ICPC Arraigns Surgeon For Demanding N320k Bribe Before Carrying Out Duties

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned a former Consultant Cardio-thoracic Surgeon in the Department of Surgery, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Enugu, Professor Martin Aghaji, at a Federal High Court in Enugu, for N320, 000 bribe.

Aneke twin shares more Beautiful photos

Nollywood identical twins, Chidimma and Chidiebere Aneke, will be plus 1 on the 6th of August, and the lovely twins have shared these lovely photos in advance for the celebration...
More photos after the cut.........

Folorunsho Alakija covers the August edition of Forbes Africa Magazine

Mrs Folorunsho Alakija, executive vice chair of Famfa Oil one of the largest deep water oil discoveries in Nigeria with a joint partnership with international giants Chevron and Petrobras covers the August 2016 edition of Forbes Africa.
With an estimated net worth of $1.73 billion, Alakija’s rise to becoming the second richest woman of African decent behind Isabel dos Santos and the fourth richest person in Nigeria has come at an extraordinary fight against the Federal Government of Nigeria.

House of Reps leader, Femi Gbajabiamilia distance self from Dogara/Jibrin budget padding palava

Leader of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has released a statement denying claims that he is working with sacked chairman of the House committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin to unseat Speaker Yakubu Dogara. Gbajabiamila was in a tight race for the seat of speaker of the House of Representatives with Yakubu Dogara last year....

Gbajabiamila's statement, which he forwarded as an email only to his colleagues in the house, comes after a text message from an anonymous number was forwarded to House members indicting him in the budget padding allegations from Jibrin. Read his statement and see the text message being circulated after the cut
Femi Gbajabiamila's statement below...

FG MERGES POLYTECHNICS WITH UNIVERSITIES, SCRAPS THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMMES

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a comprehensive reform of the tertiary education system in the country with plans to scrap the award of the Higher National Diploma (HND) programmes offered by polytechnics.

In effect, the award of the HND will be limited to only students currently enrolled in the programmes.

Budget padding: Senator cautions against heating up polity

Bauchi—The Senator representing Bauchi South senatorial district, Ali Wakili, has urged politicians to stop overheating the polity over budget padding, asking them to sheathe their swords in the overall interest of the country.

Edo guber must be a showpiece

The forthcoming governorship election in Edo State promises to task the capacity and wits of all involved. A total of 19 political parties have been cleared to contest the 10th September, 2016 election that will produce a successor to the outgoing governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, who has exhausted his maximum two terms of office.

APC summons Abdulmumin Jibrin over his allegations of budget padding against Speaker Dogara and others

The National Leadership of APC yesterday wrote a letter to embattled former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin, summoning him to appear before it at the National Secretariat of the party today August 2nd.

Tonto Dikeh signs multi-million Naira contract with Isocare Company

The ISOCARE Company deals with business of importation of Naturessence Products (USA products) in Nigeria and for the whole of Africa. The company also produces Table Water (Healthy Choice and Isocare Water), Carbonated Soft Drinks (Koolie), Non-carbonated soft drink (Pop); Sports drink (Vigorade) and Juice in paper boxes (Sunnyside).

JAMB withdraws 2016 admission list

Abuja - The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) yesterday said it has withdrawn the list of recommended candidates for admission earlier sent to the tertiary institutions.

In a statement issued in Abuja and signed by Head of Media, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, he said the withdrawal is to ensure the university senate perform its statutory responsibility.

Billionaire Bernie Ecclestone's mother-in-law freed without ransom

The mother-in-law of Formula One tycoon Bernie Ecclestone, Aparecida Schunck, who was kidnapped from her Sao Paulo, Brazil home 10 days ago by robbers who posed as delivery men, has been freed without any ransom paid.

I wasn't part of the 2016 budget padding- sacked Appropriation committee chair, Abdulmumin Jibrin says

In a no-holds-barred interview with Channels TV which was aired yesterday evening, sacked chairman of the House of the Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin, says he was never part of the 2016 padding which he described as insertion.
 He said:

I regret campaigning for Sheriff to become PDP

Chairman and have learnt my lessons - Fayose

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, said he regrets campaigning for the embattled factional National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff to become the Chairman.

Fayose said:

MTN NIGERIA ROLLS OUT MORE DATA PLANS, 1GB FOR N200

Data plans can now be afforded by any one in Nigeria but its now left to the users to decide which one to go for, Network providers has been rolling out night plans but one have wait till 12AM but you can use them

14 year old girl slits her brother's girlfriend's throat and tells her 'Have a nice afterlife'

A 14 year old teenager, Kali Jade Bookey from New Richmond, Wisconsin, was charged as an adult by police on 28 July with attempted first-degree intentional homicide and if convicted, she could be jailed for up to 40 years.

According to police documents, Bookey attacked her brother's girlfriend, in the girl's bedroom, by first trying to suffocate her. She is then alleged to have smashed two bowls on the victim's head, and finally cut her throat with a shard from one of the bowls.