Health of pregnant woman assaulted by Lebanese boss deteriorates

According to a report by Premium Times, the health of the factory worker assaulted by her Lebanese boss causing her to lose her 7 months pregnancy, has drastically deteriorated & requires urgent blood transfusion.

“I just finished talking with the surgeon that did the emergency surgery and he said her condition has worsen sharply since yesterday. Her stitches were removed today but the doctor said she is very weak and under serious emotional trauma. He said she needs immediate blood transfusion or else her situation would get worse,” Alexandra Ossai’s lawyer told Premium Times

Boko Haram kills eight in bachelor party attack in Maiduguri

Around 11pm Saturday night December 28th, three men suspected to be members of Islamic militant Boko Haram invaded a bachelor party at Tashan Alade village in Maiduguri and opened fire on the party-goers, killing eight of them and injuring several others.
An witness who survived the attack said the men came in two motorcycles, joined the party like they were guests and before anyone knew what was going on, they brought out their rifles and started shooting indiscriminately. They fled the scene after making sure several people were dead.

OJB calls out D'banj in new intervew, says celebs used his donation as competition

During an interview with Inspiration FM's Gloria Maduka post surgery, veteran music producer OJB Jezreel addressed controversy surrounding his donations, said celebs used it as competition and calls out Dbanj. Here's why he's unhappy with D'banj. During his fund raiser many months back, there were rumours that D'banj gave his former music producer N7m, a report that D'banj didn't deny. OJB says D'banj didn't give him a dime and was upset that he didn't try to set the record straight

"The most disappointing one for me is D'banj because he passed through my hands, he was trained under my tutelage. That is offensive. I don't care if you're with Kanye West, you can't forget your root. I won't call anybody else's name but I will call his because it hurts. His own hurts very deep. And he never tried to reach out to me. It's not like we parted on fighting terms.  He told me he had to go to London and he went. And when he came back it was Don Jazzy, and I said OK, that's fine. And what he did worked and I'm very proud of him, the love, that's why it hurts more. He should have come out to say no, I don't know why you people are saying all this, I didn't give OJB N7million, maybe a part of him felt embarrassed because at the end of the day, really, are you not supposed to do something?" OJB says during the interview

He also talked about how people used his fund raiser as competition and once again addresses the bounced cheques. Continue....

"When P-Square gave me N5million cheque, everybody started treating as a competition. They were like, they brought N5m, I want to show that I can do more, or equal it. So they will come to my house, some will drop N2m, N1m, you say thank you, they take pictures and go away. Then you drop the cheque in your account and you see that almost N4/5million is being returned back to you that it didn't clear. You call them and tell them and they tell you they are coming but they haven't picked the cheques till now.

"The shocking ones are not even the bounced cheques. It's the ones that when they are coming to meet you in the house to give you money, they come with a whole camera crew. Then they will say I'm donating one million naira to you and the cameras start recording and maybe the guy's tape stops, and he says let's take that again (Laughs).

"There were people in my dialysis that I gave N100k each to pay for their dialysis, we didn't publicise it, we didn't take photos with them, because I felt that was unnecessary."

Listen to the interview below...

Alleged killer DPO released on bail

Dismissed Divisional Police Officer of Pen Cinema Police Division, Segun Fabunmi, who was accused of killing one Adedamola Daramola has been released on bail.

Fabunmi was said to have shot Adedamola and injured three others at Yaya-Abatan, Agege, Lagos, during the January 2012 protest against the removal of fuel subsidy.

had reported that Fabunmi, who is standing trial at a Lagos High Court, Igbosere, was also charged with attempted murder and causing grievous bodily harm on Alimi Abubakar, Egbujor Samuel and Chizorba Odoh.

Justice Olabisi Akinlade had on July 4, 2013, granted Fabunmi bail due to poor health and admitted him to bail in the sum of N250m with two sureties in like sum. She said the two sureties must be resident in Lagos and had three years tax clearance.

Akinlade added that one of them must have landed property worth N100m, while the other must be a director in either the state or federal civil service.

Why we operated battered pregnant woman – Doctor

The Medical Director of Mercy Hospital, Fagba, Lagos State, Dr. Abdulkareem Shehu, says an emergency surgery had to be performed on Alexandra Ossai, the woman who was kicked in the stomach by her Lebanese boss.

He added that the operation was necessary to save her life as the kick had affected the seven months pregnancy she was carrying at the time.

 had exclusively reported that Ossai, a supervisor at Toppan printing company, Ikeja, was allegedly kicked in the stomach by the company manager, Kaveh Noine.

Ossai developed complications few days after the kick, causing her to undergo emergency surgery.

Shehu told  that he had received a call in the early hours of Monday December 16, 2013 that Ossai, a 34-year-old mother of one, was bleeding.

Robbers tie up policemen, attack trailer park

No fewer than 20 robbers attacked Ascon Trailer Park, Asese, Ogun State end of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, inflicting injuries on employees on duty.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the robbers also tied up the policemen attached to the park during an operation that lasted for about three hours last Friday. It was learnt that the policemen were sent from Lagos State.

Our correspondent, who visited the park, observed that some of the property on the premises had been vandalised by the culprits.

An employee on duty, who spoke to our correspondent in confidence, said the robbers attacked the area based on a tip-off.

The employee said the robbers attempted to steal some heavy duty equipment, but their attempt was not successful and they became infuriated.

Policemen live like refugees in dilapidated barracks

In this follow-up report to “DPOs’ confessions: We run police stations on bribes and charity” and “No computers, no uniforms: Sorry state of Nigeria Police,” Temitayo Famutimi captures the state of police barracks in Lagos

 It was on a sunny Friday afternoon. Inspector Joy (not real name) stopped by at the stall of a pepper seller on the premises of the Obalende Police Barracks, Lagos. After buying some spices she dashed into a beer parlour adjacent the pepper sellers’ spot.

“I really need to step down. It’s been a long and tiring day. You can join me if you wish,” she advises this correspondent who  had requested to have an audience with her as she walked into the beer parlour.

The traffic policewoman who later requested a bottle of stout resides in the Women Police Barracks,  situated behind the Obalende Barracks.

T.B. Joshua Debunks Rumours On Malawi President

President of Malawi,, Joyce Banda

The Synagogue Church of All Nations, has debunked rumours spreading around that Malawi’s President Joyce Banda, has received a prophecy from Prophet T.B. Joshua that she will only be president for another two years after the 2014 elections are totally false.

The church said in a statement on Saturday that the rumours are mischievous and originated from the “father, the sons and daughters of lies”.