Some people have been lied to so much, they now find it hard to accept the truth- Femi Adesina

Some people have been lied to so much, they now find it hard to accept the truth- Femi Adesina

 The Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, tweeted this early this morning.

Court hands Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny 5-year suspended sentence

Court hands Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny 5-year suspended sentence

The Leninsky District Court in Russia has handed opposition leader, Aleksey Navalny a five-year suspended sentence after finding him guilty of embezzlement, a move which may undermine his plans to run for president against Vladimir Putin in 2018. Navalny was found guilty of embezzlement in relation to a timber firm called Kirovles.

Appearing before the district court Wednesday, February 8, 2017, Judge Aleksey Vtyurin gave him a five year suspended prison sentence. He was also fined him 500,000 roubles ($8,442.04).
Speaking to pressmen, Navalny said he would appeal against the sentence and would take part in the presidential race regardless.
‘We don't recognise this ruling. I have every right to take part in the election according to the constitution and I will do so,' said Navalny.

Photos: EFCC arraigns woman, three others for $1m fraud

Photos: EFCC arraigns woman, three others for $1m fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday February 8, arraigned the quartet of Umar Audu Bida, Truth Igogori, Ifenyinwa Nwankwesiri and Ogechukwu Obaji before Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja on a 9-count charge bordering on conspiracy, forgery and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of $1million (one million US dollars).

The accused were arraigned alongside four companies: Universal Contractors, Lambda Energy Services Limited, Double Wonder Concept Limited, and ICS Energy Services Limited.
Bida and his co-accused sometimes in 2014 allegedly conspired to defraud one Donald Latella of North Park LLC of $1million under the pretext of supplying about two million barrels of Bonny Light Crude Oil.

The offence contravenes Section 8 (b) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under Section 1 (3) of the same Act. Count 2 of the charge reads:

"That you, Umaru Audu Bida, Truth Igogori, Ifenyinwa Nwankwesiri, Ogechukwu Obaji, Universal Contractors, Lambda Energy Services LTD, Double Wonder Concept LTD, and ICS Energy Services LTD and others now at large, sometime in 2014, within the Judicial Division of the Federal High Court of Nigeria attempted to obtain the sum of $1,000,000.00 (One million United States Dollars) from Donald Latella of North Park LLC under the false pretence of supplying about 2 million Barrels of Bonny Light Crude Oil which you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section Section 8 (b) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under Section 1 (3) of the same Act".

The accused persons pleaded not guilty to the charge. Upon their pleas, counsel to the EFCC, Onjefu Obe, asked the court for a date to present his witnesses and for the accused to be remanded in prison custody pending trial.

However, Ammeh O. Ammeh representing 1st and 5th defendants and R. O. Attabo standing for 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th and 8th defendants, through oral applications prayed the court to admit their clients to bail.

Justice Nyako held that the court was a court of record and asked the defence to make their applications formal.

The judge, thereafter, adjourned to Thursday, February 16, 2017, for hearing of the bail application and ordered that the accused persons to be remanded in prison custody.

You won't believe why these parents say they regret having kids

You won't believe why these parents say they regret having kids

Beleaguered parents have taken to secret sharing, app, Whisper, to voice their regrets on having kids. Read some of the things they wrote after the cut...

Kenya to probe Facebook accounts of teachers before employment

Kenya to probe Facebook accounts of teachers before employment

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) in Kenya has announced that it will probe into the Facebook accounts of its employees to ensure that the social media platform is not misused to cast the teaching profession.
In a statement released through the Director of Teacher Management, Mary Rotich, TSC stated that the law compels teachers not only to behave responsibly at school but also on social media, adding that they would start looking into the conduct of thier employees on all platforms before considering them for promotion.

'The Act gives us the power to monitor the conduct of teachers, as the TSC we are also thinking of starting to monitor what teachers exchange on social media. If you post irresponsible information on social media, such things do not show good conduct,' She added.

According to Kenyans.co, the new practice will also see the commission research on the social media activities of potential employees who undertake interviews at the TSC

45% of teachers absent as Borno state governor, Kashim Shettima, pays unscheduled visit to a public school in the state

45% of teachers absent as Borno state governor, Kashim Shettima, pays unscheduled visit to a public school in the state

45% of teachers who are on the payroll of the Borno state government were absent when the state governor, Kashim Shettima, paid an unscheduled visit to Lamisula Primary and Junior Secondary School located in Maiduguri, capital of Borno State.

The school has a total number of 87 teachers but after the government finished his roll call of teachers present, 43 teachers were absent out which 7 persons were on leave approved for them.

While reacting to the development, Governor Shettima said:

 "It is really disturbing that in the heart of Maiduguri, our children are seating on the floor to learn despite thousands of school desks we have distributed. We have desks here that are bad and kept in one class, no one brought this to my attention and children who are desirous of learning are now seating on the floor. Even when the teachers are seating on the floor, more than 40% of teachers are absent. Those absent will face punishment to serve as deterrent to other teachers and workers" he said in anger.

Despite frantic efforts by some teachers who kept inviting their colleagues to quickly come to the school, 38 teachers, representing 44.6 % (approximately 45%) were recorded absent. The Governor also ordered the State mechanical workshop to convey desks to the school as pupils were found seating on bare floor.

The Governor spent nearly one hour at the school visiting each of the 14 classrooms at the primary and junior secondary levels during which he interacted with each of nearly 1,000 pupils and gave each a gift, before his departure.

'Say what you like, Buhari is healthy and alive!' APC youths in Bauchi troop out in support of the President

'Say what you like, Buhari is healthy and alive!' APC youths in Bauchi troop out in support of the President

Thousands of youths on Wednesday, February 8th, hit the streets  of Bauchi in solidarity to President Muhammadu Buhari and his administration. The solidarity match organized by a group, who goes by the name Support Buhari campaign started in the early hours of Wednesday from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa stadium to other major streets in the state. More photos after the cut...

Pregnant Ciara steps out make-up free with Husband, Russell Wilson

Pregnant Ciara steps out make-up free with Husband, Russell Wilson

She is really glowing! What a beautiful couple!

Photos: Semi-decomposed body of Indian actress found hanging from ceiling in her flat

Photos: Semi-decomposed body of Indian actress found hanging from ceiling in her flat

The police has launched an investigation into the mysterious death of 28-year-old film actress Bitasta Saha, whose semi-decomposed body was recovered from her south Kolkata apartment on Wednesday, February 8th.
Bitasta, who was a small-time actress in the Bengali entertainment industry, was found hanging from the ceiling in her flat in the southern part of Kolkata's Kasba area.

The incident came to light after she failed to reply to her mother's repeated phone calls for almost two days. Bitasta, used to reside at the apartment alone and her worried mom then visited the flat to check on her. When Bitasta did not open the door despite several knocks, her mother and neighbours informed police.

Police arrived, broke the door and found the actress's body hanging from the ceiling. The actress was reportedly in a relationship with an income tax officer, who according to the victim's family is said to be married.

What has led the police to suspect foul play is the fact that one of Bitasta's wrists was slit and there were several injury marks on her body too. The police believe that a victim could not slash one's wrist as well as hang oneself at the same time.

"Going by the preliminary signs it seems that she committed suicide. However, we are waiting for the postmortem report. The body appeared to be two-day-old and there was a bit of stench in the room," a police officer said. Police claimed the actress was under severe stress for quite sometime which could be a reason behind the incident.

"We have gone through her Facebook profile and posts, and found quite depressing posts on her wall... In fact at one point she had also talked about putting an end to her life...We are checking everything including her call details," police said.

Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik step out for the first time since online racism row

Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik step out for the first time since online racism row

Supermodel Gigi Hadid and her boyfriend Zayn Malik looked really laid back and casual as they stepped out in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Gigi flaunted her slender model figure in leather pants, a navy jumper, and tough ankle boots while Zayn wore a funky jumper, distressed jeans and ankle boots similar to his girlfriend's. He finished it off with a black beanie.

This is the first time the couple are seen in public since Gigi became the center of an online racism row and Zayn jumped to her defense. The row had started when Bella, Gigi's sister, shared a clip on her Instagram page of Gigi imitating a cookie in the shape of the Buddha by squinting her eyes. Most people took offense at her attempt at comedy, referring to it as insensitive and this prompted the video to be taken down, but the online onslaught continued.

In defense of his girlfriend, Zayn jumped into the fray, tweeting that Gigi actually likes Asians. He said that in reply to a Twitter user who asked him how he felt being of Asian descent and having his girlfriend mock Asians. His reply led to him being told by users of the social network that he doesn't understand what racism is.
Zayn's father is British Pakistani, while Gigi is half Palestinian - her father, Mohammad Hadid, is Middle Eastern.

Hate speech: "We Northern people are ready to destroy Igboland and Niger Delta if Buhari dies"

Hate speech: "We Northern people are ready to destroy Igboland and Niger Delta if Buhari dies"

This Facebook user has been threatening fire and Brimstone, saying that in the event President Buhari dies, they won't spare Niger Delta, Igboland and even Obasanjo...What has Igbos and Niger Deltans...and even Obasanjo got to do with Buhari's poor health?