Words On The Streets

A truck said to be running faster than necessary fell on a car at Fidiso area of Ibeju Lekki, Lagos. It took the intervention of men of LRU to save the situation...

According to Facebook user, Prince Gwamnishu Harrison, a Delta State Traffic Management Authority (DESTMA) officer, bit a motorist at NTA Junction Okpanam Road Asaba, Delta State this morning. He however did not state what led to the attack. 

Nigerian man, Brown Affah, pretended he was arrested by the Nigerian police  to throw his girl, Effiwatt Yemi off as he prepared to propose to her. Here is what he wrote as he shared photos from his creative proposal.  "Breaking News.....!!! Good morning Facebookers This pictures have so many stories behind it, firstly I was sure of the color of clothes she wore to work, black top and blue jeans so I called some of my single friends who are still around after Christmas.  Kingsley  Asika, Grandeur Chef Wisdom Noble,Woka Richy and my blood Brown Victor to wear same clothes including me and partake in the action movie episode 1$2 while I'll be acting episode 1 with her, they'll join in episode 2. Cast:

According to the obituary, 10 year old Chibuzor Okeke died after being beaten, tortured, bound with ropes on both hands, both eyes smeared with pepper and starved to death.  However, it didn't state who did that to this child....

Popular actor Odunlade Adekola is celebrating his birthday today, December 31st. The multi-talented star actor was born on December 31st, 1978. Odunlade's hugely popular movies include; Sunday Dagboru, Mufu Olosha, Alani Pamolekun, Opa Kan, Adebayo Aremu Abere.

President Buhari yesterday said the reason he was removed from office in 1985 was because he refused to take an advice from the IMF and the World Bank to devalue the Naira and increase prices of fuel and flour. He said this when he spoke at the Nigerian Army Guards Brigade Regimental Dinner. "I refused and gave my reasons and the next thing I knew I was removed and detained for three and half years. As a civilian president I will do my best and I’m telling you all these because you are part of the leadership of this great country and God willing we will remain great”he said

So with all the tough talking Dino Melaye has been doing and collecting Constituency allowance, he doesn't even have a Constituency Office as prescribed by law? Naija politicians. Lolz! According to SR investigation, Senator Dino Melaye, who represents Kogi West Senatorial District, has no constituency office in the entire Kogi West that comprises Lokoja, Ijumu, Kaba/Bunu, Koto/Karfi, Mopa/Amuro, Yagba East and Yagba West local government areas, even though he receives funds from the Senate to finance such an office. “Kaba is the headquarters of Kogi West Senatorial District and there is nowhere here that you will find a Dino Melaye’s Kogi West senatorial office,” a local government worker in Kaba told our correspondent. He added of Mr. Melaye, who is fond of showing off his ostentatious mansions and automobile collection, “Everybody knows the former senator, Smart Adeyemi’s, senatorial office in Odolu area here in Kaba. In fact, Senator Adeyemi also ran annex offices in other l

No, it's not due to end time. They live in a part of the world where people can do whatever they like. Identical twins who share a bed with their boyfriend have now revealed they both plan to marry him. Anna and Lucy DeCinque, from Perth, Australia, both plan to tie the knot with boyfriend Ben Byrne having met him on Facebook five years ago. The 30-year-old sisters say they plan to travel to Tucson, Arizona, to say their three-way vows. Arizona's constitution bans polygamy but lists no punishment - meaning many travel for wedding services which are described as 'spiritual' rather than legal unions. According to UK Mirror, announcing their intentions on YouTube, the pair said:

The presidential spokesperson just tweeted this following viral report that Magu has been removed as acting chairman of EFCC by president Buhari..

 Ubi Franklin has a lot of emotions bottled up he's gradually releasing through open letters on his Instagram page ever since wife  Lilian Esoro left him ,  dropped her wedding ring and his surname  and  deleted every photo of herself and Ubi   from her social media accounts . He has released a new open letter to his son and in it acknowledged his anger problems, which he says his son Jayden and self discipline helped him overcome. Nevertheless, his wife Lilian Esoro is strong, he admires her deeply and Ubi wants her to know that. Read his letter below:

A Nigerian woman, who goes by the name Wasu on Twitter has taken to social media to educate her fellow ladies, telling them to take care of their husband so as to enjoy their marriage. She said woman should drop feminism once in marriage. Her words are interesting...

A 72-year-old man arrested in Iwo, Osun state for removing a human skull from a cemetery says he made a mistake, Daily Trust reports. Idris Ajao claimed to be a bricklayer, but said a herbalist Tajudeen Jawesola had assigned him to exhume skulls from graves in the cemetery in return for N10,000. Police, acting on a tipoff, deployed around the cemetery and arrested him with a skull.

I wonder why our political office holders are so heartless when it comes to corruption like this... A former Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Power, Godknows Igali is in hot soup after operatives of the EFCC discovered that he allegedly spent N1.5bn for the purchase of Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) which were used by the Goodluck Jonathan Campaign Organisation. Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, had said on Thursday that 40 SUVs and other vehicles were recovered from a retired Perm Sec in Abuja. Now the full details are coming out...

Former Project Fame contestant and gospel artiste Isaac Geralds married his love, Ewaoluwa Enah Itodo on Friday December 30th in a colourful ceremony. 

Her baby bump looks unique... probably there are more than one baby resting inside there. *smiles*

A 37-year old man, Victor Ojiaku, who allegedly stabbed his wife, a student, with a broken bottle in her private part, is on reprieve as an Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court has granted him N250,000 bail. Ojiaku, who sells automobile parts and resides at 22, Arike John Close, White Sand, Isheri-Osun in Lagos, had reportedly  stabbed his wife for having s*x with his sales representative . Magistrate Akeem Fashola, who gave the ruling, said he should produce two sureties working in reputable firm and possess three years tax clearance as well as the State’s residents identity card.

A cross-section of Nigerians have highlighted the areas they want President Muhammadu Buhari to focus on in 2017 with many others, especially workers describing 2016 as their worst year ever and one in which they became poorer. Top on the wish list presented to the President are calls for him to find solution to the rising cases of hunger in the land by fixing the economy, tackling corruption successfully and ending insurgency. Others that also made the wish list include calls on the President to restructure the country, ensure equity in governance and improve security of lives and properties generally, especially by putting a stop to attacks by Fulani herdsmen. The Director-General, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Muda Yusuf, said it was imperative for the President to address the rising cases of hunger among Nigerians, even if it was by “relaxing government’s policy on importation of food items for a short term to stem hunger.”

Greek ambassador Kyriakos Amiridis vanished without trace on Boxing Day, when he left the home of his wife's relatives in Rio de Janeiro and never returned The Greek ambassador to Brazil whose body was found in a burnt-out car in Rio de Janeiro was murdered after finding his wife in bed with another man, police believe. The charred remains of Kyriakos Amiridis, 59, were found on Wednesday underneath an overpass in the city, inside the car the diplomat had hired to spend Christmas and New Year with his wife's relatives. His Brazilian wife Francoise Amiridis told police she was out shopping on Monday night when he phoned her at 8pm, saying he was going out, and never returned home.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday signed the last bill for 2016 making it the 17th bill signed into law in the year. Looking forward to a better new year for Nigeria and Nigerians.

A 41-year-old welder, Lukmon Kolawole, was on Thursday brought before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly stabbing a married woman with bottle for fighting his wife. The man, a resident of Aresanolu St. Agege, Lagos, is being tried for breach of peace and assault. According to the prosecutor, Insp. George Nwosu, the accused committed the offence on Dec. 19 at his residence. He said that the accused assaulted one Mrs Joy Asekharme by beating and stabbing her on her head. Nwosu said that the accused came home and met his wife in a physical fight with the complainant.

Apostle Johnson Suleman of Omega Fire Ministry has released his prophecies for the year 2017 and they are 50 in number. Here's a summary of the prophecies: 1. I see terrorism on the increase 2. Federal Government of Nigeria should not relax yet on Boko Haram. It’s a deception. 3. Buhari to face impeachment threats. 4. America and China to have major face-off 5. Crude Oil to flow in Northern Nigeria. 6. Abuja to experience major fire explosion. 7. Donald Trump to face impeachment attempt as members of congress are divided on his style of leadership. 8. I see an airplane that has Nigeria’s logo (national carrier) 9. Things will pick up a bit in Nigeria but hunger will persist. 10. I saw people crying over Bamanga Tukur 11. Buhari will be bereaved in 2017. 12. Ecobank, Diamond, Fidelity, GTB to retrench staff. 13. President Buhari’s health needs attention. 14. 2017 budget will have crises. 15. More judges to be humiliated. 16. MMM to dupe more Nigerians and I see court cases. 17.

An attempt by Boko Haram to invade Rann, a small community in Borno State yesterday ended in a tragedy for the terrorist group. At least 15 of them were killed in a dawn attack on a contingent of soldiers from 3 Battalion and 112 Task Force Battalion stationed in the area. Some of the soldiers were injured but are getting better. Our troops overpowered the invaders, killing many on the spot, while the rest took to their heels. The terrorists are believed to be among those recently dislodged from Sambissa Forest.

  Strange things are happening... A 42-year-old woman, Omolade Omoniyi, who is now late, has revealed in a video released by her family how she said her husband's house, a pastor with the Christ Apostolic Church, Onigbogbo, Atan Ota, Ogun State, Pastor Olusegun Omoniyi, was bewitched, making her sick till she died. The release of the video is coming more than 10 months after she died following what her family termed “mysterious attacks” which had forced her to flee her matrimonial home. The deceased woman’s family told Punch that the video, which is one of many that were recorded few days before Omolade died, was shot in order to get her personal accounts on record. “ Please for God’s sake, don’t let me die . Take me to wherever you know I will get help. I have been calling you (her husband), but you ignored my calls. Everybody help me to beg him. I have taken three pints of blood, but I excreted them all away. Help me, I don’t want to die,” she said in one part of the video. Sh

I'm hoping that this is not true, but then in Nigerian politics anything, just anything, can happen. The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, may have finally been removed from office. A source close to the matter told The Guardian that his redeployment back to Nigerian Police Force (NPF) was to pave way for a fresh person to be presented by President Muhammadu Buhari as the nominee to head the anti-graft agency before the Senate.

A magistrate’s court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State has ordered the Commissioner of Police, Fimihan Adeoye, to arrest Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, and bring him to court on January 6. The magistrate, Olusola Aluko, gave the fresh order on Friday when the case involving the monarch came up for hearing again. He said he was surprised that the police commissioner had not arrested Oluwo since he first issued the bench warrant of arrest against the First Class monarch.

The Emir of Kano and one of his wives, the first, recently celebrated 25 years of being married and they had a mini party to mark their special occasion. Congrats to the couple!

Godknows Igali from Bayelsa State and whoever was involved with him used Billions that should have been used to pay the families of dead PHCN workers, to buy exotic SUVs for the campaign of Goodluck Jonathan in 2015. All the expensive vehicles later returned to his mansion in Abuja, but they were allegedly exposed by a good Nigerian who went to his house to work.

Media personality, Stephanie Coker and fiancee, Olumide Adenirokun had their traditional wedding on Friday. It was a colourful ceremony.

Temidayo Adeleke, who was buried in Lagos yesterday, and fiance, Toluwanimi Osinowo, were to get married next year February when her houseboy cut short her life on the 20th December 2016. In an emotional tribute to the woman of his dream, Temidayo Adeleke's fiance, Toluwanimi Osinowo bared his heartbroken soul. Read the emotional tribute below: Dayo, you were amazing. I loved you deeply. I miss you. 

There are certain gadgets expected to be carried in every vehicle at all times to meet the requirements of the law. These include: 1. Warning triangle (c-caution) 2. Fire extinguisher 3. Jack 4. Spare tyre 5. First Aid kit 6. Wheel spanner 7. Water 8. Hydraulic 9. Transmission fluid 10. Torch light 11. Spare fan belt

Which one is Slumber Party again? That's how someone reacted to the pics. But trust Toke Makinwa to do her things her way. The popular OAP had a Slumber party on Thursday, December 29th at the Oasis Med Spa, where everyone had to show up in their PJs. Tiwa Savage was one of those who attended the event.

A new report said despite President Muhammadu Buhari’s attempt at ensuring transparency in the oil sector, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, still withholds Billions in oil revenues from the government account. The report by the Natural Resource Governance Institute, titled “NNPC still holds blank check” said that within the first six months of the Buhari administration, the NNPC withheld over $4.2 billion (about N824.7 billion) out of a total of $6.3 billion (N1.24 trillion) revenues realised from crude oil sales in the second half of 2015.  The withheld revenues represented about 66 percent of the total revenue – $1.4 billion earnings from Nigeria’s regular crude oil exports for the period; $3.4 billion from domestic crude oil sales, and $1.5 billion from oil sold from the corporation’s upstream subsidiary, the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company, NPDC oil fields.

At least 15 Boko Haram fighters were killed in Borno State today Friday as troops of Operation Lafiya Dole and Boko Haram terrorists engaged in fierce gun battle. Military insiders said the battle ensued at 6am this morning and did not end until after 9am. The sources told Premium Times that the battle began when fighters of the terror group launched a surprise attack on troops location in Rann, in northern Borno, shooting sporadically. Troops from 3 Battalion and 112 Task Force Battalion are stationed in the area. The soldiers responded promptly, killing an many of the terrorists, and wounding several others .

Over 40,000 bags of rice seized by the Nigeria Customs Service have been shared to Internally Displaced Persons’ camps, its Comptroller-General, Col. Hameed Ali, has stated. The Customs CG, represented by a Deputy Comptroller-General, Umar Ilya, said this on Thursday in Abuja, at a joint press briefing with the acting DG of NAFDAC, Mrs. Yetunde Oni, on the outcome of laboratory tests conducted on the confiscated rice allegedly imported into the country. At the event, Oni explained that no plastic rice was imported into the country.

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo is still in Christmas mood as he received over 1000 women from Ogboko village, gifting and blessing them with cash and food items yesterday. He did well.

It was an emotion-packed atmosphere yesterday as late Temidayo Adeleke, who was stabbed to death by her Cameroonian house help, was laid to rest at The Vaults and Gardens, Ikoyi, Lagos. Prior to the burial, a funeral service attended by families and friends of the deceased was held at Guiding Light Assembly on Parkview Estate, where the victim lived. Recalled that Joel Ludguo approached the 32-year-old lady around 10.30pm on Tuesday, December 20, 2016, and asked for advance payment of N15,000 out of his N27,000 salary. Adeleke, whose marriage was slated for early 2017, was said to have pleaded with him to be patient, saying she did not have naira notes on her. But he refused. Her entreaty fell on deaf ears as Ludguo left the boss’ living room in anger only to return minutes later with a knife and stabbed her in the chest. The police had said the 22-year-old cleaner was desperate to send the money to his girlfriend in Cameroon, adding that the suspect would be duly prosecuted. A ma

The police have arrested three other suspects in connection with a plan by a militant group to bomb the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State. The marine police had also intensified water patrol around the bridge area to avert any attack from members of the gang, who were on the run. It had been reported that a bomb expert of the group, Abiodun Amos, aka Senti, was apprehended by the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team in the Ikorodu area of Lagos. He was said to have been apprehended during the last phase of the foiled plan with two Ak-47 rifles and a cache of explosives recovered from the boot of his car.

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has accused leaders of the All Progressives Congress in the state of planning to bomb him while travelling in a plane. Wike explained that the target was for the state APC to get rid of him in its desperate bid to unseat the Peoples Democratic Party-led government in the state. Maintaining that no one had the ability to destroy what God had blessed, Wike said the opposition party in the state was not happy that he was paying workers’ salaries and pensions to retirees despite the economic recession. Wike, who spoke on Thursday at a thanksgiving service organised by the state PDP in Port Harcourt, criticised those calling for bloodshed in the state for selfish reasons. The governor said blood would continue to flow in their families. He explained that God would continue to grant him victory no matter how hard the APC leaders in the state planned to eliminate him.

Failure is not final, neither is success... it's what you do after any of these that shapes you. This man has an interesting story that would inspire you. Read his story: My Story After my secondary education, I decided to further my studies.  I wrote the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th JAMB exams and they were all cancelled. I decided to take the bull by the horn. I went to Enugu State University for a pre-degree program. On the completion of the program, I was offered a course in faculty of Science but the cultism in the institution as at then was unbearable for me, having being attacked twice. I decided to use the 5th JAMB that was released to study at University of Port Harcourt. Then ASUU had a protracted strike that lasted for over six months, I needed to write a 6th JAMB and I scored 274 but that score couldn’t offer me admissions as the two JAMBS were combined because the strike entered another year. 

A 55-year-old woman, Mrs. Ngozi Biosah, has been arraigned at the Asaba Magistrates’ Court in Delta State for alleged stealing. She was charged with allegedly stealing five Polo T-shirts valued at N15,000, belonging to one Mrs. Judith Ojie. Prosecuting police officer Mrs. Blessing Okafor told the court that the accused allegedly committed the offence on September 19 at Shop 1, DLA Road, Asaba. She said the offence was punishable under Section 390(9) of the Criminal Code Law Cap C21 Vol. 1 Laws of Delta State of Nigeria 2006. The accused pleaded not guilty and was granted bail in the sum of N80,000. The Magistrate, Akanume Okonkwo, ordered that the surety, who must be a civil servant, should live in Asaba, with evidence of employment. The case was adjourned till January 4 for hearing. N80,000 bail for allegedly stealing N15,000 shirts. Hmmmm!

A leaked conversation was released earlier of Governors Ayo Fayose and Nyesom Wike, where both men were heard talking about the Rivers Re-Run Election. The issue is generating ripples. Read Governor Fayose's reaction: Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has accused the Department of State Service (DSS) of recording telephone conversations of Nigerians perceived as critical of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s All Progressives Congress (APC) government, editing the conversations and leaking same to Sahara Reporters, which has now become the official propaganda platform of the federal government. Governor Fayose, who said he was not bothered by the new sinister antic of the federal government, added that; "Rather than sitting down and be monitoring peoples phones, the federal government should provide food for Nigerians and save the lives of those that are being killed in Southern Kaduna and other places."

Some appointees of President Muhammadu Buhari would be relieved of their jobs in 2017.  A top source in the Presidency specifically said appointees indicted or tainted with allegations of graft “would be shown the door and it will be sooner than later.” The sack, it was learnt, may be before the end of the first quarter of 2017. The top official insisted “Buhari will shock Nigerians who think he cannot act on graft allegations against some of his appointees. He is only being fair since some of them are being investigated on those allegations and reports are being awaited…But, the President will drop some next year; that’s for sure.”

The police have foiled an attempt by a notorious Niger Delta militant group operating from the creeks of Ikorodu and Arepo on the outskirts of Lagos to blow up the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos. A top commander of the group, Abiodun Amos, who is also known as Senti, an Ijaw from Arogbo, Ese-Odo area of Ondo State, who is also said to be the group’s explosive expert, was arrested by operatives of the Inspector General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team (IRT), who trailed him to a river bank at Majidun, Ikorodu, Lagos. The militant leaders was caught unawares... Two AK47 rifles hidden in a “Ghana-Must-Go” bag were found with the suspect. He led the IRT operatives to a vehicle parked discreetly within Ikorodu, where a large catche of dynamite and detonators was recovered— from its boot.

This is sad. Carrie Fisher’s mother, 84yrs old Debbie Reynolds, has also died. Madam Debbie who was taken to hospital by ambulance from her son's Beverly Hills home yesterday with a reported stroke died at the hospital. The actress was planning her own daughter, actress Carrie Fisher's funeral before she also passed on. Fisher died on Tuesday, four days after a heart attack on board a flight from London to L.A. She was her mum's only daughter.