Buhari signs ammeded endangered species bill into law

According to The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Sen. Ita Enang, President Buhari today signed the Endangered Species Control Bill into law. “This is one of the 10 bills that were forwarded by the National Assembly to Mr. President and he has just assented to this, almost completing every action on all the bills that were forwarded to him by the National Assembly.

“The intent of this amendment is to bring the penalty provisions in line with economic realities and to act as a deterrent or deter people from trafficking and trading in endangered species because endangered are preserves of the country.

“It will discourage traffic and it will improve agriculture and the preservation of endangered species in Nigeria''.

Prophet, wife, pregnant woman, others plotted kidnap of boy and shared ransom

Photo: L-R Prophetess Idowu Adewole (in blue) standing with her daughter, Victoria (carrying her one month old baby) next to the pregnant woman, Arinola Falope standing beside her own husband, Tope Akinboye. The second to the last person is Falope Lateef standing beside the Prophet, Sunday Akinboye.

Police in Osun have arrested a prophet, his prophetess wife and several others for the kidnap of a five-year-old boy.

Sunday Akinboye, prophet in charge of Cherubim & Seraphim Church, Ileri-Oluwa Parish at Arubidi in ile-ife, and his wife Idowu Adewole, connived with four others, including a pregnant woman to abduct five-year-old Ojo Adegboyega in Ipetu-Jesa, police said.

Akwa Ibom Doughnut Seller (Mr. Lawrence-White) Helped By A Nigerian Lawyer, Inibehe Effiong

Below is what Nigerian lawyer and activist Inibehe Effiong shared...

'Today, I met with Mr. Lawrence-White Udoka, the doughnut seller and 200 level Pol. Science Education student of University of Uyo who became a national celebrity and media sensation after I posted his photos on social media.

Baby Born in South Africa Without Vagina "Receives A Vagina At Bushiri's Church" (video)

Miraculous wonder. A baby girl born without a vagina received a vagina at Shepherd Bushiri's church. Watch Video below and pictures after the cut.

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkeYGBOCZ88

septuagenarian Caught With Human Skull In Osun State (graphic pictures)

A 72-year-old man arrested in Iwo, Osun state for removing a human skull from a cemetery says he made a mistake.

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.

The Commissioner of Police in the state, Fimihan Adeoye said police detectives got the hint about the atrocities of Ajao and trailed him until he was caught with the skull.

Kenyan Woman Burns Her Husband With Hot Oil On Christmas Day (graphic Photo)

A man from Likoni in Mombasa County, Kenya suffered serious burns after his wife threw hot cooking oil on him on Sunday, December 25.

According to eDaily, Evelyn Atieno had accused her husband Bruce Omondi of infidelity – and on the fateful day she bought two liters of cooking oil from a shop, boiled it and poured it on his head, chest, and private parts before escaping.

Greek's Ambassador To Brazil, Kyriakos Amiridis Murdered By Wife's Lover

Deceased Greek Ambassador and wife to the left

Kyriakos Amiridis vanished without a 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.

FBI, DHS release report on Russia hacking

The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Thursday released a joint report detailing how federal investigators linked the Russian government to hacks of Democratic Party organizations.

The document makes clear reference to the hacks of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta, though it does not mention either by name. 

Nigerian gay man, Kenny Badmus shares photos with his "partner" on facebook

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Maria Ude Nwachi, Ebonyi state lawmaker shares throwback wedding photos

Afikpo North East constituency House of Assembly representative in Ebonyi State, Maria Ude Nwachi (Afikpo Chic) has shared photos from her wedding in 2004 and described her groom with rare words...more pics after the cut

FG has recovered 40 brand new cars from a former permanent secretary- Lai Mohammed

The Nigerian Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has disclosed that the Federal Government's
efforts on fighting corruption has helped in the recovery of 40 brand new SUV cars from a former permanent secretary who left office with the government vehicles.

In the statement released today, he said the strategy being deployed by the current administration in the fight against corruption has been yielding results


He said “The strategy has proven so effective and that it has led to, among others, the recovery of 40 brand new SUVs and other vehicles from one former Permanent Secretary who single-handedly appropriated the vehicles to himself when he left office”.

President Barack Obama expels Russian diplomats from the United States, with 72 hours ultimatum to leave the country

US President Obama on Thursday, accused Russia of hacking and interfering with the US presidential election on orders from President Vladimir Putin. Even though he had previously said, on several occasions, that he didn't think the election was rigged in any way. He ordered 35 Russian intelligence operatives to leave the country as part of sanctions ordered for what he said where the country's attempts to 'interfere with democratic governance' and harassment of U.S. diplomatic officials in Russia.

TWO DEAD FROM COLLAPSE OF LAGOS POLICE COLLEGE ON CHRISTMAS DAY

The given way building was situated at High Way Police Barracks inverse Area F, Ikeja.

As per examination led by the organization's authorities at the episode scene, it was assembled that the toilets and stairway of 'Wing D' square fallen at around 4am.

It was accumulated that the organization's authorities as a team with men of Lagos State Fire Service, Nigeria Police (expressway watch) and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA-) recuperated the assortments of two dead grown-up male.

While one was basically recognized as Mr. Danjuma, the other male was yet to be distinguished however their bodies has since be saved at the Mainland Hospital Mortuary Yaba.

At the scene was LASEMA General Manager, Mr. Adesina Tiamiyu, who said the office with different partners has started the quick devastation of the influenced working under the order of the Commissioner of Police.

Their choice to pulverize depended on the mandate of Commissioner of Police who was available at the scene.

He additionally requested the clearing of inhabitants living in the influenced working and in addition other weather beaten structures and gave a request for the prompt destruction of the influenced piece.

Fire razes Nigeria Breweries Factory in Lagos

Affirming the episode, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), said they reacted to the emergency call at the Nigeria Breweries factory.

The reason for the inferno could not be found at press time. It was discovered that that the fire overwhelmed the bed area of the distillery blazing a few quantities of beds and cartons.

The fire was however diminished by the consolidated exertion of the organization's ERT (Emergency Response Team) and the fire service department from the Lagos Fire Services, Julius Berger and the Nigerian Red Cross 

Fayose storms Zenith Bank, withdraws N5million (photos)

Fayose stepping out of Zenith Bank (Ado-Ekiti Branch)

Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose on Thursday stormed the Ado-Ekiti branch of the Zenith Bank to make withdrawal from his hitherto frozen account following a Federal High Court order asking the bank to de-freeze the governor’s account. Governor Fayose who made a withdrawal of N5 million in cash thanked Nigerians for standing with him and against the recklessness of the EFCC.

President Buhari presents 2017 budget of N7.3Trillion

President Buhari has presented the 2017 budget of N7.3Trillion

Non-debt recurrent expenditure- N2.98 trillion non-debt recurrent expenditure

Capital expenditure- N2.24 trillion (capital of statutory transfers inclusive)

Fiscal deficit of N2.36 trillion 

See video here (Source: NTA)

TRUMP FIRING BACK AT BOEING

 Donald Trump Twitter post has called for Boeing to lose its contract to build Air Force One, the president’s private airplane, citing what he claimed was a $4bn price tag. 

“Boeing is building a brand new 747 Air Force One for future presidents, but costs are out of control, more than $4 billion. Cancel order!” the president-elect wrote on Twitter.