" I DONT WANT JOINT TRIAL WITH FANI-KAYODE"~~EX-MINISTER BEGS COURT !

A former Minister of State for Finance, Senator Nenadi Usman, has asked Justice Muslim Hassan of the Federal High Court in Lagos to allow her to be tried separately from a former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission charged Usman and Fani-Kayode with an alleged fraud of N4.9bn.

The other defendants in the charge are one Danjuma Yusuf and a company, Joint Trust Dimensions Nigeria Limited.

The defendants were arraigned before Justice Hassan on 17 counts on June 29, 2016.

Trial in the case had commenced on October 21, 2016, with the EFCC calling its first witness, Idowu Olusegun, a media consultant.

At the resumed proceedings in the case on Tuesday, Usman’s lawyer, Mr. Jelili Owonikoko (SAN), pointed Justice Hassan’s attention to two pending applications filed by his client.

One of the applications, Owonikoko said, was praying the court to allow Usman to be tried separately from Fani-Kayode and for her trial to be transferred from Lagos to Abuja for convenience.

Owonikoko said his client was apprehensive that she might not get justice if she was jointly tried with Fani-Kayode.

“We are concerned about the joint trial of the first defendant (Usman) with the second defendant (Fani-Kayode),” he said.

He said it was inconvenient for his client, who lives in Abuja, to be travelling to Lagos to stand trial.

He said it became even more difficult for the former minister because all her bank accounts had been frozen, adding that for each court appearance, she would fly to Lagos a day before, lodge in a hotel and return to Abuja the day after the court trial.

The Senior Advocate of Nigeria told the court that Usman, in the second application, prayed for the release of her passport to enable her to travel abroad for medical treatment.
Fani-Kayode’s lawyer, Mr. Norrison Quakers (SAN), also filed an application, urging Justice Hassan to excuse himself from the case because the judge was once a prosecutor with the EFCC.

Justice Hassan adjourned till Wednesday (today) to hear the applications.

From Punch

NEGLIGENCE AND STUPIDITY: POLICE MAN SITTING ON HIS GUN WHILE RIDING 'OKADA' ! (PHOTOS)

 This was shared by a eyewitness, Friday Nwagwu, on twitter ‏@fridayfilmboy1. Pictured is a policeman supposedly sitting directly on his gun as he waits in traffic. The caption read: "@PoliceNG Please how important is a police officers gun. He's seating on his gun while in traffic!"

HORRIFIC: MOTHER BURNS HER LITTLE BABY'S HAND FOR SUCKING HER FINGER ! (PHOTOS)

 A facebook user, Enemuo Nneka, who posted the photos on Facebook didn't disclose when or where the incident happened. She wrote.

"What a mother did to her daughter all because she wants to stop her from sucking her finger,is that not madness of d highest order?people shud pls desist from listening to advice of frienemies dat pretends to be friends,hearts of man d bible said is desperately wicked,u dont know if she harbors ill-feelings for u yet pretends to be a gud friend,it was her friend DAT adviced her to do such now see d result"

GAMBIA MPs EXTEND JAMMEH'S TERM !

The Gambia's National Assembly has adopted a resolution to allow President Yahya Jammeh who has ruled The Gambia for 22 years to stay in power for three more months, starting from Wednesday, according to state television.

Jammeh's decision not to step down has created political turmoil in the country. At least five ministers have resigned from his government, hundreds of citizen have fled to neighbouing contries ay they fear violence.

Gambia is one of Africa's smallest countries and has had just two rulers since independence in 1965. Jammeh seized power in a coup in 1994 and his government has gained a reputation among ordinary Gambians and human rights activists for torturing and killing opponents.

Source: News agencies

ACTRESS IRETIOLA DOYLE : IS NOLLYWOOD'S MOST BANKABLE ACTRESS

Nollywood beautiful actress, Iretiola Doyle, has emerged the most bankable actress in Nollywood in 2016.
Let’s break it down for you. In 2016, the actress appeared in three (films include The Wedding Party, which grossed in N203m, Dinner, which grossed in N22m and The Arbitration, which grossed in N17m.) out of the 15 films that topped the box office.

SIR SHINA PETERS: 10 FACTS ABOUT AFRO-JUJU CREATOR

Sir Shina Peters was born on May 30, 1958 in Ogun State.
He started his career as a guitarist with General Prince Adekunle, one of the pioneers of Juju music.
He later formed his own group with Juju maestro, Segun Adewale.
Sir Shina Peters went on to form his own band in the 80s after releasing many albums with Segun Adewale.
His first album as a solo musician, Ace (Afro-Juju Series 1), went double platinum and was the career breakthrough that made him a household name in the Nigerian music industry.
 He’s regarded as the creator of a well-respected music subgenre, Afro Juju.
Sir Shina Peters currently has 16 album releases to his credit.
He’s the father of renowned music video director, Clarence Peters – a product of his affair with Nollywood actress, Clarion Chukwura.
Sir Shina Peters has a kid brother, Yomi Peters, who’s also doing well in the Juju music industry.
Sir Shina Peters is happily married to Sammie Peters

UPDATES: "I DID NOT KILL MY HUSBAND"~~~WIFE OF US VETERAN CHUKS OKEBATA REVEALS (PHOTOS)

 Late Chuks Okebata's (Read here) wife has reacted to the damaging videos making the rounds that she killed her US  Army veteran husband , in her own her side of  her story as told to Amanda Chisom below;

"My own side of the story

Amanda , I once came to you about my husband and his incessant abuse and cheating. Yes I am the wife of the man who was assassinated, and I am just distraught. I do not even know where to start but it is only right I tell my own side of the story. I am innocent, God is my witness that I did not kill my husband or the evil that my husband’s family is portraying me to be, yes my sister in-law posted that video to make me look evil but the part she did not tell anybody was that I was calling the police to save me because he always beat me up and I was told to call the police whenever he started and that was exactly what I was doing, from the video you would see that I did not fight him or answered him. Should I have allowed him to kill me?

Amanda, we have been married for 13 years since I was 19, it has been beating upon beating, I have gone through surgeries because of beating he gave me. How can I kill my husband, we live together, till the day he left for Nigeria, I packed his things , how could I kill him. Who do I know to order a hit on the father of my children? I have no interest in his properties as suggested after all we built every thing together. God knows I am innocent. He went to Nigeria and was going to club spraying dollars and showing off, revealing his locations . They want to pin my husband’s death on me, my husband was not assassinated. He was kidnapped, because he is a military man he is always with a gun and when he shot to death one of thekidnappers,they shot him. Why is my family leaving out information about what happened and pinning it on me?

I never threatened him to kill him, I am a working woman with a paying job and have no reason to kill him because of properties . All I just want is peace to mourn and raise my children. You can confirm my story from those people in my home town. My husband was careless in a country with high rate of crime and was kidnapped, if he had not shot one of the robbers all we would have been talking about is paying ransom not death. Amanda why would I kill the father of my kids, why would I choose his death over a divorce if things were that bad. I have two boys, who will help me raise them? I am completely innocent of all the allegations. I have endured all this years through his beating and cheating and I did not leave or kill him, why would I do it now? All I ask is that I am left to mourn in peace and the killers found and prosecuted.

Nne biko help me

I’m an innocent victim here

I love my husband and I’m still in tears
I’m mourning him and people are accusing them wrongly.My children are crying daily."