04/06/18

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The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Uche Secondus, has dragged the Minister of Information and Culture, Mr Lai Mohammed, to court for defamation of character.

A media aide to the PDP National Chairman, Ike Abonyi, revealed this in a statement on Friday.

Mr Mohammed had mentioned Mr Secondus in the list of those who allegedly looted the nation’s treasury, alleging that the PDP National Chairman collected received N200million from the former National Security Adviser (NSA).


In his reaction, Secondus had through his lawyer, Mr Emeka Etiaba, denied collecting any money from the former NSA.

He had consequently asked the minister to immediately retract his name on the list and demanded a public apology and payment of N1.5b damages within 48 hours.

“We shall within 72 hours from today (March 31, 2018), proceed to a court of competent jurisdiction to ventilate our client’s right under the law and shall further seek the protection of the court against you,” Secondus’ lawyer had told Mohammed in a letter on Saturday last week.

Having failed to meet the demand, the PDP National Chairman made good his threat today (Friday) and filed a suit at the Port Harcourt High Court in Rivers State.

In the suit no/PHC/1013/2018, he asked the court to award him the sum of N1.5b as damages for “humiliation, castigation, vilification attack on his person and integrity as a result of the publication.”

He also claimed that the list published by the minister was defamatory and urged the court to direct Mohammed to retract the said publication and apologise in writing.

Secondus wants the retraction and apology to be published in all social media platforms and other media organisations where it was earlier publicised and broadcasted.

He further asked the court for a perpetual injunction restraining the defendant from further publishing defamatory materials against him.

Joined in the suit are the Federal Government of Nigeria through the Attorney General of the Federation and a publishing firm.

However, the minister and other respondents have yet to respond to the suit.


Mr Mohammed had told reporters on Friday last week in Lagos that the decision to reveal the list was prompted by the PDP’s call to the government to publish the names of those that alleged looted Nigeria’s treasury.

Also on the list are former PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Olisa Metuh, and an erstwhile aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Dudafa Waripamo-Owei, among others.

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A Staffordshire Terrier mixed-breed dog was set to be put to sleep after autopsy results on Friday confirmed it mauled its owners to death in the German city of Hanover.
The incident, which shocked Germany and prompted a debate about the rules of dog ownership, saw a 52-year-old woman and her 27-year-old son die as the result of the attack in their apartment.
Fire rescue workers captured the dog when they broke into the flat after being alerted by the woman’s daughter
late Tuesday.
The daughter contacted authorities after couldn’t reach either family member and spotted the lifeless body of her
brother through the window of the flat.
Neighbours said that the man was seriously ill and had been so since childhood. His mother was apparently a
wheelchair user.
The dog, named Chico, is in an animal shelter in the nearby town of Langenhagen and will be euthanised. LR News
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Peter Okoye, former member of defunct Psquare, has linked up with American music mogul, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, ahead of their individual concert in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates .
Diddy, who is worth $825 million, held the number one spot as Forbes’s Richest Hip-Hop Act for seven consecutive years before being toppled by Jay-Z in February.
Peter, who now goes by the moniker ‘Mr P’, shared photos of the meeting with Diddy and his wife, Cassie on his Instagram page @peterpsquare.
He wrote: “2 business moguls!!! Last night with @diddy and @cassie. Catch me live in concert tonight here in Abu Dhabi.
“When two business moguls/tycoons party together, y’all know it’s crazy and lit.”
Diddy, who is known for his hit song ‘Bad Boy For Life’, made his debut Dubai visit and performance on Thursday.
Apart from Peter, Diddy was also received by American top model Naomi Campbell, who just left Nigeria after trotting the runway for Arise Fashion Week.
After attending Diddy’s show, Peter is set to perform in his own show on Friday as part of his ‘All Eyes On P’ worldwide tour.
The singer and dancer split from his twin, Paul in 2017, following disagreement on career management and family issues.
Peter, under a new management away from his older brother Jude, is set to tour some of the European countries next.
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In a shocking case from Kolkata, a 43-year-old man was arrested for reportedly keeping the corpse of his dead mother in a deep freezer for almost three years to collect her pension every month using her thumb impression.
The incident came to light after the mutilated body of the woman was found at his home by Kolkata Police on Thursday.
Speaking to The Indian Express, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) (Behala) Nilanjan Biswas said, “Bina Mazumdar’s body was stored in a refrigerator since 2015. Why her body was stored for three years is being investigated.”
The police told that the accused Subhabrato Mazumdar has been detained and currently being accused. According to police sources, prima facie the lady (87) had died following a cardiac arrest.
Reports said Bina was a government employee and had retired from Food Corporation of India (FCI). Subhabrato was a student of leather technology and was in the leather supply business. She received a pension of Rs 50,000 every month.
His 90-year-old father was also aware of the incident.
According to the police, during the search operation, they also found a forged living certificate of Beena.
A similar case was unearthed in 2015, when police officials found a man in Kolkata’s Robinson Street, living with the rotting corpse of his sister who had died a year back.
Not just sister, the police had also found two other corpses of dogs inside the house who had died two years back.
During the investigation, it was found that the man was mentally unstable. LR News
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Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye, has been found guilty of  abuse of power and bribery and jailed for 24 years.
The Seoul Central District Court pronounced both the guilty verdict and sentencing  today on live television. Park was absent in court, but her flag-waving supporters gathered outside.
Park, the daughter of assassinated dictator Park Chung-hee, faced a total of 18 charges.
The court ruled that Park colluded with her old friend, Choi Soon-sil, to receive tens of billions of won from major conglomerates such as Samsung and Lotte to help Choi’s family and fund non-profit foundations owned by her.
Prosecutors sought a 30-year sentence and a 118.5 billion won ($112 million) fine for Park, after indicting her on charges that included bribery, abuse of power and coercion.
Park was impeached and arrested in March 2017.
The spectacular fall from grace of a former conservative icon who cast herself in the role of an incorruptible “Daughter of the Nation” has captivated South Koreans either side of the political divide. LR News
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Banks in the town were only reopened last year after over one year of closure following incessant raids and killings by armed robbers.

No fewer than 17 persons, including policemen, were on Thursday killed in Offa, Kwara State as armed robbers hit the town again.

A large number of people, including policemen, complainants, bank customers and market people, have been reportedly killed by a gang of armed robbers who invaded commercial banks in Offa town on Thursday evening carting away an unspecified amount of money in different currencies.

Tribune Online gathered that the bandits, who operated for about an hour, entered the town around 4:45 pm and operated till about 5:40 pm as they first reportedly blocked roads from both Ilorin and Osogbo ends.

The hoodlums, who escaped with an unspecified amount of money carted from the commercial banks, also reportedly made their escape through Igosun area of the town.

It was also gathered that the armed bandits first approached the Offa divisional police station on entering the ancient town, killing policeman on duty among other people at the station, before raiding the commercial banks and killing people by shooting them on the head.




Among the policemen killed by the armed robbers that reportedly operated in commando style, was a man identified as Pelemo, who was expected to retire in few months and a pregnant policewoman.



An eyewitness said that corpses of six policemen were taken away in his presence, while efforts were being made to bring out others inside the police station.

It was also gathered that the bandits, who numbered at least 15, came in different vehicles as they stationed themselves at strategic areas of the town, as it was report
reported that they also snatched commercial motorcycles to operate and escape.

It was learnt that the general hospital, Offa, where the injured victims were taken, was already overpopulated by those who secured varying degrees of injury and gun wounds.

The police public relations officer (PPRO), Ajayi Okasanmi, who confirmed the bank raid, said that victims included a policeman and other individuals.

He said that details on the bank robbery would be made after a full investigation on the incident.

An eyewitness Olawale Adegoke said that the Armed Robbers started operation around past 4:50 pm and drove away at about 5:45 pm.

As at the time of this report, three dead bodies were seen in Zenith Bank area (staff & Police officer), no casualty in GTB, First Bank, and Union Bank. Two dead bodies in ECO Bank area, two civilian dead bodies, one in front of Post Office, another in front of Roman Catholic Church and about 10 dead bodies in various offices within Owode Police Station (civilians and police officers inclusive).

The robbers reportedly operated on a total number of five banks for about one hour.
Culled from paper report. LR News
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Transsion Holdings, giant mobile phone (Tecno Mobile), has described Nigeria as still the biggest market in Africa in spite of some challenges.
Mr Andy Yan, Vice President, Transsion Holdings, parent company of Tecno Mobile, made the assertion in Lagos at Tecno’s Global Spring Launch.
The NAN reports that Tecno unveiled Camon X Pro smartphone at the event held at the Eko Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos.
Yan said that Nigeria had provided a huge market for the organisation in spite of challenges of fluctuating foreign exchange.
The official said that the company had contributed to the growth of Nigeria’s economy through job creation.
According to him, Tecno has also impacted on Nigeria through its corporate social responsibility.
Yan called for consistent policies to encourage investment in Nigeria, saying that unstable business environment discouraged investment.
Yan said: “Investors, most importantly, must have a stable environment and policies to do businesses.
“Where there is no continuity as regards policies and business relationship, businesses will be affected.
“We are trying to keep very healthy relations, discussing the possibilities and opportunities to impact on the society,” he said.
He said that fluctuating foreign exchange been a problem to businesses.
Yan said that the company regularly carried out a study of the Africa business environment before manufacturing more products.
“This has kept the company going in spite of challenges.”
According to him, the Tecno Camon X Pro smartphone has unique security features such as Face ID.
Yan said that the Face ID could be used to unlock the phone when lighting up the screen by grasping the face formation.
He said that the face formation had 50ms recognition rate and was more functional than the fingerprint identification feature.
“At Transsions, we do not adopt a one-size-fits-all approach in developing our products,” he said. LR News
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