BREAKING NEWS: Abba Moro granted bail

The Federal High Court, Abuja has granted the bail filed by former Minister of Interior, Abba Moro and an Assistant Director in the ministry, F.O. Alayebami.

Meanwhile, the third defendant, Anastasia Nwaobia, will continue to enjoy administrative bail awaiting her trial.

At the ruling today, March 3, the judge over the matter, Anwuli Chikere ruled that the prosecution has not been able to prove that the former minister will interfere with ongoing investigation.

Chikere also said that mere allegations cannot be used as prove that the defendant will in any destroy evidences against him.

“I agree with the defendant that as a former minister and a responsible and senior citizen of Nigeria will not jump bail or escape justice and will present himself at all times for trial,” Chikere said.

She, however, said that the third and fourth defendants, shall (mandatory) provide a bail bond of N100 million each and one sureties each in like sum.

Chikere added that the sureties shall officers of civil service at either the federal or state level.

The sureties must also be at the position of directors.

They will submit two recent passports with their name and address at the back of the passports, and evidence of means and houses worth the bail bond at any part of the country.

The third and fourth defendants are also expected to submit their travel passport with the court registrar.
For the second defendant, Chikere ruled that she continues on an administrative bail granted to her by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

Justice Chikere further adjourned the matter to Wednesday, April 27 for commencement of trial.

Former minister and four others are facing an 11-count charge of money laundering committed during a deadly recruitment exercise in 2014.
Justice Anwuli Chikere, who presided over the case, demanded on March 2 that Morro be returned to Kuje prison pending the determination of his bail application.

15 common misconceptions about Yoruba people

The Yoruba people are an ethnic group of southwestern and north central Nigeria. They are a collection of diverse people bound together by a common language, history, and culture.

Reports have it that they make up 21% of Nigeria’s population, making them one of the largest ethnic groups in Africa. The Yorubas dominate the western part of the country.

There are certain misconceptions about this group of people. You hear things like Yoruba people are fetish, dirty and all other negative things. Before you believe anything you hear about Yoruba people, you need to get your facts right because some of the people saying this have never had an encounter with a Yoruba person and are basing their belief on what they heard from someone else.

WE has compiled this list of some misconceptions people have about Yoruba people.

1. Yoruba people are very tribalistic. The Yoruba man only helps those that are from the same tribe with him. To the average Igbo man, Yorubas are tribalistic.

2. They like respect too much. Yorubas are so obsessed with greeting and you have to bow, prostrate or kneel to do it. You also have to address the elderly as mummy and daddy when you’re not even related.

3. They don’t marry outside their tribe. Many Yoruba parents will not allow their children marry other tribes.

4. Yoruba people all have accent. Most of them have the ‘H’ factor. They say hold man instead of old man, and appy instead of happy.

5. They are very loud. They talk a lot and always in your face.

6. Yoruba men love women and are heart breakers. I am yet to see a man from any tribe that does not love women.

7. They don’t travel. Many Yoruba people have not been to other states of the country. They like to remain in their comfort zone.

8. Yoruba people are stingy, especially those from Ijebu. It is common for you to hear people describe anyone who is stingy as an Ijebu man or woman.

9. They are dirty. There is this popular notion that Yoruba people are very dirty but personal hygiene is on an individual basis.

10. Yoruba people don’t know how to cook. People say all they know how to cook is stew, stew, stew and they add a lot of pepper to food.

11. By their face, you shall know them. Has anyone ever told you have a Yoruba face? Some say they have a funny face with plenty tribal marks.

12. Their marriages don’t last. Some say their women are promiscuous and can’t stay married.

13. They are not bold. They can brag and shout but when it comes down to fighting, they run away or become cowards.

14. Yoruba people are fetish. Many have this misconception probably because of what is portrayed in the movies.

15. Yoruba people love parties. Who parties like a Yoruba man or woman? Yorubas would throw party for any and every occasion and sew asoebi.

EFCC to arraign ex-CDS, Badeh, today

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) may arraign former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh (rtd) in Abuja today.

A top source who confided in The Guardian last night said “he would be flown in from Lagos to face the court..

Badeh has been in custody of the EFCC since February 8 when he reported for interrogation. He was later flown to Lagos in connection with a case relating to former NIMASA boss, Patrick Akpobolokemi.
Badeh was originally invited by the commission to give explanations regarding some contract issues at the Nigeria Air Force. He was the first on the list of persons forwarded to the EFCC for investigation by President Muhammadu Buhari on January 15.

Still in custody is another former service chief, Air Mashal Adeshola Amosu. There is no information yet about when Amosu would be arraigned.

Commission’s spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, could not be reached for comments as calls placed to his phone line rang out unanswered.
A Presidential order of January 15 had referred Badeh for investigation by the EFCC. He, along with 20 others are meant to answer questions concerning how 10 contracts totaling $930,500,690.00 were awarded, Payment of N4,402,687,569.41 for unexecuted contracts, Procurement of two used Mi-24V helicopters instead of the recommended Mi-35M series at $136,944,000.00, four used Alpha-Jets for the NAF at $7,180,000.00 funded by ONSA, Cannibalisation of engines from NAF fleet to justify procurement of jets and Excessive pricing of 36D6 Low Level Air Defence Radar at $33m instead of $6m per one.

Others areas of investigation are delivery of radars without vital component of Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) that distinguishes between own and adversary aircraft, Transfer of $2m to Mono Marine Corporation Nigeria Limited owned by some Air Force officers, N15 billion lavished on the maintenance of Alpha-Jets, C-130H aircraft and Mi-24V/35P helicopters, N2.5 billion contracts awarded to Syrius Technologies (Ukrainian company) not registered in Nigeria and Award of seven contracts at N599,118,000.00 to Defence Industry Corporation of Nigeria(DICON), whereas only two were delivered.

Chidinma Dumps Her Record Label

Chidinma Ekile, has dropped her label, Capital Hills Music.

According to Hitz.ng, the talented singer, who has been with the label, co-owned by famed director, Clarence Peters and rapper, Illbliss, after winning the 2010 edition of the MTN project fame reality TV show, decided against renewing her contract which ended in February 2016

Since she came into the limelight, Chidinma, has one on to releases several it songs ranging from Kedike, Emi Ni Baller, amongst others.

UNILORIN Remedial/Pre-Degree Admission List 2015/16

This is to inform all the candidates that applied for the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) 2015/2016 academic session pre-degree/remedial programme admission (including French candidates) that they can now check their admission status

UNILORIN remedial admission list has been successfully uploaded online.

To access your admission status, simply go to http://www.remedial.unilorin.edu.ng/rem_login.php .

You would be required to provide your login details to access your admission status.

All admitted candidates are to note that, registration will commence at the school of preliminary studies at fufu on MONDAY 7th March, 2016, TO Friday 21st March, 2016 .

MUSIC: Dj Pluz - Psyching (Prod By David Young)

After Nostradamus ft Barzini and Danas comes another dope single fresh and new. Psyching is a playful/catchy tune and you will probably cram some of the lines and regurgitate in some of your conversations down the line.

Psyching will not only get you dancing and singing along, but will also get you laughing.
Psyching song was produced by David Young.

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Jay Z Signs DJ Khaled To Roc Nation

Jay Z has signed DJ Khaled to Roc Nation management. The news was made public when DJ Khaled  posted a video of the Rap mogul presenting him with a Roc-A-Fella chain at a J. Cole concert in Madison Square Garden.

"I don't have an original one," Jay Z says of the chain. "I don't own an original one like at all. Zero. This is my last one."

"God is great," DJ Khaled responds.
Jay Z also gave a Roc-A-Fella chain to J. Cole when the North Carolina rapper's Dreamville label signed with Interscope .

DJ Khaled took to Instagram on February 29 to share his thoughts on joining Jay Z's Roc Nation.

“Allow me to reintroduce myself!!!!” DJ Khaled writes, referencing Jay Z’s “Public Service Announcement.”

“Meet my manager. His name is Jay Z. Jigga. Hov!!! Special cloth alert! The blessings coming in have been overwhelming. So much blessings I needed the right team to help me embrace it right. And when I say embrace I mean brand partnership.

When two special cloth brands come together history gets made. I'd like to thank fan luv for walking with me thru the journey of more success.

They don't want us to win!!!! So what we gonna do is win more. When I say we, I'm talking fan luv! I'm talking my brother Lenny S! Always seen my vision!! I'm talking Chaka!! I'm talking JIGGA NATION!!!!!

I'm up to something. I will never stop!!! I will not lose JIGGA VOICE!!! Ride with me thru the journey of more success. God is the greatest! Bless up. #WeTheBest #JAYZ #Rocnation @wethebestmusic JUS KNOW IM WORKING ON NEW MUSIC !!”

Roc Nation also took to social media by sharing the video on Twitter.
DJ Khaled hosts the We The Best Radio » show on Apple Music's Beats 1 radio. The streaming service is a direct competitor to Jay Z's TIDAL .

The two artists have worked together on “They Don’t Love You Know More,” a cut from DJ Khaled’s I Changed a Lot .

5 easy ways couples can communicate effectively with each other

Sometimes in marriage, level of communication between couples dwindle and it gets harder to express your feelings towards each other, because you don't talk everyday.

Instead of waiting for the worst thing that could happen in your marriage, you can work towards taking it back to the way it once was.

Life gets busy especially with kids, jobs and extended family but you can work together as a couple to get your marriage back on track.

Inspired by Marriage.com, here are 5 easy ways couples can communicate effectively with each other.

1. Communicate with love, admiration and respect: Talk with your spouse rather than talking down on them or at them.

2. Go away together: Sometimes, it's okay to just leave everything behind and just have some time alone with yourselves, no distractions.

3. Communication should be mixed with fun and laughter: Life is not about being serious all the time. Make your conversations very enjoyable then you can proceed to saying about your issues.

4. Remember why you got married: Focus on what you love and cherish about each other, this should be motivating enough.

5. Create time to talk: Scheduling a talk time between you  and your spouse. Look forward to it each day and watch your level of communication get better.

GOOD LUCK

EPL: Arsenal stumble at home; wins for Liverpool, Man United

Arsenal’s hopes of landing a first league title in 12 years suffered a heavy blow as Swansea came from behind to win at Emirates Stadium.

Joel Campbell slid to hook the Gunners into an early lead and they looked set to make up ground on leaders Leicester.

Swansea – missing boss Francesco Guidolin through illness – levelled when Wayne Routledge side-footed home.

Olivier Giroud and Alexis Sanchez struck the bar before Ashley Williams pounced to earn a crucial Swansea win.

And Tottenham Hotspur missed the chance to go top of the Premier League table after Michail Antonio’s winner earned West Ham United a deserved win.

Spurs keeper Hugo Lloris got a hand to Antonio’s powerful header from a corner but not enough to keep the ball out.

The visitors had won the previous six league games but were poor throughout, Harry Kane scuffing their best chance, reports the BBC.

West Ham, who have played one game more, are one point behind fourth-placed Manchester City.

At Anfield, Manchester City’s title hopes suffered a major blow as Liverpool gained some revenge for Sunday’s League Cup final defeat with a deserved win.

City edged the game at Wembley on penalties but were distinctly second best against a fired-up home side.
Adam Lallana’s low drive gave Liverpool the lead before James Milner poked in a second against his former side.

Ex-Red Raheem Sterling was taken off at half-time before Roberto Firmino fired in a third to compound City’s woes.

City are somewhat fortunate that leaders Leicester are the only one of their major title rivals to pick up a point in these midweek fixtures, but the defeat – their third in succession in the Premier League – means they are now 10 points behind Claudio Ranieri’s side.

In the final game, Juan Mata’s late free-kick earned Manchester United a win over Watford to move them level on points with fourth-placed Manchester City.

United striker Marcus Rashford was quiet in the first half as Watford’s Odion Ighalo wasted two good chances.

But the hosts improved when Rashford switched places with Anthony Martial and the Frenchman won the free-kick which Mata curled in from 20 yards.
Although City have a game in hand, United earned a fourth successive win.

EPL RESULTS

Liverpool 3 – 0 Man City
Man United 1 – 0 Watford
Arsenal 1- 2 Swansea
West Ham 1-0 Spurs
Stoke 1-0 Newcastle

MUSIC: Lil Kesh Ft. Ycee – Cause Trouble

YBNL soldier – Lil Kesh stoke the ember as we await the release of his debut album #YAGI slated for a March release with this new cut entitled – “Cause Trouble” featuring 2015 rookie of the year- Ycee



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Photos: Nigerian Army council orders release and reinstatement of Brigadier-General Ransome Kuti

The Nigeria Army Council has recommended the release and reinstatement of Brigadier General Enitan Ransome-Kuti who has been under house arrest at an army barrack in Abuja.

This is contained in a confidential memo obtained by Sahara Reporters which also shows that the council ordered a reduction in his rank from Brigadier General to Colonel.

Brigadier General Kuti, the son of human rights activist, Beko Ransome-Kuti and nephew of Fela Kuti was arrested in January 2015 and tried for cowardly behaviour and accused of abandoning his duty post in Baga where he was commander of a joint multinational task force which resulted in Boko Haram militants' attack and capture of Baga.

The court martial also accused him of failure to account for the weapons and ammunitions under his supervision which includes three multipurpose light-armoured towing vehicles (MTLB in Russian), three rocket-propelled grenade launchers, two pan herd and three Sagie.

The Brigadier General was represented at the court-martial by human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana.

ATM hacker who stole $55M worldwide pleads guilty to theft

The mastermind of a $55 million computer hacking scheme that plagued ATM machines all over the world pleaded guilty in a Brooklyn Federal Court on Tuesday.

Turkish national Ercan Findikoglu who only has a high school certificate, was able to attack hack the computer networks of at least three payment processors for Visa and MasterCard credit and prepaid debit cards.

Findikoglu told Federal Judge Kiyo Matsumoto.
"I intended to defraud the financial institutions by manipulating the account balances,"
Findikoglu told the judge he was able to falsely inflate the balances on various accounts, after which he forwarded the account information to "cash crews" standing by in 26 cities from July 2010 to February 2013.

Then when the crew members received the green light, they began making large withdrawals from ATM accounts after the limits on balances had been lifted, according to court papers.

Thirteen co-conspirators had previously pleaded guilty.
Findikoglu faces up to 14 years in prison when he is sentenced on July 12 and has to repay $55 million in restitution to the financial institutions that were ripped off, a $250,000 fine, and will be deported to Turkey after finishing his jail term.
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