DUBAI-BOUND PLANE MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING IN LAGOS [SEE WHY]

An Emirates flight EK 262 from Sao Paulo, Brazil to Dubai, United Arab Emirates made an emergency land­ing in Lagos at the weekend due to the deteriorating health condition of a suspected cocaine trafficker.

DAZZLING! SEE LATEST PHOTOS OF NIGERIAN BILLIONAIRE FEMI-OTEDOLA'S DAUGHTER

23-year old DJ Cuppy who is the daughter of Nigerian billionaire, Femi Otedola who owns Forte Oil PLC has released appealing photos on social media.

THERE IS NO GOING BACK ON NEW PUMP PRICE - LAI MOHAMMED

While speaking on Friday at the maiden conference of the Advertisers Association of Nigeria (ADVAN), which was held in Lagos, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said the new pump price of petrol is inevitable, explaining that the President Buhari-led federal government took the decision to end 'the crippling fuel scarcity.'

SCAM ALERT! THIS IS HOW BVN SCAMMERS SWINDLE VICTIMS

These are two reported cases of the new modes of fraud through the loophole of Bank Verification Numbers which has been giving rampant problems in Nigeria from the onset. 

 

This new loophole of defrauding Nigerians by fraudsters using the minor problems associated with the BVN has been exposed. Reports from victims have it that the faceless fraudsters have the ability to empty the bank account of any individual if they obtain the person's BVN.

PORT HARCOURT REFINERY OFFICIALLY RESUME OPERATIONS, TARGETS 5 MILLION LITRES PER DAY

The spokesman of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Garba Deen Muhammad, has disclosed that the the Port Harcourt refinery of the NNPC, has resumed operations three months after it was shut as a result of sabotage to crude pipelines.

CBN SUSPENDS KEY OFFICIALS AFTER DETECTING HUGE FRAUD

The Central Bank of Nigeria has detected a massive fraud in the system.

Governor of Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele

The Apex Bank, announced on Thursday that it has uncovered a massive scheme to defraud the bank by some people.

This was revealed in a statement issued by the Acting Director, Corporate Communications, Isaac Okoroafor.

Okoroafor revealed that preliminary investigation is ongoing to expose the real people behind the plot and says some personnel within the apex bank had been placed on suspension.

FORMER RICHEST MAN IN BRAZIL DUMPS £130,000 INTO THE SEA TO APPEASE THE 'QUEEN OF THE SEA'

 

Eike Batista

 

Eike Batista was once Brazil's richest man with a net worth of about £25billion and placed 7th on Forbes' list of billionaires, but misfortune hit in 2013. His oil and commodities companies collapsed. In a bid to rebuild his billion-dollar empire, he has resorted to what some may see as superstition.

 

According to Mirror UK, the flamboyant businessman tossed over 700 thousand Brazilian reais (£130,000) in gold coins onto the waves off the coast of Rio de Janeiro's Ipanema beach last month after a Brazilian African religious leader advised he needed to appease a water-bound deity Yamanja, known as the queen of the seas, for his past 'ungrateful' actions.

 

'He came to me for help and I told him that everything he had taken from the sea has to be returned in some way and this could be done by a ritualistic gesture showing gratitude,' said Ubirajara Pinheiro, a medium and a priest of the Umbanda religion – a syncretic polytheistic belief that draws on African spiritual traditions mixed with elements of Roman Catholicism.

'Most of (Eike's) recent business explorations were connected to the ocean and you cannot remove ore from the earth without thanking and giving back,' warned Pinheiro, who has been a practicing mystic for over 30 years.

 

'It's only after we've been punished by God do we then see the wrong we have done,' he added.

 

In 2013, Batista suffered one of the largest personal and financial collapses in corporate history losing 99 percent of his £25billion fortune when his six company commodities empire, which included offshore gas and oil exploration, and gold and iron ore mining, went bust defaulting on the largest corporate debt in the history of a Latin American company.

 

Batista however is undeterred in his quest to regain his former glory, he admits he is highly superstitious and has employed the services of psychics in the past to guide his business, what's more, he believes he will be able to roll back the tide of misfortune.

 

Chartering a yacht, he took to sea to perform a ceremony that involved placing the gold coins in a small vessel with flowers, perfume, champagne and a statue of Yemanja. The little boat was then pushed out to sea in the presence of Pinheiro who led prayers, meditation and chanting.

 

Asked if this is an expensive way to make amends, Pinheiro who is based in Rio said : 'It is not about the quantity it is a matter of faith. Many years ago when (Eike) visited my house I warned him what would happen.'

 

It has been a spectacular fall from giddy heights for the father-of-two who bought his first goldmine aged just 24, Last year, federal police went to his house, seizing a Lamborghini and six other cars, additional assets and 90,000 reals (£22,000) in cash from the homes of Brazil's once-richest man.

PHOTOS OF LATE MINISTER OF LABOUR, JAMES OCHOLI, WIFE, AND SON'S LAST MOMENT

 

The Minister of State for Labour, his wife and son passed away yesterday in a fatal motor accident. 

Below are photos from the accident scene:

 

 

"I DON'T KNOW HOW I GOT TO KANO BUT I DID NOT MARRY ANYBODY" - ESE ORURU MAKES SHOCKING REVELATION

 

Ese Oruru

 

The abducted 14-year-old Ese Oruru recounts her ordeal in an exclusive interview with Daily Sun. 

During the interview, the young girl revealed everything that happened to her; as much as could recall. Although she was a bit unstable during the interview, she said she missed her mother’s cooking, even as she expressed fear that her parents might decide to punish her for leaving home.

 

She also said hat her real age was 14, not 17 as was being speculated. She said she was born in February 2002.

 

Read the interview below:

PRESIDENT BUHARI APPOINTS AWARD-WINNING PHOTO JOURNALIST AS PERSONAL ASSISTANT

Sunday Aghaeze

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed, Mr Sunday Aghaeze, as his personal Photographer.

The appointment according to a letter signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Babachir Lawal, took effect from June 1, 2015.

TROUBLE FOR ORJI KALU AS FG REOPENS HIS TRIAL

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission are on the back of former governor of Abia state, Orji Uzor Kalu for money laundering, official corruption and criminal diversion of public funds in excess of N5 billion.

Former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu

FORMER NAF FINANCE DIRECTOR RETURNS N84M STOLEN FUNDS TO EFCC

Former NAF Finance Director Returns N84m Stolen Fund to EFCC

The immediate past Director of Finance and Budget of the Nigerian Air Force, has finally returned the sum of N84m he diverted from the money meant for the purchase of arms.

EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Magu

 

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has recovered N84m from the immediate past Director of Finance and Budget of the Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore O. O. Gbadebo.