Osinbajo jets out to London for a brief meeting with President Buhari and is expected back in Abuja immediately

Osinbajo jets out to London for a brief meeting with President Buhari and is expected back in Abuja immediately

Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo this evening departed the country to London for a brief meeting with Pres. Buhari who's recuperating in the UK and is expected back in Abuja immediately.

Laolu Akande, the Senior Assistant on Media and Publicity to the acting president, disclosed the information on Twitter.

Photo: IGP dismisses four police officers for extorting N50k from a resident in Ogun

Photo: IGP dismisses four police officers for extorting N50k from a resident in Ogun

The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has ordered the dismissal of four police officers found guilty of extorting money from members of the police.

According to a statement released today by the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Public Complaint Rapid Response Unit(PCRRU), Abayomi Shogunle, the affected police officers attached to the Ijebu-Ode area command in Ogun state are;

Photos: Flood ravages parts of Nassarawa state

Photos: Flood ravages parts of Nassarawa state

Some parts of Nassarawa state have been ravaged by serious flood following heavy downpour in the state today July 9th. Many of the residents of the areas affected have moved their belongings to safer areas. See more photos after the cut...

 

'Abacha injected Yar’Adua with virus that killed him' - Former Pres. Obasanjo alleges

'Abacha injected Yar’Adua with virus that killed him' - Former Pres. Obasanjo alleges

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has alleged that former military dictator, Sani Abacha, injected a deadly virus into Shehu Musa Yar'Adua, an Army major general who served as his Chief of Staff, while the deceased, MKO Abiola and himself were in prison.

The former president disclosed this at a dinner program organized by an inter-denominational Christian organization, Christ The Redeemer’s Friends International of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Lagos Province 39 Chapter yesterday July 8th.

According to Sahara Reporters, Obasanjo alleged that Yar’Adua was poisoned by Abacha’s killer squad, adding that he was to be next victim, but that he was saved by God’s divine grace.

“Two people had earlier told me Abacha promised that three of us would not come out of prison or detention alive; myself. Shehu Yar Adua and MKO Abiola. And two of them did not come out alive. So, that I came out alive, maybe God has a purpose. And therefore if the purpose is for me to serve the people and by so doing, serve God, then so be it. Abacha claimed that I was plotting a coup. I wasn’t the first to be arrested. When Shehu (Yar’Adua) was arrested, I tried to plead for his release. When Abacha said he didn’t know about Shehu’s arrest, I said to him, ‘the number two man in this country cannot be arrested without you knowing.’ He then said he would go and find out. In Abacha’s plan, he left God out of it and because he left God out of his plan, it (his government) eventually failed. There is God’s hand in the life of each and every one of us and every institution. I believe that very well.

When I was arrested, they took me to a house in Ikoyi (Lagos) and that became my abode (I was) in isolation, for three months. In the meantime, there were national and international pressures for my release, (former US) President Jimmy Carter was one of the world leaders that came to ask for my release. Some African leaders like Yoweri Museveni and Robert Mugabe came. I believe it was because of those pressures that I was released from isolation in Ikoyi where I was under house arrest.”

 According to the former president, one of the worst days on earth would be the day he was court-martialled and sentenced

“I must say that, that day, in a split second, it felt like the worst day in my life. What flashed through my mind was that I was forever ruined. I asked myself, ‘What did I do to deserve this? Is this what I get for serving Nigeria?’ But then, I told myself again that this was not done to me by Nigeria, but that one man did it for me.”

Obasanjo said he and Yar’Adua were detained in Jos and Port Harcourt prisons because they were the best prisons in the country at the time.

“I was to go to Jos (prison) and Yar’Adua was to go to Port Harcourt (prison). In Jos, I was visited by my colleagues, including Yakubu Danjuma, Joe Garba, Domkat Bali, many of our colleagues, and then family members and friends. Then a decision was made that I was becoming too popular in Jos prison and I had to be transferred to Yola prison which is a native authority prison and I don’t need to tell you what life was there. In Jos prison, before I was transferred to Yola prison, they had decided that Shehu Yar’Adua and myself should be poisoned. So, they took him from Port Harcourt prison to Abakaliki. In the process, he was injected with the virus that killed him.

The same was supposed to be done to me. The man who came took me from the prison to a guest house in the GRA in Jos, said, ‘We know you have a problem with cholesterol so I have to take your blood for a test.’ Then I said, ‘Not on your life, I don’t have any problem with cholesterol. I was slightly diabetic. But God had taken care of it because I was checking my blood sugar almost on a daily basis and it had become better than normal. So, I refused him (the man) touching me with anything. So, they took me to Yola and he said, ‘when you get to where you are going, we will come again.’”

Obasanjo said a doctor and specialist in the prison saved him from being poisoned. “The doctor was a professional man in charge of the General Hospital in Yola. He listened to my case that I needed special food because I was diabetic. He said the specialist would come to see me. The specialist turned out to be somebody from Okeogun in Oyo State. Two, he was a Baptist, and three, he had heard about me and knew me. So, he looked at me and said, ‘Don’t let anybody touch you with anything.

Within three weeks the man that came to me earlier returned again and said he wanted to take my blood. I said, ‘No, you have to get my doctor to come and take my blood for you.’ That was the arrangement between me and the doctor. And my doctor came and he brought a syringe and he took my blood and gave it to him. He now asked the man, ‘When would we have the result? ’The man said, ‘Within 24 hours of my getting to Abuja.’I haven’t heard the result until today.”

Obasanjo said after his release from prison, he gave into pressure to contest for the presidency and he ended up becoming president for two terms by the grace of God. “Nigeria that was a pariah state became a darling (of the world). What is the lesson for me? I developed in prison but unfortunately, I was not able to sustain it. Maybe because there was nothing else to do in prison except to pray and fast. I used to fast a lot. On three occasions, I fasted for seven days, no water, no food… a unique power was given to me by God. In all these, God did not leave me alone, and I know that. I say to people that God has never let me alone nor disappointed me in spite of all. I am a sinner. It is not because of my goodness, but because of the grace of God, and the grace of God continues to abound.”

Graphic: Man in Kano cuts open his roommate's stomach, flees with his intestine

Graphic: Man in Kano cuts open his roommate's stomach, flees with his intestine

This bizarre incident happened in Rimin Kebe in Marikita Ward in Ungogo local govt area of Kano state yesterday. The police has apprehended the suspect while the remains of the deceased has been deposited at a morgue in the state...

 

Super Eagles goal keeper, Carl Ikeme shares photo from his hospital bed, thanks everyone for their prayers and support

Super Eagles goal keeper, Carl Ikeme shares photo from his hospital bed, thanks everyone for their prayers and support

Last week, news broke that Carl Ikeme has been diagnosed with acute leukemia. He shared a photo from his hospital bed this evening and thanked everyone for their support. Read his message after the cut...

Photo: Dino Melaye and ex-Akwa Ibom state governor, Godswill Akpabio show off their dancing skills

Photo: Dino Melaye and ex-Akwa Ibom state governor, Godswill Akpabio show off their dancing skills

The photo was taken at Akpabio's  dinner with members of his constituency in Akwa Ibom yesterday.

Nigerians on social media mock Lekki residents over recent flood

Nigerians on social media mock Lekki residents over recent flood

The last couple of days hasn't been rosy for residents in the Lekki and Victoria Island axis of Lagos. The heavy downpour has translated into massive floods and left most roads and homes inhabitable and as expected, Nigerians with zero chill on social media are having a field day mocking the so called 'Big boy and girls' in Lekki. See some comments after the cut...

Crocodile killed after it was spotted in floodwater at Lekki today (photo)

Crocodile killed after it was spotted in floodwater at Lekki today (photo)

According to people on Twitter, this crocodile was caught inside the flood water along the Lekki-Ajah expressway today. Watch video of the men who caught the crocodile after the cut...

@Gidi_Traffic @cchukudebelu ...caught during flood this morning Lekki Ajah road; metropolitan city becomes conservative garden😜 pic.twitter.com/qNX79QjzDb

Whose brothers are these swimming in Lekki flood? Lol (videos)

Whose brothers are these swimming in Lekki flood? Lol (videos)

These people are not well at all...lol. The flood situation in Lekki is really bad and people are having fun with it. Watch the videos after the cut...

Photos: Nigerian man thanks God for saving him from a 'poisonous' attack

Photos: Nigerian man thanks God for saving him from a 'poisonous' attack

Port Harcourt-based Facebook user Hartley Wehere is grateful to be alive after going through what he described as a 'poisonous' attack. He didn't give details about what happened to him except that his whole body was suddenly swollen. His post below: 

"Father Lord, I thank you for saving my life from a poisonous attack today at about 11am. By now I would have been a dead person now.
LORD i give all the glory and honor to u, thanks to my mum Mrs Rachel Wehere, Rachel Wehere. Friends brothers and colleague that was there to save the situation on ground. I've never experienced such a thing in my life, Jesus I was totally mad, all my body was swollen. Lord u saved me. BABA GOD I adore u.

Photo: Ayo Fayose spotted in his vintage Mercedes Benz car

Photo: Ayo Fayose spotted in his vintage Mercedes Benz car

Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose, was spotted in his Vintage Mercedes Benz car in Abuja yesterday July 4th.

Breaking: Tracy Nwapa gets anti-robbery police to arrest Kika and Chioma Good Hair following fight at Sip Night Club

Breaking: Tracy Nwapa gets anti-robbery police to arrest Kika and Chioma Good Hair following fight at Sip Night Club

According to LIB sources, hair entrepreneurs, Kika and Chioma Good hair were this evening picked up by the special anti-robbery squad following a complaint filed by another hair entrepreneur and interior designer, Tracy Nwapa after she was assaulted by the two friends at Sip Night club early Sunday Morning July 2nd.

The girls were taken to Panti in Yaba for interrogation and acording to what we heard, Tracy is pressing charges and going all the way.

The three girls started feuding a few weeks ago over a weave name called 'SoKhloe'. The Good Hair girls claimed they coined the name last year September and called out Tracy saying she stole the name from them. Tracy fired back, saying she coined the name as far back as June 2016 and showed proof she took the name first. The calling out culminated into a fight over the weekend where their wigs were pulled, dresses torn and breasts exposed. Watch our Rumor Has It video of the fight after the cut...

Nigerian rapper, Vector loses dad

Nigerian rapper, Vector loses dad

Nigerian rapper, Vector is bereaved. His dad, Mr Ogunmefun died this afternoon after a brief illness at his Lagos Island residence. A close family source tells LIB, 'everyone is still very shocked, especially Vector he's really down because he was very close to his dad'.

He is survived by 5 children including Vector, his elder sister and juju singer, Shola Vibrate

Obasanjo to Nigerian youths: Only a few of us remains, exploit our experience now

Obasanjo to Nigerian youths: Only a few of us remains, exploit our experience now

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, today told Nigerian youths to exploit the wisdom of older generation of Nigerians while they are still here. 

He made this statement during a visit to the office of the Governor of Kano, Abdullahi Ganduje, to condole him and the people of Kano on the death of Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Sule.  

 

Obasanjo said that with the exit of the respected statesman, Nigerian youth have less of the older generation of Nigerians to learn from.

He told the youths that no matter how they felt, the voices of older Nigerians still represent that of wisdom and hope.

He said: “Even if you think that as young people you have the same number of new clothes as we the old people, you can certainly not have the same number of rags.”

Premium Times reports that Obasanjo lauded the late Danmasani as an embodiment of peace, wisdom and patriotism, adding that he had always prayed for “a land of unity, land of order, land of progress and an envy of the African States.”

He added: “This man (Maitama Sule) has left behind a big shoe and I don’t know if there is anybody fit enough to fill that shoe for now.”

In his remarks, Governor Ganduje described former President Obasanjo as a detribalised leader who had always identified with the people of Kano on many occasions.

Present at the meeting were Niger and Adamawa State governors, Abubakar Bello and Jibrilla Bindowo; a former judge, Mamman Nasir; the Wakilin Adamawa, Hassan Adamu; and the former governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako.

Fish farmer and his family killed by Badoo cultists in Ikorodu - watch episode 7 of Linda Ikeji TV's Crime Story with Nonso

Fish farmer and his family killed by Badoo cultists in Ikorodu - watch episode 7 of Linda Ikeji TV's Crime Story with Nonso

 A fish farmer and his wife and children were killed on 28th of May with a grinding stone in Iruwen Ikorodu. Crime Story With Nonso went there to bring you the story and it's heartbreaking. Watch....

Eww...man finds rubber band in his beef sausage roll (photos)

Eww...man finds rubber band in his beef sausage roll (photos)

This Nigerian man shared the photos on twitter, claiming he found a robber band inside a beef sausage he bought. That looks disgusting...

Photos: Nigerian teenager survives after he stowed away on wheels of Medview flight from Lagos to London and back to Lagos

Photos: Nigerian teenager survives after he stowed away on wheels of Medview flight from Lagos to London and back to Lagos

A Nigerian boy identified as Emmanuel Ugochukwu survived freezing temperatures after stowing away in the front wheels of Medview Aircraft from Lagos to London and back. According to Sahara Reporters, he got on the plane on Saturday, July 1. Details later...