Oil minister Diezani’s convoy kills Nigerian journalist

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) FCT Council, has expressed sadness over the death of Mr. James Momoh of Abuja based Pilot Newspapers.

Momoh was knocked down by the convoy of the Minister of Petroleum, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, along Nicon Junction, Maitama, late Wednesday evening on his way from work.
Reports indicated that Momoh was taken to the NNPC hospital where he later gave up the ghost after the incident.
In a statement by the Chairman of Council, Comrade Chuks Ehirim, described the death of Momoh, a production staff with the newspaper, as avoidable and unfortunate.
According to Ehirim, the tragic death of Momoh brings to fore the recklessness of government convoys and their absolute disregard for traffic rules and other road users.
The NUJ FCT chairman lamented that the minister has not demonstrated any concern and human feeling for the deceased by reaching out to his relatives. He said she was rather more bothered about protecting her image.
Ehirim warned that the union will not fold its arms and watch government officials treat human lives with levity and called for proper investigation into the matter as well as proper compensation for the bereaved family.

Source: Pm news

“Bad news” – Did Don Jazzy really need to sub D’Banj’s G.O.O.D Music collabo?

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Yesterday, we finally got to listen to a G.O.O.D Music collaboration that featured our very own D’Banj (tho i did'nt hear d'banj voice in the song , maybe his voice changed, or he did'nt sing for long abi is it me that did not hear it well). The Kokomaster featured on the Pusha T’s track, along with 2 Chainz, Common, CyHi Da Prince, D’Banj, Kid Cudi & Raekwon.
And as expected, it was a trending topic on social media, especially Twitter. An interesting angle to the whole debate however, was Don Jazzy’s tweets, which were posted around the time the issue was hot on Twitter.
“Do something positive with your life today. Stop counting other people’s money for them. Especially when u haven’t achieved half of what they have,” he tweeted in reaction to the acidic comments that trailed the song.
In subsequent tweets, he however seemed to take a swipe at his former business partner and friend. “U’ll say Naija aint progressing. How will it progress tho if all u do is wait for bad news that u can join other daft people to laff about?”
He then added: “U send ur man to d moon on a mission and he encounters a l

Royal scandal :- French magazine holds Kate Middleton to ransom over topless pictures

 
THE Palace is bracing itself for yet another royal scandal with the news a magazine will publish topless photos of Kate Middleton.
French tabloid Closer has bought photographs of  the Duchess sunbaking topless at a swimming pool while on a private holiday with Prince William in Provence last week.
A shocked Wills and Kate were told the news and shown copies of the pictures this morning over breakfast in Kuala Lumpur, where they are on a four-day visit.
“Their royal highnesses were saddened to learn about the alleged photos,”  a royal source travelling with the couple told AFP.
“The incident, if true, turns the clock back 15 years.”
The source was referring to the intense media attention on Princess Diana, who died in a car crash while fleeing paparazzi in Paris in 1997.
The monarchy was investigating the authenticity of the photos and would then “make a decision about what to do”, the source said.
Closer posted the cover of its latest issue – due to hit the stands tomorrow – on its website today. It features three pixelated shots of the royal couple under the headline “OH MY GOD – the photos that will go around the world”.

MTN donates N500,000 for shot baby’s treatment - Though MTN has been a terrible network lately am so grateful for these donation they made to this little boy, God bless you MTN

Mobile telecommunications company, MTN, has paid for the N500,000 needed for treatment of the one-year-old baby Taiwo Lawal, who was shot by armed robbers in the Gbagada area of Lagos on Sunday.

The company’s Public Relations Manager, Mr. Funsho Aina, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Lagos.

He said the company had paid the money into the account of the baby’s family member.

“We have paid the needed N500, 000 into the family’s account today in response to the PUNCH Metro’s story. Ceremonial cash presentation to the family holds tomorrow (Friday) at our Head Office, Golden Plaza, Falomo, Ikoyi,” Aina said.

Taiwo was among those hit by the robbers’ bullets when they opened fire on some policemen in Gbagada area during one of the simultaneous robberies that took place in different parts of the state on Sunday.

God bless you MTN, and i pray the boy responds to the treatment fast with a quick recovery...I CAN PROUDLY SAY THESE IS THE GOOD SIDE OF SOCIAL MEDIA ...

Samsung, HTC to block US, EU sales of Apple iPhone 5 using LTE patents

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Apple may have come out on top when a jury ruled that dozens of Samsung phones infringed on Apple patents and trade dress, but that doesn’t mean Samsung and other Android OEMs will simply let the new iPhone 5 hit the market without a bit or resistance. There are at least a dozen Android powered devices being prepped to battle the iPhone 5 in the marketplace, but HTC and Samsung may be holding trump cards that could give them a legal edge to block the iPhone 5 from ever hitting store shelves.
It turns out that the iPhone 5 will be using the LTE radio standard for high-speed data transfer – a standard based on hundreds of different patents, some of which are held by HTC and Samsung. According to an industry source, “Samsung Electronics has decided to take immediate legal action against the Cupertino-based Apple. Countries in Europe and even the United States ― Apple’s home-turf ― are our primary targets.” Samsung has not taken any legal action yet, but we expect a patent infringement lawsuit to be filed in the following weeks.

9 Suspected Kidnappers Of ESUT VC Arrested

The Enugu state police command has arrested suspected abductors of the Vice-Chancellor, Enugu state university of science and technology (ESUT), Prof Cyprian Onyeji.

A statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Ebere Amarizu says that members of the syndicate were arrested after a gun battle with security operatives.
The suspects, nine in all, allegedly confessed to having carried out series of kidnappings in the Southeast region, including the recent kidnap of Prof Onyeji, who regained freedom 20 days ago.
The Enugu police spokesman said that the police had been on the trail of the suspects since the kidnap of the VC last month, and arrested three of the suspects at about 4pm yesterday.
The three men, Osinachi Iheanacho, Ejike Aba and Obinna Okoro, subsequently led the police to the arrest of others.
Professor Onyeji was abducted on the 15th of August this year by some gunmen who had waylaid his convoy at the gate of the university at Agbani.

Aftermath of Libya attacks: US Embassy warns citizens in Nigeria

Hilary Clinton

The gruesome killing of American Ambassador to Libya, J. Stevens, has sent a dangerous signal to the United States of America, and as a result warned its citizens in Nigeria against possibility terrorist attack.
The US Embassy in Nigeria, in a statement published on its website stated that the main reason they sent out warnings across to its citizens across African countries, especially Nigeria is because of the current spate of terrorism in Nigeria, considering that that it just lost its Ambassador in Libya.
The warning message entitled, “Emergency Message for US Citizens,” was issued on Wednesday and it reads in part: “The U.S. Mission in Nigeria issues this emergency message to update U.S. citizens on the current threat situation in Nigeria.