Friday, 6 February 2015

Police Arraign 25-Year-Old Painter For Raping Three-Year-Old In Lagos

The police have arraigned 25-year-old painter, Hamzat Afeez, for allegedly raping a three-year-old girl in the Egbeda area of Lagos State.



He was arraigned on one count of rape at the Ebute Meta Chief Magistrate’s Court.



PUNCH Metro had reported how Afeez allegedly took the victim’s younger sister into his room while their mother washed clothes in the house.



The victim was said to have followed Afeez into his room in a bid to play with her sister.



Our correspondent was told that the suspect raped her.



She was said to have narrated the incident to her parents, who alerted policemen from the Gowon Estate Police Station.



PUNCH Metro reported that the suspect, in an attempt to cover up the case, offered to compensate the victim’s family with N100, 000 as payment for her medical bills.



He was said to have been subsequently granted bail by the police.



After our correspondent reported the incident, the Lagos State Government and a non-governmental organisation, Project Alert on Violence Against Women, intervened and the suspect was re-arrested.



He was arraigned on one count of rape.



The charge reads, “That you, Hamzat Afeez aka AZ, on December 13, 2014, at about 2.45pm at Remi Ogunjimi Street, Egbeda, Lagos, in the Lagos Magisterial District, did have sexual intercourse with a minor, three-year-old, and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, Nigeria, 2011.”



He pleaded not guilty to the charge.



The Chief Magistrate, Mrs. A.A. Demi-Ajayi, granted him bail in the sum of N500, 000 with two sureties in like sum.



Meanwhile, PUNCH Metro has learnt that the victim, her sister and mother, had been taken into custody by the Lagos State Government, pending when a permanent relocation arrangement would be made for them.



The victim’s father, Okechukwu, said the NGO had assisted the family with some money.



He added that he was seeking a new apartment in another area of the state.



He said he looked forward to resettling with his family after the trauma of the incident.



He said, “We are no longer living in Egbeda. The state government has taken custody of my wife and kids since the incident to protect them while I am trying to get new accommodation.”



The Executive Director of Project Alert, Mrs. Josephine Effah-Chukwuma, said the group would not give up until it gave justice to the victim.



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OAU Students Angry With Prof. Osinbajo, Ask Him To Apologise

Obafemi Awolowo University students on Thursday, February 5th, were upset over the absence of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Vice-Presidential candidate Prof. Yemi Osinbajo.



The Professor of law was expected to talk ‎in acampus interactive session conducted by OAU Campus Connect Initiative to enable him address members of the OAU community on why they should vote for the APC.

The program was scheduled for 10 am, but started only at 12.30 pm.



The huge crowd, mainly students left angrily, shouting ‘NO’ when they were told that APC vice-presidential candidate would not be coming.

The over 2,000-seater capacity hall, which was initially filled up, was left by students.



It was learnt that most of the students hissed out and put on displeased ‎faces and walked outon the person, expected to stand-in for Osinbajo.



One of the students, known simply as Jude said the absence of Osinbajo made him unhappy

.He said: “I am one of those that have been canvassing people to come for the interactive session only to hear that he is not coming.



This is embarrassing and I am really unhappy with it.”Another one added,

“Almost everyone is angry. We stabbed our classes and felt that we should honour him with our presence but he fumbled. You can imagine the large turn-out of students ‎that came.



“The hall was filled up and some people will haveto stand will the increasing turnout. He really needs to apologise to the students. A lot of people are really very angry and dissapointed, I must tell you.



”During his lecture, Dr.Dotun Ogunyemi‎, one of the representatives of Osinbajo promised the students that the educational sector in the country would be advanced if APC won the election.



.Two month ago, students of OAUhave staged a peaceful protest on their campus against the visitof President Goodluck Jonathan.



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Girls: Answer This Simple Question With All Sincerity

If you visit a guy and slept over in his house but he refused to touch you how will you feel?



1. Happy?



2. Rejected?



3. Not loved?



4. Loved?



5. Insecure?



6. Winner?



7. Loser?



Like i said in all sincerity answer how you will feel when you visit a nigga and he slept on the same bed with you without making a single move?


Billionaire Folorunsho Alakija not listed among Forbes 15 Richest women in the world


Famfa oil chairman Mrs Folorunsho Alakija may be worth over $7 billion and may be the richest or second richest woman in Africa but it wasn't enough to put her among Forbes List of Richest Women in the world - at least in the top 15. In fact no black woman made this list. See it after the cut...












1. Christy Walton $36.7 billion

Christy Walton got her fortune in 2005 when her husband died. Her husband John Walton was one of the sons of Sam Walton (the founder of Walmart). The entire Walton family is very wealthy but Christy Walton also has investments in First Solar which have gone up 47% and places her as the richest woman in the world.




2. Liliane Bettencourt $34.5 billion

Liliane Bettencourt is the principle shareholder of L’Oreal cosmetics. Her father started the company and Lilliane worked as an apprentice with the company at the age of 15. She inherited the company from her father and maintained a majority stake even after the company went public.




3. Alice Walton $34.3 billion

Alice Walton is the daughter of Sam Walton of Walmart. She is the biggest philanthropist in her family She did not just inherit her father’s fortune, she also made a name for herself working in the financial industry. She also became a driving force behind the construction of the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport.




4. Jacqueline Badger Mars $20 billion

Jacqueline Badger Mars is the heiress to the Mars fortune. Mars is the largest candy company in the world and Jacqueline shares the company with her two brothers. She also earned a degree in Anthropology and had three children. Today she is one of the richest women in the world.




5. Gina Rinehart $17.7 billion

This Australian gets her fortune from the iron ore and coal projects in the western and northern parts of Australia. The iron and coal was discovered by her father and she inherited her fortune to become one of the richest women in the world. There is currently a trust battle underway between Gina Rinehart and her children over control of the family trust.




6. Suzanne Klatten $17.4 billion

Suzanne Klatten is the richest woman in Germany and is the majority shareholder for Altana. Altana is a pharmaceutical and chemicals manufacturer and during her time on the supervisory board, the company has become a world class corporation. In 2006, the company sold its pharmaceutical activities and in 2009 Suzanna bought nearly all the shares of the remaining shares in Altana.




7. Abigail Johnson $17.3 billion

Abigail Johnson is President and Chief Executive Officer of Fidelity Investments. Her grandfather founded the company and her father is the current chairman. Abigail earned her MBA from Harvard Business School and worked her way up through Fidelity Investments. She started as an analyst and portfolio manager.




8. Anne Cox Chambers $15.5 billion

Anne Cox Chambers is the heiress of Cox Enterprises a media empire that was built by her father. However, the large corporation was not the only ambition of Anne Cox Chambers. She was also an ambassador to Belgium and director of the board of the Coca-Cola Company. Cox Enterprises owns Cox Communications, several newspapers, television and radio stations, and Manheim Auctions.




9. Laurene Powell Jobs $14 billion

Laurene Powell Jobs is the co-founder of Terravera which is a natural food company. She also served on the board of directors of Achieva. In 2011, when her husband Steve Jobs passed away she gained a 7.3% stake in the Walt Disney Company and 38.5 million shares of Apple, Inc. She is ranked by Forbes at the 29th most powerful woman in the world due to her political influence, her fortune and her philanthropy efforts




10. Johanna Quandt $12.8 billion

Johanna Quandt is a major shareholder in BMW and sat on the supervisory board until 1997. She became the major shareholder after the death of her husband Herbert Quandt who brought BMW back from bankruptcy. She started out as a secretary in Herbert Quandt’s office before becoming his personal assistant and then eventually becoming his wife.




11. Miuccia Prada $11.1 billion

Miuccia Prada is the entrepreneur and fashion designer behind the luxury goods brand Prada. The company was founded by her grandfather Mario Prada. She started working for the company in 1978 designing handbags. She expanded her designs to ready wear clothes and a menswear line. In 1992 she created a Miu Miu line as a less expensive clothing option based upon her very own wardrobe.




12. Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken $10.4 billion

Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken is the executive director at Hieneken Holdings NV. She inherited her fortune from her father in 2002 and continues to run the company he founded. Heineken is the world’s third largest brewer and Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken is one of Britain’s richest women and the richest person with Dutch citizenship.




13. Elaine Marshall $8.8 billion

Elaine Marshall is one of the richest women in the United States and she owes her fortune to her late husband. After his death he willed his holdings in Koch Industries to his wife. Elaine Marshall currently serves on the Koch Industries board. She keeps a private life and has stated before that her net worth has been largely inflated.




14. Antonia Johnson $8.5 billion

Antonia is the chairman of the board for Axel Johnson AB in Sweden and Axel Johnson Inc. in the United States. She is the fourth generation of the family company The Axel Johnson Group which was founded in 1873. She is the third richest person in Sweden and her wealth continues to grow.




15. Margarita Louis-Dreyfus $8.1 billion

Margarita Louis-Dreyfus is chairman of the board of the Louis Dreyfus Group. She took over for her husband following his death in 2009. She is also the owner of Olympique de Marseille. She has made big changes to her husband’s company that have only increased her wealth and the strength of the company.