Friday, 20 September 2013
A gay man can turn straight? Antoine Dobson says he's expecting a baby with GF
So anyway, Antoine was open about his homosexuality for years until he renounced it back in May this year. Everyone thought he was just messing around but he announced yesterday that he is expecting a baby with his girlfriend. The identity of the girlfriend has not been revealed.
So wait, gay people can turn straight whenever they want? Quite a number of people are shocked by his claim, with one writing - Antoine Dodson has set gay black men back 20 years. Lol.
See what he wrote back in May to his fans after the cut...
Samsung Confirms BBM™ on Galaxy Smartphones
Samsung today confirmed that when
BBM™, the mobile social network, launches for Android smartphones on the 21st
September 2013, it will be available as a free download for Samsung Galaxy
smartphones across Africa from the Google Play store.
“We are pleased to officially announce that BBM will be available for Samsung Galaxy smartphones across Africa,” said EmmanouilRevmatas, Director of Hand Held Products, Samsung Electronics West Africa. “We are focused on driving consumer experiences based on customisation to suit every lifestyle. By offering an additional messaging service through our Samsung Messaging Hub, it has never been easier to stay connected. This is another way that we are providing our customers with a more integrated lifestyle experience and a powerful new way of communicating and sharing. It’s really about giving the African market what they want – and what they want is choice.”
Samsung users will join a vibrant
community of 60 million BlackBerry® smartphones customers who rely on BBM to
stay in touch with friends, family and colleagues every day. Samsung GALAXY
smartphone users will have access to an extensive range of BBM features,
including BBM chats and multi-person chats with BBM Groups, as well as the
ability to share photos and voice notes. BBM will form part of Samsung’s
Messaging Hub as a complementary addition to the current slate of propriety and
third party messaging services that Samsung customers enjoy.
"We are excited to welcome Samsung
customers in Africa to the global BBM community,” said Andrew Bocking, Executive
Vice President for BBM at BlackBerry. “Samsung customers will enjoy the
conversational immediacy that BBM offers with the distinctive ‘R’ that lets you
know your message has been read. They'll also be pleased with the control BBM
gives them over their contact lists and how they share their information. Every
BBM customer gets a unique PIN, so you don’t have to give out your phone number
or email address to a new or casual contact."
BBM for Android can be downloaded
for free from the Google Play Store on 21st September 2013 and is compatible
with GALAXY smartphone devices that run Android 4.0 (Ice-Cream Sandwich) and
above. Data charges may apply, as determined by local operators and service
providers.
To download BBM or more information, please visit www.BBM.com
"James Ibori gave me $15million as bribe in 2007" - Nuhu Ribadu
Desperate
to halt a probe into his finances, governor James Ibori tried to bribe former
anti-corruption boss Nuhu Ribadu in 2007 with $15 million in cash in a bag so
heavy one man alone could not lift it, Ribadu told a London court on
Thursday.
Ribadu said he pretended to take the bribe because he wanted the cash as evidence to use against Ibori in a prosecution, but rather than keep the money for himself he had it taken straight to the Central Bank of Nigeria to be kept safe in a vault. Continue..
Ribadu told the court that about $1 billion flowed from federal government accounts into Delta State coffers during Ibori’s eight years in power, and he estimated Ibori had stolen or wasted more than half of that amount.
The charges to which Ibori pleaded guilty amount to the theft of about $80 million, but British prosecutors say that was only part of his total booty, which was kept hidden via a complex web of shell companies, offshore accounts and front men.
Ribadu, who was chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from April 2003 to December 2007, was giving evidence at a confiscation hearing in which prosecutors are seeking court orders to have Ibori’s assets seized.
Under Nigeria’s constitution, state governors enjoy immunity from prosecution but are limited to two terms in office. With the end of his second term looming in April 2007, Ibori was worried the EFCC were planning to prosecute him, Ribadu said.
“He was very desperate to terminate the investigation,” he told the court.
In late April 2007, a meeting was arranged between the two men at a “neutral place”, the house of Andy Uba, a close associate of former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Ibori arrived at the house with several members of his staff and a very large black sack containing $15 million in cash. Ribadu said he watched as two of Ibori’s men lifted the heavy sack and handed it over to his own EFCC staff. “It was a bag that an individual could not carry alone,” he said.
The EFCC men drove the bag to the central bank where the money was counted and boxed into smaller containers. The court was shown photographs of the boxes of cash.
“I have given you money Nuhu, just give me my clearance,” Ribadu quoted Ibori as telling him after those events.
Instead, the EFCC continued to investigate Ibori’s affairs and had him arrested on corruption charges on December 12, 2007.
It will be recalled that the Delta state government had approached the court asking that the money belonged to the state government and should therefore be returned to the state. The EFCC are however opposed to the return of the money to the state.
The EFCC says that “that the said sum of $15 Million cannot be traced to any account owned or being operated by the Delta State Government or any of its agencies and officials”.
Source: Channels TV
Ribadu said he pretended to take the bribe because he wanted the cash as evidence to use against Ibori in a prosecution, but rather than keep the money for himself he had it taken straight to the Central Bank of Nigeria to be kept safe in a vault. Continue..
Ribadu told the court that about $1 billion flowed from federal government accounts into Delta State coffers during Ibori’s eight years in power, and he estimated Ibori had stolen or wasted more than half of that amount.
The charges to which Ibori pleaded guilty amount to the theft of about $80 million, but British prosecutors say that was only part of his total booty, which was kept hidden via a complex web of shell companies, offshore accounts and front men.
Ribadu, who was chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from April 2003 to December 2007, was giving evidence at a confiscation hearing in which prosecutors are seeking court orders to have Ibori’s assets seized.
Under Nigeria’s constitution, state governors enjoy immunity from prosecution but are limited to two terms in office. With the end of his second term looming in April 2007, Ibori was worried the EFCC were planning to prosecute him, Ribadu said.
“He was very desperate to terminate the investigation,” he told the court.
In late April 2007, a meeting was arranged between the two men at a “neutral place”, the house of Andy Uba, a close associate of former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Ibori arrived at the house with several members of his staff and a very large black sack containing $15 million in cash. Ribadu said he watched as two of Ibori’s men lifted the heavy sack and handed it over to his own EFCC staff. “It was a bag that an individual could not carry alone,” he said.
The EFCC men drove the bag to the central bank where the money was counted and boxed into smaller containers. The court was shown photographs of the boxes of cash.
“I have given you money Nuhu, just give me my clearance,” Ribadu quoted Ibori as telling him after those events.
Instead, the EFCC continued to investigate Ibori’s affairs and had him arrested on corruption charges on December 12, 2007.
It will be recalled that the Delta state government had approached the court asking that the money belonged to the state government and should therefore be returned to the state. The EFCC are however opposed to the return of the money to the state.
The EFCC says that “that the said sum of $15 Million cannot be traced to any account owned or being operated by the Delta State Government or any of its agencies and officials”.
Source: Channels TV
Thursday, 19 September 2013
Forbes Africa denies releasing Nigeria's Top 20 Richest Men list
Public Disclaimer.
The information that was published in a recent article that made reference to a list of the wealthiest Nigerian businessmen was not created nor produced by Forbes Africa or its parent company, Forbes.
Forbes Africa, its parent company in the United States, its affiliates and subsidiaries including staff, hereby unequivocally disassociates itself from the article, the content, thereof and any information that is related to it.See the list after the cut...
Not a Forbes List
Nigerian Billionaires and top 20 Richest People (Entrepreneurs) in Nigeria 2013
1. Alhaji Aliko Dangote – Founder of Dangote Group and Richest black man
in the world
2. Mike Adenuga –
Conoil, Equatorial Trust Bank, Globacom
3. Femi Otedola –
ZENON Oil and Gas
4. Orji Uzor Kalu –
Slok Group
5. Cosmos Maduka –
Coscharis Group
6. Jimoh Ibrahim –
Nicon Insurance, Global Fleet
7. Jim Ovia –
Zenith Bank, Visafone
8. Pascal Dozie –
MTN Nigeria, Diamond Bank
9. Oba Otudeko –
Honeywell Group Nigeria
10. Alhaji Sayyu Dantata –
MRS Group
11. Umaru Abdul Mutallab – former
Chairman First Bank Plc, Mutallab Group
12. Prince Samuel Adedoyin – Doyin
Group
13. Dele Fajemirokun –
Chaiman Aiico Insurance, Xerox Nigeria, Chicken Republic.
14. Chief Cletus Ibeto –
Ibeto Group
15. Raymond Dokpesi –
Daar Communication, AIT,
16. Tony Ezenna –
Orange Group
17. Chief Molade Okoya Thomas –
Chairman CFAO Nig and other six french companies
18. Ifeanyi Ubah –
Capital oil and gas
19. Leo Stan Ekeh –
Zinox
20. Fola Adeola –
GTBank
21. Chief Ade Ojo –
Elizade Motors Nig LTD, Distributors of Toyota Cars
Man Arrested For Threatening BRT Boss with snakes
There was anxiety at the Ketu Bus Rapid Transit depot in Lagos State after a man brought two big snakes to the office of the depot chairman, Chief Sunday Yusuf.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the man, Sunday Ogbaide, who was later arrested by the Ketu Police Division, said he was sent by a yet-to-be identified person to sell the snakes to the BRT boss.
Yusuf told PUNCH Metro that no one could explain how the suspect gained entrance into the depot.
He said, “I was in my office when the man presented two snakes to me. When I asked him what his mission was, he said he was sent by someone who told him that I would be interested in buying snakes.
“When I asked him to tell me the name of the person that sent him, he said he did not know the name of the person.
“I quickly raised the alarm and the security guards arrived. The man passed through three main gates before arriving at my office. No one could explain to me how he got in.”
It was learnt that in the ensuing pandemonium, people attempted to beat up the suspect for bringing the snakes.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the BRT boss was able to restore calm after which he called the Divisional Police Officer, Ketu, SP Justin Umar.
It was learnt that Umar sent some policemen to the scene to apprehend the suspects and kill the snakes.
Yusuf, who was thankful that the snakes did not kill anybody on the premises, described the incident as the handiwork of his detractors.
On getting to the station however, the suspect said he was a truck pusher at Ketu Market.
He said he got the snakes from Ibadan, Oyo State, and thought he could make a lot of money by selling the snakes to the BRT boss.
Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer, Ngozi Braide, said the suspect would be charged to court on Thursday (today).
Braide said, “Around 4.10pm, the BRT chairman of Ketu Depot made a distress call to the DPO who then sent his men there. The suspect was arrested with two big vipers. He will be charged with attempting to induce fear and wilfully endangering human life with dangerous animals.”
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