2015-02-05 15:05
Enugu - Three students have appeared in court for allegedly duping
foreign nationals thousands in foreign currency through a phony online
scheme.
Solomon Uchendu, Ndubisi Agu and Uchendo Chikwadu have
appeared before the Federal High Court sitting in Enugu, Enugu State for
offences bordering on obtaining by false pretence and Advanced Fee
Fraud.
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
operatives arrested the suspects, who were living at 4, Coal City
University Close, Independence Layout, Enugu, following intelligence
report over their alleged involvement in the alleged internet crime.
According
to Wilson Uwujaren, EFCC Head, Media and Publicity one of the suspects,
Uchendu, who is currently undergoing the mandatory National Youth
Service Corps (NYSC) in Akoko, Ondo State, confessed that he had seven
different email accounts registered with different names.
He is
facing a seven-count charge, further disclosed that most of his victims
were from the U.S., Canada and Germany after confessing duping one
Patricia from Canada $1 200; Larisa from Germany $300 and Ethel from the
U.S. $300.
Agu,
a final year student of the Enugu State University of Science and
Technology, Enugu further told the court that he realized $13 000
between 2013 and February, 2014 from some of his victims across the
world.
The third suspect, 22-year-old Chikwadu, a native of Imezi
LGA Enugu State, confessed that he had three fake drivers’ licences,
which were procured in the names of John Omoaroijake, Gary Harry and
Chikwadu Uchendu at a cyber cafe in Warri, Delta State.
Chikwadu,
who is currently seeking admission into the Delta State University,
said he met one 32 year-old nurse, Grace Talves of Blackpool, United
Kingdom on a dating site.
The suspect, who claimed to be Harry
Phillp (42) thereafter, began to send love scam mails and pictures to
Talves, a British divorcee and mother of one, who is currently in
Nigeria for an engineering job.
He stated that he duped her £500, an Ipad and a Mac Air laptop.
The trial resumes next Tuesday. The suspects remain in custody.
Thursday, 5 February 2015
Toure finally begins to find form for country
18 minutes ago
Bata - Yaya Toure remains much of an enigma at international
level but glimpses of his club form at the African Nations Cup is a
major boon for Ivory Coast as they prepare for Sunday's final.
"Yaya has never before got his level for the national team," said coach Herve Renard of his captain after their 3-1 win over the Democratic Republic of Congo in Bata on Wednesday saw the Elephants to their third final in 10 years.
"But he has worked, he has scored and he has played with a lot of determination. To have players like him, Gervinho, Wilfried Bony in the team is to work with fantastic talent.
"The Ivorian side is one under reconstruction but these are the pillars," added Renard.
The 31-year-old Toure has played at every Nations Cup since 2006, making his appearance at the finals in Equatorial Guinea a sixth. On top of that he has also participated at three successive World Cup finals.
But Sunday's final against either Equatorial Guinea or Ghana presents his first chance at a winners medal with his national team, to add to Champions League success with Barcelona in 2009 -- when he was played at centre back -- and league winners medals in Greece, Spain and England.
He also scored the winner in the 2011 FA Cup final where Manchester City ended a 35-year wait for a trophy with a 1-0 win over Stoke City.
Toure's record-breaking four successive African Footballer of the Year awards have all come on the back of his performances at club level but Renard hopes Ivory Coast will now reap a winning contribution from him too.
The testy Frenchman is the first coach to openly challenge Toure and the other 'galacticos' in the side.
A touchline tirade from the coach, occasionally directed at Toure when Renard feels he is not contributing, is something new for a player who, with many others in past Ivorian sides, had an untouchable aura.
The coach has taken him off in several matches after taking over last August in another departure from the norm.
But being treated like all others seems to resonate with Toure, who could finally produce the kind of contribution his country have been craving.
Reuters
"Yaya has never before got his level for the national team," said coach Herve Renard of his captain after their 3-1 win over the Democratic Republic of Congo in Bata on Wednesday saw the Elephants to their third final in 10 years.
"But he has worked, he has scored and he has played with a lot of determination. To have players like him, Gervinho, Wilfried Bony in the team is to work with fantastic talent.
"The Ivorian side is one under reconstruction but these are the pillars," added Renard.
The 31-year-old Toure has played at every Nations Cup since 2006, making his appearance at the finals in Equatorial Guinea a sixth. On top of that he has also participated at three successive World Cup finals.
But Sunday's final against either Equatorial Guinea or Ghana presents his first chance at a winners medal with his national team, to add to Champions League success with Barcelona in 2009 -- when he was played at centre back -- and league winners medals in Greece, Spain and England.
He also scored the winner in the 2011 FA Cup final where Manchester City ended a 35-year wait for a trophy with a 1-0 win over Stoke City.
Toure's record-breaking four successive African Footballer of the Year awards have all come on the back of his performances at club level but Renard hopes Ivory Coast will now reap a winning contribution from him too.
The testy Frenchman is the first coach to openly challenge Toure and the other 'galacticos' in the side.
A touchline tirade from the coach, occasionally directed at Toure when Renard feels he is not contributing, is something new for a player who, with many others in past Ivorian sides, had an untouchable aura.
The coach has taken him off in several matches after taking over last August in another departure from the norm.
But being treated like all others seems to resonate with Toure, who could finally produce the kind of contribution his country have been craving.
Reuters
Ronaldo returns to lead injury-hit Madrid
2015-02-05 15:06
Barcelona - Real Madrid will hope Cristiano Ronaldo's return from suspension will be enough to overcome a spate of injuries when it visits Atletico Madrid on Saturday in another rematch of last season's Champions League final.
James Rodriguez joined Madrid's list of injured players when he broke a bone in his right foot on Wednesday. Sergio Ramos is also likely to be out after injuring his leg.
Coach Carlo Ancelotti will have to look to his bench to field a starting 11 against an Atletico side that has bettered his team in three competitions this season.
While Madrid leads the league with Atletico seven points behind in third, second-place Barcelona enters the weekend four points behind the pacesetters and will wait until Sunday to visit Athletic Bilbao.
Here are some things to know about the 22nd round of matches:
Madrid's sickbay
Madrid's 2-1 win over Sevilla on Wednesday proved costly when both Rodriguez and Ramos went down in the first half.
Rodriguez was set to have surgery on Thursday, while the club was still waiting to determine the extent Ramos' thigh injury.
Madrid was already without midfielder Luka Modric (left leg) and defender Pepe (ribs).
Marcelo also saw his fifth yellow card against Sevilla. Ancelotti said the club would appeal the booking and that he will rely on center backs Raphael Varane and Nacho Fernandez to anchor his defense.
"We lose some experienced heads but sometimes an injection of enthusiasm is a good thing," Ancelotti said. "I'm not worried."
Simeone's edge
The derby at Vicente Calderon Stadium will be the sixth time the city rivals have met since Madrid prevailed 4-1 in extra time in May's Champions League final.
Diego Simeone's Atletico has yet to lose to Madrid in five meetings since, beating them in the league, the Copa del Rey and the Spanish Super Cup.
"We know our rival well," said Atletico midfielder Tiago Cardoso. "I don't think coach will change much. We will try to play strong in a tight unit and take advantage of our chances."
Rested Ronaldo
Ronaldo will return from a two-match suspension for kicking a Cordoba player.
Ronaldo, who turned 30 on Thursday, leads the league with 28 goals, but he hasn't shown the same brilliant form since he won his third Ballon d'Or award in early January.
Neymar's two sides
Barcelona's victory in the bidding war to sign Brazil striker Neymar in 2013 has proven to be a good investment on the pitch and a headache off it.
This week a judge named club president Josep Bartomeu a suspect in an ongoing investigation into Neymar's contract, alleging Bartomeu defrauded Spain's Tax Office of 2.8 million euros ($3.2 million).
Neymar, however, has become a superb strike partner for Lionel Messi.
Neymar, who turned 23 on Thursday, is the team's second-leading scorer behind Messi. He has 22 goals in 26 appearances this season, well above his total of 15 goals in his first campaign.
Messi has scored nine goals during Barcelona's seven-game winning streak, with Neymar right behind with eight.
Barcelona - Real Madrid will hope Cristiano Ronaldo's return from suspension will be enough to overcome a spate of injuries when it visits Atletico Madrid on Saturday in another rematch of last season's Champions League final.
James Rodriguez joined Madrid's list of injured players when he broke a bone in his right foot on Wednesday. Sergio Ramos is also likely to be out after injuring his leg.
Coach Carlo Ancelotti will have to look to his bench to field a starting 11 against an Atletico side that has bettered his team in three competitions this season.
While Madrid leads the league with Atletico seven points behind in third, second-place Barcelona enters the weekend four points behind the pacesetters and will wait until Sunday to visit Athletic Bilbao.
Madrid's sickbay
Madrid's 2-1 win over Sevilla on Wednesday proved costly when both Rodriguez and Ramos went down in the first half.
Rodriguez was set to have surgery on Thursday, while the club was still waiting to determine the extent Ramos' thigh injury.
Madrid was already without midfielder Luka Modric (left leg) and defender Pepe (ribs).
Marcelo also saw his fifth yellow card against Sevilla. Ancelotti said the club would appeal the booking and that he will rely on center backs Raphael Varane and Nacho Fernandez to anchor his defense.
"We lose some experienced heads but sometimes an injection of enthusiasm is a good thing," Ancelotti said. "I'm not worried."
Simeone's edge
The derby at Vicente Calderon Stadium will be the sixth time the city rivals have met since Madrid prevailed 4-1 in extra time in May's Champions League final.
Diego Simeone's Atletico has yet to lose to Madrid in five meetings since, beating them in the league, the Copa del Rey and the Spanish Super Cup.
"We know our rival well," said Atletico midfielder Tiago Cardoso. "I don't think coach will change much. We will try to play strong in a tight unit and take advantage of our chances."
Rested Ronaldo
Ronaldo will return from a two-match suspension for kicking a Cordoba player.
Ronaldo, who turned 30 on Thursday, leads the league with 28 goals, but he hasn't shown the same brilliant form since he won his third Ballon d'Or award in early January.
Neymar's two sides
Barcelona's victory in the bidding war to sign Brazil striker Neymar in 2013 has proven to be a good investment on the pitch and a headache off it.
This week a judge named club president Josep Bartomeu a suspect in an ongoing investigation into Neymar's contract, alleging Bartomeu defrauded Spain's Tax Office of 2.8 million euros ($3.2 million).
Neymar, however, has become a superb strike partner for Lionel Messi.
Neymar, who turned 23 on Thursday, is the team's second-leading scorer behind Messi. He has 22 goals in 26 appearances this season, well above his total of 15 goals in his first campaign.
Messi has scored nine goals during Barcelona's seven-game winning streak, with Neymar right behind with eight.
Wednesday, 4 February 2015
Five suspects arrested for raping teen girl
By: Olukayode Babalola
2015-02-04 14:19
Lafia - Officers of the Nasarawa State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Wednesday paraded five suspects for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl.
The state Commandant of NSCDC, Mr Andekin Musa, said the suspects, including a father of three, were labourers working at a construction site in Doma Local Government market.
Musa disclosed that the girl they raped hawks sachet water, otherwise called "Pure Water", in the same area.
He said four of the suspects had on January 30 lured the girl into an uncompleted building beside the Doma market and took turns to rape her.
"The suspects raped her in an uncompleted building near the market. They lured her into the building saying they would buy her water but instead raped her," Andekin said.
The commandant explained that the four suspects, after their arrest, implicated the fifth suspect who also confessed to raping the girl.
Musa said that officers arrested two of the suspects near Tudun Laraba community in Doma on February 1.
He said that the other three suspects were later arrested on the same day from the Doma market.
"The rape took place on January 30, while their arrest was on February 1. They are all around and they have all confessed to committing the offence.’’ he said.
Musa said the suspects, Wada Mohammed (37), Tanko Adamu (36), Abubakar Ogachi (40), Yusuf Ogar (35) and Samaila Ali (35) would be prosecuted after investigation had been concluded.
"From our investigation, the suspects have been in the habit of raping underage girls and we have been receiving reports of similar cases in that area," he said.
One of the suspects, Samaila, disclosed that the devil pushed him to commit the crime as it was not in his habit to rape women.
"I have a wife and three children and I have never done this kind of thing before. It is the devil that pushed me to do it," he said.
The father of the girl, Malam Umar Mohammed, thanked the NSCDC for promptly arresting the suspects and expressed optimism that justice would be done.
2015-02-04 14:19
Lafia - Officers of the Nasarawa State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Wednesday paraded five suspects for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl.
The state Commandant of NSCDC, Mr Andekin Musa, said the suspects, including a father of three, were labourers working at a construction site in Doma Local Government market.
Musa disclosed that the girl they raped hawks sachet water, otherwise called "Pure Water", in the same area.
He said four of the suspects had on January 30 lured the girl into an uncompleted building beside the Doma market and took turns to rape her.
"The suspects raped her in an uncompleted building near the market. They lured her into the building saying they would buy her water but instead raped her," Andekin said.
The commandant explained that the four suspects, after their arrest, implicated the fifth suspect who also confessed to raping the girl.
Musa said that officers arrested two of the suspects near Tudun Laraba community in Doma on February 1.
He said that the other three suspects were later arrested on the same day from the Doma market.
"The rape took place on January 30, while their arrest was on February 1. They are all around and they have all confessed to committing the offence.’’ he said.
Musa said the suspects, Wada Mohammed (37), Tanko Adamu (36), Abubakar Ogachi (40), Yusuf Ogar (35) and Samaila Ali (35) would be prosecuted after investigation had been concluded.
"From our investigation, the suspects have been in the habit of raping underage girls and we have been receiving reports of similar cases in that area," he said.
One of the suspects, Samaila, disclosed that the devil pushed him to commit the crime as it was not in his habit to rape women.
"I have a wife and three children and I have never done this kind of thing before. It is the devil that pushed me to do it," he said.
The father of the girl, Malam Umar Mohammed, thanked the NSCDC for promptly arresting the suspects and expressed optimism that justice would be done.
Former Speaker defects to APC
Osogbo - Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Olubunmi Etteh, on Tuesday dumped the Peoples Democratic Party for the All Progressives Congress (APC), reports Vanguard.
She defected with thousands of her supporters in Irewole, Ayedaade and Isokan Federal constituency of Osun State.
Etteh said she decided to join the APC because of the party’s progressive policies and the love for the masses.
She stated that her decision was to join the progressives so that she will be able to contribute her quota to the development of the people
Etteh was received into the fold of the APC by Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun.
Read more at Vanguard.
Nigerian winger signs for Benfica
By: Israel Ojoko
2015-02-04 12:40
Lagos – Nigerian winger Jesse Sekidika has signed a contract with Portuguese side Benfica.
The 18-year-old will feature for Benfica U-19 team which plays in the UEFA Youth Cup among other competitions.
Sekidika was born on July 14th 1996 in Port Harcourt. He left Nigeria at the age of 15 years to Brooke House College & Football Academy in Leicester, England, and graduated as the best graduating Academy Player in July 2014.
In July 2013, he attended a trial at English Premiership League club, Stoke City, and excelled at the trial, which prompted Stoke City’s interest in signing him. Whilst playing for Stoke City at the 2013 Keele Cup, Sekidika was also scouted by two senior Manchester United scouts who expressed interest in assessing him further at their Carrington training ground.
However, due to the stringent requirement of a British work permit and not having a European Passport, Sekidika could not be offered a contract at Stoke City or Manchester United.
In August 2014, he joined the Under-19 team of Portuguese amateur club, A.D. Oeiras, which is a feeder-club to some of Portugal’s Primeira League sides. After about 12 weeks at A.D. Oeiras, Jesse was scouted and identified by Benfica after showcasing his talents for A.D. Oerias U-19s in a match against Benfica U-19s.
He was invited to the camp of the Flying Eagles in January 2013 among eight other foreign based players, but was pegged with school activities. He is however hoping to make a return to the national team.
Lagos – Nigerian winger Jesse Sekidika has signed a contract with Portuguese side Benfica.
The 18-year-old will feature for Benfica U-19 team which plays in the UEFA Youth Cup among other competitions.
Sekidika was born on July 14th 1996 in Port Harcourt. He left Nigeria at the age of 15 years to Brooke House College & Football Academy in Leicester, England, and graduated as the best graduating Academy Player in July 2014.
In July 2013, he attended a trial at English Premiership League club, Stoke City, and excelled at the trial, which prompted Stoke City’s interest in signing him. Whilst playing for Stoke City at the 2013 Keele Cup, Sekidika was also scouted by two senior Manchester United scouts who expressed interest in assessing him further at their Carrington training ground.
However, due to the stringent requirement of a British work permit and not having a European Passport, Sekidika could not be offered a contract at Stoke City or Manchester United.
In August 2014, he joined the Under-19 team of Portuguese amateur club, A.D. Oeiras, which is a feeder-club to some of Portugal’s Primeira League sides. After about 12 weeks at A.D. Oeiras, Jesse was scouted and identified by Benfica after showcasing his talents for A.D. Oerias U-19s in a match against Benfica U-19s.
He was invited to the camp of the Flying Eagles in January 2013 among eight other foreign based players, but was pegged with school activities. He is however hoping to make a return to the national team.
Boko Haram slits civilians' throats in border town
2015-02-04 15:19
Yaound - Boko Haram fighters slit civilians' throats and torched the main mosque in the Cameroon border town of Fotokol during an attack on Wednesday repelled by regional forces, residents said.
"They burnt houses and killed civilians as well as soldiers," a source close to security forces said. Several residents said civilians' throats were slit and reported that the main mosque was burnt in the town along the Nigerian border.
Yaound - Boko Haram fighters slit civilians' throats and torched the main mosque in the Cameroon border town of Fotokol during an attack on Wednesday repelled by regional forces, residents said.
"They burnt houses and killed civilians as well as soldiers," a source close to security forces said. Several residents said civilians' throats were slit and reported that the main mosque was burnt in the town along the Nigerian border.
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