Nigerian Kills 67-Year-Old Australian Lover

Australian Police have said a great grandmother who was found dead in South Africa was murdered by her online Nigerian scammer she met on a dating site. Australian Federal Police officers are already in Nigeria investigating the woman's death.

The West Australian newspaper reported, Monday, that the body of Jette Jacobs, 67, from Wagin in Australia was found in a Johannesburg guest house on February 9, 2013, more than two months after she reportedly went there to meet a Nigerian, 28-year-old Jesse Orowo Omokoh. Omokoh was the last person to see Ms Jacobs alive and told police he found her body. He has since disappeared.

Australasian police officer, Robert Martin, from the major fraud squad, said police were in contact with Australian Federal Police officers in Nigeria about Ms Jacobs' death and investigations were in the early stages. He said her death appeared suspicious and he confirmed Omokoh was a suspect.

He said Ms Jacobs forwarded Mr Omokoh $80,000 after they met online and sent him a further $20,000 once she arrived in Johannesburg.

"She actually sold her home believing she was going to be starting a new life overseas and it ended in tragedy. This is the first time we have seen this happen," he said.

He said relationship scams had become a "massive problem", costing West Australians between $600,000 and $1 million each month.

The report said Ms Jacobs, a widow who had six children, struck up an online relationship with Omokoh three years ago and travelled to South Africa to meet him in 2010 before he proposed late last year. Over several years she sent $200,000 to Omokoh and another man she met online, known as Isaac.

Despite warnings from family, Ms Jacobs went to South Africa in November to marry Omokoh but he failed to turn up until last month, blaming visa troubles.

Two days after he arrived from Nigeria, Ms Jacobs was found dead, with her jewellery and money missing. It is believed South African police initially thought she had committed suicide, as empty pill packets were found nearby. But the victim's son, who did not want to be identified, said his mother met with foul play.

The son said: "We tried to talk her out of it but no one could convince her it wasn't real and there was nothing there for her. But she kept believing there was and unfortunately we weren't strong enough to stop her going."

Detectives from Australia's Operation Sunbird, a joint operation with consumer protection to investigate online scams sent Ms Jacobs a letter warning she might have been a victim of fraud but it arrived after she had left Australia.

The victim's youngest daughter, who wanted to be known only as Mrs Jackson, told Seven News Omokoh wanted to move to Australia but her mother wanted to settle in Nigeria.

She said: "My mum paid the ultimate price, which no one should have to. We don't want to see this happening to anybody else."

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Aliko Dangote Moves Up from 76th to 43rd Richest Man in the World- 2013 Forbes Billionaires

Nigerian billionaire business mogul, Aliko Dangote has moved up in the latest Forbes world’s richest ranking from the 76th position which he maintained in 2012 to the 43rd position. According to the list which was released on Monday by Forbes, Dangote – President of Dangote Group and Chairman of Globacom, Mike Adenuga were the only Nigerians on the list. 

 With a net worth of $16.1 Billion as of March 2013, Dangote retained his position as the richest man in Africa. Meanwhile, Adenuga ranked 269 on the list with a net worth of $4.7 Billion. Here’s what Forbes had to say about Dangote: Nigerian Cement tycoon retains his position as Africa’s richest man for the third year in a row.

 The past year has been eventful for Dangote. In October, he sold off a controlling stake in his flour milling company to Tiger Brands of South Africa. He pocketed $190 million in cash. In February, his Dangote Sugar Refineries acquired a 95% stake in Nigerian sugar producer Savannah Sugar in a bid to maintain its dominant position in the Nigerian sugar industry. Dangote stepped up his philanthropy in the past year, giving over $100 million to causes ranging from education to health, flood relief, poverty alleviation and the arts.

 He also acquired a yacht, which he named after his mother, Amiya. Dangote started building his fortune more than three decades ago when he began trading in commodities like cement, flour and sugar with a loan he received from his maternal uncle.

 He delved into full production of these items in the early 2000s and went on to build the Dangote Group, West Africa’s largest publicly-listed conglomerate, which now owns sugar refineries, salt processing facilities and Dangote Cement, the continent’s largest cement producer.

 A fitness buff, Dangote jogs everyday. Carlos Slim (Mexico) maintains his position as the world’s richest man with a net worth of $73 Billion followed by Bill Gates (United States) with a net worth of $67 Billion. Amancio Ortega (Spain) takes the third position with a net worth of $57 Billion, Warren Buffet (United States) ranks fourth with $53.5 Billion while Larry Ellison (United States) ranks fifth with $43 Billion.

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See Female Preacher Who Preaches With Her B00bs Exposed (PICTURED)

Well, this sure looks like surprising but we will not be fooled.She is a preacher who sees nothing wrong with exposing her bust while spreading the word. Her sermons aptly named "The Gospel From The SKRIPPER POLE" gets a lot of fans, mostly men.These are definitely the last days

Above is a picture of her while giving one of her recent sermons.

Click here to see the uncensored picture and watch a video of her one of her sermon.

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Killers of 15 year old Nigerian boy, Junior Nkwelle, found guilty of manslaughter

The 14 year old girl who ordered the stabbing of 15 year old Nigerian boy, Junior Nkwelle, for being ‘disrespectful’ was found guilty of manslaughter yesterday March 1, 2013. 

Junior and his friends had been playing football near his home when an argument broke out. The teenage girl claimed Junior had insulted her during the argument. She then called her 16 year old boyfriend on the phone to a housing estate in Brixton and ordered him to ‘teach Junior a lesson’. The boyfriend thrust a carving knife once into Junior's chest, killing him. This happened in September 2012.

The teenage girl and her boyfriend were cleared of murder by a jury yesterday, but they are facing long prison terms after being  found guilty of manslaughter.

 Witnesses said they heard the girl boasting that she had arranged for someone to stab the teenager and she later went home to fetch a kitchen knife.

When her boyfriend arrived on the scene, he was handed the blade and used it to stab Junior once, piercing his heart and lung.

The youngster collapsed yards from his housing estate home in September last year and was pronounced dead an hour later. 

Prosecutor Jonathan Turner QC said the argument ‘was stupid  and trivial and completely unnecessary’.

‘It was loud enough to be heard by neighbours,’ he added. ‘Words were said, voices were raised and threats were made.

‘She thought that Junior had insulted her or been less than respectful to her. She was very angry and determined that he should be punished – indeed stabbed – to put things right.

‘She called up her boyfriend and was heard to tell Junior that she had arranged for somebody to come and stab him.’

Mr Turner added: ‘He (the defendant) was encouraged and requested by her to come and do this. Indeed, to use an old-fashioned phrase, was set up by her to do this.’ 

The now 17-year-old killer, from Herne Hill, South London, claimed he was acting as a peacemaker and knifed Junior in self-defence.

Both he and the girl, from Brixton, were given anonymity during the trial. They can't be named because of legal reasons. They will be sentenced on April 5.

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Tony Anenih Elected PDP BOT Chairman

Abuja — THE National leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday described the election of former Chairman of Board of Trustees, BoT, Tony Anenih into the office of Chairman of the board as a bold step towards ensuring peace and harmony within the ranks of the Party.

In a statement signed by PDP National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, the PDP however expressed confidence that Chief Anenih's antecedents as a mobilizer and consensus builder over the years will contribute to the long term stability of the Party.

Metuh said, "Chief Anenih's tireless participation and critical role in the formation of the PDP places him in good stead to provide wise counsel and direct the influential Board of Trustees to follow the noble ideals of the founders of the Party.

His wealth of experience and acclaimed reputation as a democrat and consensus builder are assets that the Party needs at this critical point in our democratic evolution.

" Chief Anenih's unanimous election by all members of the Board of Trustees has disappointed opposition elements and doomsday prophets who expected the process to result in rancor and acrimony.

"This is yet another signal that the PDP is ever united and ready to overcome all perceived obstacles in our drive to provide focused leadership and service to the people of Nigeria.

"PDP calls all Party members across board to give maximum cooperation to the new chairman of the BOT who has himself pledged to broaden the spread of the umbrella to accommodate all tendencies."

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Man replaces eye with camera

Rob Spence is a documentary film maker, who after losing his eye in a shooting accident as a child has replaced his prosthetic one with a video camera.

Describing how the idea came about on his website Eyeborg Blog.Spence writes: 'Take a one eyed film maker, an unemployed engineer, and a vision for something that’s never been done before and you have yourself the EyeBorg Project.’

His childhood toy of the Six Million Dollar Man also inspired him to pursue the project.

Spence refers to himself as ‘the eyeborg guy’, embracing the term bionic which involves fusing technology with the human body.

Whilst the camera does not restore his vision and is not connected to his brain it does give him the ability to create films wherever he is, transmiting wirelessly to a recording device.

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100 suspected robbers attack Brinin-Gwari, kill three policemen

ABOUT 100 armed robbers on Thursday unleashed terror on the residents of Birnin-Gwari town, in the Brinin Gwari Council of Kaduna State, killing three policemen in an operation that lasted two hours.

The robbers also razed a police station and two banks in the area, according to the Kaduna State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Aminu Lawan.

A resident of the area who spoke on condition of anonymity said the robbers struck in the early hours of Thursday.

“They headed for the police station in the area and engaged the policemen on duty in a gun duel. They shot sporadically for hours and overpowered the policemen on duty.

“Thereafter, they went to two banks located in the town where we heard a deafening sound of a bomb across the town. They vandalised the banks and break their ATM machines,” the resident narrated.

The incident came barely 24 hours after the Emir of Birnin Gwari, Alhaji Zubairu Jibril, raised the alarm that armed robbers had taken over his domain.

The emir said the men of the underworld were in charged of affairs in the area.

Jibril spoke when he led other traditional rulers, politicians and traders on a courtesy visit to the Kaduna State Governor, Dr. Mukhtar Ramalan Yero, to make a formal complaint about the activities of armed bandits in his domain.

He said the robbers raped wives of victims, and that over 7,000 heads of cattle were stolen by the bandits.

The Emir had said, “From November last year, when we had the Dogondawa incident, the government promised to do something the late governor and the General Officer Commanding, One Division, were there, but till now, my people are still waiting for the action of the state government. The situation has worsened. They are doing what they like and they are heavily armed.

“Except in Birnin Gwari town , in other villages in my domain, I am not in charge, and you are not in charge too.”

In October last year, the sleepy town of Dogodawa in Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of the state was jolted as unidentified gunmen went haywire, killing 20 people in the process.

Those killed in that attack were mostly Moslem worshippers returning to their houses in the early hours.

A source told our correspondent that the Thursday attack which occured at about 12 mid night and lasted for about two hours left the police station in ruins.

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Two Women Nabbed Smuggling Cocaine in Homemade Diapers

Two women from the Bronx have been nabbed smuggling six and a half kilos of cocaine hidden in homemade diapers under their pants.

Priscilla Pena and Michelle Blassingale were returning to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on a JetBlue flight from the Dominican Republic on Saturday when they were stopped by Customs and Border Protection officers.

A drug-sniffing dog alerted the officers when it came close to Pena, which prompted the officers to conduct a search of her luggage.

It was reported that the officers performed a pat-down and discovered that Pena was wearing what was described as a homemade diaper made out of duct tape “filled with cocaine and rigged like a girdle around their hind quarters.”

The two women were immediately arrested and charged with smuggling. While Blassingale was held in custody in Brooklyn, Pena was released on a $150,000 bail.

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Man Bites Off Ear Over N200

A provisions trader, Chukuma Ameh, has been arraigned before the Senior Magistrates’ Court, Mararaba for biting off the left ear of one Abdulaziz Saidu in a fight over N200.

The pair were found fighting on the street by the police patrol team attached to Sani Abacha Road, Mararaba B, led by Inspector Mayibe Tube and were arrested.

Both of them were treated at the Maraba Medical center before they were taken to court yesterday.

Ameh who spoke with LEADERSHIP outside the court, said after the Nigeria-Ethiopia football march on Tuesday, he was at his shop at Abacha Road when Abdulaziz came into the shop and demanded to be paid N200 he claimed to be owed.

He said he was eating at the time and had told Abudulaziz that he owed him no money, following which Abdulaziz went outside, picked a bottle and made to stab him with it but he had blocked it with his right hand, a move which almost cost him his right thumb which was almost severed by the bottle.

“See my hand, I slept in the hospital yesterday because the cut was deep and one of my veins was cut. After he injured me on the hand with the bottle, he hit my head with the bottle and it was in a bid to save myself that I pushed him to the ground and bit his ear,” Ameh explained.

In his defense, Abdulaziz denied that he had wrongfully attacked Ameh.

“Chukwuma asked me to change money for him to give a customer so I gave him N200. After the match, I asked him for the money and he said he didn’t owe me. He was the one who dealt me a blow first and we started fighting. I later went to the police and made a report and some policemen followed me to his shop.

“When we got there, he told the police to go that we will settle the matter amicably and after they left, he broke a bottle on his head and as we were fighting, he bit my ear,” he stated.

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