Ex-Big Brother Naija star, Uriel has had enough with people asking her for the secret to her banging body.
The entrepreneur, who is physically endowed in the right places has denounced the idea that she had plastic surgery to achieve her curvy shape.
Taking to her Instagram story, she shared a screenshot of her conversation with a follower.
The follower asked for her recommendation on a good hospital in Lagos where she can get a Liposuction done. Uriel was obviously infuriated by the question, as she clearly told the lady that she has never done liposuction and her body is all natural.
She stated that plastic surgery is not a joke and ladies should rather work out and eat right.
A Nigerian lady has taken to Facebook to advise fellow side chicks not to give up on married men as she reveals how her married lover allegedly broke up with his wife to marry her.
She gave her advice through a relationship expert who shared the news on a popular Facebook group on Thursday, August 27.
According to the lady, she met the said married man nine (9) years ago after he sent her a message on Facebook.
She revealed that she knew the man was married but decided to date him believing that one day, her side chick status would be upgraded to wife.
Her dreams turned reality 9 years later as the said married man has now according to her, broken up with his wife and has engaged her. They are now set to walk down the aisle soon.
She went on to urge her fellow side chicks not to lose hope. “You’ll never be a side chick forever”, she advised.
In her words,
“I met him on facebook 9 years ago. I knew that he was married with kids because his wife was always tagging him. I dated him anyway. Other sidechicks came and left because of his wife but i stayed with him. Last month he finally broke up with his wife. Today he proposed to me and i said yes. My advise to other women is that you will never be a side chick forever. Don’t lose hope your time will come. Don’t ignore inbox messages of married men on Facebook.”
The Big Brother Naija reality show is one of the quickest shot to limelight and there’s no denying that.
Barely a month into the fifth season of the reality TV show, housemates have started snagging the blue badge on photo-sharing app, Instagram.
The latest IG verified housemate is young Nigerian actress, model, and entrepreneur Ngozi “Erica” Nlewedim.
A visit to the page of the reality star also shows that her follower count on the platform has risen to about 470k.
Erica one of the lovable female housemates in this year’s Edition and she has been tipped as one of the finalist. She has thrilled audiences with her beauty and her romantic situation-ship with fellow housemate, Kiddwaya.
The Wisconsin cop who shot African-American, Jacob black in the back seven times has been identified as officer Rusten Sheskey, as more details from the case have been brought to limelight.
The shooting which occurred on Sunday, August 23rd, is currently being investigated by the Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation.
An initial account of the incident fingers Sheskey as the trigger man. According to the Department of Justice, Kenosha Police Department officers were dispatched to a residence after a female caller reported her boyfriend was there when he was not supposed to be.
During the incident, the DOJ says police attempted to arrest Jacob and used a taser to try and stop him, but it didn’t work.
Instead, Jacob walked around his vehicle, opened the driver’s side door and leaned forward as Officer Sheskey held onto his shirt and fired 7 shots into his back.
The shooting left Jacob paralyzed from the waist down and his family said he will need a miracle to walk again.
The DOJ says Jacob Blake said he had a knife in his possession. DCI agents recovered a knife from the driver’s side floorboard in Blake’s car. The DOJ says no other weapons were found in Jacob’s car.
The state says the DCI is continuing to review evidence and determine facts and will turn over its investigative report to a prosecutor once complete.
The Ogun State Chairman of Special Public Works Gbenga Obadara, have revealed that 4 doctoral and 200 Master degree holders were among 20,000 applicants that applied for the Federal Government jobs.
In an interview the chairman pointed out that poverty is raging and unemployment is on the high side.
He said,
“Poverty is ravaging. Unemployment is extremely on the high rise. People with master’s degrees and even PhD degrees are applying for 20,000 jobs. That is the problem. It cannot cover everybody. We cannot blame the Federal Government.”
PUNCH reported that these educated people, applied for the Federal Government’s unskilled job offer targeting 774,000 Nigerians under the Special Public Works programme overseen by the Minister of State for Employment, Labour and Productivity, Mr Festus Keyamo (SAN).
Under this programme, 774,000 Nigerians, 1,000 people from each of the 774 local government areas of the country, who are expected to be unskilled workers will earn N20,000 each on a monthly basis for three months.
Obadara said the committee started distribution of forms four weeks ago and that almost 20,000 persons from 20 local government areas had obtained the forms.
Nigerian businessman, Olakunle Churchill says reality show Big Brother Naija, is a major source of great entertainment for the youth.
Olankunle Churchill dismissed calls by some astute personalities in Nigeria including, Femi Fani Kayode, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, Ooni of Ife, that BBNaija should be shut down.
The estranged husband of popular actress, Tonto Dikeh, claimed that is hard to ignore the positive contribution of BBNaija but the major problems in Nigeria is that there is no interest in the growth of generation and greed.
He said,
We cannot neglect the fact that BBN is a source of great entertainment to Nigerian youths.
The reality is that our leaders hardly encourage our youths, who are arguably amongst the most talented in the world yet, dreams are shattered by the daily hurdles thrown at the enterprising youth.
Politics is no more as interesting for the youth who seeks to make a difference. Votes do not reflect in Nigeria politics but are a strong point in BBN. Still, these things don’t slow down our youths.
The so called ‘evil’ reality show is supposed to be sponsored by the Nigerian government since it generates more traffic and provides a larger platform than any reality show to pass messages and encourage the youths to keep pressing on.
Our leaders should focus on more pressing issues. Youths needs to be encouraged, develop their dreams and be empowered/employed. By now each leader is supposed to have up to 20-40 youths they mentor, but in our country youths are like threats to them.
The major problems we have in this country are greed and lack of interest in generational growth.
Nollywood actress, Halima Abubakar has made a serious allegation against some married men in Nigeria.
Speaking in an interview with Punch, she said over 40% of the married men in Nigeria are bisexuals and have kept it a secret from their families.
According to Halima Abubakar, she claimed she knows some men who are married to women but still involved in sexual relations with fellow men.
She wrote,
“We have over 40 per cent of down-low (bi-sexual married men) in Nigeria, whether you want to believe it or not. Sadly, their families don’t even know.
Instead of them putting their families through hurt, infect them with various diseases and end up killing their wives or themselves because they are scared to open up, I feel they should be truthful and realistic about their needs and put it first before anything.
Recall that some days ago, the actress advised ladies to quit any relationship that isn’t working and move on, as some men actually prefer being with other men.
Taking to Instagram on Tuesday August 25, she wrote;
“Don’t blame people who jump from one girl to another. Some times what they really want is another man Dont Hurt your self.
Few months ago the nollywood celebrity sweethearts welcomed their first child in the United States.
Reports made the rounds that the couple was situated in the United States way before the commencement of the lockdown issued across countries plagued with the Coronavirus.
In an e-mail shared by the proud father to his fans, Adekunle Gold referenced the lovely moment he first held his baby in his arms.
According to him, he was filled with tears when he welcomed his baby girl into the world, he would even cry more when he stared into her eyes.
The singer then went on to give her name as Adejare .
Similarly Simi recently shared photos of herself lifting Adejare as they enjoyed some alone time in an open field. She then captioned the photo with a reassurance to to her daughter that there’s nothing in all the universes she wouldn’t do for her.
A lady has taken to her social media account to narrate how her ‘friend’s friend’ received a packaged slap from an anonymous lady because of a man.
Apparently, the lady who was slapped had given out her residential information and when she went outside to meet he disguised dispatch rider, a lady showed up and gave her a dirty slap becaue of ”boyfriend issues”.
Read her narration below ;
Oh! My friend’s friend chopped slap today because they called her on phone that anon sent her a gift that she should send her address, she went outside to meet dispatch rider and another girl slapped her because of boyfriend issues.
I’m not even joking!!!!
She sent address because the person said anon wanted it to be a surprise and she cant know who the person is, she definitely didn’t see that coming, nobody would!
Awoof dey run belle o
This actually happened for real no jokes, i heard she has involved the Police in this issue.
Hopefully they take the case up fuly because this anonymous girl actually brought her people to beat slap and intimidate her because of man?!
The fact that she lives in an estate and she had to call estate security to let the disguised anonymous is the creepiest, what if they came to kill her or something.
Suspected Ibadan serial killer, Sunday Shodipe who recently escaped from police custody and was rearrested, has confessed to killing a woman after his escape.
In a statement by Shodipe on Wednesday, August 26, while being paraded by Oyo state commissioner of police Nwachukwu Enwonwu, he revealed that he escaped police custody to perform rituals for the 50-year-old herbalist he was arrested with, identified as Idris Ajani.
His statement reads,
“Baba( herbalist) had been telling Officer Funsho to open the gate to allow us to take our bath but the officer did not answer him.
“Baba later told the officer that he needed to drink gin as an herbalist to prevent spirits from draining his blood but the officer still did not answer him.
“Baba had been blaming me for telling the police and the public that he was the one that sent me to kill and that I would have been released from the custody if I had been untruthful.
“Baba also told me that something terrible might happen to him if he stayed too long in police custody because of the sacrifices he had not been performing since his arrest.
“So, when the police later allowed me to go and bath in the evening at about 7.pm, I used the opportunity to escape and went to Akinyele to kill another woman.
“Baba sends me out and tells me to kill by reciting his name, Idris Adedokun Yunusa Ajani, in incantations. So, I killed the women to ensure Baba’s safety.”
The suspect was previously detained at a police station due to the congestion at the Nigeria Correctional Service facility, but will now be transferred to the facility as confirmed by the state commissioner of police.
Tiwa Savage’s estranged husband, Tee Billz has credited his new woman for his life while he shared loved up photos of them together.
The artiste manager is seen cuddling and kissing the woman in a Jacuzzi in new photos. He wrote,
“If grace is an ocean… then it’s you,”
“I will be dead without her,”, he commented under his post.
Teebills’ estranged spouse, Tiwa Savage earlier this year shared her regrets in putting her private life in the public domain.
The now single mum of one, disclosed in an interview on Elle South Africa Magazine that the biggest mistake she ever did in her life was to put out her failed marriage in public.
Recall that Tiwa’s 2-year-old marriage to Tunji Balogun, aka Teebillz literally went sour after Teebillz’s rant on Instagram where she was accused of infidelity.
In her words ;
“My biggest failure was exposing my private life too much. “There will always be speculation, but by addressing it, you are adding more fuel to the fire. “I now choose not to address anything.”
A Nigerian lady, Tabugo Violet Amaka has taken to Facebook to caution her fellow women about the negative effects of feminism.
According to the Amaka, feminism has done more harm than good to Nigerian women, most especially single ladies.
In a lengthy Facebook post, she also warned that women who try to practice feminism bring harm upon themselves.
In her words;
“Feminism has done more harm than good to our Nigerian women most especially to our single Ladies that practicing it. You hardly see married women practicing it here in Nigeria except a “divorcee”.
“No man in his right senses would allow his wife to practice “feminism” under his roof especially in Igbo land where I came from. The more you try to practice “feminism” as a woman, the more harm you bring upon yourself both psychologically and mentally because we have cultures and some cultures need to be respected in the absence of women.
“There are some decisions and action women are not allow to make or take now matter how rich and educated you are as woman in Nigeria or igbo land. What you people are fighting for here is an impossible mission, safe yourself the stress and sanity. We are not white people, we Africans, most of the things they do, doesn’t work for us. Till Jesus comes, gender equality will never be adopted here in Nigeria. So get that into your head.”
Big Brother Naija ‘lockdown’ housemate, Prince has bemoaned his ‘tough luck’ with teammates after his team lost yesterday’s Pepsi task.
Nengi and Prince were paired to perform a song from Tiwa savage.
However, they forgot their lyrics and their presentation was not coordinated on stage.
At the end of the task, Ozo and Trikytee emerged winners and won N1m cash each, with an all expense paid trip to Dubai.
In a discussion with his on/off partner, Tolanibaj, Prince said Nengi cost the team its victory at the task.
According to Prince, he is always unlucky with teammates and has not won anything from team challenges in BBNaija house.
Prince said: “I’ve been close every time to winning and now Trikytee and Ozo won.
Below are some reactions from viewers :
Prince is a sore looser I remember when they lost the Hawaii soap challenge he went around blaming his teammates and now his going to start blaming Nengi for this Pepsi challenge loss. Such a sissy how about you grow some balls and learn to celebrate others#BBNaija
Prince, you lost, it sucks, get over it you say you’re not blaming Nengi but you’re blaming Nengi and saying she wasn’t bringing team work #BBNaija#WeloveNengi
A mother has lost her life in an accident that occurred while police officers were allegedly chasing a suspected yahoo boy in Benin.
According to report Mrs Grace Obajay, 29, was in an Uber with her one-year five months old baby, when a car rammed into them, flinging the baby out of the car, knocking the mother out, and also causing injuries to the Uber driver.
Vanguard reported that the car that rammed into them was driven by a suspected Yahoo boy who was being chased by the police.
The accident occurred along Airport Road, Benin City, Edo State.
The mum, who worked as a Secretary with Floret Systems and was only two months from celebrating her second year wedding anniversary.
She had ordered the Uber after she closed from work on the 21st of August, when the accident occurred.
Grace was left bleeding from the mouth and nose and was unconscious following the accident. Her son, who had been flung out of the window due to the impact of the crash, was badly injured. The Uber driver, identified as Precious John, was also badly injured and immediately called his elder brother for help.
Speaking with Vanguard , elder brother of the Uber driver, Dickson John said,
“I got a call from my brother at about 11 am. All he could mutter was ‘ come quickly, I’m dying, I can’t breathe, my chest, accident, airport road…, and the call ended. I tried reaching back to him but could not get him.
“I was accompanied to the scene by one of my comrades, Godwin Esosa, where I saw my brother’s car stained with blood and fuel was dripping from its engine but there was no sight of him.
“We gathered from eyewitnesses that a team of policemen in a carton colour Audi car was chasing a suspected yahoo boy in a Toyota Camry 2012 model. In his bid to escape from the police, he ran into my brother’s car which was just entering airport road from Saint Paul. The policemen never made an attempt to save them. Rather, they abandoned them to fate.
“A Reverend father rushed the baby to Saint Philomena hospital for immediate attention, while my brother and mother of the baby were rushed to Faith Mediplex hospital for immediate medical attention. The yahoo suspect was rushed to the police clinic for treatment.
“At Faith Mediplex, the female passenger later identified as Mrs Grace Frank Obajay was referred to UBTH on oxygen. She was there until she died”. He added.
Grace husband Frank Obajay, lamented that the incident had shattered him beyond expression. He disclosed that their baby had a fracture on his left leg, adding that surgery had been done on the leg.
He said that the Police were aware of the incident right from the first day, adding that some policemen from Federal Operation had paid him a condolence visit.
The identities of the policemen who were chasing the yahoo suspect were yet to be disclosed by the Edo State Police Command.
Lola is definitely one of the happiest girls in the country as she’s taken to her social media page to share her excitement after her folks blessed her with a brand new car.
An ecstatic Lola took to her Twitter page to share photos of herself with the Mercedes Benz car —which is her first car— her parents bought for her.
In her post on the social networking platform, she wrote, “Parents got my FIRST car”
Lola shared the photos of herself posing by the exotic whip and garnered a lot of attention, most with utmost admiration and heartfelt congratulations while some had envy and negativity as they stated that her folks buying her the whip was a bad choice.
Lola isn’t going to vibe with bad energy from such people and she made her stance known as she addressed them in other tweets.
She tweeted: “Why are ppl so negative…my parents trust me but they ain’t letting me drive it for now loll. They have other ones I can practice on so abeg pls shut up with that negative ‘she’s gonna crash’ nonsense”
Lola also added that she is grateful for the gift and thanked God for making her parents the source of her joy, saying she would want to follow in their footsteps of giving.
Big Brother Naija housemate, Erica lashed out at her fellow housemate, Lucy last night for being rude and speaking ill of her love interest, Kiddwaya.
Kiddwaya and Lucy didn’t give an impressive performance on stage during the Pepsi task as they forgot their lines in the song even after spending hours to learn it.
Lucy was seen crying after their performance on stage and claimed it was about herself and nothing else.
According to Erica, Lucy had no right to speak to Kiddwaya in such a rude manner, she calls Lucy an attention seeker who intentionally put in such an attitude in every task.
She added that if Lucy had put in equal effort in the rehearsal than spending hours complaining, they would have come good on the final stage of the competition.
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Lucy recently shared her intuition of being evicted this Sunday hence her decision to cook for the rest of the house throughout the week.
Lucy, who is usually referred to as the mother of the house took control of the kitchen earlier this morning as she prepared breakfast for the house and plans to cook lunch and dinner.
After being queried on the sudden change in attitude, Lucy replied that she is confident she won’t make it to next week, thus her reason to take it upon herself to cook for them as much as she can.
A Nigerian man, Kaycee Madu has being appointed as a Minister of Justice in Alberta, Canada.
Kaycee, an Igbo man, who hails from Mbaise, Imo state, graduated from the University of Lagos with a law degree in 2001 and moved to Canada in 2005 with his spouse. The couple are blessed with three children.
Madu, who has practiced law both in Nigeria and Alberta, was first elected as an MLA in the April 2019 general election.
Premier Jason Kenney on Tuesday August 25, elevated Madu to the justice portfolio from Municipal Affairs in a cabinet shuffle that saw Calgary-Elbow MLA Doug Schweitzer move from justice to an economic portfolio.
Madu has made history as the first Black Canadian to occupy either provincial or federal justice positions of the justice minister, attorney general or solicitor general.
Madu tweeted,
Thank you, everyone, for all the well wishes. I am beyond humbled to accept my new role as Minister of Justice and Solicitor General – where I will pursue fairness, equality, and justice for all with every ounce of strength I have.
Thank you, everyone, for all the well wishes. I am beyond humbled to accept my new role as Minister of Justice and Solicitor General – where I will pursue fairness, equality, and justice for all with every ounce of strength I have. More here: https://t.co/nmLf4bbsC3#ablegpic.twitter.com/tHt8JrEthr
This effectively takes the Economic Development, Trade and Tourism portfolio (and) renames it. Additional functions will be added to the ministry over the weeks and months that come.
“This is a broadened and expanded ministry. Alberta is being hit especially hard with the double whammy of the global coronavirus recession, on top of that the collapse of energy prices which has clobbered our largest industry — oil and gas.”
LIVE: Announcing a limited Cabinet reset to ensure the best people are in the right positions for focus on Alberta's Recovery Plan to build, diversify, and create jobs. https://t.co/IhDhwGo8dC
Popular Nigerian singer and African giant, Burna Boy has revealed that he might have to call up two big brother Naija housemates, Neo and Erica to star in his upcoming music video.
Neo and Erica put up a beautiful performance last night in their Pepsi task challenge where they rocked the stage, singing Burna Boy’s ‘On The Low’. Though they did not win the task, Burna Boy acknowledged the effort they put in.
They stepped onto the stage with great enthusiasm, flair and creativity. Neo went the extra mile of wearing a wig cap that almost looked like Burna Boy’s dreadlocks.
Reacting to their performance, Burna Boy said they did well and might feature them in Onyeka music video.
In his words ;
They did! Might have to hit them up to star in Onyeka video
Edo State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Johnson Kokumo, on Wednesday, paraded six persons suspected to be involved in the murder of a 21-year-old University of Benin (UNIBEN) female student, Miss Uwaila Omozua.
Uwaila, a 100 level Microbiology student, was killed by some suspected rapists at a church in Benin City where she reportedly went to read on the night sometimes in May.
One of the suspected killers, Collins Uligbe, from Agbor in Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State, disclosed while being paraded that her landlady, Mrs Mary Ade, gave them N1 million to kill the undergraduate.
Collins who said he attends the same church the student attended, said that he was asked by the landlady to wipe Uwaila’s private part with an handkerchief so that she could use it for ritual purposes and prosper in her business.
However, the landlady denied the allegation, saying she neither gave him the money nor asked him to wipe the lady’s private part.
Johnson gave the names of the other suspected killers as Nelson Ogbebor, Tina Samuel, another lady, Valentine Akato and Nosa Osabohien.
According to him, the postmortem results confirmed that the said victim was raped before she was murdered.
He assured the people of Edo State that the police will leave no stone unturned to unravel the mystery behind the killing.
A video making the rounds on social media has shown the moment a little boy was playing with lots of naira notes his family members sprayed on him, and revealed his desire to do yahoo (Internet fraud).
In the video, the little boy could be heard screaming “opor is plenty” as the Naira notes fell on him.
The person behind the camera, while filming the incident asked him if he would love to be a Yahoo boy.
The little boy replied; “I will do Yahoo”..
However, while some Nigerians found the video funny and quite hilarious, others vehemently condemned the video, and expressed their worry over the effect of the incident on the little child.
In other news, A Nigerian prophet Abiodun claimed that Jacob in the Bible was the number one Yahoo boy and 419 kingpin in history.
According to the white garment prophet, Jacob performed all kinds of fraud to the point that he fraudulently got married to two sisters.
He said,
“When talking about Yahoo boys, 419, Jacob in the Bible is number one. Honestly, in my own opinion. “Number one 419 kingpin is Jacob. He stole in every way. “He got to his in-laws house, he used fraud. He got married to two sisters from the same mother. “There was no wonder he didn’t perform”.
His statement has generated quite a number of reactions on social media, with many wondering if he is actually glorifying internet fraud by linking the fraudsters to a Biblical figure.
Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos has become the first person in the World to have a net worth of $200 billion.
Forbes reported that Bezos was worth $204.6 billion as of 1:50 pm ET on Wednesday, August 26, when Amazon stock gained 2%. The 56-year-old who is already the richest person in the world, saw his net worth increase to $204.6 billion from $74 billion during the span of 2020.
According to Forbes’ calculations, Amazon founder’s fortune is the largest ever amassed even when taking inflation into account.
The report said Amazon’s stock price has been skyrocketing over the last few months, as millions of people have been forced to stay inside and order more products online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The company’s share price has surged more than 100% since March 16, when it was trading for less than $1,700 per share.
Amazon is worth $1.72 trillion, making it the second most valuable company behind Apple, which is worth $2.16 trillion.
Housemates, Ozo and Trikytee have both won ₦1 million each for their performance as they paired as ‘Team Tekno’ to sing a few of his songs.
The prices won were an all-expense-paid trip to Dubai for a music festival and a year supply of Pepsi. Ozo and Trikytee performed brilliantly in the singing competition as Team Tiwa, comprising of Nengi and Prince won the puzzle competition.
In light of team Tekno’s Victory, Trikytee gave a speech, saying, “I’m so happy, I’ve never gone on an international flight before. Thank you.”
Nengi, who is this week’s Deputy Head of House to Ozo has told him (Ozo) not to take her relationship with Kiddwaya serious as there is nothing going on between the two of them.
In her conversation with Ozo, who totally finds her attractive, Nengi said Kiddwaya is only her play partner, describing him as the only housemate whose energy matches hers.
Although the former beauty queen had made it clear that she wasn’t going to date any housemate, she still wants Ozo to understand that Kiddwaya is just a friend. Read more here
A group of Lagos residents in the Idumota area of the metropolis on Wednesday, August 26, gathered around a man who was spotted dozing near the base of the pedestrian bridge.
According to reports, the incident occurred at about 10.30 am on said day — eyewitnesses told Vanguard that the man, who donned a shirt and a pair of trousers and had a bag hung around his neck, was seated and dozing off, thereby blocking some traders from displaying their wares.
At first, they assumed he was ill and tried to help him only to discover that he was drunk.
Seeing that he wasn’t ill, one of the traders angrily attempted to pull him out of the space where they were meant to display their goods but the man, who was still deeply asleep, lay gently on the floor and continued dozing.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Wednesday, August 26th, released Nigerian social media celeb, Ismaila Mustapha alias Mompha, about two weeks after he was re-arrested by the anti-graft agency in Lagos.
Mompha was re-arrested on Friday, August 14 after he went to the EFCC office in Ikoyi, Lagos to reclaim his five wristwatches, an Apple Air pod, one iPhone 8 mobile phone and a pair of sunglasses, seized by the EFCC operatives last October.
Following an application by his lawyer, Gboyega Oyewole (SAN), Justice Mohammed Liman had on July 24 ordered the EFCC to release the items to Mompha.
Mompha went to the EFCC to recover his item and had barely left the commission’s premises when the operatives accosted him and took him into custody. EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said Mompha’s re-arrest was connected to a fresh set of cyber fraud charges.
Confirming his release, his lawyer, Gboyega Oyewole (SAN), said Mompha has also withdrawn the N5 million fundamental rights suit he filed against the EFCC to challenge his re-arrest.
A 29-year-old woman, Grace Obajay, has lost her life in an auto crash that occurred along Airport Road, Benin City, Edo State, while her one-year and five months old baby is in critical condition at a private hospital, Vanguard News reports.
According to the report, two other persons: the Uber driver and yahoo suspect who also sustained severe injuries, were said to be receiving treatment at the hospital.
Grace who would have been celebrating her two years marriage anniversary in two months, had ordered a Uber last Friday, after the close of work and had occupied the back seat with her baby.
Barely had the Uber driver, Precious John, begun the journey, than a green Toyota Camry on high speed, hit them from the driver’s side. The baby was said to have been flung out of the vehicle due to the impact.
Speaking with Vanguard, the elder brother of the Uber driver, Dickson John said, “We gathered from eyewitnesses that a team of policemen in a carton colour Audi car was chasing a suspected yahoo boy in a Toyota Camry 2012 model.
In his bid to escape from the police, he ran into my brother’s car which was just entering airport road from Saint Paul. The policemen never made an attempt to save them. Rather, they abandoned them to fate.
A Reverend father rushed the baby to Saint Philomena hospital for immediate attention, while my brother and mother of the baby were rushed to Faith Mediplex hospital for immediate medical attention.
The yahoo suspect was rushed to the police clinic for treatment.“ The deceased’s husband, Frank Obajay, lamented that the incident had shattered him beyond expression.
A Twitter user has reported some Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) officers, who allegedly went to a petrol station in Ikorodu and demanded to be placed on their payroll.
According to him, the officers harassed the manager and demanded to be paid monthly. He wrote,
Dear distinguished @segalink, These men from Special squad (SARS) @NigeriaPolice came to @PetrocamNigeria station at Ikorodu yesterday. They harassed the manager and demanded, they should be put on a monthly salary from the petrol station. Their leader Amos is the one in circle.
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Some twitter users have reacted to the post,
@gladysanyana wrote, “They came to u with that option of being placed on monthly salary cos, na still dem go send their “friends” to come visit u. If u know, you know. Person walking”
@shegelee wrote, “A friend who manages a filling station somewhere in Lagos gives the police 50kg of petrol every week as a reward for their quick response whenever they are called upon.”
@repjune wrote, “Until we stop recruiting thieves into the force I fear this country may end up like Colombia.”
@kassandraugoch1 wrote, “Monthly Salary kwa?Has the gas station, become the Federal government that employed them… Chai!Woman walkingWoman walkingWoman walking.”
Dear distinguished @segalink. These men from Special squad (SARS) @NigeriaPolice came to @PetrocamNigeria station at Ikorodu yesterday. They harrassed the manager and demanded, they should be put on a monthly salary from the petrol station. Their leader Amos is the one in circle. pic.twitter.com/tHEvjR4Sgt
An elephant poacher identified as Mobanza Mobembo, who killed more than 500 of the animals has been sentenced to 30 years of hard labour in the Congo Republic.
Mobembo was sentenced for ivory trafficking and attempted murder of park rangers.
According to the Wildlife Conservation Society(WCS), the notorious poacher led hunts into the Nouabale-Ndoki National Park which killed more than 500 elephants since around 2008.
WCS stated that the attempted murder charges against Mobembo were connected to a 2019 incident when his poacher group allegedly fired at and wounded members of a ranger patrol in Nouabale-Ndoki National Park
Mobembo’s sentencing marked the first criminal conviction of a wildlife trafficker in the Congo Republic.
WCS regional director Emma Stokes in a statement this week noted that the sentence sends an extremely strong message that wildlife crime will not be tolerated and will be prosecuted at the highest levels.
Earlier this year, the management of Imo Zoological Garden and Wildlife Park confirmed that a hyena escaped from its facility.
Francis Abioye, the General manager of the park confirmed the development which sent residents of Nekede into panic and said the hyena was recaptured 6 hours after its escape in an operation carried out by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) attached to the facility.
Abioye disclosed that the Hyena escaped from a big underground hole it dug in its cage inside the zoo.
A Nigerian man, Muhammed Adam as taking to Twitter to share his own opinion on guys showing interest in their friends sister.
Taking to the micro-blogging site, the young man says he finds it disrespectful and an act of betrayal for his friend to show interest in his sister.
He wrote;
“I actually find it very disrespectful and act of betrayal for my friend to show interest in my sister. Guys that have sisters generally do not like it for their friends to have anything romantic with their sisters.
This has nothing to do with my circle. There are people who aren’t just comfortable with that arrangement and others who find nothing wrong with it. A good friend doesn’t also guarantee a good partner. But if the girl wants, goodluck but I am not involved in the arrangement”.
As a way of rewarding all its customers for continued patronage even during the COVID-19 pandemic, TECNO has deemed it fit to appreciate its customers by giving out amazing prizes and discounts for those who will buy any of the TECNO Spark, Camon and the Pouvoir Series.
Customers who purchase any of the above TECNO smartphone Series will get a raffle ticket which qualifies them for a chance to win mouth-watering Prizes such as a Double Door refrigerator, Washing machine, Microwave, Blender, TECNO TWS HI Earpods, and lots more.
Meanwhile every buyer of the Spark 5 Series and Camon 15 Series will also be rewarded with Memory Cards and Bluetooth speakers respectively. However, those who purchase the Camon 12 Pro get a discount of N2000 while promo last.
How do I participate in the TECNO Spark Mega Reward Promotion? Simple!
You will be given a raffle ticket which qualifies you for a chance to win any of the items listed above.
Ensure you fill the raffle ticket correctly with valid information
The more devices you buy, the better your chances of winning.
Winners will be picked via a Raffle draw at the end of the promo and all announced winners are advised to go to the same outlet they purchased their devices to claim their gifts. The promotion runs from 10th August to September 10, 2020.
Prizes to be won
First prize: double-door fridge
Second prize: washing machine
Third prize: (microwave oven/blender）
Fourth prize: TECNO TWS H1
Instant Prizes: 16GB and 32GB Memory Card and Bluetooth speaker
Buy 1 win 1 Phone Free
You also stand a chance of winning a free phone when you purchase any of the Spark, Camon or Pouvoir Series, unbox and post image of it and name of the shop where you bought it on your social media page using #TECNOMegaPromo.
Winners will be selected weekly via lucky dip which will be broadcasted live on TECNO Facebook page.
The Camon 15 Series is TECNO’s latest camera phone with 64MP-Quad rear camera, 32MP pop-up selfie camera, 6GB RAM and 128GB of storage.
The Pouvoir 4 Series comes with huge 6000mAh always-on battery, 18W fast charging and dual stereo speakers.
The Spark 5 Series on the other hand focuses on the young and trendy folks and is available in four fashionable colours of Ice Jadeite, Spark Orange, Vacation Blue and Misty Grey. So what are you still waiting for? Go get yourself any of the above TECNO Series and win fantastic prizes.
