Police Detain Lawyer For Alleged Fraud, As Lawyer Cries Out, This Is Strange

A Lagos-based lawyer, Chibeze Azubike, is at daggers drawn with the police over what he described as unlawful detention and assault.

The lawyer lamented that the police detained him for three days at the Lion Building Police Station on Lagos Island over an alleged fraud and declined his demand to see the evidence of the purported crime.

Azubike said he later learnt that his arrest was orchestrated by the girlfriend of one Ihegbu, who rented a three-bedroomed apartment he managed in Imo State.

He explained that the girlfriend had accused Ihegbu, who is based abroad, of fraud and reported the case to the police in Imo.

Manchester United dismiss reports of plans to sack Jose Mourinho this weekend

Jose Mourinho's position as manager of Manchester United is not under immediate threat.

Weeks of speculation and scrutiny came to a head with suggestions on Friday evening that the 55-year-old was set to be sacked, irrespective of the outcome of Saturday's Premier League clash with Newcastle.

Mass grave containing 800 dead German soldiers discovered in Russia

A mass grave containing the remains of 800 German soldiers killed in World War II has been unearthed during building work in the south-western Russian city of Volgograd, the German War Graves Commission said on Friday.  

The discovery in the once fiercely-contested city, previously known as Stalingrad, was made while water pipes were being laid, the commission said.  

Politics - Police Summon Ben Bruce, Saraki, Melaye Over Today’s Protest At INEC Office

PDP leaders including Senate President, Bukola Saraki today staged a protest to INEC headquarters in Abuja, demanding a credible election in 2019. We don’t know what went wrong, but they were allegedly tear-gassed. Now Senator Bruce is saying he and others have been summoned by the police to appear at the force headquarters.

An angry Bruce, however, threw a jab at the police saying when will they conclude an investigation into the attempted mace theft. 

See his tweet below: 

Britain's Tallest Man Gets First Ever Suit

Britain's tallest man has finally got his first ever suit at age 30. Basketball player Paul 'Tiny' Sturgess, who stands at an impressive 7ft 7ins, has spent years unable to find a suit big enough to fit him.

But after struggling to find a tailor to make him a three-piece in his size, he eventually managed to track down a London-based one.

Tim Nash, of Norton and Townsend tailoring, took on the challenge using twice the amount of fabric a regular man would need for a suit.

If you are poor, make sure you don’t transfer your poverty to your children by having many kids' - Reno Omokri

As Tweeted  by the spokesperson to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri 

Nobody can intimidate us, we are coasting to victory, no matter the attacks'' - PDP

PDP has released a statement reacting to the faceoff some of its members protesting the Osun state rerun election results, had with some police officers in Abuja earlier today. The party says it would not be cowed by any of such attacks. According to them, they are coasting to victory. 

Read the statement below.

Toni Braxton Confesses That She Doesn’t Like Her Family

It is often said that you can pick your friends, but you can’t pick your family – but given the opportunity, songbird, Toni Braxton, would not pick her family.

In an upcoming episode of the reality TV show, Braxton Family Values’ Toni confessed she doesn’t really like her family, and if her family wasn’t blood-related to her, she wouldn’t have any of them as friends.

“I am confessing that, although I love my family, most of the time I don’t like my family. Everyone in my family. Everybody.

Lagos PDP Elects Jimi Agbaje As Guber Candidate

It will be a straight fight between Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Jimi Agbaje of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State gubernatorial race on who succeeds incumbent Governor Akinwunmi Ambode as Agbaje has just been declared the winner of the state’s PDP gubernatorial primary.

Nigeria customs seizes 9 expensive bulletproof cars worth N1.2 billion

Zone ‘A’ of the Nigeria Customs Federal Operations Unit, has intercepted a bus carrying two big sacks containing military uniforms and boots along the Ijebu-Ode expressway.

The Hiace bus which was said to belong to Chimezie Motors Nigeria Limited, with registration number JJT 905 XB, was intercepted on Wednesday.

“This is national security. Though they are not much but the damage that will be done will be much, that is why we seized them,” said the unit boss, Mohammed Aliyu. He told a journalist that his unit also seized 22 vehicles, including nine bulletproof cars.

Patrick Obahiagbon Wins APC Senatorial Ticket

Former House of Rep. member, Patrick Obahiagbon, has emerged All Progressives Congress (APC) Edo South Senatorial candidate at the party primaries held on Thursday in Benin.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that at the primaries, which held in the three senatorial districts, also returned Ehiozuwa Agbonayima, incumbent House of Representative member representing Ikpoba-Okha and Egor Federal constituency as candidates.

In a tweet on Thursday after the election, Obahiagbon thanked the people of the district.

Nigeria is Africa's Troubled Giant" - Former US Ambassador to Nigeria

A former US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. John Campbell, has said though Nigeria possesses extraordinary potential, it is the truly troubled giant of Africa.

Campbell stated this in a new book he co-authored which was presented to the public on Thursday in Lagos at the US Consul General’s residence.

He also saluted the entrepreneurial spirit of Nigerians in the book titled, “Nigeria: What Everyone Needs to Know”

Campbell stated in the book that virtually every major university in the English-speaking world hosted Nigerian academics with the country’s medical personnel found in hospitals all over the United States and elsewhere.

Bianca Ojukwu Loses Bid For Senate

Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu from Nnewi South local government area was last night was declared the winner of the All Progressives Grand Alliance APGA, senatorial candidate for Anambra South zone.

Ukachukwu defeats Branca Ojukwu at APGA primary

He defeated Mrs. Branca Ojukwu, wife of the late Ikemba Nnewi and Dr. Anselem Enyimba

Two men arrested for selling leaked WAEC and JAMB questions

Two men, Emeka Ebunoha and Igwe Obumneme Samuel, have been arrested in Port Harcourt for examination fraud.

According to reports, they are a part of an internet syndicate selling leaked examination papers to students sitting for the West African School Certificate Examination, WASCE.

President Buhari Calls Leah Sharibu’s Mother and assures Her Of Leah's Safe Return

President Buhari spoke with Mrs. Rebecca Sharibu, mother of the Dapchi Secondary schoolgirl, Leah, who had been kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists, and assured her that his administration will do everything it would take to bring her daughter back home.

On Wednesday, the Presidency announced that the President, during the phone call, consoled the Sharibu family and assured the parents that the Federal Government would do its utmost for the safety and security of their daughter.

“I convey my emotion, the strong commitment of my administration and the solidarity of all Nigerians to you and your family as we will do our best to bring your daughter home in peace and safety,” a statement issued by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity), quoted the president as saying.