A fake whistleblower, Abdullahi Tijjani, was today Friday October 18th, arraigned before Justice O.A. Egwuatu on a one-count of deceiving the Commission with false information.

A statement from the antigraft agency says Tijjani allegedly misled operatives of the commission by alleging falsely that a staff of Yankura Branch of EcoBank Plc, unlawfully withdrew the sum of N7,200,000 (Seven Million, Two Hundred Thousand Naira) only from his corporate bank account.

The charge reads that “You Abdullahi Tijjani on or about 15th March, 2019 in Kano within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, with intent to defraud, misled the officers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in the course of the exercise of their official duty, by giving false information that a staff of Yankura Branch of EcoBank Plc unlawfully withdrew the sum of Seven Million, Two Hundred Thousand Naira, only from your account with the bank with account name Bawahala Da Yardar Allah Investment Limited and account number 5852011911, which information you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 39(2)(a) of the EFCC Establishment Act, 2004 and punishable under Section 39(2)(b) of the same Act.”

Tijjani however pleaded not guilty to the charge, prompting prosecution counsel, Sadiq Hussein to ask the court for a trial date, while the defence counsel moved an application for his bail.

Justice Egwuatu granted the defendant bail in the sum of N1million and two sureties in like sum and adjourned the matter till November 19th 2019 for commencement of hearing.

The Nigerian Police Force has denied the allegation that its officers beat an official of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Jumbo Ogah, to death in Abuja.

Recall that on Wednesday March 20th, LIB shared a report of how Ogah was allegedly attacked and beaten up by police officers along Nyanya Highway in Abuja, for driving against traffic. It was alleged that Ogah died at the scene where he was attacked. Read here.

The spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Command, Frank Mba, held a press conference yesterday where he denied the allegation. According to him, Ogah violated traffic rules and was arrested by two Traffic Warden along Nyanya Highway in Abuja. He was taken to the police station where he slumped.

“It is usually unfortunate when any life is lost, it doesn’t matter the circumstances surrounding the loss of life, therefore, my explanation here should not be seen as an excuse, justification or a validation of the unfortunate incident. It should be seen as clarification and a sincere attempt to at providing the facts as I was given.
The facts as I was given indicate that the incident happened yesterday, about 9 am. The deceased who was later identified as a member of NSCDC was said to be driving along with members of his family precisely his wife. He was said to have disobeyed traffic regulations and accosted by two traffic wardens who are not conventional policemen.
On contravention, he was arrested and he drove himself to the police station with immediate members of his family who were with him at the time of arrest and a Traffic Warden in his own car. Traffic Wardens are not conventional Police Personnel that is why they wear yellow top for easy identification. They don't bear arms either.
I was told that he drove himself personally to Nyanyan police station. He walked out of the car and they took him to the charge room and began to ask him questions. Simple preliminary questionss. It was in that process that he suddenly slumped. He was rushed to the hospital where he was eventually confirmed dead.
I was also told he was never in the full uniform of the civil defence as has been variously reported.
My personnel interaction with CP FCT reveals there was no sign of physical assault on the deceased.
However, the two traffic wardens involved are in detention pending autopsy to determine the cause of death,” he said.

The Police Service Commission has approved the appointment and deployment of 36 police commissioners in the country.  

Their appointment came following a recommendation by the acting Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to the commission.  

Details of the approval and deployment are contained in a statement released today in Abuja by the Commission’s Spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani.  

With the approval, CP Mu’azu Zubairu, will take over from Imohimi Edgal as the new Commissioner of Police in Lagos State.

The Commissioners of Police and the states they are deployed in are: “Buba Sanusi, Katsina State; Mohammed Wakili, Kano State; Rabiu Ladodo, Jigawa State; Ahmed Iliyasu, Ogun State; Mu’azu Zubairu, Lagos State; Ibrahim Sabo, Niger State; Alkassam Sanusi, Taraba State; Garba M. Mukaddas, Adamawa State; Omololu Bishi, Benue State; Bola Longe, Nassarawa State; Isaac Akinmoyede, Plateau State; Odumosu Hakeem, Edo State; Olushola David, Bayelsa State; Adeleke Yinka, Delta State; Austin Iwero Agbonlahor, Cross Rivers State; Bashir Makama, Akwa Ibom State; Awosola Awotunde, Ebonyi State; Belel Usman, Rivers State; Bello Makwashi, Gombe State and Abdulrahman Ahmed, Kaduna State.”

Others are:  “Bala Ciroma, FCT; Egbetokun Kayode, Kwara State; Hakeem Busari, Kogi State; Asuquo Amba, Ekiti state; Galadanchi Dasuki, Imo State; Suleiman Balarabe, Enugu State; Dandaura Mustapha, Anambra State; Etim Ene Okon, Abia state; Ibrahim Kaoje, Sokoto state; Celestine Okoye, Zamfara State; Garba Danjuma, Kebbi State; Abiodun Ige, Osun State; Undie Adie, Ondo State; Olukolu Shina, Oyo State; Ali Janga, Bauchi State; Damian Chukwu, Bornu State and Sumonu Abdulmalik, Yobe State.”

According to the Commission, the CPs are expected to proceed immediately to their new Commands ahead of the 2019 general elections.

The Chairman of the Commission, Alhaji Musiliu Smith, charged them to quickly settle at their new posts and ensure that the forthcoming general elections in their various Commands are peaceful, free, fair and transparent.

A mother brutalized her 7-year-old son in Enugu state, leaving him with multiple injuries just because he broke her food flask.

According to Instagram user, Ifeoma Faith Nebe, the boy came to school today with sores all over his body and when he was asked who was responsible for his injuries, he refused to open up, instead he lied that he fell down.
Eventually, he revealed his mother was the one who beat him.

According to the poster, they are waiting with police officers for the boy's abusive mother.
Sharing about the child abuse incident, the IG user wrote:

This is what I found in my mum's school today cus he broke his mum's food flask. We kept asking who did this to you he said he fell down it took almost one hour before he said it's his mum. This here is inhumane for a child of 7 years Jesus this not fair . We are definitely waiting for her with police

Jimi Agbaje, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos state has described the plot to impeach Akinwunmi Ambode, governor of the state as a ploy to intimidate him.

The state house of assembly had accused Ambode of incurring expenditure from the 2019 budget without presenting it to the assembly. The lawmakers issued the governor a week ultimatum to explain his action, saying failure to do so could trigger impeachment proceedings against him.

In a statement, Agbaje said the move is capable of threatening the smooth running of the state. He accused the lawmakers of using the delayed budget as an excuse to carry out a hidden motive, which according to him, was an act to shame the governor.

Agbaje was Ambode’s main rival in the 2015 election.

“I received the news of the impending impeachment of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode with a lot of reservation, especially with its timing and motive. This is just 19 or so days to the federal elections and the governorship, a fortnight thereafter. So the natural questions to ask are: Why this haste? And what is the motive?” the statement read.
“Of course, the way Lagos politics has been structured over the last two decades, government actions are often dictated by open and covert objectives.
“That the legislators are hinging their action on the purported delay of the budget is simply a smokescreen for a very shameful undertone that the honourable assembly members will not want to make open. They are yet to tell us their actual motivation for this superfluous move to shame the governor.
“Governance has ground to a halt owing to the schism between the two arms of government, both of which are dominated by APC. From all indications and from the findings that I have conducted, the action of the lawmakers is nothing but self-serving as dictated to them by the cabal ruling the state.”
The PDP candidate urged the people of the state to choose his party as the best alternative to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
He said: “The situation, in which we Lagosians find ourselves, calls for prayers. But more than that, the people of the state should take the practical step of voting PDP into office as the viable alternative.”

British TV personality, Bobby Norris who spent £9,000 on beard transplant, has unveiled the results from the surgery which he says has left him feeling more confident.

According to Mail Online, the 32-year-old TOWIE star underwent the lengthy transplant which involved having up to 2,000 follicles from the nape of his neck grafted onto his chin, cheeks and moustache area at the Liverpool Skin and Hair Clinic two weeks ago.

Speaking to The Sun about his transformation, he said: 'I’ve had a little cheeky beard transplant done about a week ago.

'I am really excited and feeling more confident already and looking forward to getting into the new series of TOWIE.'

See full photos below.

Actor Uche Maduagwu has slammed Bobrisky for insulting actor Odunlade Adekola over a shade the actor threw at him some weeks ago. Read here.

Uche took to his own IG page to slam Bobrisky for disrespecting Adeola. The actor shared a video of Bobrisky on his IG page and demanded that he immediately apologizes to Adekola. Uche wrote

''@bobrisky222 If you can INSULT @odunomoadekola by calling him a "senseless IDIOT", what should we call these "New Yam festival" pics??? @bobrisky222 pictures don't LIE, you can be deceiving yourself and all those "Radical for Jesus" actresses that you're a GIRL,? but behind all those miracle Snapchat filters,? Nigerians know the real you, a masquerade can never hide from the gods.? @bobrisky222 APOLOGIZE to @odunomoadekola now because he is a LEGEND in the Yoruba movie industry, and not your age mate.? @bobrisky222 if you like, pack all the bathroom slippers in Lagos inside your BRA,? we don't care, but stop disrespecting Yoruba movie actors.

In another post, Uche wrote

''@bobrisky222 Stop insulting @odunomoadekola He is not responsible for your minimum wage nightmare looks...?? So there is no more RESPECT for elders again in Nigeria?? And this is the same person that "Radical for Jesus" actress is allowing to freely eat with her child?? God have mercy. @bobrisky222 You claim that @odunomoadekola went to school at old age,? is it not better late than never? If not for JACOB, will you be able to write properly without any assistance?? @bobrisky222 If you had dressed properly like every NORMAL human being, will anyone throw a shade at you??

So now you open your mouth and allegedly called someone a "SHE GOAT", and an "IDIOT?"? @bobrisky222 have you looked at yourself in the mirror without your Snapchat filter P.A?? Honestly, even NLC will not mind donating their 30K minimum wage to CHARITY if it looked like you in person.

In another post, Uche wrote

''@bobrisky222 I won't LIE to you, before God, your 10 year pics is far better than now...??Is it not better to be POOR, and have Gods support, than to be RICH, and far away from Him?? Before HATERS will say I'm judging you,? let us look at what the Holy bible says.? In Deuteronomy 22:5 "A woman shall not wear man's clothing, nor shall a man put on a woman's clothing, for whoever does these things is an abomination to the LORD your God."? Haters, this is Gods Word, not mine,? this is the perspective of The God who has the POWER to judge all men,? He has spoken clearly on this matter, @bobrisky222 Yes, you're a "millionaire" today,? but before God, all those millions are just papers,? God has spoken clearly in His word in Deuteronomy,? its an ABOMINATION for a man to wear a FEMALE "Bra", "Pant" and to dress around town like a lady.

Uche says he will be petitioning the IG of Police over Bobrisky

 @bobrisky222 I'm going to write a petition against you before the new IG of police for your threat on me last year...?? You've called me an IDIOT severally, but insulting @odunomoadekolasomeone who is old enough to be your father,? where were you when @odunomoadekola started his acting career in Nollywood?? I'm sure you were still learning how to wear "BRA" from YouTube videos...? Now you don't even RESPECT anyone again in the Yoruba Movie industry,? just because some "Radical for Jesus" actresses are giving you hope that you are a NORMAL human being.? This is getting too much, you don't expect people to fold their hands and watch you influence our kids negatively with all those nonsense, female "pants" and "Bra" that you wear about.? If your common sense is unavailable due to BAD network,? why can't you order for one from Jumia??

Former Super Eagles striker, Nwankwo Kanu just revealed how suspected vandals invaded his Hardley Apartments situated along Waziri Ibrahim Crescent on Victoria Island, and made away with his football medals, trophies, plaques and other valuable items.

The hotel has been sealed up since 2015 sequel to an alleged default in transaction between it and Skye Bank (now Polaris Bank), leading to series of litigation that is still pending at the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos. The last hearing came up in November last year after which the case was adjourned till 31 January 2019.

However, a shocked Kanu, who was in London for the Yuletide, learnt from relatives and business associates in Nigeria last week that the Apartments, with registration number 509102, had been occupied by some authorized persons who had also commenced renovation of the facility in disregard of the seal order and litigation, forcing him to arrive in Nigeria over the weekend to verify the claims. 

“It was a rude shock to me,” Kanu, who fought back tears at what the hitherto sprawling facility had become since the renovation started, told TheCable. I almost couldn’t recognise the hotel as belonging to me anymore. This is the saddest day of my life as I cannot understand why this happen to me when the matter has yet to be settled in court.

“All the medals I have earned, in addition to the Olympic torch that I cherished are all gone and I don’t even know who to ask for all these prized assets. This is unacceptable in all ramifications. I have not been served any notice that I have lost this property and until I am served the notice, it remains my legal property,” the former Super Eagles’ captain said. 

“Even cars and buses belonging to the hotel can no longer be found and I wonder where they could have been moved to without my knowledge,” Kanu further said, even as he lamented how the four-year seal of the facility had adversely affected treatment for numerous patients that his Kanu Heart Foundation planned to rescue from their ailment.

“We have used proceeds from the hotel business to effect treatment for the patients over the years and now we are being forced to seek funds elsewhere, a situation that has stalled the treatment considerably especially since 2016. During my service to this country in football up to year 2000, I made many Nigerians happy. I don’t think I deserve this sadness in retirement.”

Arsenal forward, Aaron Ramsey has agreed a five-year deal with Juventus worth £36m and will join the Italian champions on a free transfer at the end of the season.

The midfielder has been discussing a move for weeks and will leave Arsenal after 10 years at the club. It had been clear the Wales international would move in the summer and Juventus had been the frontrunners to secure the 28-year-old’s signature.

Ramsey will be paid around £140,000 a week (£7.2m a season), making him Juventus’s second-highest earner behind Cristiano Ronaldo but ahead Paulo Dybala and Douglas Costa.  

Juventus, who have won the past seven Serie A titles, signed Ronaldo for €100m last summer and are nine points clear of Napoli in second place after 19 games. They have reached two of the last four Champions League finals, albeit losing both, to Barcelona in 2015 and Real Madrid two years later.

They are in the last 16 of this season’s competition, where they face Atlético Madrid.  The Juventus manager, Max Allegri, and the director Fabio Paratici are huge admirers of Ramsey, who is likely to be given a place in the Juventus starting XI, most likely playing with Miralem Pjanic and Blaise Matuidi in a three-man midfield. He is likely to replace one of Emre Can, Rodrigo Bentancur and Sami Khedira, with the latter possibly leaving the club in the summer.

Its only a couple of days into the New Year and an earthquake with a primer greatness of 5.0 has struck Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture in the central part of Southwestern Kyushu Island.

There were no prompt reports of real harm or wounds because of the inland quake and no tidal wave cautioning issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). As per the JMA, the earthquake, which happened at 6.10 p.m. nearby time has its epicenter at a scope of 33.0 degrees north and a longitude of 130.6 degrees east.

The quake started at a profundity of 10 km, the JMA additionally stated, including that the incredible quake logged bring down 6 on the Japanese seismic power scale and topped at 7 in a few regions of Kumamoto Prefecture.

In adjacent regions of Fukuoka, the shake enrolled 4 on Japan's seismic scale and 3 in the encompassing prefectures of Saga, Nagasaki, Oita and Miyazaki. A Shinkansen projectile train in the district was compelled to make a crisis stop.

Japan's atomic guard dog did not issue any notice about inconsistencies or variations from the norm at the Sendai or Genkai atomic power plants situated in Kyushu.

The Benue Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that eight of its members died in a road accident while traveling for a campaign rally in the state.  

The party’s State Publicity Secretary, Bemgba Iortyom, said that the incident which also left many persons injured occurred in the Zone C (Benue South) Senatorial District. He said the party faithfuls were traveling to the venue of the flag-off of the Senatorial Campaign of candidate of the party in the Benue-South Senatorial District, Abba Moro, which was slated to hold in Agatu on Friday.

According to the statement, the event has been postponed in honour of the dead and that a new date for the event would be rescheduled. Confirming the incident, David Mendie, Sector Commander, FRSC in Benue, said he got an emergency call from the unit command in Zone C informing him about a fatal accident on Agatu route on Friday.

Former US President Barack Obama has revealed his yearly favourite songs, movies and books and his wife Michelle Obama's book 'Becoming' was named number one on the list.

Some notable artists whose songs landed on his favourite music for 2018  are H.E.R., The Carters, Jay Rock, J. Cole, Janelle Monae, Normani with Khalid.

While on the list for movies, he listed, Black Panther, Annihilation, Burning, Eighth Grade and Leave No Trace among others.

Sharing his year-end lists, Obama wrote: 'As 2018 draws to a close, I’m continuing a favorite tradition of mine and sharing my year-end lists. It gives me a moment to pause and reflect on the year through the books, movies, and music that I found most thought-provoking, inspiring, or just plain loved. It also gives me a chance to highlight talented authors, artists, and storytellers – some who are household names and others who you may not have heard of before. Swipe through to see my best of 2018 list – I hope you enjoy reading, watching, and listening.'

unknown shooters killed a man at Ajilosun area of Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State Capital on Thursday.

The injured individual recognized as Ayaga Adetayo,was said to have been shot in the head and stomach in front the popular Tosin Aluko Motor Park at 6.15am while driving along the Ado-Ikere highway.

His corpse had been taken to the morgue of the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti. An eyewitness narrated: 

“The deceased was in the car and the vehicle conveying the gunmen hit his car from the back at that spot. He then alighted from the car to complain over the reckless driving not knowing they were armed robbers and the daredevil bandits opened fire on him and he died immediately”.

The spokesman of the state police command, Caleb Ikechukwu, who confirmed the incident, said:

“we have got a report about the killing and our men have swung into action. We are yet to know the identities of the deceased, but investigation has begun into the killing “.