APC Will Soon Collapse - Olu Falae Says

 Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Olu Falae, has said things would soon fall apart for the members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Mr. Falae, who is the national chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), mocked the APC for branding itself a “mega party,” but said the party was likely to totally collapse soon.

Mr. Falae spoke at the SDP’s secretariat in Akure, capital of Ondo State, while welcoming Olu Agunloye, a former member of the Peoples Democratic Party and close ally of Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State, who defected to the Social Democratic Party (SDP). Mr. Agunloye, a former Minister of Power and Steel as well as erstwhile Minister for Defense, had quietly defected from the PDP to the SDP last weekend in Akure.

Below is what Falae who was recently linked to the on-going probe on arms deal said;

“They have no plan for this country and they are not progressive-minded people. And that's why they have nothing to show in the last seven months that they have assumed power and leadership control of the country.”

“All Progressives Party (APC) will soon collapse because they are madeup of uncommitted party members who only believe in sharing the money,” he said.

African Student Stripped And Beaten By Indian Mob After They Mistake Her For Hit-And-Run Driver(Photos)

 A 21-year-old female student was beaten and stripped by an angry mob in the southern Indian city of Bangalore after they mistook her car for one that ran over and killed a villager.

Police stood by and watched as the mob paraded the Tanzanian woman naked around the streets and set the car she was in on fire, local reports claim.

A bystander who tried to help her was also reported to have been beaten and when she tried to escape on a bus, the passengers are said to have thrown her back to the mob.

The Tanzanian girl is reported to have gone to the police to report the attack but they said they would only take the complaint if she could bring in the driver who hit the villager.

The Tanzanian Embassy demanded a detailed report on the incident from student leaders so they can pursue the issue diplomatically.

Man Surrenders To Police, Confesses To Murdering Cousin Who Rap*d His Girlfriend(Photo)

 Yesterday, Ndifreke Joseph Clement, 22, handed himself over to the police in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, and confessed to killing his cousin, Ubong Edet who allegedly raped his girlfriend.

 In his statement, Clement recounted how he had returned home one evening, knocked on the door of his one-room apartment, only for his girlfriend to step out with bruises and a bleeding nose and say that Edet, who lived with him, forcefully had sex with her. When Edet returned very late that night, a fight ensued between the two men.

“When I asked him why he did what he did to my girlfriend, he started punching me and I retaliated,” Clement said, “We fought for a very long time before I could subdue him. I then picked my cow-butchering knife and cut his throat, carried his dead body and dumped it in the bush very close to the house and threw the knife into the pit toilet.”

“I have brought myself to the police even when nobody knew that I killed him. I have come to plead for forgiveness because since I killed my cousin, I no longer have peace of mind. I am always disturbed in my mind and dream.”

Cordelia Nwawe, the Akwa Ibom State Police Public Relations Officer, said the Clement will be charged to court.

"F**k You, Your End Is Near" - TV Host Krystn Enem Blast Burna Boy On Twitter

 TV host Krystn Enem came for singer Burna Boy on twitter for standing her up after agreeing to show up for an interview.

Krystn, who is the host for The Krystn Enem Show on Africa Magic Urban revealed that Burna Boy’s attitude towards the interview he agreed to was very bad.

She also stated that one day, he would be begging to be on her show.

She is very pained, considering the stress she and her crew went through and yet the interview was cancelled. See more below...

Beautiful Nollywood Actress Ini Edo Flaunts Her Closetful Vast Collection Of Fab Shoes

 She's a sucker for shoes obviously. With the caption #Shoegame, sultry nollywood actress Ini Edo showed off her vast collection of fab shoes. Stilletos, boots, Moses sandals... you name them, she's got them all.

"How Our Helicopter Landed On Water" – Bristow Helicopters Release Statement

  Bristow Helicopters has given official details of the accident involving one of its aircraft  today, saying the helicopter actually landed on water.

 In their statement, the company said the helicopter got involved in water landing in Lagos while returning from an offshore platform.

The statement said the nine passengers on board and a crew of two “are accounted for and in the process of being transferred to a nearby installation”.

The statement said, ” Bristow Helicopters (Nigeria) Limited, confirmed today that one of its helicopters, was involved in a water landing near Lagos at about 10.25 a.m. local time on return from an offshore platform.

“The aircraft, a Sikorsky S-76C++, had departed on a routine crew transfer flight offshore with nine passengers and a crew of two.

“All persons onboard are accounted for and in the process of being transferred to a nearby installation.

“The company is in the process of collecting pertinent information and will release more details as soon as it is available.”

The Accident Investigations Bureau had earlier told PREMIUM TIMES that crew members and passengers aboard the helicopter survived the accident.

Tunji Oketunbi, the spokesperson for the Bureau told PREMIUM TIMES on telephone that all occupants of the craft survived the accident.

“They all survived, they all survived,” the AIB spokesperson said when contacted for updates.

Mr. Oketunbi later issued the following statement, ” A S76 C++ helicopter marked 5N-BQJ belonging to Bristow Helicopters, which departed ERHA Platform enroute Lagos was ditched into the Atlantic Ocean 95 nautical miles into destination at about 10:20am local time.

“All the eleven souls on board including two crew members were rescued alive. Accident Investigation Bureau AIB has commenced investigation into the occurrence. Details will be communicated to you later.”

The new crash occurred less than six months after another helicopter belonging to the same company crashed in Lagos.

The chopper had on August 12, 2015 plunged into the Lagos Lagoon, killing six of the 12 persons on board.

"My Wife Has Been Poisoning My Meals Since 2008"- Husband Tells Court

 A middle-aged man, Prince Agina, today told an Igando Customary Court in Lagos State that his wife, Obianuju, has been poisoning his meals since 2008.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the union which was consummated on Dec. 24, 2006 in Anambra had been blessed with three children.

Obianuju was also accused of frequent fighting and infidelity by her husband.

"Since 2008, I have noticed that my food was being laced with poison, which has resulted to my deteriorating health; as I am standing here, I'm sick.

"Usually, I travel a lot. On one occasion when I returned home; I noticed that the centre table in our home had broken; when I asked my daughter how it happened, she told me that one uncle broke it.

"This means my wife brings other men into our matrimonial home whenever I travelled because my daughter knows all her uncles.

"She goes out at will without my permission, she does not listen to me as her husband and I don't love her anymore,’’ Agina said.

However, the respondent denied all the allegations leveled against her by her estranged husband.

"My husband has diabetes and hypertension; and he keeps eating those foods that the doctor warned him to desist from.

"Please tell me why he won't be sick always.

"I stayed with him at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) for four months looking after him but he did not listen to the doctor’s advice.

"So, how has his disobedience become my fault.

"He married me a virgin; so why will I start sleeping around now, why will I bring men into the house where my children are staying with me.

"He abandoned me and the children for four years when he travelled to Angola and he wasn't sending money from there for our upkeep.

"My family members took care of my children and I throughout the period,’’ she said.

The president of the court, Adegboyega Omilola, referred the couple to the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) office for possible settlement.

Omilola said the couple should appear before the ADR members on Feb. 25, while he adjourned the case to March 7 for further hearing.