Two police officers are forced to apologise after they were caught kissing in patrol car

Two police officers have been forced to apologise after they were caught kissing in a patrol car at a Tesco supermarket.  

One witness said they saw the officers kissing for 20 minutes in the carpark in Blackburn, Lancashire. 

The witness said the female officer then got out and walked round to the driver's side to continue smooching through the window.    

One man who saw them was so stunned that he began filming the interaction.

He said of the incident in a Tesco car park off Carl Fogarty Way: 'I was sat with my friend in the car park, I'd gone to fix my car.

'After we were done we were just parked in the supermarket car park having a little break.

'My friend noticed the police officer in his mirror and saw that a woman had got into his car. It just didn't feel right.'

He said the pair were initially in their own cars - the male officer in a liveried police car and the woman in an unmarked car on Good Friday.

While he was on-duty it appears she was not working at the time of the incident, although is an officer with the Lancashire force.

The witness went on: 'Initially they were in their own cars. They pulled up next to each other and were talking from car to car. She then got out and got into his car.

'They were kissing in the car - their faces were colliding. They were sat in the car for about 20 minutes.

'This is an on-duty police officer sitting in a car for 20 minutes doing b***** all.

'It annoyed me. People were walking past and taking a double look into the vehicle and thinking ''Is that really happening?'' They were laughing and joking and kissing. I don't think they should be doing it on police time, even if he was on his lunch break it looks bad.'

And he added: 'They were there for a long time - all in all about an hour if not longer. That's what made me think it couldn't be a lunch break.

'It's a big town, there will be a lot going on, enough for them to do. People are getting burgled and they don't bother going out to them.'

A spokesman for Lancashire Police described it as an 'isolated incident.'

A spokesman said: 'Lancashire Constabulary appreciates the impact social media videos can have on public confidence.

'This was an isolated incident involving one off duty and one on duty police officer.

'The officers have since been spoken to and apologised for their conduct and understand how this may have been interpreted, the matter is now closed.'

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/two-police-officers-are-forced-to.html

Jose Mourinho offers sarcastic response as he breaks silence over Tottenham sacking

Jose Mourinho has spoken out for the first time since he was sacked by Tottenham.

The Portuguese manager was dismissed by Spurs on Monday morning following their 2-2 draw with Everton on Friday evening.

The stalemate at Goodison Park leaves Tottenham seventh in the Premier League, with only faint hopes of a top-four finish.

Mourinho's underwhelming 17-month spell in north London raises serious questions of whether he is still the world-beating coach he once was, as he departs without a trophy to his name.

But the 58-year-old pointed out he is still the subject of as much interest as ever with a video posted on his Instagram account.

"They don't give me privacy," said Mourinho as he filmed the flock of cameras and reporters outside his home. "Even my friend Gary [Sky Sports' Gary Cotterill] is disturbing me. That's my life."

Moments later, Mourinho was quizzed on whether he had any comments regarding his departure and told Sky Sports : "You know me, you know that I'm not going to say anything."

Asked whether fans will see him in the dugout again soon, or if he needed a chance to recharge his batteries, he responded: "No need. No need for breaks and batteries."

Mourinho added: "I'm always in football."

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/jose-mourinho-offers-sarcastic-response.html

Varsity student, Rhoda Agboje arrested for selling drugged cookies to schoolchildren

Rhoda Agboje, a 300-level university student has been arrested in Abuja for selling drugged cookies to schoolchildren and other members of the public.

Her boyfriend, Ifeanyi Nwankwo was also arrested by the FCT Command of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA.

The two suspects specialise in producing and selling drugged cookies in Abuja

NDLEA Spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said NDLEA operatives have launched a manhunt for a third member of the gang.

They produce cookies laced with Arizona, a highly psychoactive variant of cannabis, alcohol, and Rohypnol among other ingredients.

“Their lid was blown open following the arrest of Rhoda Agboje with four pieces of the drug cookies on Sunday, April 18, 2021″, Babafemi said.

“She was arrested at the NNPC Cooperative estate, opposite Gaduwa estate in Abuja based on a complaint that she gave an unsuspecting young girl the cookies to eat. After eating the drug cookies, the girl lost her mind and could not sleep, making incoherent utterances due to the effects of the cookies.”

“The suspect confirmed that she sells at parties and to unsuspecting members of the public, including school children that are the most vulnerable. The suspect also supplies some supermarkets and clubs in the FCT,” Babafemi said in a statement.

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/varsity-student-rhoda-agboje-arrested.html

Newly re-elected Chad’s president Idriss Deby is dead

Chad’s President Idriss Deby Itno has died on the battlefield after three decades in power, the army announced on state television on Tuesday.

The shock announcement came only the day after the 68-year-old was proclaimed the winner of a presidential election that had given him a sixth term in office.

The army said Deby had been commanding his army at the weekend as it battled against rebels who had launched a major incursion into the north of the country on election day.

Deby “has just breathed his last breath defending the sovereign nation on the battlefield,” army spokesman General Azem Bermandoa Agouna said in a statement read out on state television.

Deby, 68, had ruled Chad with an iron fist for three decades but was a key ally in the West’s anti-jihadist campaign in the troubled Sahel region.

The army said a military council led by the late president’s 37-year-old son Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, a four-star general, would replace him. 

On Monday, the army had claimed a “great victory” in its battle against the rebels from neighbouring Libya, saying it had killed 300 fighters, with the loss of five soldiers in its own ranks during eight days of combat.

Deby would have been one of the longest-serving leaders in the world, after provisional results showed him winning the April 11 election.

He was a herder’s son from the Zaghawa ethnic group who took the classic path to power through the army, and relished the military culture.

His latest election victory — with almost 80 percent of the vote — had never been in doubt, with a divided opposition, boycott calls, and a campaign in which demonstrations were banned or dispersed.

Deby had campaigned on a promise of bringing peace and security to the region, but his pledges were undermined by the rebel incursion.

The government had sought Monday to assure concerned residents that the offensive was over.

There had been panic in some areas of N’Djamena on Monday after tanks were deployed along the city’s main roads, an AFP journalist reported.

The tanks were later withdrawn apart from a perimeter around the president’s office, which is under heavy security during normal times.

“The establishment of a security deployment in certain areas of the capital seems to have been misunderstood,” government spokesman Cherif Mahamat Zene had said on Twitter on Monday. 

“There is no particular threat to fear.”

However, the US embassy in N’Djamena had on Saturday ordered non-essential personnel to leave the country, warning of possible violence in the capital. Britain also urged its nationals to leave.

France’s embassy said in an advisory to its nationals in Chad that the deployment was a precaution and there was no specific threat to the capital.

The rebel raid in the provinces of Tibesti and Kanem was carried out by the Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT), based in Libya.

The group has a non-aggression pact with Khalifa Haftar, a military strongman who controls much of Libya’s east.

FACT, a group mainly made up of the Saharan Goran people, said in a statement Sunday that it had “liberated” the Kanem region. Such claims in remote desert combat zones are difficult to verify.

The Tibesti mountains near the Libyan frontier frequently see fighting between rebels and the army, as well as in the northeast bordering Sudan. French air strikes were needed to stop an incursion there in February 2019.

In February 2008, a rebel assault reached the gates of the presidential palace before being pushed back with French backing.

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/newly-re-elected-chads-president-idriss.html

Former US Vice President Walter Mondale dies at 93

Walter Mondale, a leading liberal Democratic voice of the late 20th century who was U.S. vice president under Jimmy Carter and lost in a landslide to Ronald Reagan in the 1984 presidential election, died on Monday at age 93, his family said.

"Well my time has come. I am eager to rejoin Joan and Eleanor," Mondale said in a statement to his staff and released to the public after his death, referring to his late wife Joan, who died in 2014, and daughter Eleanor, who died in 2011 at age 51. "Before I go I wanted to let you know how much you mean to me."

Mondale, the first major U.S. party presidential nominee to pick a woman running mate, believed in an activist government and worked for civil rights, school integration, consumer protection and farm and labor interests as a U.S. senator and vice president during Carter's troubled one-term presidency from 1977 to 1981.

He also served as U.S. ambassador to Japan from 1993 to 1996 under Bill Clinton.

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/former-us-vice-president-walter-mondale.html

INSIDE Simi’s 33rd birthday pool party [photos/video]

Singer Simi turned 33 yesterday. And she celebrated by hosting friends and family to a pool party.

See more photos and videos below...

 

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source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/inside-simis-33rd-birthday-pool-party.html

Regina Daniels reveals she's undergoing a surgery [photos]

Actress Regina Daniels has taken to Snapchat to disclosed that she is undergoing a surgery. 

Though she didn’t reveal why she's undergoing the surgery, Regina asked her fans to wish her luck and also stated that she has her husband by her side. 

She wrote;

''Hello guys, I'm going for an operation and that's my husband beside me. See y'all when I return, wish me luck bye''

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/regina-daniels-reveals-shes-undergoing.html

Omotola Jalade celebrates her last child on his 19th birthday

Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde's last son, Michael is a year older today.

And the proud mum took  to her Instagram page to celebrate him on  his special day.

She wrote;

''Happy 19th Birthday Mickyboy! You’re so wise, Diplomatic , Sweet and Talented . My Baby is not much of a baby anymore .

Love you Mickyboy... May all your Dreams and more come True. ❤️ 🎊🎉🏆

P.s - You need a photoshoot dear photographer! #champ''

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/omotola-jalade-celebrates-her-last.html

Shade Ladipo rates DJ Cuppy’s music and urges her to find another talent

Shade Ladipo has made some insightful reviews of disc jockey and billionaire daughter, DJ Cuppy.

Sighted on her Instagram page, Shade Ladipo scored DJ Cuppy’s musical talent, zero percent, however, she rated DJ Cuppy’s character and values 120 percent

According to Shade Ladipo, a solid character will take one further in life than talent and urged her to find another trade because music is not her thing.

Here’s what she wrote;

“DJ Cuppy’s music 0/100 

DJ Cuppy’s Character/Values 120/100 

A solid Character will take you much further than talent 

Give the girl all her flowers 

She’s Legit abeg She will find what she’s good at …. eventually”

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/shade-ladipo-rates-dj-cuppys-music-and.html

Chef Ayomide blasts actor Uche Maduagwu for lying about being gay

Nigerian gay activist, Chef Ayomide has slammed Nollywood actor, Uche Maduagwu for making a fun of the LGBT community after coming out to refute his claim of being gay.

After months of claiming he is gay and has been fighting for the rights of gays and people in the LGBT community Uche Maduagwu made a u-turn emphatically stating that he is not gay.

He lamented over how he has lost endorsement deals, movie roles and his girlfriend while fighting for the rights of the LGBT community.

In response to this, Chef Ayomide took to social media and warned Uche Maduagwu to stop painting the LGBT community with his stupidity and should never try to taint, defame and stain the LGBT community with his nuisance if he wants to gain recognition in life.

According to him, being Gay is not an easy thing as one must be brave strong and powerful and slammed the controversial actor for coming out with his full chest and turning back.

He wrote;

''Stop painting the LGBT community with your stupidity, if you ever want to gain recognition in life, never you try to taint, defame and stained the LGBT community with your nuisance....oh you are scared of being lynched, attacked by homophobic person in Nigeria....do you think to become a GAY is an easy task, you come out with your full chest,and still turning back.... being A Gay you have to be brave, strong and be powerful....

The love I have for LGBT people,I don't mind risking my life for the safety of lesbians,gays,trans,and crossdresser... because I've made up my mind in life, nothing on Earth would ever make me to Deny my sexual orientation being GAY, I was born GAY and will die as a GAY.....

I don't mind if I was crucified on the cross to save LGBT people in Nigeria..my blood is meant to save...

Not everyone will love and accept you the way you are regardless of sexual orientation...if everyone loves you,try and check yourself very well....I'm a GAY Rights Activist in Nigeria ?? my work is to fight for my people,and attack those that are trying to make fool of our genes.

 Mrs Red Bra if you are trying to get attention in Nigeria,or trying to seek greener pastures

Don't try to stain the LGBT community because 

G- GOD

A-. ACCEPT

Y-. YOU''

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/chef-ayomide-blasts-actor-uche-maduagwu.html

Funke Akindele's husband, JJC Skillz acquires a Prado SUV

Days after actress, Funke Akindele-Bello acquired a Lexus SUV.  Her husband,  JJC Skillz has also acquired a Prado SUV

Funke shared a video of him riding the SUV on her Instastory.

We say big congrats to them!

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/funke-akindeles-husband-jjc-skillz.html

144 Nigerian policemen arrive Somalia to provide security

The Africa Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has announced the arrival of a contingent of 144 policemen and women from Nigeria to boost stabilisation efforts.

The officers, including women, quietly departed Nigeria at the weekend.

They have Samuel Ita as the commander.

AMISOM Police operations coordinator Daniel Ali Gwambal said 30 of the police officers will serve under the AMISOM for one year.

They will be deployed to Beletweyne in HirShabelle State.

The rest will serve in various roles in the capital, Mogadishu.

“They are here in order to fulfil the mandate of AMISOM with regards to operational support to the Somalis and at the same time to mentor the Somali Police Force (SPF),” Gwambal said in a statement issued in Mogadishu.

“There are certain specific duties that are also incumbent on them to perform while they are here such as regular patrols at checkpoints, guard static duties and other duties that involve general policing,” he added.

Gwambal said the officers will work on providing VIP escort and protection services, training and assisting the SPF in public order management.

They will also conduct joint patrols with their Somali counterparts and secure key government installations and high-level events.

The AU mission said the arrival of the Nigerian contingent is a major boost to law and order efforts, as they will be working in concert with their Somali counterparts in ensuring improved security in liberated areas.

The commander of the newly deployed unit, Samuel Ita, said his officers were eager to begin discharging their duties, to help advance the mission’s mandate.

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/144-nigerian-policemen-arrive-somalia.html

ALGON denies endorsing Bayo Adelabu for 2023 elections

Members of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON), Oyo state wing have refuted the claim that they had placed their weight behind the 2023 governorship ambition of Adebayo Adelabu.

In a statement today by ALGON Oyo state Chairman, Prince Abass Aleshinloye stated that the information going around that the Association has declared support for Chief Adebayo Adelabu’s 2023 gubernatorial ambition is false.

Aleshinloye said that individual preference and personal leanings should not be mixed up with the official standing of the association.

He also opined that there was nothing bad in honouring invitation from party members.

The statement read: “My attention has been drawn to a recent online publication in which Oyo ALGON was said to have endorsed a particular candidate.

“This is not true as individual interest cannot be ascribed to be the official position of ALGON as a body.

“There is nothing bad in honouring invitation from any party member/leader, but there is a need to be careful not to be quoted out of context at this period.

“The action of the journalist to misrepresent the opinion of the individual chairman or some chairmen attending a programme to be the official position of ALGON as a body is unfair and condemnable.

”Once again, ALGON has not endorsed any politician for any political office, more so, INEC has not issued a time table for political activities and our party, APC has also not done so”.

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/algon-denies-endorsing-bayo-adelabu-for.html

Mixed reactions as actor, Nosa Rex buys a car for his wife

Nollywood actor and comedian, Nosa Rex, has gifted his wife, a new car Toyota Venza car.

This has triggered mixed responses from Instagram users as whilst others congratulated and excited for Nosa Rex and his wife, others questioned him if he has done same for his mom.

Nosa and Deborah, who married in 2015, will celebrate their 6th wedding anniversary in a few months. They have two children together  - a daughter named Audrey and a son named Andre.

See some reactions below;

hx_muzik: This your wife car, smooth…. Helloooo..

andyblayz: Nice! What of ur mama??? Hope u dey do something for her ??

_lordmicheal: If a toyota camry is not too small for you comment below just one lucky person

wendypeterschere: He works so damn hard, and oh well, taking care of a home and kids and still facing work isn’t easy…So yea, she deserves it and more

edgarsnazzy So he’s married? Wt all does him knack knack and agama comedies

Congrats 😍😍God bless every man striving hard for their family

nene_george: She deserves it, that woman has been by him through thick and thin. Congrats!

ceo.marah.apparel; Everybody just dey buy car left right and center, until it is my turn I will keep clapping for the winners👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 congratulations nosa na man you be

zikorasays: This his wife that gave birth to one ebony black baby that is obviously not for Babarex

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/mixed-reactions-as-actor-nosa-rex-buys.html

Rosy Meurer flaunts awesome post baby body in new photo

Nigerian actress, Rosy Meurer has showed off  her awesome post-baby body.

The beautiful actress and mother of one shared this lovely photo on her Instagram page.

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/rosy-meurer-shows-off-her-awesome-post.html

Toyin Lawani shares PRE-WEDDING photos with her man

Celebrity stylist, Toyin Lawan is set to walk down the aisle soon.

Toyin, who announced her engagement on Valentine's day to her personal photographer, Segun Adebayo, has now shared pre-wedding photos.

Captioning one of the photos, she wrote, “#THEARTISTANDHISMUSE2021 IS What WE ARE SETTLING FOR, THANKS TO YOU GUYS 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

I want to actually carry all my amazing fans along, the past few days, I came to realize there are Fans and there are Real fans who actually mean well and are not always negative, To everyone who showed me /us love and stood by me, yall will surely be invited 💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃”.

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/toyin-lawani-shares-pre-wedding-photos.html

No petrol price increase in May, NNPC says

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it will not increase the ex-depot price of Premium Motor spirit also known as petrol in May.

The Group Managing Director, Malam Mele Kyari, made this known at the end of a closed door meeting with Petroleum Transport Drivers (PTD), National Association of Road Transporters Owners (NARTO) and oil marketers in Abuja on Monday.

Ex-depot price is the price marketers buy products from depot owners; it determines the pump price at filling stations.

He said: “We want to inform oil marketing companies that NNPC will not increase the pump price of PMS in May.

“I am giving the assurance and I ask Nigerians to go about their normal businesses; we have over 20 billion litres of petrol in our custody.

“Many of you are aware of this and with the assurance with tanker drivers and NUPENG, there is no need for panic buying of the product.

“Petrol will be available in all the depots in the country including NNPC dispatched depot across the country, so nobody should panic in buying the product,” he said.

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/no-petrol-price-increase-in-may-nnpc.html

Three INEC staff die in fatal accident in Borno

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed the death of three of its staff in a road accident in Borno.

The INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye, made the confirmation in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja. 

Okoye said that the commission on Sunday received a sad report from Mohammed Ibrahim, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for the State, of a fatal road accident involving a number of its members of staff serving in the State. 

He said that Ibrahim informed the commission that an Electoral Officer (EO) and some Assistant Electoral Officers (AEOs) travelling from some Local Government Areas to Maiduguri for a special training ahead of the conversion of Voting Points into Polling Units were involved in the accident.

 According to him, the three members of staff that lost their lives are: Adamu Mohammed (EO, Biu LGA), Abubakar Joda and Suleiman Umar (AEOs, Damboa LGA), while five others sustained injuries.

The INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye, made the confirmation in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja. Okoye said that the commission on Sunday received a sad report from Mohammed Ibrahim, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for the State, of a fatal road accident involving a number of its members of staff serving in the State.

 He said that Ibrahim informed the commission that an Electoral Officer (EO) and some Assistant Electoral Officers (AEOs) travelling from some Local Government Areas to Maiduguri for a special training ahead of the conversion of Voting Points into Polling Units were involved in the accident.

 According to him, the three members of staff that lost their lives are: Adamu Mohammed (EO, Biu LGA), Abubakar Joda and Suleiman Umar (AEOs, Damboa LGA), while five others sustained injuries.

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/three-inec-staff-die-in-fatal-accident.html

Ekiti monarch’s abductors demand N20m ransom, anxiety grips family

The family of the Obadu of Ilemeso Ekiti in the Oye Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Oba David Oyewumi, and the people of the community are anxious to secure the release of the monarch from the den of kidnappers, where he has been since last Thursday.

Family sources, who said on Monday that the kidnappers contacted them on Saturday and demanded N20m before the monarch could be let off the hook, added that the family members were anxious to have him back in good condition.

The monarch was kidnapped last Thursday from his palace by six gunmen, who scaled the fence, shot indiscriminately and ransacked the palace before they whisked Oba Oyewumi away.

One of the sources said, “The kidnappers contacted the family around 7pm on Saturday and demanded that we pay the sum of N20m for the king to be released. They called with Kabiyesi’s phone and the phone has been switched off since then.

“We are really worried by this demand. We are anxious to have Kabiyesi return here hale and hearty. The family is taking further steps to ensure that he is released as soon as possible.”

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Sunday Abutu, who said the police and other security agencies were making frantic efforts to rescue the monarch from captivity, stated, “We are taking all security measures to ensure that we rescue the Oba. We are not resting at all.

“We are working with other sister agencies in this regard and also working on the intelligence gathering that we have at our disposal. The police want to work more to prevent this kind of crime and we are relying on information from members of the public, because we work more on information that we found to be credible.

“We appeal to members of the public to help us with information. Let them report any strange face or suspected person to the police. We assure you that the police will protect the identities of such informants.”

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/ekiti-monarchs-abductors-demand-n20m.html

Liverpool Striker, Mo Salah announced as new Egypt captain

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been announced as the new captain of Egypt’s national team by head coach Hossam El-Badry.

The news was posted in a statement on the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) Facebook page. Senior players in the Egypt squad were asked about the decision and gave their full support.

El-Badry said that it was “vital to introduce more stability” to the national team, including on the leadership side.

He added that the main goal for EFA technical teams in the coming months is to ensure that Egypt qualifies for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Salah has been one of Liverpool’s most succesful players since joining in summer 2017. He helped the club secure a sixth Champions League title by scoring the opening goal in the final against Tottenham in 2019.

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/liverpool-striker-mo-salah-announced-as.html

Four dead, 44 injured in Ogun road crashes

At least, four persons died while 44 others sustained injuries in 34 road crashes across Ogun State between March 28 and April 11, 2021, being the Easter period.

The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) explained that the road traffic crashes involved five private cars, two private buses, three commercial buses, five commercial cars, 11 motorcycles, two medium trucks, one heavy truck and three other vehicles.

TRACE corps spokesperson, Babatunde Akinbiyi, said in a report that 117 persons were involved in the accidents within the 2021 Easter period.

Akinbiyi told Daily Post that out of the 117 persons involved, “44 persons (33 males, 11 females) sustained various degrees of injuries, four men were killed and 69 persons were rescued unhurt due to the prompt response to 27 emergency calls received by TRACE Corps.”

He stated further that “44.73% of the road crashes were caused by excessive speed, 25.84% by dangerous driving, 8.80% by bad tyres, 3.45% by driving against traffic and 17.18% by other causes.”

Comparing 2021 to 2020 Easter period in the state, Akinbiyi said road traffic deaths were reduced by 42.86% in year 2021 while number of persons injured was also reduced by 22.73%.

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/four-dead-44-injured-in-ogun-road.html

Unsafe roads: Musa opts out of Pillars away games

Kano Pillars’ new high-profile signing, Ahmed Musa, is set to miss over 80 per cent of the team’s away matches as the second stanza of the Nigeria Professional Football League begins April 28.

The announcement of the Super Eagles captain as Pillars’ new signing elicited excitement among fans of the domestic league, but Punch correspondent learnt that the former Leicester City forward told the club’s management in clear terms that he would not be available for away games.

Chairman of the club Surajo Yahaya confirmed that although the player would be available for every home fixture, he would not be part of most of their away games.

“Ahmed Musa is a big player and at the moment we know the economic situation of the country and the bad roads in some regions. He is going to honour all our home matches and if there is an available flight in the state we have an away game, then he is going to attend,” Yahaya told The Punch.

“He did not say that he’s totally going to be unavailable for our games on the road, but he is going to attend those matches by flight, but for the games that are close by, like a game at Katsina or Bauchi, he is ready to go. But we need to provide good facilities for him,” Yahaya added.

With the revelation, Musa is expected to make his debut for Pillars on May 5, when the Sai Masu Gida welcome Enyimba. He’ll miss the team’s next two games against Warri Wolves and Plateau United.

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/unsafe-roads-musa-opts-out-of-pillars.html

Nigeria’s Chukwudi Opara busted in India over N9.4m scam

A suspected Nigerian scammer, Henry Chukwudi Opara, has been arrested in India over alleged Rs 18.50 lakh (₦9,397,082.50) gift scam.

He was arrested by the Rachakonda Cybercrime Police in Hyderabad, India.

Opara was said to have come to India on medical visa for surgery after which he married a Karnataka lady and later joined as a part-time football coach in New Delhi.

According to the police, Opara introduced his friends to another Nigerian national, Cheema Frank and another Indian friend, Mughashe Yeptho, who committed online gift, job fraud, loan fraud, among others.

Opara was said to have joined his friends to make easy money through online gift fraud and live lavishly, for which they engaged some bank account holders.

The police explained that in the month of December 2020, they cheated a person from Hyderabad on the pretext of sending gift and currency from the UK and fabricated a story that the parcel was caught by customs at Delhi Airport and that to get it released, they made the victim to transfer money into various bank accounts in the name of various charges provided by one auto driver, Suraj of Noida.

Suraj also helped the accused in withdrawing the looted amounts from the accounts provided and handing it over to them, for which they paid R.50,000 as commissions.

During the course of investigation, the investigating police officer collected all the technical evidences and after analysing the data and other credible information, the accused were arrested on Saturday and were produced in court for judicial custody.

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/nigerias-chukwudi-opara-busted-in-india.html

Jose Mourinho sacked by Tottenham Hotspur

Jose Mourinho has been sacked as head coach of Tottenham, less than a week before Sunday's Carabao Cup final against Manchester City.

The club confirmed Mourinho and his coaching staff Joao Sacramento, Nuno Santos, Carlos Lalin and Giovanni Cerra had all been "relieved of their duties", with Ryan Mason - just 29 - taking charge of training on Monday.

Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy, said: "Jose and his coaching staff have been with us through some of our most challenging times as a club.

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/jose-mourinho-sacked-by-tottenham.html

Beyonce sparks Photoshop speculation as fans spot major clue on stairs

Superstar Beyonce's fans are convinced she's edited her latest Instagram offering after they pointed out some warped-looking stairs in the background.

The 39-year-old singer has been very active on her social media page in recent days, which her 172 million followers have been excited about.

However, some people suggested Beyonce's latest snap had been altered ever so slightly, as the stairs to the right of her tiny waist appeared to look manipulated, suggesting she has cinched in her physique.

In the comments section, one person wrote: "Those look like stairs in some type of stadium....."

Another asked: "How do you make a phone selfie look like it was taken by a professional cameraman?" suggesting she had tweaked the stunning image.

And another put it down to her lighting and angles, adding: "All you need is good lighting and shoot with the main camera preferably a new model iPhone like the 12 pro or a galaxy s21 ultra and you'll get the same results."

But a third person defended the star, writing: "You have to be Beyonce."

And other fans of the songstress were begging her to upload some more glamorous snaps to continue with her Instagram spree, with one asking: "Where's the rest of the pics?!"

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/beyonce-sparks-photoshop-speculation-as.html

Actor, Deyemi Okanlawon, shares lovely new photos as he turns a year older

Talented Nollywood actor, Deyemi Okanlawon is a year older today, April 19. 

To celebrate his special day, the actor shared dope photos of himself on Instagram.

More photos below...

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Nurses heading to matron’s party killed in auto crash

Two nurses were confirmed dead on Sunday, while 10 others sustained injuries in a lone auto crash involving a Toyota Hiace bus around Akinale Village on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway.

Babatunde Akinbiyi, a spokesperson for the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), confirmed the incident.

He explained that the crash, which occurred at 9:20 a.m., was caused by speeding and using a mobile phone by the driver.

He noted that 18 people were involved in the crash, which comprised one male and 17 female nurses.

“One of the survivors said the driver of the Toyota Hiace bus, marked OG 49A 07, who was speeding and as well using his cellphone while driving around a bend, lost control and somersaulted several times.

“The occupants in the bus were nurses who were all heading to a party to honour a matron in one of the hospitals in Abeokuta,” he said.

Mr Akinbiyi explained that the injured were evacuated to Hope Hospital, Adigbe, Abeokuta, while the two corpses were deposited at the morgue of the General Hospital, Ijaye in Abeokuta.

The TRACE spokesman urged motorists to avoid speeding, especially during the rainy season, and not to use a mobile phone while driving.

He said most crashes were avoidable.

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/nurses-heading-to-matrons-party-killed.html