Shadrach Ofose to spend one in prison for illegal dealing in petroleum products

One Shedrach Ofose who was arraigned by EFCC for illegal dealing in petroleum products has been found guilty and sentenced to one year imprisonment by Justice M.S Abubakar of the Federal High Court, Warri, Delta State.

Justice Abubakar found him guilty of the 2-count charge preferred against him by the Economic Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and sentenced him to 6 months jail imprisonment on each count. The sentences are to run concurrently.

The court also ordered that the exhibit vehicles be auctioned and the proceeds remitted into the Federation Account.

The convict was arraigned March 5, 2013. One of the counts that sent Shedrack to jail reads; “that you Shedrack Ofose, on or about the 17th day of November, 2012 at Kaigbodo waterside in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State within the jurisdiction of this honourable court without appropriate licence did distribute Petroleum Product to wit: 3,950 litres of Automated Gas Oil (AGO) loaded in 10 drums conveyed in a White Ford Bus with Reg. No. (Bayelsa) XB 258 YEN and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 4(1) of the Petroleum Act CAP P10 of the Law of the Federation of Nigeria (Revised Edition) and punishable under Section 1(6) of the same act."

Why a Wicked uncle poured acid on his nephew

One Rufus who lives in Ogwashi-Uku community near Asaba, Delta State has been arrested for deliberately  pouring acid on his nephew, a-20-year old Ebuka Okonkwo because Ebuka refused to take sides with him when the suspect had quarrel with a neighbour.

According to DSP Celestina Kalu, Police Public Relations Officer in the state, confirmed that the suspect is currently helping the police on further investigation, adding that the victim, a student of Comprehensive Secondary School Ogwashi-Uku, had returned from school and went for a private business and upon his return, met the uncle in quarrels with neighbours.

It was learnt that while the quarrel degenerated, the suspect had wanted him to take side with him; a situation he refused leaving the suspect with no option than to pour him acid kept in a container in the house.

According to the victim now receiving treatment at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), he had gone back and resumed washing of cutlasses which he used to kill cows after his school hours when unknown to him, his uncle had gone into his aunt’s room where he removed the acid used on him. “I never suspected my uncle had any bad intention towards me. He bathed me right from the left side of my face to the other parts of my body,” he said.

DSP Kalu added that the suspect would be charged to court upon completion of investigation.

How dare devil armed robbers robbed a bullion van in Delta and made away with millions.

Some daring armed robbers on Tuesday in Commando snatched cash said to be running into several hundreds of millions of naira from a bullion van at Ubulu Okiti, Delta State.

One policeman was feared killed while many of his colleagues and other residents of the area were injured in the incident which occurred at the Ubulu Okiti portion of the porous Asaba-Benin Expressway.

    Heavy shoot-out occurred during the attack on the bullion van conveying the money from Asaba. The gun battle ensued as the robbers made to escape with the money.

Anyway, the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Celestina Kalu, who confirmed the robbery, is claiming that nobody was killed.

“Several of our men and civilians were injured and are receiving treatment in hospitals,” she said, adding that the robbers escaped with the money in the bullion van.
She however refused to disclose the exact amount the robbers took.

Kefee Don Momoh aka Branama, is dead.

The talented music maverick, a Multiple award-winning gospel singer, Kefee Don Momoh, has been confirmed dead. She passed on in the early hours of today, after being in coma for weeks in an undisclosed American hospital.

She went into a coma, after collapsing on a 14-hour flight on her way to Chicago for an event about a two weeks ago. A close family source revealed she was diagnosed of having pre-eclampsia – pregnancy induced high blood pressure.

OAP Yaw, a close friend of her husband, OAP Teddy Don Momoh confirmed the news on Wazobia Fm this morning, saying: “One of her our very own is dead. May her soul rest in peace.”

Kefee whose music career started at age eight in her church choir, was famous for her gospel songs ‘Branama’ and ‘Kokoroko’. She won several awards including the best collaboration Headies Award in 2010.

Until her death, she resided happily with her husband in the US and managed her restaurant, Branama Kitchen, in Lagos.
Source: daily post.

When The Poor Welcomes Elder Godsday Orubebe

This picture shows former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe who recently declared as a gubernatorial candidate in Delta State in the coming election. He's followed by his entourage.
Looking at this picture, one would say he is hardly aware of the situation that put these folks  perpetually on their knees, grovelling for a morsel of bread. They are probably widows, I maybe wrong. If I am, what  is this,  Respect or Poverty?