Finally : President Buhari Signs 2016 Budget

 President Muhammadu Buhari has finally signed the the 2016 appropriation Act into law.

 The president signed the budget in the presence of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, in his office at the presidential villa Abuja.

 Others who witnessed the budget signing ceremony were the national chairman of the governing All Progressives Congress, APC, John Odigie-Oyegun and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal.

The 2016 budget estimates suffered several delays after claims and counter claims from both the legislature and executive arms, each accusing the other of padding the budget.

Mr. Buhari returned the budget to the National Assembly, saying key projects were removed and others not in the estimates he submitted were added.

A meeting was held last week with the leadership of the national assembly after which a committee was formed to look at all “grey areas” and harmonise them in time for the president’s assent.

The National Assembly reportedly returned a “clean” copy of the budget to the president which he finally signed today.

Details of the final copy of the budget is unknown at this time.

School Suspends Lecturer Caught Rap*ng Student

 A lecturer in the Department of Public Administration has been suspended by the Federal Polytechnic, Bida, for allegedly rap*ng an ND1 student in the department.

 According to Punch, the lecturer was caught in the act.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Niger State Police Command, Bala Elkana, confirmed the incident, adding that the culprit would remain in police custody pending the completion of investigation.

Elkana said the victim had been receiving treatment at the school medical centre.

The official involved was a senior employee of the institution and he had been suspended pending the 

outcome of the investigation by the disciplinary committee. He has also been placed on half salary.

The Public Relations Officer of the polytechnic, Alhaji Hussaini Enagi, told Punch:

“It is true that there have been an allegation of rape against one of our lecturers. The case has been referred to the Senior Staff Disciplinary Committee for investigation and recommendation.

“The alleged crime is also being investigated by the police. The official has been suspended and will also receive half salary pending the outcome of the committee’s investigation.”

Enagi stated that the management would not interfere with the investigation, adding that whatever recommendation was given would be ratified by the polytechnic’s authorities.

It was gathered that there had been a series of complaints of sexual harassment against the lecturer by female students.

See Graphic Photos From The Clash Between Hausa and Igbo Traders in Aba

 Photos have emerged from the clash between the Hausa and Igbo traders of Ariaria market in Aba which led to the death of three persons with many more injured.

According to reports. the clash began after an Hausa trader stabbed and killed an Igbo trader for reprimanding him after he urinated infront of his shop.

They angered the Igbo youth and caused them to kill and burn the Hausa trader causing the clash to escalate.

 Meanwhile reports also have it that a soldier shot and killed two young men yesterday. The unnamed soldier in mufti, reportedly went to the abattoir to smoke Indian hemp after which he refused to pay, claiming he was a soldier. The situation led to a fracas with some boys in the area, who insisted he must pay, without knowing that the man was a soldier.

The said soldier reportedly came to the abattoir yesterday with four of his colleagues in a Hilux patrol van and started shooting indiscriminately. There was commotion in the area as butchers and those who came to buy meat scampered to safety and when the shooting died down, a pig rearer, identified as Ojukwu, was found dead.

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Peter Okoye Refuses To Speak On Tiwa & Teebillz Issues, Shares Important Marriage Advise

 Singer, Peter Okoye was among the people who saved Tunji 'TeeBillz' Balogun from jumping off the Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge last week. In an Interview with Hip TV at an event, he shed a little light on why he refuses to comment on the situation and also shares some marriage advise.

On the Tiwa Savage & Teebillz marriage issues, he said, 

"I don't want to make comment about it. It's very sensitive. I have made up my mind not to say anything about it. The way people are taking it.. You know, we are talking about life and death here. It's very sensitive and I would never comment. I would do anything to support and love them."

When asked if all celebrity marriages fail, he said, "it's not true. I don't believe that."

On keeping a good marriage, he also said, 

"Just be yourself. Don't change just because you got married. Because I am married today, they say stop taking off your shirt. Stop behaving like as if you are not married. Listen, some people get married and they start living some kind of life just because they are married. I don't believe in people saying because you are married you shouldn't wear some kind of outfits. Any little thing, they'll say - don't you know you are married?. C'mon. Some people make marriage look very boring. I have seen boring marriages whereby people get married, they forget that, I mean you married your friend.

Ever since I got married & before I got married, my wife is like my friend. I love my wife to look sexy. I love when she wears some nice dresses that she normally wears. I don't want her to change because she's married. To start tying agbada. I'm sorry but it's people that make marriage look very boring. I don't want to belong there. I'm Peter Okoye and I remain Peter Okoye. I got married, I am Mr Peter Okoye and I still remain that way. I don't change for nobody. Trust Me"

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Cultist Arrested For Dropping Human Head On The Road

 The police in Lagos State have arrested a 23-year-old suspected cultist, Idris Adebayo, who confessed to have dropped the head of a rival cult member on the Old Apapa Road, in the Oyingbo area of the state.

 Adebayo, who said he put the head in a polythene bag, added that the victim was killed by his gang members and the head dumped by the roadside because he came to visit his girlfriend in their territory.

Punch Metro had reported on October 15, 2015, that some hoodlums at the Olokodana Junction of the road dropped a severed head.

The Iponri Police Division, where the matter was reported, was said to have removed the head and taken it to a morgue.

The then Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Joe Offor, had told our correspondent that the police had launched a manhunt for the killers.

On Thursday, Adebayo and Gafar Ayoola were both arrested by the Denton Police Division in the Otto area as two of the suspected killers.

It was gathered that Ayoola, during interrogation, developed a health condition and was rushed to a private hospital where he later died.

It was reported on Monday that his family members had, however, alleged that he was tortured to death by a policeman at the station.

Adebayo had been transferred to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Ikeja, where further investigation was ongoing on the matter.

Adebayo said his gang leader, identified as Dagbe, had killed the rival member and they dumped his body in a stream on San Siro Street, Otto.

Adebayo added that the head of the deceased was handed over to him in a polythene bag to dispose of.

He said, “We were four that killed the man. Dagbe, Aloma, Kashir and I ambushed him and cut off his head. His offence was that he came to our territory to visit his girlfriend. We thought he had come to spy on us.

“Dagbe gave the rival member’s head to me to dump at where people would see him. Two persons and I took a tricycle and when we got to Olokodana, I dropped the head from the polythene bag. The victim’s body had already been dumped in a stream.

“I know Gafar (Ayoola) very well. He was one of our gang members. He and Aloma used to walk together. He was in the same gang with Dagbe. I was arrested on Saturday.”

A resident of Old Apapa Road, who gave his name only as Baba Toheeb, said the police should flush out all the criminal elements in the area.

He said, “Idris (Adebayo) and Gafar (Ayoola) are members of a gang known as Omo oniyan. There was a time a mob caught them and handed them over to the police at the Iponri division. They were tried and sent to court. Gafar just finished serving a jail term last year.

“We want the police to intensify security in our area. The Denton division is trying, but we want them to do more.”

The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, confirmed the arrest.

She said, “The boy has confessed that his gang members cut off their victim’s head. Effort is on to arrest other members of the gang.”

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Lekki Suicidal Man Who Climbed Electric Pole Is Allegedly A Thief

 The Cameroonian man who Yesterday climbed an electric pole an refused to come down until he was given N5m is allegedly a thief and was trying to rob a mall and climbed to pol to aviod being lynched after he was caught

According to The Nation, a witness said the Cameroonian said he did not know how he got to Nigeria.

He claimed that the victim climbed the pole after he was caught attempting to burgle a nearby mall.

“It is not a suicide attempt. The guy is a thief. He wanted to burgle a mall in the neighbourhood but he was caught and chased. He fled and climbed the electric pole for fear of being lynched.

“He didn’t get the close to the cable until Eko Distribution Company was contacted to isolate the area. Even at the hospital, he wanted to run but he was pinned down. He later started begging that he was hungry and needed food. That he has nowhere to go,” said the eyewitness.

LASEMA General Manager Michael Akindele said; “Security operatives will conduct proper investigation on the matter. People should be watchful, observe strange faces and other activities around them. Such incidents should also be reported to security agencies.

Girl Murdered After Being Lured With N250k Modeling Deal By Stranger(Photos)

 This is very tragic story shared by one Jennifer Oyatabu about her friend who was found half naked and dead on a roadside in Enugu after going to meet a stranger she met on the road. She had been missing for almost two days before her corpse was discovered. Quite a terrible story. Read below...

 "She answerd a call on sunday night. We overhead her saying dat som1 called her to come dst dey will use her face for calender.. Dat dey will pay her N250k. She never wanted to go. After some while a gal called her bk for dsame stuff. She was preparing to go, ma sist asked her if she knows d person she said dat is some1 she met on d rd.

She told her not to go dat is not geniue. She insisted and left. She called ma sister back around 7pm and told her dst she csnt come bk again dat she will come bk the next day.. On dat monday everybody was trying her number no way till on sunday. I was telln everybody dat our friend is missing.

On tuesday one guy ran to me and said he overhead me wen was saying we r looking for ma friend.. Dat there was a gal dey killed at transecul penus... She demonstrated her... I told him to follow me 2 ma sist houz so dat dey will knw d way she dressed out we reach there ma sist brought out d pic she snapped b4 she left.

 D guy started crying and say she is d one. We took off going to one station or d other finally we reanch to trasecul police station and comfirm dat she is d one. She was lying half naked on d rd. With d beating dey gave her. Her face swallowed up. Blood was coming out from her mouth, noise and ear.

Her two eyes was very black. Chai. D pad she used 4 her mensis was beside her. D killers went away with her phone... Put her slipoers beside d flower. We went to d mortuary today and saw our friend lying helplessly dead there.

 I cryed out ma eyes. Buh nomata how amount of cry i cried even if o cry out blood she can never come bk again. Death na so u dey. Chai. I never believed untill today.. God pipo r so wicked and hrtless. Omalicha duh rest untill u fight bk those wicked killers of urs.

They took away ur precious life by force. So fight bk. chai we loved u. And we are going to miss u well. Rip ma love untill we path to c nomore. Jee nke oma ezigbo nwanyi.

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