I Replace Phones with Soap - Suspect

In a bid to rid the state of crime, the Lagos state police arrested one Michael Bisa, a 54-year-old man who hails from Effurun, Delta state for allegedly selling fake phones and replacing original phones with bar soap.

Punch gathered that the police recovered bar soaps, shirts, money and envelopes from the suspect, a father of four, who was arrested by the Rapid Response Squad.

Assassination Attempt On Jonathan: Ijaw Group Accuses Bayelsa Police Of Cover Up

The Ijaw National Frontiers (INF) has alleged a cover up by the Bayelsa Police Command in the alleged attack on former President, Goodluck Jonathan on Monday.

It would be recalled that some youths were arrested for allegedly making an attempt on the former president’s life in Yenagoa yesterday but the Bayelsa Police spokesperson, ASP Asinim Butswat, dismissed the assassination claim as the handiwork of mischievous persons.According to Butswat, Mr. Jonathan was a victim of mistaken identity and not a targeted attack as the youths had mistaken him for a candidate of one of the political parties in this Saturday’s governorship election in the state.

This explanation, was however, rejected by the INF, which called on the Inspector General of Police, IGP Solomon Arase to unravel the fact of the matter.

A statement issued by the group’s coordinator, Dr Esther Atani in Yenagoa on Tuesday said, “We were shocked at the defence put up by the police in Bayelsa through the command’s public relations officer, that the arrested gang members are not militants but rather some set of hungry youths, who mistook Dr. Jonathan’s convoy for that of the gubernatorial candidate of the APC, Chief Timipre Sylva”.

“As Bayelsans, we are familiar with several of the elements being used as political thugs by politicians and we make bold to say, that two members of the arrested gang are renowned militants from the Nembe area of the state, who have various criminal records, even with the police”, she said.

The INF further said the action of the police in Bayelsa was a pointer to the fact that the security agency would likely be partisan in the days ahead of the governorship election in the state.

“We, therefore, call on all Nigerians of good conscience to join in demanding a thorough investigation into the attempted attack on Dr. Goodluck Jonathan since it is hard to believe that the police would join in insinuating that those youths were unfamiliar with Dr. Jonathan’s residence and so mistakenly followed him to the point of entering.

My boyfriend walked away when I started acting – Funmi Awelewa

Up and rising Yoruba actress, Funmi Awelewa is so beautiful that it is almost impossible to think a man in his right senses would walk away from her – for any reason. But the Ibadan-based producer of Ife O Dogba and Aromimawe will tell you this is something that nearly tore her apart when she was starting out on her acting path.

“Yes, I have been heartbroken before” she told Potpourri when asked if her heart has ever been broken.

“My ex boyfriend broke up with me because of my profession – acting. I don’t know what really happened, he just walked away, probably intimidated by the profession”

“In life, we encounter the good and the bad side of love. All I know is that I am grateful that I am still capable of love” she said, but added that not every man gets intimidated by an actress.

Fraud suspect dies in EFCC’s custody

ABUJA—Tragedy has hit the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, after a suspect in its custody, suddenly developed chest pains, and died.Arowofela Olufemi, who was being investigated by the commission following allegations by the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, that he fraudulently converted over N100 million dividend warrants to himself, died in a military hospital, where he was rushed to by officials of the EFCC.

A statement made available to Vanguard yesterday indicated that Olufemi had complained of chest pains early in the day and was rushed to an unnamed military hospital in Lagos, where he gave up the ghost before doctors could attend to him.

The EFCC statement was signed by its spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, who said  the cause of the suspect’s death was unknown as at the time of going to the press.

Uwujaren said: “The cause of the sudden death is yet to be ascertained even as the corpse of the deceased has been deposited at the mortuary of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital. The family of the deceased has already been notified of the incident while the matter has been reported to the Onikan Division of the Nigeria Police.”

It will be recalled that the late Olufemi was arrested following a complaint by the SEC, alleging that he was involved in fraudulent conversion of dividend warrants of over N100 million.

Following the report by SEC, operatives of EFCC arrested him at the premises of a bank while attempting to cash alleged stolen dividend warrants.

After his arrest and detention, he was offered administrative bail but could not produce a surety to perfect his bail thereby leading to extended incarceration.

Man Buried In Shoe Caket In Akwa Ibom

”Today I was at the Burial ceremony of one of the greatest artists to come out of the south south to pay my last respect.
Indeed he left a big shoe to be filled.
A great artist and sculpture. 
This masterpiece casket was done by 2 of his kids who took after him. Both great graduates of Fine Arts!
RIP Teacher/ Artist Ite.”

Boko Haram On Revenge Mission, Kills 7 In Fresh Attacks

Seven persons, including a soldier have been reportedly killed in a raid by the terror group in both Bam and Gajigana villages of Biu and Magumeri local government areas of Borno state.

Vanguard reports that the insurgents who were at Bam village at about 3:30 am over the weekend left with an unspecified numbers of unmarried teenage girls unchallenged. They killed three persons alongside a soldier and injured many in Gajigana village before carting away foodstuff. No one could contend with them as they also set shops and houses on fire.

Messi Set To Join EPL Club For £800,000-A-Week.

It was gathered that Messi who just returned from an injury is already considering a shocking move to England.According to SunSport, the four-time world footballer of the year’s representatives had interactions with City’s agents for a deal worth around £40MILLION a year.The 28-year-old superstar would pocket around £32m for playing with the rest paid in image rights and bonuses.