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Okotie's Ex-Pianist Speaks On The Self-Serving Feud Between Rev. Okotie And Pastor Chris Oyakhilome Ex-pianist for Rev. Chris Okotie's Household of God Church, Mr. Okiotor Dafiaghor, speaks on the long-standing business-interest feud between Rev. Okotie and Pastor Oyakhilome

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The Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has announced Heritage Banking Company Limited as the successful bidder for Enterprise Bank. The development came fifteen months after the bid for the sale of Enterprise Bank, formerly Spring Bank, opened. Insiders had informed this newspaper that it was on a matter of few days before Heritage Bank was declared winner. When DailyPost contacted the Communications Department of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, on Tuesday, an official said he could not confirm the new owner of the bridge bank. “The Director has asked me to reply your enquiry concerning the acquisition of Enterprise Bank. We believe AMCON will make a public announcement on this soon, so please let’s not speculate. We all look forward just like you,” the official said in a phone chat. Repeated enquiries to AMCON media desk were not replied. The corporation in a statement obtained by DailyPost on Friday said Heritage Bank, former Societe Generale Ban...

Davido shared the pic above on his instagram page and wrote  "Congrats daddy on your new 'toy'. Ur d baddest. Baba Olowo'.  Is that a Rolls Royce?

There are reports that once close sisters Venus and Serena Williams are barely speaking to each other these days... From  Page Six   Tennis insiders are whispering that Serena Williams’ partying has caused an icy rift between her and her sister, Venus Williams. The tennis champs have not been seen together off the court in recent weeks, and many wonder if Serena’s late nights out and disappointing doubles performances have annoyed the more low-key Venus.  An insider was heard during the US Open claiming, “They’re not in a good place right now. Venus is angry with Serena,” because of her active social life off the court. Some noticed Venus and Serena didn’t arrive together or even speak to each other at the Taste of Tennis kickoff event for the US Open a few weeks ago. “There was no acknowledgment that either one was even there,” said one. The sisters lost in the US Open women’s doubles quarterfinals after they had to pull out at Wimbledon, where Serena...

Chinedu Orji, the first son of the Governor of Abia state, Theodore Orji, has dragged the Sun newspapers limited owned by his father's predecessor, Orji Uzor Kalu, before an Abia state High Court claiming N5 billion damages over alleged libelous publication by the paper on March 10, 2014, where he was called as a terrorist.   The newspaper had in the said publication written in part "it is not a secret affair as his terrorist activities in the state are fully documented".  Briefing newsmen yesterday September 11th in Umuahia the state capital, a member of his legal team, Chief Chukwunyere Nwabuko said former Governor Uzor Kalu had been using his media platform to publish libelous articles against the Governor and his son who he says does not hold any political position in his father's cabinet.  The suit with case number HOH/2014 has a three-point claim which includes “The sum of N5 billion as damages for libel; an unreserved apology to be published i...

New facts showing stronger links between former governor of Borno state, Ali Modu Sheriff, and the Boko Haram sect have emerged, further fuelling suggestions the ex-governor is a major financier of the terrorist sect. Intelligence insights obtained by PREMIUM TIMES in Maiduguri, Damaturu, and Abuja show dated communications between field officers and the velvet ranks of Nigeria’s military chronicling Mr. Sheriff’s involvement in promoting the growth of the sect. The communications painted a picture of what appears to be a powerful regional support structure involving the Chadian president, Nigerian officials and Niger Republic, and spearheaded by Mr. Sheriff whom the intelligence presents as a powerful figure within this circle. Strong evidence indicates that the Nigerian government received official actionable intelligence about Mr. Sheriff’s links to Boko Haram as far back as 2011 but has, curiously, ignored all warnings and nudges to act to stop the Boko Haram call him in ...

The joy of Mrs. Caroline Akinlosotu knew no bound few days ago when her fourth returned to their home in Ondo town, headquarters of Ondo State; smiling with a Nigerian passport that has two years American visa on it. To the lucky Mrs. Akinlosotu, a widow with four sons, it was indeed a great joy since her last son will soon join two of his elder brothers who are presently living in the United States; and she would have three sons in America earning dollars to uplift the standard of living of the family. But unfortunately, the joy was cut short few hours later when a team of anti-robbery squad from the state police command broke into the home of the Akinlosotus and abruptly put an end to their joyful mood. The maternal head of the family, Caroline Akinlosotu and her third son were arrested for receiving both stolen vehicles and motorcycles from a fleeing suspect identified simply as “Labuta”. The case against Mrs. Akinlosotu was that on the 3rd of September, 2014 at about 08...

Miss Oluwabunmi Adeola Oladokun lady identified as Miss Oluwabunmi Adeola Oladokun, and a man, were Friday morning shot by unidentified gunmen in Orisumbare area of Idimu, Lagos State, western Nigeria. The incident happened around 5:30 a.m. along Ejigbo road in Orisumbare. Miss Oladokun was said to have died on the spot. She was on her way to work in Victoria Island when she was shot. The male victim, whose name could not be ascertained as at the time of filing this report, managed to escape with a gunshot injury and is currently receiving treatment at a private hospital in the area. The cause of the attack could not be ascertained as at press time, but eyewitness accounts have it that before Oluwabunmi was shot, people in the neighbourhood heard her shout for help. The late Oluwabunmi worked with at publishing company that produces a magazine before she recently joined a PR firm on Lagos Island. She was said to be the only daughter of her parents and her mother died r...

Confusion broke out at Bankole Street, Isheri-Oke, Lagos on Friday morning when residents woke up to discover that a woman was hanging on a tree. The woman, popularly called Kate, was found dead in a black sweater and orange skirt under a pear tree. It was gathered from one of the residents that the woman dis not live on the street. A resident who didn’t disclose her identity said the woman was a Liberian who was working in a sachet water factory. Report says that for some time now, the woman had been looking sick and pale and that she did not appear to be having any problem with anyone in the community. However, after the outbreak of the Ebola disease that was imported to Nigeria by a Liberian diplomat, Patrick Sawyer, some of the people in the area opted to start avoiding her because she is Liberian. “We see her in this neighbourhood every day. She always looked sick, so people stopped selling to her after the Ebola outbreak. It could be because she was Liberian...

The Minister of Health, Prof Onyebuchi Chukwu,has refuted media reports  concerning an Ebola case of a South African woman who was said to have manifested the symptoms at the Murtala. Muhammed International Airport, Lagos on Thursday. He said through his Special Assistant on Media and Communications, Dan Nwomeh, that the South African woman has tested negative for the Ebola virus disease. However, Chukwu added that she is still being investigated for other diseases but for Ebola, laboratory result is negative. Also, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Country Representative to Nigeria, Dr  Rui Gama Vaz, has also debunked media reports on cautioning the federal and state governments against schools reopening, during his vist to the Lagos State Governor Raj Fashola. A statement by the agecy’s communication officer, Ms Charity Wagnon, made available to LEADERSHIP yesterday in Abuja, stated,  “At no time during the visit, did Dr. Vaz “caution the federal and...

Over 15 bodies have been recovered from the scene of the collapse building in the premises of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, Ikotun in Lagos. Public Relations Officer of the Lagos State Emergency Management Authority, Friday Adeboayo confirmed the recovery of the dead bodies adding that rescue operations are on to evacuate injured persons. The building said to be guest house for foreign visitors reportedly collapsed Friday morning. Many people are reported to have died with several others injured after a building inside the headquarters of the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Ikotun, Lagos collapsed around  2pm  this afternoon. Many worshipers who lived inside the church were among those who died while some are believed to still be trapped under the rubble of the collapsed building. Four ambulance buses have arrived the scene, taking the injured to the hospital while the dead ones are being evacuated to the mortuary.  Details later.. ...

Oscar Pistorius’s former girlfriend has spoken of her ­terrifying ­relationship with the 'angry and possessive' Paralympian. 20 year old Samantha Taylor (pictured above) said she feared he would kill her and revealed she once hid his gun after he flew into a rage at her. Oscar was cleared of killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp yesterday, but Samantha said: “It could have been me.” Samantha said she was left with bruises and scars after the Blade Runner bit and pinched her, but she was also tortured mentally by him during the 18-month relationship. Continue... Samantha and Oscar She said: “Oscar used to lock me in his house and then go out. I had no food, I couldn’t get out. It was dangerous. He often went out saying he will just be an hour or so and ended up out all day or night. I wouldn’t hear from him all night and his phone would be off. He would say he’s going out for an hour and the next day, three in the morning, he would drive home.” Oscar's h...

Residents in some streets in the Palmgroove area of Lagos are currently living in fear after receiving a letter from armed robbers who said they are coming soon to raid them. (copy of the purported letter above). The letter which was sent to five different streets on Saturday September 6th, reads in part; "Beware of the coming! Be on the look out in this area. Property owners are coming anytime from now. The gate men you have are not our problem. Our problem is how many resources do you have for us? August visitor must visit whether you like it or not. So expect August visitor when you did not expect. Surely August visitor shall visit just like the second coming of Jesus. It is turn by turn." In the last line of the letter which is not clear, the armed robbers listed names of the street they plan to attack. They are Oseni street, Nkanna street, Odogbolu street, Ibiwoye Oba and Bode Thomas street. Some residents in the area immediately contacted police and they se...

Yesterday Oscar Pistorius was found  not guilty  of premeditated murder and second degree murder because according to the judge, his conduct after the shooting was 'inconsistent' with someone who intended to commit murder. But he has been found  guilty  of manslaughter this morning. The judge said he acted negligently when he fired shots into the toilet door. The question now is, will he be jailed for manslaughter? *He was also found  not guilty  of the first firearm charge - (firing a gun through the roof of his car) *He was found not guilty of the third firearm charge (unlawfully possessing 38 rounds of ammunition at his home without having a license). *He was found  guilty  of the second firearm charge. He discharged a weapon in a public place, a restaurant called Tashas and asked his friend to take the blame. The judge says Oscar was sufficiently trained in the use of firearms, so should not have asked for a firearm in a public pl...

I’m simply following the money here. It has been 18 billion USD invested into the so-called war against Boko Haram over the past five years of this Jonathan government. $18 BILLION Dollars! And what did we buy with the money? What did we achieve with it? We have practically lost Borno to Boko Haram. We have lost thousands of lives, limbs and livelihoods. They say there is only one operational jet bombing Boko Haram; I don’t know how true that is, but with the comfortable way Boko Haram advances as illustrated in all their videos, I doubt we have even one useful jet engaged in this war after 18 billion dollars was pumped into it. It is no longer news that many of our soldiers have not been paid their salaries; this with the 18 billion dollars the government has spent in this war. So I ask- on what did they spend this money? Where is the 18 billion dollars? Why are we losing Borno to Boko Haram after spending 18 billion dollars? Is the money in Switzerland? #WhereIsOurMoney? ...