Effiong Eton: 01/29/13

Tuesday 29 January 2013

NIGERIA: Former IGP, Ehindero paid N558 million into his account – Investigating officer

An investigation officer with the Independence Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC, on Monday told Justice Mudashiru Oniyangi, Adebayo of an Abuja High Court that in 2006, the sum of N557.9 million was paid into the Oceanic Bank account of a former Inspector General of Police, Sunday Ehindero.

Olayinka Adebayo, who led an investigating team, said the money was paid by a former IGP, Hafiz Ringim, who was then Commissioner of Police in Bayesa. He stated that the accused persons placed N200 million out of the amount in a fixed deposit account at the Intercontinental Bank Plc, where it had generated an interest of N16.5 million.

[VIDEO] Michael Houston Admits: I Got Whitney Houston Hooked on Cocaine

In an interview with The Today Show yesterday, Cissy Houston said she does not blame anyone for her daughter's death.

But Michael Houston taped an interview with Oprah Winfrey this week and admits that he got Whitney started on crack cocaine many, many years ago.

Taking a cue from The Situation ('memba him?), 18-year-old teen pop star Justin Bieber flashed his wannabe tough guy ripped abs to photographers in Miami on Monday.

This is what happens when you spend so much time in the gym.

Manchester United become first team valued over $3bn

Manchester United has become the first sports team in the world to be valued at more than $3bn. A surge in the club’s shares after a poor start when they were offered on the New York Stock Exchange in August has seen the overall value of United rise to $3.3bn (£2.1bn).

According to Forbes, United are comfortably ahead of the world’s second-most valuable sports team, the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys, worth $2.1bn (£1.4bn).

Looks like Arnold Schwarzenegger has been thrust back into the spotlight.

According to the New York Post, an old photo of a "young Arnold" performing a sex act has come to light, having been discovered in a storage space.

One owned by late Penthouse founder Bob Guccione. Obviously.

[VIDEO] Kay Switch "Sista Caro’s" Ft D’banj

Kay Switch, D’Banj’s younger brother has released a video for his single Sister Caro under D’Banj’s D’ Koko Master (DKM) record label.

The hit track, which was released along with Oluwa in 2012, featured D’banj and it, was released by Sony Music Africa.

The video featured skits from veteran Yourba actor, Pa Ajirebi.

Check it out and prepare for some lewd moves by the dancers.

Chris Brown Likens Self to Jesus; Feeling Crucified in Wake of Frank Ocean Melee?

Chris Brown is apparently feeling crucified since his fight with Frank Ocean.

Yesterday, the 23-year-old R&B star, who also paints in his spare time, posted a new photo on Instagram of Jesus on the cross, with a not-so cryptic caption:

"Painting the way I feel today," he wrote.

Although he seems to have an extremely hard time taking his own advice, the controversial and often embattled singer also added, "Focus on what matters!"

[VIDEO]: Destiny’s Child Member Michelle Williams Says Reunion is Just A Rumor.

Sorry to all you Destiny’s Child fans out there who were excited to see the group’s upcoming reunion at this year’s Super Bowl. According to celebrity blogger Sandra Rose, DC member, Michelle Williams recently spilled the beans that rumors of a Destiny’s Child reunion, were just that: rumors.

Streaming ‘Nollywood’ movie service iROKOtv has partnered with Nokia NOK1V.HE +1.80% to launch the Nigerian company’s first mobile app, exclusively on the Windows Phone platform, the company announced Tuesday.

A cleric, Prophet Elikanah Ajibade, who was charged to court on Tuesday and was remanded in prison, was accused to have physically abused his son because he attended a church service against his instruction.

According to the details obtained by Crime Reports, the boy who is now in the care of JWC staff, reportedly left home for the new year eve service on Monday, December 31, 2012, in a church which was not his father’s, though against the will of his father.

Residents of Ijaye in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital were on Monday thrown into confusion following the alleged killing of a Muslim cleric, Lateef Amusa, by a masquerader the previous day, Sunday.

Texas is set to execute Kimberly McCarthy by lethal injection on Tuesday, the first woman to be put to death in the United States in more than two years.

The execution is scheduled to be carried out at the state prison in Huntsville, Texas after 6 p.m. local time.

Women are rarely executed in the United States. Only 12 female inmates were put to death since the Supreme Court reinstated capital punishment in 1976, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.

The last woman executed was Teresa Lewis in Virginia on September 23, 2010, the information center said.

[VIDEO] TILLAMAN ADDRESSES VIDEO BAN

Calls for video screening board and forum between NBC and artistes.

On the heels of the ban of his video alongside several other

Artistes’, Tillaman has taken to YouTube to address NBC, speaking his mind on the ban and how it affects him as an artiste.

West Brom striker Peter Odemwingie is expected to find out if he will face disciplinary action for his Twitter attacks against the club when he returns to training today.

Odemwingie released a series of outbursts against the Baggies after his transfer request was rejected on Friday.

The Nigerian international has expressed his desire to join QPR who had a second bid – believed to be in the region of £3 million – rejected by Albion.

The 31-year-old was given time off because his recently born son, Noah, and wife, Sarah, have been in hospital but they were discharged yesterday.

Surprise pervaded a Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja on Monday when a director of the Police Pension Office, Mr. John Yusuf, was handed down only a two-year jail sentence for conniving with others to defraud the office and pensioners of N27.2bn.

Yusuf admitted to stealing N2bn of the money.

But he would not spend the two years in jail as Justice Abubakar Talba gave him an option of fine in the sum of N750, 000 for the three offences he pleaded guilty to.

Each of the three offences attracts a two-year jail term.

The sentences run concurrently.

Yusuf, who by his sentence becomes the first to be jailed in the ongoing trial of persons involved in the N38.8bn Police pension scam, will however forfeit 32 houses in the FCT and Gombe as well as N325m which the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said were proceeds from the crime.

Many in the courtroom openly expressed their amazement with Talba’s judgment.

Rapper Future can call himself a rapper and a parent ... AT THE SAME DAMN TIME ... 'cause he just took a DNA test proving he's the father of a 10-year-old son ... According to TMZ.

Future -- aka Nayvadius Cash -- was sued last year by Jessica Smith -- who claimed the rapper knocked her up in 2001 ... but should be ordered to pay her child support.

According to court docs filed in Georgia, the 29-year-old rapper took a DNA test -- which confirmed with 99.9% certainty the kid was his.

Details of this morning's Rick Ross shooting are still sketchy at this time, and it's not like the rapper hasn't been in this situation before. So who tried to kill him?

Police in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., are gathering surveillance footage from the scene where Ross crashed his car after being targeted in a drive-by shooting.

While driving with his girlfriend Shateria L. Moragne-el, Ross smashed his Rolls Royce into an apartment building in attempt to flee from bullets fired at him.

Security cameras at a building across the street were rolling this morning, and police are hoping they may get a glimpse at the shooter and/or the vehicle.

In the latest issue of Billboard, Justin Bieber talks openly for the first time about his split from Selena Gomez.

With rumors flying over Gomez seeking revenge via future songs, and with Bieber just releasing a breakup anthem titled "Nothing Like This," the young artist is surprisingly candid in his interview with the magazine.

The Nigerian Broadcast Commission, NBC, and National Films and Video Censors Board, NFVCB, on Monday denied banning the broadcast of some musical videos by Nigerian artistes.

Mrs Maimuna Jimada, the Acting Public Relations Officer of the Commission, disclosed in Abuja that the commission was not aware of the ban.

According to her, NBC was not in charge of banning musical videos. “NBC has not banned any videos as we are not in-charge of placing a ban on music videos.”

Some newspapers had reported that the commission had banned some new musical videos from being broadcast in the country for containing offensive materials.

The report named some of the affected artistes as P-square, Wande Coal, Timaya, Flavour, D’prince, Goldie, Chuddy K and Tillaman.

ELTON John introduces his new son to the world — in a snap with the infant’s big brother.

Sir Elton, 65, and partner David Furnish beamed with joy as they posed with Elijah Joseph Daniel Furnish-John and Zachary, two.

After about three years of attacks on security formations, public and worship places, the Jamaatul Ahjlil Sunna lidawati wal Jihad otherwise known as Boko Haram, on Monday agreed to cease-fire.

The organisation’s Second Commander (southern and northern Borno), Muhammed Abdulaziz, in a statement, cited dialogue with the Borno State Government as reason.

“I am announcing this ceasefire with the approval and consent of the leader Sheikh Abubakar Shekau. We, therefore, call on all our members to stop all acts of violent immediately and await further directives,” said Sheikh Abdul Aziz, who introduced himself as the second in command to Mr. Shekau.