President Johnathan Sacks MD of Nigerian Ports Authority, Appoints Sanusi Lamido Ado Bayero As New MD

President Goodluck Jonathan As fired the Managing Director of The Nigerian Ports Authority; Read the State House press release below...

President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the appointment of Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Ado Bayero as the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). Alhaji Sanusi, a lawyer, from Kano State takes over from Mallam Habib Abdullahi (pictured above) who has been relieved of his appointment as Managing Director of the NPA.

Sons Kill Father, Mother in Enugu

The Enugu State Police Command is currently trying to unravel the circumstances that led to the murder of a father and a mother by their sons in separate incidents in the Coal City.

The two bizarre incidents occurred within a space of two days, Sunday, April 26, and Monday, April 27, 2015, in different parts of the state.

In the first incident, which took place on April 26, one Chijioke Onyeke reportedly murdered his father at Umuaina, Umuogboagu village, in Igboeze North Local Government Area of the state.

It was gathered that at about 6:30pm on that fateful day, Chijioke inflicted machete cuts on his father’s head after a quarrel that arose over a yet to be determined reason.

The elder Onyeke sustained severe injuries from the cuts, which prompted family members and neighbours, who were around when the incident occurred, to rush him St. Mary’s hospital, Ogurete, Enugu Ezike.

Man, 31 Sexually Assaults Boy, 11 In Lagos

A 31-year-old man, Samson Ndubuisi, who allegedly had canal knowledge of an 11-year-old boy, was on Wednesday hauled up before an Apapa Magistrates’ Court, Lagos. 

Ndubuisi, a resident of No. 3/4, Umuaka Close, Ilufe Junction, Alaba Market, Lagos, is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and sexual assault by penetration. 

The Prosecutor, ASP Soji Ojaokomo told the court that the accused committed the offences on April 12 at his apartment. 

Ojaokomo said the accused had canal knowledge of boy without his consent. 

“The complainant said that on that fateful day, he went to fetch water at one Mrs Doris Ezenwa’s company. 

President Jonathan, Sambo, Others To Get N3.24BN Severance Pay

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, Vice-President Namadi Sambo, non-returning federal lawmakers, ministers and   presidential aides will collect N3.24bn as severance allowances, investigation by The PUNCH has shown.

The severance allowances   are contained in the Remuneration Package   put together by the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission.

According to the package, Jonathan, who will hand over to the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, on May 29, is entitled to 300 per cent of his annual basic salary.

The President’s annual basic salary is put at N3, 514,705 and therefore his severance allowance will be N10, 544,115 after May 29.

The severance allowance is without prejudice to his other constitutional entitlements as a former head of government.

Similarly, Vice-President Sambo, who leaves office the same day as Jonathan, is also entitled to 300 per cent of his annual basic salary put at N3, 031,572.50. This means that his severance allowance after May 29 is N9, 094,717.50.

For having held the office of vice-president, Sambo also has some constitutional entitlements and perks.

Graphic Photos: Man Dies In Fatal 3rd Mainland Bridge Accident

According to twitter users an  accident on third mainland bridge, Lagos left the bike rider and passenger dead.... However, others say it was car accident which left one man dead...See Graphic pic below: 

Beyoncé Rumored To Have Hired Help To Make Sure Jay Z Doesn’t Cheat

We’d hoped that all was well with the coupled up Carters following their Hawaiian anniversary trip andrecent happy photos at her mom’s wedding, but it sounds like they’re still experiencing some bumps based on some new rumors floating around that Bey doesn’t trust Jay and is going to serious lengths to make sure he’s on the up and up.

According to Mirror UK reports: Their marriage has been the subject on intense scrutiny since “liftgate.”

And now, according to Grazia, Beyonce has hired a private detective to keep their eyes on her hubby.

Despite putting on a united front for recent outings together, sources tell the mag there is trouble in paradise.

This Bird Egg Is About To Sell For £50,000

An extremely rare elephant bird egg is estimated to sell for £50,000 when it goes up for auction this week.

Believed to be more than 400 years old and 200 times the size of the average chicken egg, the 11.8in tall egg was laid by the now-extinct elephant bird, a flightless creature indigenous to Madagascar.

It is thought that the egg will sell for up to $76,000 (£49,600) when it goes up for auction at Sotheby’s in London.

‘It’s the largest egg from the largest bird that ever existed,’ David Goldthorpe, senior director of Sotheby’s books and manuscripts department, told Reuters.

Dumb Criminal: Man ‘Likes’ His Own Wanted Post On Facebook, Gets Arrested

The latest addition to the illustrious ranks of suspects who have done such things as taken selfies with stolen items or Snapchatted their hiding places to police is Levi Charles Reardon, who ‘liked’ a Facebook post calling for his own arrest.

Reardon, 23, spotted his own wanted post on the Great Falls/Cascade County Crimestoppers Facebook page and inexplicably hit ‘like’.

I Was Paid Only N10,000 – Ogun School Girl’s Cousin

Kelvin Okorie (aka Okito), the maternal cousin of the 15-year-old Ogun schoolgirl, Precious Nwaigwe, who was kidnapped and sold to Libya, has said he was paid N10,000 for the deal!

Okorie spoke on Tuesday at the Police Command Headquarters in Ikeja, where he was paraded along with his friend, Ogbonna Njoku (aka John).

Njoku’s brother, Nzube Chukwu, who is based in Libya, had taken custody of Precious before selling her to a pimp. The pimp claimed she bought Precious for $6,000 and forced her to work for the 
money.

You recall that Precious returned to the country on Friday after she finished paying the money and an additional 500 dinars. She had told PUNCH Metro that she was betrayed by Okorie, who she trusted.

Nigerian Troops Rescue 200 girls, 93 Women From Sambisa Forest

In a daring and precise operation the Nigerian troops have stormed the Sambisa Forest and rescued about 300 women and girls.

The PRNigeria gathered that at least three major terrorists camps have been destroyed in the well-cordinated attacks that include the destruction of the notorious Tokumbere camp in the Sambisa Forest.

While confirming the operation the Director Defence Information, Major General Chris Olukolade said he could not confirm the identity of the freed victims and their origins and he could not state if any of them was from Chibok until after thorough screening and proper investigations.