Nigerian Navy Sends 4 Warships, 3,400 Troops to Niger Delta for 'Exercise Sharkbite'

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Four warships and 3,400 troops were deployed by the Nigerian Navy to combat piracy, oil theft and vandalism of critical oil and gas installations in the Niger Delta region according to the Financial Watch.

Rear Adm.James Oluwole, the flag officer commanding Eastern Naval Command, announced the deployment, codenamed “Exercise Sharkbite” on November 3 in Onne, Rivers state.


The warships deployed for the operation were the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Okpabana, NNS Ologbo, NNS Burutu, NNS Sagbama, and a naval Augusta helicopter, while the 3,400 personnel included 3,000 ratings and 400 officers.

According to Oluwole, the exercise is also aimed to determine combat readiness of the soldiers to tackle militant attacks on oil and gas pipelines, which caused the recession in Nigeria.

The officer revealed that the exercise covers 24,000 maritime miles between Rivers and Cross River states coastal areas, and that it would promote socioeconomic activities at the nation’s maritime sphere.

“This exercise was informed by worsening vandalism of critical oil and gas infrastructure by militants, which has plunged the nation into recession,” Oluwole said.

“The participating fleets will conduct naval evolutions, patrols, visit, boarding, search and seizure, opposed boarding of a hijacked vessel, maritime interception, blockade of some river entrances and target practice, among others.”

“The Nigerian Navy must be in the best position to secure critical oil and gas infrastructure both ashore and offshore for socioeconomic activities to thrive in our maritime domain. “The 3,400 personnel participating in this exercise comprised 3,000 ratings and 400 officers.”

President Muhammadu Buhari has just recently held two meetings with leaders of the Niger Delta to resolve the crisis that has bedeviled the region for years and affected Nigeria’s oil output an revenue.

Omg! See the Two Boko Haram Terrorists Shot Dead by Nigerian Army (Graphic Photos)

One of the Boko Haram members shot dead 

Troops of 8 Task Force Division Nigerian Army on a fighting patrol along Monguno-Brimari road, Borno State, today intercepted a group of Boko Haram terorists suspected to be on a mission to loot logistics supplies in surrounding villages.

On sighting the patrol, the insurgents engaged the troops in a shootout that lasted for about fifteen minutes before they were overpowered by the superior fire power of the patrol. In the encounter, 2 insurgents were neutralized.


The troops recovered weapons including 1 Fabrique Nationale (FN) rifle loaded with a magazine containing 10 rounds of 7.62mm (Special) ammunition, 1 AK-47 rifle and 3 magazines from the terrorists. Also recovered from the insurgents were 2 motorcycles, various drugs, wrappers and clothes.

Thank you for your usual cooperation,
Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman
Acting Director Army Public Relations.

Legendary Bleaching: The Skin Transformation of this Nollywood Actress Will Shock You (Photos)

Up and coming Nigerian actress and filmmaker, Pattsy Chizzy has reflected on her past of being dark-skinned as against her present where she can safely be addressed as the popular cartoon character - Snow White.

The young lady who claims to be a musician and also a model used to be dark in complexion during her Secondary School days before she severely bleached her skin into that of a 'white woman'.

The winner of the Best Female Entertainer in Abia State recently shocked her fans to the marrow of their bones with some throwback pictures as seen above that have stirred up controversy.

She is currently the Chief Executive Officer of S.S.M Entertainment company.

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Revealed: 4 Major Problems Faced by Many Nigerian Celebrity Marriages

The rate at which celebrities tie and untie the knot today is quite alarming and frightening, so much that the idea of marriage scares most people.

Issues definitely arise in all marriages, but the ability to manage the crisis makes the vows of the marriage worth taking. However, many Nigerian celebrities seem not to be able to manage these crises and bail at the first knock of trouble.

Celebrities like Tiwa Savage, Toke Makinwa and more recently Lilian Esoro, could not hold the centre and were helpless as things fell apart.

In Tiwa Savages’ case, issues ranging from mental abuse, mistrust and theft were raised, while cheating and infidelity were the issues that led to the split in Toke Makinwa and Toyin Aimakhu’s respective marriages.

It’s been noticed that Lilian Esoro and hubby might also be on this path although reasons are not yet known.

Some of the major problems faced by most celebrity marriages includes, and are not limited to;


1. Cheating 

The Nigerian society has confirmed that men are liable to cheat whether or not they love. In fact, there seems to be no two way about it as it is expected that an average guy, who is not even a celebrity will cheat. A woman may get married to a man with the impression that he would stop cheating because he now has her. When this doesn’t happen, a crisis begins. The home begins to shake and ultimately falls apart.

2. Neglect 

Celebrities tend to totally forget about their homes and concentrate on their careers, thereby turning their spouse to a wallpaper which is only noticed when the concentration is focused. Many of them forget that every man wants his wife by his side and every woman wants her husband by her side. When there is no balance between the career and the home, the marriage is threatened.

3. Domestic Abuse 

Domestic abuse has become rampant in Nigeria even among celebrities. The abuse in some cases, might not even be physical as most believe. Mental and psychological abuse have been proven to be as potent in the destruction of homes, even more than physical abuse.

4. Children 

Believe it or not, the arrival of children or the lack of it also causes break-ups in marriages. Women tend to shift love and attention to their kids when they start having them, in a move that makes them neglect their husbands, howbeit unknowingly. In other cases, when couples wait endlessly for kids, they also fall apart; each secretly blaming the other.

These and more are the problems that lead to marriage break ups that have become very rampant in Nigeria, especially amongst celebrities.

It is one thing to marry, staying married and living happily ever after has however become a mirage.

Shocking: ISIS stabs and shoots man in public after crucifying him (Graphic Photos)

Jihadist militant group executed another prisoner by stabbing and shooting him in public after he was crucified to a cross.

In the sickening video which was released yesterday, the blindfolded man was tied to a cross by two ISIS executioners, before he was knifed in the chest and shoot in the head multiples times.

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Polytechnic Students Arrested In Abia While Attempting To Assassinate Their Fellow Student During Exam

Security Operatives in Umuahia foiled an attempt by a group of students to murder their fellow student in a polytechnic in Aba. The arrested suspects who are students of the same polytechnic, were at logger heads with the victim they intended to kill. According to Abia Facts, luck ran out of them when the security operatives attached to the school requested to search one of the killers bag and a locally manufactured pistol was found inside.

It was learnt that their grand plan was to kill their target while he is writing examination in the class and escape, but unfortunately for them they were apprehended. They were paraded yesterday at Abia State Police headquarters in Umuahia.

Randy 40-Year-Old Man Rapes, Impregnates His 15-Year-Old Stepdaughter

40-year-old Victor Emafolomi, has been detained by the police for allegedly raping his wife’s daughter, Keji. The suspect was apprehended on Sunday by the police from the Agbado division after the mother of the victim reported the case. Keji (not real name) lived with her mother and Emafolomi on Olukososi Street, Jafa, Agbado, in the Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State. Emafolomi was said to have raped Keji on two occasions in October, threatening to kill her if she informed her mother.

It was gathered that the first time she was raped, Keji was at a shop where she was learning hairdressing within the community when her stepfather called her on the telephone to come home to prepare lunch for him.

While the teenager was immersed in the cooking, Emafolomi reportedly descended on her and dragged her into the bedroom.

She said, “That afternoon, he was drunk. He beat me up when I resisted. I explained to him that he was like a father to me, but he didn’t listen.  He used a pillow to cover my mouth and raped me. He said he would kill me if I told my mother about the rape.

“Two days after, he had sex with me again. That evening, he beat me up because I insisted that I would tell my mother when she came back from work. He went out and came back with two men after about 30 minutes. The men stared at me and left. He said they would be monitoring my movement and that if I reveal what he did to me, they would kill me.”

It was gathered that the suspect left home after the second encounter and did not return until about two weeks later.

“Before the incident, he had warned a boy called Owolabi to stay away from me because he didn’t want us to have a relationship,” Keji added.

Keji’s mother, Taiwo, who told PUNCH Metro said she was abreast of the time her daughter usually menstruated, said she became worried last Tuesday, October 24, when Keji did not do so. “I took her to a clinic in our area and it was confirmed that she was pregnant. I begged her to tell me who impregnated her, but she refused,” Taiwo said.

After much pestering, Keji was said to have confided in her mother, who reportedly passed out afterwards. “I was very shocked, but I could not fault the revelation because my husband had abandoned home for some days and there was no misunderstanding between us. I think it was because of what he did,” she added.

However, the suspect, who hails from Delta State, refuted the allegations, saying it was Owolabi, who impregnated Keji.

He said, “I am a driver. I left home because my wife is stubborn; she doesn’t take corrections. I left home to punish her so that she would change for better. “I never had sex with her daughter and I didn’t know anything about the pregnancy. I don’t want it aborted. When she is delivered of the baby, we will carry out a DNA test on the baby.”

The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Ambibola Oyeyemi, said the case would be transferred to the command’s headquarters in Eleweran, Abeokuta, for further investigation. “The victim confirmed that the suspect had carnal knowledge of her several times and the pregnancy test conducted on her was positive,” he added. 

Miss Anambra Leaked S*x Tape: Police Parades 'Alleged' Blackmailers (Photos)

One of the culprits arrested 

A seven man syndicate of young guys who specialize in blackmailing young ladies (especially University of Nigeria Nsukka students) were caught by the police in Enugu State.

From preliminary investigations, the youths are strongly suspected to have played a vital roles in the leaking of two daring lesbian s*x tapes of ex Miss Anambra, Chidinma Okeke whose reputation has been severely dented in the media.

They met their waterloo when they tried the same trick on another lady who was a former UNIZIK student but currently an upcoming actress and a model.

According to reports, their mode of operation is very simple and highly tactical. They open female Facebook accounts and scout for unsuspecting young ladies. These young men operate the said accounts as ladies and become very friendly with the said girls.

Inundated with promises of making them become celebrities and promising to crop out their faces before posting pictures, these unsuspecting girls will send n*de pictures and shot lesbian videos in return for a particular sum of money in the region of N100,000.

"Immediately, they get hold of these videos or pictures, they will blackmail them into returning the money or else they publish the video or pictures."

"I, as Martin Beck Nworah, is categorically stating that this is a verified fact because I have seen victims in the past. And even if you do, they will still keep the materials and use it in blackmailing you when they feel you have become popular or achieved something," Martin Beck Nworah who posted the news on social media asserted.

In the case of the former Miss Anambra, after extorting so much money from her, she became fed up and threatened to deal with them since she is now a beauty queen. Remember, her lesbian video was shot in her year one in the University even before she dreamt of contesting for Miss Anambra in 2015.

When these boys saw they can no longer extort more money from her, they decided to start releasing her video (One single video they decided to cut in parts). They also screen grabbed parts of the video and released as pictures to the public.

This report hasn't been independently verified by bclems.com as our reporters are painstakingly working to ascertain the veracity of the development.

2 gails in deep romance

The unidentified gay man showing off his lover 

A gay man has left people ranting and vexing after he posted a photo of himself and boyfriend kissing in bed. The proud gay man didn't care what people would say as he shared the photos on his Facebook wall writing:

”Had a good day with bae yesterday…… spend the whole day together….. really enjoyed it…. bae told me to put the pic back up……lol”


But, people have descended on him, calling him all sorts of names for sharing such photos.

U.S Praises Nigerian Surgeon Who Removed Baby from Womb, Operated and Returned Her Back

Professor Oluyinka Olutoye has been praised for his outstanding feat 

A Nigerian pediatric surgeon, Professor Oluyinka Olutoye, has become instant sensation in the United States of America after performing a rare surgical operation. He has been praised by individuals, organisations and the media for the great feat.


According to Channels TV, Professor Olutoye, alongside his surgeon partner carried out the delicate surgery on a 23 weeks old foetus who was removed from the mother’s womb, operated upon and returned to the womb to heal and continue to grow until the baby girl was born at 36 weeks.

The baby suffered from a tumor known as ‘sacrococcygeal teratoma’, a tumor that develops before birth and grows from a baby’s coccyx, the tailbone. Research says it is found more often in girls than boys, and occurs in one out of every 35,000 births.

Doctor Olutoye received his medical degree from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun state south west Nigeria and his Ph.D. in anatomy from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia in the United States.

He shared his experience from this rare surgical feat and suggestions on how Nigeria can harness the talents that abound in the country’s medical space.

Sad! DSS Gives Families of Missing Officers N250,000 for Burial Without Their Bodies (Photos)

Obiorah Nwafor 

After over one year of sorrows, pains and false hope, The Departmentof Security Service (DSS) has notified wives of some missing seven officers that their husbands died as heroes in the line of duty.

According to Don Saint, the brother of one of the DSS men who died, officials of agency on Saturday, 29th of October, gave each of the families N250,000 as their own support to go and bury their husbands, who according to them 'died as heroes in the line of duty.'


Don Saint wrote: "This is my brother, the Samson of my family, my community, my state and Lagos State. The best DSS officer in Lagos State (2014) "After over one year of sorrows, pains and false hope, The DSS has finally alerted the families of missing DSS officers that their loved ones 'died' as heroes in the line of duty. On Saturday, 29th of October, The DSS gave each of the families 250,000 as their own contribution for their burial...

When we asked about their bodies, they told us that they can't locate their bodies.

"The minister of information once said that most Nigerians spend up to 100,000 on a bottle of Champagne. So I ask, if the lives of these 'fallen' heroes as they said, is worth only about two bottles of Champagne?

"I'm making a case not only for my brother but for all the security personnel who put their lives in harm’s way for the sake of this nation. While some people are paid to loot our money, those people who put their lives on the line are treated as they say what goes around comes around, hence, as we continue to wallow in our pains, we thank President Buhari and the DSS as we lay this on the table of God Almighty!

God bless Nigeria!

Note: "Seven DSS officers went on a mission to rescue a kidnapped woman on the 15th of September 2015. Since then till now, no word or any form of contact from the 7 of them till today, while the woman was released two days later by the kidnappers."

Angry Son Butchers Father To Death, Throws His Body Inside Pit Toilet In Cross River

Disaster struck, penultimate Monday, at Ekpri Ikot Ene community, Akpabuyo Local Government Area, Cross River State, when an enraged 23-year-old son butchered his father, who is the village head, HRH Francis Ekpo Ene, and dumped his remains inside the family’s pit toilet for persistently accusing him of stealing his money without facts. NDV gathered that killer-son (Francis Ekpo Jnr.) supposedly acted under a powerful and diabolical influence, as he was not known to be a violent person before the sacrilegious incident.

How it happened

Wife The wife of the deceased, Mrs. Affiong Offiong Asuquo, who spoke to NDV, said signs of trouble emerged in the household when an unnoticeable amount of money, sometimes between N20, 000 to N50, 000 started disappearing from the safe in the bedroom of the late ruler.

Her words: “The problem started when my husband’s money started missing and he had always thought that it was his first son, who was responsible for the theft, not knowing that he was not the person involved, and he had always denied being the one.  

"The height was when he sold his oil and kept N90,000 in a Nido milk can and the money got missing again, he was really angry because he could not fathom why such an amount of money could get missing in his house.”

 She confided in NDV that the money was actually being stolen by their daughter, who after her escapade, disappeared to her boyfriend’s place and returned after they exhausted the cash, pretending as she knew nothing and the late villager head would rail accusations on the epileptic son.

She said the boy had always said: “One day, I will steal your money since you are accusing me of what I did not do. He had also been cursing that one day; I will slaughter you and throw you inside the toilet for accusing me wrongly.’ All these came to pass that night as the father started shouting at him to provide the money he took from his room, the boy got angry and picked up a cutlass and pursued his father as I tried to intervene, he almost cut me,” the widow said.

She further explained: “I had to call for help, I went out to call people, including the youth leader  because it was a bit late at night, before I came back with the people in a matter of minutes, the deed had already been done, he had already killed his father and dumped him inside the pit toilet behind the house.”

Blood trace 

She added, “When I came back with the people I went to seek help from, they asked him where his father was, he replied that he does not know, so they started searching for him, then they saw a blood trail, which they followed right to the pit toilet and saw that he has butchered the monarch with a little flesh just holding his head to his neck, pushed off the mud which covered part of the toilet so that the opening could allow the lifeless body into the toilet.”

 Speaking further, she told NDV that they apprehended him and handed him over to the Police and her husband embalmed in the house. At the deceased’s residence Meanwhile, when NDV reporter got to the house of the village head, his kinsmen, including the children were seen eating.

One of her daughters, Favour Francis Ekpo, said: “She was not around when the incident took place, but she knew that her elder brother and father had have little issues for some time. She further asserted: I was called on the phone when the incident took place because I was not at home I only came back to see what happened.”

Traditional coup

A community leader, who pleaded anonymity, told NDV that no village head had ever died under such circumstances in Ekpri Ikot Ene, noting: “It is really unfortunate that this happened like this.” The chief observed that the sad incident was not ordinary because Francis Jnr was not known to be violent, adding:

“We are all surprised about what happened, but we have gone to the palace to inform our clan head that he has become indisposed because in our tradition, until the rite of passage is carried out, it can never be announced that he has joined his ancestors no matter the circumstance.”

Also speaking, one of the elders alleged that there were some forces that did not like Ekpo’s emergence as the village head. He disclosed that there had been a cold war, saying: “This is a traditional coup resulting from that war to dethrone him.

His words: “He became the village head last two years, the people did not know how else to get to him except his children, the boy who committed this sacrilege is just a little above 20, he is also sick; he is epileptic and has never hurt a fly even though some people believe that his epilepsy somehow affected his brain."

Stop Investing In MMM • It Is Fraud – CBN Warns Nigerians

The Central Bank of Nigeria as warned Nigerians to desist from investing into MMM. They have warned that the scheme which promises 30% return on investment is not regulated and bound to crash soon. This warning comes days after the Minister of Solid Minerals and Steel Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, dissociated himself from the MMM, saying he has nothing to do with it or any other online financial aid community, projects or contracts.

Speaking during a mentoring program for students of Government Secondary School, CBN Head of consumer protection, Sueja Kassim warned the students against investing in MMM which he described a wonder bank.

22-Year-Old Ghanaian Boy Arrested In Lagos For Renting Out Guns To Robbers

John Kojo has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly supplying a locally-made pistol to a suspected robber in the Morogbo, Badagry area of the state. Kojo was arrested on Saturday when a robbery suspect, Banhusa Abujuny, identified the Ghanaian as the owner of the gun he (Abujuny) allegedly used for robbery. The duo was being detained by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Ikeja. The police said the gun was “stolen from another robbery gang.”

Punch Metro reports that on Friday, October 7, some armed robbers came to Kojo’s area in Morogbo and unleashed terror on the residents.

Some residents put distress calls across to the police, while some vigilance group members mobilised against the robbers. As the robbers fled, they abandoned the pistol, while Kojo, who was reportedly around the scene, picked and hid the weapon.

According to the police, Kojo later gave the gun to Abujuny to rob. Kojo, however, said that he hid the gun abandoned by the robbers, adding that he was afraid to turn it in to the police. The Ghanaian said he was not aware that his friend, Abujuny, took the gun from his house.

He said, “I got the gun after the robbers, who attacked Oko Afo, fled. The robbers came to our area and were moving from house to house. Some residents confronted them and they fled. I was one of those who chased the robbers.

“As they fled, they left one of the guns by the roadside and I picked it. I brought the gun home and hid it. I did not give the weapon to the police because I was afraid. I did not show the gun to anyone. Abujuny is my friend. He did not tell me that he had taken the gun. I was at home last week Saturday when SARS officers came and arrested me.”

Abujuny, who said he had not robbed with the gun, stated that he was arrested during a street fight in the Alaba Market, Ojo.

He said, “I had yet to rob with the gun. There was a fight in the Alaba Market on Friday and I threatened someone with the gun.”

The state Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, said the suspects would be charged to court at the end of investigation.