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Sani Shu’aibu Teidi, one of the suspects standing trial before the Federal High Court, Abuja, for the massive looting of the pension treasury, has alleged that he and other accomplices paid the Senator Aloysius Etuk-led Senate Committee a N3bn bribe in dollars.
The bribe, it was alleged, was to stall the prosecution of the accused persons.

The bribe scandal took another dimension following the mentioning of the name of the immediate past chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mrs Farida Waziri, who allegedly working with the mindset that the Senate Committee would make good its promise of stalling the case of the accused persons, also got a property located at Parakou Crescent, Wuse II, Abuja, as bribe.

The principal suspect further alleged that the Senator Aloysius Etuk-led committee failed to fulfil an earlier promise of helping to stall their prosecution after collecting the N3bn contributory bribe.

LEADERSHIP gathered that the allegations are already causing ripples within the Senate committee.

A source close to the principal accused, Dr. Teidi, said that the cause of the disaffection within the Senate committee was borne out of the discovery that, out of the N3bn obtained as bribe from the six accused, Senator Etuk attempted to outsmart his colleagues by declaring only N500million, a paltry one-sixth of the actual bribe he allegedly collected and also participated in the sharing.

The source added that Dr. Teidi and other accomplices paid the Sen. Etuk-led committee the N3bn bribe in dollars after Teidi was coerced into giving details of his assets/ properties, with the promise to soften the severity of his offence, after which he was asked to give out 50 per cent to them.

An obviously angry Dr. Teidi “felt betrayed by the Senate committee leadership’s greed and inability to properly handle our (the accused persons’) matter before” it, our source added, and he therefore resolved to make public all information on the botched agreement.

“In fact, the N3bn bribe offered the senate committee was contributed by all the accused persons, each with the amount of N500million. The committee made us believe that when we give the money being demanded, it will give us a safe landing, thereby escaping prosecution, but, to our greatest dismay, they only succeeded in cutting their own share,” the source quoted Dr. Teidi.

According to the source who pleaded anonymity, trouble started when the deputy chairman of the committee, Senator Kabiru Gaya got wind of the exact sum offered by the accused from an independent source, who is also his kinsman, a former director of the Police Pension Board and incidentally a relation of one of the accused standing trial before the Abuja Court and confronted Senator Etuk with his findings.

The accused director, who hails from the same constituency with the Kano State-born Senator, alleged that he used his own pension loot to buy substantial shares in one of the national dailies, and was said to have approached Gaya to know why their case was yet to be quashed as promised after availing them of the N3bn bribe as requested – a disclosure which shocked the committee’s vice chairman.

The matter took a turn for the worse with Senator Etuk denying the charge levelled against him by the suspects, and other members allegedly lost confidence in him.

The Senator however did not pick the repeated calls made to his phone and neither did he respond to LEADERSHIP’s text messages which sought clarification over the matter.

Senator Etuk had urged the EFCC, the police and other anti-graft agencies to investigate the allegation against him and his committee, claiming that it was the chairman of the task force team who had been trailing the committee with bribe offer to influence the pension scam investigation.
He was quoted to have said that obtained evidence and fact would speak for itself when his committee’s report was submitted to the Senate, not the sentiment of a desperate fellow whose fraud and corrupt act has been exposed. “The committee never and will never request for bribe,” he said.

UNILAG STUDENTS PROTEST AGAINST NEW NAME

President Goodluck Jonathan,in celebrating this year's democracy day,has decided to rename the University of Lagos Akoka to Moshood Abiola University of Lagos in memory of the Late MKO Abiola.

    However,this isnt going down well with students of the university of lagos,as they have hit the streets in lagos.

slept with my boyfriend's brother then his father, will he still love me if he finds out?

I doubt he would love me as much if he knew that I’d slept with his brother and then I had sex with his dad. I’m 23 and I work for an insurance broker. I look prim at work but there’s really a wild girl inside. Sex is a really big thing in my life but I’ve always struggled with relationships. I get bored with most guys pretty quickly.

Then I met my boyfriend and he’s something else. He’s 25 and a builder. He’s gorgeous, brilliant to talk to and fit in the bedroom as well. He knows just what to do to keep the sex fizzing and hot.

Then I met his brother. It was at a friend’s party and the alcohol was flowing fast. He’s two years older than my boyfriend and looks a lot like him, just a little bit taller and wider. My boyfriend got bored and went home. He left me behind with his bro. We were soon flirting like mad and I wondered if he was a god in the bedroom as well.

Only one way to find out! I led him upstairs and we found somewhere quiet. We were at it like rabbits as soon as we fell on the bed. It was only a quickie but he was up there with the best that I’ve had. As soon as we’d finished the guilt hit me hard. I said we were drunk and that it never should have happened. He agreed and we left it at that. I put it out of my mind.

Then I met his dad. He’s 52 and a widower. He looks like his sons. As soon as I saw him I couldn’t help wondering maybe it wasn’t just the blue smiley eyes that this family shared. I wanted to try him in bed. My boyfriend took me to visit his dad for his birthday. We went out for a meal and then we went back to his house for a drink.

By the end of the night I was aching for him. My boyfriend had had a bit too much to drink and went off to bed. I stayed downstairs with his dad. In the end he picked up on my hints and I got what I wanted at last. Yes, it was awesome but so was the guilt that came next.

I made my excuses and joined my boyfriend in bed. We kissed and he said that he loved me. My boyfriend is really the man of my dreams. I know that I’ll love him forever but I’m scared he’ll find out what I did. And I’m worried that I’ll be unfaithful again.

Please, what should I do?

Below is the response she got from the in-house counsellor at the UK SUN...
MY DEAR: I’d say the chances are high. You clearly have a problem staying faithful to one man and that won’t change unless you work out why. What are you getting from this? I guess it’s the thrill of the challenge of pulling in somebody new, the excitement you get when you win and the buzz of feeling wanted and desirable.

Then there’s the fun of the risk. It must have felt like playing with fire to have sex with your boyfriend’s brother and then with his dad. Lastly, this playing away stops you fearing you’re going to get hurt. You’re frightened of developing real trust and intimacy with your boyfriend so you behave in a way that helps you to feel in control.

The real truth is that you’re out of control and you’ll end up losing everything that’s important to you. You’ll never experience the deep emotional and sexual satisfaction there is to be found in a lasting, loving relationship. The reasons for this are almost certainly go back to your childhood. Were you hurt or let down by the people who should have been caring for you? I’m sending you my leaflet, “Hooked On Casual Sex?”, to help you think this through and learn self-control before it’s too late.

Ndlea commander claims baba suwe actualy had drugs in his system

National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Commander in charge of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, Mr. Hamza Umar, in a recent interview throws more light on the controversy surrounding the Baba Suwe saga.

He was asked to defend the accuracy of the scanning machine since it “raised false alarm” in the case of the popular comic actor. Below is Mr. Hamza Umar’s response:

“This machine you are seeing here is 99.9 percent accurate. It has never said this man has this and we find contrary... I know you are going into Baba-Suwe’s matter. Let me clarify myself. You see, before his arrest, I do not know who Baba-Suwe is. My binding factor with Baba-Suwe is that machine.

“He was travelling with a group of friends and the machine picked him and said he had drugs concealed in him. When the matter was becoming controversial, I asked if there is a good screening center here in Lagos. I was told of the University of Lagos teaching hospital and I asked that they should take him there. I did so to have an independent opinion from a professional.

“He was taken there and the Chief Radiologist said look, I have to get my Consultant. He and the Consultant examined, tested and screened him with their machines and gave me the report in writing. Our medical team collected the written report and brought to me. The hospital said in the report that Baba-Suwe had drugs concealed in his stomach. In the report, they said they analyzed him from the head, to the body and down to the legs and concluded that his stomach is invested with particles that are consistent with narcotics. But they said in the report that they cannot specify the drugs by name. They suggested that it could only be specified by laboratories.

“Mind you, I am not an expert in that field. I am only an officer of the NDLEA. If you were in my shoes will you release that man? I did not stop at that anyway, I insisted I wanted another report from another group of experts. I was told that there was another well-equipped place that they call Me-Cure here in Lagos. I said take him there also. I referred him there and they gave me the same result. I will show you the two results before you leave.”

Bus conductor stabs Lastma official

Nawa oh! what won't we hear in this Lagos?
A conductor of a commercial bus identified simply as Ibrahim has been arraigned in a Lagos court for allegedly stabbing an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Akingbohungbe Olalekan, in the hand.
It was alleged that the driver of a Volkswagen vanagon with number plate LAGOS XB 990 AAA, on Wednesday around 3.10pm was obstructing the free flow of traffic by picking and allowing passengers to alight from his bus at an unauthorised place in Ojota area of the state.
He was apprehended by Olalekan and another LASTMA official, Alabi Emmanuel, who attempted to impound his vehicle.
PUNCH Metro learnt that Ibrahim and the driver descended on the officials, beat them up and tore their uniforms.
It was learnt that Ibrahim later strippéd himself nakéd and stood in front of the bus. Our correspondent gathered that a team of policemen and traffic enforcement agents later arrived at the scene.
But the driver reportedly fled while the 28-year-old conductor was arrested and arraigned at a special offences tribunal in Alausa on Wednesday.
At the tribunal, Ibrahim was charged with breach of public peace, obstructing state officers from carrying out their lawful duty, assault and traffic violation by picking passengers in places that were not bus stops.
When his plea was taken, he pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
Magistrate Yetunde Phinero admitted the accused to bail in the sum of N50,000 and two sureties in the like sum. She adjourned the case till June 21, 2012. But the accused was remanded as he could not meet the bail condition.
Meanwhile, the General Manager of LASTMA, Mr. Babatunde Edu, on Friday warned that the agency would prosecute traffic offenders, especially the violent ones.
Edu , who said prosecuting traffic offenders would serve as a deterrent to errant motorists, said the warning became imperative in view of the rising cases of attacks on LASTMA officials in recent times.
He said, “LASTMA officials have been trained to be civil in their approach and we do not tolerate act of indiscipline among our officials. But a situation where they are attacked while performing their official duties by errant drivers would no longer be condoned.
“The law is no respecter of anybody and it is necessary that motorists obey traffic rules and regulations to ensure sanity on our roads.
“Rather than take the laws into their hands, we implore motorists to report errant LASTMA officials and we assure them that we will carry out a thorough investigation and act accordingly. We do not condone any act of indiscipline among our officials and we do not cover them up if they erred.”
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No $300,000 for Mampi!

Zambian celebrity housemate in Big Brother StarGame Mampi was evicted yesterday from the Upville house while Zimbabwe’s Maneta Mazanhi survived during a live eviction show.
The music star was put up for eviction together with Maneta and Lady May. However, almost unpredictable, Maneta survived the chop by a whisker as her gossip mate Mampi exited the Upville house.

One love by 2face for trayvon martins

2face is a legend..#nuffsaid

Is Vic-O for real??

not gonna say a word, just watch and decide..

happy children's day

happy children's day to every child, even you! we're all God's children. Try to be nice to a child today, and if its not too much do something for those kids who have no one to care for them. God bless us all.

Charly Boy GAY?

He looks it, acts it and does a pretty good job at it, in facteveryone secretly thinks he is.
As a result it wasn't with great shock that i read this article on his publicly declaring himself to be gay..nawa oh! isn't it now a crime sef? what do you guys think?
Controversial maverick entertainment personality, Charles Oputa, better known as Charly Boy, has set another record with his confession that he is gay. By so confessing, he becomes only the second publicly known gay man in Nigeria.

This is a record that Pastor Rowland Macaulay beat him to by being the first Nigerian to openly come out and even establish a church that catered for only gays. Those who know Charly Boy well however say he’s not someone who likes being a follower. He’s always a leader in everything he does and he’s now ready to take his rightful leadership position in the gay world. Continue to read…

In an interview with a new publication, Danfo Express, Charly Boy declared that he is gay and not ashamed of being gay.

Even as he made other disclosures about himself, he didn’t forget to add that he is the head of the Illuminati in Nigeria, the same Illuminati that people accuse Jay-Z, D’Banj and Don Jazzy of being members and they keep denying membership. While his audacious revelations might seem like a publicity stunt on his part, let’s not forget the popular saying ‘there’s no smoke with-out fire’.

photo courtesy gossip naija.com

all the hotties are taken!! well almost all.. HML osaze

Osaze is now officially taken. He married sarah Michael in the United Kingdom. We wish them a happy life together..

Nigerian Scammer exposed on ABC news

i'll be the first to admit that this videos aren't new, neither is the scam new. How long will this continue though?please watch the interview of this Nigerian scammer who was caught.

why isn't nigerian food continental?

When you go for an international buffet, you never get to see Nigerian delicacies, and i've always wondered why. Isn't our food sweet enough? is it too spicy? or is it just beneath world-class standards? Why?
I actually discussed this with my sister and she was of the opinion that while you can say Italian food and think pasta, or say Chinese, or Indian, or even English breakfast, there is no generally accepted Nigerian food.

If anyone is thinking rice right now, please forget it, rice isn't originally Nigerian. So i'd like to know, why do you think Nigerian food isn't continental? Also if we were to name a particular meal 'Nigerian Food' which meal would you suggest?

LADYGAGA UPSETS THAI FANS

 LadyGaga who recently went to Bangkok to perform, tweeted her location and a few words which ended up upsetting her Thai fans. she tweeted " I just landed in Bangkok baby,ready for 50,000 screeming Thai monsters.I wanna get lost in a Lady market and by fake rolex".
  This tweet did not go down well with her Thai fans, as Dj Surahit Siamwalla responded by tweeting " we are more civilized than you think".  someone else also replied saying" she came to our home,but instead of admiring us,she insulted us".

                           *Dear  Lady Gaga,go easy on the jokes aye!

Razz and Class

someone just used this picture from Funke Akindele's wedding and tagged it "razz and class" what does she mean oh???

Kim K and DRUGS???

Kim Kardashian is telling her friends she's totally drug free despite tabloids calling her a pill popper.
Kim is angry over a report in an Australian mag claiming she takes Valium and sleeping pills in dangerous amounts, and her family is alarmed. Based on what i read it appears Kim is not only Rx free, but she barely touches alcohol. She has contacted her lawyers in preparation to sue the tabloids.

EWO!!! Five GTB employees arrested for armed robbery...

You read news like this and you ask yourself who can you really trust? its every man for himself oh!

The Lagos State Police Command has apprehended 11 armed robbery suspects including five workers of Guaranty Trust Bank.

One of the workers, a senior marketing executive of the bank’s branch in Gbagada, is currently being interrogated by detectives at the state’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad.

According to reports made available to PUNCH Metro, the senior marketing executive allegedly conspired with two security personnel of the bank and two other staff to perpetrate the robbery of a customer who was to deposit some money running into millions of naira.

The bank workers were said to have invited one Sadiq, believed by the police to be a notorious armed robber in the state, who in turn invited six other members of his gang.

The gang allegedly procured guns in Lagos and ordered for more from Edo State.

The robbery was foiled when policemen through intelligence report got information of the planned robbery. The policemen stormed the bank premises incognito on the day the robbery was to take place.

It was learnt that one of the suspects had told the police that their weapons including two pistols were already concealed in the bank’s Computer Central Processing Unit with plans to use them on the day of the robbery.

The robbers who pretended to be customers of the bank had dressed in suits while Sadiq wore a kaftan. But they did not know that plain-clothed policemen had cordoned off the area while some other policemen were in the banking hall.

A police source said, “The suspected robbers got more than what they expected when detectives rounded them up and whisked them to the state police command headquarters.”

One of the suspects further confessed that the bank’s marketing executive gave them money to procure the arms and ammunition.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Joseph Jaiyeoba, confirmed the arrest in a telephone interview with our correspondent on Wednesday.

He, however, said further investigations were still ongoing with a view of ensuring that all those connected with the incident were arrested.

Jaiyeoba said, “The employees of the bank that were arrested were actually four in number. They planned with the security guard who then recruited armed robbers for them.

“The security guard’s job was to plant the guns inside the CPU of the computer so that when the armed robbers came in, they would be able to enter as normal customers.

“The robbers planned to rob after closing hours when customers were no longer allowed access into the banking hall. The commander, MOPOL 2, was able to get wind of the plan and led his team to the bank.

“They arrested the security guard who later confessed and gave his accomplices up. Meanwhile, investigations are ongoing.”

OPERATION switch off sirens

Remember the news about a driver getting arrested for
blocking Fashola's convoy? It seems to really be getting people mad oh!
I received two messages on bbm yesterday alone with people protesting over it. The first "operation switch off: our public servants must stop chasing us off the roads with their sirens. It is barbaric and oppressive! Anytime we hear a siren and it is not an ambulance or the police, we should stay put on the road and switch off our car engines until the siren is switched off because those cars are purchased with our money."

nawa oh! anyway for those of you who haven't heard the original story, please read it below.

For allegedly blocking the Lekki-Epe Expressway with a truck at Ilasan area of Lekki, Eti- Osa, Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, thereby causing obstruction to the convoy of Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola, on Tuesday, a driver, Mr. David Abiodun, 31, has been arrested by the police at Ilasan Division.

He was arraigned Wednesday before an Igbosere Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, on a five-count charge of dangerous and reckless driving without regard to other road users and causing obstruction to the Lagos State governor’s convoy.

The police stated in the charge sheet that the accused was arrested when he used his Mack truck with registration number XY 33 GGE to block the entire lane on the Lekki-Epe Expressway for unjustifiable reasons and in the process prevented the Lagos State governor, Babatunde Fashola and his convoy from having easy passage to their destination.

During interogation, it was alleged that Abiodun could not give satisfactory reasons on why he blocked the road.

He could not also produce his driver’s licence and the vehicle’s particulars on demand.

The offences, the police prosecutor, Inspector Clifford Ogu said, contravened Sections 28(i), 39(3) of the Traffic Act 548, 36 (P), 44 (1) Cap. 172, Vol. 7 of the Road Traffic Law of Lagos State of Nigeria and Section 126 (1) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge and the presiding magistrate, Mrs. Famobiwo, granted him bail in the sum of N20,000 with two sureties in like sum who must produce evidence of tax payment to the Lagos State Government and they must also be resident in the state.

She adjourned the matter till 6 June, 2012 for mention.

The defendant was moved to Ikoyi Prison when he could not perfect his bail conditions

so what do you guys think about the whole thing?

BE THE PURSUED NOT THE PURSUER!!!

Ladies,are you in a relationship with an emotionally unavailable man, or are you in that on-again,off-again,no commitment relationship? Do your relationships start out great,like he's your prince charming,but it all fades away and you're left with a guy who's only half there? Does he seem busy all the time and barely has time to see you,and even when you see each other,he's only all about the sex? Well Ladies,you're in luck! Because there is a way you can turn all of that around by attracting the right type of man you need in your life.

.At this point however, I must clarify that these things happen in your relationship not beacause of any 'ill luck' or bad looks but because of the same mistakes you make over and over again. First and foremost ladies,date as many guys as you can handle.yes I said it! Date more men than you usually would,you must realise that you  have CHOICES. Date more men than usual,that way instead of being held on to the string of one man,he'll be just another man in your dating rotation and that way you'l be in control

. Secondly,we ladies over-nurture and thus generally making our men the center of our lives,this, contrary to what we hope for,has a counter effect as it pushes our men away,he begins to feel like he is being chased then he looses intrest because ladies,the act of chasing is predominantly the role of the guy and as modern as you think you think both you and your man are,you can't change this fact,God has made it so. Therefore,all that we ladies can do is flirt a little and encourage a guy if he shows some interest in you.so stop all the constant texting,calls and "I love you's"and get out of that imaginery relationship you have going in your head.

 Lastly,step-back,don't pretend to step back because trust me men often know if its all pretence,so you have actually truely step back. Stop doing and giving things like you normally will do for him.let him do all the toasting,let him initiate all the moves.

                             Relax and let him take the lead role!

FUNKE AKINDELE'S NIKKAI

The actress who recently got engaged just had her Nikkai. It was a small gathering of both family and friends at the bride's home, the wedding proper will take place in a matter of days. we'll keep you guys posted.

HOLLYWOOD ACTRESS MEAGAN GOOD GOES CELIBATE

Meagan  who is engaged to movie producer/preacher Devon Franklin,told Global Grind
          that" I suffered through one too many tearfl nights.Then shortly after i became celibate,i said alright Lord,lets see what you have for me.
 The thirty year old actress ,also recently revealed to life and style that her wedding night to Devon will be their first night together.

           "cough" LADIES,take a cue!!!

        
                                                                     

D'BANJ FEATURES IN CRUEL SUMMER

D'banj who is signed to Kanye wests label-GOOD music,has also now starred in Kanye's new short movie cruel summer.
 D'banj stars alongside other GOOD music artists like Big sean.Kid cudi,Teyena Taylor. The movie premiered at the cannes film festival on wed the 24th of may.

LADY: Hi,good afternoon
RADIO STATION: Good afternoon,what can we do for you?
LADY: Please,I'll like to get two tickets for the AY LIVE show this weekend
RADIO STATION: Well,you'll get the tickets for free only if you play a prank on someone on air&make them belive it.
LADY: That's ok
RADIO STATION: Are you married? Do you have kids?
LADY: Yes,I have a son
RADIO STATION: Gud,you will call your husband&tell him he is not d father of ur son. LADY: Wow,that's a big one.
RADIO STATION: Well it depends on how bad you want the tickets and anyway we will be live on air listening and step in to tell him it's all prank.
LADY: Ok,let's do this cause I really want d tickets.
RADIO: Ok,where is he right now?
LADY: He's at d office. His number is...(radio station calls the husband)
LADY: Helo Love!
HUSBAND: Hi Baby!
LADY: How is work?
HUSBAND: Gud,can't wait to get back home&make sweet luv 2u.
LADY: Me too! But em...dia's something I need 2 tell you.
HUSBAND: Ok I'm all ears dear!
LADY: You know I luv u?
HUSBAND: Yes I do!
LADY: And we promised 2 always be sincere 2 each oda?
HUSBAND: Yes we did,u're startin 2 scare me dear,pls,what's this all about?
LADY: Something happened in my office Nine years ago.
HUSBAND: what happened?
LADY: The annual xmas party we had in d office 9yrs ago I got drunk&Were Intimate wit a co-worker...em,u are not d father of our son.
HUSBAND: What! Lady: I just felt u should know.
HUSBAND: Are u crazy?
LADY: I'm sori luv,I jst needed 2 get it off my chest.
HUSBAND: I can't believe dis.
LADY: am sori luv,pls 4giv me.
HUSBAND: You want 4givnes? Ok u av to 4giv dis,I have been sleepin with ur sista for d past 5yrs.
RADIO STATION: Oh God!
LADY: What did u just say?
HUSBAND: You heard me,we just confessed our sins to each other,Is there someone dia with you?
RADIO STATION: Sir,dis is prank fm & u are on air.We asked ur wife to play a prank on u so u guys can get tickets to go watch d A.Y live show dis weekend.
HUSBAND: Oh poo!