See The Fake Soldiers Terrorizing Citizens In Ekiti State Arrested By Security Operatives (Photo)

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps, (NSCDC), Ekiti state command, has paraded four suspected fake soldiers including a serving soldier, who all allegedly engage in terrorizing, molesting and extorting citizens of the state.

While the men were being paraded on Friday in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, commandant of the Ekiti corps, Donatus Ikemefuna Explained:

”The suspects were apprehended by its intelligence unit after months of being on their trail.

“Bashiru Saheed, Ojo Bankole, Olagunju Sola and Oluyemi Olayemi are the four suspected fake soldiers apprehended by men of the NSCDC Ekiti state command, impersonating the Nigerian military”.

Furthermore, he stated that ”one of the suspects, Oluyemi Olayemi, who is said to be a serving officer from Maiduguri but is currently on a study leave, supplies his cohorts military uniforms to carry out nefarious activities”.

While the suspects are expected to be charged to court, including the self-acclaimed solider, they however denied molesting or harassing anyone.

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EFCC quizzes 2 UNICAL hospital contractors for inflating cars contract

BY Soni Daniel
Abuja – Two contractors have been quizzed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in connection with the purchase of two vehicles by the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Cross Rivers state.

The two vehicles: a Coastal Bus was purchased for N49 million and a Toyota Hiace Ambulance was purchased for N62 million, whereas the actual cost for the two was below half the cost.

Most absurd was the discovery that the two contractors were the highest bidders and one of them was not registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission hence not qualify for the contract awarded.

As it turned out, the vehicles, a Coastal Bus was purchased for N49 million while the Toyota Hiace Ambulance was purchased for N62 million.

The two contractors, Emmanuel Etta Nkin, who is the promoter of Basemark Construction Company Ltd and Anthony Okocha, promoter of Messrs Anchor Industrial Nigeria Ltd were arrested by operatives of the Commission following a petition by the Bureau of Public Procurement that the purchase of the vehicles did not follow due process.

Though the contract for the purchase of the vehicles were advertised by the Teaching Hospital, and several contractors bided for the contract, investigation by the Commission revealed that Basemark Construction Company Limited and Anchor Industrial Nigeria Limited were the least qualified for the contract.

For instance, Basemark Construction Company Limited had no evidence of Registration with the Corporate Affairs Commission submitted for the bid process.

Curiously, the two companies which submitted the highest bid of N62 million and N49 million got the contract ahead of other bidders with lesser amount.

Upon interrogation, Etta Nkin admitted that the Ambulance was purchased at the cost of N9 million and that he has been paid N59 million so far leaving a balance of N3 million.

Also, Anthony Okocha admitted that he purchased the Coastal Bus for N15 million and that he has been paid N24 million so far.

EFCC findings from the place of purchase of the vehicles shows that the Toyota Ambulance was purchased for N8.5 million while the Coastal Bus goes for N13 million .

Evidence at the disposal of the Commission showed that some high level management officers Teaching Hospital may have compromised their position and would be questioned by the Commission soon.

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25 things you shouldn’t keep in the fridge

A fridge

Jesusegun Alagbe

There are probably many things in your fridge that don’t need to be there. Storing these items — which should ordinarily be stored at room temperature — in the refrigerator can decrease their taste and quality. According to www.cnet.com, you should remove the following items from your fridge so as to free up space and improve their taste and quality:

• Hot sauce: This can still stay fresh for up to three years without refrigeration, even after opening it.
• Potatoes: They should be stored in paper bags in cool, dry stores. Putting them in the fridge can make them taste funny and rot faster.
• Onions: They do best in dry, ventilated areas. Keep them away from potatoes, though. These tubers can make onions rot faster.
• Garlic: Like onions, garlic is just fine in a dry, ventilated area of the store.
• Basil: Basil is an aromatic plant of the mint family, native to tropical Asia. The leaves are used as a culinary herb, especially in Mediterranean dishes. Basils absorb fridge smells, so it is best to keep it fresh in a cup or vase of water on the counter much like fresh-cut flowers. You can also do this with any other fresh herbs.
• Avocado: Your avocado won’t ripen? That’s because it’s in the fridge. Putting an unripe avocado on the counter will make it ripen much faster. To really speed up the process, put it in a bag with a banana or apple.
• Berries: Putting berries in the fridge can make them rot much faster due to moisture. They’ll be fine in a bowl or basket on the counter.
• Bread: Bread is best when kept at room temperature in a sealed plastic bag. Storing bread in the fridge speeds up the dehydration process and makes it go stale faster.
• Batteries: You might have heard that keeping batteries in the fridge can make them last longer. This is false. The cold can actually be bad for them.
• Tomatoes: Storing tomatoes in the fridge can alter their flavour and make them rot faster. Keeping them on the counter in a bowl is your best bet.
• Coffee: Keep coffee out of the fridge and put in a dry, airtight container in the cupboard.
• Squash: This is an edible gourd, the flesh of which may be cooked and eaten as a vegetable.Most squash, especially those with thicker skin, do well for up to a couple of months in the store.
• Honey: Honey is the only food that doesn’t spoil and doesn’t need to be refrigerated.
• Cake: Most cakes don’t need refrigeration. If it’s unfrosted or has a buttercream or ganache frosting, it’s fine to store it in an airtight container for around three days.
• Uncut melons: They do best on the counter or in a dry store.
• Bananas: Unripe ones should be hung on a banana hook on the counter to ripen. However, ripe ones can be stored in the fridge or freezer to prevent further ripening.
• Ketchup and mustard: They can be kept in the cabinet for around a month without refrigeration because they contain acids that inhibit bacteria growth.
• Peanut butter: This doesn’t need to be refrigerated and can be kept in the cabinet for months, unless it’s organic.
• Cooking oil: This can be kept in the store, with the exception of nut oils.
• Apples, peaches, nectarines and pears: They can be kept in a basket in your store. They will last for about a week.
• Rice: You only need to be keep it in the fridge if it’s cooked. Dry rice can be stored in canisters or plastic bags in the store for years. If it’s stored in an airtight container, white rice can last between eight and 10 years. Brown rice can last for up to two years.
• Dried beans: Like rice, dried beans don’t need to be refrigerated. In fact, the moisture in the refrigerator can make beans grow sprouts.
• Make-up: Are you among those women who store their make-up in the fridge? You’re doing it wrong. Make-up are made to be be stored at room temperature. Cold temperatures can destabilise their chemical compositions and make them look awful.
• Pepper: Peppers, both spicy and mild, don’t need to go in the fridge. They taste much better when stored in an openair in a basket on your counter.
• Aubergines: Also known as eggplants, they are meant to be stored on the counter at room temperature.

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Gunmen kidnap 12 people in Mexico

Gunmen have kidnapped at least 12 people, including two children, in a southern Mexican region where gangs have perpetrated a series of mass abductions, authorities said Friday.
The van that was used to transport the group was found burnt on a road between the hamlets of San Jeronimo and San Cristobal, Guerrero state security spokesman Roberto Alvarez said, citing witnesses.
He spoke of around 30 armed people who abducted “a group of between 12 and 14 people.”
Some of the relatives of the missing have received phone calls from kidnappers demanding ransom money.
The abduction may have been perpetrated by a criminal group known as Los Tequileros, Alvarez said.
The mass kidnapping took place in a region known as Tierra Caliente, or Hot Land, where 21 men were kidnapped in January and found alive days later. That same month, four teachers who had been kidnapped elsewhere were rescued, while another was found dead.
Another 21 people were kidnapped and later rescued by police in a cave in the same region in early 2015, and 13 suspects were arrested.
“There has been a phenomenon in Tierra Caliente, which is a very poor, rural and isolated area, of mass kidnappings by members of organized crime who are doing business with this type of crime,” Alvarez said.
Police have detained kidnappers, “but this phenomenon continues to defy the authorities,” he said.
Such kidnappings show that gangs specializing in kidnappings are no longer targeting just wealthy victims in Mexico.
Officials at the state prosecutor’s office say Los Tequileros are hired guns of the Guerreros Unidos drug cartel, which controls much of the opium poppy production and heroin smuggling in the region.
The cartel is also accused of colluding with local police who abducted 43 students in the city of Iguala in September 2014, a case that has drawn international condemnation.
Federal officials have said that Iguala police handed the students over to the cartel, which killed them and incinerated their bodies, though new lines of investigation have been opened after independent experts questioned the credibility of the case.

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