Swift News Nigeria: 2015-08-30

Saturday 5 September 2015

Nigeria Will Improve In Subsequent Games – Oliseh

Super Eagles Coach, Sunday OIiseh, has expressed optimism that the Nigerian National Team would improve in subsequent games, after playing a goalless draw against Tanzania in their Africa Cup of Nations Group G qualifier.

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Footballer turned TV Host/Sports Consultant John Fashanu is in the news again. The last time he made international headlines due to the public breakup between him and wife Abigail Igwe.

Africa Cup of Nations matchday 2 qualifying results Saturday:

Group C
At Juba
South Sudan 1 (Tong 52) Equatorial Guinea 0

Group D
At Mitsamiouli, Comoros
Comoros 0 Uganda 1 (Mawejje 22)

The Police in Delta have arrested a male undergraduate of Delta State University, Abraka for allegedly given a female student cake laced with Indian hemp.Police spokesperson, DSP Celestina Kalu said in a statement issued to newsmen on Friday in Asaba, that after eating the cake, the victim started behaving abnormally and was admitted to hospital for treatment.

Gbemi Olateru-Olagbegi’s ‘Gbémisókè’ Heels Campaign - BellaNaija - September 2015003

The On Air Personalty’s shoe line just unveiled a collection of heels; the first for the shoe brand which launched with flats. Coming in bold colours like red, white, yellow, blue and more, the shoes are a corporate gal’s dream with a comfortable heel and stylish look.

On 3rd September, 2015 at about 7:00pm, Police Safer Highways Patrol Team covering Onitsha - Ugbo - Ewhohimi road recovered one Toyota Highlander with GWA 842 SJ steaming with the left front tyre flat as a result of puncture from gunshot.

Beautiful daughter of actress Mercy Aigbe is rated as one of the most dressed celebrity teens in the country today and the only teenager that makes this list.

The teen beauty steps out with her mom looking very stylish at all times.More photos after the cut

Chelsea accused of ‘warehousing’ players

Chelsea is ‘warehousing’ players by sending a huge contingent out on loan, according to Professional Footballers’ Association chief Gordon Taylor.The Premier League champion has an incredible 33 players out on loan across Europe, including five at Eredivisie club Vitesse.

Justice Mohammed Yunusa of a Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered that a blogger, Chris Kehinde Uwandu, famously known as CKN, be remanded in prison custody over publication of false story about a top banker.His arrest is coming few days after another popular blogger, Seun Oloketuyi was detained for similar offense.

A 71- year old retired pastor of a pentecostal church in Abriba, Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State, Rev. Chima Egbochiogum, and his wife, Ugo, have been arrested for an alleged illegal adoption of a baby.

DAILY POST

*Popular blogger, CKN arraigned, remanded in prison custody over false publication

*Jega assumes work as PLASU governing council chairman, inspects projects

*“Your appointments must reflect religious, ethnic balance” – Yorubas in Europe tell Buhari

*Buhari hails Idowu-Fearon appointment as scribe of Anglican Communion Worldwide

*SSS dismisses Jonathan’s CSO, Gordon Obua

*Army destroys fish, meat Boko-Haram seized from citizens

Some Lagos residents have expressed frustration over having to spend many hours in the premises of telecommunications operators in a bid to validate their Subscribers Identity Module cards.

Waking up to a beautiful and promising day on the morning of September 2, 2015, there was no reason to think that danger was lurking around the corner. Early morning prayers concluded, her husband and best friend of 16 years, Abubakar Sulaiman, had prepared to head out for his bureau de change business at the local wing of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. Hugging and playing around with their five children – Sulaiman, 15, Idris, 14, Abdulrahman, 10, Nana, 7 and two-year-old Hauwa – that morning in his usual characteristic, the breadwinner of the family soon bid everyone goodbye, promising to bring home something special later in the evening.

Nollywood actress, Genevieve Nnaji has often been described as the queen of Nollywood, and with the large number of men who have confessed to having huge crushes on her, it is only right to also crown her the Queen of Hearts. There must be something about the ebony-hued innocent looking damsel from Mbaise, Imo State for many of her colleagues’ fantasies to revolve around her.

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Ace rapper, Vector recently set a record of longest freestyle on radio in Nigeria. He was invited for the Rhythm Freestyle Fury where he rapped non -stop for 2 hours 30 minutes. In a chat with Showtime, the talented rapper revealed why he engaged in it.

Girl, 7, dies after estranged father shoots her in head

A seven-year-old girl was shot in the head on the doorstep of her home by her estranged father, an inquest has heard.

Mary Shipstone, also known as Maryam Alromisse, was gunned down after she returned from school on September 11 last year, Hastings Coroner's Court was told.

Helicopter — A 65-year-old man was attacked by a shark in Australia on Friday, leaving him with serious leg injuries.

The man - named as David Quinlivan - was airlifted to hospital following the attack for emergency surgery.He was mauled while he was paddling on a surf ski - similar to a kayak - near the town of Forster, New South Wales.

Rihanna just might be the fashion muse everyone wants to use.In her latest shoot for a Dior editorial, the music megastar is clad in head-to-toe pieces from the design label.

Beyonce Knowles Born September 4, 1981 (age 34) .

An airport cleaner has been arrested with the sum of $271,135 (about N53m) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, it has been learnt.The suspect was arrested by the aviation security personnel of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria while trying to carry the huge sum of money through the screening point.

Fashola keeps mum over accountability as Governor

former governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Fashola yesterday refused to make further comments about probity of his administration and various allegations levelled against him while he was in office.

While reacting to a question during the 16th annual lecture of Bishop Mike Okonkwo tagged: “The Nigerian Political Class and The Citizens Quest for Good Governance”, Fashola, who was the guest speaker of the occasion said: “About accountability, I did not know how you expect me to announce on the pages of newspapers that it is not the real issue.”

THE SUN

*How I survived brain surgery 'Julius Agwu, comedian

*ICPC must probe Fayemi 'Ekiti PDP

*APC writes IG, wants probe of ex-PDP chairman's death

*Apapa Customs generates N198.5bn in 8months

BREAKING: Buhari, Osinbajo disclose assets

The presidency has released the statement below giving details of the assets of President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, as declared to the Code of Conduct Bureau.

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has developed a biometric data capturing technology that will help in the nationwide conduct of weekly and monthly check on corps members.

The Director-General of the corps, Brig.-Gen. Johnson Olawumi, said this during the inauguration and practical demonstration of the programme at the Kuje Area Council, Abuja.

Enugu got a feel of what it’s like to party with Remy Martin last Friday as Timaya,HarrySong, Sean Tizzle and DJ Baggio hit 2Nite lub. And they all killed their performances!

In spite of the sentiments bothering on preference for the use of English Language at the expense of Yoruba Language, it is interesting to observe that it is still being sought after not only by Africans in diaspora but also Americans and Asians.

The Nigerian Army has reaffirmed its stand on ending terrorism in three months as directed by President Muhammadu Buhari.

The Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, stated this while giving an update on the counter-insurgency operation, at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday.

Janet Jackson wants the world to know that she’s still owns her position at the top of the entertainment industry – globally.

The former spokesperson for the Department of State Security, Marilyn Ogar, a deputy director, may have been compulsorily retired.

According to Dailypost report, Orgar who had been under fire since the advent of the new leadership of the DSS, was retired effective from yesterday, Wednesday, seven years before she is due for retirement.

There is a strong indication that the rift between the wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, and Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has ended.

It was learnt on Wednesday that Mrs. Jonathan has announced her decision to bury the hatchet with Dickson and directed all her loyalists in the state to work selflessly for the Peoples Democratic Party and the re-election of the incumbent in the forthcoming governorship election.

“A Special Task Force was set up by the Chairman of the commission last week to coordinate the investigation in the states. So we are reopening the petitions through the Chairman of the Special Task Force.”

THE NATION

*Osinbajo: cash coming for 'extremely poor' Nigerians

*Anti-graft war will secure Nigeria's future

*Bad fuel likely cause of air crashes, says Otedola

*Army uncovers biggest illegal bunkering site in Port Harcourt

*Rivers: 1,100 to testify for INEC, Wike, Peterside

*Gratuities payment excites Akwa Ibom teachers

Martial’s move to Man Utd: Becomes most expensive teenage player, mystery to Rooney

If Anthony Martial felt unsure about the scale of the challenge awaiting him at Manchester United, it will have been made plain by a comment from his new team-mate Morgan Schneiderlin. Addressing journalists at France’s training camp, which the 19-year-old Martial had just left in order to sign for United, Schneiderlin said that Wayne Rooney had spoken to him about the club’s newest recruit.

Anthony Martial

“Wayne Rooney came to speak to me and asked me who this Martial was, because the English press were starting to really talk about it,” Schneiderlin said. “‘Do you know him? What’s he like?’ Those were his questions.” Not only is Martial alighting at Old Trafford as the most expensive teenager in the game’s history, having cost a reported initial fee of £36 million ($55.1 million, 49 million euros). He is doing so as a relative unknown.

Huge crowds gathered about an hour ago in Ojuelegba as trailer fell off a bridge and according to eye witness reports and photos, the heavy duty vehicle landed on an SUV and saloon car.

For Zen Magazine‘s 8th anniversary issue, they decided to feature one of the women in the African entertainment industry making waves – DJ Cuppy.

Shout out to all Lagos, Enugu, Port Harcourt and Benin peeps!!! Guinness believes that your city is Made of Black.

Former Nigeria national team star Segun Odegbami has announced his candidacy for the Fifa presidency by describing the current crisis rocking the world football governing body as the ‘worst in its 111 years of existence’.

A few days ago Nollywood actress Funke Akindele turned 39.

She headed to London for a birthday weekend tour as she hit club after club for a fun time.Organized by Cokobar, the Jenifa actress had a lovely time with a host of colleagues and celebrities as she danced the night away and soaked in the joyous atmosphere.

VANGUARD

*NNPC GMD to end oil theft in 8 months, to use drones to monitor oil vessels

*Militants take over pipeline vandalism in Lagos'Police

*Outstanding salaries'll be paid soon, Osun Assembly assures workers

*Man, 40, rapes 4-yr-old girl to death in Bayelsa

*Army recaptures Gamboru Ngala from insurgents, seek Brazil's assistance

*40 girls jostle for Miss A-Ibom Tourism crown

*Ooni succession: Prince alleges threat to life

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Nollywood stars Monalisa Chinda and Faithia Williams Balogun are both stunning on the cover of the September 2015 issue of House of Maliq magazine.

Antonio Oladeinde Fernandez, Nigerian billionaire and gemstone tycoon passes on at age 79.

Beijing 2015 Fallout: Okagbare succumbed to pressure not injury, coach claims

Nigeria’s failure to win a medal at the just concluded IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China remains the talk of the moment for athletics enthusiasts. Yesterday renowned athletics coach, Toni Urhobo declared that Athletics Federation of Nigeria’s claim of injury to Blessing Okagbare was diversionary.

Urhobo said Okagbare bowed to pressure of competing at the big stage with the big girls of world athletics.

Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor reacts after winning the women's 100m event at the Diamond League athletics meeting in Shanghai on May 17, 2015. AFP

Okagbare despite running one of the fastest times in the season, failed to measure up in the women 100m. She placed 8th in the race won by Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce of Jamaica. Okagbare who vowed to bounce back in the 200m, made a no show and that caused a furore.

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday granted bail in the sum of N3m to a blogger, Seun Oloketuyi.He was arraigned by the police for allegedly publishing a defamatory story against the Chief Executive Officer of Fidelity Bank Plc, Nnamdi Okonkwo.

A former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Godswill Akpabio, was on Tuesday afternoon flown out of Nigeria to receive medical attention abroad.

It was learnt that the senator, in company with about five of his aides, left the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja aboard a regular private jet that he usually travels with.

Sources at the airport told our correspondent that Akpabio and his team arrived at the General Aviation Terminal, local wing, of the airport around 12.40pm.

Nigerian Woman Let Off £145,000 Bill after Birth of Quints in UK

A Nigerian woman identified as 37-year-old Bimbo Ayelabola has been let off by a National Health Service (NHS) Hospital after delivering quintuplets in Britain.

An Egor Magistrates’ Court in Benin, Edo State, on Monday sentenced 37-year-oldLucky Esonahae to five years imprisonment for setting his pregnant partner on fire.

As the new month starts, Here are my wishes for you, May this month keeps you healthy, May you be achieving target every day,

PREMIUM TIMES

*Three killed, houses razed in Ogun deadly cult clash

*Fayose to punish 31 Ekiti civil servants for lateness to work

*Buhari will soon balance appointments ' Oyegun

*Ondo female politician dies after police attack

*Buhari did not appoint us based on ethnicity ' new SGF

Jubilation as Nigeria achieves 5,000 Mega Watts of Electricity for the first time Ever

The management of Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), said in Abuja on Wednesday that it had attained new peak of 4,810.7 megawatts of generated electricity.

Sometimes the smallest step in the right direction ends up being the biggest step of your life.

When is a phone more than just a phone? When it is the new Huawei Flagship mobile phone tagged the P8. The P8 simply put, is many more things than a phone to many people.

Are they a new couple? Are they shooting a music video? Are they just looking to get people talking?

Saturday 5 September 2015

On 3rd September, 2015 at about 7:00pm, Police Safer Highways Patrol Team covering Onitsha - Ugbo - Ewhohimi road recovered one Toyota Highlander with GWA 842 SJ steaming with the left front tyre flat as a result of puncture from gunshot.

Friday 4 September 2015

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Tuesday 1 September 2015

Monday 31 August 2015