Popular mainland club, Haven's Lounge is set for a showdown this summer, as the award winning club who has contributed immensely to nightlife on the mainland is set to celebrate it two years of existence. Speaking to journalist at a press briefing, the general manager in the person of Mr Babatunde Adeoti, made it clear that the celebration is sure going to be a fun packed event "it is been two year already since Haven lounge came into the business of nightlife on the mainland. Even since, we have continue to entertain numerous customers within Ikorodu & its axis, it may also interest you to know that, within this two years, we have won several prestigious awards, we have played host to loads of top Nigerian celebrities, this and many more feats, we have and still hoping to achieve. I wil also want to use this great opportunity to inform you gentle men of the press, that while we are celebrating two successful years of Haven lounge, we are also going to be celebrating an icon, a father and a mentor, the person who gave us a reason, the platform to gather here today, my amiable director and CEO, Mr Babatunde Lanre on his 48th birthday. so you see, its a double celebration for us at Haven's Lounge. One of Nigeria's reigning star, Pepenazi will be on ground to welcome his fans and entertain guests on this great occassion, its definitely going to be a shutdown" He assured. The highly overated club with a well relaxed, decorated and secured enviroment sized the opportunity to introduced "Champaign Gun" for its customer's delight.
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Saturday 26 November 2016
Pepenazi To Headline Haven's Lounge 2nd Year Anniversary & CEO Birthday Bash
Thursday 24 November 2016
EXCLUCIVE: “We want Justice on Seun Egbegbe. This is Not His First Time” – Computer Village Traders
A visit to computer village where the incident happened will make you discard all the press releases from Seun Egbegbe’s camp. Seun Egbegbe is Toyin Aimakhu’s notorious former lover after she left her husband, Adeniyi Johnson. You may recall that the relationship was violent with accusation and counter-accusations. Toyin was reported to have fled for her life before Seun came on a video interview after the incident to tell the world that his former mistress cannot find a man who will satisfy her.
This notoriety of Seun Egbegbe is known all over the famous computer village market also. He is said to be extremely influential with Lagos Area boys and had the backing of some unknown godfathers. This is not the first time Seun has been enmeshed in a case like this but before things could get out of hand, everything got sorted. He has been allegedly involved in many of such cases without repercussions. According to an eye witness, “This is not his first time. He has done the same thing to more than three people in this market”, a computer village trader who doesn’t want his identity disclosed said as he takes me round the market, he pointed at those shops where Seun’s escapade had once been felt without repercussions.
I further queried if the said incident was a movie as being suggested by some. “It is not a behind the scene movie as many have said it is online. Dem no dey act any movie for here. He was a thief and he has been doing it before yesterday”, another trader said. Everyone who spoke to us did so under anonymity because they said Seun Egbegbe is very influential among area boys and even amongst Police.
One man said “I have a wife and children at home. I don’t want them to become an orphan yet”.
The truth is that Seun is feared or should I say his supposed influence and the end game of it is feared. The ‘hush-hush’ in which the traders spoke to us further confirmed this. They spoke freely about it amongst themselves but once they sense you don’t belong, they get cautious.
“See, there were only 11 iPhones in the shop and he took 9 of them. This is the confirmed story”, said a member of CAMPAN (the association in charge of computer village) before directing us to Area F where he is being held.
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Friday 11 November 2016
27 Year Old Hausa Actress Sparks Marriage Rumors With Ibrahim Babangida, 75
Hausa actress, Ummi Ibrahim Zeezee who is believed to be 27 years old has sparked engagement rumors with former Nigerian military leader Ibrahim Babangida.
In series of posts on her Instagram page, the actress has been saying the nicest things about the politician. In one post, she wrote, “ Welcome back to the country dear fiance…, ” alongside with prayers she wrote in Hausa. In another post, she wrote, “His 75 years old but still handsome, charming,& lovable.#birthday out fit# “.
Zeezee also described him as her heartbeat in another photo on her page.
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Thursday 10 November 2016
Recession: Choi! Father Of Two Steals 12 Wraps Of Fufu And Pot Of Soup In Bayelsa
A 35 year old father of two was nabbed for allegedly stealing 12 wraps of fufu and a pot of soup from a restaurant in Igbogene, Bayelsa State.
According to Guardian newspaper, the Igbogene vigilante group said they apprehended Kaduna Eradiri at about 2am on Thursday while sneaking into the restaurant to steal the food.
‘We were on patrol around 2:00am when we got to the Timida School area, we saw a man at a local food joint eating, we questioned the culprit and he confessed to have stolen’ a pot of soup, some wraps of fufu and half basin of garri. He claimed it was the economic hardship that led him to the heinous act.’
He was presented before the paramount ruler of the area, the Obenibe XI of Epie Kingdom, Hope Green Adike for intervention. Hope Green ordered that the father of two who claims he only committed the act to feed his children, parade the stolen items around the community, after which he was forced to eat it.
After the owner of the restaurant was contacted she simply said she had no money to take up the case to court.
US Model Says She's Pregnant For Singer Runtown, Shares Ultra Scan As She Calls Him Out On IG
This is now trending on instagram and we hope the the singer will react to this.
A UK based model who goes by the IG name goddess Jamila says she's 3months pregnant for dance hall star Runtown.
Tuesday 8 November 2016
“You’ll Never See My Buttocks Again”- Majid Michel
Ghollywood finest actor turned pastor, Majid Michel told his fans that they will not see his buttocks or sexually explicit scenes in his movies anymore.
Majid told HitzFM in a recent interview that,
“You will not see my buttocks, you will not see sexually explicit scenes, you won’t hear bad language but you will identify things that will propel your spirit to somewhere great. Basically we will reduce all the explicit scenes you used to see. I’m going to regulate whatever provokes the emotions of man, be it sexually or any negative way. I won’t stop being bad in movies but I will regulate the kind of bad scenes you will see.”
Chika Ike Buys Self A Mercedes-Benz G-Class SUV As Birthday Gift
Nollywood Actress Chika Ike gifted herself a Mercedes-Benz G-Class SUV for her birthday and shared a photo of the new ride via her instagram page.
She captioned it, "A gift from me to me #birthdaygift."
Sad! Sanator Marafa Loses Two Children In Fatal Accident
Senator Kabir Marafa representing Zamfara central in the Senate, lost two of his children Awwal and Maryam to a motor accident along Dandotton Tsafe on their way coming back from Kaduna yesterday November 7th.
RIP to them
Police In Akwa Ibom Arrest Woman For Stealing Baby
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a 30-year old woman, Peace Chukwuemeka, for stealing a month-old baby from her mother.
It was alleged that Chukwuemeka drugged the mother of the baby before stealing the child.
The state Police Commissioner, Mr. Murtala Mani, said this while speaking with journalists on the activities of the command in Uyo on Tuesday.
Mani, who spoke through the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Cordelia Nwawe, stated that the suspect lived in the same compound with the mother of the baby at Mbak Itam in Itu Local Government Area.
He added that the family unit of the command, acting on intelligence, rescued the baby and handed it over to the mother.
“Let us say clearly that in the month of November, the Acid Section through the Family Unit of the Nigeria Police Force in Akwa Ibom was able to record a great feat by bringing back a one-month-and-some-few-days-old baby to her mother in Akwa Ibom.
“The suspected woman, who has been married for some years without giving birth to a baby, left Lagos State for Uyo, stayed in a compound in Mbak Itam with the intention to steal a baby from her neighbour.
“The Family Unit of the command, through intelligence report, was able to rescue the baby,” Mani said.
Mani added that the police also rescued a four-year-old boy from a young man, who snatched him from his mother at gun point.
Confessing to the crime, Peace Chukwuemeka, said she had married for 10 years without giving birth to a child and had been desperate to have a baby
She, however, denied drugging the mother of the baby.
“I did not give anything to the mother; it was a coincidence that she was asleep and seized that opportunity to take the baby.
“I have been married for 10 years now, so I need a baby of my own. I took the baby to my mother in the village but she refused to collect her from me. I came back to Akwa Ibom and the mother of the baby started asking me of her baby and I was arrested,” Chukwuemeka confessed.
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‘Humble Yourself If You Want A Man To Marry You’-Ebonyi Lawmaker To Linda Ikeji
Ebonyi state Lawmaker popularly known as Afikpo Chic, Hon Maria Ude Nwachi has called out popular blogger Linda Ikeji over recent statements made by the blogger that she can’t marry a poor man.
The lawmaker who considers Linda’s statement an affront on humanity, said Linda should know that no condition is permanent. According to her, Linda can’t have it both ways and must learn to humble herself if she truly wants to find a man who will marry her. Below is what she wrote..
‘LINDA, YOU CANNOT HAVE IT BOTH WAYS.
I PERSONALLY DID A LOT OF DAMAGE CONTROL FOR LINDA IKEJI WHEN IT WAS ALLEGED SHE SAID; SHE CAN BUY ANY MAN WITH HER MONEY. I SINCERELY DID NOT BELIEVE SHE CAN UTTER SUCH; AS I COULD NOT IMAGINE ANY REASONABLE HUMAN BEING SAYING SUCH. I DEFENDED HER WITH ALL MY MIGHT. I PAID FACEBOOK AND GOOGLE TO BOOST AND PROMOTE THE ARTICLE I TOOK MY TIME TO CREATE, IMAGE-MAKING STYLE, IN ORDER TO SQUASH THAT ALLEGATION. REMEMBER, I DO NOT KNOW HER IN ANY SHAPE. NEVER MET HER. NEVER SPOKEN WITH HER. I KNOW HER THE SAME WAY MILLIONS DO, VIA THE FACT THAT SHE IS FAMOUS BLOGGER. I JUST DID IT FROM MY HEART; FOR I SEE HER AS A ROLE MODEL TO WOMEN AND YOUTHS. AND I DID NOT WANT SUCH DENT ON HER IMAGE.
RECENTLY, POWER-BLOGGER, LINDA IKEJI, TOLD AN INTERVIEWER THAT SHE CAN NEVER MARRY A POOR MAN. HEAR HER: “NO, I CAN’T MARRY A POOR GUY AND I’M BEING HONEST ABOUT IT. HE DOESN’T HAVE TO BE RICH BUT LET HIM BE SUCCESSFUL IN HIS OWN WAY. WHEN I WAS 30, MY STANDARDS WERE EXTREMELY HIGH. NOW, I HAVE ONLY THREE CRITERIA. HE MUST BE SUCCESSFUL. HE MUST BE A GOOD MAN IN THE SENSE THAT HE HAS TO BE VERY SUPPORTIVE OF WHAT I DO. IF HE TRIES TO STIFLE ME, I’M OUT. THE THIRD ONE, IS THE ONE THAT LIKES TO EAT GROCERIES WELL (LAUGHS).”
ON HER LATEST STATEMENT, I DO NOT AGREE WITH HER AT ALL. FIRSTLY; A RICH MAN IS NOTHING BUT A POOR MAN WITH MONEY. AND; NO CONDITION IN LIFE IS EVER PERMANENT.
THE SCARIEST THING FOR A MAN TO HEAR IS NOT EVEN THE ONE OF HER SAYING SHE CAN’T MARRY A POOR MAN, IT IS THE ONE SHE SAYS THAT SHE WOULD BE OUT IF A MAN TRIES TO STIFLE HER. THEN SHE BETTER JUST CREATE THE MAN FROM SCRATCH. BECAUSE THERE IS NO MAN, ESPECIALLY AFRICAN MAN, THAT WILL NOT ATTEMPT TO STIFLE HIS WIFE EVERY NOW AND THEN.
THAT INNOCUOUS UTTERANCE HAS ALREADY SENT STRONG SIGNALS TO THOSE SUCCESSFUL MEN SHE IS SEEKING THAT THEY BETTER GO AND MARRY SOMEONE THAT WILL NOT ATTEMPT TO WEAR THE TROUSER AT HOME WITH THEM; AND NOT HER. IT ALSO INDICATES TO THOSE SUCCESSFUL MEN SHE WANTS THAT SHE WILL NEVER BE SUBMISSIVE IN ANYWAY TO THEM; THAT SHE NO SEND AND IS READY FOR A DIVORCE AT ANY GIVEN TIME. SHE IS BASICALLY PREEMPTING DIVORCE EVEN BEFORE MARRIAGE.
THE MAJOR REASON MEN, ESPECIALLY AFRICAN MEN ARE WORKING HARD TO BE SUCCESSFUL IS SO THEY CAN GET THAT WOMAN THEY WANT, THAT WILL GIVE THEM A PEACEFUL HOME, AND THE LEEWAY TO BE THE OGA OF THE HOUSE. WHY WOULD A MAN GO THROUGH IT ALL TO MAKE IT ONLY TO MARRY A WOMAN WHO IS GOING TO BECOME THE MAN OF THE HOUSE WITH HIM.
IMPORTANT: A MAN IS A MAN, POOR OR RICH. NO MAN WITH HIS HEAD IN INTACT, WILL BE OKAY FOR A WOMAN TO CONTROL HIM. EVEN IF THE WOMAN IS RICHER THAN MONEY ITSELF. IT WILL NOT HAPPEN. EVEN THE POOREST MAN ON EARTH WOULD RATHER BE EATING HIS INDOMIE IN PEACE THAN TO BE CONTROLLED BY ANY WOMAN. THIS APPLIES EVEN IN THE CIVILIZED WORLD. THIS NOT ABOUT PRIDE, THIS IS HUMAN NATURE.
ON MONEY: BEING RICH, POOR OR BROKE IS NOT A PERMANENT STATE OF BEING. MOREOVER; MONEY IS NOT THE BE ALL AND END ALL OF LIFE. SOME PEOPLE ARE VERY RICH TODAY NOT JUST BY HARD WORK BUT BY FORCE OF UNIVERSE WHICH CAN ALSO BE INTERPRETED AS GRACE. LET US NOT DISMISS PEOPLE BASED ON THEIR CURRENT CONDITION.
MOREOVER, HE ONLY THING CONSTANT IN LIFE IS CHANGE.
HEAR LINDA, “I KEEP TELLING PEOPLE. IT’S NOT THAT MEN ARE SCARCE. THEY ARE NOT SCARCE. THE TYPE OF MEN THAT SOME OF US ARE LOOKING FOR ARE SCARCE. IF I WANT TO GET MARRIED NEXT WEEK, I CAN. I WANT A MAN THAT I CAN LOOK UP TO. SOMEBODY THAT INSPIRES ME, SOMEBODY THAT WILL PUSH ME, MOTIVATE ME; SOMEBODY WHO HAS HAD SOME SUCCESS IN HIS OWN CAREER. I’M INSPIRED BY SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE. I CAN’T WAIT TO MEET SOMEONE LIKE TYLER PERRY.”
NOW LET US TALK ABOUT THE DEFINITION OF SUCCESS. ACCORDING TO HER, SHE WANTS TO MARRY A SUCCESSFUL MAN, BUT THE MAN DOES NOT HAVE TO BE RICH. THIS IS A HUGE OXYMORON (AN EPIGRAMMATIC EFFECT, BY WHICH CONTRADICTORY TERMS ARE USED IN CONJUNCTION).
SUCCESS IS DEFINED AS; THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF AN AIM OR PURPOSE. AND IT DOES NOT TAKE A GENIUS TO UNDERSTAND THAT BY SUCCESSFUL, SHE MEANS A WEALTHY MAN. A MAN OF MEANS. GOING BY THE EXAMPLE SHE GIVES AS HER KIND OF MAN, TYLER PERRY, SHE HAS DROPPED ALL THE HINT ANY ONE NEEDS TO KNOW CONCERNING HER IDEA OF A SUCCESSFUL MAN. PERRY IS AN ULTRA-RICH AMERICAN ACTOR, COMEDIAN, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, SCREENWRITER, PLAYWRIGHT, AUTHOR, AND SONGWRITER.
THE PROBLEM I SEE WITH LINDA IS THAT SHE IS OFTEN TOO OPEN ABOUT HER FEELINGS. I WILL ADVISE THAT IN HER SEARCH FOR A MAN THAT SHE SHOULD KEEP SOME OF HER CRITERIAS PRIVATE. THIS IS NOT AMERICA, THIS IS NOT OYIBO LAND WHERE WOMEN CAN SAY AND DO ANYTHING WITH MINIMAL OR NO CONSEQUENCE. EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IS KNOWING YOUR ENVIRONMENT AND ADAPTING TO IT; ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO UTTERANCES, ACTIONS ETC. IT IS NOT EVERYTHING THE HEART CONCEIVES THAT MUST BE UTTERED PUBLICLY.
DEAR LINDA, YOU CAN’T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS. YOU CAN’T EAT YOUR CAKE AND HAVE IT TOO. BEING A VERY SUCCESSFUL WOMAN IN NIGERIA, YOU MUST BE WILLING TO COMPROMISE WHEN IT COMES TO RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE OPPOSITE SEX. YOU MIGHT NOT BE A GIRL, DUE TO YOUR HIGH LEVEL, A MAN CAN TELL WHAT TO DO OR WHAT NOT TO DO, BUT YOU MUST NOT SAY SUCH OUT LOUD, YOU MUST GIVE VIBES THAT YOU CAN BE TOLD WHAT TO DO BY YOUR MAN, YOU MUST DO YOUR BEST TO SHOW THEM THE UTMOST RESPECT, THE MOST RESPECT YOU CAN MUSTER TO GIVE THEM. YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO EAT HUMBLE PIES FOR YOUR MAN MANY A TIMES. AND IT IS OKAY MY DARLING, IT WILL TAKE NOTHING AWAY FROM YOU. LET THE MAN TO FEEL HE IS IN CONTROL. YOU MUST TRY AND DO THAT. IT IS NOT AN OPTION, IT IS NECESSARY.
BY YOUR SUCCESS ALONE, YOU HAVE MADE MANY MEN FEEL A BIT LESS MANLY, AND SO TO EVEN RUB IT IN BY READING THEM RIOT ACTS TO THEM, IS AN OVERKILL. HUMILITY IS A NATURAL GIFT, THOSE WHO ARE HUMBLE BY NATURE WILL REMAIN HUMBLE EVEN IF THEY BECOME THE RICHEST ON EARTH. BUT HUMILITY CAN BE LEARNED TOO, IN DEALING WITH THE OPPOSITE SEX YOU WILL NEED A MIGHTY DOZE OF HUMILITY, NNEM, LEARN IT IF BY FORCE BIKO. ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT A MAN IS A MAN IS MAN IS A MAN. RESPECT MATTER TO A MAN; NO MATTER HIS STATUS AND CLASS. LINDA, IN THE END YOU WILL HAVE THE LAST LAUGH, WHEN YOU ARE RUNNING AROUND WITH YOUR CUTE KIDS DOING ONE OR TWO THINGS AND YOUR HUBBY BY YOUR SIDE. WHEN YOU ARE COMPROMISING AND EATING THEM HUMBLE PIES, THINK OF YOUR FAMILY (YOUR OWN KID/S AND MAN) AND IT WILL ALL BE WORTH IT.
BY VIRTUE OF YOU BEING A VERY SUCCESSFUL WOMAN, AFRICAN WOMAN FOR THAT MATTER, NO MATTER WHO YOU MARRY, IT IS NOT GOING TO BE EASY. BUT IF YOU DO YOUR MATH PROPERLY, DO SOME ADJUSTMENTS AND AMENDMENTS, YOU WON’T HAVE ANY REGRETS.
LIFE AS WE KNOW IT IS NOT A BED OF ROSES FOR ANYONE, IF YOU HAVE THIS, YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE THAT, SO IT’S ALL ABOUT COMPROMISE AND MIDDLE-GROUND.
YOU ARE A VERY PUBLIC FIGURE. YOUR PUBLIC UTTERANCES MUST BE GUIDED. BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RAG TO RICHES SUCCESS STORY; YOU HAVE BECOME AN INVOLUNTARY ROLE MODEL TO MANY; INCLUDING ME. YOU ARE INTELLIGENT BUT YOU NEED TO TAKE A CLASS ON EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE. BE VERY MINDFUL OF YOUR PUBLIC STATEMENTS PLEASE. I WISH YOU MORE SUCCESS IN LIFE. THANK YOU.
SINCERELY YOURS,
MARIA UDE NWACHI (AFIKPO CHIC).
#BCEL – BEST CHIC EVER LIVETH (NWANYI AFIKPO)’.
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Police Recover Vehicles, Rarade Robbery Suspects In Imo
The Imo State Police Command has recovered five stolen vehicles and paraded persons allegedly involved in various criminal activities.
Parading the suspects at the command’s headquarters in Owerri, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Taiwo Lakanu, warned against criminal activities.
Lakanu, who said the state would be too hot for criminals to operate, said apprehended suspects would be prosecuted.
He said a 30-year-old Chimezie Igodo was apprehended for unlawful possession of firearms.
Igodo was nabbed on October 25, 2016 for allegedly being in possession of a locally-made single barrel revolver with three live cartridges, which he had confessed was used for robbery.
The Commissioner of Police said that Igodo was arrested during a routine stop-and-search operation by the command along the Owerri-Onitsha Road.
The commissioner said that another suspect, Chimaobi Uzoanya, was nabbed on October 30 as a sole robber.
Uzoanya, a native of Umuahia in Abia State, told Southern City News that he robbed a 20-year-old woman identified as Vivian Nwoke of her handbag and other valuables along Spibat Road, Orji in Owerri North Local Government Area of the state.
The police commissioner said that one locally-made revolver was recovered from him during a stop-and-search operation by the command operatives.
Lakanu revealed that the command recovered five stolen vehicles, including one Honda CRV with the registration number Imo, WER 407 AA, and a Lexus Jeep with the number, Rivers PHC 587 KX.
He said that the vehicles were abandoned by the hoodlums during a chase by the command’s operatives.
“The vehicles have been released to their owners while investigation is ongoing. Also, on October 26, acting on a tip-off, operatives from the command arrested a three-man armed robbery gang that invaded Kings Lodge in Nekede, Owerri West Local Government Area.
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Policemen Torture Students, Take N20,000 Bribe
When Princewill Jumbo, a 300-level student of Rivers State University of Science and Technology, and his friends were returning to Port Harcourt from a burial in the Buguma area of the state on Saturday, little did they know that they were going to spend the rest of the weekend in police custody.
The friends are Iyoyo Soberekon, Charles Benjamin, Julius Abazie and Franklin Ordu, who is said to be a final year student of the institution.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the victims were arrested by the Anti-Cultism Squad of the state police command at a park in Buguma, where they wanted to board a bus en route to their residence in Port Harcourt around 5pm on that day.
It was gathered that the chairman of a motorcycle riders’ association had called the policemen on the telephone after an argument ensued between the victims and one of the riders who conveyed them to the park.
The police team, numbering about six, were said to have whisked away the five friends to their station on the ground that they were cult members.
Princewill, who spoke on the telephone with our correspondent on Tuesday, said the operatives undressed him and his friends and beat them with sides of cutlasses.
It was learnt that the victims, except Ordu who is still in custody as of the time of filing this report, were released on Monday.
Princewill said, “Franklin (Ordu) gave the rider N500 and requested N300 change, but the rider said he did not have change. His co-riders volunteered to split it but he refused. He said Franklin must find N200. That was how the argument started. As we were arguing, a man, who called himself the park manager, wanted to slap Franklin. We cautioned him and the next thing he did was to call the policemen on the telephone that cult members were disturbing the community.
“The policemen removed our clothes. We were left with only our boxers. They told us to lie on the floor and they started flogging us with the sides of cutlasses. They beat us up as we made our statements. When the beating persisted Franklin told them that he was a cultist. They later took us to the Swift Operation Squad office in Port Harcourt.
“Inside the cell, there is a 13-year-old boy, called Small . He told us he was arrested a few weeks ago around his house in Abonima and that his family members were not aware that he was in police custody. Others we met there said they were just picked on the roads.”
Twenty two-year-old Princewill said he was in pains, urging that the policemen, who assaulted them, should be brought to book.
“I don’t know their names but I can recognise them,” he added.
His father, Mr. Progress Jumbo, said, he parted with N20,000 because the policemen threatened to implicate Princewill.
He said, “The policemen asked me to pay N20,000 or else they would send a letter to my son’s school that he was a cult member. That was the threat they used to extort the money from me. As a father, I had to succumb to their threat. Why should I allow my son to be rusticated for no reason?”
Princewill’s sister, Mrs. Peace Asoka, said, “The authorities need to know about this incident so that the police can stop harassing innocent persons. The policemen involved in this should be brought to justice.
They collected N2,000 from me before I was allowed to see my brother in the cell.”
Benjamin, one of the victims, described the incident as “embarrassing”, and demanded Ordu’s release
“They kicked my face before they used the cutlass on me. They did not behave like policemen,” he added.
The Rivers State Police spokesperson, Mr. Nnamdi Omoni, urged the victims to come to his office for the identification of the policemen involved in the alleged assault.
“As for Franklin (Ordu), somebody has to stand as a surety for him before he can be released. The person has to sign an undertaking that he will be of good behaviour henceforth,” he added.
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84-year-old Herbalist, Others To Die By Hanging
Justice Kudirat Akano of an Osun State High Court, Ilesa, on Tuesday sentenced an 84-year-old herbalist, Oluwafemi Fagbemi, to death by hanging for killing one Jacob Ajayi for money ritual.
The judgment is contained in a statement made available to our correspondent in Osogbo by the Information Officer of the Osun State Ministry of Justice, Mr. Opeyemi Bello.
Apart from the herbalist, his clients who approached him to make money ritual for them – Tobi Ojo, Famutuwa Femi and Tope Olatunji – were also sentenced to death by the court.
The convicts were arraigned on two counts of conspiracy and murder “contrary to sections 324 and 319 of the Criminal Code, Cap. 34, Volume 2, Law of Osun State of Nigeria, 2002.”
The counsel from Ministry of Justice, Mr. Abiodun Badiora, had told the court that the convicts committed the crime On April 13, 2012, adding that Ajayi was killed for money ritual.
The counsel said, “The headless body of deceased was recovered from a septic tank, but his genital and part of his leg had been removed.”
The presiding judge found the four convicts guilty on the two counts preferred against them.
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Senate Probes Amaechi Over Rails Concession To GE
The Senate on Tuesday began a probe into the concession of the eastern and western rail lines to General Electric, a United States-based company, without following due process.
The lawmakers made the move following a motion by Senator Bassey Albert (Akwa-Ibom North-East), entitled, ‘urgent need to investigate the granting of concession of the western (Lagos-Kano) and eastern (Port Harcourt-Maiduguri) rail lines to General Electric, a US company’.
“The Senate is convinced that the Ministry of Transport has violated the provisions of the Public Enterprises (Privatisation and Commercialisation) Act, 1999 by unilaterally engaging the General Electric for the concession of the western (Lagos-Kano) and eastern (Port Harcourt-Maiduguri) rail lines as evident from the above facts,” Albert stated while moving the motion.
He recalled that the Public Enterprises (Privatisation and Commercialisation) Act, 1999 established the National Council on Privatisation and the Bureau of Public Enterprises for the purpose of privatisation of public enterprises.
He noted that the BPE and the Nigeria Infrastructure Advisory Facility, upon the approval of the NCP in April 2015, developed a road map for the concession of the Lagos-Kano and Port Harcourt-Maiduguri rail lines “despite the fact that the Nigerian Railway Corporation Act did not envisage a concession of the corporation until recently amended.”
Meanwhile, members of the Nigeria Union of Railway Workers and the Senior Staff Association, Nigerian Railway Corporation branch staged a protest against the planned concession of the 3,505km narrow-guage railway track to General Electric without the payment of the workers’ entitlements.
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Being Dark Has Denied Me Movie Roles – Mercy Johnson
Ebony beauty actress and mum, Mercy Johnson has become a household name today but many may not know the screen diva faced rejection in the movie industry at some point in her career.
In a chat with Saturday Beats, she revealed that some movie producers did not give her slots in their production because of her dark complexion.
She said that when she started out in the Nigerian movie industry, most movie directors and producers always preferred to cast fair-skinned ladies at the expense of talented but dark-skinned ones.
“It is very true that when I was starting out in the movie industry, it was difficult to get roles because of my complexion. I faced that a lot and I tell people that my success is just grace. Somebody once told me that I am too dark but that is where the grace and favour of God comes in.
Regardless of everything, most of the dark-skinned actresses that are my contemporaries made it,” she said.
The actress who has featured in scores of movies told Saturday Beats that it would be unfair of anyone to say she features in any movie without any consideration.
“It is not true that I pick just any movie role. People are different and what appeals to one person might not appeal to the other. One of my most popular movies is ‘Dumebi Goes to School’ and I know how many actresses rejected that script before I accepted to do it. That movie has been one of the highest selling movies in Nollywood till date. I think it is not fair for anyone to say I just jump on any movie production. As human beings, our strength is in our diversity and differences; this means that what you call trash might not be trash to someone else. I select my scripts and I work with all of my heart because acting is my passion.
When I read a script and it appeals to me, I have fun while I do it,” the actress said.
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Monday 7 November 2016
"Because of you, I am what I am today".- Dayo Amusa Celebrate Her Mum
Actress cum singer, Dayo Amusa took to social media to celebrate her mother, who turned a year older on Saturday. Sharing photos, Dayo wrote:
" TO MAMA..I don't tell you this often enough but you are such an important person in my life. I appreciate you for all the sacrifices you've made to see the woman I've grown to become today. You are like no other.
You gave me LIFE, nurtured me, taught me, shouted at me, held me, but above all, you have loved me unconditionally. There are no words enough to describe how much I adore you & how powerful you have influenced me.Because of you, I am what I am today. Thank you #IYANIWURA You are Loved more than you know. There is nothing compared to a mothers love #MamasLoveIsPriceless ...Happy Birthday #Iyapelumi My Aproko Friend. My World...."
But wait ooo!!! Who is the mother here?....lol
Richard Mofe-Damijo Shares Cute Photo With His Daughter
Veteran actor, Richard Mofe-Damijo, pictured with his lovely daughter who recently turned 14. RMD also addressed the open letter he wrote to his daughter on her birthday. According to him:
"On behalf of my little miss sunshine, thank you for the tremendous out pouring of love and yes I shared some of your very thoughtful and kind comments, advices and prayers with her and she is grateful...
For those wondering how my little girl would see the message since she's not on Instagram... This is a message I had privately shared with her but decided to publish publicly in the hope it might resonate with some others because our people talk say... "...pikin wey nor get papa must wise and listen when the one wey get papa de get advise... Again, thank you to everyone who left a kind comment, said a prayer and/or gave an advice. May you be celebrated in due season. God bless you all. #RMDSaysSo #GoWithGod #StayWithGod #TrustGod #StayPositive #Believe #SundayLove"
Lilian Esoro Reveals Secret Behind Her Failed Marriage With Ubi Franklin
'Clinic Matters' star Lilan Esoro who was in the news last week about her marriage with Ubi Franklin hitting the rock has revealed reasons as to what led to her failed marriage to Ubi Franklin just barely 1year to her marriage.
According to reports, a filmmaker and closed pal to the actress, who pleaded anonymity, say she always complained about how distanced her husband was.
“He never showed up in any of her filming location and this was often a thing of worry for Lilian” he said.
Other reports stated infidelity and physical abuse as other reasons their wedding packed up 4 months ago, immediately their son Jayden was born.
Recall that words once emerged on the street saying Lilian wanted to marry another Nollywood actor who is now married, but opted for Ubi who was a backup plan from the start. And their marriage is said to be loveless from the beginning. Another claim alleged that Ubi Franklin wasn’t even plan B as she has always been the girlfriend of a very successful comedian.
However, Entertainment commentators say Lilian Esoro said no when Ubi Franklin initially proposed but he did all he can to convince her including her family as he was overly generous to them.
Photos: One Of TB Joshua’s Pastor’ Wedding Send Internet To A Stand Still
According to multiple report, a pastor in Uganda has sparked outrage after spending big for his wedding held Saturday in the country. The wedding of Pastor Jimmy Luka and Blessing Elizabeth Mulungi, is said to have consumed over Shs500 million ( N45million).
The couple wedded at prophet T.B Joshua's Synagogue Church of All Nations SCOAN, where the groom is a pastor. From there, they were transported in a convey of luxury Hummer cars to their reception with lots of dignitaries in attendance.
Prophet TB Joshua Says The Next US President Is Hillary Clinton
Clinton is the next US president if the words of Prophet TB Joshua of the Synagogue Church of All Nations is anything to go by. According to a Facebook post by the prophet yesterday, he said he saw a woman taking over America. He said;
“Ten days ago, I saw the new President of America with a narrow win.
The new President will be facing several challenges over many issues, including: passing bills, attempts to possibly pass a vote of no confidence on the new President. The boat of the new President will be rocked.
“By the way, in order not to keep you in suspense, what I frankly saw is a woman.”
Photos: SeyiLaw Christens Daughter In The US
The comedian and his wife christened their daughter, Tiwaloluwa yesterday in Maryland, United States?
Pictured! 25-Year Old Gets Acid Bath After Accepting To Marry Married Man
A 25-year-old woman, Ogochukwu Nwosu, is in a critical condition at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Surulere, Lagos State, after she was bathed with substance suspected to be acid.
It was learnt that Ogochukwu was at Ilasa bus stop, on the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, when a man allegedly dropped from a motorcycle and poured acid on her.
He was said to have jumped back on the motorcycle and fled the scene.
The victim, who sustained burns on her face, neck, breasts, among other parts of her body, was reportedly rushed to LUTH by passersby.
Ogochukwu, who spoke with a Punch correspondent from her hospital bed, accused one Mrs. Chidi, the wife of the man who had proposed marriage to her, as the culprit.
She alleged that Mrs. Chidi had been threatening her on the telephone and through text messages immediately she learnt of her husband’s intention to marry her (Ogochukwu).
She said she had turned down Mr. Chidi’s proposal because he was married, adding that the latter persisted.
“On Thursday, I had closed from Computer Village where I work. Around 8pm, when I reached Ilasa bus stop, I dropped off the bus.
“I was about to cross to the other side of the road when a man dropped from a motorcycle and poured something on me. He immediately fled on the motorcycle. People came to my rescue and took me to the hospital.
“I suspect Mrs. Chidi because she had been threatening me before the incident. And while I was on admission at the hospital, she called and spoke with my brother, saying that was just the beginning,” she added.
Ogochukwu’s brother, Peter, said he recorded a part of the conversation with Mrs. Chidi on his mobile phone.
Peter said he reported the incident at the Itire Police Division, adding that Mrs. Chidi was arrested and detained for two days before the case was transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Yaba.
A Punch correspondent, however, gathered that the police admitted the suspect to bail shortly after the matter got to the SCIID.
Punch Metro learnt that counsel to the victim, Louis Nwaugbala and Anthony Obi, had already petitioned the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Force Headquarters, Abuja, over the matter.
A copy of the petition, obtained by our correspondent, read in part, “Sometime in 2012, one Mr. Chidi approached our client and started making advances to her and promised to marry her. But she vehemently refused the proposal. She told him that she was not interested in the marriage since he was already married.
“Upon Mr. Chidi’s insistence of wanting to marry our client and even making preparations to visit our client’s family to formalise the marriage rites, our client advised Mr. Chidi to inform his wife of his plans to take our client as his second wife, since both of them will be cohabiting in the same house.
“Immediately Mr. Chidi made his plans known to his wife, all hell broke loose as Mrs. Chidi started calling and persistently threatening our client’s life through phone calls, text and Whatsapp messages.”
The petition alleged that the suspect threatened to wreak havoc before December 2016, the purported month of the traditional marriage between Mr. Chidi and Ogochukwu.
It added that Ogochukwu was persuaded against reporting the threat to the police by Mr. Chidi, who allegedly promised to persuade his wife to accept the union.
It said tragedy struck when the victim was attacked while she was returning from work on Thursday, October 6, 2016.
Nwaugbala, the victim’s lawyer, said justice must be served in the case, adding that Ogochukwu must be flown abroad for plastic surgery by the suspect and her husband.
“That is the only thing that can assuage the damage presently done to her. She should be flown abroad for treatment,” he added.
When contacted, Mr. Chidi declined comment, referring our correspondent to the police at the SCIID.
He said, “I cannot speak with you, neither can my wife. The case is under investigation at the SCIID. Go and speak with the police at Panti; they are the ones investigating it. We cannot make any comment.”
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, confirmed the incident.
She explained that Mrs. Chidi was released on bail because she could not be directly linked to the attack.
She said, “It was reported that the victim was bathed with acid by two men on a motorcycle. The victim alleged that she suspected the woman because she (the victim) is a girlfriend to Mr. Chidi and because she (victim) might likely marry the man, Mrs. Chidi might have planned the attack.
“Mrs. Chidi was picked up, made to undergo investigation and the command could not get any clue linking her to the case for now. And to protect her right, she was granted bail. Investigation is still ongoing to unravel what actually happened. Anyone linked to the case will be duly prosecuted.”
Saturday 5 November 2016
Singer Davido Says He Spends 100k Dollars A Week
......as posted by self styled Omo Baba Olowo
Well....
Robbers Hold Children Hostage, Lead Mother To Withdraw N90,000
DETECTIVES in Ondo State Police Command have arrested the leader of a three-man armed robbery gang who held a mother of four, Folashade Jayeoba, hostage and led her to the bank to withdraw N90,000.
She was reportedly led to the bank after she complained to the suspects that she had no cash at home.
The leader of the gang, thereafter, asked for her ATM card and they followed her to the bank while they held her children hostage.
Parading the suspects, the state Police Commissioner, Hilda Harrison, said the suspects invaded the house of the victim and robbed her of valuables, including a flat screen television.
Harrison explained that they also abducted the victim and her four children and led them to Keystone Bank in Alagbaka, Akure, where she was forced to withdraw N90,000.
The commissioner added that the money was collected from the victim before she and the children were set free by the suspects.
According to her, on receipt of the case, detectives swung into action and arrested the leader of the gang, 23-year-old Samuel Ayodele, at Gaga, Oke-Aro area of the Akure metropolis.
He was said to have confessed to the crime, while the victims’ items were recovered from his house.
Also paraded, was a 20-year-old Ali Muhammed, arrested over the kidnap of one Alhaji Ibrahim Bello of Supare Akoko.
The victim was said to have been attacked by a gang of kidnappers along Igbonla/Supare Akoko and taken to an unknown destination.
The suspect, upon interrogation, had confessed to the commission of the crime.
The Police Commissioner also said that a Toyota Camry car worth N2.5 million, stolen in Akure and sold for N200,000, had been recovered while two suspects, Falade Adesanmi and Gbenga Adewale, had been arrested in connection with the robbery of the car belonging to one Mrs.
Vanguard Report
Friday 4 November 2016
(Graphic) Man Bites Off Wife’s Nose Because She Couldn’t Pay His Expensive Dowry In India
According to report, a violent husband bit off his wife's nose after she refused to pay his expensive dowry and moved out of their home. Raj Kumari and her husband Shiv Prasad got married two years ago but separated last year, following his continuous luxury dowry demand of £1,800 and brand new motorbike.
The 21 year old lady, who moved to her parent’s house in Lakhimpur after separating from her 23 year old husband, claims that the shocking incident took place on her way to school on Tuesday, when he ran towards her and grabbed her before biting off her nose after failed attempts to bring her back home.
After the said incident, Shiv ran away before she called her family to the scene and they quickly arrived and took her to a Medical clinic where it was confirmed that she lost a portion of her nose.
According to reports, Raj Kumari who was later arrested that same day by policemen from Gola Police Station explained that he only attacked her because of the way she dresses to school and for also refusing to return home with him.
Children ought not to be victims of the choices adults make for them" - Ubi Franklin
Trouble in paradise?..... Rumours have been flying everywhere that Ubi Franklin and his wife Lilian Esoro is having marital crisis.
Don't know how true this report is, some thinks he is fueling the rumors with his recent instagram post where he captioned it....
"Children ought not to be victims of the choices adults make for them. Make the right choice for your children"
Whatever it is, they should find a way of taking it off social media.