Abbey Godogodo, Ibadan's most notorious armed robber arrested

A wanted robbery suspect, Abiodun Ogunjobi, aka Abbey Godogodo, who was said to have been terrorising the South-West for some time, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command.

According to police authorities, the suspect led the gang that killed seven people, including the owner of 04 Hotel, Ajah, Lagos, Olanrewaju Subair, on July 7, 2013.

They also killed two other security guards at a popular hotel along Apapa Road, Ebute Meta area of the state on the same day.

The suspect, who was paraded on Thursday, told PUNCH Metro that he killed many policemen, adding that he had been into robbery for over 10 years and had built houses.

BBA House Video: Nigeria's Beverly Osu finally does it with Angelo ( Viewer discretion is warned 18+)

We all saw it coming, after Angelo fingered Nigeria's rep in the Big Brother Africa House Beverly Osu, she couldn't help but tell Angelo that she is in love with him and asked if he can marry a girl like her, and then I knew it that the next will be shagging. 

Now click HERE to download the video of the shagging.

Telecoms giant Globacom drops Noah Ramsey, Uche Jombo, Rita Dominic and others as their ambassadors

 

Gist went round some time ago  that telecoms giants Globacom planned to cut ties with some of their Nollywood ambassadors after signing new ambassadors from the Nigerian music genre. Well, the deed has been done.

Globacom today dropped their Nollywood ambassadors with the exception of four people - Chioma Chukwuka, Ini Edo, Funke Akindele and Desmond Elliot. These four remain as Glo ambassadors for now while Ramsey Noah, Rita Dominic, Mike Ezuruonye, Monalisa Chinda, Nonso Diobi, Uche Jombo, Odunlade Adekola have been dropped.  

They've been told to go to the legal department of Globacom to pick  up a letter - a letter terminating their contract with the telecoms company. 

So sad,  Some of these ambassadors don't even know they have been dropped. Some have picked up their letters, some haven't. 

Simon Cowell breaks his silence about his baby's news

Simon Cowell on with  his X Factor cast and producers at the Television Critics Association Press Tour in Beverly Hills, in front of more than 100 reporters. He looks calm, cool and collected, and held his cool even when eight questions in, a reporter addressed the elephant in the room (his surprising news that he is expecting a baby).

"Congratulations on the addition," a reporter said to Simon. "The new baby. Were you as surprised by the news as we were?"

"I haven't read the newspapers. Am I missing something?" Cowell teased. "Sorry. Unfortunately, I have to keep this private for the moment. It's just one of those things, but thank you anyway."

Later, another reporter asked how the female judges (Kelly Rowland, Paulina Rubio, Demi Lovato) feel Simon would be as a father.

"No comment," Demi shot out.

Former BBA House mate, Selly apologizes to boyfriend on ETV's Late Night Celebrity Show

Accra: July 31st, 2013: Selinam Galley, evicted Ghanaian female representative in Big Brother The Chase has remorsefully asked for forgiveness from boyfriend, Praye Tietia on live TV after her seemingly unpleasant experience in the Africa TV Show.

Making a surprise guest appearance on The Late Nite Celebrity Show, Selly, as she is affectionately called pleaded for forgiveness from the hip-life artiste, a member of the duo, Praye, after her name was dragged in the mud for her supposedly sexual escapade with Tanzanian house mate, Nando.

'I am very thankful for the opportunity given me. I want to thank my boyfriend, Praye Tietia and also use this opportunity to say I am very sorry (for all that happened),' she said. 'I am very sorry,' she insisted.

Nigerians in Benin Republic, raided and dumped in camp

According to a report by a Nigerian lawyer living in Benin Republic who sent out the story to the media, in the early hours of  Wednesday July 31st, the police department of the Republic of Benin carried out a house to house search of Nigerians living in Cotonou, who don't have their passports and ID cards. The Nigerians they found wanting were bundled up and quarantined in a local primary school (pictured below).

A few other nationalities like Ghanaians and Nigers were also picked up but majority were Nigerians. The Benin police say they plan to continue their raid because some foreigners were constituting a nuisance in the area.

The lawyer had to bail her relatives from the camp with 20,000cfa which is about N6000 even though they didn't commit any crime other than being unable to identify themselves.

  

Man arrested in Lagos for scaling a 14- feet high fence to have sex with a mad woman

According to a story by PM News, officials of the Lagos State Government arrested the man you see above for having sex with a mad woman.

21-year old man, Lateef Sulaiman, for allegedly scaled a 14-feet fence to gain entrance into the Lagos State Rehabilitation and Training Centre, Majidun area of Ikorodu, Lagos, to have sex with the said mad woman.

Sulaiman was said to have jumped into the female dormitory around 9.30 p.m. and had sex with the mad woman before he was arrested and handed over to the taskforce at Alausa.


In his confessional statement at the taskforce headquarters, Sulaiman allegedly said he had had sex with a mad woman at the rehabilitation centre on five occasions before his arrest, saying that he knew where the female dormitory was because he had gone to the centre in the past to seek employment and had thoroughly studied the environment.

He was arraigned at the Special Offences Court, Alausa in Ikeja for his alleged offence
Sulaiman was slammed with a four-count charge. In the first count charge, he was said to have scaled the 14-feet fence of the rehabilitation home and slept with a  mentally ill inmate and thus committed an offence punishable under the laws of Lagos State.

Having pleaded not guilty, he was granted bail in the sum of N50, 000 with two sureties who must be civil servants and present evidence of tax payment for five years.

Sulaiman could not meet the bail conditions and was remanded at the Badagry Prison.

River State House of Assembly leader, Chidi Lloyd arraigned for attempted murder

AFTER eight days in police custody, the Majority Leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Mr. Chidi Lloyd, on Wednesday, finally appeared before a High Court in Port Harcourt.

Lloyd, arraigned on six counts of attempted murder, conspiracy, assault and malicious damage, arrived at the court about 10.52am accompanied by riot policemen and other security operatives.

Clad in blue attire, the lawmaker limped as he entered the court premises, supported by two unidentified persons.

The offence of the PDP lawmaker, who was reportedly involved in the fracas in the State Assembly on July 9, 2013, the prosecution said, was contrary to Section 320 of the Criminal Code Law, Cap 37 laws of Rivers State of Nigeria 1999.

50 years on since they lost power, Nigeria's tribal monarchs still live in lavish royal splendour

 

Omo N'Oba N'Edo Uku Akpolokpolo Erediauwa I (left) was crowned 'Oba of Benin Kingdom' in the Edo state of Nigeria in 1979. Before that he studied at Cambridge university before being appointed to many top government posts. Alhaji Abdulmumini Kabir Usman (Right) is the current and 50th 'Emir of Kasina'. He was coronated in 2008 five days after the death of his father, Emir Muhammad Kabir Usman. He is remembered as a peacemaker during the Nigerian civil war and has a passion for Polo

BBA House: Berverly falls in love with Angelo and asks him if he can marry a girl like her

Last night while having a quiet intimate moment together, Nigerian rep Beverly Osu told her South African love interest Angelo that she's in love with him

"I try to deny that I love you because I’m thinking it’s too early to love you when I don’t know how you are in the outside world,” Beverly said to Angelo

Angelo replied: "To be honest, I’m also kind of scared of knowing you on the outside”

Beverly to Angelo - after telling him she's told him everything there is to know about her, including how she used to sleep with men for money to help her family and how she once had an abortion

"Can you marry a person like me?” 

Angelo replied "Yes, but would you marry someone like me?” Beverly said yes, that she loves him.

Nigeria's Finance Minister Dr, Mrs Ngozi Okonji-Iweala, queries NNPC's GMD over unremitted funds of about N8b

The Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Monday verbally queried the Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mr. Andrew Yakubu, over the non-remittance of about N8bn into the Federation Account.

The minister, who was the keynote speaker at the public presentation of the 2009 to 2011 oil and gas physical and process audit report by the Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiatives in Abuja, wondered why the corporation owed the Federal Government such huge amount of money.

The minister, who came in when the event was about rounding up, turned to the NNPC boss during her presentation and said, “Just to cite one or two examples because I know that the people here are the right stakeholders involved with respect to some of the issues; I am looking for the NNPC GMD.”

She was then told that Yakubu had just stepped out.

Oil Baroness, and billionaire Folorunsho Alakija buys 4 G-Wagons for her 4 sons

 

One of the world's richest women, billionaire oil tycoon Mrs Folorunsho Alakija recently acquired four brand new 2013 G-Wagons for her four sons, according to a report by Society Now. 

The luxury SUVs, which were specially made for the Alakija boys, were quietly brought into the country a few weeks back. Each is said to have cost at least N22mllion, minus shipping.

Mrs Alakija is said to be worth about $600m (as of 2012) and makes about $1m daily from her oil business. She also has a real estate portfolio worth over $100 million.

My guys make una enjoy ohh, na una God give una.

Girl sets boyfriends Range Rover Sports ablaze in Edo State, Nigeria

According to Gist, the girl was said to have discovered that her boyfriend was sleeping with another girl and did the unthinkable, by burning the guys Ranger Rover Sports.

It is gathered that the girl has since disappeeared as the police are on the hunt for her.

Hmmm this girl don take too much oh, is he married to her ??? If you were the guy, what will you do ???

Tanzania's Nando, disqualified from the Big Brother Africa House

Tanzania's Nando has been Disqualified from the Big Brother House.

After tonight's Evictions that sawAnnabel and Sulu being given the boot, Big Brother then gathered all of the Housemates in the living room.

Today Big Brother reproached Nando for the fight that he had with Elikem on Friday. The heated face-off with Elikem saw the two fellas exchanging fiery words between them. Nando is the one that instigated the fight. Instigation and provocation is a violation of the Big Brother rules.