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  • Police parade suspected hacker, five others

    A suspected Internet fraudster, Daniel Obasi, who allegedly hacked and cloned Facebook accounts of high profile people, was at the weekend paraded by the police in Ondo State.

    Paraded with five other suspects arrested for various offences, Obasi confessed to cloning accounts of Deputy Governors Lasisi Oluboyo and his counterpart in Lagos, Mrs. Oluranti Adebule.

    Commissioner of Police Mike Ogbodu said: “Obasi and his gang members, who are still at large, hacked into the Facebook accounts of their victims by creating another code and thereafter blocked their victims’ access to their accounts and begin to relate with the public by impersonating the owner. Efforts are on to arrest his other accomplices.”

    Obasi, an indigene of Imo State and a resident of Port Harcourt, said he was recently introduced into the business.

    He denied hacking into the account of people but confessed that he createed other Facebook accounts of personalities to dupe people.

    “I opened separate accounts for Ondo and Lagos deputy governors and I used it to chat with people on the internet. I did not hack into their accounts. I only opened new account on their behalf. I use it to communicate with people. I have never hacked into their accounts.”

    Obasi said he started defrauding people because his cosmetics business collapsed.

    The police also paraded Abdulahi Matt, who allegedly specialises in removing vehicle brain boxes and glasses.

    He was caught with 30 brain boxes and 20 vehicle glasses.

  • Five paraded for ‘stealing’ N10m equipment

    Five paraded for ‘stealing’ N10m equipment

    Five suspects were paraded yesterday by the police in Oyo State for allegedly burgling the mast centre of a telecommunication firm.

    They were intercepted by a team of policemen from Akanran, Ibadan, after they allegedly burgled the centre at Dagbolu, an Ogun State boundary community, at the weekend.

    Parading them at the State Headquarters, Eleyele, Ibadan yesterday, the Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Katsina, said the suspects were rounded up after a tip-off.

    According to him, the suspects invaded the mast centre at 3:15 am, overpowered the guard and carted away two Mikano electric power generators and some equipment worth N10 million.

    Katsina said: “They macheted the guard. Then they tied him down. But they made the mistake of choosing Oyo State as their escape route.”

    Sina Olafisoye, Taofeek Olanrewaju, Kazeem Tijani, Idowu Sanusi and Sunday Atanda denied the allegation.

    Tijani accused the guard, Atanda, of colluding with Dauda, who is at large, to deceive them into following him to the site to buy raw materials.

    But Atanda denied the claim, saying they were all thieves.

    He said the suspects ambushed him because he could not get help.

     

  • Five bag lawmaker’s scholarship

    It was a moment of joy for five students of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) in Awka, the Anambra State capital. They were given scholarship by the lawmaker representing Njikoka 1 Constituency in the State House of Assembly, Hon. Valentine Ayika.

    The lawmaker said the scholarship was borne out of his desire to lighten the burden of his constituents through education. The scholarship covered tuition fee for one academic session.

    Ayika gave the scholarship to the students shortly after delivering a lecture at the Department of Mass Communication to mark the Legislative Day organised by the Association of Mass Communication Students (ASOMACS).

    The event was part of activities lined up for the students’ Week.

    The beneficiaries were Goodness Okeke, Emmanuel Obiekezie, Prudence Ihegboro and Isaac Ibeabuchi, all diploma students.

    Others were Chidiebere Uzowuihe and Ugochi Iwuchukwu, both in 200-Level Mass Communication.

    The lawmaker said he derived joy from putting smiles on the faces of the people, especially the indigent. He reassured the students of his commitment to improving the conditions of living of the people in his constituency.

    Ayika spoke on History of the legislative arm in the government, saying for any society to move forward, the leaders must ensure the independence of the legislature.

    He said: “The legislature has not only enriched our culture but has nurtured, developed and deployed human resources to the other arms of the government, especially the executive arm to engender development.”

    Ayika advised the students to maximise their stay on the campus, urging them to make good use of their time and resources to become better citizens after graduation.

    He promised to sponsor 30 students from the department on an excursion to the assembly where they would have opportunity to watch proceedings in the chamber and improve their understanding of the legislative arm of government.

    The ASOMACS Staff Adviser, Dr Chinwe Uzochukwu, who represented the Head of the department, Dr Ifeoma Dunu, praised the lawmaker for his benevolence, urging the beneficiaries to justify the scholarship by studying hard.

    Earlier, the Speaker of the association, Tochukwu Onyima, urged his colleagues to learn from the wealth of experience of the lawmaker.

    The ASOMACS president, Philip Muoghalu, hailed the lawmaker for considering the students for the scholarship. He urged the beneficiaries to make good use of the scholarship.

    Isaac, a beneficiary, thanked Ayika for the gesture, promising to do his best in his academic pursuit.

  • ‘Five more years for our VC’

    ‘Five more years for our VC’

    Vice Chancellor of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Prof Hillary Edeoga is having a hard time dissuading his students from pushing for his second term in office.

    The students have staged a peaceful demonstration urging his to run for another five-year term.

    Edeoga appreciated their solidarity and enthusiasm but told them that it is against the rule of federal universities for a VC to seek a second term.

    Addressing the VC at the front of the academic block, the senate president of National Association of Abia State Students (NAASS), Chris Nkuma said they have decided to celebrate the chief executive of the university whom he described as a man of peace..

    Nkuma said the day is a great day in the history of the university as the students of the host state for the first time in the history of Nigeria is celebrating their VC for his good works and described Prof Edeoga as an icon of development.

    He said that the students from the state are celebrating the VC and asking him to run for another term of 5 years because of his achievements in the university, having turned the fortunes of the institution around for the benefit of the students, staff and host community.

    The NAASS senate president said, “This the first VC to have given admission to students of the host state, introduced many new academic programmes including the medical and surgery college, which will help to improve the health sector of the state”.

    Nkuma said that the good works of Prof Edeoga are there for all to come and see and that, “We believe that because of his good works that his state and the country will one day remember him for higher position one day”.

    Responding, Prof Edeoga said, “Today I am a fulfilled man and this is the first time since I came to this university in 1999 to see this kind of support as I have been head of department, dean, deputy vice chancellor twice and now VC, I have never seen this type of support”.

    Prof Edeoga said that he is also happy that the reason he sort to be the VC of the institution which are the students are appreciating his achievements in the university and promised to do more before leaving office in the next one year and eight months remaining.

    He told the students that the rule governing federal universities which gives the VC a single term of 5 years, has no room for second term, “Therefore what you are asking will not be possible, but I am not leaving today or tomorrow, as I still have almost two years to stay with you people”.

    The VC said that from next academic year that the university will be introducing the medical and Surgery College which will be followed with a teaching hospital, stressing that it will help in the health sector of the state, as the people around will assess the health facility in the teaching hospital.

    Prof Edeoga praised students of the University for their Peaceful Disposition, while describing them as the best behaved students who have never rioted even when pushed to the wall since he assumed office as the VC of the university for the past 3 years.

     

  • ‘I discovered my talent at five’

    ‘I discovered my talent at five’

    How would you describe your kind of music?

    My music is a blend of contemporary and traditional gospel.

    When did you discover that you can sing?

    I actually started singing when I was five. I could not remember vividly but my mom would tell me I would grab a comb to use as microphone and start to sing; people would listen. So, it means my music made little sense at that age. I just knew I loved to sing and at that young age I was passionate about it.

    You are nicknamed Nuefy, how did you come about that name?

    Nuefy is my stage name. It is an acronym from my name which is Emmanuel Ifeanyi. I took the “nue” from Emmanuel and “fy” from Ifeanyi.

    You have performed with some known gospel artistes, how would you describe the experience?

    By God’s grace, I have performed alongside international gospel artistes, such as Don Moen, Kurt Karr, William Murphy, Sammie Okposo and Sinach, among others. I recently did a duet with Frank Edwards. It has truly been an awesome experience for me to meet such accomplished artistes.

    Who would you say is your greatest inspiration?

    There is no other person except God. He is my greatest inspiration. I get my inspiration from Him daily through attendance of fellowship and devoting time to Him. I am not ashamed to ascribe my achievements to God.

    One of your songs, Gon-gon, is being played on radio nationwide, what inspired the song?

    Gon-gon has given me more fame than any of my singles. I would say God gave me the inspiration to do that track. I was looking for a track that people could dance to and then the song came. Gon-gon, I would say, is universal. My producer, GospelOnDeBeatz, did a good job because the song has become a hit.

    Do you think the Nigerian music industry is competing favourably with its counterparts across the world in gospel music?

    I honestly believe Nigerian musicians are some of the best in the world. There is hope for gospel music in this country. Even though the present situation is so devastating but I know God is raising good, honest and sincere talented musicians who will rise up to the task. The face of gospel music will change soon and junks will give way.

    You are also a model, how do you combine singing and modelling?

    Modelling has always been part of my life. The truth is that when something is part of you, you don’t need to struggle to do it. Just like I am in love with music, I also like modelling because it is a passion. I prioritise my activities to combine the two talents.

    You can be said to be popular in the Abuja music circle, how do you manage this stardom?

    Did you say popular? Well, I think I am still on my way to stardom. I cannot say I am there yet. One of my mentors would say: “Never allow people clap for you too soon.”

    What is your advice for the youth?

    Stay focused and be consistent with your passion. Be determined and fast to make your dream come true. Above all, be faithful and diligent in all you do. Don’t forget to always put God first in everything.

  • ‘Five Alive’ kids… one year, four months after

    ‘Five Alive’ kids… one year, four months after

    DO you know Five Alive? Yes; the popular packaged juice. No; you are wrong; damn wrong.

    Even though they were found at a Lagos party yesterday, these “Five Alive” are no drinks; they are five kids born same day by same mother.

    The Shofunlayo quintuplets were nicknamed “Five Alive” because they survived —against normal expectations — at birth in 2011.

    They were part of the 1, 200 babies conceived through Assisted Reproduction at Nordica Fertility Centre, which made its debut in 2003. Its 10 years anniversary party was held at the prestigious Civic Centre, Victoria Island.

    The quintuplets are: Eyitayo, Eyitope, Eyitomini, Eyimofe and Eyidayo. They are one year, four months old.

    They and their parents — Olayemi Victoria and Wale Shofunlayo — stood out in the crowd.

    Their birth was unique; it was the Lagos University Teaching Hospital’s (LUTH’s) first quintuplets.

    An inexperienced doctor would have sealed up or terminated the fifth baby, but the experience and skill of a consultant in the Department of Obstetric and Gynaecology, Prof Godwin Ajayi, and his medical team, turned the hitherto fertility challenged couple to parents of quintuplets – 17 years after their marriage.

    Recounting her experience, Mrs Shofunlayo said: “I thought they were four. But they turned out to be five. After a CS, which lasted about 25 minutes, I found out they were five. I was sedated; so, I didn’t know what was happening. I thank God for the bundles of joy.”

    Mrs Shofunlayo was on bed rest for seven of the nine months that she carried the pregnancy.

    She was delivered of the babies through Caesarian Section (CS).

    Mr. Shofunlayo, who hails from Ogun State, said: “The doctors only care, but God heals.”

    Narrating how the babies were born, she said: “We were only aware they were going to be quadruplets. Right from the start, even the last scan showed I was carrying four babies. The doctors also prepared for four, but when I heard the babies were five, I felt elated that God has blessed us even more. I just smiled; I know God did it.”

    According to Mr. Shofunlayo , during surgery, Prof. Ajayi said there was something remaining, which he thought was a fibroid. But, it turned out to be another baby. For about seven months my wife was admitted at the LUTH for bed rest and I was able to pay.

    The lucky husband said: “I will say kudos to the doctors and nurses for their efforts and consistency. They have really shown that Nigeria is not lagging behind in the preservation of human lives. I am satisfied with the services rendered by the hospital staff before and after delivery.

    “The nurses really tried. The only thing the doctors did was to get their hand gloves and get going. None of them requested for any gratification. I commend Prof Ajayi for his effort and for the way he handled his job, like a true professional. He is like a father.”

    He praised LUTH for the provisional assistance given to his wife before the delivery.

    “This is my first experience in a public hospital and it is the best place for anybody to come for treatment. All the nurses cared and supported my wife,” Shofunlayo said.

    Asked if he would like to have more children, he replied: “The first child is a boy of about two years and the quintuplets just arrived. So I don’t think it is necessary to start thinking of another baby. However, I am a Muslim and I am not scared of having children. But, I want to be very modest and live within my limits.”

    The lawyer was advised to take his wife to India for safe delivery, but he had faith in Nigerian doctors. “We can do lots of things in Nigeria, if we believe,” he said.

    In Shofunlayo’s view the delivery was easy because his wife complied with the instructions of the doctor to be on bed rest.

    Shofunlayo is grateful for the kids’ survival.

    He said: “I am so happy that my children are normal and complete – healthwise. I thought they may have one health challenge or the other because their conception was through IVF, but to my surprise through the help of God and Nordica Fertility Centre, they are excellent children.”

    Commenting on Assisted Reproduction through which the likes of Shofunlayo are now parents, Dr Abayomi Ajayi, the Managing Director of Nordica said the fertility centre was set up to put smiles on the faces of couples, reducing the prevalence of infertility.

    Ajayi said: “Through the centre, about 1200 babies have been born into different families and they are doing excellently well. Many are in primary schools around the world. Families have given birth to triplets, twins and singles.”

    He said the centre monitors the progress of the children and is prayerfully waiting to celebrate the first university graduate among them.

    “God has been faithful through it all, as some couples who had their child/children through IVF have been able to have more children on their own” .

    The clinic manager, Mrs. Tola Ajayi, said: “We want people to know that we can help with the problem of infertility. It’s not only about prayers; medical intervention can also be of help. We are very happy today; we are a decade old and we are still counting.”

    The first child born by the help of Nordica, Julian Onwudinjo, nine years, prayed that God would give the centre “grace”.

  • Five Nigerians head for NB Bornholm

    Danish website bold.dk is reporting that five Nigerian players are on their way to second division club NB Bornholm subject to them receiving visas to the Scandinavian country.

    ”An English agent has some Nigerians, he should bring to Denmark. There are some things that just have to be done. You do not just get Nigerians into the country just in a rush. There must entry and residence permits, ” says sports director Mikkel Hansen Scotland to bold.dk.

    It is a unique opportunity for a club as small as NB Bornholm to increase their playing staff without paying outrageous sums as transfer fees.

    ”On our small island with 3000 inhabitants in the city, we have no finance as the other clubs. So this is a possibility. We do not know the caliber, but it would be a good level,” adds Scot Hansen.

    Just recently, NB Bornholm announced the acquisition of former Nigeria youth-teamer Ojiego Chimezie, who signed a short – term deal that keeps him with the Nexø based outfit until the end of the current season.

  • Five held in Abia over ‘adulterated drinks’

    A distilling firm, Intercontinental Distillers, and its ally, Oaks Limited, have arrested five suspects at Eziukwu Market, Aba, Abia State, for allegedly adulterating the company’s products.

    The Sale Operations Manager, East 1 Region of the distilling company, Mr Isaac Agbana, told reporters that the goods were seized at the Cemetery Market, Aba, with the assistance of the police.

    Suspected fake products, estimated at N1.5million, were reportedly seized during the raid.

    A senior police officer at the Aba Area Command, who spoke in confidence, confirmed the raid and the arrest of the suspects.

    He said the suspects were assisting the police in their investigation.

    Agbana said the suspects adulterated Seaman’s Schnapps, Chelsea Dry Gin, Squadron Dark Rum, Bull Gin, Bull Dark, Lords Dry Gin, Calypso, Bacchus, Eagle Majesty Aromatic Schnapps, Veleta Fruit Juice and Dark Sailor.

    He added: “We raided the market today in conjunction with the police to arrest the people imitating our brands in the market and causing health hazard to the unsuspecting consumers.

    “A lot of traders in the market are faking our products, using the genuine names, confusing the consumers, traders and consumers.

    “This (adulteration) has been going on for some time. So, we decided, in conjunction with Grand Oak, to end it.”

    The manager explained that what was going on in the market was beyond imagination.

    Agbana stressed that adulteration was affecting the company’s products

    He said: “You can imagine some of them using Blue Food Colour to mix these items for fellow beings to drink. The effect is harmful to the body system.

    “Naturally, when you are taking an original drink, you know you take something good, because of the rigorous processes it underwent during production.

    “But somebody would just sit down in a corner and use all sorts of chemicals to mix and package these brands for marketing.

    “Apart from HIV, I don’t think there is another sickness that can kill as fast as cancer. It can kill faster than HIV and, if you take these things, there are possibilities of having lung and liver cancer.”

    The manager added that the company was determined, with its allies, to fight adulteration.

    He urged adulterators to refrain from the act or face the wrath of the law.

    Agbana hailed the police, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and other agencies for battling product fakes in Aba and other parts of the state.

    Mr Elijah Apanishile, the Regional Manager East/Southsouth of Grand Oak Limited, urged the Federal Government to make laws that would end illegal business activities in Nigeria.

    He noted that adulteration was adversely affecting manufacturers.

    Apanishile said: “The seizure was about N1.5million. We are looking at human values, not the cost effect. Again, we are talking about unemployment. By the time the companies were not able to produce to capacity, they will not be able to employ.

    “We are turning out an army of graduates. Where are they going to be employed? Some people are killing the markets and people are dying in their hundreds. This is why we are calling on the government to support us.

    “It is not as if we don’t have laws in the country but the implementation is what is giving us a lot of concerns. The laws in Nigeria are not giving the kind of deterrent to stop it. In China, it is death sentence.”

     

  • Five dead in Benue road accident

    Five persons were feared dead yesterday in a motor accident on Makurdi-Gboko federal highway at Wannune, Tarka Local Government Area of Benue State.

    An eyewitness, who spoke in confidence, told The Nation that a 19-passenger bus belonging to the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) had a head-on collision with a van conveying loaves of bread.

    The passenger vehicle was reportedly heading to Abuja from Cross River State while the bread van was from Makurdi, the state capital, and heading to Wannune.

    The eyewitness said the driver of the passenger bus was attempting to overtake another vehicle at a bend when it collided with the bread van.

    A woman was said to be among those who died on the spot.

    Several others were injured and taken to Wannune General Hospital, the eyewitness said. The bodies of the dead have been deposited at the mortuary.

    Officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) from Makurdi and Gboko units battled for about four hours to clear the wreckage for traffic to flow.

    The Public Enlightenment Officer of the FRSC in the Benue State Command, Samson Audu, said his men were on top of the situation.