A woman involved in stealing children and
pretending as if they were twin children has been
arrested
– The alleged abductor known as Zainab Salisu did
as if she were a customer who wanted to buy
something
– The suspect stole a one-year-old girl named
Fehintola Lawal and another boy child at Abule Egba
area of Lagos state
– Salisu gave the names of Taiwo to the girl and
Kehinde to the boy respectively, which are the two
names twin babies are called among the Yoruba
speaking tribe in Southwestern part of Nigeria
The woman named Zainab Salisu who steals little
children and pretend as if they are her twin children
sitting beside her husband who is carrying a kid
It was reported that Zainab Salisu, who is 42
years old is an indigene of Katsina state.
Salisu told a source on Thursday, June 2 that she
did not tell her unsuspecting husband the truth
regarding her trip overseas in 2015, stating that she
conceived and gave birth to the said twin children.
It was further learnt that the alleged child abductor
pretended as if she were a customer when she met
the kidnapped child’s mother named Damilola Lawal
in a particular shop at Abule Egba area, while
inquiring about some goods which were not
available for purchase.
Police officers attached to the Anti-Human
trafficking Section of the State Department of
Criminal Investigation, Yaba arrested the alleged
child abductor on Wednesday, June 1 at Idimu area
of the state as gathered by the Punch on Thursday,
June 2.
Salisu stated: “I am from Katsina state, but I have
been staying in the South West since I finished my
secondary school education in Kano state. I got
married in 1992, but I lost my husband in 1993. I
met my new husband last year.

“I stay in the Ifo area of Ogun state. My new
husband lives in the Matogun area. When I met
Fehintola’s parents on that Saturday, I intended to
take her away and nurture her as my child. When
we went to the supermarket, I did not observe any
camera, but I knew there would be cameras there.
“When I fled, I took the girl to my place in Ifo. I lied
to my husband in August 2015 that I was pregnant. I
told him I was travelling abroad when I realised that
he would notice that I was lying. He was the one
who drove me to the airport.
“But I did not travel abroad. So when I stole
Fehintola in May, I went to him and told him I was
back. I took the girl and another boy to him as my
twins.”
“I told my husband that I had a set of twins. I said
they were a boy and a girl. He did not suspect
anything until yesterday when the police came to
arrest us. I call the toddlers Taiwo and Kehinde. The
other boy is related to me. He is my cousin. The
mother is dead, but the father lives in Sagamu. I
took good care of both children.”
The alleged abductor was said to have graduated
from an unnamed polytechnic in Ogun state.
Saheed Akinwale, who is the husband of the
suspect said he never knew his wife was into such
shady business.
While Akinwale stated his own side of the whole
story, he said: “When she came back in May 2016, I
did not ask her any question. She had called me in
August 2015 that she was pregnant and was
delivered of twins. I did not doubt her. When she
came back last month, she brought the children. It
was when I saw policemen on Wednesday that I
knew she had been lying to me.”
More so, the mother of the baby who was
kidnapped spoke on the issue, adding that she
really appreciated the efforts of the police, saying: “I
am grateful to God for rescuing my baby. I am also
grateful to the police and the media. Fehintola is my
only child. She celebrated her one-year birthday on
May 5. This abduction happened on May 16.”
Dolapo Badmos, a superintendent of police and the
Lagos state police public relations officer (PPRO)
concluded the issue stating: “We have not reunited
the boy with his parents because we have not seen
them. We appeal to members of the public to help us
locate them. The suspect is a serial child kidnapper
and she will soon be charged to court.”
The activities of kidnappers and abductors have
continued to be checkmate by the security agents,
as two abducted reverend sisters were rescued

recently by the police

President Muhammadu Buhari met with his
predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan, met on Thursday
night at the presidential villa
– Report says the meeting is likely to be about the
Niger Delta Avengers
– Official details of the meeting is however
unknown as at press time
President Muhammadu Buhari and ex-President
Goodluck Jonathan
Following the more frequent bombings by militant
group, Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) President
Muhammadu Buhari met with his predecessor,
Goodluck Jonathan, on Thursday night at the
presidential villa.
Details of the meeting is however unknown as at
press time as Mr Jonathan just returned to the
country on Wednesday, June 1 after a long trip
abroad. While away, it was reported that Mr Jonathan had
gone on self-exile, a report he denied.

"Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari had
received the former president Olusegun Obasanjo
in Aso Rock villa on Jume 3, Friday."

Why Jonathan may not be target of arrest soon
Contrary to widespread speculations that the
noose may have tightened around former
President Jonathan’s camp, and that his arrest
may be in the offing, Ripples Nigeria investigations
show that he may not be on the priority list of

security agencies for now..

Nineteen-year-old Nathan Mattick has loved
football since he was tiny but he quickly realised
that his dreams of playing for Chelsea were going to
be limited by his cerebral palsy.
But not one to be deterred by his wheelchair,
Nathan decided that the next best thing would be
refereeing for some of his favourite teams.
He quickly discovered that no one in a wheelchair
had ever qualified as a referee before, but with the
support of the sports department at the National
Star College where he studies, Nathan managed to
make the grade.
After passing his exams with Gloucestershire
Football Association, he is now qualified to officiate
in able-bodied and disabled matches, both indoors
and outside.
BBC News joined Nathan as he laid down the law

Arnold Schwarzenegger chased by elephant in
South Africa
2 June 2016 Last updated at 10:06 BST
Arnold Schwarzenegger got chased by an elephant
while on a trip to South Africa.
The actor shared the experience on social media,
imploring people to stop killing the animals for ivory
and "take a photo, not a shot"

A seven-year-old Japanese boy who went missing
for nearly a week after his parents briefly left him in
remote woods as punishment has been found safe
and well.
How did Yamato Tanooka survive and find shelter,
and how much of a danger were the bears that live
in the region?
How did he come to be on his own?
Yamato's parents had briefly left him by a wooded
road near Nanae in Hokkaido region to punish him
for throwing rocks on a family day out. When they
went back minutes later he had gone.
He was dressed in only a T-shirt and jeans, in an
area where temperatures can dip as low as 9C at
night.
"It's been colder than it usually is at this time of
year," Ross Findlay, founder of the Niseko
Adventure Centre in the region, told the BBC.
"We've had snow on top of the mountain in Niseko,
though that might not have been the case of Nanae,
which is further south. But for a small boy who
doesn't have much body fat, that's a problem."
What is the terrain like in the area?
The remote region is densely forested, with oak and
birch trees and heavy undergrowth.
"The undergrowth in the forest is made up of a thing
called Sasa," said Mr Findlay.
"It's like bamboo but quite thick and very hard to
get through, so it's a lot different to what other
countries might think of forest.
"It's too hard to walk through so not many people
wander into the woods. You really need to be on
some kind of trail otherwise you just can't get
anywhere.
"Especially for a small boy if he's lying on the
ground with dense undergrowth, it can be very hard
to find."
The search was also hampered by heavy rains.
How did he find shelter?
Yamato appears to have been both lucky and
sensible.
He was discovered at a military base on Friday,
about 5.5km (3.4 miles) from where he went
missing last Saturday.
The site had allegedly already been searched on
Monday morning, but the boy was not found, the .
The search team comprised of 180 people and
search dogs.
The soldier who found Tanooka had not been part of
any previous rescue efforts, AP reports.
Yamato told police he had walked to the military
base by himself soon after his parents left him.
"I drank water to get by," he reportedly said. "There
wasn't anything to eat."
He slept on mattresses spread on the hut floor.
Could he have found food in the woods?
It's very unlikely at this time of year, according to
David Niehoff, president of Kanto Adventures.
"Spring is just getting started so things are just
starting to come out of the ground," he said.
"Local knowledge is also necessary to know what
to eat safely because there are poisonous plants
growing too, but in general there's not a lot of wild
food."
The streams around Japan are generally safe to
drink from, but certain streams in the mountains of
Hokkaido carry a parasite that makes it essential to
boil water before drinking, says Mr Niehoff.
However it would have been safe to drink from a
tap like the one the boy found.
How is he doing now?
Doctors at the hospital where he is being treated
say he has only minor injuries, but was suffering
slightly from hypothermia.
Not having food "would have caused him to run
even lower on energy which would have put him in
greater danger", said Mr Findlay.
What about those bears?
Hokkaido is also home to brown bears, which can
be as big as 2m high (6ft 5in), but they weren't
necessarily a threat.
"The bears generally kept to their own, so it's
actually better to make more noise so they are
aware of your presence, which makes them likely to
go the other way," said Mr Findlay.
"They can usually get quite hostile if you surprise
them instead."
What would be the best advice to a child lost in the
forest?
"Stay dry, stay warm and stay put," says Mr
Niehoff. "It's much harder to be found if you're
moving about, people can be more easily found
from their last known location."
However, Mr Findlay added in the boy's
circumstances, he had acted in the best possible
way.
"He found himself shelter, water, and something to
keep himself warm so I don't think you can do too
much from that," he told the BBC. "It's quite a
miracle really after six days."

Photo: See how some students take lessons in
a school in Jigawa state
The photo which was taken recently, was shared
by Zuma Times Hausa Facebook wall.

Woman who lives in £700,000 house & earns
£200k a year says she's 'struggling to get by'

An executive who earns £200,000 a year with her
husband has caused uproar after claiming they
are struggling to get by. Nisha Sharma, 45, lives in
a £700,000 house in Croydon with Ashish, 49, and
their four-year-old daughter.
‘In theory, with our household income, we
are in the top 5% of the UK population and
yet it does not feel that way,’ she told the
Financial Times.
'If you’re earning millions of pounds, then you’re
OK – and at the other end of the spectrum you get
everything paid for. We are caught in the middle
where we are paying for everything.’ One
commenter on the Financial Times' article, by the
alias Inequal7, writes:
The maths ruins the story. Gross [income] =
£200k Net annual = £130k Net monthly = £10,800
One child’s school fees = £15,000 (generous,
given her child is four) One mortgage on a £700k
house, 10% deposit at 3% = £3,000 (generous,
given interest rate is possible at 1.5%) So even
with that there is £6,600 per month left Say £600
for bills… which leaves £6,000 a month. Even in
London this is enough to live on.
Trust Twitter, users also came for the woman..

Innovation

The Bios Incube is an incubator that monitors and
cultivates trees from human ashes.
Credit: Bios Urn
Instead of keeping a departed loved one's ashes in
an urn over the fireplace, why not breathe new life
into them, in the form of a tree that can sit in your
living room or outside on your porch? A new gadget
helps you nurture life from ashes, and regardless of
how green your thumbs are, it offers a way to keep
loved ones close after they die.
The Bios Incube, created by the company Bios Urn,
is an incubator that monitors and cultivates trees
from human ashes in people's homes. The
company says the invention allows people to return
the deceased to life through nature, creating a living
reminder of that person.
"When someone dies, they physically die, but the
people who are around the deceased person still
remember," said Roger Moliné, co-founder of Bios
Urn. [Top 10 Weird Ways We Deal with the Dead]
The Bios Incube is a sleek, white plant pot that
measures 2.5 feet (76 centimeters) tall and about 1
foot (33 cm) in diameter. The Bios Incube works
with the Bios Urn, a biodegradable urn, and an
accompanying mobile application. Although the Bios
Urn has been available for more than a year, the
Bios Incube is a new product designed for people
who want to keep their trees close instead of
planting them in a forest, Moliné told Live Science.
The Bios Urn is a relatively small cylindrical
package with the seed and soil sitting on top of the
ashes. The entire Bios Urn sits in the upper half of
the Bios Incube and is supported from the bottom
and around by soil. The Bios Urn is made of paper,
carbon and cellulose . Once it decomposes, the
ashes mix with the soil and roots of the tree, Moliné
said.
The outer circumference of the Bios Incube,
separated from the soil by a barrier, is a water tank
that holds up to 3 gallons (11.4 liters) of water.
There is a water pump on the bottom of the Bios
Incube and a sensor and sprinkler at the top. Water
enters through a slot toward the rim of the Bios
Incube, according to the company.
The sensor and sprinkler sit on top of the soil. The
sensor monitors soil moisture , to make sure the
tree gets the right amount of water; soil
conductivity, to make sure the tree has enough
fertilizer; and soil temperature, to make sure the
soil maintains a consistent temperature, Moliné
said. The sensor also monitors environmental
conditions, such as sunlight exposure, temperature
and humidity, he added.
The sensor is preprogramed to know what type of
tree it is monitoring — for instance, whether it's a
pine or maple. This means the device knows the
exact moment the tree needs to be watered, Moliné
said. Over- and under-watering are typically the
main issues that affect tree growth, Moliné said, so
the Bios Incube combines collected data from its
sensors to determine when to water the tree. When
the device detects dryness, the water pump
automatically works to hydrate the soil. The Bios
Incube's storage capacity of 3 gallons of water lasts
20 days on average, according to the company.
The sensor wirelessly transmits all its collected
data through Wi-Fi to an application that can be
accessed on a smartphone. The sensor can also
use the internet to retrieve weather data to
determine whether the plant should or should not be
left outside, Moliné said, or whether a plant should
be moved from one room to another.
The tree can stay in its pot or be planted in a forest,
Moliné said. "If we keep a tree in a flower pot, the
tree doesn't grow indefinitely," he said. If the tree is
removed from the Bios Incubator and planted in the
forest, the Bios Incube can be reused to plant
another tree, Moliné said, even if the seed and soil
don't come from the Bios Urn. The Bios Incube
uses an ordinary soil mixture of coco peat, made
from coconut husks, and vermiculite, a mineral
used to retain water, the company said.
Bios Urn has received positive feedback from its
users and the company maintains close
relationships with its customers, Moliné said. The
Bios Incube ran a Kickstarter campaign that raised
more than $83,000, about $15,000 over their goal of
$68,000, to market the Bios Incube. The Bios
Incube is expected to ship out to early backers of
the crowdfunding campaign in November, with the
rest of the shipments estimated for March 2017.
Original article on Live Science.

60 year old man who recently sat for secondary school exam

The 60 year old Somali man who recently sat
for his final secondary school exam wants to
be a doctor

60-year- old Somali student, Ahmed Saney who
sat for his final secondary school examination this
week wants to be a doctor. His photos while in
examination room doing his final paper went viral
on social media mainly twitter and facebook with
congratulatory messages.
Radio Dalsan team then visited Saney in his
school in Balcad outskirts of Mogadishu on
Tuesday to document the challenges he is facing
in his dream to be a doctor.
"I dropped out of school in 1965 following
economic challenges faced by my family
and started tailoring business to sustain
them," he told Dalsan team. "I am happy to
be in school now to continue my education
to fulfill my dreams,"
He said he want to be a doctor to help people in his
village and across the country and needs
government support.
"I call upon the government and well
wishers to help me achieve my dreams of
being a doctor in my country. he said."
When asked about sitting in the same class with
fellow students like his grandchildren, Saney
replied
“Education has no age, the most certain is
acquiring the knowledge both secular and
religious.
He was among 45000 secondary students across
the country who sat for the nationalized
examination during the second year respectively.

Source: Radio Dalsan

The world most expensive player

Lionel Messi is the world's most expensive
player with a value of £163million

According to CIES Football Observatory, Lionel
Messi is the world's most expensive player with a
tag of £163million while his Barceloba teammate,
Neymar is close on his heels at £155million.
Predictably, C Ronaldo is not too far behind in third
place at £106million while Antoine Griezmann and
Tottenham striker Harry Kane make up the top five
on the hundred-strong list.
The values of the players are based on several
different variables including age, length of current
contract and potential suitors. All 100 players in the
list are employed by clubs in Europe's top five
leagues - Premier League, La Liga, Serie A,
Bundesliga and Ligue 1.
The likes of Wayne Rooney and Zlatan Ibrahimovic
do not feature on the list because of their age at 30
and 34 respectively. See the full list below
CIES FOOTBALL OBSERVATORY'S VALUATION ON
TOP 100 PLAYERS
1. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) - £163m
2. Neymar (Barcelona) - £155m
3. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) - £106m
4. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) - £93m
5. Harry Kane (Tottenham) - £87m
6. Anthony Martial (Man United) - £86m
7. Luis Suarez (Barcelona) - £81m
8. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) - £80m
9. Sergio Aguero (Man City) - £75m
10. Paul Pogba (Juventus) - £70m
11. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) - £62m
12. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) - £60m
13. Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal) - £58m
14. Dele Alli (Tottenham) - £58m
15. Thomas Muller (Bayern) - £57m
16. Raheem Sterling (Man City) - £56m
17. Robert Lewandowski (Bayern) - £52m
18. Alvaro Morata (Juventus) - £50m
19. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) - £48m
20. Gonzalo Higuain (Napoli) - £47m
21. Isco (Real Madrid) - £47m
22. P.E Aubameyang (Dortmund) - £48m
23. James Rodriguez (Real Madrid) - £45m
24. Romelu Lukaku (Everton) - £45m
25. Hector Bellerin (Arsenal) - £43m
26. Kevin De Bruyne (Man City) - £43m
27. Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool) - £40m
28. Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid) - £39m
29. Willian (Chelsea) - £39m
30. Koke (Atletico Madrid) - £39m
31. Mauro Icardi (Inter Milan) - £38m
32. Diego Costa (Chelsea) - £38m
33. Mesut Ozil (Arsenal) - £38m
34. David Alaba (Bayern) - £38m
35. Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea) - £37m
36. Eric Dier (Tottenham) - £37m
37. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) - £37m
38. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) - £37m
39. Raphael Varane (Real Madrid) - £36m
40. Christian Eriksen (Tottenham) - £36m
41. David de Gea (Man United) - £36m
42. Cesc Fabregas (Chelsea) - £35m
43. Nicolas Otamendi (Man City) - £35m
44. N'Golo Kante (Leicester) - £34m
45. Douglas Costa (Bayern) - £34m
46. Memphis Depay (Man United) - £34m
47. Riyad Mahrez (Leicester) - £33m
48. Pedro (Chelsea) - £33m
49. Lucas Moura (PSG) - £33m
50. Jerome Boateng (Bayern) - £33m
51. Saul Niguez (Atletico Madrid) - £32m
52. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) - £32m
53. Andre Gomes (Valencia) - £32m
54. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) - £32m
55. Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid) - £31m
56. Virgil van Dijk (Southampton) - £31m
57. Daley Blind (Man United) - £31m
58. Ross Barkley (Everton) - £31m
59. Emre Can (Liverpool) - £30m
60. Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) - £30m
61. Marco Verratti (PSG) - £30m
62. Mohamed Salah (Roma) - £30m
63. Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus) - £30m
64. John Stones (Everton) - £29m
65. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) - £29m
66. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) - £29m
67. Erik Lamela (Tottenham) - £29m
68. Nemanja Matic (Chelsea) - £29m
69. Oscar (Chelsea) - £29m
70. Juan Mata (Man United) - £28m
71. Giannelli Imbula (Stoke) - £28m
72. Manuel Neuer (Bayern) - £28m
73. Angel di Maria (PSG) - £27m
74. Sadio Mane (Southampton) - £27m
75. Carlos Bacca (AC Milan) - £27m
76. Son Heung-min (Tottenham) - £27m
77. Felipe Anderson (Lazio) - £27m
78. Jamie Vardy (Leicester) - £27m
79. Denis Suarez (Villarreal) - £27m
80. Dimitri Payet (West Ham) - £26m
81. Leroy Sane (Schalke) - £26m
82. Marquinhos (PSG) - £26m
83. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Dortmund) - £26m
84. Chris Smalling (Man United) - £25m
85. Radja Nainggolan (Roma) - £25m
86. Julian Brandt (Bayer Leverkusen) - £25m
87. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) - £25m
88. Bernardo Silva (Monaco) - £24m
89. Kostas Manolas (Roma) - £24m
90. Gerard Pique (Barcelona) - £24m
91. Paco Alcacer (Valencia) - £24m
92. Miralem Pjanic (Roma) - £24m
93. Danilo (Real Madrid) - £24m
94. Alessandro Florenzi (Roma) - £24m
95. Jordon Ibe (Liverpool) - £23m
96. Marco Reus (Dortmund) - £23m
97. David Silva (Manchester City) - £23m
98. Joe Hart (Manchester City) - £23m
99. Marcelo (Real Madrid) - £23m
100. Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen) - £22m
All values are rounded to the nearest million.

Figures courtesy of Football Observatory.

Two brothers arrested for fake currency

Photos: RRS nabs two brothers in possession
of fake currency

Operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of
Lagos State Police Command, today, arrested two
blood brothers allegedly in connection with the
possession of 80 pieces of fake N1000. The
suspects who are from the same parents, Ifeanyi
Ihesiaba and Hope Ihesiaba, were apprehended on
a tip-off from the owner of a business centre
(name withheld) at Magodo/Isheri area of Lagos,
where one of the suspects, Ifeanyi, went to buy a
recharge card of N200 with a fake One Thousand
Naira note.
According to the shop operator, “It was around
6:35 pm. I was inside my shop when I saw this
young man came in to demand for Two hundred
Naira of recharge card. I stood up immediately to
attend to him. I demanded for the money before I
could give him the recharge card he asked for.
Suspiciously, I deeply looked at the money, and I
discovered that it was a fake denomination of One
thousand Naira…. Then, I pretended as if I was still
looking for the recharge card and balance of N800
Naira, and I used the back door to go out. I looked
around for the Police, and luckily for me, I saw
RRS operatives who were on patrol routine around
the axis. I explained to them, and they instantly
followed me to my shop which led to his arrest.”
Upon his arrival at the RRS’ Headquarters in
Alausa, the suspect made a confessional
statement, saying that his brother, Hope Ihesiaba,
who just arrived to Lagos from South-Eastern part
of the Country, gave him the money. “I will not
deny the fact that the monies are fake. But I
thought I could spend them around the area. I
have made a greatest mistake of my life”, he
noted.
However, his confessional statement helped the
Police to track his brother to brothel where he was
arrested after hidden for two days. While
interrogating his brother, he said that he never
knew it was a criminal offence to be in possession
of fake currency.
"When I noticed that my brother has been
apprehended where he went to spend the money, I
had to take to my heels. I went to hide in a brothel
around Berger area. But at a point, I realised that
blood is thicker than water, and more so, my
brother is innocent. So, when he pretended that he
was released on bail, I decided to show face in
order to apologise to him… I don't know he was
deceiving me so that I can come out from my
shell. I went back home after two days,
unknowingly, Police had surrounded everywhere,
and I got arrested".
Explaining how he got the fake currency, the
suspect said “I bought the currency from one guy
simply identified as Odi in Aba. I exchanged 80
pieces of fake one thousand naira for N28,000.
There is a popular relaxation spot in Aba, called
Boropit opposite Ariara Market. At this place, there
are many people dealing with this fake currency."
The suspected criminal said that he relocated to
Lagos last November after his laundry shop in
Rumuola Road in Port-Harcourt was demolished
by the State Government.
"When all I had laboured for in my life has been
destroyed by the government, I had to relocate to
Lagos to start a new life. At the moment, I am
managing with my brother in his apartment. I was
looking for capital to start -up my laundry
business, but help was not forthcoming. Then, I
decided to go to Aba to buy the fake currency, so I
can be spending it here and collecting balances in
each one thousand naira. I think by this means, I
can begin new life".
He went further, “When I got back to Lagos with 80
pieces of fake one thousand naira, I shared it into
two; I gave my brother 40 pieces and also took 40
pieces of fake currency. It was one of the fake
money I gave my brother that he wanted to spend
to buy to a recharge card where he was arrested."
The RRS operatives further made frantic efforts to
recover all other fake currency in their
possession, by searching their three-bedroom flat
residence, at No 2B Oluwakemi Street, Ojodu-
Abiodun, where another 77 pieces of fake one
thousand were recovered. His girlfriend, Ndubuisi
Ijeoma, and another suspect, Simeone Joseph,
were also arrested.
In his words, Simeon Joseph, who denied having
knowledge of the fake currency found on the
suspect, said that he was only putting up with him
pending the time he will get his own
accommodation. “I am into music production and
learning hair dressing from one Mrs. Orji who had
recently travelled out of the country. I knew the
suspect about ten years ago…. I am just trying
may be I will be managing with him in his shop
because he is also a hair-stylist. And since my
boss had travelled out of the country, I wish I
continue learning the work. This is why I decided
to put up with him in his house in Ojodu. Apart
from hair dressing work, I did not know that the
suspect is dealing with fake currency.”
He continued: “I did not know anything about the
one thousand naira denomination found on him
and subsequent search of his house where
another fake currency was recovered. I know it is
criminal offence to be in possession or spend of
fake currency.
One of the suspect’s girlfriends, Ndubuisi Ijeoma,
confessed that all the fake currency found in her
wardrobe all belonged to his boyfriend, Ifeanyi
Ihesiaba.
“The Policemen conducted a search in my room
and they found two laptops, DSTV Walka, and my
phones. The laptops belonged to my boyfriend and
his friend. The fake currency found under my
clothes was kept there by the suspect, which I
knew nothing about. I don’t know anything about
the fake currency, but was recovered under my
clothes in my room,” Ijeoma added.
Other items recovered from the suspects are two
laptops, a cutlass, sledge hammer and a sum of
Seventeen Thousand Naira.
Confirming the arrest, the state Police'
Spokesperson, Superintendent of Police, SP
Dolapo Badmus, implored people to critically look
at any currency denomination exchanging with
them for business transaction. The suspects have
been transferred to State Criminal Investigation

Department (SCID) for prosecution.

Fire outbreak

Photos: Fire Outbreak at Lagos Annex of the
National Assembly

There was a fire outbreak this afternoon at the
Lagos National Assembly Annex, located at
Tafawa Balewa Square. Firefighters however
arrived on the scene and handled the blaze before
it spread to other buildings. See more photos from
the scene after the cut....

Messi in court

"I didn't know or read anything, all I know
about is playing football"- Lionel Messi defends
himself at court trial

Lionel Messi insisted to the Judge in a Barcelona
court that he knew nothing about evading €4m in
tax from image rights as he was only focused on
football and trusted his father and lawyers to
handle the financial aspect of his career.
The Barcelona FC Star is being tried in court for
tax evasion totaling €4million and together with his
father, Jorge Horacio Messi, declined to take
questions from the state prosecutors but gave
testimony in the court in Barcelona claiming
ignorance of his tax affairs, the same defense
strategy he used in 2013 while in court for tax
evasion.
He and his father Jorge stand accused of
defrauding Spain of over €4million in taxes by
using offshore companies in Uruguay and Belize to
conceal image rights earnings in the period
2007-2009.
"I didn't know anything, all I know about is
playing football and winning. I left it all to
my Dad," Messi said, wearing a dark suit
and tie. I only knew that sponsors would
pay X amount of money, that I had to do
adverts, photos and things like that.''
continued Messi, according to quotes
gotten by Mirror Sports.
"I never read anything... I would sign where
[the lawyers] said. I signed [the adidas
contract] when I was 18, I was in another
world."
Jorge Messi, had earlier said he didn't realise the
Belize company that managed image rights deals
didn't pay taxes in Spain, and that he never
informed his son, Messi of the details of
sponsorship deals saying all he's ever wanted to
do was to make Messi's life easier..
"Since the start of Leo's career I only tried
to make his life easier," he said. Leo knew
nothing of these companies. He didn't read
the contracts. They needed his signature,
he went and signed but he didn't read
anything and nor did anyone explain it to

him."

Euro 2016 stadium to be used..

For the first time since the 1998 World Cup, France
will host its first major tournament when Euro 2016
kicks off on June 10 and the country has picked
its finest pitches for the occasion. The French will
be hoping history repeats itself and France
emerges victorious on home soil just like in 1998.
More photos after the cut.

Living in Lekki/Island is not the definition of
success- Music producer, ID Cabasa, says in his
tweets to Artiste
ID Cabasa who is famous for producing songs for
the likes of Ruggedman, Olamide and others, today
tweeted some stuff to music artists. In his tweets,
he advised artists to be careful about what they
sign with their managers/labels. According to him,
living in Lekki or the Island is not the definition of
success. See the tweets after the cut...

Robbers steal man's car in Lagos (photos)

A gang of six robbers, three of them armed with
guns, stole a Matrix's Toyota car on Fadeyi-
Jibowu bridge in Lagos on Monday May 30th. The
victim, Ugochukwu Macmancy Okere, shared the
sad incident on his Facebook wall. He wrote;
"Hello, my name is Ugochukwu Macmancy
Okere and I want to first of all thank God
for saving the lives of me, my brother, and
(2) of my friends. At 1 am Monday morning
30th of May, 2016, we were attacked by a
gang of (6) guys, of which (3) were armed,
in (2) different vehicles on Fadeyi-Jibowu
Bridge, off Ikorodu road, Lagos.
It was raining that night when all of a
sudden the car in front me began to slow
down, I decided to slow down to because I
didn't know what was happening in front.
All of a sudden there was a guy pointing a
gun at me. He corked it and asked me to
step out of the vehicle and surrender my
phone and car key, two other armed guys
also asked my friends to surrender their
phones and wallets too, and they made us
lay down on the bridge under the rain,
while I was on the ground two of the armed
guys were contemplating on whether to
shoot me or not, one of my friends was
busy speaking in tongues, my brother was
pleading with them to leave us in one
piece. Then they entered the car and drove
away. I lost my Toyota Matrix. The
Registration number/Plate no is SB 249
KJA, Color Blue. Please help me be on the
look-out in your area; the case has been
reported to the police station. If seen,
please call +2347030162741,
+2348028028579 +2348063203517,
+2348067422970 or contact the nearest
police station. Thanks. Please help me
share this. Thank God for a second chance
to live"he said.

President Buhari admires photos on his
corridor
President Buhari's personal photographer, Bayo
Omoboriowo, shared this photo on his Instagram
page this morning. He wrote "President Buhari
admiring the new drama on his corridor as he
walks into a meeting with some Executive
Governors in Statehouse recently".

Horrified couple discover decomposed body in
cupboard after moving into home
A young couple from the Bronx, New York got a
nasty surprise when they moved into their dream
home. An unpleasant Smell led them to a cupboard
where they discovered the decomposed remains
of a man along with a note, apparently left by the
killer, that read: "Sorry for the smell."
According to the New York Daily News , they were
allowed to move in because the landlord had not
seen Sidney Harris (pictured above), the original
tenant, for some time. But on Monday night, ex-
convict Harris, 64, was found dead and wrapped in
plastic and sheets in a cupboard by the couple.
The couple spotted a foot sticking out of a pile of
blankets, investigators arrived to find blood and
the bizarre note.
A tenant thought to be the building manager told
police he thought Harris was in hospital and
“wouldn’t be back” while a neighbour said the
smell was so bad they could not sleep.
Harris is understood to have died from multiple
skull fractures but it is not clear how long he had

been dead. A murder investigation is underway.

Goodluck Jonathan Returns to Nigeria
by Segun Oleniju

News of former president Goodluck Jonathan being
on exile was a trending topic last week.
Goodluck Jonathan had spent several weeks away
from Nigeria leading to early suggestions that he is
trying to avoid EFCC arrest. Many of Jonathan’s
closest aides while in power are on trial with EFCC.
READ EFCC Detains Former Adamawa State
Governor Over ₦1.9billion Fraud Allegation
Mr. Jonathan however arrived Nigeria through the
Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja on
Wednesday

Ecobank Nigeria Sacks Over 1000 Staff
by Segun Oleniju

Ecobank Nigeria has rendered more than 1000
Nigerians jobless in a new shakeup by the
company. Reports are that at least 1040 people
were sacked by the Pan African Bank.
Ecobank in its defense says it had converted over
200 outsourced personnel to permanent employees
as part of its drive to attract and reward talent,
while also repositioning for improved efficiency.
A statement by the bank’s managing director,
Charles Kie says, “The bank, in its renewed drive
for optimal performance, has in addition realigned
certain roles bank wide to ensure improved
efficiency. This necessitates the exits of some staff
who were adequately compensated.

“This is in furtherance of a market repositioning
exercise designed to strengthen the bank’s
business across all markets where it operates.”
Temporary and permanent staff were affected by
the shakeup.
Diamond Bank recently fired 200 staff and First
Bank Nigeria Holdings has said it would reduce its

workforce by 1000 in coming weeks.

Nollywood Actor’s 17 Year Old Daughter Marries |
Photos
by Segun Oleniju
Published: Jun 2, 2016 in Entertainment , Nollywood
Popular Nollywood actor Dejo Tunfulu (real name
Kunle Mac Adetokunbo) gave out his teenage
daughter’s hand in marriage last week May 28th.
His daughter, Sammyhat Pamilerin , 17, married the
love of her life, Ahmed Babatunde Oladele a.k.a
Danku Malaysia who is thought to be in his 20s.

The marriage according to reports held in Ikeja
Lagos.
Dejo pictured with friends as her daughter
celebrates
Dejo’s colleagues including Idowu Philips a.k.a Iya
Rainbow, Kayode Olasehinde otherwise known as
Pa James, Mutiu Adeoye and Abiodun Oropo were

attendance.

Wizkid’s Manager Reveals Identity Of The 19-Year-
Old Girl That Impersonated Wizkid
by Emmanuel Lala

Wizkid has been in the news after he was blasted
for collecting money for a show and failing to show
up at the event. It appears that it wasn’t Wizkid who
actually collected money from the show promoter
as the Lagos State Police Command have revealed
that they have apprehended an impostor who posed
to be Wizkid’s manager, Sunday Are and conned
several show promoters.
According to the Police, the impostor defrauded
people of over $65,000, equivalent of about
N12.9million. Wizkid is represented in Nigeria by
Sunday Are ‘s ‘List Entertainment’ while his
management in UK is Disturbing London led by
Tinie Tempah.
Sunday Are denied knowledge of the show while
Wizkid kept mum on the issue as well. Instead, he
is said to have complained to the police
commissioner that someone had been
impersonating him and collecting money for shows.
The police swung into action and the 19-year-old
suspect, identified as Ifeoma Nelly was arrested.
She is said to be a student of Industrial Chemistry at
the Delta State University. She was arrested
through the combined efforts of Wizkid’s Manager,
Mr. Sunday Are , policemen from Lagos and an
Australian when she came to Lagos to collect part
payment of $25,000 from some Australians at a
hotel in Lagos, so that Wizkid would go to Australia
to perform.
The suspect was said to use to collect payment via
electronic, but because she was desperate to get
her hands on the $25,000, she decided to this time,
meet the Australian one on one. She reportedly
came in company of two friends, a lady and a guy.
Unknown to her, policemen had been planted in the
hotel. So, when she walked into the hotel with her
friends, thinking she was on the verge of meeting
the Australian and sailing away $25,000, she
walked into the waiting arms of policemen and Are.
Revealing how the suspect was arrested, Are said
the lady said she had been posing on Facebook and
defrauding people for three years, using Wizkid .
When asked if she had other members assisting
her, Nelly insisted that she was the only one
running the show.
“She has collected money from different
people. If you don’t have evidence against
her, she would deny it. But if you show her
evidence, she would tell you the truth. There
was the case of the $53,000, which we had to
refund to the owner.
She confirmed that she was the one who
collected it. There was another payment of $
12,500 from Germany. The Germany people
sent details of how they paid the money to her.
She couldn’t deny it,” Sunday Are said.
Are said they had to start refunding money to
different victims when the nefarious activities of the
suspect became embarrassing.
“We had been having problems with different
clients because of this. We keep refunding all
the money. It was an issue. When it became
serious, we had to refund the money to
victims. Some people will just go, write in
papers that Wikzid disappointed them. They
would say Wizkid and his manager collected
money and didn’t come to perform.
Meanwhile, we didn’t know about those
shows.”
Are added that the lady, not only used Wizkid ’s
name to open the Facebook accounts, but also used
Wizkid’s name to register the phone she was using.
“Whenever someone calls her or she calls
someone, its Wizkid’s name that would show.
True caller shows Wizkid. We need everybody
to help us fight this. We’ve started working
towards doing something about the fake
accounts.”
Recounting how she was arrested, Are said he and

Wizkid went to Zambia for a show.

They were there when he received a call from
some people in Australia. The caller said he wanted
to know if he was speaking with Sunday Are ,
Wizkid’s manager. The Australian said that he had
been speaking with someone, pretending to be Are.
The Australian said that he had almost concluded
negotiation for Wizkid to come to Australia to
perform and was just about to pay $25,000 part
payment, when he heard that Wizkid was in Zambia.
The Australian said it was quite unlikely for Wizkid
to be in Zambia, while his manager would be in
Lagos. The Australian sourced Are’s phone number
and called; the real Are picked.
“They said someone wanted to collect money
from them in Lagos, Nigeria, for Wizkid to
come and perform. They now found out that I
was in Zambia. They now wondered how
possible it was for Wizkid’s manager to be in
Zambia, while Wizkid was in Lagos. They
managed to get my number and called me.
I planned with them on how to make this
arrest. I talked to them to convince the
suspect to come and collect cash in a hotel in
Lagos. That was how I managed to arrest her.
“She came along with two friends. They were
two ladies and a guy. She looked like a guy.
It took us three to four hours before we could
believe she was a lady. She wore native
clothes and spotted low cut, like she is
Sunday Are . She wore Rolex wrist watch. She
bought clothes for the lady that came with her
because that one said she didn’t have any
clothes good enough to wear to come and
collect the money. “The arrest happened in a
hotel in Lagos.
I planted policemen inside the hotel room. The
people gave the lady an Australian number,
saying the Australian didn’t have a Nigerian
number. Everything looked genuine. The show
was to be in Australia, the phone number was
an Australian number and the man she was
speaking with, was a white man. But the man
was actually in Australia, directing them to
come to the hotel to collect cash. They
entered the room and we arrested them,” he
concluded.

Remember Olajumoke Orisaguna, the Agege bread
seller whose life got turned around after bumping
into a photo-shoot session with celebrity
photographer, TY Bello?
Olajumoke Orisaguna warned to avoid indecent
dressing in her modelling career.
Yes, Olajumoke! She has denied reports that she
rubbed juju cream on her body on the day celebrity
photographer, TY Bello discovered her. The 27-
year-old mother, who became internet sensation
recently spoke with The Punch, saying she is
making sure she stays stable and committed to her
career as she doesn’t intend to go back to the
streets, w

hen asked about claims that she rubbed
something on her body to get the goodwill of TY
Bello on the fateful day, Olajumoke said:
“Me? Olajumoke rubbed something? Never! People
are just insinuating. I thank God for that particular
day because I didn’t rub anything, even common
cream before rushing out of the bakery. Where
would I have had time for that when customers
would be waiting for my bread? I have never used
fetish things in my life and never had the tiniest
incision on my body.
“I hate having marks on my body. My parents are
good Christians and I am sure the photoshoot took
place just because of me. I don’t use anything;
spiritual or physical. I just pray to God and thank
Him.”

People sha! If she use juju, wetin be una own? Lol