Nura Sahabi's Blog: July 2016

Sunday, July 31, 2016

Photo: NDDC Director splash N4.9million on his wedding suit

Executive director-projects at the NDDC and Warri Big boy, Tuoyo Omatsuli splashed a whooping N4.9million on this hand made Ermenegildo Zegna £17,000( 4,930,000 Naira) 3 piece suit which he wore for his wedding in Warri yesterday Saturday 10th.

Lovely photos from the wedding fatiha of Zara Fatima Shagari, daughter of former Deputy Governor of Sokoto State

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Sen Kwankwaso and other dignataries attended the wedding fatiha of Fatima Zara, daughter of former Deputy Governor of Sokoto State, Mukhtar Shehu Shagari at An Noor Mosque Wuse II, Abuja on Friday. See photos of the bride and guests from the three-day wedding extravaganza. More photos after the cut.

The price of tomato has crashed from N25,000 to N800 a basket. Few months ago, the price of the essential commodity skyrocketed following the spread of tuta absoluta also known as ‘tomato ebola’ in most of the states that plant and harvest Tomatoes in large quantities. As of this morning, a basket of Tomato in Kaduna sold for as low as N800.

Photos: Traffic policewoman spotted working under the rain in Ibadan

Daniel Odofin, who is based in Ibadan shared these photos of a female officer of the Nigeria Police Force identified as Maryam, controlling traffic under the rain.

Members of the Hawks Drug Enforcement Bureau on Tuesday, July 26, raided a historic building in Durban's South Beach and uncovered a drug laboratory. The 90-year-old Pioneer Lodge, once a popular hotel is home to mostly senior citizens

Three suspects Chimezie Godwin Agwanihu, 35, Victory Uzoamaka Nnadi, 31, and Ifani Henry Nnadi, 26 were arrested at the scene. They have been charged with drug possession.

The operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos Police Command have arrested 15 suspects over the stealing of 7 sets of computer and its accessories at a Shomolu based public school just as they recovered 4 mini-laptops, a Laser Jet scanner, a desktop and a printer belonging to the school.

Stephen Curry and his wife, Ayesha Curry, touched down in the South of France over the weekend. The couple, who are celebrating their 5th wedding anniversary spotted soaking up the sun on a yacht in St. Tropez. The mother of two showed off her bikini body in a blue two piece. More photos after the cut.

The Federal Government has banned the purchase and distribution of conference bags, T-shirts and other souvenirs at events such as Conferences and Seminars funded by Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).

well known Lebanese Mathematics Teacher, Moin Amsuri, who teaches at the Nagarta College in Sokoto state was murdered by unknown gunmen at his residence in Yauri, Sokoto on Thurs. July 28.

The Nigerian Military has continued the aerial bombardment of Fatola, the hideout of militants and pipeline vandals in the Arepo area of Ogun State. According to online reports, the air raid happened in yesterday afternoon and was said to have lasted 30 minutes. A fighter jet fired missiles at the Iroko creeks, leaving no fewer than 100 suspected militants dead and their camps/shanties destroyed.

President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick on Friday wasn't at the burial ceremony of late super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi in Delta state and Twitter users blasted him, calling for his resignation, with some saying he didn't attend because of his feud with Keshi.

Amaju then took to his verified Twitter account to explain that he wasn't feeling well, that's why he missed the burial. See his tweets after the cut...

On Saturday, HBO (producers of Game of Thrones) Programming President Casey Bloys confirmed that popular TV series- Game of Thrones will end after its eighth season. Casey appeared at the Television Critics Association's summer press tour and was asked about the future of the show, to which he responded;

Lol @he came to buy the mall...this is in the US

Football Legend Pele announces he'll be visiting Nigeria this August

Football legend Pele took to his Twitter account on Saturday to announce he will be visiting Nigeria this August, saying it's been nearly 50 years since he last visited the country

4 Nigerian sisters, all medical doctors got married on the same day (photos)

Four beautiful Nigerian sisters, who are all medical doctors got married on the same day. The daughters of one Alhaji Bade, Drs Hauwa, Hajir, Fatima, and Sadiya tied the knots in Jigawa state. Congrats to all of them. More photos after the cut...

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During an interview with Osasu Igbinedion on The Osasu Show, the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, said some ministers are currently squatting in Abuja, and live like regular Nigerians.
Amaechi, who recently launched the Abuja-Kaduna railway line said:

Bobby Brown and his wife Alicia Etheredge who welcomed their new daughter Hendrix Estelle Sheba Brown on July 21 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, were seen taking the newborn baby out on her first stroll in Los Angeles on Friday. Bobby and Alicia took turns pushing the baby in her stroller. More photos after the cut...

Find what he wrote after the cut...

The leaders of Thoughts of Ijaw ethnic nationality in the Niger Delta region at a meeting in Warri, Delta State, hosted by Ijaw national leader, Chief Edwin Clark over the weekend, warned Ijaw militants against their vow to declare a Republic of Niger-Delta.

First it was Dencia's pink Rolls Royce, next was a black Rolls Royce, now it's a Lamborghini. He shared the picture on Instagram

Kanye West goes on Twitter to rant about the feud going on between Apple and Tidal

Kanye West took to twitter on Saturday to rant about the beef between Apple and Jay Z's Tidal telling Apple to pay Jay Z his money because they are "f---ing up the rap game." with their beef. Read his tweets after the cut...

Reno Omokri reminds VP Osinbajo

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13 inmates escape in Kogi jail break

13 inmates have escaped after a jail break at the Koton/Karfe minimum prison in Kogi state. The jail break happened this morning at about 7am. Another photo after the cut...

Niger Delta Militant group, MEND, has released a statement alleging that the President Buhari-led administration has agreed to release the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB Nnamdi Kanu and Charles and Henry Okah, suspected masterminds of the 2010 Independence Day bombing in Abuja.

Minister of Environment, Amina Mohammed donned her jogging outfit as she led the July 2016 Jogging & Exercise team of Public Servants at the National Stadium Abuja today July 30th. See more photos after the cut...

Sacked Chairman of House of Representatives committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has released another statement. Read below...

An elderly Afghan cleric has been arrested after he married a six-year-old girl, officials said Friday,July 30, in the latest case highlighting the scourge of child marriages in the Muslim country.

The remains of the first wife of former Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo, Zainab, has been laid to rest. The mother of four died in a car crash along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Wednesday July 27th. May her soul rest in peace Amen. More photos after the cut...

The teenage son of former NFL player and Miami Dolphins linebacker has been charged with murdering his parents at their home in Houston, Texas.

The 16-year-old was charged as a juvenile andis being questioned by investigators in connection with the deaths of Antonio and Dawn Armstrong, NBC reports.

One person has been confirmed dead while many others were injured after a police officer shot at protesting Civil servants in Nassarawa state yesterday July 29th.

The former Aviation Minister said this in a new post he shared on his Facebook wall. It reads

Officials of the State Security Service, SSS, have sealed up the office of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation. This follows the accusations and counter accusations of budget padding by sacked chairman of the committee Abdulmumin Jibrin and the speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara and three other principal officers.

SSS officials stormed the National Assembly this morning and placed padlocks on the Appropriation Committee's office. Just yesterday, Jibrin released a statement alleging that Dogara is attempting to get into his office to seize some documents.

Nnamdi Kanu sponsors football competition in Kuje prisons (photos)

Biafran leader Nnamdi Kanu, sponsored the 2016 Kuje Prison championship competition which kicked off today. The competition is to foster peace and co-existence among the inmates and the prison officers. The ex-president of the Association Sivan Emeka thanked Kanu for his concern towards the inmates, saying the competition was an opportunity for some prisoners to discover their talents and looks more beyond the four-walls of Kuje prison.

Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo pushed aside a fan after he got frustrated by the fan who tried interrupting his shopping trip in Beverly Hills with his selfie requests. See the video after the cut...

A Brazilian drug lord serving an eight-year prison sentence, spent his time behind bars in a 'VIP cell' - complete with a plasma television, a kitchen, wardrobes, conference room, air conditioning, tiled walls, furniture, and library - complete with a DVD collection that included all episodes of a television show about Pablo Escobar.

A 23 year old Indian man simply identified as Sandeep, who was presumed dead after being bitten by a snake rose up from the dead at his own funeral, just as his body was about to be cremated.
Sandeep, was bitten by a snake while collecting wood from the forest far from his village. When he got back to his village in the Raisen district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, he told his family that he had been bitten by a snake.

A customer who ordered fried noodles from a restaurant in Changsha, Hunan province, China on July 25th, forced the restaurant's owner to eat a cockroach he said he found in his food.
After the customer found the supposed cockroach, he told the restaurant owner to either eat the cockroach or pay him 5,000 yuan (£569).

Below is their report

It’s no secret that the Kardashian ladies like Black men. Now it appears that they all are currently dating black men. Yesterday Caitlyn Jenner was seen stepping out in Londonfor dinner with a male companion. She appeared to be on a date.

Lol. Now see the man Caitlyn Jenner was supposedly on a date with after the cut...

Two Nigerian siblings, 11 and 10 are pictured crying after their mother died in the Mediterranean on their way to Europe. The two children were among 150 migrants rescued from their overcrowded rubber boat off the coast of Libya while trying to cross the Mediterranean ocean into Italy by a Spanish NGO’s boat. More photos after the cut...

Facebook user Stanley Chukwunonso Fisher shared these photos of a young man identified as Tochukwu Wema, who was allegedly shot dead by a policeman in Kano yesterday, July 28. He wrote

White supremacist, Bayzle Morgan, is being allowed to cover up his Neo Nazi face tattoos as he goes on trial for armed robbery. Bayzle is being accused of stealing a man's motorcycle at gunpoint in Las Vegas, back in 2013.

As more and more speculations are ongoing as a fall out of the attempted military coup in Turkey on Friday July 15, the Ufuk Dialogue has reiterated that there is no place for military interventions in democracy.

The attempted coup was described as an act of military aggression and injustice by Kamil Kemanci, the President of Ufuk Dialogue in Abuja this week while addressing Bloggers and Social media professionals.

Pres. Buhari changes heads of NACA, NHIS, NIMR, 2 other Federal Health Institutions

According to Bashir Ahmad who is President Buhari's Personal Assistant on New Media, the appointments have already taken effect.

Body of an African man pulled from a canal in Bangkok

The body of an African male was pulled found from Saen Saep canal in Bangkok on Tuesday, July 26, after being discovered by a man. Lumpini Police received notice at about 11:30pm on Tuesday that the body of a black man thought to between 30 and 40 was found in the filtration system of a canal water intake building in Soi Nai Lert on Wireless Road.

The Turkish government has appealed to the Federal government to close down the 17 Nigerian-Turkish International Colleges (NTIC) in Nigeria, saying they all belong to Fetullah Gulen accused of sponsoring the July 15th failed military coup in Turkey.

The Turkish High Commissioner to Nigeria, Hakan Cakil, disclosed this while hosting the vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Senator Shehu Sani yesterday July 28th.

A 22-year-old Russian woman named Kristina Medvedeva was beheaded on her very first date with a man she met online. Kristina, a shop assistant in the Russian city of Ekaterinburg, was seeking for love on the internet and reportedly described her relationship status as 'actively searching' on one social media site.

A woman left in a phone box as a baby has reunited with the Nigerian man who found her 22 years ago, Metro UK reports.

Kiran Sheikh was two hours old when she was abandoned at a call box in Forest Gate, east London on April 30, 1994. The mother, who was trapped in a violent relationship, gave birth on the floor in her bathroom, dumped the child then called Samaritans, urging them to come quickly for the baby.

...and of course, she blamed it on those bad, bad hackers. Wicked people. Lol. See that after the cut..

The Federal government is set to begin investigations into the allegations of budget padding leveled against the House Speaker Yakubu Dogara and three others by sacked Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin.

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