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Unknown to many Nigerians, the kidnapping kingpin had allegedly tried to escape from his cell in Abuja after he was transferred from Lagos. A source told The Nation Newspapers of Evans’ plan to give between $50,000 and $100,000 to one of the guards manning his cell to facilitate his escape. The source said Evans was allegedly coordinating his escape bid with some members of his gang by telephone which he obtained through “suspicious” means. It was learnt that intelligence officers and IGP’s Special Tactical Squad detected his plot. The source said: “When Evans was in our custody, he tried to escape but we were able to abort all his plans. We discovered that he had access to phones which were hidden in the middle of loaves of bread, eba, semovita and so on." “He was making calls from these smuggled phones in the middle of the night, making arrangements with some yet to be identified members of his gang to arrange for his escape. We intercepted how he was luring one...

Reacting to the speculations that she borrowed money to start up her N200 million Lekki Amala spot, the actress claimed that she had to sell some of her landed property and also her jewellery in order to achieve her dream. “I did not collect a loan to open my business, I saved. I had been planning to open this place for a very long time, so I had been saving. When I wanted to get my new office building, I sold some of my property. I sold almost all my gold if not everything. During that time, I sold one batch and when I needed more money, I sold the rest. I told myself to forget about gold for now because I know that I can make the money back later. With the support of good people as well, I was able to get my office building. The first lady of Kwara State who came to inaugurate the building supported me. Some of my godparents also supported me because I told them that I wanted to sell amala,” she said. Apparently, her new found love would eat much of her time if she wants t...