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Tuesday, 9 September 2014

Female Poly Student R*ped Three Times by Soldier in Ibadan

A 23-year-old National Diploma, ND, student of Mass Communication Department, Ibarapa Polytechnic in Ibadan on Monday narrated how she was r*ped under a tree by one of the security men attached to Operation Burst set up by the state government to check criminality in the state.

The sad incident happened in Eruwa around 10.30pm on August 29 while she was returning after seeing off a friend. She said she was r*ped for five hours before she was let off the hook by the soldier. Continue...

A man has been killed in a presumed shark attack off a beach in Byron Bay, the most easterly point on the Australian mainland, officials say.

The man was bitten on his leg at the popular tourist destination in New South Wales.

Swimmers brought him in to the beach but he was pronounced dead shortly afterwards.

Beaches in the area have been closed for 24 hours and people are being warned to stay out of the water. Continue...

The Nigerian Medical Association on Monday faulted the Federal Government’s directive to schools to resume on September 22 as against October 12.

It said through its National Secretary-General, Dr. Olawunmi Alayaki, that all schools ought to remain shut till all those under surveillance for the Ebola Virus Disease in the country had been certified free.

“We are not happy with this decision on the resumption of schools. Schools should be shut till the last suspected case or patient is certified free of the virus,” the NMA said. Continue..

Fast-rising Yoruba actress Oluwaseyi Edun said sex before marriage is the way to go. When asked what her take was on sex before marriage, Oluwaseyi said;

"I think it’s an individual thing. Once you are an adult and you think you are ready, go for it. Personally, I think sex before marriage is good. Because it will make you know your partner well before going into marriage. So if there is anything you are not comfortable with, you have an ample time to correct it before actually going into the lifetime contract of marriage. Doing it before marriage also reduces adultery and fornication. It is also a good way of studying your partner before you get committed to him or her."

Nah, I think zipping up is the best... but to each his own. What do you think of what she said

I Can Never Go Broke Again ––Timaya

Timaya's songs are not trending like before. So, what is he banking his new confidence on?

Former President Obasanjo's son shot in Mubi by Boko Haram

Sahara Reporters is reporting that Boko Haram militants attacked a platoon led by the son of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, shooting him today.. They say he ustained serious injuries to his legs and was being transported to the hospital at the time of their report. Find it below...
"Adeboye Obasanjo, an army engineer, was a Lieutenant Colonel at the 3rd Division in Jos, Plateau State. Continue..

Mother and triplets detained in a hospital in Delta over medical bill

A new mother and her newborn triplets were detained in a private hospital in Asaba, Delta State for 7 weeks after failing to pay about N725k medical bill.

The mother, Mrs Echenim, said she was barred from leaving her room from when she gave birth in July till early September because of her family's inability to pay the bills. The triplets’ father, Godswill Echenim, said he took his wife to the clinic because of the prolonged strike by doctors in public hospital. Continue..

Italy’s northern city Milan will host the Champions League final in 2016 at San Siro stadium, Italy’s leading sports newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport said on Monday.

According to the newspaper, the UEFA leaders have found an agreement which will be made official on Sept. 18.

A renovation plan of the stadium worth 60 million euros (77 million U.S. dollars) to be completed by 2016 has convinced the UEFA that Milan was the best choice to host the final, La Gazzetta dello Sport wrote. Continue..

The Independent National Electoral Commission, on Sunday declared Dr. Shem Zagbayi of the Peoples Democratic Party winner of the Niger-East senatorial by-election.

The Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Wole Morenikeji, who announced the result said Zagbayi scored 92,056 votes to defeat David Umaru of the All Progressives Congress, who polled 87, 405 votes.

Isa Bello of the All Progressives Grand Alliance and Mr. Abdulahi Diko of the Social Democratic Party scored 2, 185 and 419 votes respectively. Continue..

Just a few days after she posted a cheerful happy new month message on her Facebook page, congratulating friends for witnessing another new month, Mariam Anne Garba (pictured above) died in a fatal car accident.

The Gombe State University student, died after the car she was riding in collided with another car on the Bauchi-Gombe Road, at Sharfuri village in Kirfi LGA of Bauchi State on September 6th.

Mariam wasn't the only one who died. She died alongside five other students of Gombe university. The students were riding in a red Volkswagen Vento car with registration no DAL 195-Gj when the accident occurred. The students were rushed to Alkaleri General Hospital in Alkaleri, where they were confirmed dead. May their souls rest in peace...amen.

Indeed all is not well. Pastor Christian Oyakhilome has finally addressed the allegations levelled against him after more than a week of maintaining silence on the divorce suit filed against him by his wife.

Speaking on Sunday evening during the monthly global communion service of the church, Pastor Chris said the allegations were “crazy” and “stupid”. He acknowledged that divorce is unbiblical but suggested he could consider the option should his wife insist on it. He also criticized the media for prying into his private life and urged members of his church to pray for his estranged wife: Continue..

I see she's missed being in the news. She had to do something to get people talking about her again. Miley went topless, with only ice cream pasties covering her nipples, as she attended an Alexander Wang after party for New York Fashion Week yesterday with some friends. She also wore Cannabis earrings and her glasses were made out of pills. And the cigarette in one hand. How cool! See more photos after the cut...

A victim of the first bomb blast in a motor park in Nyanya in the Federal Capital Territory, Miss Mary Modu, has urged the Minister of the FCT, Senator Bala Mohammed, to redeem the pledge of N1m and an artificial leg made to her.

One of Modu’s legs was amputated apart from the surgeries she underwent on her chest and back due to the incident.

The 27-year-old, who was until the April 14 blast, a trader selling clothes and shoes, has just been discharged from the Wuse General Hospital, Abuja.

It was learnt that she was the last of the victims to leave the hospital due to the severity of her condition. Continue..

Sepp Blatter has confirmed he will stand for election for another term as FIFA president.

In a video interview played at the Soccerex conference in Manchester, the 78-year-old announced his intention to go for a fifth term in charge of world football’s governing body.

He will make an official announcement at FIFA’s executive committee meeting between September 25 – 26. Continue...

The Duchess of Cambridge and her husband Prince William are expecting their second child. Kensington Palace made the announcement this morning. Kate and William, who have a one year son, Prince George, will be welcoming their second child next year. Congrats to them.

Eagles depart as Chukwu, Fashanu slam team

Beaten Super Eagles departed Nigeria for Johannesburg on Sunday night ahead of the 2015 African Nations Cup qualifier against South Africa billed for Wednesday in Cape Town.

He said, “We are set to board our flight now from Lagos.” He added that the Eagles were not originally scheduled to leave on Tuesday.

The African champions are in a must-win situation against South Africa after surprisingly losing their opening game 3-2 to Congo in Calabar on Saturday just as the South Africans who shocked Sudan 3-0 away on Friday lead Group A. Congo will host Sudan on Wednesday in the other match in that group. Continue...

Speaking with Sun News, former beauty queen and Joseph Yobo's wife, Adaeze Igwe Yobo, opened up on how they met, how fast they got married, and the joys motherhood. Excerpts below...
How did you meet your husband?
I met him in Nigeria through a friend at an event. From there, we became close friends. I became pregnant and we got married immediately. Everything happened in a very short time. A lot of people thought it wasn’t going to work but at that moment, I knew I felt something I had never felt with anyone in my life and I said to myself, why not take that chance? I’m quite prayerful , so I knew there’s no way I could err, though I never planned getting married so early. I had so many dreams of what I wanted in life. Marriage was the last thing on my mind. It happened so fast and I thought I should give it a shot. Continue...

Facts have emerged that the ground on which Pastor Anita Oyakhilome is seeking to divorce her husband, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome of Christ Embassy, is not adul-tery but on behaviours that suggest that she cannot ‘reasonably be expected’ to live with him.

There had been media reports that Anita decided to divorce Pastor Chris based on allegations of ‘adul-tery’ and ‘unreasonable behaviours’ but a copy of the court papers for the divorce process filed at the Principal Registry of the Family Division (PRFD) of the High Court of Justice in possession of THISDAY, revealed that she applied for “divorce on the ground that the marriage has broken down irretrievably.” Continue....

Serena Williams wins her sixth U.S. Open women’s single tennis title by defeating Caroline Wozniacki 6-3, 6-3 in just an hour and 15 minutes today Sunday September 7th. This is Serena's 18th Grand Slam title. She's officially a living sports legend. Congrats to her

Sunday, 7 September 2014

I still go to the library — 84-yr-old ex-civil servant

A former Assistant Director, Finance and Supply, Federal Civil Service Commission, Mr. Emmanuel Osibona,, talks about his life

when were you born?

I was born on July 16, 1930.I am 84 years old and I’m from Ikene Remo in Ogun State.

When and where did you school?

I started schooling at St. Saviour’s School, Ikene in 1941. I left primary school in 1947 and worked as a pupil teacher for a year in my school before proceeding to Remo Secondary School at Sagamu. I finished secondary school in 1953. I was to enter as a first year student but the principal said those who made the top three positions in the common entrance examination would get double promotion. Luckily for me, I was among the top three. I was promoted to Class Two. Continue..

The heart of men is wicked. A man and woman set to be joined in holy matrimony in Enugu State on Friday shot dead by gunmen suspected to be cult members. Also, three other persons including the manager of a filling station were shot dead during the sporadic shooting by the unknown assailants who had laid siege on Abakpa and Trans-Ekulu area of Enugu.

The terrible incident occurred on Friday night at a filling station close to Dhamija Bridge opposite Our Lord’s Chosen Church, on the Enugu/Onitsha Expressway. Continue..

Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, has said he saw his team’s 3-2 defeat to Congo in their 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at the U.J. Esuene Stadium, coming.

The African champions are now third in Group A of the qualifiers behind leaders South Africa and Congo while Sudan are last on the log, after posting a poor performance in their first game after the World Cup. Continue..

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohaneze Ndigbo and the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Abia State chapter, have urged Igbo people living in the North to stop fleeing the region because of Boko Haram, urging them to stay back and defend themselves.

They spoke in reaction to the alleged selective killings of Christians, non-Muslims, and Southerners resident by the Boko Haram insurgents. Continue...

Nollywood actress Chika Ike lost her dad recently after a prolonged illness. The actress flew her dad to India for treatment two years ago due to same illness but unfortunately he passed on. May his soul rest in peace...amen

WAEC tests GCE candidates for Ebola

Authorities of the West African Examinations Council on Saturday subjected candidates sitting the ongoing ‘November/December’ West African Senior School Certificate Examination to Ebola Virus Disease screening.

The Head of National Office of WAEC, Mr. Charles Eguridu, who led a team of officials around some examination centres in Lagos, said the essence of the test was to ensure the safety of candidates and their invigilators. Continue...

Banky W Relocates from Nigeria to New York

The spectacular musician said he's moving to New York and would be there for the next three months where is has already enrolled in a school in his bid to study Film Making and Directing. Good move!

Jonathan mourns veteran journalist Dimgba Igwe

President Goodluck Jonathan has described as shocking “the sad news of the untimely death of Mr. Dimgba Igwe, Vice Chairman of the Sun Newspapers.”

Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, in a statement said President Jonathan commiserated with Igwe’s family members, friends, associates, Guild of Editors and publisher of Sun Newspapers. Continue..

A Kenyan couple decided to theme their wedding around Manchester United, with everything from their clothes to the wedding cake featuring the club's branding.

The groom married his heartthrob wearing a Man U jersey and decorated his wedding car with the club’s emblem. The bride wore a traditional white dress and although she may look like she's not in support of what's going on with that unamused look, if you check out some of the wedding pics, she's actually wearing a red flower in her hair so it means the couple are United in their support...lol. Continue to see wedding photos...

Nigerian football star, Obafemi Martins tattooed his 11 month old son's face on his arm. Kendrick is the son he shares with Abigail Barwuah.

Akagha, virus survivor Says - I’m free from Ebola, but I’m jobless

Mr. Dennis Akagha has been certified by doctors to be free of Ebola Virus, but his fiancée, Miss Justina Ejelonu, a nurse at First Consultant Hospital, Lagos Island, Lagos who came in contact with Patrick Sawyer, the Liberian-American that brought the virus to Nigeria, did not survive the disease. In this interview with GBENRO ADEOYE, Akagha shares his near-death experience, the stigma he faced and the promise he made to his late fiancée. Continue..

There has been a call for prayer for one of Nigeria’s finest actresses, Ini Edo, to conceive before the year runs out on one of the numerous Facebook accounts ascribed to actor, Desmond Elliot.

In the message, Nigerians were asked to say amen to the prayer that the Nollywood diva, who has put smiles on a lot of faces in the country would have a reason to smile before the year runs out. Continue..

Popularly known as May7even, Yemisi Odegbami is the first child of football legend, Segun Odegbami.

How did you get the stage name May7even?

I gave myself the stage name May7even because it is my birthday and the most special day in my life. Number 7 was my father, Segun Odegbami’s jersey number and when my mother conceived me; my father hoped that I would be born on the seventh. Ironically, my younger sister was born on the seventh as well. It is just a special number in my family. It is a lucky number, a holy number that is next to God. It is a number of perfection and when I was choosing my stage name, I wanted everybody to remember my birthday and celebrate with me all over the world till the day I die. Continue...

The cyberspace went agog when performing twins, P-Square revealed on a radio station that they do not live with their wives. The twin brothers have been living together virtually all their lives. During the radio programme, the singers also hinted that they would move to their separate houses in December, 2014.

However, many of their fans assumed that all was not right between the brothers and their wives, considering that just a few months ago, there were reports that the duo were on the verge of breaking up. Continue...

The Police Training School in Gwoza, Borno State, is still under the occupation of the Boko Haram sect, weeks after it was attacked and overrun by members of the violent group.

Findings indicated that about 27 riot policemen were yet to be found out of the 100 personnel that were receiving training at the school when the insurgents struck the place on August 20, 2014.

However, there is anxiety in the Force over the safety of the missing policemen, some of whom are suspected to have been injured or killed by the rampaging sect members. Continue...

Families and non-military staff residing in two major military barracks in Maiduguri, Borno State, are now being evacuated after Boko Haram terrorists dropped letters announcing their plan to take the most important city in Nigeria’s northeast region. The letters were dropped at the gates of Giwa and Maimalari military barracks as well as different parts of the city of Maiduguri.

Several soldiers also told Sahara Reporters that some of their colleagues had fled the barracks after the letters were circulated amongst military personnel. Continue..

Rapper Ja Rule is the latest celebrity to hop on the reality TV bandwagon with his new show 'Follow the Rules' which is produced by Queen Latifah and Irv Gotti. The show airs on MTV this September.

FG - All schools to resume September 22nd

The Federal government has directed all primary and secondary schools to resume on Monday September 22nd. The resumption date for schools had earlier been postponed to October 13th as a precautionary measure to contain the spread of the Ebola virus in Nigeria.

Thursday, 4 September 2014

Dr. Ameyo Adadevoh to be buried September 12th

The remains of late Dr. Stella Ameyo Adadevoh, the phenomenal doctor who died on August 19th after being infected with the Ebola virus by Liberian Sawyer, will be buried on Friday September 12 at a private family funeral.

A memorial service will hold at the Holy Cross Cathedral opposite the City Mall in Lagos by 10am before her ash, which has been obtained by her family, will be committed to mother earth. Go ahead..

Nnamdi has been dating Amaka for about three years now and pressure is mounting on them to take the relationship to the next level. Nnamdi is approaching his mid-thirties and Amaka is also not getting any younger making time not exactly their friend. Their respective parents are also mounting pressure and do not just understand why their children will not just get married soon enough.

Unbeknownst to either parents, Nnamdi and Amaka have major stumbling blocks. Apart from being career-focused individuals, they also believe more importantly that their combined salary is not enough for them to build a home and at the same time pursue their career objectives. Continue..

A 31 year old Nigerian man, Adio Opeyemi Micheal (pictured above) has been arrested by the EFCC for duping a 75 year old dutch woman of €200,000 in an internet romance scam. Find the EFCC press statement below...

"For swindling a 75 year old woman of 200,000 Euros in a romance scam, a 31-year-old confidence trickster, Adio Opeyemi Michael, an indigene of Owu LGA of Ogun state, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC. The victim, a certain Jeanet De Jonge, is a Dutch national." Go ahead..

Four members of a robbery gang who were arrested by the Lagos State Police Command have said they usually prayed to God before any operation.

One of the suspected robbers, Mutalubi Abdullahi, explained that the prayer was to ensure that only ‘sinners’ would be dealt with by the gang, while the ‘innocent’ would be spared.

Abdullahi, who was arrested along with Ismaila Moruf, Opeyemi Akinyemi and Sarah Emmanuel, were arrested by the operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the command, for robbing early morning pedestrians and motorists in the Mile 2 area of the state. Continue..

Joan Rivers is gone. Her daughter Melissa Rivers just released a statement on her passing...

"It is with great sadness that I announce the death of my mother, Joan Rivers. She passed peacefully at 1:17 PM surrounded by family and close friends. My son and I would like to thank the doctors, nurses and staff of Mount Sinai hospital for the amazing care they provided for my mother."

"Cooper and I have found ourselves humbled by the outpouring of love, support and prayers we have received from around the world.They have been heard and appreciated."

"My mother's greatest joy in life was to make people laugh. Although that is difficult to do right now, I know her final wish would be that we return to laughing soon."

I am so sad! May her soul rest in peace..amen

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