AIT reporter held in custody on alleged orders of AIG Joseph Mbu

A senior reporter with African Independent Television, AIT, Amaechi Anakwue, has allegedly been detained for over 8 hours now in abuja on the orders of Assistant Inspector General of Police, Joseph Mbu for referring to him as 'controversial' during a TV programme.

According to AIT, Anakwue was invited to Mr Mbu's office this afternoon where he was immediately detained. See the statement the management of AIT released on their Facebook page below..

Police arraign driver for stealing employer’s N6.5m jeep

A driver, Chika Nwabueze, who allegedly ran away from Lagos with his employer’s vehicle and other valuables, has been arrested by the police in Port Harcourt.

It was learnt that Nwabueze, who was employed by one Dr. Abosede Olubiyi, a sports medicine specialist in the Lekki area of Lagos, was nabbed in Port Harcourt while driving the car.

Nwabueze, on Thursday, appeared before a Yaba Magistrate’s Court in Lagos. The driver, whose address is unknown, is standing trial before Magistrate A. Ipaye-Nwachukwu on four counts bordering on theft and unlawful possession of property.

I asked for divorce –Ini Edo

 

A few days ago, the gossip mill was awash with the news that popular Nollywood actress, Ini Edo’s marriage to US-based businessman, Phillip Ehiagwina, had broken up.

The news was initially received with mixed feelings. But some people, mostly fans of the actress, could not believe it.

Sources, believed to be very close to the couple, said the breakup was due to allegations of cheating and distrust between Ini and Phillip. Also, they accused the groom’s family of aiding the dissolution of the marriage because the actress did not give birth to a child.

Peddling the sad news across the social media, the sources added that the bride’s family had returned the bride price that was paid to them during the couple’s wedding ceremony.

But many people did not believe what they heard until Ini herself decided to open up on the matter. In a message posted on her Twitter page on Thursday, the actress did not only confirm the story that her marriage had crashed, she also went on to refute a rumour that she cheated on her former husband.

She tweeted, “There is a conscious and malicious attempt to tarnish my image. I asked for a divorce from my ex-husband because of lots of irreconcilable differences. I never cheated on him.”

I’m alive, says Shekau in new video

The leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, has described as “propaganda,” the claim by the Defence Headquarters that he was killed early September in Kodunga, Borno State.

Shekau, in a new video obtained by Agence-France-Presse on Thursday, boasted that “nothing could kill him” until the day Allah stopped his breathing.

He also claimed in the 36-minute video that Boko Haram fighters shot down the Nigerian Air Force fighter jet   which was reported missing three weeks ago by the Defence Headquarters.

Last week, the Director of Defence Information, Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade, told a news conference in Abuja that troops killed Shekau and that his corpse   was identified by the people of Kodunga.

Mutiny: Trial of four Lt. Cols, 93 other soldiers begins

 

The authorities of the Nigerian Army have inaugurated a General Court Martial to try 97 officers and men for alleged offences in the ongoing counter-terrorism operation in the North-East.

Among the officers are four Lieutenant Colonels, a major, four captains, five Lieutenants and one 2nd Lieutenant.

The   Lieutenant Colonels are S.S. Tilawan,   D.B. Dazang, I.C. Ogunmanya, and S.U. Abubakar.

The Major is   I.I. Sakaba while the captains are Z. Alhaji,   M . Hamadikko,   M. B. Abdullahi, and   S. Y. Musa.

BBA Beverly Osu Showers Praises On Herself

Beverly Osu, who clocked 22 recently, has showered praises on herself in the social media. She said:

"I am 22 years old, I’m youthful, I’m a moving train, I’m BLACK DIAMOND, I’m a young African woman with the grace of God leading me. I am a working progress. 22 represents God,The Master Builder, The Manifestation of Dreams, The Future, realization, personal power, retribution, love, war, and a visionary. 

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ADOPTS NEW PRE-SHIPMENT INSPECTION FOR USED VEHICLES

The Federal Government on Tuesday said it would begin a new pre-shipment verification of conformity to standards on used vehicles coming into the country.

The Director-General, Standards Organisation, of Nigeria, Dr. Joseph Odumodu, disclosed this..........