BEN BRUCE ACQUIRES TWO 'MADE IN NIGERIA' AUTOMOBILES

Senator Ben Murray-Bruce has proven that he is ready to lead by example in promoting patronage of Made in Nigeria goods when he took delivery of two cars from Innoson, a Nigerian automobile company.

FEMALE ACTIVIST REJECTS BUHARI'S APPOINTMENT... via newspaper advert

Najatu Muhammad, a staunch supporter of President Muhammadu Buhari, shocked many when she rejected her appointment as the chairperson of the governing council of the Federal University, Dutse (FUD).

The Northern activist, who is also an associate of the wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, in a quarter-page newspaper advert published by a National Newspaper, rejected the appointment, stressing that she was not consulted.

NIGERIAN WOMAN EYES SPAIN PRESIDENCY

Nigerian born Spanish lawyer, criminologist, forensic expert and writer, Helen Mukoro Idisi, has emerged the presidential candidate of an opposition party for the forthcoming election in Spain.

She has made history to become the first woman and an immigrant to emerge presidential flag bearer of a political party. She will be running on the platform of Union De Todos, a party she founded earlier this year.

I NEVER COLLECTED N9B FROM GEJ, $22M FROM GHADAFFI - Gani Adams.... Challenges EFCC, SSS to investigate

In a sharp reaction to statements credited to some former state coordinators of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), who were recently dismissed from the congress for acts bordering on indiscipline, anti-congress activities and outright corruption, Otunba Gani Adams has described their claims as falsehood.

22 ATM CARDS, TWO PHONES FOUND ON 'MAD MAN'

Roving Rapid Response Squad  recently arrested a suspicious man, Lanrewaju Jaiyeola, seemingly wandering aimlessly on Ozumba Mbadiwe  Road, Victoria Island, Lagos. A search revealed he was in possession of 22 Automated Teller Machine cards, two mobile phones and a power bank

The police said they were not convinced that Jaiyeola was actually mad, adding that initially, he was sane before he started talking illogically.

COURT FREES YOUTH CORPER AFTER NINE YEARS IN PRISON AWAITING TRIAL

Justice Catherine Nwobodo of Enugu High Court in Enugu State, has freed one Kingsley Udenu a youth corper as at the time of his arrest, charged with armed robbery after nine years in prison awaiting trial.
Udenu was freed for what the judge called discrepancies in witnesses’ testimonies.
The suspect was arraigned for armed robbery and illegal possession of firearms in September 2007 and remanded at the Enugu prisons.
The victims claimed that the suspect and his gang robbed them of their phones, money, shirts, fez-cap and other valuables, adding that it was when the suspect was arrested that a live cartridge fell from his pocket.
One of the victims in his testimony told the court that a gang of four men attacked them at 20-B Umunebo Street, Ogui, in Enugu around 2 a.m. robbing them of their belongings.
He also claimed that the suspect was arrested in the morning and handed over to a traditional ruler while the stolen items were recovered from him.
Another victim also said that the suspect was among the three-man robbery gang that attacked him on the same day and carted their belongings.
He alleged that the accused was traced to his house and arrested by the police.
The judge held that given the conflicting evidence by the witnesses, one could not ascertain if the suspect was among the people that robbed the plaintiffs.
Justice Nwobodo, therefore, discharged the suspect for want of evidence.
Reacting to the judgement, Udenu thanked God for seeing him through the traumatic experience.
He said he was preparing to go for his mandatory one year youth corps service when he was arrested.

MY FATHER, MY LECTURER, MY MENTOR - Jeta Amata celebrates father @ 65

University don and actor Zack Amata who got  popular first with his role in the 90s as Baba Efe in Mirror in the Sun, the soap opera that ran for several years on Nigeria Television Authority  (NTA) clocks 65 today.

Jeta Amata his son who has produced some big budget movies locally and internationally seized the auspicious occasion of his father's birthday to celebrate him as his mentor.

The tribute which was posted on installation and shared on other social media platforms goes thus;

"When I was 10, he came home one day and said I had to convert a toy car I had to a remote control plane. We worked in it for 6 months. In the university, he reduced an A to a B in his course just because I was a few minutes late to a couple of his classes, and when I wanted to direct my first film at 21, he abandoned everything so he could be there and get directed by me. "

" He's always my most professional and most loyal artist on set. He practiced what he preached and made me the man I am today."

"At 9, I was great in chess, I had the formula for every mathematical equation on the wall of my room, I could build all sorts of things, I could play a bit of the guitar and piano, I cooked my own meals".

"At 10, he sold the TV in the house and said the reason was because he wanted me to want it so much that I would work hard to buy my own as a teenager. I did, I also bought him one my first year in the university, at 21, I hired him as an actor and he's appeared on 8 of my films while I've acted in one of his and also directed a TV series for him. This is real life mentorship. "

" Happy 65th to Zack Amata, my father, lecturer and mentor."