OJUKWU WILLED ESTATES, MONIES TO BIANCA, NEW DAUGHTER DISCOVERED Late Biafran warlord Ikemba Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu willed two of his estates and monies to his widow Bianca. Ojukwu's will was read friday at an Enugu High Court. He willed the Casabianca Estate in Enugu and in Jabi and Kuje areas in Abuja to Bianca. Bianca is also to assume trustee for his company. All these will be provided Bianca remained unmarried. Bianca who is Nigeria's ambassador to Spain welcomed the contents of the will. In the will, Ojukwu mentioned a new daughter Tenny wh he willed a hotel in Jos to. Ojukwu also shared other properties to his other children. None of the other of his children was in court during the reading of the will. Credit: NAN

EXPLOSION ROCKS KADUNA An explosion inside a military facility has been reported. The explosion occurred at the Armed Forces Command and Airforce College in Jaji Kaduna sunday. As at the time of this post, the casualty figure is unknown.

JONATHAN'S BROTHER DIES The presidency has confirmed the death of the half brother of President Goodluck Jonathan. Meni Jonathan died at the Aso Villa hospital at about 11:45am as he was to be taken to the National Hospital Abuja. Meni was the head of the Otueke Council of Chiefs. He flew in to Abuja last weekend from Bayelsa

FG REVOKES LAGOS-IBADAN EXPRESSWAY CONCESSION CONTRACT WITH BI-COURTNEY The federal government has revoked the concession agreement it entered with Bi-courtney on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Minister of Works Mike Onolemehen announced this today. He said the government had to take the action since the company has showed no enough committment to the project. He also said Julius Berger and RCC have been directed to commence work on the road. The minister said all legal implications of the revokation is being considered.

MY WIFE WAS ILL, SHE IS RECUPERATING- JONATHAN Speaking at the just concluded media chat, President Goodluck Jonathan said that his wife Patience was ill but she is recuperating. The president said this in response to a question. He said the wife joined him and others for church service sunday morning. His statement contradicts the earlier position of the presidency spokepersons who claimed that Dame Patience was taken to Germany for 'rest'.

NO DIALOGUE WITH BOKO HARAM, SAYS JONATHAN President Goodluck Jonathan has said that there is no dialogue going on between the government and the islamic sect Boko Haram. He stated this on the media chat. He said the sect is still 'faceless' and no one is speaking on their behalf.

IT'S TOO EARLY TO SAY IF I'LL CONTEST IN 2015- JONATHAN President Goodluck Jonathan has said that it's too early for him to announce if he will contest for 'second term' or not. He said that announcing such will heat the polity and generate debates. Besides he says the announcement will distract his government. The president said this at the media chat. He said Nigerians should wait till 2014 to know if he will contest again or not.

PRESIDENTIAL MEDIA CHAT HOLDS SUNDAY President Goodluck Jonathan will this sunday speak to Nigerians in the next presidential media chat. The programme will be aired live on the network services of the NTA and RadioNigeria. The programme starts by 7pm.

MTN'S AEROPLANE WINNER MAY EMERGE THURSDAY Barring any last minute change, the much advertised MTN aeroplane promo winner will be announced on thursday november 15th. The promo has generated a lot of controversies bordering on the authenticity of the prize- aeroplane. Most customers believe that the promo prize may not be real considering the prize. But MTN repeatedly assured the public of its sincererity. StanleyIbekuPage exclusively scooped that the GSM giant plans to annouce the winner on thursday. But a development that might change the plan is the ban on GSM operators by the NCC early this week that they stop all promos.

TRUCK DRIVER CRUSHES BARROW PUSHER, AS MOB LYNCHES DRIVER Another jungle justice occurred yesteday, this time in Owerri Imo state as a truck driver was lynched by a group of people after his truck crushed a wheelbarrow pusher whose eyes and other parts of his body splashed on the way. StanleyIbekuPage learnt the driver was reported to have made attempt to report himself to the police but the mob grabbed him and beat him mercilessly before he died. The incident happened at the ever-busy Douglas road.

BOKO HARAM KINGPIN ESCAPES FROM POLICE CUSTODY A Boko Haram kingpin Mohammed Sanni is reported to have escaped from police custody in Abuja. Sanni was reported to have escaped on wednesday night. But police spokesman Frank Mba in a telephone interview with AIT denied that anybody with such name exists in police custody and that nobody was missing. Sanni was arrested in january alongside with Kabiru Sokoto who escaped but was re-arrested.

US STATES APPROVE GAY MARRIAGE, MARIJUANA Voters in Colorado and Washington in the US approved the first statewide initiatives to legalise the recreational use of marijuana as Maine. Washington and Maryland became the first states to approve gay marriage by popular vote. Colorado governor John Hickenlooper said that 'the voters have spoken and we have to respect their will'

RAPISTS DEMAND N5 MILLION FROM VICTIM A middle-aged woman on monday told the police in Gwarinpa Abuja that her rapists are demanding that she pay them N5 million or they will make public the video shot when she was being raped. According to the woman, she boarded a taxi from Gwarinpa to Wuse. She said the driver sprayed an air freshner inside the car, and she woke up the next day in an uncompleted building after she has been raped. The rapists later sent her a copy of the video demanding that she pay in N5 million into an account in a new generation bank or that the video will be made public. StanleyIbekuPage learnt that the police is investigating the matter.

BOKO HARAM: WE DIDN'T KILL GEN. SHUWAH Islamist sect Boko Haram has said the group has nothing to do with the killing of a retired general over the weekend. Gen. Shuwah was killed on friday by unknown gunmen in Maidugiri Borno state. Mohammed Abdulazeez who says he is the spokesman of the sect in a telephone conference with journalists a while ago said they have nothing to do with the slain general.

CATHOLICS RETURN TO BOMBED KADUNA CHURCH In spite of last sunday's suicide attack at St. Rita's Catholic Church Kaduna, hundreds of worshippers trooped out today for sunday mass. A suicide bomber forced his way into the church last sunday killing some worshippers and injuring many when the bomb he was carrying detonated. StanleyIbekuPage learnt that some of the injured faithfuls came to the church with bandages in different parts of their bodies.

CPC REJECTS BUHARI'S APPOINTMENT BY BOKO HARAM Gen. Muhammadu Buhari's party, the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) has rejected his appointment as mediator for the Boko Haram in the proposed talk between the dreaded sect and the government. Boko Haram had on thursday announced its plans for talks with the government and named Buhari as its mediator.

BOKO HARAM OFFERS CEASEFIRE, NAMES BUHARI AS MEDIATOR Dreaded Islamic sect Boko Haram thursday evening offered ceasefire. The group is asking for dialogue with the federal government in order to stop their attacks. However, the group demands among others, the release of all it's detained members, the prosecution of former Borno state governor Ali Modu Sherif. The group named Former head of state Gen. Muhammadu Buhari as the head of their negotiation team. The group also wants the peace talks to hold in Saudi arabia. Credit: AIT

CHRIS UNIGWE WINS 2012 NLNG PRIZE FOR LITERATURE A Nigerian writer based in Belgium Chris Unigwe was today announced as the winner of the NLNG sponsored Nigeria Prize for Literature 2012. Her entry 'On black sisters street' beat other three books. She is to receive $100 thousand.