I was never Fani-Kayode’s girlfriend – Bianca Ojukwu

Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu’s widow and Nigeria’s ambassador to Spain, Mrs. Bianca Ojukwu, has described as false the claim by former Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, that she was his girlfriend when she was a spinster.
Fani-Kayode had in his article, entitled: Neither a tribalist nor a hater, published in the social media and some segments of the national dailies, claimed to have met with Bianca when she was Miss Bianca Onoh at the Cambridge College and had “intimate” relationship with her together with two other Igbo ladies.

Beverly Osu of BBA hospitalized

According to NET, Beverly was said to have sustained an ankle injury during the finale of BBA The Chase reality show while climbing the stage and we hear the situation was getting more serious than she had thought.

MTN rewards 17 Muslims with Hajj trips

In living up to its commitment to rewarding its loyal customers, MTN is set to offer 17 Muslims all expense paid trip to the Holy land of Mecca, after their numbers were selected at a draw in Lagos.

The lucky winners will be hosted to a send-forth meeting by MTN, before flying out of the country for the pilgrimage. The meeting will include an orientation and presentation of necessary travel visas and allowances. The 17 customers were drawn from different parts of the country.

Female student pours hot water on lover

A 19-year-old female student of the Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, simply identified as Yetunde, is cooling off in the custody of the state Police command, Osogbo, for allegedly pouring hot water on her lover, Adelana also a student of the polytechnic.

Fake CNN correspondent nabbed in Bayelsa

A 36 years old man, Paul Yempe parading himself as the correspondent of the Cable News Network (CNN) in Bayelsa State was on Wednesday arrested in the office of the Bayelsa State Commissioner for Energy.
His arrest was made possible by the Chairman of the Bayelsa State chapter of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Mr Tari Akono.

Young Shall Grow boss escapes assassination

Lagos was on Wednesday spared of another high profile killing when assassins attacked the vehicle conveying Chief Vincent Obianodo, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Young Shall Grow transport company to his FESTAC residence.
Chief Obianodo escaped, but his driver and Corporal Ngozi Chijioke attached to Patrol and Guard, were not lucky. They were killed. The transport boss was shot in the hand. Two of the attackers were killed by the police.

Teacher gets 30 days in jail in rape of 14-year-old student who later killed self

A mother in Montana, USA is outraged that a high school teacher who admitted raping her 14-year-old daughter received only a month in prison, while her daughter took her own life.

"I think this sentence is a joke, a travesty," the mother, Auliea Hanlon, told CNN on Tuesday night, a day after the sentencing.

"People will lose faith in our justice system. I have," she said.

Putin orders massive strike against Saudi Arabia if West attacks Syria

A grim “urgent action memorandum” issued Wednesday from the office of President Putin to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is ordering a “massive military strike” against Saudi Arabia in the event that the West attacks Syria.

Chinese organ trafficker gouges out 6-year-old boy's eyes

A KIDNAPPER allegedly told a six-year-old boy in China, ''Don’t cry. Don’t cry and I won’t gouge out your eyes'' before carrying out the gruesome act.
The boy had his eyes gouged out, blinding him for life, in a gruesome attack that may have been carried out by a ruthless organ trafficker, reports say.

Madonna tops celebrity rich list

Madonna is the world's top-earning celebrity raking in an estimated £80 million ($125m) last year, according to the Forbes rich list.

The pop star, 55, beat second-placed Steven Spielberg (£65m, $100m) to top spot, after her MDNA tour grossed more than £190 million ($300m).

3 killed, 5 injured as NNPC tanker explodes …6 civilian JTF members shot dead

 Nine people died in separate incidents in Oyo and Borno states Tuesday. In the Ibadan, Oyo State, three people died with five others injured from burns when a Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) petrol tanker trying to offload fuel suddenly exploded and caught fire at Orogun Junction on Ojoo Expressway.
The three victims were said to have been burnt to death as the fuel flew into the area and exploded, it burnt property and human beings found along its path.
Two Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) and about eight shops in the area were also torched by the raging inferno.

Flood kills 7, destroys 1,529 houses in Bauchi

No fewer than seven people have died in three local government areas of Bauchi State following a downpour that also destroyed about 1, 529 houses. The Chairman of Distribution Relief Committee of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Muhammadu Bello confirmed the incident to Daily Sun yesterday in Bauchi, saying that property worth over N100 million were destroyed by the flood.

Gunmen attack 7 churches, shoot worshippers, set priests’ residence ablaze in Anambra

Hell was let loose in the early hours Tuesday at Oba-Ofemmili community in Awka-North Local Government Area of Anambra State, south east Nigeria when some youths, suspected to be cultists attacked Christians in their worship places, shot and inflicted machete wounds on over 50 of them.
The attackers also went on rampage, looting and burning churches in the community. Some of the churches burnt include Assemblies of God Church, Grace of God Church, Deeper Life Bible Church, Winners Church, Christ Holy Church, St. Paul’s Catholic Church and another pentecostal church.

How MTN brought entrepreneurship to Onitsha

The unemployment problem did not just start knocking on the doors of millions of Nigerians. It started on a snail pace, over the years, creeping past the notice of everyone until like a cancer, it became too visible to be ignored. Those who were not prepared for what the future held, after graduating from tertiary institutions, were caught off-guard by the harsh reality which hit them in the face, meaning that there is no job until you create one yourself.

Without drugs, surgery, acupuncture can cure most diseases – Dr Essien

“Should we become a workshop of invention and scientific discoveries only to be bought over by other countries and the by-products of our discoveries resold to us?” This was the question put to Nigerian leaders by Dr. Friday Thompson Udo Essien, a renowned Nigerian acupuncturist, as he delivered his speech at the launch of his book: Modern Clinical Acupuncture, in Lagos recently.

Visibly miffed at the attitude of our past leaders who, he noted, have over the years shown no interest in inventions and scientific discoveries, the octogenarian said if his tablet-moulding machine had received the necessary attention 26 years ago, Nigeria would have gained a step higher in the field of science.

18 killed in Benue massacre, as Catholic priest shoots self

It was a weekend of tragedies in Benue, Borno, Edo and Kaduna states which recorded 22 deaths including that of a Catholic priest who shot himself accidentally while cleaning his double barrel gun.  This was coming as gunmen massacred 18 people in two Benue State villages while gunmen killed three in Borno State.

We are taking entertainment to the market – Sam Onyemelukwe

The entertainment business has become more dynamic in recent times. The evolving consumer habit has left most entertainers and entertainment companies struggling to remain relevant. In the pre-Internet entertainment business, access to the public was everything.  There were a handful of gatekeepers who decided which media content people would have access to and which they may not have.

Gov Suntai returns, looking confused, saying nothing

The return of Taraba State Governor Danbaba Suntai looked more bizarre following his return to Nigeria after 10-months of medical treatment in Germany and later in the United States.
Arriving at the Jalingo airport in Taraba State, Mr. Suntai was bizarrely prevented from meeting with the Acting governor, Alhaji Graba Umar, who was present to receive him.  As soon as he was assisted off the aircraft, his supporters ushered him into a  Range Rover SUV and drove off.

Boy, 15, flies into Lagos in plane tyre compartment

Spasms of shock ran through the spines of airport officials when a boy jumped out of the undercarriage of an Arik Air plane as it landed at Lagos Airport. The boy was instantly arrested.
Recounting the chilling story to newsmen, spokesman of the airline, Banji Ola said the pilot of its Benin-Lagos service (flight W3 544), while departing Benin Airport for Lagos at 9.00am  alerted the control tower of the presence of a strange boy in the bush about 200-300 meters at the end of runway 23.

Imam plots assassination of boss' younger wife

The police have arrested an Ibadan-based Imam, who wanted to avenge the cruelty of his boss to his senior wife by having her rival killed. Arowolo Lateef, 45, the Muslim cleric who doubles as a security guard at  a filling station owned by Mr Muyiwa Abidoye had hired Ikechukwu Christopher, 35, a self-confessed assassin based in Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State to murder, Mrs. Ololade Abidoye, his master’s favourite and new wife, as he said, was out of pity for the older wife, who he had watched being maltreated in the Abidoyes’ home.

Pastor impregnates church member, sells baby

 Judgment day came for pastor Emmanuel Onu as he was  arrested by the Imo State Police Command for allegedly conniving with others to sell his girlfriend’s baby for N100,000.
Pastor Onu had told the mother of the baby that her baby died in Abia State.

Dillish wins Big Brother Africa The Chase, goes home with $.3m

22-year-old Delish, representing Namibia has won the 2013 edition of Big Brother Africa The Chase.
The Psychology student beat four other finalist to grab the star price of $300,000.

Pastor tells women that hair weaves are NOT allowed in his Church

Women love their hair, and black women love their hair weaves.  Billions are spent on hair weaves every year, and a lot of women rely on them as much as they rely on the holy spirit itself.  So, a pastor got attention recently by making the unconventional decision to disallow hair weaves to be worn inside his church.

6,000 patients to benefit from MTN free eye surgery in Jigawa

In its effort to maintain good rapport between the company and the people of the state, telecommunications giant MTN Nigeria has concluded plans to offer free eye surgery to over 6,000 eye patients in the state.

Undergraduate goes insane in Ibadan

Tears flowed freely at Eleyele in Ibadan, the Oyo State, SOUTH WEST Nigeria on Wednesday, when a young man described as a student of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, suddenly became mad.

The incident created commotion in the area as sympathizers and residents wept uncontrollably after witnessing the incident.

Tanker driver arrested for defiling 2-yr-old girl

 A 41-year-old tanker driver identified as Bashiru has been arrested in Calabar for allegedly defiling a two-year-old girl  and infecting her with a sexually transmitted disease.
The incident happened in Okom Ita, Akamkpa Local Government Area, Cross River State, when the two-year old girl  (name withehld)  strolled from her mother’s room  into  Bashiru’s apartment to play with the man she calls “uncle.”

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$2m fraud: Nigeria Police track down international fraud suspect in Dubai

 The Nigeria Police have announced the arrest of 35-year-old Itumo Anthony Chidebere, who allegedly fled to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, after defrauding a Nigerian businesswoman of $2 million.  Nigeria is working to have him extradited.

Prison Break actor Wentworth Miller comes out as gay

 Miller Wentworth, who played the lead character Michael Scofield in Prison Break came out as a gay man on August 21, 2013 via an open letter to the Saint Petersburg Film Festival, rejecting an invitation to attend a premiere there because of Russia’s recently-passed anti-gay laws.

EMPEROR AND THE JOURNALISM OF THE STOMACH, BY UCHE ONWUCHEKWA

 

Two months ago, I was tempted to put a call through Emperor Iwuala over a photograph he mischievously culled from a publication claiming an offence by Imo Deputy governor and further cited CBN acts, forgetting the fact that in photo journalism as it is the belief, not everything on photo is real because of angles and advance in technology. 

Again, the jack of all trade and master of none called Emperor Iwuala showed his infantile misdemeanour when he told me that for him to withdraw from the mischievous publication that I must pay his bills. I queried to know the reason for gratification even with his level as a one-time Chief Press Secretary to Ada Okwuonu, one time Media Consultant or whatever to whomever, he simply told me; "don’t you know that I am working for some people. If you want me to drop, you must be saying something I should understand."

Woman tortures househelp to death

 Police operatives have arrested a woman for allegedly torturing her female house-help to death at the Olodi-Apapa, Lagos. The suspect known as mama Christiana at Barrack Line, Suru Alaba, Olodi, Apapa, was alleged to have been beating the 16-year-old girl simply identified as Angel till she slumped and started gasping for air.
Sympathizers were said to have compelled the suspect to rush the dying girl to a nearby hospital, but the young girl was not lucky as the doctor on duty confirmed her dead.

Road accident claims 5 lives in Okada town

 Five persons have been reportedly killed in a road accident that occurred near Okada  Junction, off Benin-Lagos Expressway. The victims were said to be heading towards Okada town when their car hit a stationery lorry, killing four of the passengers instantly.

Actress Ngozi Ezeonu responds to rumours: 'I am Not Ill, I Feel Great'

Actress Ngozi Ezeonu’s recent pictures hit the net and it went viral….viral with insinuations about her being ill and not looking nice.
On August 20, 2013 Popular blogger stella Dimokokorkus called her to
ask her why she had lost so much weight and if she was ill
Her response:

Vatican to give date when John Paul II, John XXIII will become saints

 The Roman Catholic Church will announce next month the date when the late popes John Paul II and John XXIII will be canonized, Vatican Radio reported Wednesday.
The canonization dates for the two former pontiffs will be announced on September 30, the radio service reported, citing Cardinal Angelo Amato.

Maitama Sule blasts Nigerian leaders

 Elder statesman and First Republic Minister of Power, Alhaji Yusuf Maitama Sule, has lamented that the present generation of leaders have betrayed Nigeria’s founding fathers.
Sule, a former Permanent Representative to the United Nations, said that if Nigeria’s founding fathers were to wake up from their graves, to see Nigeria as it is today, they would be hugely disappointed at its state of affairs.

Police arrest fake job syndicate, 50 cultists in Benue

 The Benue State Police Command has apprehended a six-man Advanced Fee fraud syndicate and job racketeers whose stock in trade is to dupe unsuspecting job seekers in Benue and environs of their money under the pretext of getting them employed in a purported paramilitary outfit known as Elite Community Initiative (Corps) of Nigeria.
The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Daniel Ezeala, in a statement said luck ran out on the suspected fraudsters when police, acting on a tip off, swooped on them at 53, J.S. Tarka Way, Makurdi where they were allegedly training their victims.

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Saudi King intervenes to help 1,345-pound man

 King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has intervened to help a man who has become one of the heaviest people in the world.

The king ordered Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari, who weighs 1,345 pounds (610kg) and is unable to move by himself, be transferred from the Southern border province of Jazan to the country's capital Riyadh to undergo treatment.

Floods leave at least 107 dead in China

 Flooding in China's north and south caused by heavy rain has left at least 107 dead and inundated roads and farmland, the government and state media said.

Three provinces in China's northeast bore the brunt of the floods with 85 dead and 105 missing in Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning as of 4pm on Monday, the government said.

Man gets heart attack while giving CPR to man having heart attack

 Detroit paramedic Joseph Hardman is being hailed as a hero for performing CPR on a patient having a heart attack -- even as he began to have one himself.

One doctor said the odds of this happening are "one in a million."

New York recovers 254 guns in 'largest-ever guns bust'

 New York City police have arrested 19 people in what authorities are calling the city's largest-ever guns bust.

Police recovered 254 firearms, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said.
The guns were brought to the city from the US states of North and South Carolina by traffickers travelling on buses, authorities said.

2 female teachers, 3 kids kidnapped in Edo

 kidnappers have again kidnapped two female teachers and three kids in Edo State, south south Nigeria.

One of the victims whose identity was given as Mrs Agbaka was reportedly  abducted alongside her three children on their way to church while the other victim identified as Mrs Elebe was seized while returning from church at different locations.

Rwandan bizman fights govt takeover of $20m mall

Mr. Tribert Rujugiro Ayabatwa, founder of the Union Trade Center, (UTC) Rwanda's largest shopping mall has accused the Rwandan government of allegedly engineering a hostile takeover of the premier retail hub after it froze his accounts.

Boko Haram leader, Shekau, 'may be dead'

 Nigeria's militant Islamist leader Abubakar Shekau may have been killed by the security forces during a shoot-out, an army spokesman has said.

An "intelligence report" showed that Shekau, the leader of the Boko Haram group, may have died between 25 July and 3 August, Lt-Col Sagir Musa said.
Boko Haram, which has waged an insurgency in Nigeria since 2009, has not commented on the statement.

Nigeria's Petroleum Minister accused of blowing N2bn on private jets

 A group that tags itself whistleblowers against corruption has accused Nigeria’s Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, of squandering millions of dollars of public funds to rent private jets for the conduct of her official activities. In a petition to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the group, known as Crusader for Good Governance,” demanded that Ms. Allison-Madueke be investigated for her habit of spending extravagant sums to rent private jets for her official hops.

Lawyer expects Egypt's Mubarak to be freed this week

 Hosni Mubarak, the former Egyptian president overthrown in an uprising in 2011, will be released from jail in the next 48 hours after a prosecutor cleared him in a corruption case, his lawyer Fareed El-Deeb told Reuters on Monday.

Immune system boost 'fights cancer'

 A way of firing up the body's immune system in order to attack cancer has been discovered by US researchers.

The immune system is delicately balanced so it attacks invaders but not the body's own tissues.
Animal studies suggested that shifting the balance could open up new treatments for cancer, the team from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia said.

ASUU strike: Jonathan approves N400bn lifeline

 The end to the present strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) may be in sight as President Goodluck Jonathan has approved N400 billion for the infrastructural development of Nigerian universities.

First same-sex couples tie the knot in New Zealand

The poster at the end of the montage is written in the colorful, uneven handwriting of children, but its message is clear.

Three kids stand with the sign that reads, "Please marry our Mums."

The children are 9-year-old Javarn, 7-year-old Maycee and 6-year-old Mikaere, and their moms are Lynley Bendall and Ally Wanikau.