ANENIH APPOINTED AS HEAD OF NPA BOARD

President Goodluck Jonathan Thursday appointed controversial Edo politician, Tony Anenih, as Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Ports Authority.
The appointment was announced in a statement late Thursday by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Pius Anyim.
The statement also contained the list of appointed board members for the Corporate Affairs Commission and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA.
But of all the appointments, none is as controversial as Mr. Anenih’s.
Anenih for NPA
Mr. Anenih has held several positions in government including ministerial appointments.
However, the former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Board of Trustees is best remembered for his role as the Minister of Works, a position he held under President Olusegun Obasanjo.

OBAMA NAMES JOHN KERRY AS CLINTONs REPLACEMENT

President Obama, a few hours ago announced Hillary Clintons replacement as secretary of state, as Mr John Kerry, a former contender for the presidential seat. Mr obama made the announcement amid speculations that the senator would be a perfect candidate for the job. Mr obama eulogised the senator, who was a former  vietnam war hero will be the new secretary of state, owing to Hillaries ill health.

GAY ''QUEEN JAMES'' BIBLE PUBLISHED IN US

A book claiming to be the world's first 'gay bible' has been published to coincide with the debate on same-sex marriage.

Titled the 'Queen James Bible', its editors claim that it is a re-working of the King James Bible translated in a way that 'prevents homophobic misinterpretation of God's Word'.

'Homosexuality was first overtly mentioned in the Bible in 1946 in the Revised Standard Version. There is no mention of or reference to homosexuality in any Bible prior to this – only interpretations have been made', the book's official website said.

The publication, printed and bound in the U.S. is timed to coincide with the current debate over same-sex marriage.

The sales pitch on the website says: 'You can’t choose your sexuality, but you can choose Jesus. Now you can choose a Bible, too'.

The book is on sale online but does not advertise its origins, with no specific publisher, editor or translator listed by name on it's offical website. 'God' is listed as the author and 'Jesus Christ' a contributor.

Pipeline Explodes In Ijegun Area Of Lagos

An explosion occurred at the site of a vandalized NNPC oil pipeline yesterday in Lagos.
Some oil thieves were feared to have been burnt to death while scooping fuel at a vandalized pipeline at Ije-Ododo, near Ijegun in Iba Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria.
According to a witness, the raging fire started around 9 p.m. yesterday when about 30 oil thieves loaded in two canoes arrived the scene and started scooping fuel into hundreds of 50 kilogram jerry cans.

However, nemesis caught up with them when fire was ignited and consumed the whole environment, including the thieves, their jerry cans and other materials.
A source at the scene of the fire said  that the oil thieves usually came to the area in canoes and after scooping fuel, they travel on the stream to the Festac axis.
As at the time of filing this report, the fire was still raging and a thick smoke enveloped the area. No fire fighters were available. But some men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC) and NNPC officials were at the scene to assess the situation. The NSCDC leader, who identified himself as Baiye, said his team was facing serious challenges. “You can see that the fire is still raging. We can’t go far to examine the damaged pipeline or know the number of people killed because the pipeline is buried under water,” an NNPC official stated.

KIDNAPPED!!! EX-MR NIGERIA KENNETH OKOLI

We all heard that actress Nkiru Sylvanus was kidnapped late Saturday night December 15th, what we didn't hear until now was that 2010 Mr Nigeria Kenneth Okolie was with her when she was kidnapped.

Kenneth, Nkiru and another yet to be identified passenger left a movie location in Owerri late Saturday night and were heading to another location when gunmen blocked Nkiru's car between Concorde Hotel and Cathedral Road in Owerri, and took all three passengers in the car.

Kenneth left Lagos two weeks ago to feature in the movie and was due back home sometime this week. The kidnappers are yet to make contact with Kenneth's family.

PATRICK YAKOWAs WIDOW TO BE NEW DEPUTY GOVERNOR

In a bid to compensate for the loss of her husband, wife of the late Governor Patrick Yakowa of Kaduna State, Amina Yakowa, has been tipped to succeed former deputy governor, Mukhtar Ramadan Yero as the new deputy governor of the state.

P.M.NEWS gathered this morning that the idea was mooted by friends, associates, top politicians and traditional chiefs in the state who raised the idea at an emergency meeting held yesterday.
Though some popular politicians from the late Yakowa’s Southern Kaduna area, however, seemed uncomfortable with the idea.

Part of the reason attributed for their outright rejection of Mrs. Yakowa to emerge as deputy governor is that she has not been a politician and might not be able to properly represent the Southern Kaduna zone that over the years had suffered marginalisation, until when the late Yakowa emerged as governor.

BREAKING NEWS: CHIEF UYI OLOTON (UYI TECHNICAL) REGAINS FREEDOM.

Good news reaching us is that the MD of UYI technical conglomerate chief Francis Uyi Oloton has been released by his abductors. No details of ransom has been released. He was released unhurt this evening. Hallelujah.

MOSLEM YOUTHS IN KADUNA REJOICE OVER GOV. YAKOWAs DEATH

THIS IS JUST AWFUL...READ ON

CORINTHIANS FC DEFEATS CHELSEA TO LIFT FIFA CLUB WORLDCUP

In the end the Chelsea players who had hoped to conquer the world were left slumped on the turf as the Brazilian drums pounded and the raucous hordes of Corinthians supporters bellowed their celebration into the night sky. Ramires buried his head in his hands. David Luiz accepted his side's man-of-the-match award almost reluctantly with his cheeks streaked with tears. "It's a long way to come to lose," said Frank Lampard, which pretty much summed it up.

Scientists Name Newly Discovered Lizard After President Obama

Researchers have named a newly discovered, prehistoric lizard “Obamadon gracilis” in honor of the 44th president’s toothy grin.
The small, insect-eating lizard was first discovered in eastern Montana in 1974, but a recent re-examination showed the fossil had been wrongly classified as a Leptochamops denticulatus and was in fact a new species, researchers told Reuters on Tuesday.
Obamadon gracilis was one of nine newly discovered species reported on Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

KAREN IGHO BEATEN TO A PULP BY SECURITY OPERATIVES

Winner of 2011 Big Brother Africa Show on 14th December  fell victim to unjustified violence against women.
According to the Naija FM  OAP's tweets, she went for a Smirnoff show to support her friend Chanel O VJ Denerele Edun.
She tweeted that she was slapped by one of the security guards who accosted her at the parking lot and demanded money.

SEE PICTURE OF GENEVIEVE NNAJIs DAD

 Actress and Range rover ambassador Genevieve Nnaji posted a pic of herself with her dad as he turned 77. Shen tweeted:

ACTRESS NGOZI NWOSU APPEARS ON WWTBAM LOOKING VEEEEERY FRAIL

 

Actress Ngozi Nwosu was on the show "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" to receive a gift of N1million won on her behalf by one Mr Seun Oloketuyi.

 

Seun had played the game to help raise funds for Ngozi's kidney related ailment treatment and the N1m was the money he won.

 

The once lively star actress couldn't stop shedding tears as she was brought into the game show premises yesterday.

 

Ngozi now looks more like a shadow of her old self.

JIM IYKE VISITS KENYA AND UGANDA ON CHARITY TOUR

Jim Iyke's Foundation, his new reality show crew 'JimIykeUnscripted', the 'Make A Change' charity project and Jim Iyke himself recently went to Kenya on a charity tour.

ACTRESS NKIRU SYLVANUS KIDNAPPED

Popular nollywood actress, Nkiru Sylvanus was kidnapped this morning from her home in Owerri this morning. The actress who is also the SA on public affairs to Gov. Owelle Anayo  Rochas Okorocha was taken from her home. The kidnappers have made contact with her family and are demanding the sum of 100 million naira.

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Horror! At least 27 People, Including 22 Children Shot Dead In Connecticut School Shooting, USA

At least 27 people are dead - including 22 children - after a gunman believed to be a father opened fire today, committing what may be the worst school shooting in American history at an elementary school in Connecticut.
Police were dispatched to Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown after they received reports of shots being fired by a gunman in one of the kindergarten classrooms of the school at 9.41am.
There are preliminary reports a student's father, who is believed to be 24-years-old and from New Jersey, was the shooter. He was wearing a bulletproof vest and had four guns.
He was killed at the scene though it is unclear if he shot himself or was brought down by an officer.
A second man who was seen running from the scene right after the shooting was taken into custody a few hours later.

EDO GIRL MURDERED IN ITALY

A commercial sex worker, Franca Abumen, was brutally raped and strangled in Italy.
Franca's body was found 24 hours after she was murdered on Sunday December 9th after her friends reported her missing when she failed to return home from a night of work.

Franca was found in the woods with her ankles tied and a black cord around her neck. Police believe she was sexually assaulted and strangled. The police in Rome are investigating the case

ACTOR VICTOR OSUAGWU WEDS WIFE IN A TRUCK

Victor Osuagwu, the popular comic actor, wed his longtime partner Roseline last Saturday, the 8th of december in style, in a truck. This guy is definitely taking comedy to a whole new level.

Pakistani Punishment: Boy Beaten To Death For Lateness, Farmer Fed To Dog For Rudeness

A school boy was beaten to death by a teacher for being late to school in Pormianan village in Hasanabdal town of the Punjab province in Pakistan. He succumbed to injuries in a local hospital.
Mohammad Hasnain, the eighth-grade pupil who was punished by his physical training teacher for his lateness was taken to a local hospital where he died late Saturday night. The teacher is absconding.
In another incident in Multan district of the Punjab province of Pakistan, a farmer was thrown to savage dogs as a form of punishment for rudeness by a local landlord and his son.

 so boko haram don reach that side too? hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

ENEBELI ELEBUWA COMMITTED SUICIDE..close friend claims

Days after the sad news of the demise of Nollywood actor Enebeli Elebuwa in an Indian Hospital was received, a source which claims to be a close friend of the deceased has said he committed suicide.

The source believes his friend committed suicide after suffering stroke for months and losing all hope in living.
The source said, after they learnt of the death of fellow actor Pete Eneh, the actor contacted his friend and spoke the following words to him:
“I’m suffering [name of friend], I need a peaceful place. See my condition is getting worse daily. I need a better place.”
The close friend said after that call he quickly paid him a visit in India to better hear from him. Enebeli according to the close friend, said he was not happy about his condition though the doctors at the hospital were taking good care of him.
Enebeli Elebuwa told me, “please tell the doctors, I need a better place”, the friend said.
“I said there is no better place than here now when your time is over, God will take you by himself. Don’t worry I will be here for you. Because of his condition I changed my ticket to leave India one month later because I think he needs someone to talk to constantly” – The friend said.
The man further said he left the hospital for his hotel that day and to his surprise, on getting to the hospital the next morning, he learnt he has died.
“One thing I forgot to do is to tell the doctors to put him on suicide watch.But whatever happens, I know he is in a better place. He is irreplaceable.I will forever miss him. May the soul of my best friend Andrew rest in peace,” concluded the source.

OKONJO IWEALAs MOTHER RELEASED

The mother of Nigerias finance minister, Prof Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, who was kidnapped three days ago has been released. She was released a few hours ago. Details of the release are still sketchy. hang on for more details.

CHECK OUT KIM KARDASHIANs FLABBY TUMMY

 Okay, not exactly flabby, but she wore this dress to go shopping at DASH, and it really didnt do her justice. Check it out.

I didn't rape girl of 15... I suffer from sexsomnia: Actor claims he was asleep and can't remember attack

An actor accused of raping a teenage girl yesterday blamed it on ‘sexsomnia’, a condition which he claims causes him to have sex in his sleep.
Simon Morris, who appeared in  a film with Michael Caine and in the TV soap Hollyoaks, is alleged to have attacked the 15-year-old after she drank cocktails at a  birthday party.
But the 42-year-old told a jury he  had no recollection of the alleged  rape because he was sleepwalking at the time.
When arrested he initially refused to believe that he had sex with the girl until police presented him with DNA evidence, Cardiff Crown Court heard.
He told jurors: ‘I have a history of sleepwalking, checking my phone, gyrating against door frames and having sex with partners in my sleep. It’s quite embarrassing but I once engaged in sexual activity with a recent ex-girlfriend.
‘I climbed on top of her in the middle of the night in a blank state. I have also had partial sex with my current partner and gyrated against her leg.’

Horror: Man Murder's Girlfriend, Lives With Corpse For 6 Months

According to prosecutors, an American man identified as Devon Epps murdered his girlfriend and then lived with her rotting corpse, which he kept in the bathtub, for months.
Veronica Jones, a 35-year-old mother of ten, was first reported missing by family members in June of last year. It wasn’t until Epps was evicted from his home six months later that the apartment manager discovered her body. According to authorities, her face had been beaten beyond recognition.

Pregnant Lola Omotayo off to the US to deliver

Peter Okoye's baby's mum, Lola Omotayo, left for the US this past weekend for delivery. Lola is due to deliver her second child sometime in January. Peter and Lola already have a four year old son, Cameron.

Madam Okonjo's Kidnap Update: Kidnappers Demand N200m Ransom

According to Thisday, the kidnappers of the Finance Minister's mother have spoken to her eldest son. One of the demands they made was that, the minister should resign, but later changed their mind and said they should pay a ransom of N200m before the old woman would be released. It was also learnt that, Madam Iweala wanted to travel home, but the Delta State Government warned against that.

WEDDING BOOM ON 12/12/12

 Couples from Hong Kong and Singapore are flocking to tie the knot on 12/12/12, sparking a wedding boom on the century’s last sequential dates seen as auspicious by some to guarantee a happy marriage. Dates like 10/10/10 or 11/11/11 have traditionally seen couples from the two places rush to get married, with registrations set to surge on Dec. 12 this year, which is viewed as signifying “love.”
Hong Kong’s marriage registry said it has received 696 notifications from couples planning to get married on Wednesday, nearly four times the daily average of 177 registrations in October, according to a spokesman.

Kidnapped Ngozi Okonjo Iweala's Mum's Police Guards Get Probed

2 Nigerian police officers who were not at their assigned posts at the home of the mother of the country’s finance minister when she was kidnapped are being probed for misconduct.

“They were supposed to be on duty at the palace, but they were not there,” police spokesman Charles Muka said, adding they were being investigated internally for misconduct.

1.3 kg OF COCAINE FOUND IN WOMANS BREAST

A drugsmule has been busted trying to smuggle 1.3 kilos of cocaine into Spain in her breasts.
Drug traffickers forced a 20-year-old Panamanian woman to undergo surgery where two bags of cocaine were inserted beneath her skin – much like breast implants.
The unidentified woman was stopped earlier this month at Barcelona’s El Prat airport, following a flight on Colombia’s Avianca airline from Bogota, after police thought she was “acting funny.”
During a search, they found a blood soaked bandage covering her chest – which she admitted resulted from the operation to introduce the packets of drugs into her body.
She was rushed to a medical center in the city, where doctors removed 1.3 kilos of cocaine in the sealed bags.

POPE BENEDICT SENDS HIS FIRST TWEET TODAY

Catholic pontiff, Pope Benedict the 16th, sent his first tweet today via ipad .His main account is @Pontifex which is in English but he has seven other linked Twitter accounts. The other seven have a suffix at the end for the different language versions.
 The German version is @Pontifex_de,
and the Arabic version is @Pontifex_ar.
Nice one.

SINGER CHUDDY K IN GAY CROSSFIRE

Gaga crazy crooner, Chuddy K is in a publicity scandal, after revealing on his tweets that he is a former homo.. however, he came out again with another tweet claiming that his account was hacked and he had no idea who did it.something about the whole affair sounds fishy to me anyway . What do you think?

Don Jazzy buys N160m Lekki home

Marvin records boss, Don Jazzy just acquired another expensive toy. Reports have it that the singer bought himself a whooping 160 million naira house in Lekki, the same place, where Davido acquired a 140 million naira house only last month. Seems like there is big bucks in music.

MINISTER OF FINANCE, OKONJO IWEALAs MOM KIDNAPPED.

Gunmen, today, abducted the mother of the Minister of Finance, Prof Okonjo-Iweala in Ogwahi-Uku, Delta State.

Okonjo-Iweala’s mother who is the wife of His Majesty, Professor Chukwuka Aninshi Okonjo Agbogidi, the reigning Obi of Ogwashi-Uku kingdom was kidnapped Sunday at about 1:30 pm from the husband’s palace at Ogbe-Ofu quarters in Ogwahi-Uku by eight gunmen who stormed the palace in two Audi cars.

According to a dependable source, the woman who is a trained medical doctor and a professor was pushed into one of the Audi cars and driven to an unknown destination.

It could not be immediately ascertained if security men were at the palace when she was kidnapped.
The source, who pleaded anonymity, said security agents have been drafted to the palace for fear of the unknown

14 YEAR OLD FATHER TO BE FOUND DEAD

Liam Hardy, 14, pictured above was found unconscious in his grandparents house in Sutton, and died eight days later in the hospital. He was a victim of the fainting game, a game where teenagers choke themselves to get high. He left behind  a pregnant girlfriend, Paige Ramsay who described him as loving and sweet.

NIGERIAN WOMAN BECOMES A JUDGE IN U. S

A Nigerian woman, Bunmi Awoniyi, has been appointed to the Sacramento County Superior Court in California, United States, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.

According to local media reports, Awoniyi’s appointment was announced by Governor Edmund Brown Jr. of California.

Awoniyi has served as a principal attorney with a family law firm since 1994 as well as an adjunct professor at the University of Northern California, Lorenzo Patino School of Law from 1997 to 1998.

KATE MIDDLETON ADMITTED FOR SEVERE MORNING SICKESS

The princess , Kate Middleton has been admitted  at the King Edward VII Hospital in Central London (right) and expected to stay in for several days after falling ill at her parents' home in Berkshire at the weekend. The couple were forced to reveal the happy news early as Kate is not yet 12 weeks pregnant. The Duchess (left, last Tuesday) will need rest, according to a Palace statement issued this afternoon. The couple (pictured toasting the Queen's Jubilee with water during a visit to Singapore in September), ( centre), said that they were 'delighted with the news'.

ARSENAL CHAIRMAN SUFFERS HEART ATTACK.

The 76-year-old's heart attack followed a bout of pneumonia, the club said.

A statement from the club read: "Peter was taken ill at home on Friday and is currently being treated in hospital. He is making a good recovery.

"The club wishes Peter a full and speedy return to health and our thoughts are with him and his family at this time."

Hill-Wood has been chairman of the club since 1982, and is a former vice-chairman of the Hambros Bank.

Bishop Oyedepo Asked To Pay N2B Over Death Of 3-Year-Old

The presiding Bishop of living faith churches worldwide,Bishop david oyedepo has been asked to pay N2 billion over the death of a 3 year old girl Imienfan Omokaro who drowned at Kingdom Heritage Model School operated by Winners Chapel in Benin.

She drowned in a drum of water placed in the school toilet on November 1,2012 in benin.

Mr. Omokaro’s (the girls father) lawyers want Kingdom Heritage Model School to tender unreserved apology in three national newspapers, warning that if the demands were not met within 14 days, “we have the irrevocable instructions of our client to commence legal action against the school (Kingdom Heritage Model School) and Church (Winners Chapel) without any further correspondence from this Chambers.”

The little girl was a KG 1 student,sources say that the schoolauthorities did not inform the mother of the girl about the death until late in the evening. A source who pleaded anonymity stated that the school authorities had kept the girl for over an hour praying for her,before finally taking her to Irowa Hospital in Benin, where she was confirmed dead.

Sunni Muslims Protest Kim Kardashian's Visit To Bahrain

U.S. television celebrity Kim Kardashian brought out screaming fans, angry Muslim hardliners and police throwing stun grenades on Saturday when she visited Bahrain to launch a milkshake franchise, witnesses said.

About 100 Sunni Salafists demonstrated with banners outside The Walk Bahrain, an upmarket mall in the capital Manama, after some MPs tried to block the visit over what they called her “bad reputation”, according to a local newspaper.

Thousands of fans, who had paid up to 500 Bahraini dinars ($1,400 Canadian) a ticket, broke into hysterical screams as the 32-year-old celebrity launched the Millions of Milkshakes franchise inside the mall.

Witnesses said police dispersed the demonstrators with stun grenades as the inauguration proceeded inside. There were no reports of casualties.

Hardline Sunni Muslim MPs presented a motion to parliament calling her “an actress with an extremely bad reputation”, according to Bahrain’s English language Gulf Daily News