#SaveMayowa was a scam! She was sick but was beyond treatment. Her family stole

This is such a sad thing for me to report this afternoon. Just two days after we were all happy that Nigerians kindly donated to cancer patient, Mayowa Ahmed, for surgery she needed for ovarian cancer, LIB just learnt that Mayowa and her family scammed kind hearted Nigerians.

Nigerians And The Failed Coup In Turkey By Reuben

Turkey is about five hours away from Nigeria by air, about 2, 634 miles from here, but the night there was a coup attempt in Turkey, July 15, with soldiers shutting down parts of Ankara and Istanbul, you’d think Ankara is a city somewhere in Nigeria and Istanbul is an extension of our country. Commentaries kept flying up and down on Nigeria social media space, with the coup attempt in Turkey becoming a trending topic.
And yet the strongest connection between Nigeria and Turkey is probably trade, tourism, socio-cultural affinities, and the fact that many Nigerian travellers now find it easier and cheaper to travel through Turkey to other European capitals, with Turkish Airlines making all the profit and no Nigerian airline on that route!

A facebook user reports that the East West road has been blocked by militants

 A Facebook user by name Ekperiware Peace posted pictures showing stranded commuters along the east west road and claimed that the road was blocked by militants see post:

Photos of FRSC officer being beaten on the street in Jibowu lagos

 He was alleged to have caused an accident it an attempt to flag down a vehicle. See more photos after the cut

Ambode and the street traders of Lagos by Reuben

I am writing this piece after holding a series of conversations with Lagos street traders and hawkers who seem not be aware of or are just indifferent to, or may be they are intrigued by, the fact that the State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has declared on television that the state government is prepared to enforce an existing law banning street hawking.
The relevant law, the Lagos State Street Trading and Illegal Market Prohibition Law, 2003 prescribes a punishment of N90, 000 or a six-month jail term, for both the buyer and the seller of any goods or services on the streets. So I asked this vendor, who kept pushing copies of the day’s newspapers in my face, so close, you wouldn’t even be able to read the headline free of charge.

Nura Alkali's interesting view on alleged secret recruitment of Emirs, Governors and Senators'

"During last year's elections in Bauchi, word went around the state capital that the PDP had car-loads of rigged ballots heading to the state INEC office. Soon, a mammoth crowd of APC youth supporters converged at the INEC office and sat outside the gates.

The stolen pot of soup By Rueben Abati

Read his latest piece below...

“I am depressed, my brother.”
“You are always depressed. I am actually used to that. I can’t remember when last you were not choleric, depressed, obsessed, uptight, down-spirited, what’s that your word again, yes, anxious. You better watch it, buddie-bae-bff-bros, stop carrying the world on your back, man. There was Atlas before you. There was Sisyphus. But the world has never stopped moving on.”
“I read this story”
“What story?”

Ryan Giggs 'rejects Manchester United's offer of reduced coaching role'

Ryan Giggs is on the verge of ending his 29-year association with Manchester United after reportedly rejecting an offer of a coaching role within Jose Mourinho's backroom team.

The Welshman has been deliberating over his future since Mourinho was appointed as Louis van Gaal's successor at the end of the season.