Terry G welcomes baby

Agbako master Terry G is a proud father as his UK based fiancee, Mimi Omoregbe has given birth to a baby boy in the UK.
Although Mimi and Terry G are not yet married some reports have it that the Gingah master secretly carried out a traditional wedding with Mimi. It is however a story that neither Terry G nor his management confirms or denies.

*Terry G

Terry G emerged in the music scene back in 2008 and released his debut ‘Free Me‘ the following year. After a series of features and production for artistes, he rose to fame with the release of the hit single ‘Free madness’ off the ‘Ginjah ur swaggah season 1 album.
He recently released his third album ‘Terry Gzuz‘ under his TGP Entertainment label.

Shakeup in NNPC: Key officials redeployed to Port Harcourt and Warri refineries

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has redeployed some key officials in a shakeup meant to achieve a new strategic fit for the state-owned oil giant.
The corporation also appointed new helmsmen for Port Harcourt and Warri refineries.
The Acting Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of NNPC, Mr. Fidel I. Pepple, in a statement, said the changes were part of its bid to reposition the corporation and its key Strategic Business Units.
Pepple said the management of the NNPC had approved the appointment of Ian Udoh and Paul Obelley as the new Managing Directors of Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) and Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC). They are both engineers.
A number of other management staff were promoted while others were redeployed. All the appointments are with immediate effect.
According to the statement, some of those promoted to include Farouk Ahmed, formerly Executive Director, Commercial, Pipeline Products Marketing Company (PPMC), now MD NIDAS; Engr. Samuel Babatunde, formerly Executive Director Operations of the WRPC, now Project Director Olokola Liquefied Natural Gas Project.
Others are Engr. Abdullahi Dandume, formerly Executive Director Operations, Nigerian Engineering and Technical Company (NETCO), now Managing Director NETCO; Aliyu Z. Sambo who was General Manager M&P now Group General Manager Accounts and Aholu Don Beks promoted as Group General Manager Information Technology Division from his previous position of General Manager Information Services Department. Dr. Edwin Bako was elevated to the post of Group General Manager Medical, Engr. Sylvester Idemudia as Group General Manager Greenfield Refineries, and Okhes K. Jonathan as GGM Power, Benjamin Obaigbena as GGM Research and Development and Dan Efebo as GGM Human Resources.
Those redeployed include Gabidon Meheux formerly Senior Technical Assistant to the Honourable Minister of Petroleum Resources, now Managing Director, NNPC Services; Chris Osarrunwese formerly Group General Manager Human Resources, now Group General Manager (GGM) Downstream Business Development; and Engr, Bayo Ibirogba formerly GGM Greenfield Refineries, now GGM Engineering.

American woman stabbed son, daughter to death – Prosecutor

A suburban Chicago woman stabbed her seven-year-old son 100 times because she was angry with her husband and a five-year-old girl about 50 times because she witnessed the attack, as both children prayed and begged for their lives, a prosecutors said on Thursday.

DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin said Elzbieta Plackowska, 40, told investigators several stories, at first blaming the attack on a stalker who got into her home in Naperville, 25 miles west of Chicago.

She later said the children had evil inside of them and she was fighting the devil in the house, Berlin said at a bond hearing, the Seattle Times reports.

Plackowska eventually admitted that she was angry with her husband, who works as a truck driver and is often gone, because he left her alone to care for her son, Justin, and work as a maid, which she felt was beneath her, Berlin said.

“She told the detectives that she thought by killing Justin she would make her husband hurt the way she hurt in their relationship,” Berlin said.

Plackowska told investigators she found the children jumping on the bed and then attacked them, also slitting their throats, Berlin said.

“She had grabbed a knife and she made both victims kneel and begin praying. She began stabbing her son Justin and told him he was going to heaven tonight. He pleaded for his life and told her to stop. But she continued stabbing him until he was dead,” he said.

“She then turned her attention to five-year-old Olivia and began stabbing her with the knife multiple times. She as well pleaded for her life, but the defendant continued to stab her until she was deceased.”

Plackowska killed the girl, Olivia Dworakowski, because the child had witnessed the attack on her son, Berlin said.

DuPage County Judge John Kinsella ordered Plackowska held without bond. Plackowska didn’t speak during the hearing other than to indicate she could not afford an attorney. The judge appointed a public defender.

Aliko Dangote Makes Bloomberg List for World’s Richest People, Earns $3.5 billion so far in 2012

Alhaji Aliko Dangote is winning

Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Chairman of Dangote cement and richest man in Africa has been mentioned for Bloomberg Markets’ inaugural list of the world’s richest people, in the magazine’s December 2012 issue.
The magazine says the individuals mentioned on the list have a net worth that totals $2.7 trillion or the size of the GDP of France, the world’s biggest economy.
According to Bloomberg, “The ranking shows who’s on top (America Movil SAB Chairman Emeritus Carlos Slim, with a net worth of $77.5 billion), who’s faltering (Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg, who’s down $6.8 billion since Jan. 1) and who’s just wealthy enough to make our top 200 (SAS Institute Inc. co-founder John Sall, who’s worth $5.8 billion).
“Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, both in the top five, are household names. Yet nobody racked up billions faster than relatively unknown No. 3, Amancio Ortega of Spain. The 76-year-old founded Inditex SA, the world’s largest clothing retailer, which is known for its more than 1,600 trendy Zara stores. He made more than $18 billion from the start of the year through Oct. 5 – or about $66 million a day. That windfall was more than enough for the Spanish tycoon to eclipse Buffett – who’s now No. 4, with $48.4 billion as of Oct. 5.
“Ortega’s ascent coincides with an overall rise in retail stocks. Low cotton costs, cheap credit and demand for reasonably priced goods have driven shares of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Inditex to records. Nine of the world’s 25 wealthiest people are retail moguls. Among them are Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad, four members of the Walton family that controls Wal-Mart and Stefan Persson, the largest shareholder in Swedish clothing giant Hennes & Mauritz AB.”
Dangote was listed as number 62 with a networth of $13.5 billion and is said to have made another $3.5 billion so far this year.

Four people remanded in prison for fighting FRSC officials

The law caught up with four drivers for allegedly attacking some officials of the Federal Road Safety Commission,FRSC.
Suleiman Aweda, Segun Busari, Suleiman Raji and Lawal Yusuf, were remanded by an Ilorin Magistrates Court on Wednesday on a three-count charge of criminal conspiracy, trespass and mischief, contrary to the Penal Code.
DailyPost gathered that the suspects who were members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers , NURTW, Bode Sadu Branch of Kwara State forcefully entered the premises of FRSC, Jebba Unit, in Moro Local Government Area of Kwara and removed a Toyota Camry salon car with registration number AE 814 PTG, impounded from Mr Yusuf thereby destroying FRSC premises.
The suspects who were slammed with a three-count charge pleaded not guilty to the allegations levelled against them.
The prosecuting counsel, Mojisola Olamokun, told the court that the alleged offences were not ordinarily bailable and urged the court to remand them in prison, pending the completion of investigation.

Suspected Boko Haram members admitted killing policemen in Niger – CP

Suspected members of the dreaded Islamist sect – Boko Haram who were nabbed in Minna, the Niger State capital recently by the police in connection with two bomb factories in Maitumbi and Tunga in Bosso and Chanchaga Local Government Areas of the state, have admitted to the killing of policemen in the turbulent state.
This was made known by the Niger State Commissioner of Police, Mrs Nsirim in an interactive session with the management staff of the state Ministry of Livestock/Fisheries, led by its commissioner, Dr Isah Yahaya Vatsa, during her familiarisation tour of the ministry.
The police boss added that the suspects had since been transferred from the Force headquarters in Abuja.
“Our decision not to mention the exact number of the hoodlums so far arrested in connection with the bomb factories and not to parade them before newsmen or exhibit the dangerous items recovered from the scence of crime is hinged on the security implications. We are also still in search of a vital information as regards the criminal activities of the suspects in the state prior to their arrest,” she said.
She added that the recent donation of 50 patrol vans installed with communications gadgets by the Dr Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu-led administration in the state had augmented the performance of the command.

Police invite ACN, PDP leaders over Ekiti violence

The Police in Ekiti State have invited the chairmen of the Action Congress of Nigeria and the Peoples Democratic Party following the violence reported in some parts of the state since Monday.

Our correspondent learnt on Wednesday that Chief Jide Awe of the ACN and Mr. Makanjuola Ogundipe of the PDP were invited to the police headquarters in Ado-Ekiti by the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Sotonye Wakama.

The ACN chairman confirmed the invitation to our correspondent on the telephone.

Despite the invitation, crisis broke out in Ikere on Wednesday over the announcement that former Governor, Ayo Fayose, was going to hold a meeting in the town.

The Director General of Ayo Fayose Campaign Organisation, Mr. Gboyega Oguntuase, told journalists in Afao-Ekiti on Wednesday that the ACN started attacking Fayose since the former governor was given waiver to seek elective office.

He said despite the protest in Ikere, Fayose still met with the people and he was well received.

Awe, who said those attacking Fayose could be some of those who he “harassed, maimed and oppressed when he was in power.”

The ACN chairman said, “Our party is not part of what happened to Fayose. The PDP is riddled with crisis currently, they have many factions so the attacks could be from those from other camps.

“Fayose himself is having irreconcilable differences with many people in the state. There are some of them who he dealt with while in office and who do not want to see his face. So he is the architect of his own problem, he should leave our party out of his problem.”

UBA pledges better services to customers

The United Bank for Africa has told customers of the bank to expect better and well improved services.

The Group Managing Director, UBA, Mr. Phillips Oduoza, said on Tuesday during a customers’ forum in Lagos that the event was necessitated by the need to get a feedback from the customers.

He said, “We are using this avenue to get a physical contact with our customers on our various products, in order to make adjustments and serve you better. We are using the slogan ‘You speak, we listen, we act’ just like our customer interactive centre will request from you.”

Oduoza noted that the customers were expected to be open about issues affecting their transactions with the bank, so that they could be easily addressed.

The occasion also gave the opportunity of displaying and enlightening the customers about the various products of the bank.

Meanwhile, the customers have identified issues such as interest rate, bank charges and loan procurement their major problems.