said payment of subsidy on local consumption of petroleum products was not working because it was subject to abuses.
“The system (fuel subsidy) will not work because there is so much room for abuse. Where ever you go outside Lagos and Abuja, fuel is hardly sold for N97 per litre. Civil society organizations are not speaking against this. They only attack the government. Government cannot be at all filling stations,” Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku, said in Abuja.
The declaration by the minister came barely hours after media reports of a suit in which a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in Anambra State, Chief Stanley Okeke, asked a Federal High Court to compel President Goodluck to totally remove subsidy on fuel.
Mr. Maku, who spoke while briefing the media on the achievements of the Federal Government for 2012, lamented the unavailability of premium motor spirit at the control price of N97 per litre outside Lagos and the Federal Capital Territory.
The minister called on civil society organizations to rise up against the exploitation of Nigerians by dealers in petroleum products, arguing that the government could not be at every filling station across the country.
He also urged Nigerians to ask questions on why they cannot buy fuel at the control price.
However, despite the abuses in the system, Maku reiterated government’s continuation of the subsidy regime because it was the wish of the people.
He said, “Government has paid subsidy for every litre of fuel sold in this country but dealers are selling above the regulated price. We have not deregulated fuel pump prices. For every price above N97 per litre, Nigerians are paying twice.
“People are profiteering from the system and it is wrong. Nigerians should have mercy on Nigerians. We are retaining the subsidy because that is what people want now.”

Photos: Suntai Spends New Year Eve With Wife, Twins In German Hospital

The wife of Governor Danbaba Suntai of Taraba state, Hauwa Danbaba Suntai, on 13th December 2012, put to bed twins in Germany, even as she awaits the recovery of her husband who is also hospitalised there after suffering life-threatening injuries from a plane crash.

Controversy followed governor Danbaba Suntai’s treatment abroad as some reports said he is brain damaged and might never be fit to rule the state again but to put paid to the various speculations and rumors surrounding his well-being, his wife and their twins (boy and girl), visited the governor on new year’s eve in hospital.

The pictures from the visit will be good news for indigenes of Taraba state and supporters of the governor who have been yearning to know the current state of their governor.

RECUPERATING GOV. DANBABA SUNTAI (M) OF TARABA, WITH HIS WIFE, HAUWA (L), AND A FAMILY FRIEND, PRINCE TITA NBALAM (R) AND HIS THREE WEEKS OLD TWINS IN A CAFETERIA OF A GERMAN HOSPITAL ON MONDAY

GOVERNOR DANBABA SUNTAI, HIS WIFE & TWIN BABIES IN THE CAFETERIA OF A GERMAN HOSPITAL ON MONDAY

103 Days After: Governor Sullivan Chime Still Missing From Office

As  anxiety continues to mount over the lingering absence of Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State, the question on the lips of many is his  state of health. Chime had handed over power to his deputy Sunday Onyebuchi, before leaving the country on September 19 for a six-week vacation in the United States but 103 days later, his whereabouts is shrouded in official secrecy.
However, it is reported that the governor is being hospitalised in India.
Several unconfirmed reports which claimed the governor had died in an Indian hospital was debunked by the state government even as there were reports that the governor would return to the state on December 31.
However, as at 4pm on Monday, journalists, who converged on the Akanu Ibiam Airport, Enugu, left disappointed when the last flight for the day landed without the governor on board.
We also gathered that the Government House, Enugu, which used to be a beehive of activities especially during the yuletide, looked deserted, except for the office of Chief of Staff, Mrs. Ifeoma Nwobodo, who is seen as the de facto governor of the state.

Obafemi Martins:Balotelli should be happy I am dating his sister

Nigerian striker, Obafemi Martins is brimming with new life. Following a turbulent stint in the Russian League with Rubin Kazhan, the 28-year-old forward has since rediscovered his prowess in front of goal at Levante. His new lease of life could also be adduced to the fact that he has found love in the form of gorgeous beauty, Abigail Barwuah, Italy and Manchester City striker, Mario Balotelli’s sister.
To save his career from drifting into oblivion, Martins took a big step by taking a huge pay cut (it is speculated to be from an annual salary of €2million to just €600,000) to move to Spain and play for Levante, little known in this part before his move. Less than six months in the region of Valencia, and Martins seems to have taken in the Spanish sunshine and scored six goals in 11 matches. “I’m busy playing now and scoring goals, so I’m happy,”

Martins told Goal.com at his residence in the upscale Victoria Garden City on the outskirts of Lagos. “You know, as a footballer, you can’t expect everything to be going smoothly all the time. When things are difficult, you try to sort it out yourself, you try to push yourself back up. “What I did was, I made the decision to leave Russia and I’m in Levante now scoring goals. I wanted my fans to know that I can still play and do well.
That’s why I left Russia. “I chose the favourite team, which is Levante and the pay cut was very big. I lost a lot of money because I love football. I have a passion for football that’s why I did it. And now, I’m glad I made the decision and I’ve been playing.” He’s got a look-in from Nigeria’s Coach Stephen Keshi, who called him up for the November friendly match against Venezuela in Miami, USA. Even though he didn’t make the list of 32 for the final camping ahead of next month’s Africa Cup of Nations, the striker has a lot to be thankful for.
“They can’t judge me with the Venezuela game because I played against (Real) Madrid. We played around half past nine and finished around half past 12. Before I went to the airport, it was around four in the morning and I took about an 11-hour flight to Miami. After a day or two, we played again. We’re not machines, they can’t expect me to give 120 per cent. “Even (Cristiano) Ronaldo and (Lionel) Messi can’t do it with the flight. If that’s the reason they didn’t choose me, that’s their decision. Right now I’m happy that I’m playing again and people can see me. So, I’m not really bothered.
When they want to call, they’ll call and if they don’t I’ll face my club and play.” In these past few months, he has played against the two big Spanish teams, Barcelona and Real Madrid, and their stars, Ronaldo and Messi, arguably the two best footballers in the world at the moment. Even though Levante lost against both teams, it was a good experience. “I used to play against them. When I was in England, I played against Ronaldo, and Messi in the Champions League when I was at Rubin Kazan. They are good players and their teams are wonderful. They are not small teams that you can defeat easily. They are good players and they are doing very well. “Whenever I play against them, I always see them as among the best players in the world. Everybody wants to play against them. I’m glad that I’m in Spain now playing against all those top players and teams and I hope to continue with what I’ve been doing.”
When it comes to love, Martins is not one to make his relationships public. But in the past few weeks, the blogosphere has been agog with news that he’s dating Mario Balotelli’s elder sister, Abigail. For someone so private, the decision to make it public must mean one thing; he is smitten with her. “That’s my personal life anyway, but I’ve been seeing some blogs saying we’re getting married, saying she had a kid for me. That’s bull s**t. People are just twisting things up. I don’t understand why they are doing that. “The relationship is true, but getting married or not, we haven’t discussed anything like that. She’s upstairs and we’re happy together.” He also dismissed insinuations that Abigail’s younger brother has kicked against their relationship.

Abigail, 24, told The Sun in an interview in April that she couldn’t date a footballer: “Mario wouldn’t let me anyway. He knows too well what they are like. Women surround them. Girls throw themselves at them.” But Martins responded: “Mario is my boy. The respect is there because I used to play in Inter Milan in the youth team with him. He’s giving me my respect and I’m doing the same for him. People are putting it in the news that he’s upset; of course, he’s glad. “He’s glad that Obafemi Martins is dating his sister. If he gets jealous, then it means he doesn’t want his sister to grow. But it’s not like that.
The boy is not bad. Trust me, he’s not a bad boy.” Martins himself has been cast as a bad boy by the media in times past. Often seen in nightclubs during his vacation. But he shakes off that image. “I’m not a bad boy! When it is time for me to have fun, I have fun but not getting drunk. They’ve never seen me get drunk in this Lagos. I drive back home all the time.
They can see me in the clubs, but it doesn’t mean I don’t know what I’m doing. “It’s good that they see Obafemi Martins in the club than me just staying at home and my fans can’t even see me. I went to D’Banj’s Koko Concert and there were no bodyguards. I just walked on my own. It’s fun for me,” he said. If he would be announcing an engagement to Abigail soon, he didn’t say so, as he would want to focus on football for now.
But he had a word for the Super Eagles ahead of the 2013 Afcon in South Africa: “They have a good team, but if I join it, maybe it would be great. They’ve got players that can win it and I wish them the best of luck.”

Photo:Cossy at the beach shooting a music video

Cossy Orjiakor on the set of her music video shoot.The actress/singer is shooting her music video for her new single titled Mingle at Tropicana, Elegushi beach.

Man,28 kill a 12 year-old girl over N800 debt

A 28-year-old man, who claimed to be a naval rating, Mr. Ikechi Okoro, is now on the run after allegedly killing Chidera Timothy with a bottle over an N800 debt his brother owes the girl’s mother.

Twelve-year-old Chidera was a primary five pupil of the Holy Trinity Anglican Primary School in Calabar, Cross River State.
Ikechi’s younger brother, Friday Okoro, has been arrested by policemen from Atakpa Police Station in Calabar where the matter was reported.
Following the arrest, the members of the Okoro family residing at 34, Wilkie Street, have taken to their heels.
Narrating the incident to PUNCH Metro on Saturday, the girl’s father, Timothy, said Ikechi’s brother, Mr. Orieke Okoro, who repairs tricycle, had refused to pay his wife, Mercy, the sum of N800 that he owed her for several months.
Timothy said Orieke was a regular customer at his wife’s restaurant and beverage shop and at times bought things on credit.
After Orieke’s debt rose to N800, it was learnt that he stopped patronising the restauranteur.
Timothy said, “The debt rose to N800 and has remained so for two months. Whenever my wife asks him about the debt, he would claim he does not have money. When my wife discovered that he no longer patronised her but rather bought things from a nearby shop and still paid cash, she threatened to seize his tools.
“On Monday, December 17, 2012, my wife went to him to collect her money but the boy said he did not have money, my wife then picked his tools and the boy did not react.”
Trouble, however, started, when Ikechi took over the matter when his brother’s customer, who brought his tricycle for repairs, claimed that one of his spare parts was missing.
Timothy explained further, “Ikechi came with the customer to my wife’s shop to look for the spare part in the toolbox, but because my wife didn’t know them, she refused to release the box. She insisted that they ought to have come with Orieke and her N800 before she would release the toolbox.
“Then the fake naval man started insulting my wife and threatened to beat her up if she did not release the toolbox. He said the worst that could happen was for the police to arrest him. As he struggled to enter the shop to collect the toolbox, my wife blocked him and in the process, he slapped her and she held his shirt.
“As the trouble was going on, my son, Chukwuemeka, who had returned from where he went to fetch water tried to ask why the man slapped his mother then Ikechi allegedly ran to their house and collected a machete and returned with his younger brother and the elder sister.
“Three of them beat up my son and my wife. Friday used the machete on my son and gave him a cut on the left hand while the sister hit my wife with a wood she was holding.”
He said that as the trouble was going on, Chidera rushed to call him (Timothy) from where he was working close by.
He added that when he got to his wife’s shop, he saw Ikechi with an empty bottle threatening to kill someone with it.
Timothy said, “As I was trying to find out what happened and to calm him down, he struggled and freed himself from the people holding him and said that he was going to kill somebody. He said as a naval man he could do whatever he wished.
“He threw the bottle at my son but he dodged it. However, the bottle hit my daughter on the head. She fainted immediately. I rushed her to Mambo Clinic which was the nearest clinic for treatment. She was there till December 23 when she died.”
He said although he reported the matter at the police station, no arrest was made until he went back to the police station after his daughter had died.
Friday, who allegedly injured Chukwuemeka with a machete, according to him, was arrested.
Chidera’s corpse, he said, was deposited at a mortuary on Edgerley Street in Calabar South.
When contacted, the state police Public Relations Officer, Mr. John Umoh, confirmed the incident, saying the matter would be properly investigated by the Criminal Investigation Department.
Also, the Information Officer of the Eastern Naval Command, Lt.Commodore Williams Olabisi, said the alleged assailant who claimed to be a naval man might have been an imposter.
“If any of our officials commit offence of that magnitude, there is no way I will not be aware of it,” Olabisi added.

Breaking News:Yoruba Actress Bisi Komolafe is dead

There are reports that Yoruba Actress Bisi Komolafe is dead.
More details about Bisi Komolafe’s death to come soon. It’s really been a bad year for the movie industry.
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D’banj,the Kokomaster confrims relationship with Genevieve(video)

Toolz speaks to D’banj aka koko master on The Juice. This one of a kind interview will definitely entertain you and believe it or not give you gist on D’banj you never knew before. A lot was discussed and Toolz as usual was able to get The Juice on him. From his new found friends of GOOD music/Kanye West to his personal relationships with Don Jazzy and yes we asked if he was single or not. Here’s a small teaser of what to expect. It drops 3rd of January, 2013. Don’t miss this…

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Spain Police arrest 17 Nigerian Pimps who use “juju’ to import prostitutes

Spain’s Interior Ministry says police have arrested 17 people on suspicion of smuggling Nigerian women into Spain and forcing them into prostitution using threats including claims they would cast Voodoo spells on them if they didn’t comply.
An investigation began when police detected in January that around 10 women had been brought into the country illegally using a small boat.
Police said that following an investigation its raids seized computer equipment, mobile phones, false identity and work permit documents, as well as objects which detectives said were allegedly used in “Voodoo rituals.”
Officers tracked down the suspected pimps in cities throughout Spain and arrested 16 Nigerian nationals and one Ugandan citizen, a statement released Sunday said. It was not clear when the arrests took place.

Photospeaks:Jonathan visits injured Kogi State Governor,Idris Wada in Abuja hospital

President Goodluck Jonathan paid a courtesy visit to Kogi State Governor, Idris Wada .Wada was involved in a road accident  which claimed the life of his aide at Lokoja last week.Idris Wada is at Cedaresr Hospital in Abuja where he has been receiving treatment for a broken thigh.

The doctors have fixed his broken thigh. However, he is still undergoing therapy. He’ll be discharged as soon as his therapy is over.

NEW YEAR TRAGEDY: Fire Destroys 5 Houses In Port Harcourt

Fire on New Year day destroyed five houses near the Ikoku spare parts market in Port Harcourt.
An eye witness told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourt that the fire started about 10.00 a.m. on Tuesday at the dump site of the market in Gambia Street, Port Harcourt.
The cause of fire is still unknown.
The witness said the fire destroyed unused cars and other spare parts at the dump site and later spread to surrounding buildings.
Residents and store owners were seen evacuating their goods and belongings from buildings near the raging fire. Fire fighters from the Agip Oil Company responded to distress call to put out the fire.
Mr Ben Ugwuegbulam, the spokesman for the Rivers Police Command, who confirmed the incident, told NAN that policemen had been sent to the area to ensure security of lives and property.
“The command received a report of the fire incident at Ikoku motor parts market. We have sent our men to ensure that hoodlums do not capitalise on the incident to steal from the stores in the neigbourhood.
“We have also told residents of the area and owners of stores to report to the police any incident of stealing or acts that could lead to breakdown of law and order,’’ he said.
Ugwuebulam said the command was on top of the situation and would ensure that criminals did not cause havoc in the area.
He said the command had not received any report of loss of life from the fire scene.

prophecies For Individuals In 2013 – Prophet T.B. Joshua

Prophet T.B. Joshua kicked off the new year 2013 with a host of prophetic revelations for individuals around the world. His message was quite compelling and different from what we have been hearing recently. It is indeed a prophecy with a difference and caused us to stop and ponder his words:
“Let me give you six out of many.
The prophecies for nations, continents and for those at the helm of affairs shall be announced during the next Sunday Service.
1. A year of surprises – I am seeing many great, famous, popular and rich men and politicians will become helpless and in need of help in matters of sickness, disease, finances, death, etc. One of the causes: They have failed to reward those who helped them to succeed. This is the year of judgment, especially for politicians who use youth to support their political ambitions without reward after winning power. Tell your neighbour: Reward those who help you succeed now.
2. Those in the foodstuff business will have a field day this year. Farming and agriculture will be the order of the day and will help greatly to be the source of solution this year. People engaged in it will be greatly blessed.
3. Those anxious about God and who hate sin – the faithful – your prayers for many years are not lost. This year, there will be instant answers to your prayers, especially those who have been seeking for the fruit of the womb. The long-time barren will become mothers of many babies this New Year.
4. Natural disasters will be many this New Year, such as motor accidents, sea sickness and air disasters. Let us move to God. With God, all things are possible.
5. Stop praying against those who hurt you. This year, you will see clearly that God is God of vengeance. Instead, you should pray for them.
6. Do charity work – feed the poor and the needy and give scholarships to those who deserve them. This year, there is great reward in doing this if you do it with all your heart. No matter how little, share it with others. Share their pain and share their joy.
7. Our youth who think always of travelling should use the money to go into agriculture or foodstuff business because in the New Year, God will bless them. They will achieve greatness by transacting in agriculture and foodstuff and become successful in export and import business. The money I am talking about could be in the region of N100,000, N200,000, N250,000 ($1,000, $1,500, $2,000).
Those who have been working for many years and have never been satisfied with the job and salary they receive, the little limited resources at their disposal should be invested in foodstuff business or agriculture, especially those already married. They should divide themselves in such a way that either the husband or wife should step down from service where they receive salary and face agriculture.
Foodstuff business and agriculture or farming are anointed businesses this New Year, to revive the world from economic depression. This is the secret of God revealed to you today. Quote me; you will not regret doing it. My name is T.B. Joshua

82-Year-Old Church Deacon Caught Having Sex With Donkey

An 82-year-old Seventh Day Adventist deacon is bracing for a dose of unwanted attention from his village after he failed to control his penchant for sex and allegedly had intercourse with a donkey.
The detestable incident which left villagers in Filabusi’s Gangabezi village, Zimbabwe shell-shocked transpired sometime last month. According to sources who spoke to our news crew and requested anonymity, it is alleged the sexual predator, Deacon Canaan Ncube (82) was caught pants down while ‘feasting’ on a hapless donkey.
“I strongly believe that it was not his first time to be intimate with the donkey. The way he had positioned himself and the donkey showed traces of experience,” said the source.
The bestiality issue came to light when Sibangani who was heading home from his sojourns allegedly saw Deacon Ncube with ahumble animal. When Deacon Ncube realised that his escapades had come in the open, he freed the hapless animal and vanished from the scene, it is alleged. Sibangani then blew the said issue to the whole village.
“The news of Deacon Canaan and his donkey swiftly spread like veld fire. Everyone knows about this issue. It is not even a secret, you can ask anyone,” said the source. When the senior village headman, Patrick Ndlovu, was reached for comment, he said he was aware of the issue.
“I am aware of this issue. I am waiting for the village head Mechat Masuku and her entourage to deliberate on the issue. They will then report the matter to the police because it is out of my jurisdiction. I do not deal with such cases,” said the senior villagehead. Village Head Masuku said she was waiting to hear from the village neighbourhood committee members to give her feedback.
“I left the issue in the hands of village neighbourhood committee members to see to it that they bring down the culprit but up to now nothing has been done. I do not evenknow why they are taking too long,” she said.
Meanwhile, Adventist church Deacon Ncube said he was aware of the rumours but dismissed the allegations as false statements meant to tarnish his image. “I am very aware of the whole saga. I heard this issue at the church service last week, but the truth is that I know nothing about it and the neighbourhood constables have not contacted me,” he said.
The alleged incident transpired barely two weeks after two sexual predators in the same area were caught having a three-some with a donkey. The matter came to light after they failed to pay a R100 bribe to a fellow villager who had spotted them taking turns to rape the donkey.