REVEALED: How Echocho squandered Afribank resources on Kogi Guber Ambition

Anytime the name Jibrin Isah aka Echocho is mentioned, most people recall that he is serial contender in the Kogi gubernatorial contest. Very few people however remember that he was one of the Executive directors in the defunct Afribank.
As Executive director in charge of treasury and operations, Jibrin Isah Echocho was alleged to be one of the masterminds behind most of the atrocities that brought down Afribank leading to the loss of its shareholders investments.
During his heydays, Echocho was the toast of politicians of Igala extraction because of the reckless way he dished out money, doled out cars, sponsored people on pilgrimage and the likes.


A PDP stalwart, Alhaji Hassan Usman said, "In those days, all it took for a young beautiful girl to make it was to make a trip to Lagos to see Echocho.” He added, “our youth were ecstatic about the way Echocho and his cohorts used to come to town and distribute money at beer parlours.”

Drug trafficking carrier pigeon detained in Costa Rica

A homing pigeon was intercepted by police at a prison near San Jose, Costa Rica, after it was seen by a guard landing in the jail’s courtyard with a bag tied to its body.

On inspection, the black zipper bag was found to contain 14g of cocaine and the same amount of marijuana.
Authorities suspect the bird was looked after and fed by an inmate in the medium-security wing of La Reforma prison, Costa Rica’s biggest penitentiary, before someone smuggled it out of the prison only to load it with illicit cargo ahead of its return route.

The director of Costa Rica’s prison police force told the media after the ruse had been exposed last Tuesday that the pigeon was able to fly perfectly well despite the drug-stuffed pouch strapped against its breast.
 

Pablo Bertozzi, who said he had seen cases of cats being used to transport drugs strapped to their tails, added that the homing pigeon incident would lead to a redoubling of efforts to clean the jail of controlled substances.

Aljazeera to launch a 6 part documentary that features Basketmouth on Aug 24th

Premiering on Al Jazeera English on 24 August, My Nigeria is a series of 6 half-hour documentaries that pulse with the energy of Africa’s leading economy telling the human story.

From stand up-comedian Basketmouth to Nollywood star turned politician Kate Henshaw, from ICT expert Gbenga Sesan to fashion designer Deola Sagoe, from football coach Femi Bamigboye to female mechanic Sandra Aguebor, each film focuses on one central character, who invites us into their world, sharing their story in their own words.

“The series was commissioned specifically to support Al Jazeera English’s brand ‘Hear the human story,’ to bring people’s stories directly to our screens, told in in a first-person style without mediation, offering a range of authentic views,” says Ingrid Falck, head of documentaries at Al Jazeera English.

Photos of one of the people who died in the Lagos helicopter crash

Ben Ochenjele (pictured above) died two days ago in the ill fated Bristow Helicopter crash. Described as a good christian, Ben is survived by a wife and three children. His nephew, Isaac Ochenjele took to his Facebook page to write a tribute for Ben.

Funke Akindele returns to Grace School where she was once a student

The Grace community which comprises of the Grace Children School and Grace high School came out of a rare impact of an aspiration that is committed to providing children with their initial and vital grooming leadership.

The enviable institution was founded in 1968 and 1994 respectively by Deaconess Grace Bisola Oshinowo, an inspired visionary who starting assets were just her dream and ability to transform her idea into reality.

Grace School prides in maintaining a leading potion in the committee of qualitative educational private Schools in Nigeria, has been gained from inception due to its engaging qualitative and comprehensive curricular that matches the needs of the society. Its final mission is to achieve " an overall totality with the luminaries of tomorrow" by tutoring them with first - class facilities and enabling environment for intellectual, spiritual, moral, social, physical and skill developments.

Photos of a Fake police officer nabbed in Ibadan

This fake police officer, Olayinka Micheal, was arrested by the Ogun state police command while posing as an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) attached to Agodi Area Command, Ibadan, Oyo state on August 10th.

Luck ran out on him after some police officers patrolling Iwo Road shopping Complex Ibadan sighted him trying to effect an arrest. Curious to know what was going on, the police officers approached him and in the course of their discussion, found out he was a fake police officer.

He was immediately arrested. Items found on him included a fake police warrant card and a portrait of the suspect in full police uniform with the rank of an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP 1) He is expected to appear in court soon.

Check out what Amber Rose looked like as a kid

Amber Rose shared this throwback photo of herself. She grew up into a beautiful woman.

Student is caught watching porn during lecture when he forgets to plug in his headphones (photos)

A video has emerged of the awkward - and hilarious - moment a student is caught watching porn during a lecture because he forgot to plug his earphones in. The student (I circled him) had been sitting quietly in a lecture at Sydney's University of NSW with his headphones on while he tapped away at his laptop.

Couple return to their honeymoon spot 51 years later (photo)

Looks like they have had a long and happy life filled with love. Nice to see this!