Ogun: Police Arrest Beninoise Robbers

A cross-border armed robber, 17-year-old Beninoise

Wilben Kende, has been arrested by the men of the

Ogun State Police Command.

The police said Kende, whose accomplice, Woti Usa, was still at large, specialised in snatching motorcycles from their owners in the Owode area. He was said to have been arrested on November 5, at the Oke Irinja area, Owode Yewa, after snatching a motorcycle from one Gbadebo Taiwo, a commercial okada rider, at gunpoint.

It was learnt that Taiwo was hired by Kende and his accomplice to take them to Ago Baba, but on the way he (Kende) deliberately dropped off one of his slippers.

According to the Commissioner of Police, Ikemefuna

Okoye, Kende then told Taiwo to stop.

“It was at this point he brought a loaded locally-made

pistol and pointed it at Taiwo and snatched his

motorcycle,” he added.

While being paraded on Monday, Kende confessed to

the crime, but said the pistol found on him belonged

to his accomplice. Also arrested by the police were two friends, Fidelis Sunday and Okechukwu Ibie, who were alleged to have robbed one Eghosa Omofonmuvan, a driver of a DAF truck loaded with electronics heading for

Onitsha at the J4 area of Benin-Shagamu Expressway,

Ogbere and diverted goods worth N3.1m to other

places.

Sunday and Ibie denied robbing anyone, but however

could not say what they had gone to do at the Ogbere

area. The fourth suspect that was paraded was one Afolabi

Hassan, a dismissed captain from the army. He was arrested for impersonation.

Okoye added that as the 2015 general elections were

fast approaching, the command would not tolerate any form breach of peace or criminality. He urged politicians, groups or individuals who were in possession of illegal arms and ammunition to come forward and turn them in to the police within 14 days or face the wrath of the law.

The police boss also warned those who drive

unregistered cars or ride unregistered motorcycles

to desist from such.

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2015 Elections: Speaker House Of Rep Suspends Presidential Bid

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, on Tuesday bowed to pressure and opted out of the race for the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress.

The Speaker made his decision public in a statement

he signed and made available to newsmen in Abuja.

Tambuwal said the decision to suspend his bid was

taken after due consultations and considerations of

the overall interest of the party.

The Speaker, however, stressed that he had what it

takes to be the President of the country.

This, he said, led him to embark on extensive

consultations towards taking a decision as to whether

or not to participate not to actualise a personal

ambition, but rather to actualise “our dream for a

new Nigeria.”

The statement partly read, “Having consulted widely,

taking into consideration the concerns of some

elders of the party, I have decided to suspend my

participation in the presidential contest for now.

“I have done so as a sacrifice for the cohesion and

unity of the APC. I am suspending my participation in

the presidential race for now, because I do not have

any inordinate ambition to occupy any office. Nigeria

is a country too great to sacrifice on the altar of

partisan politics and personal ambition. What anyone

becomes in life is exclusively in the hands of God.

Only God gives power to whoever He pleases.”

He noted that since the news of the possibility of his

participation in the presidential contest got into the

public domain, it had generated monumental

interest, analyses and commentary.

Although he made no direct reference to his next

political move, Tambuwal said, “I am overwhelmed

by the outpouring of support and interest. On my

part and with the greatest sense of modesty and

responsibility, I wish to assure Nigerians that I am

fully prepared, ready, willing, determined, available

and armed with the requisite plans, programmes and

ability, to undertake the great mission of rescuing

our dear country from the clutches of

institutionalised corruption, gross incompetence,

greed and divisiveness.

“I am prepared for the great task of rescuing Nigeria

from the security problems, the scandalous youth

unemployment, and the economic and social malaise

that plague her.”

He expressed confidence that when given

the chance, an APC government would operate a

clean, corruption-free, competent and purposeful

government to deal with the inexplicable paradoxes

that had held the nation hostage for over 100 years.

“I have carefully considered the concerns expressed

by some of our leaders, whom I deeply respect and

whose support and counsel I enjoy, to the effect that

my entry into the presidential race at this point may

necessitate having to rework some equations on the

political chessboard of the party,” he said.

Nasarawa: Governor Imposes Curfew On Lafia

According to Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura's

Chief Press Secretary, Yakubu Lamai the curfew
will be in force from 6p.m. and 6a.m.

The Governor of Nasarawa state, Umaru Tanko Al-
Makura has imposed a curfew on the state capital,
Lafia after violent protests broke out on Monday,
November 17.
According to the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary,
Yakubu Lamai the curfew will be in force from 6p.m.
to 6a.m.
“What we mean is that people can move in their own
areas but should not cross over to other areas that
are not theirs and this is only applicable to Lafia the
state capital alone,” Lamai said.

Rival youth groups, Ombatse and Eggon were said to
have clashed in the capital leaving at least one
person dead. The violence has reportedly left the Lafia metropolis deserted as frightened residents have chosen to stay in their homes to avoid being caught in the crossfire.
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Breaking: Suicide Bomber Burnt Alive In Gombe

The man was said to have arrived the Gombe

Line Motor Park at about 1pm today, November
18, with a sack which he dropped after refusing
to be searched by the personnel at the gate.


A man suspected to be a suicide bomber has been
set ablaze by an angry mob in Gombe State.
The man was said to have arrived the Gombe Line
Motor Park at about 1pm today, November 18, with
a sack which he dropped after refusing to be
searched by the personnel at the gate.
He then supposedly made an attempt to run away
from the scene but was accosted by the mob.

Another report has it that he was about to blow
himself up when he was spotted. The crowd then threw tyres and poured petrol on him before setting him ablaze.
A witness told The Cable:
“One guy entered with a bomb and as he was trying to connect the bomb, people saw him and got hold of him.”

"The police came to arrest him and they were going to
take him to the station but the people insisted that they were going to kill him so they gathered tyres and burnt him alive,” the witness added.

The park was also the scene of an October 31 bombing which reportedly claimed 30 lives and left many people injured. Police officers have reportedly taken the bomb away from the scene after one of the youths in the area
took it out of the park and onto the main road.
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Oh No!!!: KimYe Puts New Mansion Up For Sale

First we hear that Kim visited a divorce lawyer this week, now Business Insider is claiming that the couple have put up the mansion they just bought up for sale.Below is the report from Business Insider 

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are selling the 8,000-square-foot French country-style home they purchased for a reported $19.75 million in August, Curbed LA reports.
The mansion just reappeared on real estate listing site Zillow with a $19.99m price tag.

The home, which was formerly owned by Lisa Marie Presley, includes 8 bedrooms, 10 bathrooms, 2 swimming pools, two spas, and even a vineyard on its three acre property.

I definitely perceive something oooo....