Shocker! Army Court Finds 15 Senior Officers Guilty Of Aiding Boko Haram

             

Culled From Leadership Newspaper

No fewer than 15 senior military officers including 10 generals have been tried before a court-martial and found guilty of giving information and ammunition to Boko Haram terrorists.

In the recent past, the Army and the Defence headquarters have raised the alarm that some of their officers and men are leaking official information to the terrorists and that some of them have been arrested and arraigned before some court-martials in some army divisions in the north.

Military sources told Leadership that some of them who were tried at their division levels still have hope until the final review of the judgement at the headquarters in Abuja.

“There are a lot of arrests that have been made over some officers who were sabotaging the ongoing counter-insurgency operations. The suspects include about 10 generals and other ranks, not to talk of soldiers who have been found culpable of sabotaging our operations. They are facing trial before court-martials set up by their divisions; some have been found guilty, and some are still facing trial. Once the court martial rule, the recommendations are forwarded to the Army Headquarters or Defence Headquarters as the
case may be,” a source disclosed.

Shocker! Army Court Finds 15 Senior Officers Guilty Of Aiding Boko Haram

             

Culled From Leadership Newspaper

No fewer than 15 senior military officers including 10 generals have been tried before a court-martial and found guilty of giving information and ammunition to Boko Haram terrorists.

In the recent past, the Army and the Defence headquarters have raised the alarm that some of their officers and men are leaking official information to the terrorists and that some of them have been arrested and arraigned before some court-martials in some army divisions in the north.

Military sources told Leadership that some of them who were tried at their division levels still have hope until the final review of the judgement at the headquarters in Abuja.

“There are a lot of arrests that have been made over some officers who were sabotaging the ongoing counter-insurgency operations. The suspects include about 10 generals and other ranks, not to talk of soldiers who have been found culpable of sabotaging our operations. They are facing trial before court-martials set up by their divisions; some have been found guilty, and some are still facing trial. Once the court martial rule, the recommendations are forwarded to the Army Headquarters or Defence Headquarters as the
case may be,” a source disclosed.

Ritualists Pluck Out Eyes Of 12 Year-Old-Boy In Bauchi

           
Persons suspected to be ritualists, yesterday, attacked a 12 year old boy in Zaki Local Government Area of Bauchi State and plucked out his eyes.
It was gathered that the victim, Abdu Garba, a native of Miga Local Government of Jigawa state is a student to one Islamic teacher, Mal Haruna Abdullahi of Sakwa town in Zaki local government.
It was learnt the ritualists followed the movements of Abdu and when they got to isolated area, they abducted him and took him to an unknown destination where they plucked out his eyes.
Confirming the incident, the state Police spokesman, Deputy Superintendent of Police Haruna Mohammed said one Abdu Garba, a native of Miga local government in Jigawa state was attacked and his eyes removed
by unknown persons in Zaki local government area of the state.
He said the unknown assailants Suspected to ritualists accosted the victim to a solidarity area and removed his eyes.
According to him, ” after residents of the area informed the police in the local government about the incident, police detectives went to the scene and rushed the victim to Federal Medical Centre Azare for treatment”
The PPRO added that Investigation had commenced and efforts is been intensified to apprehend the fleeing suspects.

Nigerians Own Most Expensive Houses In London

Do you that about 70% of the most expensive buildings in London are owned by Nigerians? The Chairman of New Nation, an empowerment-oriented group, Mr Charles Dukwe, has just made the shocking revelation. He said citizens of the UK avoided buying houses in the area due to their high prices.

In the words of Dukwe: “There is a street in London; it is called Edgerton Crescent. Edgerton Crescent is the most expensive street in the world. Houses there are worth £3m to £4m. 

“British celebrities that have money don’t buy houses on that street. They will tell you it is too expensive. But 70 per cent of the houses there are owned by Nigerians.

“The thing that is missing in Nigeria is compassion. We want to use compassion as a value and drive it through people so that people can help each other in the society. Our aim is to make compassion a core value in the society.”

The philanthropist lamented that Nigerians were investing funds from the country in Europe and other Western countries, leaving the people at home to remain jobless and poor.

Chris Brown Has Been Released From Jail.

 Fresh reports reaching us from the world of American music industry indicate that the troubled singer Chris Brown has been freed.
Surprisingly, this is coming after Rihanna’s ex-boyfriend was sentenced to 131 more days in prison on May 9, meaning he has served only 108 days out of the due term, according to TMZ.
Actually Chris had been sentenced to 1 year in jail over violating the probation in the Rihanna’s case, but as he had already spent 234 in either rehabilitation center or prison, the resulting term was 131.
However it is not the end of the musician’s problems: his D.C. trial is to begin in the next few months. It
would be recalled that last October Brown and his bodyguard were accused of beating some Adams Paker, who allegedly tried to photobomb the shot Brown was taking.

"Ask Your Governors How They Spend Their Allocations"-Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo Iweala

 

While delivering a speech at Babcock university's convocation at Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Finance minister Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has challenged state governors to tell Nigerians what they do with the huge allocations they receive regularly from the Federal Government.
According to her, many of the states get monetary allocations that far outweigh the annual budget of some neigbouring countries to Nigeria.
Okonjo-Iweala, who urged Nigerians to be more discerning, noted that the governors had no reason not to develop their states, given the huge amounts they regularly got from Federation Account.
According to her, it is high time Nigerians held their governors accountable over the money collect on their behalf to accelerate development of their states.

Okonjo-Iweala said:

 “Clearly, the Federal Government cannot do it alone; we need the private sector to work with us and we have reached out to them in transforming Nigeria. But, in addition to that, we should ask ourselves what is the role of the state and local governments in supporting our transformation.
“A lot of attention is turned on the Federal Government. So, we also need to ask what our states and local governments do with the resources they get.”

Presidency Denies Offering Amnesty To Boko Haram

Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati

The presidency has denied offering amnesty to members of the Boko Haram sect.
This was made known by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, addressing State House correspondents on Saturday.
Minister of Youth Development, Mr. Boni Haruna, had on Thursday said President Jonathan had given amnesty to members Boko Haram as part of his administration’s youth-friendly programmes and policies.
While giving an overview of youths’ position in the present administration’s transformation agenda at a special event tagged ‘A day with young leaders of Nigeria’ to mark the nation’s Democracy Day in Abuja, the minister said series of integration programmes had been lined up for members of the sect who would surrender their arms and embrace peace.
But Abati said the President did not use any word like amnesty.

He said what Jonathan said was that opportunities had been created for those who wanted to denounce terrorism through the Presidential Fact-Finding Committee and Presidential Committee on Dialogue and Peaceful Resolutions of Conflict in the North Eastern part of Nigeria.

The presidential spokesman said,

I Will Get Married, When I Build a House in Banana Island--Ice Prince

                
Ice Prince is all about the Naira, at least for now.

The rap star in an interview with The Nigerian Tribune opened up about marriage, the bleaching rumours, his son and his ex Eva Alordiah.

The “Whiskey” star who wants a honest girl as his future Mrs, says “I am just 27 years old. I don’t have any brother or mentor that got married at 27. So, I have about five years to go. I have to make more money and build a house in Banana Island before I take a woman home.” on marriage plans.

On bleaching reports: “I was not pissed off; I only replied them saying ‘bad man bleach, never that’. It did not mean I was upset. In fact, I laughed about it because I don’t see how on earth I’m going to bleach. I’m black to the bones. As you can see, I have really black knuckles, so when I put them on Instagram, it looks like I bleached. For the record, I am not body-conscious. I don’t powder my face; I don’t even use the

mirror.”

Nigerian Football Agent Caught On Video Promising To Arrange a Yellow Card For £41k During World Cup [See]

Henry Chukwuma Okoroji, a Nigerian match fixer has been indicted in a match fixing scam after he was caught on camera telling an undercover UK Sun Newspaper reporter, Mahzher Mahmood, he could arrange a yellow card during the World Cup games for more than 41,000pounds and a penalty for 81,000pounds.

Daily Mail reports that Okoroji spoke with the reporter in company of his associate, Joe, in a hotel room in Milan, Italy. He was recorded saying he could facilitate different outcomes on the football field, including a red card, depending on the amount the reporter was willing to pay. He was reported to have said that he was working with two other Nigerian players as well as a senior official of the Nigerian Football Federation in the match-fixing scam, who he said could help influence the Nigerian squad in the world cup. Continue...

In a bid to prove his credibility, Okoroji was said to have invited a Nigerian/Lazio footballer, Ogenyi Onazi (pictured right) to the hotel but Onazi is not thought to be involved in the plot.

 

Only last week, the National Crime Agency (NCA) began investigations into claims that the friendly match between Nigeria and Scotland was fixed. Investigations into that allegation is still going on according to an NCA official.

60 KILLED AS BOKO HARAM BOMBS BROTHEL JOINT NEAR ARMY BASE IN ADAMAWA

At least 60 people have been reported dead as suspected Boko Haram members today, June 1 bombed a bar and a brothel located near a major military base in Mubi, Adamawa State.

According to Sahara Reporters, the location under attack was "Kaban", usually visited by both civilian and military patrons. Sources report that the explosion happened at about 6 p.m. It has not been determined whether the victims were soldiers or civilians.

The facility is not far away from the headquarters of the Special Operations Battalion (SOB) of the Nigerian army in Mubi. It is worth noting that the Battalion is involved in the Nigerian government's counter-offensive against Boko Haram's attacks.

Soldiers based in Mubi frequently join civilians to eat, drink and dance at the watering hole; military commanders generally warned soldiers not to stay at the joint past 4 p.m.

According to the AFP news agency that quoted one of the police officers, the bomb struck a crowd at a football match and dozens may have died, but this has not been confirmed.

However, Reuters news agency quoted sources as saying that the victims had been watching a televised match in a bar.

In recent weeks, Boko Haram has carried out deadly attacks in the northeast Nigerian states of Adamawa, Borno and tone, despite the Federal Government's declaration of a state if emergency in the three states.

Ex-Osun Governor, Isiaka Adeleke, defects to APC, says PDP is a party of thugs

The first civilian governor of Osun state, Isiaka Adeleke, on Saturday described the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as a platform that breeds and supports thuggery and violence.
Mr. Adeleke, also a former senator, spoke in Osogbo, the Osun state capital, while leading thousands of his supporters and former members of the PDP to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Mr. Adeleke noted that with the alleged assault on him by the Minister of Police Affairs, Jelili Adesiyan, and the candidate of the PDP for the forthcoming governorship election in the state, Iyiola Omisore‎, he and his followers were no longer safe in the PDP.
The former governor claimed he was called upon by the leaders of the PDP to contest the governorship seat in Osun having realised that Mr. Omisore stood no chance against the incumbent governor, Rauf Aregbesola.
He said he was thereafter betrayed and hounded.

UK Begins Probe of Islamic Preacher For Hailing Chibok Girls Abduction

A United Kingdom-based Islamic preacher, Mizanur Rahman, is being investigated by police after a video showed him praising Boko Haram for kidnapping over 200 schoolgirls.

The 31-year-old of Palmers Green, north London, claimed in the video-recording posted online that killing non-Muslims was ‘not necessarily a bad thing.’

The sect had abducted the pupils from Government Girls’ Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State since April 14.

A report by a UK tabloid, Daily Mail, said Rahman also praised the terror group for its activities.

He said in the video, “People want to make it out as though history began on the day these girls were taken from – sorry I should say these women – were taken from this high school in Nigeria.

“They didn’t do to these girls what the Nigerian government had been doing to the Muslims all these years. They didn’t rape anybody. They didn’t torture. They didn’t murder any of these girls.”

The preacher was quoted to have described the terrorist group as being “full of good messages,” including its support for al-Qaeda.

Revealed: The Popular Prophet Who Sleeps In Coffins In Lagos

Prophet Pa Samuel Olawale (a.k.a Kogberegbe) sleeps inside coffin and in the grave preaching the gospel. It is one story that will indeed shock you and expose you to things going on that you are not aware of.

Conspicuously displayed on this Mountain of Prayer is a big van with the inscription:

"The Holy Michael Church of The Lord (Aladura) Cherubim and Seraphim, Preacher Prophet S.O. Olawale (a.ka. Kogberegbe).” 

In the said van is a big white-creamy painted coffin covered with a black cloth having the following words:

‘THIS IS THE END OF YOUR LIFE AND YOUR POST’ inscribed on it, all in capital letters!

Pele’s Son Sentenced To 33 Years In Prison For Laundering Drug Money

        
The son of legend footballer, Pele, Edinho, 43, has been sentenced to 33 years imprisonment for laundering drug money.

He admitted to being a drug addict but protested saying he was innocent of other charges.

Edinho who played for Santos two decades ago is a goalkeeping coach at Santos and has served time in jail for drug trafficking before now.

Lagos 2015 Governorship: Who Is Afraid Of Ambode?

Since the open endorsement of Mr Akinwumi Ambode, the erstwhile Accountant General/Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Lagos State by none other than the much-respected Oba of Lagos, Oba Akiolu1 for the gubernatorial seat of Lagos state, the political landscape has never been the same again.

Oba Akiolu had used the auspicious occasion of the launch of Ambode’s biography, The Art of Selfless Service on May 15, 2014 at the jam-packed hall of the Civic Centre to drum home his support for the man of the moment. Ambode is widely acknowledged as an accomplished accountant, whose meritorious service to the state that spanned 27 years has become a source of pride to his friends and envy to his political foes.

Madam Dora Akunyili Dead or Alive?

Many are worried and the tension increased on Friday evening when rumours of her death hit the cyber space but the reported death of former minister of information Prof. Dora Akunyili in an Indian hospital, where she was rushed to for medical attention, has been dispelled by her media aide, Mr Isaac Umunna.

“I don’t know why people are peddling this rumour. It is baseless. And, as you may know, former governor Peter Obi only three days ago visited her in the hospital in India and he was received by her husband and her doctors who confirmed to him that she was responding to treatment. 

"And, as I speak to you now, I just came out from the church. That was why I could not take your call earlier because I was in the church. If the rumour was true, I wouldn’t have been in the church now. And I have been in contact with them. I have been speaking with some of our people who are with her, and we spoke not long ago. So no such thing they are saying happened.”

Umunna, who spoke to Leadership in Abuja insisted that Madam Akunyili is responding to treatment and they believe she would be fine at the end of the day and return home safely.

Nigerian Entertainment Awards 2014, View Nominee List

               
Its time again for the 2014 Nigerian Entertainment Awards.
The venue for the 9th edition of the NEA award ceremony will be in New York, United States of America.
In the nominee list yesterday , Davido and Tiwa Savage head the music awards nominee list with five nods each.
Olamide who scraped all the awards last year is among the recipients of multiple nominations along with Flavour, Don Jazzy, Wizkid, Patoranking, Chidinma and Oritse Femi.
View the Nominee list below

Oprah Winfrey Throws Her 66-Year Old Step-Mum Barbara Winfrey Out Of Her $1.4 Million Mansion (Photos)

Last month, Oprah Winfrey's step-mum Barbara Winfrey, 66, granted an interview where she alluded there is more to Oprah's relationship with best friend Gayle King. She also said Oprah is controlling and different from who we see on TV....She even said she and her husband were treated like second class citizens. At a gala at Oprah's palatial home in Santa Barbara, they were seated far away from celebrities in attendance and told not to socialize with them.

Well, she is learning the hard way as Oprah has thrown her out of the $1.4 million mansion she lived in with Oprah's dad for 14 years.This is after a vicious 18-month divorce battle with Oprah's father,Vernon Winfrey.Babara who is now homeless told Mailonline

‘That woman has set out to ruin me, destroy me.
 To take this house away is petty, this has been my home for 14 years.
Oprah’s a billionaire three times over, her help live better than this. She said publicly that she offered to sell the house and give me the proceeds, but that’s a lie, she never said that.
Oprah owns property all over the world so there is no reason to sell this house other than to spite me, it’s a personal vendetta.’
‘I’m leaving with less than I had before the marriage, but eventually I’m gonna have a home as nice as this or better.

That’s why I feel sorry for her because I don’t understand the evilness.I’m at the point in life when I should be enjoying my retirement. Instead I have to contend with this.
There’s a difference between wanting to hurt someone, but to destroy them? To take their money, to take their credit, take their property, I don’t understand that, that’s evilness I can’t comprehend.Oprah took it all, after 14 years I haven’t got a cent to show for it.

What she has done is nothing short of evil, but she doesn’t scare me, her actions cause me to disrespect her.We spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on furniture, everything was high end...

I Am Living My Life To The Fullest--Rapper Olamide

                  

Rap star, Olamide Adedeji, is one of the young hip-hop stars hoisting Nigeria’s flag on the continent music scene. Recently, FUNSHO AROGUNDADE spoke with the youngster at Parkview Estate, Ikoyi, Lagos, headquarters of MTV Base. He speaks on his career and relationship with Fuji music czar, Wasiu Ayinde Marshall 

How do you feel with all the attention and props you are getting lately?

Thank you very much. I feel good and feel happy.

Did you expect the acceptance will be as fast?

Not really because it has been so rough. Things have been very difficult but so far so good, I thank God. This is just the beginning for me. I want to go further. I want to become more successful and have a success story to tell in the future.

You recently released two new videos simultaneously.

Yes. Two new videos, Sitting On The Throne and Anifowose.

Sitting On The Throne video was a beautiful concept. Whose idea is that?

I came up with the idea and Kemi Adetiba executed it perfectly well.

Some are saying you are bragging over your success and dissing others. 

BOKO HARAM TERROR GROUP RUNS OUT OF FOOD SUPPLY

Indications have emerged that the need to feeding the over 200 students of Government Secondary School, Chibok, abducted by Boko Haram insurgents on April 14 has put pressure on the Islamic terrorist group to steal food items and loot communities close to Sambisa Forest in the North East.

According to www.punchng.com Investigations revealed that the violent Islamic sect had in the past week stepped up the looting of villages, markets and food stores in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states for food items including grains and bread.

Residents of these communities said the rate at which the insurgents stole their foodstuffs was unprecedented, noting that the pressure to feed the abducted girls might have contributed to the desperation of the insurgents to steal and kill the villagers in the process.

One of the villagers, Bukar Umar, who resides in Kamuyya village in Borno State, told one of our correspondents that though it was normal for the insurgents to ask communities to contribute money towards “God’s work,’’ they were usually satisfied when communities raised money for them.