FG Lied, We’re Still Broadcasting In The Southeast – Radio Biafra

Claims by the federal government on Tuesday that it has successfully jammed signals from Radio Biafra, a controversial channel received in the Southeast and accused of propagating secessionist ideologies, have been debunked as false.

The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Dr. Shade Yemi-Esan, had said the National Broadcasting Corporation, NBC, had successfully jammed the radio’s frequency, describing its existence as illegal in the first place.

She spoke at the presidential villa shortly after briefing President Muhammadu Buhari on the activities of her ministry.

“Right now the signals from radio Biafra have been jammed successfully by the NBC”, Ms. Yemi-Esan told State House correspondents.

However, that claim has been discovered to be false as several hours after the government announcement, the station was still airing its programmes.

It was learnt that residents in the Southeast confirmed receiving Radio Biafra signals as of Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.

The station on Tuesday had also denounced the claim by the government, tweeting that its terrestrial transmission remained alive as well as its online radio.

“Radio Biafra is live in Biafra land: NBC woe to you and your lies: NBC lied to their master and gullible baboons and monkeys are jumping up and down. Radio Biafra is live in BiafraLand. They cannot even ban our local station, do they even know we also transmit via satellite and online as well?” the radio tweeted.

Meanwhile, the permanent secretary in the Information Ministry disclosed that the NCC and security agencies are working “to get those that are behind that radio because it is an illegal radio, it is not licensed by anybody to be on the airwaves in Nigeria”.

Sad: Woman Reveals Why She Poisoned Her Husband

A Beninoise teenager, 17-year-old Abiodun Ojo, who killed her husband, Jimoh, in the Makoko area of Yaba, Lagos State, said she poisoned her husband because she hated him.

 

Abiodun, during her interview blamed her father for forcing her to marry Jimoh, who she said never took care of her.

She said she had run away from the deceased 3 times, and was sent back by her father, who she described as the architect of her problem.

Abiodun had been handed over to Jimoh as wife by her father to stop her from marrying her boyfriend.

She was said to have given birth to a baby girl, Hannah, and was living with the victim in their home on Apolo Street, Makoko.

However, she was said to have met her former boyfriend’s elder brother, Wensu, who allegedly gave her the poison to put in Jimoh’s drink so she could marry his younger brother.

It was reported that Jimoh, a carpenter, had returned home from work on June 19, 2015 when his wife poured the poison into his soft drink and forced him to drink it.

The deceased was said to have collapsed and died despite immediate efforts by residents to resuscitate him.

Abiodun, who initially denied involvement in the crime, later confessed to community leaders, saying she was given the poison by her former boyfriend’s elder brother, Wensu.

The 2 suspects were said to have been arrested by policemen from the Adekunle Police Division and were subsequently transferred to the State Department of Criminal Investigation.

Abiodun said she never knew the poison would kill Jimoh.

She said,
“I was born in Lagos, though I am from Cotonou, Benin Republic. My father married 2 wives and he had 9 children.

My mother had 6 children for him and I am number 4. I did not go to school because my father did not allow me.

“I had a boyfriend, Papa, whom I dated for 2 years. I wanted to marry him, but my father refused because my elder sister was married to Papa’s brother.

“I was at home one day when my father brought some people and said I should look at all of them and say if I liked them, and I said yes. He then asked me to go. It was the next day that they took me to Jimoh.”

She said she was taken to a community in Ogun State, where the victim usually came to make love with her until she became pregnant.

She said when she returned to Lagos, she was not well treated by the deceased and she complained to her family members, who asked her to endure the hardship.

“On 3 different occasions, I ran away from home. But whenever I got home, my father would ask me to go back, saying marriage was always full of challenges.

“On the fateful day, I went to the market to buy fish for my sister-in-law when I saw Wensu on the road.

He gave me the poison and said I should put it in my husband’s drink. I put it in his drink and he took it himself,” she added.

She said she regretted marrying the deceased because she never loved him.

It was learnt that the boyfriend, Papa, had travelled back to the Benin Republic.

His elder brother, Wensu, a herbalist, denied giving Abiodun the poison, saying she framed him up.

He said: “I am a herbalist by profession and I was taught the job by my grandfather in the Benin Republic when I was a child.

I met her sister in the community and we married legally. She had three kids for me.

“But when I married another woman, she divorced me and married somebody else.

I did not give her any poison and I have never met her husband, Jimoh, in my entire life. She is lying.”

The Police Public Relations Officer, Kenneth Nwosu, said the suspects would soon be charged to court.

Source: PunchNg

OMG!!!! UNILAG Lecturer Fights Woman In Public, Strips Her

A lecturer with the University of Lagos, Mr Arthur Avwokeni Joseph, was detained at Alade Police Station in Somolu, Lagos State, after he allegedly fought a lady at petrol station and tore her clothes. 

Mr. Joseph, 47, who works at the Business Administration Department of the university, went to a filling station along Fola Agoro Road, Somolu, to buy fuel when there was an altercation between him and 28-year-old Adeparusi Yetunde over who should buy the product first.

Mr. Joseph immediate alighted from his car and threatened Yetunde that if she were one of his students he would have dealt with her...

After the threat and further exchange of words between them, Joseph allegedly slapped Yetunde and she also grabbed him. In the ensuing scuffle her clothes were also torn by the man.

According to PM News, Mr. Joseph seized Yetunde’s cell phone while she also seized some of his books.

After the incident, Mr. Joseph went to Alade police station and reported the incident. When asked about the whereabouts of Yetunde, he said he did not know.

He was then asked to write a statement and while writing the statement, Yetunde’s phone that was with him rang and when the police picked the call and asked if she was the owner, she said yes and she was asked to come to Alade Police station where it was discovered that her clothes were torn.

The lecturer was detained along side Yetunde. Both were later granted bail. Two fighting!

Serena Williams Flaunts Cleavage, Shames Haters

The most dominant female athlete of all-time won her fourth consecutive Grand Slam title over the weekend, cruising to victory at Wimbledon.

But the 33-year old could not completely enjoy her victory because a few body-shaming trolls out there decided to act like total morons.

"Ironic that main reason for her success is that she is built like a man," a Twitter user wrote, for example, which actually prompted a response from Harry Potter author JK Rowling.

"Yeah, my husband looks just like this in a dress. You're an idiot," Rowling awesomely wrote, including with her dismissal a photo of Williams in a red gown.

Now, though, Serena has gone ahead and defended herself.

First, the tennis star shared the above photos on Instagram, writing as a caption to the hot body shots:

"Beach day in Sweden #SerenaSlam #renasarmy."

Williams also included video of her eyebrows getting plucked, directly referencing her critics and writing along with it:

"Lol finally getting them shaped! Hahahha #haters I love you!!! Hahah but I still like them all natural! But for now you win lol."

This is the one place where we can't agree with Serena.

She wins. She always wins.

Eid-El-Fitr: FG declares Friday July 17 & Monday July 20 as public holidays for Muslim celebration

In order to mark the Id-El-Fitr celebration, the federal government has declared Friday 17th and Monday 20th July, 2015 public holidays.

 

The announcement was made by the permanent secretary, Ministry of Interior, Abubakar Magaji, on behalf of the Federal Government.

According to reports, Muslim faithfuls and Nigerians were encouraged to 'extend the spiritual benefits of Ramadan, which include love, peace and sacrifice for the development of the nation.'

Mr. Magaji also made an appeal to Nigerians to support the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari in his determination and sustained efforts towards building a peaceful, united and virile nation.

The Perm. Sec then advised all Nigerians, both at home and abroad to use the occasion to pray for peace and unity across the nation before he wished Nigerians a happy and joyous Eid-El-Fitr celebration.

 

Please Save a Soul: This 29-Year-Old Graduate Needs N10m to Live

For Gloria Tochi Mbonu, a 29-year-old Biology graduate from the Benue State University, Makurdi, life is gradually losing its meaning after she was diagnosed of Chronic Renal Ailment, or in clear terms, Kidney Disease, sometime last year.

This promising and young lady needs assistance from kind hearted Nigerians, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), and corporate bodies to raise the sum of N10 million for a kidney transplant to ensure she lives and contribute her quota to the country and humanity.

 

Mbonu, who is currently undergoing treatment at Clinix Healthcare located at Oshodi, Lagos, sent a very tearful and passionate 'Save-A-Soul' appeal to Pulse with the following words:

"I have been diagnosed of chronic renal ailment (kidney disease) and receiving treatment at Clinix Healthcare Oshodi under the supervision of Dr. Bello B.T, which I have undergone for the 20th session and he placed me on a twice weekly dialysis. 

Dr. Bello B.T have advised that it would be better if I undergo a kidney transplant as soon as possible because of the state of my health. The transplant is estimated to be 10 million Naira.

I hereby solicit for support in raising the funds needed for the transplant and dialysis treatments. 

My mother is a widow. Pleases help me; I don't want to die now that I am starting my life as a graduate. I am crying for help please rebroadcast; tell people my sad story God will surely reward you."

We are reaching out to you to help this poor girl in anyway you can. You can donate using the following account details:

MBONU NDIDI PATIENCE: FIRST BANK:  3021660844

NDIDI PATIENCE MBONU: DIAMOND BANK: 0055590179

Naira Drops To 241 Against Dollar

The naira hit another record low of 241 against the dollar at the parallel market on Monday as the Central Bank of Nigeria’s restrictions on foreign exchange sale fuelled unofficial trade in dollars, Reuters reported.
 

The ban on importers from accessing the Nigerian foreign exchange markets for the importation of 41 items had led to the volatility of the naira-dollar exchange rate at the black market.

Since June 23 when the new forex rule became operational, the naira has fallen by 10.5 per cent from 218 to 241 against the greenback.

Foreign exchange dealers said the artificial scarcity of the United States currency still pervaded the market.
The new forex rule had led to huge demand at the parallel market, causing dealers to hoard the dollar in anticipation of further fall in the Naira

Economic analysts had said the CBN needed to devalue the Naira to allow the local currency achieve an equilibrium price against the dollar.

The central bank had however said it would not be focusing on the thinly-traded parallel market when determining the exchange rate, adding that people preferred to use the unofficial market for undocumented transactions.

Foreign investors had been on the sideline, waiting for the CBN to devalue the naira before investing in naira-denominated assets.

Local and foreign analysts had predicted that the Naira might hit 250 against the dollar at the parallel market any time soon if the artificial scarcity trend continued.

The central bank appears to be in a fix as the spread between the official and parallel market continues to widen by the day. Meanwhile, stocks fell to a more than three-month low and the Naira on Monday, Reuters reported.

The local bourse, which has the second-biggest weighting after Kuwait on the MSCI frontier market index, dropped for the ninth consecutive day as investors shed banking, consumer and oil shares.

Panic In Sierra Leon Following the Escape of Ebola Patients

Sierra Leonine health authorities have launched a nationwide alert  to prevent a serious spread of Ebola following the escape of a 32-year-old woman and eight-year-old girl  for several hours from a treatment centre on the outskirts of Freetown on Saturday.

 

The pair, who absconded together, were later tracked down at an undisclosed location and returned to the clinic after radio appeals to the public.

A spokesperson of the country’s  National Ebola Response Centre  confirmed the development.

 “Our contact tracers and surveillance officers are meanwhile tracking the level of contacts the two would have made during the period of their escape,” he spokesman said.

The worst Ebola  outbreak in history has seen 27,600 infections in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, of which 11,253 have been fatal, according to official data largely deemed to be an underestimate.

Sierra Leone has seen almost half of the total caseload, reporting 3,941 deaths as of July 8, and is currently treating 10 patients.

The World Health Organization (WHO) earlier reported that a retreat of the Ebolan virus “that was apparent throughout April and early May had stalled” in Sierra Leone.

Last month, President Ernest Bai Koroma imposed curfews in the worst-hit parts of the northwestern districts of Kambia and Port Loko.

They were the only two areas at the time still reporting new infections, although the capital Freetown has since seen its own flare-up.

The curfews had been due to end earlier this month but have been extended indefinitely.

Culled from Vanguard

Sierra Leonine health authorities have launched a nationwide alert  to prevent a serious spread of Ebola following the escape of a 32-year-old woman and eight-year-old girl  for several hours from a treatment centre on the outskirts of Freetown on Saturday.
The pair, who absconded together, were later tracked down at an undisclosed location and returned to the clinic after radio appeals to the public.
A spokesperson of the country’s  National Ebola Response Centre  confirmed the development.

 “Our contact tracers and surveillance officers are meanwhile tracking the level of contacts the two would have made during the period of their escape,” he spokesman said.

The worst Ebola  outbreak in history has seen 27,600 infections in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, of which 11,253 have been fatal, according to official data largely deemed to be an underestimate.

Sierra Leone has seen almost half of the total caseload, reporting 3,941 deaths as of July 8, and is currently treating 10 patients.

The World Health Organization (WHO) earlier reported that a retreat of the Ebolan virus “that was apparent throughout April and early May had stalled” in Sierra Leone.

Last month, President Ernest Bai Koroma imposed curfews in the worst-hit parts of the northwestern districts of Kambia and Port Loko.

They were the only two areas at the time still reporting new infections, although the capital Freetown has since seen its own flare-up.

The curfews had been due to end earlier this month but have been extended indefinitely.

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