JAMB CANDIDATE ARRESTED WITH LOCALLY MADE GUN INSIDE EXAMINATION HALL IN NASSARAWA STATE

Officials of the National Security and Defence Service Corps NSCDC,  Nassarawa state, have arrested a 21 year old candidate of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination UTME, for possessing a locally made pistol and two rounds of live ammunition inside one of the examination halls in Nassarawa state.


Confirming his arrest, the state commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Bashir Lawal-Kano, said the suspect when interrogated, said someone gave him the gun for safe keeping. Lawal-Kano aded that the suspect would soon be charged to court for illegal possession of arms.

JAMB examinations is ongoing nationwid

ACTING PRESIDENT YEMI OSINBAJO RECIEVED THE 2017 BUDGET

Vice president Yemi Osinbajo, has received the 2017 budget. His Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, announced this via twitter some minutes ago. There is still some controversy as to who would sign the budget.
While Laolu took to his twitter handle yesterday to say Osinbajo would assent to the budget when he is satisfied with the content, the senior special assistant to President Buhari on National Assembly matters, Ita Enang, told Channels TV in an interview that the budget would be signed by Buhari who is in the UK  for a medical checkup. 

Lai Mohammed had on Wednesday told state house correspondents that when the budget will be sent to the presidency, the issue of who would sign it would be addressed.

19 PERSONS RESCUED ALIVE IN COLLAPSED 3 STORY BUILDING IN LAGOS

19 persons have been rescued alive and three bodies recovered from a 3 storey building which collapsed at  Ilasamaja, Lagos on Thursday, May 18th.

The building under construction collapsed, trapping several people inside. Rescue operations are ongoing. More photos after the cut.

COURT ORDER FORFIETURE OF N449MILLION FOUND IN LAGOS SHOP TO FG

Justice Rilwan Aikawa of the Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the final forfeiture of the sum of N449,597,000 found in an abandoned Bureau de Change shop in Victoria Island, Lagos by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC on April 8th.

Justice Aikawa gave the order for permanent forfeiture after no one came forward to claim ownership of the money.


The judge had on April 19th granted an order for the interim forfeiture of the money pending when anyone would come forward to claim it. EFCC hand approached the court for an order for the forfeiture of the money after a respondent in the case, Mohammed Tauheed, failed to come forward to claim the money. Counsel for the EFCC, Idris Mohammed, told the judge that the interim order of April 19 had been advertised in the newspaper on May 11, so as to bring the case to the notice of Tauheed any interested party.

However neither Tauheed nor any other person come forward to claim the money. Delivering judgment on the application for permanent forfeiture, Justice Aikawa said “This court ordered, among others, the respondent (Tauheed) and any other interested party to show cause, within 14 days, why the interim forfeiture of N449,597,000 should not be made final. As far as my record shows, neither the respondent nor any other interested party has filed any affidavit or any other process to show cause why the interim order should not be made final.

In the instant case, the respondent has, additionally, not filed any process in response to the motion on notice. In the circumstances, I have no option but to grant the application as prayed. Accordingly, I hereby ordered that the sum of N449,597,000 found in possession of the respondent, which sum is reasonably suspected to be proceeds of an unlawful activity, be finally forfeited to the Federal Government.”

POLICE RESCUE ALLEGED ROBBER FROM BEING SET ABLAZE

Police officer from Atakpa division rescued an alleged robber from being set ablaze at Hawkins cemetery Calabar South, Cross River State.

The alleged robber, (pictured sitting on the floor) said to be a load carrier was caught red-handed in the act in the early hours of Thursday, May 18th, along Hawkins while carting away with some goods.
He was beaten by mob then taken to Hawkins cemetery, beaten again, soaked in fuel ready to be set ablaze before the Police intervened.

Police doctors at Atakpa station treated the suspect while some alleged stolen properties were recovered from his house.

Source: CrossRiverWatch

LINDA IKEJI PRESENTS BARS RAP CHALLENGE

Do you sleep, dream and breathe Nigerian Hiphop? Do you think you have what it takes to be the greatest rapper of your time. Linda Ikeji TV brings to you a new series called Bars, a rap challenge dedicated to prepare and unearth talented MCs in the Nigerian entertainment locale.


This new Hiphop series is searching to give a platform where young unsigned rappers from the underground can harness their skills in freestyling, battling and song writing to the limit. To participate, upload an instagram video showing off your rap skills, using the #BARS2017 Audition videos can be done in English and any Nigerian language.

Contestants are advised to upload only one video and the online entries will close on the 28th of May, 2017. Be a Lyricist, be rhythmic, be witty, be spontaneous, be original, and most importantly, stink of swag. The hottest lyricist of this rap challenge is definitely in for a treat. So if you really got BARS for days, come on and lets rewrite history!

YOUTH OF BENUE STATE MOCK THEIR GOVERNOR

Benue state residents are taunting their state governor, Samuel Ortom, after photos of some wheelbarrows he allegedly donated to empower youths in the state, surfaced online. Although he has come out to deny having anything to do with the wheelbarrows. Facebook user, Apiah Ephraim, who shared the taunting photos wrote ;

Our dear Governor. Thanks for your empowerment, I have received my wheelbarrow and now using it judiciously. Right now I am at work. Call me incase you need an executive wheelbarrow 07034664566....... Men at work.Ortom for you. In trust we gods2.

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