DEATH THREAT: MY LIFE IS AT RISK~~NPA BOSS CRIES OUT

Hadiza Bala Usman,Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority NPA,  has revealed that she has received death threats and veiled messages about her life being at risk, since she assumed office in July 2016.

Hadiza disclosed this while reacting to a report published by Breakingtimes where she was accused of allegedly giving $25,000 bribe to some APC chieftains to help facilitate Nasir El-Rufai's future political ambitions.

In a statement released via her twitter handle, Hadiza denied the allegations, saying she would be filing a lawsuit against the online news platform. See her tweets after the cut.....

UPDATE: PHOTO OF A WOMAN WHO WAS BEHEADED BY RITUALISTS IN BADAGRY

According to this Facebook user, the photo above is reportedly that of the woman who was beheaded by ritualists at Ikoga, Badagry, Lagos state on Sunday March 19th. She had gone for spiritual assistance from one of the ritualist who then decided to kill her for ritual purposes. She is said to be from Ondo state but lives in Ojodu-Berger, Lagos. Graphic photo after the cut...

FEMALE BISHOP ARRESTED FOR FRAUD AND STEALING IN LAGOS !

Rev. Mrs. Adline Ngozi ,Bishop of the Gods' Bible Church in Lagos was arrested and charged before a Lagos court . She was alleged to have obtained the sum of  N1 million each from two members of her congregation, Mrs. Temitope Kadri and Dr. Mrs. Ishaq Olanrewaju under the false pretense of putting a five-year deposit scheme with an interest of N100,000 every month.

The victims, allegedly fell into the trap and gave her the money since last year and were expecting the returns. Not until they realised that the whole investment was a scam and when the victims asked for a return of their money, Ngozi started threatening that she will place a curse on them to scare them from demanding the money.

The matter was reported to the police at Idimu division who arrested Ngozi and charged her to court with fraud under the Criminal Code.

Appearing before the Magistrate court sitting in Ejigbo where she was arraigned on Tuesday, she pleaded not guilty. The presiding Magistrate, Mrs. J.O.E Adeyemi granted her bail in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties in like sum. She was remanded in prison custody pending when she will perfect her bail.
The matter was adjourned till April 19th, 2017.

Source: PM Express

BILL TO PROHIBIT TRIBAL MARKS PASSES SECOND READING

A Bill for an Act to provide for the Prohibition of Facial Mutilation, Offences, Prosecution and Punishment of Offenders on Tuesday passed second reading in the Senate, PM News reports.


The Bill is also for the Protection of victims under threat of facial mutilation and other related Matters.
Sen. Dino Melaye (APC-Kogi), who sponsored the bill, said that there was no doubt that Africans of old used tribal marks as a means of proper identification.


Leading debate on the bill, Melaye said in those days, members of the same village, tribe or lineage had the same tribal marks. Melaye said that the hometown and lineage of a child or anyone with tribal marks were immediately identified, while outsiders who did not have such marks were also spotted.


He further explained that parents also used tribal marks to lay credence to the legitimacy of their children.
However, the lawmaker said “all these reasons cannot be scientifically proven, and hence cannot enjoy the support for this harmful practice’’.

“The irony of these marks is that it makes victims subjects of mockery by friends. Imagine someone being called a tiger simply because of the thick cheeks resulting from facial marks. “ These people have been subjected to different reactions. Some have lamented the marks that are bequeathed on them as generational inheritance.


“ Many have cursed the day which this dastardly act was performed on them. “Many of the grown adults have confessed that the most terrific debacle of their lives is their tribal marks. Some have become eunuchs because of this stigma. “Some of them have developed low self-esteem and most times treated with scorn and ridicule including rejection by the
female folks.


Melaye stated that besides the health implication of the practice, it was an infringement on the rights of children,
adding that every Nigerian child deserved the right to live.

BIDEMI KOSOKO IN HUSBAND SNATCHING SCANDAL....

According to information, Actress Bose Alao was Allegedly contacted by a supposed whistle blower who alerted her of a love affair between her hubby and her Colleague Bidemi Kosoko....This is Bidemi's reaction when asked about the allegation......

DINO MELAYE: HARVARD UNIVERSITY DENIES HE EVER STUDIED THERE ....

Harvard University Denies Senator Dino Melaye Ever Studied There, Only Attended A One-Week Seminar
Harvard University in Boston, United States, on Tuesday refuted a claim by Senator Dino Melaye that he was at any time educated at the prestigious Ivy League school, the Registrar’s Office immediately dismissing the suggestion as soon as an official cross-checked it.

Senator’s posturing is also reflected on his LinkedIn account and has been previously showcased stated in (an interview with the media)(in media interviews).

The Harvard Kennedy School of Educational Leadership confirmed that Dino Melaye presented himself in November 2016 only for a one-week seminar in leadership. Asked if that qualifies as academic achievement, the respondent said "No," adding that the seminar also doesn't qualify anyone to become a Harvard alumnus.


Following a motion by Senator Ali Ndume asking the Senate’s Ethics and Privileges Committee to investigate allegations that Melaye didn't properly graduate from Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, Nigeria, Melaye had bragged that he has at least eight postgraduate degrees.

Mr. Melaye has been caught in a major certificate scandal in which Examination Officers at the Department of Geography, ABU, where Melaye took undergraduate classes, confirmed that he did not graduate from the institution. They went further to say that the documents he presented to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) were manipulated between Melaye his then Head of Department, Prof. David Ogbonna.


The Examination Officers pointed out that Mr. Melaye was registered in the university as "Daniel Jonah O. Melaye," a name they said was neither in the graduation brochure of ABU when his set graduated, nor found in any other graduation document. In particular, the Exam officers pointed to how during his final year, the HOD added 2 course units to boost Melaye's CGPA.


Mr. Melaye had reportedly bribed university officials to produce fake transcripts, on the basis of which he attended a program at the University of Jos, the University of Abuja, and currently at ABU. Several of Melaye's classmates and comrades also disputed his claim that he was a Students' Union Government President at ABU, at best, they stated Melaye was a president of the National Association of Geography Students (NAGS) from where he was impeached for fraud.


Another claim that the Senator studied at the London School of Economics could not be verified as of the time of going to press.


Sahara reporters

COMMISSIONER DIES WHILE JOGGING WITH PLATEAU GOVERNOR !

Mr Samuel Galadima,the Plateau Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development,  slumped and died on Wednesday, while jogging along with Governor Simon Lalong, at the Rwang Pam Stadium, Jos.

The Director of Press Affairs, Mr Emmanuel Nanle, who confirmed the incident said: “Yes, the commissioner slumped while jogging and was rushed to the Plateau Specialist Hospital, where he died.”
Nanle said that the official was gasping for breath by the time he arrived the hospital.
“Doctors tried to stabilise him but could not. We have lost him,” he said.

(NAN)