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Temi Otedola shows how her parent paid her a surprise visit while on a movie set (video)

Temi Otedola shows

Temi Otedola, daughter of Nigerian billionaire, Femi Otedola, took to her Twitter page to show how her parent paid her a surprise visit while on a movie set.

Recall that some weeks ago, the fashion designer is set to make her acting debut in Kunle Afolayan’s feature film, The Citation.

It is believed that Femi Otedola and wife, Nana Otedola, went unannounced to show massive support to their daughter as they visited her on the set of the movie.

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Dramatic pictures show fire engulfing Kobe Bryant’s helicopter after it crashed killing the NBA star, his daughter and seven others

Dramatic pictures show

These dramatic pictures have revealed the moment Kobe Bryant’s helicopter exploded in a fireball after it crashed into a hillside in Calabasas, California, killing the NBA legend, his 13-year-old daughter Gigi and seven others.

The photos, taken in the aftermath of the crash by a witness show the flaming wreckage of the helicopter after it plunged 1,000 feet into a hillside on Sunday.

The witness said he saw ‘helicopter parts flying everywhere’ after the aircraft emerged from ‘out of the fog’ and exploded in a ‘huge fireball’.

Before the crash, Pilot Ara Zobayan had told air traffic controllers that he was climbing to avoid a cloud layer.

On Monday, an accident investigator said the pilot asked and received special clearance to fly in heavy fog just minutes before the crash and was flying at 1,400 feet when he went south and then west.

Authorities also revealed that there was no black box on board but instead an iPad which was used for flight itinerary.

Pilot Zobayan asked for air traffic controllers to provide ‘flight following’ radar assistance but was told the craft was too low for that assistance, Jennifer Homendy of the National Transportation Safety Board said.

About four minutes later, ‘the pilot advised they were climbing to avoid a cloud layer,’ she said. ‘When ATC asked what the pilot planned to do, there was no reply. Radar data indicates the helicopter climbed to 2,300 feet and then began a left descending turn.’ The wreckage was found at 1,085 feet.

Homendy said last radar contact was around 9.45am. Two minutes later, someone on the ground called 911 to report the crash.

The helicopter, which left Santa Ana in Orange County, south of Los Angeles, shortly after 9 a.m., was heading to the Mamba Academy near Thousand Oaks, California when the chopper went down in Calabasas, about 30 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles.


All nine people on board the aircraft, including the NBA legend and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna died.

NTSB investigators went to the crash site in Calabasas on Monday to collect evidence. ‘The debris field is pretty extensive,’ Homendy said. ‘A piece of the tail is down the hill,’ she said. ‘The fuselage is on the other side of that hill. And then the main rotor is about 100 yards beyond that.’

The witness who saw the helicopter come down, and took the pictures of the flaming wreckage, told The Sun that: ‘One of the helicopter doors landed about 10 to 15 feet away from us. Helicopter parts were flying everywhere. There was very little left of the helicopter.’

Some experts suggested that the pilot might have gotten disoriented because of fog but Homendy said investigating teams would look at everything from the pilot’s history to the engines. ‘We look at man, machine and the environment,’ she said. ‘And weather is just a small portion of that.’

Actress Doris Ogala shares screenshots of texts revealing Oge Okoye has allegedly been secretly sleeping with the ex-husband of Uche Elendu

Nollywood Actress, Doris Ogala , has taken to her IG page to share screenshots of messages revealing that Oge Okoye has allegedly been sleeping with Prince Walter Ogochukwu Igweanyiba, who is the ex-husband of Uche Elendu

Recall she recently went off on an Instagram rant days ago, calling out Uche Elendu and Oge Okoye for allegedly sleeping with people’s husband and allegedly snatching husbands

Doris Ogala and Hubby

Doris also insinuated that Uche Elendu tried snatching her husband “spiritually” after wiping her face with a handkerchief at her wedding. She wrote;

Who can relate this picture spiritually? Hmmmm this is the part I’m talking about….becareful of who you call your friend.

Oge Okoye

In yet another twist to the ‘Nollywood in real life’ drama,  Doris Ogala shared screenshots of messages revealing that Oge Okoye has allegedly been secretly sleeping with her “friend”, Uche Elendu’s ex-husband Walter.

Uche Elendu and Hubby (now estranged)

She wrote as she shared the screenshots;

Chai make i post this last one.. some people are telling me not to post again.. ok after this one now.. last epide tonight..

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Father ties up his 10-year-old daughter to ceiling and set fire to her private part for stealing N3,000 in Ibadan

Father ties up

The Oyo State Command of the National Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), have arrested a couple who allegedly tied their 10-year-old daughter Abibat, to a ceiling, burning her private part for stealing the sum of N3,000.

The father of the girl, Taofeek Olawale 41, an indigene of Ede, Osun State, said he was only trying to scare her with the fire as deterrence when the fire burnt her private part.

Parading the suspect and his wife, Romoke, on Monday in Ibadan, the commandant of the (NSCDC), Isikilu Akinsanya told journalists that the arrest was part of the responsibility of the Anti-human Trafficking and Child Protection Unit of the NSCDC to save and protect the lives and property of Nigerians, as enshrined in the 2003 Act, amended 2007.

The Commandant, who was represented at the press conference by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Oluwole Olusegun, alleged that Olawale, a carpenter residing in the Amuloko area of Ibadan and his wife tortured their daughter, Abibat, by tying the girl’s hand to the ceiling and putting fire under her until she confessed to the accusation of stealing N3,000 belonging to a neighbour, Rukayat Trimisiyu.

He further said that in the search for the money, the sum of N600 was found in Abibat’s bag, and the girl later brought the remaining N2,400 from where it was hidden in the house.

The NSCDC boss said Abibat was still recovering in the hospital from damage she suffered from the burns her father inflicted on her.

Olawale told journalists he was only attempting to scare his daughter and teach her some morals.

“It is the devil that is at work,” he said.

Romoke dissociated herself from the assault, saying she divorced from Olawale seven years ago and was somewhere else when she heard about the incident.

No company has been licenced to run okada services – Lagos Government

The Lagos State Government has stated no company was given the licence to operate commercial services with motorcycles popularly known as Okada, following a ban it placed on the means of transportation in six local governments and nine local council development areas of the state. (Read here)

Lagos State’s Commissioner for Information and Strategy in the state, Gbenga Omotosho who disclosed this on ‘Sunrise Daily’, said what the government has been trying to do is regulate commercial motorcyclist so that their excesses can be curtailed.

In his words ;

“You are talking about registration; as far as I am concern, the government has not registered any company to come and be running okada.

“In fact, what the government was trying to look at is how to regulate these people so that their excesses can be curtailed.

“But as far as I know, nobody has been licenced to go and start running okada because it is unfortunate that … the rate at which people are dying; the rate at which people are being robbed on the roads; the police are worried, everybody is worried.”

Omotosho also revealed that the Lagos State Government decided to enforce the ban after a robust assessment of the debate on the rate of accidents in the state. He alleged that the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) recorded about 104,000 accident cases involving the common Lagosians with broken arms and legs.

The Commissioner also made a clarification on the ban, stating that courier services operators are allowed to ply all routes because they don’t constitute so much danger.

Omotosho added;

“The guys who are doing courier services, for example, they don’t carry passengers and they don’t constitute so much danger. So, those ones are allowed.

“They have to be above 200cc and you have to have a box behind you that you are doing courier service and you don’t have to carry passengers; you have to be well-kitted and wear your helmet.”

Unidentified woman dumps newborn baby girl on roadside in Niger State

Unidentified woman dumps

A good Samaritan identified as Fatima Adamu rescued a day-old baby girl dumped by an unidentified mother along Kuta Road opposite Central Mosque in Minna, Niger state capital.

The baby was brought before the Niger State Child Right Protection Agency in Minna on Tuesday, January 28.

According to Adamu, she was alerted by her neighbors after the baby who was wrapped with a wrapper, was discovered by passer-by.

“When I came to the scene, i saw people gathered at the scene where the baby was dumped and I inquire and was told that an unknown woman aligned from a motorcycle and dumped the baby. When I got to the scene, everybody was afraid to touch the baby, because nobody saw the person that dumped the baby except the children that were playing outside the house that said they saw a woman dropped from a bike and dropped something that was moving,” she stated.

“It was the children that immediately informed their parents but they could come out the bike had zoomed off with the woman which they quickly alerted the neighborhood and everyone rushed to the scene. I and a vigilante member that live in the area picked up the baby and we both went to report the matter to Central Police Station. The police officer on duty collected the baby and promised to bring the matter before the Child Right Agency that treats issues about children and women and ensure their welfare ,” she added.

Confirming the incident, Mrs Hassana Usman, a Police Officer who was on duty in the area, said the baby was brought to the police station by the woman and a vigilante member.

“When they came to the station with the baby, I noticed the baby hasn’t been bath after birth, it was as if the mother just gave birth to the baby and immediately dumped her. I appealed to a woman that live close to the station to assist me with hot water and I bath the baby because she left under cold and was not doing well, I had to take her to the hospital on Sunday since it was weekend and offices we’re closed. The baby has been under my care since that Saturday night that was brought to the station before bringing her to the Child Right Agency today,” she said.

Reacting to the incident, Mrs Mairam Kolo, Director General of the Niger State Children Right Protection Agency, appealed to the general public to assist the agency with useful information on the identity of the mother of the baby.

“We are calling on anyone especially those living around the area that know any woman who was pregnant and recently delivered in the last three days and hasn’t been seen with a baby to report to our agency. This is to enable us identify the mother and bring her to justice,” she said.

Kolo said that the agency would work with the police and the Ministry of Women Affairs to investigate the matter and commended the good Samaritans for saving the life of the baby.

If she can roll a good blunt marry her – Naira Marley says

Controversial Nigerian rapper, Naira Marley has revealed the most important factor to consider before getting married.

The president of his controversial fan base, “Marlians”, made a tweet to dish out this million worthy advice to the whole Marlian nation this afternoon.

He tweeted, “If she can roll a good blunt marry her”.

“Baby, you are so serious” – Regina Daniels questions Ned Nwoko about his facial expression while driving (video)

Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels, shared a video via Instagram showing her husband, Ned Nwoko driving her and two other women in one of his luxurious cars.

Regina Daniels and Hubby, Ned Nwoko

In the video, the actress, who sat at the passenger seat beside her husband, asked why he had on a serious facial expression saying;

“Baby, you are so serious. What happened?”

Mr Nwoko looked at her and beamed a smile as he tries to explain but he was not audible.

Watch the video below:

Kobe Bryant’s heartbroken father, Joe Bryant is seen for the first time

Kobe Bryant’s heartbroken father has been seen for the first time since losing the NBA legend, 41, and his 13-year-old granddaughter Gigi in a helicopter crash.

Joe Bryant, 65, a retired NBA star, was pictured stepping out of the Las Vegas home he shares with Kobe’s mother, Pamela, after a bouquet of flowers were delivered on Monday afternoon.

His outing comes after neighbors told DailyMail.com that Joe and Pamela’s lives have been turned ‘upside down’ because of the tragedy.

‘I talked to them twice yesterday and took over food and a card, and briefly today, they are just devastated, as you can imagine,’ the neighbor said, adding: ‘It’s a private, awful moment, losing their son and grand-daughter, it’s just horrific. I was talking to Joe briefly the day before, we were out for a walk, it was all happy and good and talking about the gorgeous weather and then it switched in 24 hours where their lives were turned upside down.’

The neighbor said Joe and Pamela are ‘very close’ to their daughters Sharia and Shaya who live in Las Vegas and the family has been rallying together, adding: ‘They just need their peace, it’s been nonstop since yesterday.

‘They were here this morning and yesterday. It’s a sensitive time, I can’t even imagine what they’re going through. They are lovely, kind, decent people.’

This comes after Kobe’s former coach and best friend of his father Joe, Wayne Slappy, told DailyMail.com that the NBA star’s family is struggling to deal with a ‘black hole’ left by his death and have been left feeling empty.

‘Can you imagine a black hole? It’s empty, how do you fill it? They’re a close-knit family. He was 41-years-old, and then his daughter dies in an accident with him too,’ the 67-year-old basketball coach said.

He added: ‘His family are going to miss him more than you can begin to imagine. I know NBA players whose kids can’t stand them, they never spent any time with them. That ain’t Kobe.

‘He grew up with his family loving each other. He was doing the same thing his father did for him, for his daughters, to the best of his ability.’

Kobe Bryant died along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others when his chopper crashed in Calabasas, about 30 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles on Sunday.

The NBA legend leaves behind wife Vanessa, daughters Natalia, 17, Bianka, three, seven-month-old Capri, and his parents and sisters Sharia and Shaya.

Mother, son wanted by FBI, jailed for internet scam in Lagos

A suspected internet scammer, Damilola Ahmed Adeyeri and his mother, Alaba Kareem Adeyeri, have been convicted on a four-count charge of conspiracy and obtaining money under false pretence to the tune of $82, 570, about N29.9million.

PM news reports that Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, convicted the woman and her son and sentenced them to three years each in a correctional centre.

The judge found them guilty on all counts. But the sentences for each count would run concurrently. Justice Aneke further ordered that all the properties and monies recovered from the convicts be forfeited to the Federal Government and upon applications by the victims, restitution be made to them.

The convicts were arrested following a petition from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) against Damilola Adeyeri and others now at large on an alleged case of conspiracy, obtaining under false pretence, money laundering and computer-related fraud.

Armed with the petition, the operatives of the Commission immediately swung into action and upon investigations found out that his mother was an accomplice in the crime.

Idi Musa, an investigator with the EFCC, while being led in evidence narrated to the court that sometime in April 2019, that the Commission received a petition from the FBI, alleging that the official email address of American Cranes Manufacturing company was hacked and as a result the sum of $82, 570. 00 was stolen by the fraudsters. He told the court that the petitioner reported that there was a syndicate of fraudsters who defrauded many companies through business email compromise and obtained millions of dollars from American citizens.

Idi further revealed that Damilola was arrested on September 6, 2019, after which his mother was apprehended when she went to withdraw money from the bank upon hearing that EFCC was investigating her son. He said Damilola’s mother bought properties in the name of her son with the money made from the fraud.

He also told the court that the sums stolen by the convicts were used to acquire properties in choice areas of Lagos, and some cash were found in their accounts.

One of the count reads:

“that you, Damilola Ahmed Adeyeri, Alaba Kareem Adeyeri and Karen Russell (still at large) sometime on the 21st day of June 2017, in Lagos within the jurisdiction of the court conspired to fraudulently impersonate the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of American Cranes Manufacturing Company with intent to gain monetary advantage in the sum of $82, 570. 00 (Eighty Two Thousand Five Hundred and Seventy US Dollars) and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 27 (1) (b) and 22 (3) of the Cyber Crime (Prohibition Prevention etc) ACT, 2015 and punishable under Section 22 (1) of the same Act.”

Another count reads:

“That you Damilola Ahmed Adeyeri, Alaba Kareem Adeyeri and Karen Russell (still at large), sometime on the 19th day of July 2017, in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this court dishonestly represented yourself as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of American Cranes Manufacturing Company thereafter you sent an email from personal@managements-securemail-office-portal.online with intent to gain advantage to yourselves and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 27 (1) (a) and 22 (3) of the Cyber Crime (Prohibition Prevention etc) ACT, 2015 and punishable under Section 22 (1) of the same Act”.

After the charges were read to the convicts, they pleaded guilty to the four-count charge of conspiracy and obtaining money under false pretences.

Pastor, wife sentenced to three years in prison for selling JAMB form above N4, 000

A Nasarawa state magistrate court today January 28th, sentenced to three years in prison each, a pastor of one of the new generation churches, Ujaku Emem Samuel, his wife, Mrs. Peace and two others, Opulani Sunupe and Umar Musa Sa’adu, for selling the e-PIN for the 2020 unified tertiary matriculation examination (UTME) above N4, 000 stipulated price.

According to a statement by JAMB’s Head of Information, the four accused persons were nabbed by men of the NSCDC in Nasarawa state selling the JAMB form above 4000. They were arraigned before the court today and they pleaded guilty.

The statement reads

“No fewer than four persons who are agents of accredited sale outlets arrested by officers of NSCDC, Nasarawa State Command for selling the ongoing 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) application documents above the prescribed price of N4000, have been sentenced to three years in prison each.

“Before the commencement of the sale of 2020,UTME/DE application documents on 13th January 2020 the sale outlets and their agents were adequately briefed by the Board on the cost and procedures for vending the ePINs. The price of the ePINS was fixed at N3500 while that of the Reading Text was N500 totalling N4000.

“A commission of N210 from the N3500 due to the Board is given to the sale outlets as a commission on each pin sold to motivate them as well as dissuade them from exploiting candidates.

“It would be recalled that the Federal Government, in a bid to lessen the burden on parents, had directed that the UTME application documents be sold at N3500 down from N5000 charged earlier.

“Therefore, it is rather unfortunate that in spite of all the warnings and appeals as well as the offer of a fat commission by the Board, some sale agents still deemed it fit to test the resolve of the Board and the Federal Government by doing the contrary.

“This conviction is only the first in the series of ongoing prosecution of cases in several courts of law across the country, and, as such, many more convictions are being expected in due course.

“All sale outlets and their agents charged with the vending of the ePINs are hereby warned, in their own interest, to desist from engaging in sharp practices or face the consequences.

“Anyone who sells the ePINs above the regulated price would certainly, be arrested and prosecuted as each ePIN comes with a unique identifier for ease of tracking.

“Similarly, candidates are also warned to desist from paying more than the prescribed price as they can be culpable of aiding and abetting corrupt acts.

“The Board also wish to inform the general public that it welcomes credible and actionable reports of persons or centres exploiting candidates by selling above the regulated price.”

Woman walks down the aisle on crutches 14 months after she survived fatal accident that claimed 27 lives (photos)

A Nigerian lady from Abia State, Levi Lauretta has tied the nuptial knot with her man, Victor Nwaubani, an Assistant Supritendent of Police, one year and 2 months after she survived a fatal accident that claimed over 27 lives.

Lauretta took to her social media page to share her inspiring story and asked for prayers for God to perfect her healing.

“My Amen was not in vain, God blessed me with my dream husband despite the situation I found myself in after a fatal accident that claimed more than 27 lives on 21st October 2018 at Abia state, my man stood by me and still choose me to be his beautiful bride, to all the single sisters here, you are next, 7th December was a success more than I ever expected, thank you Lord, pls still put me in prayers for God to perfect my healing”

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Daddy Freeze mocks Pastor Funke Adejumo for asking to go offline before telling church members to sow a seed (video)

Media Personality, Daddy Freeze has reacted to a video of Pastor Funke Adejumo asking her church’s media team to go offline before telling members to sow a seed.

Pastor Funke Adejumo who alongside her husband Pastor Felix Adejumo founded Agape Christian Ministries, was heard saying in the video;

“I don’t know happened but Mothers’ summit Akure I heard them minister these days and I know you’ve been so blessed and so loaded. Now Mothers’ summit Akure I want you to sow…….Can we go offline?”

Daddy Freeze saw the video and questioned why she is going offline. According to media personality, if what she is doing has scriptural backing there won’t be any need to go offline.

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Daddy Freeze and those FreeNation people are watching o????

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Daddy Freeze further advised her to go offline earlier next time or use the scriptures to ask members to sow a seed because he will be watching.

“Dear Lord, thank you for giving me my own man, and not another Woman’s Man”- Nkechi Blessing Sunday

Popular actress, Nkechi Sunday Blessing is heads over heels in love and she has taken to her official Instagram page to gush over her man.

Nkechi Blessing.

Sharing a photo of herself and her hearthrob, she gushed about how he looked at her in the photo.

The caption reads ;

“The way he looks at me ehn Dear Lord…..Thank you again for giving me My own MAN,and not another Woman’s Man
….Miss you already Chargie Imma just surprise u again by flying back”.

“Why didn’t he save for the rainy days…” – Nigerians blame Veteran Actor, Ernest Asuzu as he turns roadside beggar (photos)

Ernest Asuzu

On Monday afternoon, a video of veteran actor, Ernest Asuzu, who was once known for his vibrant acting, surfaced online revealing how he has now turned a roadside beggar and battling stroke.

Ernest Asuzu was captured shirtless in the video which was posted by a passerby and fan, with social media handle, ‘Bolingo 2014’.

‘Bolingo 2014’ while speaking in the video, stressed that Nollywood is a disgrace as he was stunned to see the veteran actor in such emaciated state with no help from his colleagues in the entertainment industry, prompting the video.

Confirming the news a lady, Ronke Sunday said “I saw him yesterday trying to stop an okada, and he wasn’t walking very well, but I don’t know if he was begging, may God restore back his health”

In reaction, some Nigerians showered pitiful remarks while many others wondered why and how he became so broke despite all the money and fame he had back then.

One Precious Omotoyosi Odunubi wrote “…am sure he has family members too…when he had the money, how did he spend it? my point is our nollywood stars should not rely on their colleague when they become incapacitated….he could have also spent it on frivolities like most of them do now”

A Tricia Blaq wrote; ”No one actually owes him anything life is a personal race. If people are helping it’s bcs they want to not cause people are entitled to their money! I get that collectively they can help one another but if we are being honest there is really no money in nollywood and everyone has a problem or two!”

While one Ibrahim Abey wrote ”When he is dead now his pictures will be all over the internet nobody will help him now”

Meanwhile, some were also of the school of thought that it is only the female actors that are always favored in the industry, unlike their male counterparts.

OAP Daddy freeze wrote: “If Na actress now she go get mansion and Jeep from this same work.”

One Nnnena Aldo wrote “The only people that blow in Nollywood are the actresses…but people should try to save at hard times ooo , no expect people to come to your aid when u sick .invest your time n money …. spend to your limit those that clap n hail when you spend extravagant will be d one to mock you….. Nollywood pays everyone for their roles, when you work save money for rainy days and don’t blame anyone when they don’t help. Abi u give them money hold??? “

”Fame will pass..Make hay while sun shines!!! ?But come these nollywood actresses driving exotic cars while the actors remain broke and begging”, One Victor Osaze opined.

A Justina Ifreke wrote “The mistake people make is thinking that they won’t retire. The entertainment industry fame is short lived, as long as new talents will keep rising and it applies to every field. ✅Save ? ✅Invest ? and create a means of income that will take care of you during retirement ?. Don’t flex and forget the future”

“I couldn’t walk the next day” – British woman, 80, talks about her first sxx with her 35-year-old Egyptian boyfriend

Ms. Iris Jones, the 80-year-old British pensioner who is planning to marry her 35-year-old Egyptian toyboy despite the age difference between them, has opened up about their sex life.

The woman, who flew all the way down to Egypt from the UK to see her lover Mohamed Ahmed Irbriham in November 2019, was a guest on This Morning show.

On the show, the senior citizen left presenters Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield in stitches as she shared her love story as well as her first sexual encounter with her toyboy.

Iris, who previosly said her toyboy isn’t after her money claimed that she “felt like a virgin again” before going further.

When asked about their first night together, the 80-year-old pensioner said: “It was very rough.” She then continued: “Nobody’s been near me for 35 years, I felt like a virgin again.

“We used a whole tube of KY jelly.”

While the comment left Holly and Phillip laughing out loud. Iris added: “I couldn’t walk the next day, I felt like I’d been riding a horse.”

Kobe Bryant and wife, Vanessa reportedly had a deal not to fly in helicopter together

NEW reports on social media suggests, Late NBA Star, Kobe Bryant and his wife Vanessa Bryant had a deal not to fly together in a helicopter.

The NBA legend was killed in a helicopter crash with eight other people at the weekend, including his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Maria Onore.

According to People, Vanessa always refused to join her husband when he used helicopters for the convenience of getting around Los Angeles.

A source said Kobe, 41, only ever used Ara Zobayan as pilot.

Kobe had previously said that he began using helicopters to get around so that he could avoid the LA traffic. He said this happened while he was playing for Los Angeles Lakers.

Speaking to Alex Rodriguez in 2018, Kobe said: “I was sitting in traffic and I wound up missing like a school play.

“I had to figure out a way where I could still train and focus on the craft but still not compromise family time.

“So that’s when I looked into helicopters, to be able to get down and back in 15 minutes and that’s when it started.”

On Sunday, January 26, while heading to his Mamba Sports Academy for a youth basketball match with his daughter Gianna, his private helicopter crashed in the Calabasas mountains, killing all on board, including mother and daughter Sarah and Payton Chester, girls’ basketball coach Christina Mauser, college baseball coach Joh Altobelli and his wife Keri and daughter Alyssa.

Kobe is survived by wife Vanessa, 37, and their daughters Natalia, 17, Bianka, 3, and Capri, who was born in June 2019.

Nollywood actress Eve Esin shows off engagement ring, says she is taken

Nollywood actress Eve Esin shows

Nollywood actress Eve Esin, popularly known as Kokomma, has taken to social media to announce that she got engaged.

The actress took to her Instagram to share the announcement with one word.

The talented actress also shared a photo of her engagement ring to announce the marriage. In the Instagram post, the actress captioned her post with the word taken.

In the photo she shared, the actress ring could be seen on her ring finger on her well-manicured hand.

The beautiful ring was studded with a shiny diamond cut in the middle and the band had the infinity sign.

Actress Bimbo Afolayan cries out after landlord allegedly assaulted her mother over security fee

Nollywood actress, Bimbo Afolayan has cried out on Instagram after her mother allegedly got assaulted by a landlord over a security fee.

According to Bimbo Afolayan, her mother was taking her daughter to school when she was attacked with a bottle by the landlord who lives in same neighborhood with them.

She wrote;

WHAT DO WE CALL THIS MY GOD?

NOW THEY WILL SAY KEEP YOUR COOL SHE DIDNT KEEP HER COOL AND SOMETHING HAPPEN

LANDLORD TO LANDLORD !
SHE SAID SHE CAME OUT TO EXPLAIN TO HIM AND BEFORE SHE SAID ANYTHING THE MAN SAID SHE IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE !

THEY SHOULD LOCK THE GATE AND SHE SAID SHE WANTS TO DROP HER GRANDCHILD IN SCHOOL
AND THE MAN STARTED !
WE ARE AT THE POLICE STATION NOW BUT THIS WONT GO !
THE MAN CANT GO LIKE THAT

EARLING MORNING BEATING MY MOM LIKE THAT OH NO !

THEY SAID DONT TAKE LAWS INTO YOUR HANDS !

NOW I AM CRYING TO THE WHOLE WORLD !

PLS MY MUM MUST NOT FEEL THIS PAIN FOR NOTHING!

She also claimed that upon reporting the case at Idimu Police Station, they refused taking up the case saying they can’t arrest the man.

‘If my wife ever kills me, she should be allowed to live and take care of my children’ – Nigerian doctor writes

Nigerian doctor writes

A Nigerian doctor identified as Anenya Ushakuma Michael, has asked that his wife be left to live and take care of their children if she ever does kill him.

This comes after the death by hanging verdict handed down to Maryam Sanda for stabbing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello.

”I know my wife will never kill me. But if for any reason this happens, let her be allowed to live and take care of my children. This is me Dr Anenga Ushakuma Michael writing this, and I want this tweet to be admissible in court as evidence he wrote.

Nicki Minaj’s Brother Jailed 25 Years For Child Rape

American rapper Nicki Minaj’s brother has been jailed for 25 years to life after being found guilty of child rape.

Jelani Maraj was sentenced in a New York court today by Judge Robert McDonald, years after the guilty verdict was reached, reports TMZ.

Maraj was found guilty of predatory sexual assault against a child and endangering the welfare of a child in a trial that lasted less than three weeks.

Back in 2017, the rapper, whose real name is Onika Maraj-Petty, visited her brother while he was locked up.

Nicki didn’t testify during the trial despite claims made by her brother’s defence team that she would.

Maraj was actually found guilty in November 2017. Jelani Maraj’s attorney David M. Schwartz said,

“We will be appealing this excessive sentence. There was clear juror misconduct amongst other issues.”

Jelani Maraj was first charged in the case back in April 2016. He was accused of repeatedly raping his stepdaughter, beginning when she was 11 years old. Schwartz had claimed at various points that the girl’s allegations against Maraj were part of her mother’s $25 million extortion scheme.

In October 2019, a Nassau County judge denied Maraj and Schwartz’s bid to have the verdict overturned.

Kobe Bryant and daughter Gigi attended Catholic mass early on Sunday morning and received Communion just hours before they died in tragic helicopter crash

Kobe Bryant

It has been revealed that Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gigi prayed together during mass at their catholic church, hours before they both died in the tragic helicopter crash on Sunday.

The NBA legend and 13-year-old Gigi reportedly attended a 7am mass and received Communion at the Our Lady Queen of Angels in Newport Beach. The service was held by Father Anthony Vu, a Vietnamese parochial vicar at the church.

After the church service, the father and daughter along with seven others boarded the S-76 Sikorsky helicopter heading to the Mamba Academy in Thousand Oaks for Gigi’s basketball practice. But the helicopter crashed into a hillside near Calabasas around 9.30am.

A spokesman for Our Lady Queen of Angels confirmed to DailyMail.com that Kobe and his daughter attended early morning service on Sunday.

One parishioner, who attended a later mass at the church, wrote on social media: ‘During mass, our priest informed us all that Kobe Bryant and his daughter attended mass this morning at the Our Lady Queen of Angels.’

Father David Barnes, a Catholic priest in Boston, Massachusetts later confirmed Kobe’s attendance.

He tweeted on Sunday: ‘A friend texted me today to tell me that a friend of her’s (sic) saw #KobeBryant at #Catholic Mass this morning. ‘Mass is the worship of God. Heaven is the worship of God. Go to Mass here so that you can worship God forever in heaven.’

In a moving Facebook post, Bishop Timothy Freyer, of the Orange Diocese, said Kobe was a ‘committed Catholic’ who ‘loved his faith’.

He said: ‘Our hearts remain heavy after the tragic loss suffered in the wake of yesterday’s helicopter crash in Calabasas.

‘We pray and mourn for the friends and family of the victims who have been publicly identified in news reports: Basketball icon Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna.

‘Orange Coast College baseball coach John Altobelli and his wife, Keri, and daughter, Alyssa. Basketball coach Christina Mauser and pilot Ara Zobayan.

‘Kobe was a basketball icon who inspired us through his words and actions to set our goals, work hard and achieve our dreams. He was a committed Catholic who loved his family and loved his faith.

‘A longtime Orange County resident and parishioner in our Diocese, Kobe would frequently attend Mass and sit in the back of the church so that his presence would not distract people from focusing on Christ’s Presence.

Please join me in praying for the victims. May God grant their loved ones peace and bring them comfort during these difficult times.’

And Los Angeles Archbishop Jose H Gomez said of Kobe on Twitter: ‘So very sad to hear the news of #KobeBryant’s tragic death this morning.

‘I am praying for him and his family. May he rest in peace and may our Blessed Mother Mary bring comfort to his loved ones. #KobeBryantRIP.’

‘There can be nothing more consoling to those who mourn than to know that a loved one worshipped God just before his death because worshiping God is what heaven is.’

Julie Hermes, a spokeswoman for Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church said the late basketball legend sat at the back of the service and left early to avoid disturbing the other parishioners.

He attended the 7am mass prior to going to the Orange County John Wayne Airport,’ Hermes told DailyMail.com.

‘I imagine he went straight to the airport, because the mass was 7-8am. I’m told generally 7am was his mass.

‘He was very discreet. He would come in and stay at the back, and his family too, and then he would usually leave a little earlier prior to the very end of the service.

‘He was very much loved at the church, and he was very devout, very dedicated to his faith.’

‘I went to the 12pm mass, that was dedicated to him. Every mass since has been dedicated to Kobe and the families of all the victims,’ the church staffer said.

‘Everybody was stunned. It was like silence. Everybody was in shock. It was very still. When the 12pm mass ended, because that was the first mass after anybody knew, everybody walked out in silence and were glued to their cell phones looking up any information they could get online.

‘Our parishioners knew him not just from church but from the community, because Kobe was a great part of this community. That’s how I know him too. I live very close to him in Newport Coast. He was a like regular guy, you wouldn’t know he was a celebrity. He would go out on his own without bodyguards.

‘In the Starbucks line and Sees Candy line, if the kids wanted to take a picture of him he always took a picture. Even if you didn’t talk to him, it made people happy to know he was part of the community.’

Hermes said the Queen of Angels Church also held a rosary service at 7.45am on Monday, attended by Kobe fans studying at the nearby University of Irvine.

19-year-old housewife stabs husband to death in Katsina .

Men of the Katsina State Police Command have arrested a 19-year-old housewife, Rabi Shamsudeen, for allegedly stabbing her 25-year-old husband, Salish Shamsudeen, to death at their matrimonial home in Danjanku.

The wife, who was said to be a businesswoman, stabbed her husband in the stomach, after the duo, had a disagreement at their home yesterday over an unknown issue.

According to a family member: “We were in the market when somebody called that my brother Shamsudeen has been stabbed to death by his wife. We have never heard of any issue between them.”

Confirming the incident, the Public Relations Officer, Katsina State Police Command, SP Gambo Isah, said: “What happened was that the neighbours heard the deceased shouting for assistance and immediately they reached the house, they discovered that the gate was already locked.

They decided to enter the house through the fence and met the deceased struggling to come out of his room with a knife wound on his stomach. According to eyewitness account, the wife was seen with a sharp knife with blood all over it.

The victim was rushed to Malumfashi General Hospital but he died on the road. Doctors have also confirmed that the victim is dead. The suspect has been arrested and we are investigating the circumstances surrounding the case.”

Throwback video of Maryam Sanda and her late husband, during their wedding reception.

Yesterday, the media was sent into a frenzy after a court judgement was passed on Maryam Sanda, who fatally stabbed her Husband in 2017 after an argument. Maryam was sentenced to die by hanging.

Nigerians on social media, including celebrities have since reacted to the judgement, calling it tragic for both parties as two lives would be lost in what could have been very preventable.

Reports on social media also suggest that Maryam and her late husband were once a very happy couple and no one would have believed they had marital crisis.

Well, Yabaleftonline has retrieved a video via a Youtube channel, which corroborates the aforementioned sentence.

Here’s a throwback video of Maryam Sanda and her late husband, during their wedding reception.

Another video below ;

Nigerian footballer, Christian Obodo, mom involved in a car crash

Ex Super Eagles Midfielder, Christian Obodo, and his mother survived a ghastly auto accident in Delta State, on Sunday, January 26, 2020.

The accident occured along the Ozo road in Delta state, leaving the blue saloon car badly damaged.

Narrating the ordeal, Obodo revealed the accident was the second he had this year.

“That was two days ago I was coming back from Enugu where I went to bury my Uncle on the 16th,” he said about the car wreckage.

“At about 3pm along Ozoro, I was driving at about 110 [km/h].

“The road was a freeway, but then I noticed a pothole and started to pump the brakes to avoid running into it. But as I was trying to avoid running into a ditch in the middle of the road, then I lost control of the car and the next thing I knew, the car flipped as we were thrown off the road into a pillar.

“I had my 65 year-old mum and younger brother with me in the car; we came through without a scratch. When I went back to see the wreckage, I burst into tears because I knew I was lucky to be alive.”

“The first incident happened on the 16th of this month, I was driving to my Community with two relatives when a trailer, crashed into us from behind. The driver said the truck had no brakes and he had lost control at the time.”

In 2012, the former Udinese man was reportedly kidnapped by gunmen near Warri, Delta State. He was rescued the next day in nearby Isoko by men of the Nigerian police force.

He made six appearances out of 10 in the 2006 World Cup qualification series, scoring a goal. At the 2006 African Cup of Nations, he featured in 4 of Nigeria’s six games, scoring in the 2–0 win over Zimbabwe.

Obodo last played for the Super Eagles in 2008

People who say divorce is a sin and not in our tradition will only cry when you get killed – Toke Makinwa

Toke Makinwa has shared her thoughts on divorce and domestic violence from the standpoint of the Nigerian culture.

The media personality who advocated for people to walk away from their marriages when it’s no longer working, insisted that “nobody is worth throwing the rest of your life in jail or even worse a death sentence for”.

Toke Makinwa noted that though most people say that divorce is not an option, a sin and not in our tradition, they will however only cry when one “throws his or her life away”.

She tweeted;

I know some conversations are tough but they must be had, nobody is worth throwing the rest of your life in jail or even worse, a death sentence, anger is evil, choose your mental health and walk away always. It’s hard, it’s tough but one minute of anger can take away everything

They say divorce is not an option and it’s a sin, and it’s not our tradition but if you die or kill someone cos of anger, the same people that “said”will only cry with you as you throw your life away, try separation first and if things don’t get better, choose you

Life is tough, people are angry, there is frustration in the land. The only sanity you can guarantee is yours. If someone is threatening your peace pls separate from them, at least you can both be alive to raise your kids, and maybe one day find a resolve, stop testing yourself

“I love you forever” – Burna Boy thanks Angelique Kidjo for dedicating her fourth Grammy win to him

Grammy nominee and African Giant, Burna Boy has appreciated award-winning singer Angelique Kidjo for dedicating her fourth Grammy win to him.

The ‘ye’ crooner took to his Social media page to share a video of the legendary singer dedicating the Grammy award to him.

Burna expressed his love for the singer and also appreciated everyone that rooted for him. He also promised to wow the world as he has a new project coming

Sharing the video, he wrote ;

“I love you forever @angeliquekidjo and every single person that rooted for me, I don’t take any of it lightly! The world get ready cause we’re all coming! #FOOTONNECK2020”

If I wasn’t doing music I would have played basketball all because of Kobe Bryant – Burna Boy

Burna Boy

Grammy nominee, Burna Boy has joined the plethora of Nigerian celebrities to mourn the death of Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna.

Burna took to the gram just like his colleagues to celebrate the life of the late legend.

The singer revealed that the late music legend was an inspiration to him. Burna also added that if he hadn’t gone into music, he would have been a professional basket baller all because of Kobe

“There’s only one thing more precious than our time and that’s who/what we spend it on” I always say, if I wasn’t doing music I would have played basketball, and it’s all because of Kobe! We’ve lost a legend and our hearts are breaking! Sending prayers up for his wife and kids #ripkobeandgianna

See his post below:

Many pastors are not happy in their marriages, don’t take your marital problems to them – Ghanaian gospel singer Empress Gifty warns

Popular Ghanaian gospel singer, Empress Gifty Adorye has advised married women to desist from taking their marital issues to pastors for solution because most pastors also have problems in their marriages and are not happy.

The Award-winning singer, who went through a divorce, sat for an interview with Kofi TV.

During the interview, she revealed that her divorce taught her many valuable lessons, one of which is to never take marital issues to any man of God.

In her words ;

“I tell you, even they, their marriages are on fire, so they use your problems to console themselves. Most of them have problems, most of them have divorced their wives secretly that many people don’t know. A lot of them have problems but because of the fame they have it’s so hard for them to come public. Most of them have problems, what they put out in church with their wives are all an act, pretense, they pretend a lot.”

Empress Gifty said women who are going through problems in their marriage, should take time to do a bit of introspection, because this can help them identify what they themselves did to negatively affect their marriage.

She went on to ask women to talk to God and their mothers if they have marital issues, rather than go to pastors.

Nigerian kick-boxer, Agamaye Rowland disarms alleged thief who tried stabbing him after he caught him breaking into his house (video)

Agamaye Rowland disarms

Nigerian Kick-Boxer, Agamaye Rowland was spotted in a viral video giving account of an incident involving a cart pusher who allegedly tried breaking into his house at Elekahia Estate in Port Harcourt, River’s State capital.

Agamaye who showed off the knife the cart pusher allegedly tried stabbing him with, said he caught him red-handed trying to break into his house. He also asked residents of the estate he lives in to stop cart pushers from coming into the neighbourhood.

The cart pusher who was however pinned on the floor while the kick-boxer narrated what happened, was heard saying “I cannot stab you”.

Here is the video below;

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