Tottenham Under 23 coach Ugo Ehiogu in hospital after collapsing at club's training centre

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Tottenham tweeted: "We can confirm that Ugo Ehiogu is currently in hospital after collapsing at our Training Centre earlier today.

"Our Under-23s coach received immediate treatment on site from our medical staff before being transferred to hospital by ambulance.|

"Everyone at the club sends their best wishes to Ugo and his family. We shall continue to provide updates when we have further information".

The former Aston Villa player has been at the Premier League club for almost three years after retiring from playing.

woman saved a man’s life on their first date

Following few weeks of chatting on dating website Plenty of Fish, Janine Hall met her date at the Cheesecake Factory in Missouri.

They had a “wonderful meal and great conversation,” Hall told People.

They continued talking after their meal, until Hall’s date started coughing. She said :
"We weren’t eating so I knew he wasn’t choking. I turned my head to the side to give him some privacy and then the next thing I knew there were dishes falling onto my side of the booth."

Her date stood up and collapsed. Hall said:
"He had glazed-over eyes and blood was coming from his mouth. I checked and he had no heart rate"

Quick-thinking Hall, who’s a former respiratory therapist, began chest compressions and CPR - and his heart rate came back. She followed paramedics to the hospital, and left her card with hospital staff so she could be updated by her date’s family.

She arranged with her date’s daughter to visit him in hospital soon after.
"He looked amazing. And he remembered everything about our conversation at the restaurant. I told him, ‘I never got to thank you for the meal,’ and he said, ‘Oh my god, you saved my life!’"

Stephanie Otobo files $5m lawsuit against Apostle Suleman in Canada

Nigerian Canada based singer, Stephanie Otobo has filed a $5m lawsuit against clergyman and her alleged lover, Apostle Johnson Suleman, in Canada.

The lady who was arrested and detained in a Lagos police station sometime in March this year, is claiming $5 million in damages resulting from the breach of trust, breach of fudiciary relations,
breach of contract, negligence, defamation, poisoning, intentional and negligent infliction of emotional stress, forcible confinement, multiple instances of battery, false imprisonment, fraud, assaults, sexual assaults, sexual harassments, harassments and malicious prosecution, their alleged affair has caused her.

Check the court papers below...

Two teenagers drown in hotel swimming pool in Edo state (graphic photos)

Ikponmwosa Isibor, 17, and Emmanuel Abuzu, 16, hoped for a good time when they went into the unnamed restaurant and paid to use the pool. Sadly, they drowned at about 4 pm on Saturday.

The two teenage boys met their untimely death on Easter eve when they drowned in a hotel swimming pool in Benin, Edo state.

Tribune reports that the swimming pool section of the hotel located in the Okhoro area of Benin has been placed under lock and key at the time reporters visited.

Investigation was been carried out into the deaths of the young boys. 

Nigerian Pastor Accused Of S3xual Assault In Durban Hires A Lawyer

Controversial Nigerian pastor Tim Omotoso has hired prominent Port Elizabeth defence attorney Alwyn Griebenow to represent him in the face of allegations that he sexually molested young girls at his home in Umhlanga‚ Durban.

Griebenow confirmed that he was Omotoso’s attorney and that he and defence advocate Terry Price will be meeting with the Hawks on Thursday afternoon in Port Elizabeth. The Hawks are investigating the allegations against Omotoso.

Omotoso‚ of the Jesus Dominion International Church in Durban‚ is accused of molesting more than 30 young girls on the pretext of rescuing them from drugs.

The Nigerian evangelist came under scrutiny after his church featured on current affairs programme Special Assignment on Sunday. The programme spoke to women who claimed that they were lured into performing sexual favours for the pastor.


Griebenow‚ one of Port Elizabeth’s foremost defence attorneys‚ represented the second suspect accused of involvement in the murder of teacher Jayde Panayiotou‚ who was found shot dead after being kidnapped outside her townhouse in 2015.

Griebenow has represented some high-profile cases‚ such as defending serial killer Stewart “Boetie Boer” Wilkens‚ who was charged with 10 counts of murder and five counts of sodomy in 1997. He also represented a group of alleged mercenaries who were held in Zimbabwe on suspicion of being involved in a planned coup in Equatorial Guinea.

There was speculation that Omotoso might hand himself over to the Hawks in Port Elizabeth on Thursday afternoon‚ but this could not be confirmed.

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EFCC Raids Senators's House in Abuja

 EFCC Operatives this evening raided the Abuja home of Danjuma Goje, a former governor of Gombe State, Premium Times has learnt. The operation, which began after 5:00 p.m. was still ongoing as at 7:01 p.m.

Their correspondents report that at least 12 vehicles, including about eight police vans were stationed outside the building located on Haile Selassie street, Asokoro.

Many EFCC detectives along with mobile police officers were also seen standing outside, with even more likely to be inside.

Big Lady & Boyfriend Die While Having S*x In Moving Car

 She is said to be a police officer in one of the big states in the US. She and her boyfriend were having s*x on North Coast Highway with her car engine running.

Unfortunately for them, the car got out of control and plunged into precipice...

Man Brutalises Daughter For Watching TV In Neighbour’s Room (Photo)

A young girl who should not be more than eight years old was allegedly brutalised by her father for going to a neighbour's room to watch television.

The incident, according to a Facebook post by one Olagunju Adekunle, happened in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

Adekunle, who said the sight of the brutalised girl disgusted him, asked to know who had meted such wickedness on the girl, only to find out it was the father.

The girl’s mother said Esther was beaten that way by the father because she went to a neighbour’s room to watch television.

Adekunle said, “God, I can’t just believe this in my life, I was driving to the office this morning and I’ve reasons to make a call and before I know, I was out of call card. As I alighted from my car to get a recharge card, I sighted this small girl (Esther by name) who had reportedly been beaten mercilessly by her heartless and unreasonable father.

“I was so fortunate to interrogate her mother, who told me that the girl went to their neighbour’s room just to watch TV.

“I took the girl to the nearby police station. On getting there, the girl and her mother were redirected to another police station which is very close to their house.”

According to Adekunle, he thought he could reason with the father, but he said he was surprised that he threatened to beat his wife for cooperating with a stranger.

“I called her father and I asked him why he beat the girl mercilessly like that, but his response was very disheartening.

“He threatened to beat his wife afterwards", - Punch

#BBNaija Winner Efe Meets Comedian I Go Dye

The winner of the recently concluded Big Brother Naija 2017, Efe Ejeba met Comedian I Go Dye who showed him immense support whilst he was still in the Big Brother Naija House.

Efe went for the visit with his brother, and another comedian Osama. He wrote:

"So much wisdom from a great & big bros @igodye_ ....may God bless u Sir...."

Fayose Reacts To SGF & NIA DG's Suspension

 

Fayose statement reads: 

“Would the President have set up a probe panel if these scams were linked to anyone in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) or those members of his party that are not in his good books?

“Most importantly, what business does Presidential Committee have with investigation of crime? Are they telling Nigerians that they have lost confidence in all the intelligence and investigative agencies of the government, including the EFCC and DSS?

“The Buhari-led Federal Government is operating like many governments within one government. There appears to be many Presidencies within the Presidency and this is the reason for the confusion everywhere.”

“Nigerians can no longer be deceived by a government that protects its own people whenever they are accused of corruption while setting the DSS and EFCC to invade houses of members of opposition parties, especially those perceived as having presidential ambition in 2019 in the night to arrest and detain them indefinitely even when corruption allegations against them have not been proved.”

“Did the President not write a letter dated January 17, 2017, to the Senate, exonerating the SGF? So what has changed in the case of the SGF? Was his announced suspension just for balancing?

“Why waiting for this messy OsborneGate to act on the Presidential Initiative for the North East (PINE) grass-cutting scam? Could it have been a case of one Presidency (Buhari) writing the Senate on January 17, 2017 to clear the SGF and another Presidency suspending him today?

“Whichever way one looks at it, it gives no other impression than that of confusion in government.

“Is their presidential committee also going to tell Nigerians those who abandoned N49 million cash in an airport that has CCTV cameras? What the owner of the N448 million the EFCC said it found in a shop at LEGICO Shopping Plaza, Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island, Lagos?

“In all these, what I see is a government trying frantically to cover-up corrupt acts of its functionaries but like I said before now, even though we know that the APC-led federal government has the capacity to sweep it under the carpet like many others before it, Nigerians will have it on record that they are being ruled by a government of the more you look, the less you see.”

Boko Haram Leader Who Killed 150 People Finally Arrested

The Police command in Bauchi state have captured a dreaded Boko Haram leader, one Muhammad Adamu Nafiu, aged 25, of Balanga, Gombe State, at Tama village in Toro LGA of the state.

The announcement was made by the Commissioner of Police, Garba Umar yesterday. He said the suspect is a notorious top commander of Boko Haram, who relocated to Tama village in order to evade arrest after the sect was dislodged by troops at Sambisa Forest.

"Preliminary investigation revealed that suspect was among those declared by the Nigerian Army on Serial Number 176 on its wanted list.

"He has voluntarily confessed to have killed over 150 people in Baga LGA of Borno State alone.

"Case under investigation after which suspect would be handed over to the appropriate authority for discreet investigation," he said. 

See the Face of a 75yrs retired soldier arrested over Armed Robbery

A Facebook user, Festus Alenkhe, took to his page to share pic and story of how a retired military officers and others were arrested for armed robbery in Edo state. He wrote:

"A 75-year-old grand father and retired soldier, Jubrin Ugiagbe and two others have been arrested by men of the Edo state police command for alleged armed robbery. 

"The ex-soldier is been squeezed for supplying the suspected armed robbers with the guns used in their Various operations where financial returns were made after every operation."

Anti Corruption War : Buhari Is Just A Noisemaker – Ex-Gov Lamido

Immediate past governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido has described the President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption war as a mere 'noise'.

Lamido, while speaking with the BBC Hausa Service yesterday, said President Buhari could not be passed as a saint because he was “equally corrupt when he served under the late Sani Abacha.”

Buhari had served as chairman of the defunct Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) which was established by Abacha in 1994 to provide critical infrastructure across the country.

“He (Buhari) worked under Abacha; in fact he was the closest to the late military ruler and when it comes to corruption, everybody knows where Abacha’s government stands,” Lamido said.

“Buhari is just making noise; there’s no iota of truth in the so-called commitment to improvement of security and halting graft in the country”, he added.

Lamido, who was reacting to the recent discovery of huge amount of money in an apartment in Ikoyi wondered why the anti-graft agency was yet to trace the real owner of the money.

He said, “It’s unthinkable to say that the EFCC had discovered huge monies (nearly N15 billion) in a building (Osborne Towers) in Lagos but could not track the real owner. Who leaked the story? Who did the source say is the owner of the find?

“No reasonable person will believe that there is no safe for the NIA (which claimed ownership) to keep its money but a private residence in Lagos; those in position of authority should always have the courage to tell the led the truth because leadership is sacred.”

Cross River University Suspends 16,000 Students Over N1.2Billion Debts

Up to 16,000 undergraduates of the Cross River State University of Technology (CRUTECH) have been suspended following their inability to pay their school fees, totaling about N1.2bn.

The Vice Chancellor, Prof Anthony Owan-Enoh signed a 15 page advertorial in a local tabloid, and listed the entire names of the students across all departments in the 3 campuses in the state.

The statement read in parts;

"Following Senate decision, only students who are not indebted or who owe not more than a semester's fees N37,000 are eligible to sit for the forthcoming examination. Those owing for a session's fees N74,000 and above are by the Senate decision suspended from the University."

He said the students were given up to May 12, 2017 to pay all outstanding fees or lose their studentship, adding that students can only be readmitted upon reapplication and payment of all outstanding fees.

The statement said the total debts stands at N1,291,826,140.00. 

Kudirat Abiola's killer , Al-Mustapha floats new Political Party ahead of 2019 elections

 In a statement on Thursday, he announced formally the party he called Green Party of Nigeria (GPN).

He said: “Finally, the real people’s Party has landed. Please give praise to our Creator for rare beautiful gift to the people. The future is GPN and GPN is the Future.”

In 2013 Al-Mustapha said he had no ambition to venture into politics or seek for political position in the country, but has decided to change his mind.

He was accused of complicity in the murder of Kudirat, a wife of presumed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, late Chief Moshood Abiola.

Al-Mustapha who stood trial for Kudirat Abiola's murder was sentenced to death by Mojisola Dada, justice of Federal High Court, Lagos for murder on January 30, 2012, but was discharged and acquitted by the Court of Appeal in 2013, resulting to heated controversies.

Subway 'employee' reveals how to get free food and what options to avoid

  

An unverified Reddit user who claims to be an employee at a Subway store in the US has posted an expose of the sandwich chain, revealing how to get free food and what products should be avoided.

The user, who calls himself Nope_Nope_Nope, says that he works the night shift as a “Sandwich Artist” at a store on the East Coast of America. He says that he’s been employed for a year and that, based on his experience, customers should be wary of three sandwich ingredients: meatballs, roast beef and cheese.

“Early mornings, ask if the meatballs are fresh.

You'll be told yes no matter what, but if they have to go check it's actually a guaranteed no… they’re checking to see if they can pass as fresh.

Trust me, meatballs are annoying to prep, we know damn well if they're fresh or not without needing to check,” he wrote.

“Otherwise just be careful about the roastbeef, because that tends to go bad the quickest [...]. If the American cheese cambro (container) is almost empty, there's a good chance the cheese is soggy. Not a big issue, but... still there,” he added.

The redditor also revealed that if you complain, you’re most likely to get a free sandwich.

“Look really distressed and disgusted with how they're making your sandwich, Order something, and take it to your seat, open it, walk back and tell them it’s not made right,” the alleged employee advised.

Alternatively customers can get a freebie or discounts by being “extremely nice”.

The individual also revealed the unsanitary conditions of the cutting boards, which are only cleaned twice a month at the branch where he works.

“I also know how dirty our cutting boards are... Let me sum it up for you, the deli-paper your sandwich is made on (just from coming into contact with the cutting board) should be considered a health biological hazard,” he said.

Despite some of the negative comments, the alleged employee still said he “actually really enjoys” working for the company.

He said that, based on his experience, tuna sandwiches were the chain’s most popular product, while his own favourite was the foot-long ‘Spicy Italian’ on the Italian herb and cheese bread, with double meats, onions and bell-peppers then toasted.

“Extra oil, two lines of vinegar, and if I'm feeling saucy, chipotle southwest and an avocado," he added.

Tenant to become homeless 'after discovering her flat is actually a hotel'

 

A tenant is about to be made homeless after reportedly discovering her flat is a hotel.
Jodie Roberts, 28, was ecstatic when she finally found a place to live last October following months of sofa surfing and getting by with help from charities.

Miss Roberts said she found the one bedroom flat on spareroom.co.uk, and insists she was led to believe she was renting the property as a tenant.

"I've rented on my own for about 10 years, and have been homeless for the past six months before I moved here so I was happy to have finally have roof over my head", she said.



She said: "The building manager asked me to sign a new commitment page for the new room.
"He dictated to me what I needed to write, saying I agree to vacate the premises by May 29.

"After I questioned him, he said to me we are holiday homes.

"As soon as he told me I started crying. I've been in foster care, I've only just recently found a place to live after being homeless and I have mental health issues so I need a stable place to live.

"Nothing says it's a hotel anywhere."

"It has taken me six months to find somewhere to live as I have no guarantors and no family," she continued.

"Waiting for a one bedroom place from the council to come up in Folkestone could be years.

"All you can do is wait for luck – but I'll have to wait for luck with nowhere to live."

Miss Roberts has since received a letter from Rootes and Alliott Solicitors, who represent Meyrick Court's owners Kent Rooms Limited, informing her property is a hotel.

The building manager of Meyrick Court, who prefers not to be named, said: "We are purely a hotel.

"The first day Miss Roberts moved in she filled in a form and said she understood the nature of the agreement.

"The first day she moved into our building we explained to her the last day of her stay is May 29."

Miss Roberts insists the documents she signed at the beginning of the tenancy "did not state anywhere" her flat was actually a holiday home.

Nicki Minaj Under Fire For Using Footage Filmed On Westminster Bridge In No Frauds Music Video

Nicki Minaj has come under fire for using footage she filmed on Westminster Bridge the day before the London terror attack in her new music video.

The video for No Frauds, which features Drake and Lil' Wayne, includes a lot of footage captured in the city. It opens on a shot of Big Ben and shots panning across Westminster.

Nicki also sits on the wall on the edge of the bridge singing into the camera as it takes in the iconic scenes of London behind her.

The footage was captured the day before terrorist Khalid Masood used a 4x4 as a weapon to move down pedestrians before stabbing and killing a police officer outside Parliament.

When everybody involved in the project heard the news they were devastated and thought it would be in bad taste to feature it, a source told The Sun .

"The other London scenes will remain, but it's highly doubtful the bridge footage will make the cut."

But after the music video dropped, it was made clear that the footage made it to the final edit.

Some fans took to social media to say they felt it was too soon.

One posted: "I thought Nicki was editing out those shots of Westminster bridge"

 Another said: "@NICKIMINAJ by Westminster Bridge in her new vid... too soon?" And the outrage went on.

Why President Donald Trump wears the same outfit and the one item of clothing he will not wear

Donald Trump's contribution to fashion seems to begin and end with the now iconic gaudy red baseball cap featuring the slogan "Make America Great Again".

And while his name adorns a line of suits and ties in stores around the world, his sartorial style differs wildly from that of his predecessor in the Oval Office.

Gone are the neatly tailored suits worn by Barack Obama, and in their place are the boxy business suits of Mr Trump, typically associated with business titans of the 80s.

While smart attire is a given for the person holding the role of president, the commander in chief is expected to dress down once in a while.

But while Mr Obama, Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan - among others - donned denim for the likes of children's Easter egg hunts at the White House and other similar events, jeans are where Mr Trump draws the line.

The Washington Post says it has trawled its archives and claims there's no visual evidence that Mr Trump has worn jeans at any point in the past two decades.

Stylist Lauren Rothman told the paper that there's actually a solid reason behind the decision: his simple outfits bring him "confidence".

"It’s versions of the same thing, every day. There’s a confidence that comes from a uniform."

Mark Zuckerberg wears a similar outfit most days It's an approach favoured by another insanely rich businessman: Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg wears the same grey t-shirt and jeans each day to reduce the amount of time spent on choosing his clothing.

One person does insist that Mr Trump does own a single pair of jeans - his longtime butler Anthony Senecal told BuzzFeed that he wore them exclusively for ski trips.

"When the skiing stopped, the jeans disappeared. You’ll never just see him in a T-shirt and jeans, he’s going to be in a suit.

Dentist Stabbed His Rival After He Returned Home To Find He Had Taken Cocaine & Drinking With His Wife

A dentist knifed his love rival four times after returning home to find the man had been drinking and taking cocaine with his wife, a court was told yesterday.

Phillip Gale, 50, stabbed Andrew Smith in the chest and back then told police, 'Arrest me, I know what I've done', the jury heard.

It was said Gale later told officers he attacked Mr Smith for giving his wife Jayne Masters cocaine, and asked them: 'Is that b****** still alive? The husband was described as 'proud and boastful about what he had done'.

Smith was taken to hospital but survived. The dentist, who claims he acted in self-defence, went on trial yesterday accused of attempted murder.

Gale and his wife of 13 years had each had extra-marital affairs and 'lived separate lives'. But in the weeks before the attack they had agreed they would not bring lovers back to the house, Preston Crown Court was told.

During a 'clearing the air conversation', Miss Masters, 48, had admitted an ongoing relationship to her husband, the jury heard – not with Mr Smith, but with another lover.

Describing the wife's 'complicated' relationship with Mr Smith, Mark Ryan, prosecuting, said: 'Miss Masters says or suggests the relationship was not sexual, describing them being like two girlfriends, who stayed up talking, drinking and sometimes taking cocaine into the early hours.

However, as to whether the relationship had been sexual at all, Mr Smith claimed there had been 'a dabble once or twice', the court was told.

Mr Ryan added: 'Phillip Gale strongly objected to this relationship, possibly because of Mr Smith's habit of taking cocaine and giving cocaine to Miss Masters.

Giving evidence yesterday Miss Masters said she and Gale had continued to live together 'as husband and wife' at their five-bedroom detached house.

'Just because we didn't share a bedroom doesn't mean we didn't have a marriage,' she said, adding that they had decided 'we'll just be honest to each other so it doesn't cause any arguments'.

The court heard Gale found his wife and Mr Smith asleep together on the sofas or in her bedroom on a number of occasions when the pair had been drinking into the early hours.

'My husband didn't like his lifestyle,' Miss Masters said. 'He didn't like his reputation and that is why he didn't want him in our home … My husband is a professional person.

We had a beautiful home. I blame myself.'

A few days before the attack last October, Gale had withheld his wife's housekeeping money after discovering she had invited Mr Smith into their home in Foulridge, near Colne, Lancashire, the court heard.

REVEALED: How NIA collected $289m cash under Jonathan through "back door"

National Intelligence Agency (NIA) collected as much as $289,202,382 in cash from the account of the National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS) in February 2015 after the postponement of the general election.

NAPIMS is a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) which manages the investments of the national oil company. 

No wonder a lot of our money is missing through NNPC. But why?

It was also from NNPC’s accounts that the office of NSA (Sambo Dasuki) withdrew the bulk of the $2.1bn it got for “Boko Haram operations” in the months leading to the 2015 elections.

According to The Cable, funds were approved for NIA’s 'covert operations' by President Goodluck Jonathan and subsequently withdrawn in cash from NAPIMS account at CBN.

The entire NIA budget for 2015 was a little over N25 billion which was about $160 million at the time — further suggesting that the payment was extra-budgetary.

The Department of State Services (DSS) also got huge sums of cash in naira and dollars for 'covert operations' in the run-up to the elections.

These revelations are coming in the light of recovery of about N15billion in a flat in Ikoyi, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) following a tip-off from a whistle blower.

NIA said it was its money and that it was meant for “covert operations” — according to reports.

There is now strong indications that the Ikoyi Billions might have been part of the $289,202,382 released to the agency two years ago under Jonathan.

A presidency source had told The Cable that President Muhammadu Buhari was not briefed on the funds which were warehoused at a private apartment.

Although Oke reportedly said the apartment belongs to NIA, SR alleged that it belongs to Chobe Ventures — owned by Folashade Oke.

The now suspended NIA DG has a wife named Folashade Oke, further fuelling speculation that our money became a "family affair".

But NIA is said to have claimed that the money was only “in transit” at the Ikoyi apartment for onward movement to the agency’s property elsewhere.

A senior presidency official said, “The circumstances make everything suspicious.” 

Shocking ! Nigerian Lady's Leg Crushed By Train In Aba

Based on news going round an incoming train around Urrata in the commercial city of Aba in Abia state, has cut off a woman's leg.

Tears Flow as Murdered Man, Wife, Son Are Buried in Lagos

Emotions ran high yesterday at Ibeshe Titun, Ikorodu, Lagos, as three family members who were murdered by some assailants, were buried.

The late couple, Mr. Lucky Ebhodaghe and Mrs. Margaret Ebhodaghe, and their son, Jonathan, were buried in their house around 12pm amid tears.

Residents and members of the Deeper Life Bible Church, where the husband was a member of the prayer team and the wife, a worker in the ushering section, could not hide their grief.

Recall that 15-year-old Jonathan, the only child of the family, was participating in the ongoing West African Secondary School Certificate Examination when the incident happened.

It was reported that the assailants tore the window net and cut some burglar-proof bars to gain access into the house late Monday night.

The suspects were said to have inflicted machete cuts on the family members, leaving them for dead.

Their neighbours were not aware of the incident until the next day, when Jonathan’s friends and a teacher visited the house to know why he was not in school for his exams.

The visitors reportedly met the house locked and peeped through the window, from where they saw the victims in a pool of blood.

The wife, Margaret was alleged to have been r*ped by the assailants before she was killed.

According to Punch, some residents who identified the killers as members of the Badoo cult, said the gang had killed many other residents in a similar way.

Magodo Residents Raise The Alarm Over Planned Invasion Of Estate

 

Residents of Magodo Estate, in the Isheri area of Lagos have said a group of people plan to invade their estate and demolish property in a bid to enforce a 1993 court judgment against the Lagos State Government.

The Magodo Residents Association Chairman, Mr. Kunle Eludire, said information gathered by the association showed that more than 1,000 armed mobile policemen, militants and hoodlums were being prepared to invade the estate.

He said, “We have it on good authority that any moment from now, they would invade our estate with bulldozers to demolish any property they fancy within the estate.”

 Eludire said the case, which had been lingering for about 3 decades, was instituted by one Chief Adebayo Adeyiga on behalf of members of the Shangisha Landlords Association in 1988.

He said the court had declared that members of the Shangisha association, whose land and buildings were demolished by the Lagos State Government between June 1984 and May 1985, be given first choice preferential treatment by the state government in the allocation of 549 plots of land in the Shangisha village.

Eludire said residents of the estate were not parties to the case and that the judgment was given against the Lagos State Government and not residents of Magodo Phase II.

He said, “From the judgment, it was a case against the Lagos State and not against any resident of Magodo GRA Phase II. Apparently knowing that our residents were not parties to their case and that there was no judgment against any of the residents to the case which was taken up to the Supreme Court, Adeyiga sought to join 549 residents of the estate in an originating summons filed at the Supreme Court in 2014.

“Based on our lawyer’s application at the Supreme Court, the originating summons was struck out on the grounds that the residents were not parties to the action and so no enforcement can be carried out against them or their properties.”

Eludire said the group went further to call him and some residents on the estate to the office of the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, in Abuja, in February based on a petition alleging conspiracy, trespass and mischief.

He said the residents had written letters to the Lagos State Government and other relevant agencies asking for their intervention, but got no response.

He added that the residents later learnt that the Chief Judge of Lagos State had signed a warrant of possession, dated March 16 for Adeyiga to execute the Supreme Court judgment.

Eludire said, “The warrant of possession signed by the Chief Judge of Lagos State is flawed in many respects and as a result, we briefed our lawyers to challenge the process of issuance in court and appropriate application has been filed to stop the wrongful and illegal act.

“Notwithstanding that the application to set aside the purported warrant of possession has been served on all parties concerned, including counsel for the Shangisha Landlords Association, they have threatened to go ahead with their planned invasion of the estate, claiming the backing of some powers that be in Abuja.”

Legal Adviser to the association, Mr. Akin Adepoju, said the warrant of possession was flawed because the group had not been allocated any land or property within Magodo Phase II.

“We are independent people who asked for land from the state government and were given. We are surprised that a matter that started between them and the Lagos State Government now involves residents of Magodo Phase II at the enforcement stage,” he said.

Residents called on the state Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, the IGP and other relevant agencies to wade into the matter which could cause a breakdown of law and order.

Certificate Scandal : Head teacher demoted to gateman, security man becomes teacher

A Head Teacher with the Cross River State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, on Grade Level 13 has been demoted to the post of a gateman on Grade Level 04, while 758 others were sent to lower grade levels for using fake certificates to gain employment into the service.

Dr. Stephen Odey, Chairman of SUBEB, told Vanguard in Calabar that over 758 teachers with fake certificates and 700 ghost teachers were uncovered during screening across the state.

He said: “We got a lot of petitions from stakeholders intimating us about the presence of teachers in the system who are using fake certificates and we had to embark on a screening of the teachers across the state and what we saw was marvellous.”

Dr. Odey said the fake certificates have been confiscated from their owners. He added that although no punitive measures, apart from demotions and suspensions, would be applied on the culprits, measures have been put in place to ensure that recruitment into the state teaching service is devoid of malpractices and fake certificate syndrome as in the past.

“If we sacked all the teachers with fake certificates, the crime rate in the state will increase and also the governor of the state believes that there should be food on the table of everyone in the state.

“So we had to mete out justice with mercy by only demoting them, which is quite traumatising.”

He revealed that those with genuine certificates are being promoted, while some who were employed as security men and care-givers, but have acquired additional qualifications, have been redeployed as class teachers.

#BBNaija: Gifty Releases Her Nude Photo

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PhD student accused of rape arrested after texting woman a year later saying 'I am really sorry for raping you', court told

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A former Oxford PhD student accused of rape was arrested after he sent his victim an apology by text message a year after he allegedly carried out the attack, a court heard.

Sherman Ip, a physicist now enrolled at Warwick University as part of the Oxford- Warwick statistics programme, was charged with raping a young woman in his flat after she felt compelled to report his message, which read: “I am really sorry for raping you.”

Standing trial at Southwark Crown Court, he is alleged to have carried out the attack at his student flat in Euston Square, London, in May 2013.

In the message, which was shown to the court, read: “I am so sorry for emotionally abusing you and manipulating you to do things you didn’t want to do. I am really sorry for raping you. I am really sorry for hurting you. It’s all my fault.”

Prosecuting, David Povall told jurors that Mr Ip, whom he described as “bright and capable”, had forced himself upon the woman after she attempted to avoid his earlier advances on a nearby sofa.

“They were sitting on the sofa together and as they talked he obviously wasn't listening to her because he kept trying to grope her and remove her clothes,” he added.

“She stopped him because she wanted to talk and moved over to sit on the bed to put some distance between them.

“That was unwise because he came over and forced her down onto the bed and started trying to remove her lower clothing.

“She started crying during the sex and he obviously noticed that because he asked her if she was alright - but continued in any event.

“She felt frozen as it was happening and she explained she didn't resist to stop him. The sex ended and she remained there for a short time, then they both left.”

Mr Povall said that a “very long delay” had ensued after the woman had reported the crime, meaning that the defendant was not charged until late in 2015. “That explains why we are dealing with a 2013 case in 2017,” he added.

Ip, of Maidenhead, Berkshire, denies rape.

The trial continues. - The Telegraph

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