Basic Online Shopping Terms You Should Know

Basic Online Shopping Terms You Should Know byproofdeal:

Voucher: A voucher is a certificate or document that either allows you to purchase something or proves that you paid for something. A voucher is sometimes valuable..

Online Coupons: A discount code or number that can be redeemed for a financial discount or rebate when purchasing a product on a website.

Affiliate Marketing: A concept of performance-based marketing where you, the online store merchant, partner with online publishers to promote and endorse your products so they can send visitors towards your website. These online publishers get paid for every website visitor or every sale generated from their promotion.

Black Friday: Now very popular in Nigeria, it's the day that follows Thanksgiving Day in the United States and traditionally, starts the Holiday shopping season. Retailers typically offer promotions and major discounts on all products in their stores (both online and offline).

Cyber Monday: Cyber Monday is the term used to describe the Monday after Black Friday. As Black Friday is traditionally known for in-store discounts and promotions, Cyber Monday was created to encourage consumers to shop online.

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ILORIN GOES HOT ON MAY 27th (EVENTS)

The city of Ilorin is going to be boiling by may 27, 2016. As we celebrate celebrity night. One of the biggest show in the city of Ilorin in history where top celebrity will be performing live, the likes of Odulade Adekola, Funke Akindele, Fathia Balogun, Muyiwa Ademola and others. You can't afford to miss dis out.

A 21-year-old man identified as Tope Diya (Oko-Oba, Agege)

A 21-year-old man identified as Tope Diya committed suicide at his work place at Olayiwola Street, Oko Oba, Agege today May 19th. Tope who is a resident of 5, Ademolu Street, Oko Oba, was found dead at about 7:00am this morning. He reportedly used his cloth to hang himself to an aluminum frame. The spokesperson of the Lagos state police command, Dolapo Badmos, confirmed the incident and said brother of the deceased reported the incident to the police.  

Chibok Community Blasts Government And Media Over Treatment Of Rescued Girl

Members of Chibok community have decried what they described as the inhuman treatment meted upon their daughter, Amina Nkeki, who was abducted in 2014 and found on Tuesday. Addressing journalists on Thursday, representatives of the community condemned the description of a Boko Haram suspect, Mohammed Hayatu, caught alongside Amina, as her husband. The chairman of Chibok Community in Abuja, Tsambido Hosea, said Mr. Hayatu should rather have been reported as their daughter’s exploiter. “We condemn, in strong terms, the calling of Mohammad Hayyatu as Boko Haram husband of our daughter,” he said. “Upon confirmation by the Nigerian Military, he should be referred to as a: “Boko Haram sexual exploiter. “Amina had no husband and who ever that was rescued with her should not be referred to as her husband for any reason,” Mr. Hosea stated. He added that Ms. Amina should have been treated as an individual different from Mr. Hayyatu. “They should be treated separately until Amina is fully rehabilitated. “Even if he is also abducted and forced to marry her, he should not be referred to in any way as her husband, because there was never consent in getting her with a baby,” Mr. Hosea said. Mr. Hosea who was speaking at a meeting organised by the Bring Back Our Girls Group, called for the immediate investigation of Mr. Hayatu’s role with Boko Haram, and his relationship with Amina. “We are strongly calling on government to set up a team of expert investigators to investigate Mohammad Hayatu’s involvement into Boko Haram that led him to be the sexual exploiter of our daughter Amina so as to allow the law to take its proper course,” he said. “He should be treated based on what investigations will reveal not to conclude from start that he was also abducted,” he stated. Mr. Hosea said the government should follow the verification, authentication and reintegration system organised by the BBOG to restore Ms. Amina and her family. “We therefore refer government and its agencies to the Verification, Authentication and Reintegration System that BBOG designed with the participation of our community,” he said. Speaking on behalf of the BBOG, Aisha Yesufu, said the manner Amina was photographed with a plate of “tattered looking rice, and side by side with Mr. Hayyatu” was inconsiderate. She called on the government to publicise all matters relating to the discovery of the Chibok girls. “All stakeholders; that is Parents, Chibok Community (KADA), BBOG, among others should be involved in any process of discussing and relevant actions relating to Amina and her colleagues that we are expecting their rescue soonest for purpose of transparency and confidence building. “We are insisting Amina Ali’s mother, as well as her guardian and the Parents’ Association Chairman, Mr. Yakubu Nkeki, be made part of decision making concerning her well-being.” - See more at: http://www.naijaloaded.com.ng/2016/05/20/chibok-community-blasts-government-media-treatment-rescued-girl/#sthash.c3p1el6Z.dpuf

Human Right Group Reveals How Aregbesola Diverted 30 LG Funds

The Civil Societies Coalition for the Emancipation of Osun State on Tuesday at the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Ibadan alleged that Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State and his aides diverted Federal Allocation meant for the 30 local government areas in the state.

The group in its petition to President Muhammdu Buhari and the EFCC also alleged that most of the projects embarked upon by the governor on behalf of the councils did not exist.

According to the Chairman of the group, Mr. Sulaiman Adeniyi said, “I urge the anti-graft commission to invite all the affected state and LG officials listed. They include the immediate past Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Mr. Kolapo Alimi; Commissioner for Finance and Economic Planning, Mr. Wale Bolorunduro; their permanent secretaries, the then executive secretaries and Head of LG Administrations, directors of finance and directors of works.

“No section of the amended 1999 Constitution gives leeway to any governor to divert the allocations accrued to the LG from the Federation Account through the joint account system.”

Adeniyi alleged further that Governor Aregbesola contracted the payment of salaries of councils’ staff, including primary and middle school teachers and council retirees to a private firm, Charms Consultancy Ltd, which charged N4m per month for each of the councils.

He said, “This amounts to N120m per month since 2011 till date for service rendered when all the councils have director of finance, deputy director of finance, accountant, treasurer, cashier and other officers that can render the service of payment of salaries.

“The governor still owes local government staff five months salaries even though the councils have received their monthly allocations up to the month of April.”

Fed Govt Has Released About 13bn to NYSC

The Federal Government has released about N13bn to the National Youth Service Corps to assist the agency to pay the outstanding allowances of corps members. With this development, the NYSC can now proceed with the mobilisation of prospective corps members in the country. Our correspondent learnt that corps members and the NYSC workers had been jubilating since the news got to them.
The spokesperson for the NYSC, Mrs. Abosede Aderibigbe, confirmed the release of the N13bn in an interview with The PUNCH on Tuesday in Abuja. She was reacting to enquiries about the amount following an earlier statement in which the NYSC was commending the Federal Government for “its prompt intervention, approval and release of funds to accommodate the 2016 Batch ‘A’(Stream II) Orientation course.” She said, “The management of the NYSC also wishes to use this medium to inform and assure prospective corps members, parents, guardians and the general public that the 2016 Batch ‘A’ stream II orientation course holds as scheduled from Saturday, May 21 to Monday, June 6, 2016.”
According to her, the swearing-in ceremony of the 2016 Batch ‘A’ Stream II corps members will hold on Monday, May 23, 2016.“
Prospective corps members are by this notice directed toprint their call up letters online.
We wish the 2016 Batch ‘A’(Stream II) corps members successful orientation course and service year,” Aderibigbe stated.

Source: http://www.punchng.com/fg-releases-n13bn-nysc/

“Help, NYSC Has Turned Us To Liars!!” Our Parents Think We Did Not Graduate, Students Cries Out

NYSC is turning us to big liars, parents are thinking their wards did not graduate, neighbors are giving us side eyes like we are dropouts all because we have given them over 5 different dates that we are going to camp and we still not in camp.

I have a complaint against the NYSC organization. I am a prospective corps member (PCM) of NYSC batch A 2016. It is no longer news that the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) is set out to frustrate and degrade the lives of youths and graduates in Nigeria.

On 8th of February online registration commenced for the 2016 NYSC Batch A orientation course scheduled to commence on the 2nd of march, after the registration however, NYSC time-table was changed and orientation camp postponed to 30th of march and subsequently 1st of April, most of us tendered our resignation letters to our employees as we were assured the date was not going to be tampered with again, few days to the anticipated date, the course was postponed yet again to the 27th of April to print our call-up letter on the 21st of April and no excuse whatsoever was given.

Yet all prospective corps members waited patiently.

The due date (21st of April) finally arrived to print our call up letters, admist confusion and tension PCM’s were unable to print out their call-up letters only to be informed 24hours later by NYSC that not all corp members were in stream 1; and that 27th of April was scheduled for stream 1 corps members and 21st of May was slated for stream 2 corps members.

Most Prospective corp members got an unusual message, ‘because you are not in stream 1, you will be notified when to print your call-up letter’. Others got the message ‘you are to print your call up letter for the 13th to 21st of May 2016’. In other words 21st of May was the new date slated for Batch A stream 2 corp members, that is; one month after Batch A stream 1 printed their call-up letters.

Yet again stream 2 PCM’s waited patiently.

Few days ago stream 1 passed out from camp and the due date for printing call up letter for stream 2 arrived (13th of May), NYSC sent random messages to some corps members informing them to start printing on the 14th of May, and few minutes later were resent a message ‘sorry, you cannot print your call-up letter, you will be informed when to print your letters in due course’.

No formal update has since been published by NYSC on their site to explain the reasons for the unusual procrastination, corp members who haven’t gotten messages have since been in denial by NYSC. On the 14th there was an update on NYSC social media account notifying us our letters will be ready later that day but yet again it was another empty promise.

This is 16th of May and there is still no press release or official statement by NYSC for us to go ahead and print our call-up letters. NYSC has denied rumours of postponement, but rumours reaching batch A stream 2 corp members is that Batch A stream 2 is now Batch B to leave in July or November which will be 5-9months after we are supposed to be in camp for the scheme.

NB: We have patiently waited for NYSC till date, some of us since 2014. We are unable to get decent Jobs to sustain ourselves and our families or further our studies because we do not have NYSC dispatch certificates, youths have been forced to stay idle, wasting precious time waiting for the scheme, so many resigned from their petty jobs all because we were eager to serve our fatherland.

How long will we continue to wait? IT IS EITHER WE ALL (BATCH A STREAM 2) CORP MEMBERS LEAVE ON 21ST OF MAY or OUR DISPATCH CERTIFICATE IS ISSUED TO US or WE ARE DEPLOYED TO OUR VARIOUS STATES OF DEPLOYMENT WITHOUT ORIENTATION CAMP AND GIVEN PLACES OF PRIMARY ASSIGNMENT if funds are insufficient.

The hardship in Nigeria is unbearable and it will be utmostly (sic) inhumane to punish the youths and leaders of tomorrow by promising them to continue waiting for an incompetent organization and a failed scheme that is not in the best interest of Nigerian youths.

We can no longer wait for NYSC to determine the course of our future. We use this medium to call on all Nigerians and youth advocates to tell our story to the world #letnigeriahearourcry #NYSCbatchAstream2 #NoPostponement #ReleaseOurCallupLetter

Source:- LailasBlog

Four Feared Dead In Latest Eiye vs Black Axe Cult Clash

Reports of renewed cult clash in Edo State, between the Eiye and Black Axe confraternity have led to the death of four people.

The rivalry which began on Sunday, (May, 15) evening and spilled into Monday was caused after two persons belonging to the Eiye and Black Axe cult groups got into an argument at a popular bar along Sakponba Road in Benin, the state capital.

During the argument which turned physical, a member of the Black Axe confraternity was said to have been injured and later rushed to a hospital.


Disappointed in having a rival hurt one of theirs, the opposing group embarked on a revenge mission as friends of the injured Black-Axe member reportedly attacked and killed three members of the opposition group in different locations within the area.

It was discovered that one of the victims, identified as Lawal, was shot dead at close range at Ezoba, along Sokponba Road in Benin.

Lawal’s assailants had also attacked his unnamed younger brother, leaving him with severe machete cuts.

Confirming the attack, The Police Public Relations Officer, Osifo Abiodun, said, “We did our intervention by deploying our men in the area; we are on a manhunt for those fingered.

We are very sure that before the end of tomorrow (Tuesday) we will be able to arrest those that have been fingered in the action.”

Abiodun added that the number of casualties from the clash is yet to be ascertained.

Source:- Today NG

Vice President Osinbajo defrauded by accountant general

Vice President Osinbajo defrauded by accountant general Soonest Nathaniel 4 hours ago 125493 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Send email – Yemi Osinbajo the Nigerian vice president has been reportedly duped – About N324billion has been discovered missing in the oil report presented at the NEC – Some  shady deals have been discovered in the report – The Accountant General of the federation has been fingered in the anomaly A very huge scam has been detected in a comprehensive oil report presented to the National Economic Council (NEC). Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Vice President Prof Yemi Osinbajo addressing the guest at the National Economic Council Meeting retreat at the State House Conference in Abuja. Premium Times reports that the report was silent on a whopping N323.58 billion earned as crude oil revenue under the President Goodluck Jonathan government. 

  The report, submitted to NEC by Mohammed Dikwa, the then director of funds, Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF), revealed a startling discrepancy of about ₦323.58 billion, which his analysis failed to explain. President Muhamadu Buhari later appointed Mr Dikwa Acting Accountant-General of the Federation before Ahmed Idris emerged as the Accountant General. The oil report, exclusively dated June 29, 2015 was presented at the 58th Meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC). The NEC comprises of the 36 state governors, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and other co-opted members. 

  The NEC is chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. The report detailed NNPC’s crude oil revenue, remittances to the Federation Account and amount withheld by the NNPC. Mr Dikwa presented crude oil revenue streams of ₦1,844,764,591,969 for 2012; ₦2,727,834,769,083 for 2013; ₦2,541,454,301,641 for 2014 and ₦1,031,691,963,044 for the first two quarters of 2015. The total oil revenue for the period stood at ₦8,145,745,652,737. For the amount paid into the Federation account, the report showed the sum of ₦927,312,350,868 for 2012; ₦1,466,951,625,000 for 2013; ₦1,341,545,651,272 for 2014 and ₦591,681,318,358 for the first two quarters of 2015. The total remittance for the period of 2011 to June 2015 was ₦4,327,490,945,499.

 This is shown below: Share on Facebook Share on Twitter READ ALSO: NLC, TUC order Buhari to revert petrol price or face indefinite strike action Even though there were ongoing arguments about the legality of NNPC withholding certain amounts of crude oil revenue, the report showed that NNPC withheld ₦774,382,841,100 in 2012; ₦1,179,883,171,083 in 2013; ₦1,114,306,750,369 in 2014 and ₦426,102,269,704 in the first two quarters of 2015. The total remittance for the period of 2011 to June 2015 was ₦3,494,675,032,256. Accorsing to Premium Times analysis of the figures, for 2012 and 2013, the sums of ₦143,069,400,000 and ₦80,999,973,000 were not captured in the report either as amounts paid into FAAC or withheld by NNPC. This mystery continued in 2014 and 2015 as ₦85,601,900,000 and ₦13,908,374,982 were also unreported either as amount paid into FAAC or withheld by NNPC. Naturally, the amount paid into Federation account and that withheld by NNPC should equal the crude oil revenue for each year. But that was not the case with the OAGF report. Year     Crude cost (Revenue) (a) Amount Paid into FAAC (b) Withheld by NNPC (c) Unreported Amount in FAAC d=a-b-c 2012     

₦1,844,764,591,969     ₦927,312,350,869     ₦774,382,841,100     ₦143,069,400,000 2013     ₦2,727,834,769,083     ₦1,466,951,625,000     ₦1,179,883,171,083     ₦80,999,973,000 2014     ₦2,541,454,301,641     ₦1,341,545,651,272     ₦1,114,306,750,369     ₦85,601,900,000 2015     ₦1,031,691,963,044     ₦591,681,318,358     ₦426,102,269,704     ₦13,908,374,982 Total     ₦8,145,745,625,737     ₦4,327,490,945,499     ₦3,494,675,032,256     ₦323,579,647,982 

\Cumulatively, the report by the OAGF failed to explain what NNPC did with ₦323,579,647,982. However, three critical federal institutions – the Ministry of Finance, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) – all saddled with the responsibility of managing the nation’s oil revenue, failed woefully in spotting the unaccounted billions. NEC too failed to spot the discrepancy. It remains unclear why the Office of the Accountant General would present a comprehensive report to NEC on the amount withheld by the NNPC from crude oil sales, yet offering no explanation whatsoever for the about ₦323.58 billion not captured. Efforts to get the NNPC, the OAGF, the CBN and the office of the Auditor-General of the Federation to explain the discrepancies in oil revenue accounting have been repeatedly rebuffed by the agencies. Premium Times is presently in court with some of the agencies regarding Freedom of Information requests on the matter unanswered or declined by the organisations. The huge and systemic losses over the years have had their toll on social services and infrastructure development funding. Although the unaccounted ₦323.58 billion was only four percent (4%) of the oil revenue for three and half years (₦8,145,745,625,737), the amount is enough to cater for a huge chunk of Nigeria’s 2016 capital budget allocation. In the last three years of the Jonathan regime, the NNPC was frequently accused of of corruption and non-remittances of accurate oil revenues. Under President Jonathan, Nigerians were treated with monumental discrepancies in figures of oil revenue earnings released by the NNPC on one hand and the CBN on the other. READ ALSO: Controversial! Lai Mohammed to be sacked? The opaqueness that characterized that era created a financial Augean stables that the oil report presented to the NEC was supposed to clean up. Curiously the CBN, the Ministry of Finance as well as the Accountant General’s office all chose to demonstrate poor arithmetic, all at the same time. Whilst the NNPC, OAGF and the Ministry of Finance would always defend their figures saying the funds in questions were covered under cost of production, it is widely believed that the unaccounted oil revenues end up in private pockets. Ms Alex Gillies, an oil and gas research expert, commenting on reasons for discrepancies and loss of funds, said “some of these funds weren’t “lost” per se, but rather they were spent by NNPC in a secretive and inefficient manner”. Calling for a revamp or reforms in the sector, Ms Gilles holds that funds discrepancies and secretive dealings aside, “there’s no question that Nigeria can’t afford the current system– especially not now that oil prices are so low. “If the previous government had blocked some of these leakages, Nigeria would have had the savings it needs to weather the current economic hardship,” Gillies stressed

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PMS Price Hike: Labour, FG Talks Deadlocked

ABUJA – THE Nigeria Labour Congress,NLC and its affiliate body,the Trade Union Congress,TUC, Monday,vowed to press ahead with its industrial action, scheduled to commence tomorrow if the Federal Government fails to reverse to old pump price of petrol.

The two unions asked the government not only to put all the nation’s refineries to optimal use but also increase minimum wage, besides putting all necessary palliatives measures before deregulation of oil.

Both spoke in separate remarks before formal commencement of the meeting it held with the government over the latter’s increment of fuel price,last week.

But the government pleaded with the labour organisations to see reasons with its action and shelve its planned strike,saying it was open to dialogue with the bodies.

This was even as the governor of Edo State,Adams Oshiomhole, who was at the meeting to mediate between the two warring sides,opposed agitation for wage increment, saying it was not sustainable at the moment.

NLC president,Ayuba Waba and his TUC counterpart,Bobboi Kaigama,said there was the need for government to reverse to old pump price of fuel, given that the development was having a toll on the masses.

At the meeting attended by the Secretary to Government of the Federation,SGF,Babachir Lawal,Minister of State,Petroleum,Ibe Kachukwu,Ministers of Labour and Employment,Dr Chris Ngige,

Budget and National Planning,Udo Udoma,Information and Culture,Lai Mohammed and Solid Minerals,Kayode Fayemi, the two sides were unable to shift ground as at press time.

Dr Chris Ngige, who presented government’s position, said the government was open to dialogue,urging the labour organisations to consider the proposed industrial action as the least possible option.

Before the meeting dissolved into a technical session, newsmen were asked to leave.

' Lagos Now Officially An Oil Producing State’ Gov. Ambode - Politics -

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday declared that Lagos has officially joined the League of Oil Producing States in Nigeria following the discovery of crude oil by Tunde Folawiyo Petroleum Company Limited inm Badagry, Lagos Governor Ambode who made the declaration when the management of the company led bythe Group Managing Director, Mr. Tunde Folawiyo paid him a courtesy visit at the Lagos House, Ikeja, commended the firm for their doggedness to achieve the feat after 25 years of hard work, saying that by the provision of  Section 162 Sub-Section 2 of the Nigeria Constitution, Lagos has become an oil producing State. He declared, “I want to thank you very much for this and I say it with all conviction because I know that based on section 162 Sub-Section 2 of the Nigeria Constitution, Lagos becomes an oil producing state and by virtue of this, the 13 percent derivation that is due to oil producing states, Lagos will start to partake from it by your very good gesture. So we officiallydeclare Lagos State as an oil producing state, we also notify the Federal Government by this action that we would be sharing out of the 13percent derivation. So all we need do is to apply and then we join.” Governor Ambode also said that the feat has not only placed Lagos in the history books as the first state outside the Niger Delta to become an oil producing State, but has also opened up a new page for revenue generation in the State. “It also means that by the additional revenue that is coming from this action, we would have more resources to provide infrastructure for Lagosians and this is what we want other investors and businessmen to emulate, so that beyond the issue of profit, you are actually creating impact on people without them necessarily knowing that it is actually comingfrom a venture like this that you have embarked on,” he said. 

He said the resilience of the Tunde Folawiyo Petroleum Company, an indigenous firm has shown the possibilities and opportunities for investors and businessmen willing to commit their resources to boost local production.“I want to commend what you have done, it’s a sign that you believe so much in Lagos State. I want to congratulate you, I want to showcase you as a very good example of a dogged entrepreneur, as someone who believes in
Nigeria because that’s what you epitomize here.
“The Federal Government has always said thatwe all need to look back inwards and start to do things for ourselves. Spending 25 years to be able to get to this stage and get something productive shows a lot about your belief, tenacity and doggedness and I want to recommend you to every other Nigerian investor that there is still greater hope for Nigeria and with the likes of you, I don’t see any reason why any Nigerian needs to be afraid because you have just shown by this indigenous discovery that anything is possible in Nigeria.
“This discovery is by a 100 per cent indigenous firm and at times like this when we are experiencing dwindling revenue from different areas of our economy; at times like this when
foreign exchange is highly turbulent, it gives one great hope that the future prosperity of
Nigeria is assured and is secured by transactions like this,” Governor Ambode said.Governor Ambode said that what the historic discovery means for Lagos is that the three Senatorial Districts, Lagos West, Lagos East and Lagos Central have all combined to open up the economic and investment potentials of the State.
“I will like to let you know that that we have three senatorial zones in Lagos; from the Lagos
West axis, we have crude oil coming out of it, from the Lagos East axis, we have the
 petrochemical refinery factory coming from the Lagos Free Trade Zone by the Dangote Group
which will come on board by 2018 and from the Lagos Central axis, it’s the financial district of Nigeria. For Lagos, it’s designed for prosperity and to complement every achievement that is
being recorded.
“We are likely to have three Sea Ports in Lagosin another two years; we have the Badagry
Deep Sea Port and the Lekki Port and also the Apapa port. So, somehow, in some manner,
some things are being put up that seems like a puzzle, but the future prosperity of Lagos is
more than well assured and we are happy that we are part of that and this government is
heavily committed to complement the efforts of business men like you.
“In supporting endeavours like this, we would do everything to support whatever it is you want us to do to make sure that the arrow head of this particular sector that you have championed will
not just go in vain. I can assure you of that,” the Governor said. Earlier, Mr. Folawiyo said that the discovery of crude oil in Lagos, which has taken over 25 years to achieve, has gone a long way to show the possibilities achievable if Government continues to lend support to indigenous
investors and companies.
“At so many points along the way, we could have given up because it was a very rough road,
but the point is that only a Nigerian company would have continued to do what we did. The man crux is that we need government and government needs us and where government
supports assiduously, it can only be success,” he said. Asked how much has gone into the investment, Folawiyo said the company has committed about $400million dollars to achieve the feat. He said the current status of the oil well has the capacity to produce at least 12,000 barrels per day, with a possibility to increase to 25,000 to 50,000 barrels per day in the nearest future.
Folawiyo also presented Governor Ambode with a sample of the crude oil discovered by his
company in the State, a confirmation of Lagos  becoming the first basin out of the Niger Delta
to become an oil producing state, which according to him, is by no means a small feat.

Source:
 Nairaland

EFCC Arraigns Orji Uzor Kalu In Court Today Over Fraud (Photos)

by Lanrycoded 6 mins ago

Former governor of Abia State Orji Uzor Kalu was arraigned today over a number of charges bordering on corruption at the Federal High Court by EFCC.
The ex-governor is alleged to have, amongst other offences, while he was the Governor of Abia State in 2003, procured Slok Nigeria Limited to retain its account domiciled with a commercial bank in the sum of 200 million Naira and that the sum formed part of the funds illegally derived from the treasury of Abia State government through another commercial bank.

However,his trial was stalled by Justice Anuli Chickere who said she could not go on with the case when an aspect of the matter was still pending at the Supreme Court. Justice Chikere adjourned the case to June 30.
One of the parties charged in the case, Slok Airlines, which also belongs to Mr Kalu, has an appeal pending at the apex court.
During proceedings, counsel to Slok Nigeria Limited, Mr Solomon Akuma, drew the attention of the court to the pending appeal by his client, Slok Nigeria Limited, before the Supreme Court which had not been heard.
Mr Kalu’s trial is coming more than eight years after he was first arraigned for misappropriation of state’s funds.
It should be recalled that Supreme Court on March 18 gave the EFCC a ‘go-ahead’ to prosecute the former Governor.

The charge predicated on alleged complicity of the former Governor in money laundering and illegal diversion of public funds of about 5.6 billion Naira.
Mr Kalu was alleged to have perpetuated the fraud between 1999 and 2007 while he was the Governor of Abia State.

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Naijaloaded

Man Dies After Wild S’ex Romp With A Transgender [See Photos]

A foreigner died in the early hours of Sunday morning, May 15 after hitting his head on a wall during a wild romp with a ladyboy (pictured with the police) in a Pattaya hotel. For those who don’t know, Ladyboy is a Thai term that refers to either a transgender woman or an effeminate gay male in Thailand.

Authorities were alerted to the death at around 5am on Sunday morning and when they arrived at the second floor room of the short time hotel just off Walking Street. They found the naked body of an unidentified male, thought to be aged between 40-45, laid naked on the floor.

Also present was a 22-year-old ladyboy from Buriram who told investigators the couple had met earlier on Walking Street and had agreed a fee of 3,000 baht for short time s*x.

The unnamed ladyboy said the man was very drunk and rather wild when it came to doing the horizontal mambo. She said that during their moment of passion the man banged his head on the wall and fell to the floor.

The body was sent for autopsy and police are now trying to identify the man.

Investigators said the man likely tripped due to his intoxicated state causing him to injure himself, however, they will await the results of the autopsy to determine the exact cause of death before questioning the ladyboy further.

Source: ST Bangkok

Suspicious Bomb Device Discovered At Manchester United Was A Training Device Afterall

Earlier yesterday the match between Manchester United and Bournemouth was postponed due to a bomb scare. Police have now released a report concerning the suspected item.

According to the Manchester police department who took over security affairs as fans were evacuated calmly, the item was a training device left accidentally at the toilet on Wednesday by a private company after training.

The match will now be played on Tuesday. Manchester United have announced that tickets are still valid and fans that will be unable to make it on Tuesday will be refunded. How nice!


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Naijaloaded