Don’t use force to rescue us, kidnapped forestry college students plead with govt

Kidnapped students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization Kaduna, have appealed to the Government not to use force to rescue them as their captors warned that such moves would lead to the killing of all the students.

Benson Emmanuel, one of the students who spoke in a video that went viral on Saturday, said that they were surrounded by the gunmen who threatened that none of them would leave alive once the security agents attempt to rescue them by force.

Emmanuel, who sat on the ground together with the other abductees, both males and females, said they needed urgent help as all of then were faced with health issues.

“They have surrounded us, saying anybody who comes to rescue us by force, they are going to take our lives,” he said.

He said the students were injured badly and appealed to the government not to waste much time in rescuing them from the gunmen.

” They have bad mind against us, we are appealing to government to settle this early” he said.

Similarly, a female student also spoke in Hausa, repeated what Emmanuel had said in the video.

The students looked so dejected and terrified in the video, with no tops but only trousers for the males and wrappers for the females.

The gunmen whose heads were concealed in the recording were seen in military uniform pointing their guns at the students, as they were forced to speak.

In another video, the students were recorded crying and begging for leniency, as some of the gunmen moved around flogging them with whips.

They were also appealing to the authorities to rescue them, amidst sobs.

The students were all gathered in a bush with fewer trees or vegetation cover. The gunmen were speaking in Hausa language, intermittently, which was heavily accented and suggested they might be from the neighbouring countries.

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/03/dont-use-force-to-rescue-us-kidnapped.html

Okonjo-Iweala lands in Abuja, in first visit as WTO DG

The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has arrived Abuja on her first official visit.

Nasir Sani-Gwarzo, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, was among those who received her at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Saturday.

Okonjo-Iweala told reporters in Abuja, the nation’s capital that her visit to Nigeria was to show appreciation to President Muhammadu Buhari for the support accorded her.

She also said she wanted to discuss how Nigeria can benefit from her position in trans-national trade.

She assumed duty at the WTO headquarters in Geneva on 1 March.

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/03/okonjo-iweala-lands-in-abuja-in-first.html

Yemi Alade shares s3xy new photos as she turns a year older

Singer, Yemi Alade is a year older today. And she has shared s3xy new photos of herself on her Instagram page to the delight of her fans.

More photos below...

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Auchi Polytechnic bans students from driving cars on campus

Students of Auchi Polytechnic in Edo state have been prohibited from driving private cars within the school.

This is according to a circular dated 9 March, issued by the registrar, Dr. G. E. Ihiokhan.

He cited intelligence reports as reason for the ban.

“Following intelligence reports received by management, it has become expedient to put the following measures in place with effect from Wednesday, 10th March, 2021.”

“Students are not to bring in their vehicles in the campus.

“Security check will be carried out by both staff of the security unit and the police at the various entrance points of the Polytechnic’.

Ihiokhan advised all students to always carry their identity cards while on the campus.

Auchi Polytechnic was founded in 1963, first as technical college.

It became a full polytechnic in 1973 and boasts of over 10,000 students.

It is owned by the Federal Government.

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/03/auchi-polytechnic-bans-students-from.html

Beautiful photos of Alaafin of Oyo's new wife, Olori Chioma

Here are beautiful photos of Alaafin of Oyo's newest wife, Olori Chioma. 

Alaafin of Oyo  reportedly married her quietly in 2020 but stepped out with her for the first time recently. 

More photos below... 

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“Never get pregnant for a man you are not sure of”- Wale Jana

Business man, Wale Jana has to give relationship advice. According to him, he said that pregnancy doesn’t keep marriage but threatens it. He gave out some reactions to back his assertion.

Wale who is married with kids, said this in reaction to a couple who were seeking divorce but called it off after the man impregnated his wife during lockdown.

He wrote;

“Sorry to burst your bubble this morning but pregnancy doesn’t keep a marriage it actually threatens marriage and may even worsen the situation. Your marriage will never be the same when children come. Your stress level increases, more money is needed and if there is no one to help or you don’t have a supportive spouse you will be totally frustrated. For women who think the best way to keep a man is to get pregnant, you are going to play yourself because you are about to be extremely frustrated.

“In many marriages the attraction begins to wear off when she gets pregnant, that very beautiful woman suddenly has a big nose, she begins to gain weight she may never lose, her breasts begin to sag and she just loses her glow and may never get it back if she doesn’t have a supportive husband. Never ever get pregnant for a man you are not sure of, you will regret it for the rest of your life.

“Please share so that others can be blessed as you are blessed.”

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/03/never-get-pregnant-for-man-you-are-not.html

Real Madrid legend, Casillas announces split from wife Sara

Three days after denying reports of a break-up, Real Madrid legend Iker Casillas and his wife, Sara Carbonero, have confirmed they have split.

The couple admitted their love had “taken separate paths”.

However, they said they would remain close to continue the “marvellous job” of raising their two children.

Casillas and Sara have helped each other through serious health issues during their five-year-marriage.

“Both Sara and I feel enormously proud of the family we are and of having shared a love that has filled us with happiness during all our years together.

“Today our love as a couple takes different but not distant paths since we’ll continue together in the marvellous task of continuing to be devoted parents as we have been up until now.

“This is a well-considered decision which we have taken through mutual agreement,” Casillas posted on Instagram.

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/03/real-madrid-legend-casillas-announces.html

I’d reject senseless role even for N10m– Bimbo Ademoye

Beautiful and talented actress, Bimbo Ademoye, has said that she has far more to offer than just her beauty. According to her, she was more than her curves or the s3xy roles she sometimes plays.

She told Saturday Beats, “I would not say I paid any price (to get to where I am).  I just kept showing my skills and letting people know that I was more than the curves. I am more than the s3xy roles (I play). My gratitude goes to filmmakers―Uduak Isong and Biodun Stephens― who took chances on me.”

Ademoye also maintained that she would reject N10m if the storyline of the movie she is supposed to act is not interesting. She said, “(I would consider) the storyline more than anything (else) in the world. I would reject N10m if the story does not make sense.

 I have said this before. There were times I fell victim of the storyline not being wonderful. I had read the story and it was good but when I got on set, they decided to cut corners.

 The movie was released and the editor did not do a good job. It did not look nice at all. I have actually rejected scripts, telling the producer the story did not work for me.”

On her ability to play different roles, Ademoye said it had to do with her childhood in the Ebute Meta area of Lagos State. “I think it has to do with my childhood. I grew up in Ebute Meta― in ‘the hood’ like people would say. I grew up around several characters and different people. When people see me playing a certain character, I am probably trying to mimic someone I knew while growing up. Thankfully, so far so good, it comes out well.”

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/03/id-reject-senseless-role-even-for-n10m.html

Iyabo Ojo discloses she has been r.a.p.e.d four bad times

Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo, has narrated how she was r3ped four times and in her husband’s house.

Ojo in a recent episode titled: “Bare it all with I Y’ on her YouTube page, said that she was first raped at the age of 14 but kept it a secret because it was like a taboo to be r3ped at that time.

Narrating her experience, she said: “I have been raped before. Not once but five times and trust me when I say it was not easy. The first time I was r3ped, I was 14.

“It took place at my aunty’s house (not a family member). I didn’t want to talk about it because it was taboo to talk about it. I felt I would be blamed for everything that happened.

“And the second one, that was another terrible one that happened. I didn’t tell anybody in my family too but a friend of mine then and it was one of the reasons I ran away at that time.

“Now, the third one was with a guy who was my neighbour. He was a friend to my first boyfriend, though he was much older than him.”

“I was at his house but I never knew that he had such intention. He was hungry and asked me if I was hungry too. I told him that I was not hungry because I was already late and my aunty would be waiting for me.

“He started trying to touch me. I got up angrily and made my way to the door. I noticed that it was locked, he refused to open it and started dragging me.

“That brought back memories of the experience I had been through that first time. So, it dawned on me that it was about to happen again. I did not want it to happen so I wrestled with him. I tried to push him and ran into one of the rooms to open the window to scream but he pulled me back with my hair and gave me a dirty slap.

“I hit my head on the wall and he had his way with me. I cried when I got home that day.”

Iyabo Ojo added that the fourth one happened while she was married with two kids in her husband’s house.

According to her, “the other one happened after I got married to my husband and had my kids, then we moved to Ikeja.”

“I was r3ped by one of the armed robbers who came to our house. It is not easy to talk about rape. No matter how much you talk about it, you have to realise that it is painful, but you are not alone,” the actress added.

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/03/iyabo-ojo-discloses-she-has-been-raped.html

Tonto Dikeh announces another best friend after breakup with Bobrisky [photos]

Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh has announced she has another best friend and even showed him off.

Recall Tonto was fond of always showing Bobrisky off on social media calling him her best friend. They even made a number of foreign trips together. But today no are no longer best friends and Tonto wants us to meet her new bestie.

She showed him off writing;

''Best friends are the people you can do anything and nothing with and still have the best memories. My Gee Honorable chief'' Welcome sir!

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/03/tonto-dikeh-announces-another-best.html

Bolivia’s ex-president Jeanine Anez, many former ministers arrested in coup probe

The former interim president of Bolivia, Jeanine Áñez Chavez, and several former ministers have been arrested.

Prosecutors said she and the ministers took part in a coup against the then President Evo Morales in 2019.

Mr Morales resigned and fled Bolivia after protests and allegations of electoral fraud.

Ms Áñez has said she is the victim of a political vendetta by Mr Morales’s Mas Socialist party, which has since returned to power.

The party won a landslide victory in presidential and congressional elections in October last year, paving the way for Mr Morales to return to Bolivia from Argentina and take over the leadership of the Mas party.

His colleague Luis Arce was elected president, though Mr Arce stressed in a BBC interview last year that he would pursue his own political path, saying he was not Evo Morales.

As the most senior senator, Ms Áñez became caretaker president after Mr Morales fled. But members of the Mas party accused her, in cahoots with police and military figures, of engineering his overthrow.

She was detained in the early hours of Saturday in the city of Trinidad, government minister, Eduardo Del Castillo Del Carpio, announced on Facebook. She was then taken by plane to the city of La Paz.

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/03/bolivias-ex-president-jeanine-anez.html

Photos from the burial ceremony of Dr Frabz in the US

Popular Nigerian music producer, Ayorinde Faboro aka Dr Frabz, has been laid to rest.

He was buried Friday, March 12th in Maryland, USA.

Recall Dr Frabz had died from a gunshot wound His colleagues reported in February that the producer was shot in the US where he had been staying for sometime.

Soon as the ceremony started, his daughter, Genesis went emotional, breaking down in tears and spoke of how much she misses her dad.

His son Noah who also spoke also spoke about how he is already missing him.

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His body was later interred at the Maryland Memorial National Park. 

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/03/photos-from-burial-ceremony-of-dr-frabz.html

FG announces closure of Falomo Bridge for repairs from Sunday

The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola has announced a six weeks partial closure of the Falomo Bridge in Victoria Island from Sunday for repairs.

Popoola in a statement on Friday night appealed for understanding of road users promising that traffic regulatory and law enforcement agencies have been deployed to minimise gridlock.

“The Federal Government will be embarking on rehabilitation of Falomo Bridge for a period of six weeks starting from Sunday 14th March 2021.

“This will require partial closure of one lane at a time.

“The motoring public are advised to please cooperate with the traffic law enforcement agents, while the federal government will try its best to minimise the inconveniences this may cause,” he said.

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/03/fg-announces-closure-of-falomo-bridge.html

EFCC arrests 57 internet fraud suspects, recovers two rifles

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has arrested 57 internet fraud suspects in Ilaro, Ogun State, with two pump action rifles recovered from some of them on Friday.

The agency said in a statement by its spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, that it arrested them at their hideout in Yewa Frontier Hotel & Resort, Ellysam Hotel & Suits, April Suits and IBD International Hotels, all in Ilaro, Ogun State.

It said the arrest followed “actionable intelligence linking them to alleged fraudulent activities, ranging from love scam on numerous dating sites, obtaining money by false pretences and other cybercrimes.”

Read the agency’s full statement below:

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan Zonal Office on Friday, March 12, 2021 arrested fifty seven suspected internet fraudsters at their hotel hideouts and recovered two pump action rifles.

The suspects were arrested in Yewa Frontier Hotel & Resort, Ellysam Hotel & Suits, April Suits and IBD International Hotels, all in Ilaro, Ogun State.

The operation followed actionable intelligence linking them to alleged fraudulent activities, ranging from love scam on numerous dating sites, obtaining money by false pretenses and other cybercrimes.

Four exotic cars, mobile phones, laptops, two rifles and several incriminating documents were recovered from the suspects.

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/03/efcc-arrests-57-internet-fraud-suspects.html

FG apologises to Nigerians over N212.61 per litre new petrol price

The Federal Government on Friday, apologized to Nigerians over the latest N212.61 petrol price confusion in the country.

Speaking at the groundbreaking for the Rungas composite cylinder manufacturing plant in Alaro City Free Zone, Epe, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr Timipreye Sylva, urged Nigerians to disregard the increase, explaining that it was a mix-up.

Meanwhile, the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency, PPPRA, has declared that its publication of monthly template, does not amount to increasing the price of petroleum products, as such increases are supposed to be determined by market forces, under the current deregulation of the sector.

In a statement obtained by Vanguard, Friday, Executive Secretary, PPPRA, Abdulkadir Saidu, stated: “The attention of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) has been drawn to speculations about the increased pump price of PMS.

“The PPPRA by this release wishes to state clearly that the Guiding Prices posted on our website was only indicative of current market trends and do not translate to an increase in the pump price of PMS. However, publications by the media to this effect have been misconstrued and thus misleading.

“The Agency wishes to remind the general public of the introduction of the Market-Based Pricing Regime for PMS Regulation 2020 as gazetted by the Federal Government. Based on this regulation, prices are expected to be determined by market realities in line with the dictates of market forces.”

He stated: “One of the conditions for the implementation of the Market-Based Pricing Regime for PMS Regulation 2020 is the monthly release of Guiding Price to reflect current market fundamentals.

“The PPPRA in line with its mandate to maintain constant surveillance overall key indices relevant to pricing policy, monitors market trends on a daily basis to determine Guiding Prices.

“The Agency is not unaware of the challenges with the supply of PMS due to some concerns leading NNPC to be the sole importer of PMS. PPPRA is also mindful of the current discussion going on between the government and the Organised Labour on the deregulation policy. While consultation with relevant stakeholders is ongoing, PPPRA does not fix or announce prices and therefore there is no price increase.

The current PMS price is being maintained while consultations are being concluded.”

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/03/fg-apologises-to-nigerians-over-n21261_13.html

George Floyd: Minneapolis to pay $27 million to settle family lawsuit over death

The family of George Floyd and city of Minneapolis have agreed a record $27million settlement to resolve the lawsuit filed against the city and four cops involved in his death.

It is the largest pre-trial wrongful death settlement in US history.

George Floyd’s death in police custody stirred national and global protests over racial injustice and police brutality.

Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, died in May as Derek Chauvin, a white Minneapolis police officer, kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes.

Floyd’s dying pleas for help were captured on widely viewed bystander video, sparking one of the largest protest movements ever seen in the United States and outside of it.

Benjamin Crump, an attorney for the Floyd family, said the agreement was the largest pre-trial settlement of a wrongful death lawsuit in U.S. history.

The size signifies that a Black person’s death at the hands of police “will no longer be written off as trivial, unimportant or unworthy of consequences,” Crump said at a news conference where he was joined by Floyd’s relatives, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and other officials.

Floyd’s family was “pleased that this part of our tragic journey to justice for my brother George is resolved,” his sister Bridgett Floyd said in a statement.

“While our hearts are broken, we are comforted in knowing that even in death, George Floyd showed the world how to live,” her statement said.

The trial of Chauvin, who was fired by the police force, began earlier this week in Hennepin County’s district court on charges of murder and manslaughter.

Chauvin has pleaded not guilty and said he properly followed his police training.

Judge Peter Cahill has set aside about three weeks for jury selection in the high-profile case. Five men and two women had been seated as jurors as of Friday afternoon.

Last year, Floyd’s relatives sued the city, Chauvin and three other police officers involved in federal court, saying police used excessive force against Floyd in violation of his constitutional rights.

Although Frey promised on Friday that the city would be “unrelenting” in reforming its police department, it was not clear if the city was admitting wrongdoing as part of the settlement, and city officials did not immediately respond to queries.

“Every American remembers where they were when they first saw it,” Frey said of the video showing Floyd’s death. “Today’s settlement reflects our shared commitment to advancing racial justice.”

The settlement includes a $500,000 contribution from Floyd’s family to the community at the Minneapolis intersection where Floyd died, which has been barricaded against police access by residents and is filled with flowers and other tributes to Floyd.

Chauvin was helping arrest Floyd on the evening of May 25 on suspicion of his using a counterfeit $20 bill to buy cigarettes at the Cup Foods grocery store at the intersection.

The other three officers are due to go on trial later this year on charges of aiding and abetting Chauvin in Floyd’s death, which was ruled a homicide by the medical examiner. The Minneapolis Police Department fired all four officers the day after the deadly arrest.

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/03/george-floyd-minneapolis-to-pay-27.html

Lecturer convicted over romance scam in Ilorin

A 38-year-old lecturer at the Kwara State College of Health Technology, Offa, Adebisi Ademola, was on Friday sentenced to six months imprisonment for his involvement in romance scam.

Justice Sikiru Oyinloye, of the Kwara state high court sitting in Ilorin, convicted Ademola.

He was among the 33 suspected fraudsters arrested on September 14, 2020 in Offa area of the state.

The Ilorin Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, arraigned the suspect on a count charge bordering on romance scam, an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 95 of the Penal code law of Northern Nigeria.

The charge sheet read; ” That you, Adebisi Ademola ( a.k.a Dawn Ayero) sometime in September 2020, or thereabout within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, attempted to commit an offence of cheating by personation by pretending and representing yourself to be a white lady called Dawn Ayero to one Donald Oakes, who is purportedly in love with the said Oakes as it is contained in your Gmail account; dawnayero@gmail.com and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 95 of the Penal code laws of Northern Nigeria.”

Ademola, pleaded guilty to the charge when it was read to him.

Following his ‘guilty plea’, Counsel to the anti-graft agency, Andrew Akoja, invited an operative of the commission, Olumide Olasode, to the witness box to review the facts of the information case.

Olasode, narrated how intelligence report led to the arrest of the defendant on September 14,2020 at Offa area of Kwara state.

Petition from concerned citizens of Offa, statement of the defendant and all the fraudulent messages printed out of his email, were tendered and admitted in evidence by the court.

Thereafter, Akoja, urged the court to convict the defendant based on his plea, the exhibits tendered and the evidence of the sole prosecution witness (PW1).

Justice Oyinloye, in his judgement, found Ademola guilty of the charge and accordingly sentenced him.

He however, gave him M50,000 option of fine, and ordered the forfeiture of his phone used as the instrument to commit the crime to the federal government.

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/03/lecturer-convicted-over-romance-scam-in.html

Jennifer Lopez, Alex Rodriguez break up after 4 years together

Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez have broken up their engagement.

E! News confirmed that the Hollywood couple has called off their engagement which is nearly two years.

Rodriguez proposed to Lopez in the Bahamas in March 2019 after dating for two years.

The news comes as a shock to fans after Jennifer Lopez and Alex spent Valentine’s Day together and also attended the Super Bowl in Miami in February.

The couple is yet to give details and reason for the break-up.

Alex had earlier announced that their marriage ceremony was postponed in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“You know we tried twice to get married in 2020. We got bit twice by Coronavirus.

“But you know, they say third time’s a charm, so let’s hope it is what we want to hear,” Alex shared on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.”

Jennifer also told Elle magazine some months ago that they postponed the wedding twice because they were not eager to say ‘I do’.

“We had planned what we really, really wanted for the wedding, I don’t know if we will be able to re-create that.

“We canceled it, and since then, we have not really talked about it,” Jennifer said.

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/03/jennifer-lopez-alex-rodriguez-break-up.html

BBNaija's Erica poses with Omotola Jalade’s husband as her pilot on a flight [photo]

Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Erica Ngozi Nlewedim has shared a photo together with the husband of popular actress Omotola Jalade.

Erica took to her social media page to share photo of herself posing together with the husband of actress Omotola Jalade, Captain Ekeinde, and another pilot. 

Erica disclosed that they are her pilot for her trip. 

“Look at my pilot” she captioned her post.

Look at my pilot 🤗 pic.twitter.com/DbeSv82WpY

— Erica Nlewedim⭐️ (@EricaNlewedim) March 12, 2021

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/03/bbnaijas-erica-poses-with-omotola.html

Woman cries out as she shares the shoes she ordered and what was delivered

A lady who ordered a pair of white high-heeled slippers was left disappointed when the shoes arrived.

From the photos she shared, we could see that what she shared and what she ordered had a great difference between them.

She shared this in a video she shared on  TikTok and the video captured the moment she was wearing the shoe that was delivered.

“What I ordered vs What I Got…I’m not fine guys. Help,” she wrote.

source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/03/woman-cries-out-as-she-shares-shoes-she.html