National Theatre Will Not Be Converted To Hotel – FG

Chai..national theartre turning to hotel place....................The purported plans by the Federal Government to turn the National Theatre to a five-star hotel has been debunked as false. Minister of Tourism, Culture and National Orientation, Mr. Edem Duke, made this known yesterday following public outcry over a letter that was misinterpreted to mean the FG had concluded plans to turn the national monument into a hotel.
The minister, in his explanation said the letters sent to agencies and parastatals which have offices at the edifice were meant to inform them about the decision to implement the National Theatre Master Plan, which was originally designed to include a hotel.

Man Utd target Jurgen Damm caught up in agents row with Estudiantes Tecos

Estudiantes Tecos winger Jürgen Damm has found himself in a contract row with club management.
Damm spent a fortnight trialling with Manchester United earlier this year and has hopes of fielding an offer from the Premier League champions-elect.

53-year-old Man In Court For Allegedly Molesting A 2-year-old Girl

A 53-year-old security man, Daniel Kura, of Aunty Alice, Mararaba, has been remanded in prison by an Upper Court in Maraba, Nasarawa State, for allegedly molesting a two-year old girl.
Police prosecutor, Mr Stephen Kwaza, told the court that the matter was reported by the victim’s father at Sani Abacha Police Station on April 1.
According to Kwaza, the accused deceived the minor and forcefully had carnal knowledge of her on Monday. He said the offence contravened provisions of the Penal Code.

Barcelona rocked by Messi, Mascherano shock injuries

Barcelona were rocked by injuries to Lionel Messi and Javier Mascherano during their 2-2 draw at Champions League opponents PSG.
Messi was replaced at half-time at the Parc des Princes after holding his right hamstring and he will undergo further tests tomorrow to determine the extent of the problem, Barca announced on their website.
While Barca wait on news about Messi, they know they will definitely be without Mascherano for the second leg against PSG as well as a number of Primera Division matches after he was ruled out with a knee injury.
The former Liverpool player was stretchered off in the 84th minute of Tuesday night's game to be replaced by Marc Bartra.
A Barca statement read: "As reported by the medical team at the end of the game, the Azulgrana number 16 suffered a torn ligament in his right knee after a collision with Jordi Alba.
"If he successfully returns in six weeks, Mascherano will be back just for the final stretch of the season."

1,900 Displaced, 17 Missing As Cameroonians Attack Bakassi Village

Seventeen people have been reported missing after Cameroonian gendarmes attacked Efot Obot Ikot. There are also 1,900 refugeescamped at the St Mark Primary School, Eyo Edem in Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River State.
Senator Florence Ita Giwa who visited the refugee camp said the people, last month, had to escape, spending several nights in the forest and eventually crossing the Akwa ye Efe river to Akpabuyo where they are presently camped.

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I’m Next Governor Of Ekiti State – Fayose

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose  has vowed to return to the State Government House come 2014. Fayose said, “There is no agenda in 2014, I am the next governor of Ekiti State”.
Noting a correlation of events surrounding his removal from office by the State House of Assembly on October 15, 2006, his successor, Mr. Segun Oni’s sack by a court of appeal ruling on October 15, 2010 and the swearing-in of incumbent Dr. Kayode Fayemi on October 16, 2010, Fayose stated, “So the issues are very clear. The historic importance are very clear, my exit marks the end of every government in Ekiti State,” he said.
Fayose said automatically, Fayemi would leave office on October 15, 2014 and a new government by him would commence on October 16, 2014, “exactly eight years, after I left office”.
The ex-governor said, “Apart from that, I am working. People love me and people want me. I am endearing myself more to them.  I don’t like to make too much noise. May God help all of us.”
On the reconciliatory meetings going on in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Fayose said it was a welcome development as “it shows that PDP is moving forward.”

He added, “We should all come together and do more, if we do more, we will get more. PDP will take over power in the South-West.
“Forever, there will be internal problems, it will never end, that is the hallmark of politics, that is why we call it politics, it is a game of interest and  intrigues.”
Fayose said PDP as a large party should expect a lot of intrigues and interest but expressed the hope hope that the party would emerge stronger.
He said, “When you see a  party fighting, and not ready to decamp,  you should be afraid of them, because when they come together, it is a crisis  for the opponents they are fighting.
“We should forget about the crisis, crisis is normal and we should expect more. That does not take away that they are in PDP and want PDP to win.”

Mentally Deranged Daughter Beats Parents to Death in Delta State.

It was a case of domestic disagreement gone sour, Thursday, in Oleh, headquarters of Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State.
A 32 -year-old mentally deranged woman,simply identified as Elo Elili,  sent her father, Warrant Officer Jonah Elili (rtd) and his wife, aged 75 and  65 respectively, to their early grave by hitting them severally with a pestle thus causing grief and sorrow in the family of two boys and five girls .
The remains of the couple were said to have been discovered  early Thursday by a neighbour who came knocking on their door to buy from their petty shop.
According to sources, the woman who was eager to make a purchase, had peeped into the house after knocking effortlessly without any response and raised the alarm on seeing the husband and wife lying in the pool of their blood.
Reliable sources in the area disclosed that the last they knew or heard about the family was when the retired soldier came out to drag her mentally deranged daughter who ran outside unclad (ostensibly because of her insanity) back into the house and locked her up.

However in her statement of defense at the Oleh Police Station where she was arrested, Elo, who is believed to have a twin sister who is also affected with insanity and has since walked away from the community without any trace, said; “My parents hate me, locked me up in a room where they first hit me before I retaliated with a pestle, I saw blood and that is all I know.”
The Divisional Police Officer in charge of Oleh Division, CSP Lawrence Ogoegbulem, confirmed the incident, saying  signal had been sent to the appropriate authorities  and the case will be transferred immediately.

Man pours hot water on 13-year-old housemaid

Some people are very very wicked in this world.............A 13-year-old girl, Precious Edu, has accused the brother-in law of her employer of pouring hot water on her. Edu, who said she was denied the opportunity of attending school after she was brought to work with Esther Amunde and her brother-in-law, Papa, in Calabar, Cross River State, said Papa poured the water on her after accusing her of splashing water on him. She said after the hot water left some burns on her neck, shoulder and chest, she was left to wallow in pains for two days until neighbours took her to the hospital for medical attention. Narrating her ordeal to PUNCH Metro on Saturday on her sick bed, Edu, who is currently being treated at the Calabar General Hospital, said she was brought to Ekorinim area of the state from Obudu in the northern part of the state to work as housemaid on the agreement that she would continue her secondary education. But the situation changed as she was allegedly denied schooling by Amunde, who insisted that Edu must not be distracted from taking care of her little son. Edu said, “Sometime in 2012, one woman, Amaman appealed to my mother to release me as a housemaid to her sister, Esther Amunde, residing in Calabar because she needed somebody to stay with her. “When my mother accepted, it was with the understanding that I would continue my schooling. I initially stayed with Amunde’s mother in Obudu for three months before Amunde came during Obudu new yam festival in August 2012 to take me to Calabar.” Edu said on getting to Calabar, she worked full time as housemaid until September when she expected that she would resume school with other children. She said she reminded Amunde to register her in a school in Ekorinim, but she turned down the request, saying her work was to take care of her son.” Edu said, “Amunde refused to register me in school insisting that my duty in her house was to take care of her (Amunde) son. “I was attending Girls Secondary School in my village and I was in JS-1. Even when I was with her mother (Amunde) briefly before coming to Calabar, she allowed me to go to school. But my boss said because of her son, I cannot attend school.” Edu alleged that in the course of carrying out her duties, she was maltreated and abused by Papa. She alleged that it was Papa that poured the hot water on her after a slight misunderstanding. She said, “In the morning of March 9, I unplugged a kettle and was turning the water in it into a bucket when Papa said the water splashed on him. He soon brought a smaller bowl, dipped it into the bucket of hot water and poured it on me. “When I told my boss about the incident, she neither reacted nor did anything to the burn. It was after my skin had had started peeling because of the burn that Amunde gave me two tablets of Panadol to use. “However, when I went to fetch water from the borehole five days later, some neighbours saw my peeling skin and screamed. One of them took me to the general hospital.” At the hospital, a nurse, who identified herself as Alice, said a child rights activist, Mr. James Ibor, was called and he, in turn, alerted the police. Ibor said, “We have made written requests to the Cross River State Commissioner of Police to effect the arrest of Amunde and Papa to face the law because what they have done amounts to felony.” The activist said what they did by taking Udu from her mother to serve as housemaid was human trafficking. He said Udu would thereafter be taken to an orphanage where she would eventually be taken back to her parents after the wound had healed. Efforts to get Amunde and Papa to speak on the issue proved abortive. When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. John Umoh, said he was yet to be briefed of the incident

Egypt To Face England As Nigeria Meets Portugal In Under-20 World Cup

Our own Nigeria has drawn 1991 winners Portugal, Asian entrants South Korea and CONCACAF qualifiers, Cuba for the U-20 World Cup tournament to be held in Turkey in June. The draws were completed Saturday night after the Young Pharaohs defeated Ghana on penalties AET to be crowned African Champions.
While Ghana have been drawn with Spain, France and USA in Group A, the Africa champions Egypt will square off with Chile, England and Iraq in Group E.

Police Arrest Woman Who Poisoned, Tortured Husband

Woman who allegedly poisoned and tortured her husband to death in Mboshimini Community, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State has been arrested by the police.
Charity was reportedly arrested with one of her brothers, alleged to be an accomplice in the murder of Chief Kingsley Wobo.
State Criminal Investigation Department, CID sources say the 36-year-old suspect did not act alone, as there were other suspects who assisted her in killing her husband.
Family sources also confirmed that the relation of the suspect was arrested when he visited his sister at the police station.

“Her brother had gone to see the sister (Mrs. Wobo) in police custody when the daughter of the deceased who had noticed his face the night her father was killed ordered the police to arrest him. After his arrest, the police later recovered the late Wobo’s three telephone sets from him,” the family sources added.
The source stated also that there were reasons to believe that Chief Wobo’s death was premeditated as he was poisoned before being tortured and stabbed severally.
Mr Wobo, who is an elder brother of the deceased, said however, that the family was awaiting an autopsy on the deceased as well as police investigation reports and would not jump into any conclusion.
According to reports, Late Chief Kingsley Wobo was stabbed to death after being poisoned about three weeks ago at his Mboshimini residence. His wife Charity became the prime suspect when it became apparent she had differences with Wobo over his plans to take a second wife.

Messi Dismisses La Liga Goal Streak As Unimportant, Says Winning Is More Important

Record breaker and prolific goal scorer, Lionel Messi, has dismissed the significance of his goal streak even as he lamented Barcelona’s inability to hold onto their lead at Celta Vigo before conceding a dying minute equaliser.
The Argentine has scored in 19 consecutive La Liga games and his second half strike in the 2-2 draw with the relegation threatened side ensured he has scored against every opposition team – a feat Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo achieved last season, albeit not in a row!
Although the forward is glad to have helped the Catalunya club thrive with his strikes, he still maintains that “the least important thing is the streak” he told reporters after the match.