The News Grid: 2015-12-27

Saturday, 2 January 2016

Former Enyimba and Kaduna United goal keeper dies on New Year's day

Former Enyimba and Kaduna United goalkeeper, Chinedu Agwu, has died. Family sources say Chinedu who has been suffering from an undisclosed illness, died a few hours into the New Year. He was just 30 years old. Chinedu will be remembered for his great goalkeeping skills while he was at Eyimba and Kaduna United.‎ May his soul rest in peace Amen.

Odion Ighalo Says "Scoring 30 goals In 2015 Was Unbelievable"

Super Eagles striker, Odion Jude Ighalo, has described the outgone year as a great one, not just for himself, but for the entire team.

A Florida police officer has been arrested after he confessed to having sex with a 15-year-old girl.

A road accident involving an Okada rider and Honda accord car has claimed the first victim of the new year in Arigidi-Akoko, Akoko Northwest local government area of Ondo state.

Is Fabolous the best father in the world? Or is he the worst? His latest stroke of generosity will definitely stoke the debate and controversy. Fabolous has a lucky little 7-year-old son, named Johan, who apparently likes to stay stylishly fabulous like his famous dad.

There are a lot of crazy stories floating on the internet, but even Snopes is reported to have allegedly said that this one is proven real.

A deranged dad went on a New Year’s Eve shooting rampage sparked by a beef over a washing machine, killing his wife and two others in his Los Angeles County home before his own son wrestled the gun away and killed him, authorities said Friday.

A Zaria-based NGO, Peace Initiative Forum, on Thursday said Gyallesu area and Zazzau Emirate were now “safe and conducive” without Sheik Ibrahim El-zakzaky.

It is a new era, an era where women issues are taken more seriously and the plight of women are addressed on a daily basis. WFM 91.7 has taken the issues concerning women to another level with women-focused programmes.

Residents help firemen battle a fire as Filipinos welcome the New Year at a poor neighborhood of Tondo in Manila, Philippines Friday, Jan. 1, 2016.

One man is dead and at least 380 more are injured after New Year’s fireworks in the Philippines ended in tragedy.

Saudi Arabia executed 47 prisoners convicted of terrorism charges on Saturday, including a Shiite cleric who was a central figure in 2011 Arab Spring-inspired protests in the kingdom.

The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) yesterday warned petrol marketers not to sell the Premium Motor Spirit above the new pump prices.

Lamar Odom hasn’t been photographed since his tragic overdose on October 13, but son Lamar Odom Jr. assuaged fears and posted a pic of his father to Instagram on December 31. The NBA star is looking well, and it even looks like he may have taken the selfie!

Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has disclosed that three private refinery operators have indicated interest to start operations in the state just as he warned marketers against contravening the miscellaneous code which he said, is punishable by law.

Ahmed Salkida, journalist cum confidant of the leadership of Boko Haram is confident the abducted Chibok girls are still alive with some of them refusing to convert to Islam.

Former minister of defence, Theophilus Danjuma, and Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, to lead the presidential committee to rehabilitate infrastructure and resettle internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the north-east.

Woman gets 9 years jail for burning man's genitals with hot iron while they had sex

A woman has been jailed for nine years after burning a man’s genitals with an iron while they had sex.

Nigeria on Friday unveiled a nine-metre tall statue of Jesus Christ carved from white marble, thought to be the biggest of its kind in Africa.

A five-month-old baby has been reportedly killed and several others injured after an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority attempted to arrest a commercial bus driver for violating the traffic law around the Awoyokun end of Ikorodu Road.

Michael Carter, 26, was arrested in a misdemeanor charge after he entered a Kum and Go convenience store and refused to leave. Above, a tattooed face complete with a swastika and other symbols.

Michael Carter, 26, was nabbed Wednesday after causing a ruckus at a Whataburger and later locking himself in a Kum & Go bathroom — but it was his fully tattooed face and a bizarre mask and devilish red costume that raised eyebrows, according to a report

As part of activities marking the beginning of a new year, wife of Ondo state Governor, Mrs. Olukemi Mimiko, today, paid a visit to the Post-Natal ward of the State Specialist Hospital Akure to celebrate and donate gift items to the first baby of the year, Baby Adewon, and the mother, Omoboyede Adewon.

Tens of thousands of Algerians massed in a mountain village for a chaotic burial ceremony Friday of a national hero of the brutal independence war with France.

Nigerian activists and lawyers have berated President Muhammadu Buhari for saying the government will continue to detain two prominent detainees – former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki and the leader of the separatist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) – despite several court orders that they should be released from detention.

Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton and his longtime girlfriend, Kia Proctor, welcomed their son into the world on December 24, but waited until Thursday, December 31 to announce what they named their little guy.

Pastor Adeboye of the Redeeemed Christian Church of God has revealed 2016 prophecies for for individuals, Nigeria and the world at large.

A terror warning in Munich on New Year's Eve that led to the evacuation of two train stations was not a false alert, security officials said Friday, although there have been no arrests.

‘Prophet’ T.B. Joshua listed bleak predictions for the New Year 2016, particularly directed towards the continent of Africa.

Ghana’s power minister has resigned for unsatisfactory handling of an electricity crisis that caused years of frequent blackouts and hurt the West African country’s economy, two government sources said.

Natalie Cole, R&B singer and daughter of legendary singer Nat King Cole, has died. She passed away yesterday Dec. 31st 2015 at hospital in LA. She was 65 years old.

A hand grenade attack killed two students and injured six in a university in southern Ethiopia, police said, the second such attack in the country in three weeks.

The Theater Command of Operation Lafiya Dole of the Nigerian Army on Friday alerted Borno residents on a planned attack by Boko Haram terrorists using beggars and other strategies.

Kendall Jenner and Harry Styles have fueled rumours of a reconciliation after they were pictured holidaying on a yacht in St Barts today. She was captured putting on an intimate display with the One Direction band member on a luxury yacht. The two dated casually in 2014.

The management of MTN says it will not pay the N780bn fine imposed on it by the Nigerian Communications Commission.

According to the President of Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleiman, who spoke in a statement signed by his media adviser, Mr Phrank Shaibu, said the nation will witness many heart rending political developments this year.

Senator Aisha Alhassan has lost the battle to claim the Taraba state Government House today as the Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja upturned the verdict of the election tribunal and ruled that the method of nomination of a candidate should not be one of the grounds for disqualification for the election as stated in the constitution and the electoral act.

Nollywood Actor Charles Okocha, who was hit by stray bullet and rushed to an Emergency Room, is recovering and out of danger now. According to colleagues who visited him, the bullet(s) were removed successfully.

Charles Okocha (aka Igwe 2pac) is currently recuperating at a hospital in Nnewi after he was hit by a stray bullet during a celebratory firing by mobile police officers at a traditional wedding ceremony in Umudim, Nnewi.

Dubai hotel fire injures 16

Fire last night ripped through a five star Address Downtown hotel just yards from where tens of thousands were preparing to see the New Year in Dubai, the capital of the United Arab Emirates.

A fire outbreak yesterday night razed a student hostel known as Malisia lodge at Gwalameji area, a suburb of Bauchi metropolis.

A throng of 1 million revelers in Times Square rang in the New Year with raucous cheers and a blizzard of confetti, striking an optimistic, even defiant, tone amid jitters over extremist attacks and heavy security that included 6,000 police officers.

Rwandan President Paul Kagame announced on Friday his intention to seek a third term in 2017, confirming a decision that was widely expected following the approval of constitutional changes that could allow him to stay in office for years to come.

Appeal Court sitting in Owerri, the Imo State capital, yesterday nullified the election of Abia State Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

A South African king Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo is going to spend the next 12 years in jail for ruling his subjects in a cruel manner.

Mob invades suspected ritual killer’s den in Lagos

Residents of Big Daddy Street in the Atinplome, Bagadry area of Lagos State on Thursday stormed an uncompleted building in the area, which they suspected to be a ritual killer’s den, after a female victim raised the alarm.

Convinced that President Muhammadu Buhari’s attempt to explain away his illegal reluctance to release former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), and the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), Nnamdi Kanu, in spite of the order of court directing that they should be granted bail amounted to a nullity and a grave affront to constitutionalism, the President has been called upon to have a rethink before he drags Nigeria further down the path of anarchy and lawlessness.

Aminu Abudulkadir, a currency speculator, was preparing for the Suri (2’oclock) prayer when he got a text message that made him richer. His business partner, Abubakar Idirs, had on December 18, informed him that the naira was exchanging for N280 against the dollar in the parallel market.

Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose spent N2.5 billion to maintain streetlights in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, in one year, an interest group in the civil service has alleged.

Under two years of its formation, the All Progressives Congress, APC made the historic translation from opposition party to the ruling party in Nigeria.

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