Tuesday, 13 May 2014
Police issue statement on killing of Oyoma Edewor
Shooting Incident: REF: F/NO.355272 Sgt. Otene Godwin
The Lagos State Command has arrested one Sgt. Otene Godwin with F/No. 355272 attached to Area ‘E’ Command for allegedly shooting one Oyema Edewor.
The incident occurred on May 10th, 2014 about 2300hrs along Alakija area of Festac Town. Sgt. Otene abandoned his duty post as the Station Guard at Area ‘E’ Command and left for Alakija area where the unfortunate incident occurred.
The sergeant is already in police custody and circumstances surrounding the shooting incident is being investigated. Continue...
A few days after the fight, Beyonce and her sister went to Costa Rica for Kelly Rowland's wedding.
I have a new kind of respect for Jay Z. Did y'all see him pick up the purse Solange threw at him and gave it to her, only for her to use it to attack him again? Some people are actually calling on NY prosecutors to file an assault charge against Solange, but so far no charges has been filed. More pics after the jump..
Between former minister Oby Ezekwesili and a twitter user...:-)
Femi Kuti, Jide Kosoko, Odumakin join women protesters in Lagos
Nigerian police/Lagos state government warn against jungle justice
Happy news! The Lagos State Government has warned residents of the state against taking the laws into their hands, saying the full weight of the law would be brought on people caught engaging in jungle justice, I.e beating, burning or killing any suspect, whether alone or in a mob
In a statement released last Friday, the state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Ade Ipaye, said;
"The full weight of the law would be brought to bear on anyone henceforth caught engaging in jungle justice, no matter what the alleged criminal could have done. The mob may well be wrong and the helpless victim may be anyone’s child or relative. Even if they did commit the alleged offence, there is a process for prosecuting and showing the evidence in court so that proven criminals can be properly punished according to law,”
Meanwhile, the Nigerian Police also released a statement this morning, saying anybody caught engaging in jungle justice will bear the full wrath of the law.
Photos: SSS parades Nyanya bus park bombers
SSS officials say the five-man terrorist gang confessed to carrying out the act and would soon be charged to court. Find their full their names and more pics after the cut...
AGN president Ibinabo Fiberesima finally replies Clarion Chukwura
A few weeks ago, actress Clarion Chukwura, released a statement criticizing Ibinabo Fiberisima's actions as the president of Actors Guild of Nigeria. She later granted a few interviews taking a swipe at Ms Fiberesima. The AGN president has finally responded. See a statement she released this afternoon below...
My Dear Chief Clarion Chukwurah,
I bring you peace and warm felicitation from the leadership of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), a Guild that I would like for the purpose of emphasis to re-describe as the only umbrella body for Screen Actors in Nollywood, with a conservative estimate of over five million members spread across 35 states in Nigeria including FCT Abuja.
I bring you greetings from the leadership of a Guild that has in the last two years been repositioned as the pride of its members, Nollywood and the foremost Guild in the continent of Africa.
I was away on a short vacation when my attention was drawn to two publications (one an open letter and the other an interview) credited to your very respected self, where you cast a lot of aspersions on myself and where you resorted, because of your inordinate ambition to become President of the Guild, to feeding the general public with deceit and falsehood.
Ordinarily I would not have replied you openly, because I personally do not join issues with my colleagues- whether junior or senior on the pages of the paper or on social media. Besides, as President, I should be seen to be uniting Members of the Guild and not causing disaffection, as your unfortunate outburst set out to do
I bring you peace and warm felicitation from the leadership of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), a Guild that I would like for the purpose of emphasis to re-describe as the only umbrella body for Screen Actors in Nollywood, with a conservative estimate of over five million members spread across 35 states in Nigeria including FCT Abuja.
Onyeka Onwenu expresses reservations on missing girls, calls out Wole Soyinka
Iconic singer Onyeka Onwenu, who is the current DG of National Centre for Women Development, was a guest on Channels TV Sunrise programme this morning Monday May 12th where she spoke about the missing Chibok girls. She expressed her reservations about the case and also called out Professor Wole Soyinka for referring to the First Lady as 'that woman' in the interview he had with CNN's Christiane Amanpour.
What am saying is that, is it at this time we have to vilify the person of the First Lady who did the right thing by inviting these people? A lot of that has gone on and I take offense at this even as a woman. When I hear someone like Wole Soyinka referring to her on CNN as that woman, something in me boils because there is a lack of respect for women. This has happened not just with this first lady but with every single first lady and perhaps its when they have passed away or when they've left office that we suddenly realize the contributions that they've made and these women work very hard and care and love this country so it really offends me to see her vilified and I was at those meetings and at no point did she say Oh I don't believe the girls were taken." Ms Onwenu said.For those who can't watch the video, I transcribed it.
Asari Dokubo still insisting no girls are missing, leads protest against the girls
The real Abubakar Shekau is dead - SSS Spokesperson
"Boko Haram has become a franchise, anybody can assume and lay claim to any name. What I know is that the original Abubakar Shekau is dead; the person claiming to be the national leader now is not the original Abubakar Shekau. If security sources tell you that somebody is dead, you don't have to come out and doubt that" she said.
Chibok: FG rejects Boko Haram’s proposal
In an interview with AFP, Interior Minister, Abba Moro, said the issue in question is not about Boko Haram giving conditions.
Also speaking at a press conference of security heads and other stakeholders following the release of the video, the DG of the National Orientation Agency, Mike Omeri, said FG would explore all other options to rescue the girls but would not negotiate with terrorists
"All options are on the table and open, we are interacting with the military and intelligent experts who are already on surveillance in the North Eastern part of the country. We will adopt all available options to get the girls out, but we will not negotiate with the sect"
Monday, 12 May 2014
Miley Cyrus performs with a giant blow-up penis at London’s G-A-Y
21 year Miley Cyrus keeps acting like she only just discovered sex. The singer enraged parents of her young fans after she performed provocatively alongside a giant blow-up penis at her gig at London hotspot G-A-Y on Friday night. A lot of teenagers attend Miley Cyrus shows...and some parents feel this is not what they want to expose their children to. See more pics after the cut...
Four Nigerians jailed in the UK for involvement in fake marriages
Four fake brides and an ex-security guard fixer involved in an eight-month sham marriage scam have been jailed.
Azuha Izegbune, 38 (pictured left), was the mastermind of the visa con - which saw fake weddings staged at registry offices in Birmingham, Stoke and Glasgow.
The former security guard from Birmingham, West Midlands, was paid to arrange fake weddings between Hungarian and Nigerian nationals so they could remain in the UK.
The weddings were arranged so both brides and grooms could secure European Area Residence Cards.
'My dad lent me money to pay salaries while I was governor' - Lucky Igbinedion
"This is the first time I am saying this. Two people that I owe a lot of gratitude to in Edo State that made my tenure successful. My father and (Chief Tony) Anenih. In the darkest of days, when the state was broke, we could not pay salaries, we could not do anything, I run to the two of them and they will lend the state money. They will loan the state money, it is documented, it is there, when banks will not even touch us, I would go to them. When pensioners will go to him crying or lie in front of Govt House, a couple of times I went to Chief Anenih and he gave money just to make sure the government ran smoothly.” he said. Continue...
See photos of abducted Chibok girls from new Boko Haram video
In the video, Boko Haram leader said he's ready to do a deal to free some or all the girls. He said;
"The girls you occupy yourselves with, we have liberated them...they are now Muslims. We will never release them unless our brethren are released. It's been 4/5 years you held our brethren and torturing them..and now you talk about these girls. Those who accept the faith, we'll treat them well. We will not release the girls until you free our brothers"Abubakar Shekau mentioned that the girls have been converted to Islam. The girls are believed to be held in six different locations. Continue to see more pics and the video after the cut...
Fresh attacks in Taraba, four dead, several houses razed
Suspected herdsmen yesterday morning, May 11th, launched fresh attack in Dinya village in Gassol Local Government Council of the state killing at least four people and razing 30 houses. Confirming the attack, the state's Police Public Relations Officer ASP Joseph Kwaji said several ammunitions were recovered from the herdsmen.
Only recently, the people of Jukun, Tiv and Fulani communities in the state signed a peace deal to end hostilities in the state. A detachment of the police and army have been drafted to the area and police says investigation was ongoing.
In a related development, Muslim and Christian youths in Kachia town in Kachia LGA of Kaduna state yesterday May 11 engaged themselves in a fracas leading to churches and mosques being razed. Police Public Relations Officer in Kaduna state Aminu Lawal confirmed the incident and said no life was lost in the incident. A 24 hour curfew has being placed in the area.
"The police, on arrival at the scene of the attack, recovered 13 empty shells of AK47 rifle, four cartridges and an assault rifle,” he said.Also confirming the incident, the Ward Head of Danacha, Gassol LG Council Daniel Mbaterem said the gunmen stormed the village at about 8:00 a.m. and began killing the villagers and burning houses.
Only recently, the people of Jukun, Tiv and Fulani communities in the state signed a peace deal to end hostilities in the state. A detachment of the police and army have been drafted to the area and police says investigation was ongoing.
In a related development, Muslim and Christian youths in Kachia town in Kachia LGA of Kaduna state yesterday May 11 engaged themselves in a fracas leading to churches and mosques being razed. Police Public Relations Officer in Kaduna state Aminu Lawal confirmed the incident and said no life was lost in the incident. A 24 hour curfew has being placed in the area.
Breaking: Purported video from Boko Haram shows kidnapped girls
In the video, Boko Haram leader Shekau said he's willing to exchange the girls for its members in prison. The timeline of when the video was shot is unknown.
'I have information on abducted girls' - Borno governor, Shettima
The governor told the BBC;
"We've got reports of them being sighted in some locations – which we have conveyed to the relevant military authorities, for them to cross-check, verify and get additional information on the accurate location of the daughters.’Shettima also said he doesn't think the girls have been taken across the border to Chad or Cameroon
#BringBackOurGirls: The Rock, Usher, Cameron, Amanpour, others lend support
Pics: #BringBackOurGirls multi-cultural campaign holds in Germany
The campaign which included a prominent
Professor of Anglophone literature, Professor Susan Arndt, Fellows and students
across disciplines had the Bring-Back-Our-Girls message translated into
different languages to further drive home the point. Continue to see more photos...
Transsexual exposes Eddie Murphy, says they had sex for years
Honey Dip is threatening to sue Eddie Murphy for $1. 2million and even leaked audio of herself in
"The president was not slow to ask for foreign military assistance' Reno Omokri
Briton calls out David Cameron for carrying #bringbackourgirls sign
A Briton, Joseph L Walker, minutes ago took to twitter to call out
British Prime Minister David Cameron to act and do something about the
missing Chibok girls instead of carrying the #hashtag.
He expressed his anger after
seeing the Prime Minister and CNN's Christiane Amanpour holding the
#bringbackourgirls protest placard. No be only us dey abuse our leaders...lol
Peter Okoye's loving message to his wife, Lola, on Mother's Day
Photos: Police try to stop protesters from gathering at Abuja park
But despite the interruption from police, the group eventually held the meeting peacefully. See more photos after the cut...
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