RIP ALUU4

Today is exactly one month UNIPORT students -Tekena, Ugonna, Chiadika, and Ilyod were brutally murdered in the Aluu community. They were probably still alive by 7:40 this morning a month ago, but nobody in the community was interested in saving the lives of these innocent boys. We are still awaiting justice for them! Rest in peace, guys!

PHOTO: RITA DOMINIC STEPS OUT WITH ELDER SISTER

For some time now, not much has been heard of family members of Nollywood actress, Rita Dominic. Just recently, the Imo State actress was spotted and pictured together with her elder sister, Nse, when she (Nse) celebrated her birthday.

SHOW OF SHAME IN DUBAI

Barely a day after the Samsung Intercontinental Cup ended, report had it that Nigeria's Supersand Eagles have been thrown out of their hotel lodgings in Dubai, UAE.
It was learned that the management of Rayhaan Hotel & Resorts in Dubai informed the players and officials of the Nigerian team on Sunday that they will have to check out of the facility since the duration of their lodging had expired.

The eight-nation Samsung Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup finished on Saturday with Nigeria finishing fourth but the West Africans' flight, aboard Etihad Airlines, back home does not leave until 10am local time on Monday.
As at the time of writing this report on Sunday, the 12 players, two coaches and three other officials had packed their luggage in a bus and were heading to Abu Dhabi.

"We have been abandoned here (in Dubai), as the hotel has told us to vacate our rooms because our time of stay has ran out except we want to pay for additional nights. Our flight to Nigeria is tomorrow around 10am (UAE time) and the worst part of it is that since we came here nobody has given us one naira talkless of one dollar.

"We (the beach soccer team) are dying and people are expecting us to give our best under very unpleasant circumstance," one of the players said.
The Nigerian contingent is now planning to move to the Abu Dhabi International Airport to spend the next 24 hours before its scheduled flight for Monday.

BAYERN TO MEET AUGSBURG IN CUP CLASH

Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich are to meet fellow Bavarians Augsburg in the German Cup round of 16 while holders Borussia Dortmund will take on Bundesliga rivals Hanover 96.


Schalke 04, the 2011 winners, were paired with Mainz 05 in Sunday's draw and VfL Wolfsburg will take on Bayer Leverkusen.

ENYIMBA NAME YUSUF HEAD COACH

Six-time Nigerian champions, Enyimba have appointed Salisu Yusuf as their head coach for the 2012/2013 season.
Enyimba announced on their official website on Sunday that Yusuf resumes with immediate effect at the Aba-based club.

The contract between Enyimba and Yusuf was signed in Aba on Saturday.
"I believe Salisu Yusuf is the right man to move the club to where we want to go.
"He has an outstanding reputation for his technical knowledge of the game and led Kano Pillars to their first league title (as an assistant under Kadiri Ikhana). He also worked well with the Samson Siasia led technical crew of the Super Eagles.

"Salisu shares our long-term ambitions and ethos of playing great football and winning trophies and I believe he will be able to do so now with all the support we will give him. Every member of Enyimba and the Government of Abia State will give him everything he needs to succeed.

"We are constantly trying to move Enyimba forward. It is important that we hire and work with people with great determination and spirit. This appointment is the first part of a process of putting the club firmly on the path to great success," CEO of Enyimba, Felix Anyansi-Agwu said to the club's website.

"I feel honoured to be a part of Enyimba. This is one of the most well known clubs in Africa and I'm hopeful that at the end, we can win a lot of trophies because when a club gets to the level where Enyimba is, only victory and success is acceptable," said the former Kano Pillars' coach.

TRAGEDY: 20 MEMBERS OF JEHOVAH WITNESS CHURCH DEAD.

It was indeed a black Saturday in Akwa Ibom State, as a man, his whole family were among more than 20 members of the Jehovah’s Witness Church that got perished in a fatal road accident along the Utu Etim Ekpo road, in Etim Ekpo Local Government Area of the state.
The tragic incident which occurred on their way to the Church’s annual convention in Ikot Ekpene Local Government area of the state also left 40 other members of the church severely injured.

It was gathered that more than 70 members of the church had hired a Lorry from Ukanafun Local Government Area to Ikot Ekpene for the three-day annual district convention on Friday, but on their way, tragedy struck, leaving many members of the church dead.
The corpses and those injured in the accident were said to have been taken to nearby hospitals and mortuaries.

Narrating to the press how it all happened, Mr. Friday John, an eye-witness said the people who died may have been more than what was seen because a whole family was persihed in the accident.
“We were all here discussing when suddenly the lorry appeared and was looking like the driver had lost control of it. Then the lorry drove straight and hit the stone and sommersaulted into the gutter.
“Many people died, more than 18. In fact, we couldn’t count the number because there were many corpses, including husband, wife and children and they were all taken to the mortuary in various hospitals near Etim Ekpo here,” John explained.

Another eyewitness, Mr. Ndipmo Nkanta, said the Lorry conveying the deceased and the injured passengers was not meant for passengers, but for goods only. The secondary school teacher also blamed the accident on poverty , arguing that if there was a better alternative, such casualties wouldn’t have been recorded, especially as they were going to a religious gathering.

In his report, Mr. Godgift Uwen, Akwa-Ibom state Public Relations Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps, attributed the cause of the incident to over-speeding and overloading by the driver of the Lorry.
He however advised against careless driving and driving under the influence of alcohol, especially in the yuletide, because, according to him, those are the major causes of road mishap.

FUEL SCARCITY HITS IMO STATE

The city of Owerri and its environs are witnessing long queues following the ongoing fuel scarcity that has hit Imo state, South-east Nigeria.
Residents say the situation has been going on for the past one week.
 A source informed DailyPost that major oil marketers have closed shop and only private filling stations are selling petrol for as high as N150 per litre.
Already, black marketers have taken to the streets, selling the product between N180 and N250.
Commercial vehicle owners say they sometimes spend the whole day trying to get fuel while motorists now pay between twenty and fifty percent higher than the normal transport fare
The reason for the scarcity is yet unknown and no official explanation has been given by neither the oil marketers nor the Department of Petroleum Resources.



Culled: Dailypost