JUSTICE MUST BE DONE ON ALUU OVER UNIPORT MINUS FOUR

IT is beside the point, whether the four lynched students of the University of Port Harcourt were cultists, serial rapists, or  robbers.

N200m Ransom For Osun Speaker’s Wife

Kidnappers of wife of Osun State House of Assembly Speaker, Mr. Najeem Salaam, her  abductors have demanded N200m ransom for her release.

PETER RUFAI LOSES MUM

Former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Peter Rufai, also known as Dodo Mayana, is bereaved due to the death of his mother, Christiana Rufai.

Sources close to the legendary goalkeeper said Peter Rufai was at his football academy training kids, on Wednesday morning, when he got the news via a phone call from his elder sister.

Peter Rufai was Nigeria’s number one shot stopper for several years including at the USA 94 World Cup, still considered Nigeria’s best outing at the FIFA tournament.

Chris Brown Ends Romance With Karrueche Tran...But why?

Chris Brown has publicly revealed he has dumped his girlfriend Karrueche Tran after being pictured with ex Rihanna for the third night in a row.

He admitted his close bond with the Umbrella pop star was the reason for the split, but stopped short of saying the exes had reconciled.

Banks To accept the voter's card for identification

CBN has directed banks to accept the voters’ card issued by Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, as means of identification.

Nothing has change - Mark Zuckerberg facebook CEO

Facebook’s stock has tumbled by more than 40% since its May IPO, wiping out more than $40 billion in market value. But according to Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s CEO, “nothing has to change.”

Zuckerberg made the comment amid a media push celebrating Facebook reaching 1 billion users that included an interview with Matt Lauer on the Today Show.Bloomberg Businessweek also got a shot at Zuckerberg and asked him what he has learned about the public markets and institutional investors in the last six months during the Facebook stock debacle. His answer suggested that he has not learned all that much, or at least that he has not changed his general attitude:

HULK HOGAN Threatening Lawsuit Over Leaked Sex Tape Footage

Hulk Hogan’s leaked sex tape did NOT catch the wrestler with his pants down — at least figuratively — because TMZ has learned, he’s already got his lawyers on the counter-attack, threatening to SUE if the tape isn’t taken off the Internet.

Michael Ballack Announces Retirement

Michael Ballack, who won 98 caps for Germany and scored 42 international goals, has retired from football, a statement released through his lawyer said.

Ballack, 36, began his professional career at Chemnitzer in 1995 and went on to play for Kaiserslautern, Bayer Leverkusen (twice), Bayern Munich and Chelsea. He had been without a club since leaving Leverkusen at the end of last season, despite being linked with a move to the Australian A-League.

His outstanding career saw him win the German Footballer of the Year accolade three times and play for his country, which he also captained, in five international tournaments.

Bow Wow Named New “106 & Park” Host

With the departure of longtime hosts Terrence J and Rocsi Diaz, BET’s popular “106 & Park” show was looking for new faces to host, and the network announced yesterday (October 1st) that it has found three new faces and one familiar one to fill the spots. Cash Money Records rapper Bow Wow has been named the new host of the show; alongside newcomers Mykie (from Houston), as well as Paigion and Shorty Da Prince (of Detroit.)

“I am very excited to take on this new journey in my career with BET. I’m all about branding myself and not just in music, but in TV and movies,” said Bow Wow. “Everyone always wants to compare me to the Fresh Prince, well now they can call me the Fresh Prince of 106 & Park. Get ready for a whole new world.”

Boko Haram Killed 20 Students In Federal Poly, Mubi Adamawa

At least 20 students have been shot dead by unknown gunmen in Mubi, north-eastern Nigeria, a police source has told the BBC.

The attack happened at a student hostel away from the Federal Polytechnic Mubi campus, the source said.

Jay-Z And Obama: 5 Things They Have In Common

We’ve got a little bond,” President Barack Obama said of longtime pal and supporter Jay-Z, who hosted a $40,000-a-head fundraiser for the POTUS with wife Beyoncé at the rapper’s 40/40 Club in New York City last week.

Just how similar is Jay to the Prez? “We both have daughters, and our wives are more popular than we are,” explained Obama to an exclusive crowd of 100 guests. “It’s hard but it’s OK.”

But their likeness runs far deeper than family.

Goldmyne Entertainment is breaking down what makes Jay-Z and Obama are almost like two peas in a pod.

1. Both are leaders of their game.
Obama is, of course, the leader of the free world. And hip-hop mogul Jay-Z runs the rap game.

2. Both were raised in fatherless homes.
Jay-Z has never been shy about sharing details about his troubled childhood, including how his father abandoned his family. When Obama was just a boy, his father called it quits on his household, too, eventually moving back to Africa. 

3. Both dabbled in drugs.
Through his musical prowess, Jay-Z has spun his on-the-streets experience with drugs into record-selling lyrics. In his memoir, Dreams From My Father, the Commander-in-Chief candidly discusses smoking weed and “using a little blow.”

4. Both appreciate the oldies.
No American can forget that truly cherishable moment when our president sang Al Green during a speech. And though Jay-Z is known for rap, the artist has admitted that his mother’s classic records inspired his chart-topping album, The Blueprint.

5. Both are sports fanatics.
Not only does he shoot hoops and compete on the golf course, the Commander-in-Chief is a die-hard Chicago sports fan. Jay is often court-side cheering on the Nets, the newly minted Brooklyn NBA squad of which he is part owner.

Arik Airline Blacklists FAAN MD And Many Others

THE face-off between the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and Arik Air over the latter’s indebtedness reached its peak on Tuesday, when the management of the airline blacklisted the Managing Director of the FAAN, Mr George Uriesi.

It will be recalled that workers union in the industry had, last week, disrupted operations of Arik Air at the General Aviation Terminal over the indebtedness of the airline to agencies of government totaling N18 billion. Out of the amount, FAAN was owed N7.077 billion.

Following the protest by the unions, Arik announced the shutdown of its domestic operations.

Later, a meeting of all parties concerned were held at the instance of the Minister of Aviation, Mrs Stella Adaeze-Oduah, where peace was brokered.

On Friday, as a result of the truce, the chief executives of all the three major agencies, led by the Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Dr Harold Demuren, addressed a press conference, announcing the truce, having discussed with leaders of the union on the need to let peace reign in the industry, while efforts were being made to recover debts owed by Arik, only for the industry to be awash today with the news of the blacklisting of the FAAN Managing Director,Uriesi.

In the list obtained on Tuesday, the personal-non grata list had Uriesi topping the list of 27 people with reasons for their being barred from patronising Arik “permanently.”

While various reasons were adduced by Arik Air for taking such decisions, it only adduced “management decision” for the blacklist, while it also gave September 24, 2012 as the effective date of Mr Uriesi’s blacklist.

When the news of the blacklist of the FAAN MD filtered through on Monday, an Arik official vehemently denied, saying “that will be petty on the part of any airline to have done.”

But the list, which eventually got to journalists, confirmed that indeed Arik Air management blacklisted the FAAN boss.

Another person on the list is one Mr Omojuwa J. Japhet, who the airline claimed to have lost his ipad “on our flight in June,12. Since then, he has resorted to posting damaging things about Arik Air on Twitter and some other social media sites. All efforts to pacify him proved abortive.”

Others were blacklisted for having engaged Arik staff in one brawl or another at the check-in counters for various reasons.

They included Messr Victor Ogbondah Elo; Lawal Lateef; Obayomi Osoba; Obiriki James; Guanah Raymos; Moulim Boubacal; Moussa Baba; Al-Laranma and one Ibrahim (a Somalian).

Others were Warsame Ahmed Adbukadir (Somalian); Abdelrahman Wala Eldin (Sudanese); Mohammed Murtada Awad Alla Hamad-Sudanese (Briton); Bakare Lanre; Miss Davies-Fasan Adesola; Ejilasisi Kudirat Abike; Musa Azeez-Arisekola; Adesugba Sijuade Adekoya and Oluseye Yakubu Idowu.

Also on the list were Olomiwe Peter Chukwu; Nwachukwu Austin; Orji Dniel Ikechukwu; Uzoh Himan; Adesanya David; Ikukoyi Olufemi Olukay and Grace Nkiruka Guobadia.

BEYONCE AND JAY-Z EXPECTING SECOND CHILD

Singer Beyonce Knowles, mother of eight-month-old daughter Blue Ivy with husband Jay-Z, is reportedly expecting her second child

The 31-year-old was spotted at a restaurant Sunday in a tight-fitting leopard dress that showed off her baby bump

Beyonce recently revealed that she and Jay-Z are more than happy to change diapers.

"Actually, Jay-Z is very good. We both change diapers. I love changing diapers, I love it. I love every moment of it, it's so beautiful. I love it all," she said.

She had also expressed her desire to have a big family.

3 Killed, 46 Injured In Bauchi Church Bomb Blast

Barely one week after unknown gunmen attacked the Unguwar Zango area of the Bauchi metropolis and killed about nine people; three people were also killed yesterday while 46 others were injured when a suicide bomber attacked St John’s Catholic Church, near Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium, Bauchi.

Femi Otedola, Alhaji Sayyu Dantata and others To Face The Law For Bank Debt - CBN

The former Power Minister, Prof. Barth Nnaji and other debtors amongst who are Femi Otedola, Alhaji Sayyu Dantata, Sir Johnson Arumemi-Ikhide, are to be handed over to law enforcement agents if they do not pay off their debts. Other debtors are Mrs Elizabeth Ebi and Dr. Wale Babalakin whose firms, directors and shareholders were excluded from securing additional loans from local banks ought to be prepared for a bigger storm.