Nura Sahabi's Blog: September 2016

Thursday, September 29, 2016

Rihanna lovely as she walks the runway for her Fenty-Puma collaboration at the Paris Fashion Week

The 28-year-old singer debuted her SS17 collection at the Paris Fashion Week and looked unfazed as she took to unchartered waters with her first foray into the fashion industry. Strutting her stuff on the catwalk at a packed room in the Hotel de Salomon De Rothschild, she showed off pieces from her Fenty x Puma collaboration to the applause of guests. More photos after the cut...

On Wednesday, mother of 2 and business woman, Kim Kardashian was walking down the street after leaving the Balmain offices in the French capital when prankster Vitalii Sediuk slipped past security and tried to kiss her bum, fortunately he was stopped in time. The sheer dress was what Mrs West had on during that attack. More photos after the cut...

A 14-year-old South Carolina boy shot and killed his father then drove to an elementary school playground where he shot and wounded two children and a teacher with a handgun before being tackled by a firefighter who held him till the police arrived, authorities said on Wednesday.
The suspect, whose name has not been released, was accused by police of fatally shooting his 47-year-old father, Jeffrey DeWitt Osborne, then driving a pickup truck about 2 miles (3.2 km) to Townville Elementary School where he crashed into a fence surrounding the playground.

Sacked chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin, says he has instructed his lawyers to file a suit against the Speaker and the House of Representatives over his suspension from the house Wednesday September 28th.

Jibrin was suspended following his refusal to appear before the House of Representatives Committee on Ethics and privileges to address the allegations of budget padding he leveled against the Speaker and 13 other lawmakers. Speaking with journalists in Abuja after his suspension, Jibrin said he fears for the life o those around him as he is fighting a mafia'.

Judge withdraws from IPOB leader, Kanu Nnamdi’s trial

Justice John Tsoho, the judge handling the trial of the leader of the Indigenious People of Biafra IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has returned the case file to the Chief Justice of the Federal High Court, Ibrahim Auta, for reassignment. Tsoho asked for reassignment of the case following a petition by the legal team of Nnamdi Kanu led by Chuks Muoma, alleging that he was biased in its handling of Kanu's case.

Cristiano Ronaldo reacted angrily after he was tactically substituted for the first time in his Real Madrid career in the 2-2 draw with Las Palmas over the weekend.

Ronaldo who recently came back from injury endured a frustrating evening as he failed to score and was shocked to be taken off in the 72nd minute of the La Liga clash - a decision that backfired after Sergio Araujo scored a late equaliser to force a 2-2 draw.

The Portuguese was visibly unhappy as he walked off the pitch and barely acknowledged coach Zinedine Zidane, prompting his mother Dolores Aveiro to tweet a picture of her son from Real's bench, with the caption: 'Never lower your head'.

Former President Goodluck Jonathan today took to his Facebook page to reply President Buhari told a gathering of Nigerian Professionals while in the US last week that his government met no light, road and railway when his administration came into office last year.

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton virtually tied in polls ahead of presidential debate

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are virtually tied in new polls conducted by Washington Post-ABC News, released on Sunday ahead of Monday night's US presidential debate.

Likely voters split 46 percent for Clinton and 44 percent for Trump. Among registered voters, Clinton and Trump are tied at 41 percent, with Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson at 7 percent and Green Party nominee Jill Stein at 2 percent.

In a two-way matchup between the major-party nominees, Clinton tops Trump by 49 percent to 47 percent among likely voters, and the two are tied at 46 percent among all registered voters.

APC has asked Former First lady, Patience Jonathan to apologize to Nigerians following the recent discovery of $15 million found in five accounts in a company linked to her.

Acting National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Timi Frank, said this in a statement released over the weekend while reacting to the recent protest by some Niger Delta youths in Port Harcourt, Rivers state calling on EFCC to leave Patience Jonathan alone over the money found in her account. The statement reads in part;

According to a report by Us Weekly, Angelina Jolie has blocked Brad Pitt's phone number on her phone, after she filed for divorce from him earlier this week. Us Weekly reports below...
Cutting all ties. Angelina Jolie took extreme measures to sever lines of communication with her estranged husband, Brad Pitt, after filing for divorce, a source tells Us Weekly. “Angelina has blocked all incoming text messages and also Brad’s numbers,” the insider tells Us.

Jada Pinkett-Smith, 45, took to her Facebook page yesterday to wish her husband Will Smith a very special 48th birthday. She posted a one minute video of their charity organisation, showing what they do as a couple to help the world, (they help with bringing clean, safe drinking water to people in developing nations) and wrote a special message to her partner of 21 years. Happy birthday to Will.

Lol...this lady says Drake has a secret gay lifestyle...see what she wrote on his page

A woman who goes by the internet name of Aja Murai claims that Drake and his people approached her – asking for her to be one of his 'beards'. What does that mean sef? Bad belle people...lol

18 year old student allegedly raped and killed by her own father (photo)

The father of honor student Daizsa Bausby has been arrested and charged for her alleged rape and murder. The teen was preparing for her 19th birthday, when she was suddenly found dead. According to the authorities, her father, Jerry K. Bausby, 40, raped and killed in March 2016.

Daizsa's was found smothered to death inside a Kansas City motel room after she went to visit her dad.

Last week, her dad appeared before a Jackson County judge, and entered a not guilty plea for the student's death and rape. He was charged with murder in the first degree, sodomy, incest and sexual assault but he maintains his innocence

Man arrested with cocaine stuffed in his jacket at Lagos airport

31 year old Agwu Samuel pictured above, has been arrested by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) after 10 wraps of cocaine weighing 110 grammes was discovered in his collar jacket at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos. According to the Nation, he was arrested shortly after he disembarked from the aircraft on his way from Sao Paulo, Brazil.
The suspect confidently wore the jacket containing the drugs but through experience and insight, the drugs were discovered by the anti-drug officers. This is the first discovery of cocaine inside the collar of a jacket by the NDLEA.

The famous Jenner sisters took to Snapchat to show off their brand new matching black and silver convertible Ferrari Spiders. The took the photos at an Italian car dealership on Saturday.

According to TMZ, recently separated Angelina Jolie has already found a new place for herself and her six kids. She got a 5 bedroom, 5 bathroom Malibu estate near water. She and Brad Pitt separated recently after 12 years together.

Photos: Notorious fraudster and 419 kingpin nabbed in Ughelli, Delta State

An alleged notorious fraudster & the second in command of a 419 syndicate that has been terrorizing communities along the Ughelli-Patani highway was apprehended yesterday, September24th, and brutally beaten by Izon youths after he swindled a woman out of N1.3m According to David Oyadongha, who shared the photos on Facebook, he has been handed over to the police in Ughelli.

President Buhari arrived Abuja today, September 25, after his participation at the United Nations General Assembly UNGA71 in New York.

At the conclusion of his five-day activities during the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA71), President Muhammadu Buhari declared that he had a very successful outing.

The President, Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, Prof. Segun Ajibola, says the financial services sector must redirect the economy to the path of recovery by channeling a major part of their loan portfolio to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises financing. He spoke in Abuja at the 10th edition of the Annual Banking and Finance Conference, tagged, ‘Innovation in the financial services sector: Driving Nigeria’s new economy.’

It's not every day you come face-to-face with your own lookalike. But that's the story of Man U star player Zlatan Ibrahimovic as he was today confronted by his own look alike pitch invader who ran into the pitch to 'harass' him during Man u's match with Leicester city but the Striker saw the funny side in it and shared a joke with the doppelgänger before he was forced off the pitch by stadium security officials. More photos after the cut.

The Lagos State police command have arrested Uchenna Elumadu, for allegedly raping his 15 year-old JSS 3 daughter and giving her drugs to prevent her from getting pregnant. The man, who resides at Martins Street, new Oko Oba, Agege Lagos was reported to the police by a neighbour.

While speaking on his arrest, the Spokesperson of the Lagos state police command, Dolapo Badmos, said

Militant group, Niger Delta Avengers, have ended their ceasefire as the group attacked the Bonny 48 inches crude oil Export Line yesterday evening at about 8.40pm. The group announced the new attack on its website. Read the statement below On the 23rd September 2016, our strike team at 20:40PM hours time has brought down oil productions activities at the Bonny 48 inches crude oil Export Line.

EFCC operatives have reportedly found N5 billion lodged in an account operated by the daughter of an Army General. According to an official in the antigraft agency who spoke on condition of anonymity to The Sun, investigations so far carried out into the account, showed that N10 million was sometimes deposited 5 to 6 times within a day.

The source stated that the Army general's daughter is under 30 and recently got married. The account officer, a lady who manages the account was subsequently invited by the EFCC. She gave useful information which led to the invitation of the Army General’s daughter towards the last week of August. The source stated that she pleaded for more time to enable her attend to her infant child.

We'll solve Niger Delta problem soon, President Buhari assures Barack Obama

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday assured Barack Obama, the American President Nigeria is making steady progress towards resolving the problem in the Niger Delta region which has led to economic sabotage on a grand scale.

During a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 71st edition of the UN General Assembly, holding in New York, President Buhari disclosed:

"We are making definite progress on how many factions of the militant groups exist, their leadership and operational basis, and we have equally sought the cooperation of the oil majors. In a short while, I believe the issues would be resolved."

News broke today that Angelina Jolie has filed for divorce from Brad Pitt citing irreconcilable differences. And according to TMZ, she is seeking full physical custody of their 6 kids, and legal custody and visitation from Brad. Brad Pitt has released a statement to People Magazine about the split. He said;

“I am very saddened by this, but what matters most now is the wellbeing of our kids. I kindly ask the press to give them the space they deserve during this challenging time.”

Angelina Jolie also made a statement to E! News through her manager Geyer Kosinki. He said,

“Angelina will always do what’s in the best interest of taking care of her family. She appreciates everyone’s understanding of their need for privacy at this time.”

Former first lady Turai Yaradua's domestic staff of 40 years allegedly steals N91m from her

Police in Katsina State has arrested one Yusuf Sarkin Gida, a domestic staff of former Nigerian first lady Turai Yaradua for allegedly stealing 91 million naira from her, this is according to a report by Daily Trust. The State Commissioner of police Usman Abdullahi, who confirmed the development today, said a formal complaint was received before his arrest.

"We are investigating, actually it will surprise you to know that the man has been serving the family for over 40 years" Abdullahi said.

Welcome to the life of Singapore's richest kids who lie on beds covered with money & drive luxury cars (photos)

The Rich Kids of Singapore make the rick kids of other countries look like child's play. Their Instagram account show kids of the wealthiest men lying in beds covered with money, driving luxury cars naked and even bathing in champagne. The bio for their Instagram account reads:

“Singapore is the millionaire’s playground. Featured are the most flamboyant, flashy and famous socialites of Singapore.”. See more photos after the cut.

Presidency reacts to US-based Nigerian professor's claim that Buhari spent £6 million for ear treatment

Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Shehu Garba, has reacted to a post by US Associate Professor of Journalism, Farooq Kperogi, where he criticized President Buhari for allegedly spending £6 million to treat his ear at a UK hospital in June.

Basing his post on a report by Vanguard, Kperogi said President Buhari spent 6 million pounds which is about N3 billion to treat an ear infection when according to him all Nigerian teaching hospitals combined were allocated less than 3 billion naira in the budget and when he budgeted up to 4 billion naira for Aso Rock Clinic that he doesn't even use and afterwards banned all government officials from traveling abroad for medical treatment.

New York Police department (NYPD) fear an active terror cell may be operating within New York after an explosion rocked a New Jersey train station on Sunday night as police authorities discovered five pipe bombs and attempted to defuse the five of them.

The bomb was one of five in a backpack near a station and exploded as a robot attempted to disarm it on Monday morning while a second device - a pressure cooker with wires coming out of it has been removed from the scene.

These suspected thieves were recently paraded before members of Bangan neighborhood in Kurnan Ungoggo Local Government Area of Kano State. The thieves are said to have terrorized the neighborhood for a while until they were recently apprehended. While been paraded, they had their hair shaved off before they were handed over to the police More photos after the cut.

Guy Ritchie & Madonna finally settle bitter custody battle over son Rocco

Guy Ritchie and Madonna have settled their bitter custody battle over where their son Rocco should live. The custody disagreement began in December 2015 during a falling out between Rocco and his musician mother when he abandoned her Rebel Hearts tour, heading to London to live with his father and his wife Jacqui and refused to return to America to start the school term in January.

This triggered a legal battle between his parents, especially when the teenager ignored a court order to fly back from Ritchie's London home to live with Madonna in New York. They have fought constantly over child-rearing issues as Madonna was the disciplinarian and felt Guy was way too permissive.

He isn't spraying notes but wads! See the bride's face...Lol. That is Prince Arthur Eze, a Nigerian oil tycoon, politician, philanthropist and the founder of oil exploration company, Atlas Oranto Petroleum

His company owns several producing and non-producing oil and gas assets across Nigeria, Liberia, Equitorial Guinea and the Gambia. According to Forbes, last year, he donated $6.3 million (N1 billion) to flood relief efforts in Nigeria and also made donations to Nigerian universities. Definitely a man you would want at you wedding! Lol. More photos after the cut...

Donald Trump and Hilarry Clinton on Tuesday night differed on their national security plans for USA if elected into office.

Clinton accused Donald Trump of insulting America's veterans and pressing dangerous military plans around the globe, seeking to undercut his appeal to service families in Southern voting battlegrounds while Trump declared "our country is going to hell" because of policies made by Clinton

Lindsey Cartwright and her ex-husband Gareth Owen jetted off to Egypt for what was supposed to be a very good holiday but Lindsey has now come out to reveal how Gareth, 38, came home with more than just a holiday souvenir – he came with his 19 year old girlfriend and that was how their marriage of two years crashed..

Travel agent Lindsey, from Sheffield, said to Sun UK:

“We were so excited before we set off for the five-star resort in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, in October 2012.

A mam in China staged a public proposal for his best friend, Mumu, using a great number of her favorite fruit. He laid out 999 pomelos in the shape of a heart, the fruits are a bit larger than grapes and in Mandarin, the word pomelo means "you". He even accompanied it with a one man show and a bunch of flowers singing:

“She is my idol. She likes eating pomelos, so I’ve bought a lot of them for my proposal.” But Mumu rejected him.

Police in North Carolina are currently searching for Earl Valentine who killed his 15-year-old son, critically wounded his ex-wife and then used Facebook to live-broadcast his evil deeds. According to reports, Valentine kicked in the back door of his ex-wife’s home early Tuesday morning and shot her in the chest. When his son showed up, he shot him point blank. Then he posted a video online saying;

“What’s up everybody? I just killed my (expletive) wife,” Earl Valentine said in his early Tuesday admission video. “I loved my wife, but she deserved what she had coming.”

Mohammed, son of Former Nigerian Military President, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, is currently battling his ex wife Rahama for custody of their two eldest kids. From the court documents LIB was able to exclusively obtain and also confirmation from a reliable source, Mohammad initiated the custody battle. While their eldest kids Maryam and Ibrahim are reportedly in Rahma's custody, our source reveals that two youngest ones are with him in Minna.

Mohammed took the custody battle with his ex wife to a Sharia Court in Minna, Niger state and sources close to the case say they suspect foul play, saying not only was judgement allegedly carried out without Rahma and her representatives being present, but allegations are being made that the Babangidas are manipulating the case, especially since they have notable influence in the state.

Eid-el-Kabir: FG declares Monday Sept 12 & Tuesday Sept 13 as public holidays

The Federal Government has declared Monday Sept. 12 and Tuesday Sept.13 as public holidays to mark Eid-el-Kabir celebrations.

In a statement signed by the acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, M. Maccido, Minister of Interior, Retired Lt Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government and wished all Nigerians, a happy Eid-el-Kabir celebration.

The iPhone 7 is out!

Will you be getting one? The water-resistant part sounds appealing...

Monday, September 5, 2016

Florida man arrested after using his own 'wanted by police' poster as Facebook profile picture

A Florida man, Mack Yearwood, a man with two outstanding warrants as well as a possible tie to an open case was captured by police after he used his 'wanted by police' poster as his Facebook profile photo.

“Facebook is a great way to communicate and connect with old friends and family,” Cpl. Brian Bossio wrote in a post on the Stuart Police Department’s Facebook page. If you are wanted by the police, it’s probably not a good idea to use the ‘Wanted of the Week’ poster of yourself as your profile pic.”

A man allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the roof top of Kamar Kazum Plaza in Apapa, Lagos to his death. We can't confirm this report yet and the Facebook user Rabiu Biyora, who posted it didn't say when or where the incident happened but someone in the comment section mentioned the location above. What he wrote in Hausa after the cut...*Viewer discretion advised*

Almost seven years after EFCC handed over the N2.8billion Chelsea Hotel built by former governor of Bayelsa state, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha to the state government, the hitherto revenue-generating hotel is rotting away in Abuja. Alamieyeseigha was governor of the oil rich state form 1999-2005.

He was standing trial for corruption in 2007 and lost possession of the property and some others after a ruling by a court in a Federal High Court, Lagos. Asides the hotel, the EFCC sold other Alamieyeseigha assets in Nigeria and realised N3, 128, 230, 294.83billion; $441,000; E7, 000 and £2,000.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has discredited some online publications saying he is against President Buhari seeking a second term come 2019. Some news portals over the weekend quoted Obasanjo's former media aide, Alex Nwokedi, as saying that the former President is against President Buhari seeking a second term.

A Twitter user claims that former Delta State Governor was spotted today on Arik Air flight. Ibori was sentenced to 13 years by Southwark Crown Court on April 17, 2012 after being found guilty of stealing $250 million from Nigerian treasury. He pleaded guilty to ten counts of money laundering and theft of public funds. His houses in Hampstead, Shaftesbury, South Africa, fleets of cars were confiscated.

Source: Linda Ikeji

More photos of the young man found hanged in a building in Aboru, Lagos

The man was found hanged at an uncompleted building. It's not been ascertained if he was killed or he killed himself. See the photos after the cut..

PDP New media director, Deji Adeyanju, made the allegation on twitter this morning. According to him, the state governor, Yahaya Bello, has applied for $12 million from a commercial bank for the purchase of 109 cars.

Chief of Army staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, paid a courtesy visit to the Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, at the state government house in Port Harcourt, the state capital today.

In the early hours of September 3rd, some young Nigerians suffered from what can be described as a shocking abuse of power by officials of the Lagos state Task Force. Imagine going out to have fun after work on Friday at places without a curfew and then all of a sudden being manhandled, sexually harassed by men, thrown into a van and detained in a cell without knowing your offence? This was the fate of some women (including a heavily pregnant lady) and men in Lekki, Victoria Island and other places on Saturday, 3rd of September, 2016. LIB reached out to one of the victims (a woman), who cried bitterly as she recounted the horrific experience. Read after the cut...

Singer Lady Gaga took Oscar winning actor Bradley Cooper for a spin in her vintage Bronco car in Malibu on Sunday as they both went on a shopping spree. This comes after she announced she'll co-star with him on a new movie project 'A star is born'. Lady Gaga is single but Bradley has a girlfriend. More photos after the cut...

At the G20 summit in Hangzhou, China, on Monday, US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladmir Putin met privately to discuss plans on a military ceasefire in Syria, but the World's most powerful men refused to reach an agreement and talks ended without any resolution between both parties.

A senior US official told CNN that the two leaders conversed on the sidelines for ninety minutes and worked to clarify gaps in negotiations over the Syrian crisis.

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