USAID Announces Stephanie Linus As Ambassador for the ‘Stop Violence Against Women In Elections’ Campaign

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI), a US-based International Agency, on September 1st 2015, announced A-list actress, producer and director Stephanie Linus as the Ambassador for the ‘Stop Violence Against Women In Elections’ Campaign.

Her formal presentation as an ambassador took place yesterday at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja. The event was attended by the Acting INEC Chairman Hajiya Amina Zakari, the former Deputy Governor of Plateau state Mrs Pauline Tallen, the NDI Country Director Jasper Veen, the Team Leader of Democracy and Governance USAID Blair King, a representative of the Inspector General of Police Solomon Arase amongst others. 

Emeka Ike.. ‘The lawyer Chris Okotie hired for my wife is frustrating every attempt I make to resolve the matter peacefully’

Emeka Ike's wife of 15 years, Suzanne Rero Ike has filed for divorce after allegations of domestic abuse. Emeka Ike had denied any marital problems but his estranged wife insisted she couldn't stay in the marriage .Emeka Ike even made an open plea to her to come back home.In an official statement he released,he claims Pastor Chris Okotie is frustrating all his efforts to resolve his marriage ..

His official statement below.

‘The lawyer Chris Okotie hired for my wife is also frustrating every attempt I make to resolve the matter peacefully’

“I want people to look into this issue critically. I’ve never beaten this woman in my life. When she ran out of home, I called my pastor and they took us for counselling. For one week, I was begging her every day; I would go home alone and she would go home alone as well.

Actress Toyin Aimakhu returns to social media 10 days after she changed her name to Miss

                                

Toyin Aimakhu returns to social media following marital problems..Despite her husband openly apologizing, revealing it was his fault as she found dirty texts he sent to another woman, she has remained mum.. She has now boldly written Miss before her name on her instagram bio. Meanwhile, she stunned in pink today See below

An airport cleaner has been arrested...he was caught with the sum of $271,135 (about N53m)

An airport cleaner has been arrested after he was caught with the sum of $271,135 (about N53m) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The airport worker, named Mr. Tijani Owolabi, works with one of the cleaning contractors at the airport.

It was revealed that some of the foreign currency was found on Owolabi while the rest was recovered from the sanitary bucket he was holding while trying to pass through screening machine.

The statement by the FAAN read

 “Aviation security personnel of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria today September 3, 2015 prevented the trafficking of a total sum of 271,135 American dollars through the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja.

War is brewing in the Mushin area after suspected cultists buried a motorist alive.

                                 

Cultists bury motorist alive in Lagos.....PUNCH Metro learnt that the yet-to-be-identified victim was on his way to the Oyingbo area of the state.He was said to have been dragged out of the bus at the Total bus stop in the Mushin end of the Ikorodu Road.

A witness, Jacob Amos, said the incident happened around 8pm on Wednesday, adding that policemen from the Alakara Police Division were alerted.

He said, 

“The man was in the bus when he was dragged out at Total bus stop. They brought him into Mushin and I immediately alerted the policemen from Alakara.

Meet the Nigerian Conman who defrauded pensioners of over £1million

A conman who funded a playboy lifestyle by cheating pensioners out of their life savings broke down in tears after being jailed for seven years. Godwin Nwaofor, 36, kept a 'suckers list' of potential victims to send bogus letters saying they had won the Australian Lottery.

The Nigerian national received around £1million from the scam and blew the money on luxury cars, gold jewellery and expensive champagne at top nightclubs in London.Nwaofor was a ‘willing and enthusiastic lieutenant’ to the mastermind of the con, another Nigerian, Frank Onyechonam, who was nicknamed ‘Fizzy’ for his love of vintage champagne.Onyeachonam was jailed eight years last year, after he was exposed as the chief player in the scam.

3 Nigerians arrested for financial scam in India

Three Nigerians named Onuoha Nnanna Francis, 34, Valentine O Anumaka, 28, and Eze Victor, 35 have been arrested by India's Central Crime Station (CCS) for duping two Indian businessmen to the tune of Rs 3.6 lakh by luring them with an offer to invest $ 1 lakh in hotel business.

According to India times, the 3 Nigerians alongside 6 of their accomplices were arrested after one of the businessmen, Raju Jembiya lodged a complain at a police station stating that he and his friend C Sadashiva, were duped by one Terry Joseph from Nigeria to the tune of Rs 3.6 lakh.