Reality Star, Cee-c has swiped aim at her fellow ex-BBNaija housemate, Koko, and many others who have lambasted Nigerians that are mourning the tragic death of NBA Legend, Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna.
However, Cee-c has a different opinion on that topic and she says it is ridiculous that in a time such as this people still feel the need to ”spew negativity.”
Nollywood Actress and filmmaker, Toyin Abraham has advised women to leave any toxic relationship they might be in now before it becomes too late.
Toyin felt impelled to give the advice following the death by hanging sentence an Abuja court handed Maryam Sanda who stabbed her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, to death after an argument in their home in Abuja in November 2017.
Posting a video of Maryam and Bilyaminu looking happy on their wedding day, Toyin who said she had been weeping since the verdict was handed, advised people to leave relationships when it is not working.
”They were happy Pls leave if it’s not working They will mock you but please just leave God I’m heartbroken I’m so down Don’t care about what people will say cos people will always talk. GOD please for the baby
it’s not working please leave I’m heartbroken The baby GOD please I have never cried like this pls ALLAH”
Sabo Market in Sagamu on fire over night? OMG, what's going on with our Markets? ???? pic.twitter.com/7CtA94Lwoz
— Hafeez Oshundairo | #OgunState first Son (@TheReal_Hafeez) January 28, 2020
Another fire outbreak in Sabo Market, Sagamu, Ogun State. What exactly is happening with these market fires? People are losing their entire livelihoods and life-work in a blink and nobody is doing anything. Are lives & property worth anything at all in Nigeria?
January 28 marks the birthday of Nigerian Singer, Adekunle Gold and his wife and fellow singer, Simi, took to her IG page this morning to celebrate him by posting lovely words and a goofy video of them in their home.
”Happy birthday Love mi. I promise to lick ur face, twerk for you, listen to your songs, let you lick my face, argue about stupid movies, tickle the fuck outta you, talk about nice books, strip, stop you from dancing, and tell you I love you as much and as often as possible. So help me God. i love you. in a big manner” she wrote
Michael has finally married Angela months after they amused the world with their love story on the reality show ’90 Day Fiancee’.
Micheal, a young Yoruba man, proposed to Angela, an older Caucasian woman and their love story saw Angela visit Nigeria to meet her in-laws in the village.
Their relationship had a lot of ups and downs and they broke up at some point but got back together again.
Well, they are married now. Their wedding took place today, January 27, along Airport road in Lagos
Below are more photos and a video from their wedding.
The Lagos State Government has banned the activities of motorcycle riders popularly known as Okada riders and tricycle riders in six Local Government Areas (LGAs), nine Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) and 10 major highways across the State. Also banned are ride hailing services, OPay and GOkada.
According to the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, operations of Okada and Keke NAPEP have been banned in the following LGAs and LCDAs: Apapa LGA, Apapa Iganmu LCDA, Lagos Mainland LGA, Yaba LCDA, Surulere LGA, Itire-Ikate LCDA, and Coker-Aguda LCDA.
Others are Ikeja LGA, Onigbongbo, LCDA, Ojodu LCDA, Eti-Osa LGA, Ikoyi-Obalende LCDA, and Iru-Victoria Island LCDA, Lagos Island LGA and Lagos Island East LCDA.
“The figures are scary. From 2016 to 2019, there were over 10,000 accidents recorded at the General Hospitals alone. This number excludes unreported cases and those recorded by other hospitals. The total number of deaths from reported cases is over 600 as at date.
“The rate of crimes aided by Motorcycles (Okada) and Tricycles (Keke) keeps rising. Motorcycles (Okada) and Tricycles (Keke) are also used as getaway means by criminals.
“Therefore, after consultations with stakeholders, the State Security Council, in compliance with the extant Transport Sector Reform Law 2018, has decided to commence enforcement of the law which bans the operation of Motorcycles (Okada) and Tricycles (Keke) in the following Local Governments (LGs) and Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs): Apapa LG and Apapa Iganmu LCDA; Lagos Mainland LG and Yaba LCDA; Surulere LG, Itire-Ikate and Coker-Aguda LCDAs; Ikeja LG, Onigbongbo and Ojodu LCDAs; Eti-Osa LG, Ikoyi-Obalende and Iru/Victoria Island LCDAs; Lagos Island LG and Lagos Island East LCDA,” he said.
The Okada and Keke NAPEP are restricted on the following highways and bridges:
Omotoso said the measures were taken by the Government in response to “scary figures” of fatal accidents recorded from operations of Okada and tricycles in the State between 2016 and 2019. Omotoso said the lack of regard for the Lagos Traffic Laws by the Okada and tricycle riders had resulted in preventable loss of lives, adding that their impermissible movements on restricted highways had also contributed to traffic jams.
Controversial reality star, Khloe, has lambasted Nigerian fans who are mourning Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday January 26th.
Khloe, in a post shared on her Instastories, called Nigerians hypocrites and berated them for not showing the same empathy to compatriots when the need arises.
Part of her post reads ;
Hypocrites,
Instead of working on your own legacy, helping people, impacting in your own society, you are here posting Kobe.
Below is a video of Maryam Sanda breaking down in tears after a Federal High Court in Abuja today January 27th, sentenced her to death by hanging for stabbing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, to death during an argument in their home in Abuja in November 2017.
A judicial drama that lasted almost three years reached a milestone Monday when Justice Yusuf Halilu of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court found Maryam Sanda guilty of killing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello.
Ms Sanda stabbed her husband with a kitchen knife with clear intent to kill, Mr Halilu said in the judgment on a two-count homicide charge brought by the Nigerian police against Ms Sanda in November 2017.
The prosecution asked for the death penalty. The judge obliged by sentencing the convict to death by hanging.
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A judicial drama that lasted almost three years reached a milestone Monday when Justice Yusuf Halilu of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court found Maryam Sanda guilty of killing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello.
Ms Sanda stabbed her husband with a kitchen knife with clear intent to kill, Mr Halilu said in the judgment on a two-count homicide charge brought by the Nigerian police against Ms Sanda in November 2017.
The prosecution asked for the death penalty. The judge obliged by sentencing the convict to death by hanging.
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He said although the prosecution did not prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt, as there was no other witness of the incident aside the accused and no autopsy or murder weapon tendered, the surrounding circumstances were compelling.
Justice Halilu said he reached his verdict by relying on the compelling circumstantial evidence and testimonies of the six witnesses called by the police, the relatives of the convict who cleaned up the scene of the murder; a post-mortem examination on the deceased’s corpse; and the contradictory statements of the convict.
The judge said he also relied on the “Doctrine of the Last Scene”, which stipulates that the last person at a crime scene bears full responsibility.
“It serves to buttress the finding that the defendant was the last to be seen with the deceased and therefore has full responsibility of what caused his death”, Mr Halilu who was appointed a judge at the FCT High Court in 2010 noted.
After the judge found her guilty and was about to deliver sentence, Ms Sanda forced her way out of the dock and burst into tears, screaming “Who will take care of my daughter?”
She was headed for the balcony before she was restrained by security officials.
Her relatives, in turn, started shouting, causing an uproar.
In the midst of the commotion, the judge called a short break to restore calm before the sentence was delivered.
The Trial
Monday’s judgment lasted almost three hours as the judge traced the origin of the trial, the evidence of all the witnesses, as well as the surrounding circumstances that preceded the death of the deceased.
Six prosecution witnesses appeared during the trial, including the deceased’s friends who were with him moments before his death, the laundryman and police officers.
On the other hand, the defence counsel called three witnesses, including the accused and her mother.
In his testimony at the beginning of the trial, Ibrahim Mohammed, a friend of the deceased’s and a key witness, said he was at the Maitama residence of the couple on the night of November 18, 2017, for over eight hours before tragedy struck.
He recalled how an argument had degenerated into fisticuffs. The victim, Bilyaminu, was the son of a former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Haliru Bello.
Mr Mohammed said Ms Sanda issued many threats to her husband, including to chop off his genitals if he declined to grant her divorce.
The witness said the defendant made several attempts to stab the deceased with weapons such as broken bottles and a kitchen knife. Those attempts were repelled initially, he said.
Ms Sanda admitted to having a fight with her husband on the ill-fated night but denied stabbing or using any weapon on him, even though she made such threats.
The convict said her husband died from a wound on the chest by a broken Shisha pot (also known as the ḡalyān, it is a single or multi-stemmed device that is used to either smoke or vaporise flavoured tobacco).
“He pushed me and as I was falling down, I mistakenly broke his Shisha bottle and the water inside spilled on the floor,” she narrated to the court.
The accused said the deceased fell against the broken Shisha pot in an attempt to hold her down. “I saw a broken bottle pricked into his chest which I removed and covered the chest with a scarf.”
The young woman said she rushed her husband to Maitama General Hospital where he was confirmed dead.
Smokescreen – Shishapot Plot
Justice Halilu in his final judgment discredited the Shisha pot story, describing it as a “smokescreen hatched to mislead the court and cover the truth”.
The judge said the compelling versions of multiple prosecuting witnesses (PW) has proven that the Shisha pot was broken after the death of Bilyaminu.
He said Pw1 and Pw4 admitted that they saw the shisha pot in question unbroken in the morning of the incident before the arrival of the police.
The judge said this piece of evidence remained “unshaken” as the mother of the accused who was also present that morning never denied that the witnesses were in the house before they all left for the station.
“Your almighty Shisha bottle has been discredited by compelling circumstantial evidence,” the judge said.
Justice Halilu also said Ms Sanda’s police statement was inconsistent with her court testimony. “In her statement before the court, the defendant failed to mention that he threatened to harm the deceased multiple times with a kitchen knife on the night of the incident.”
Maimuna Aliyu, Ms Sanda’s mother; Aliyu Sanda, her brother, and Sadiya Aminu, her housemaid were initially charged for allegedly tampering with evidence by cleaning the blood and other proofs from the crime scene.
Hamza Abdullahi, the laundry man who helped in conveying the deceased to the Maitama hospital where he was pronounced dead, said, “…when we got back home, we discovered that the bloodstain we left had already been cleaned…”
Another witness, Simon Okon, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) said, “…in the company of the relatives, we visited the incident scene where I saw some broken bottles on the floor but there was no bloodstain. I went to the bedroom still there was no bloodstain…”
Justice Halilu said Sanda’s relatives diverted to the house to clean up the crime scene before heading to the station, according to the laundry man’s version.
The sentence
Ms Sanda’s was shaking violently as the judge was reading her sentence. Mr Halilu said surrounding circumstances proved that the defendant fatally injured the deceased by stabbing him in the heart and other body parts with a kitchen knife with intent “to kill”.
He said the attack was premeditated. Mr Halilu said though the accused is a mother of two, his sentiment will not go far to free her from the long arms of the law.
“You, Maryam Sanda is found guilty of the murder of Bilyaminu Bello and are hereby sentenced to death by hanging.”
Ms Sanda covered her face with a black veil as prison wardens dragged her out of the courtroom after the judge rose.
An Islamic cleric has been arrested for inflicting serious wounds on a 10-year-old, identified as Abdulafeez Nurudeen, with the aid of a hot pressing iron.
The 40-year-old Alfa committed the heinous act at Onilaru area, Ogidi, Ilorin, Kwara State and has since be dragged to court.
Nigerian Rapper/Singer, Raoul John Njeng-Njeng also known as Skales has announced that he would be getting married soon, in a recent TV interview.
During the interview with Daala Oruwari, the rapper was asked if he had anything to say to his fans or words of encouragement for upcoming artistes and he replied saying he is getting married and they should stay focused.
The singer is romantically linked to Rwandan singer and girlfriend, Neza and the duo have been sharing loved up photos of them, flaunting their love on social media.
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Popular South African Rapper, AKA has reacted to the Grammy Award loss of Afrobeats singer Burna Boy.
The 62nd Grammy Awards which held last night in Los Angeles, California, saw Burna Boy lose to fellow African and legendary singer, Angelique Kidjo, with her album Ceila.
As soon as the news broke, trolls stormed AKA’s Twitter page to hear what he will say about the loss Burna Boy suffered.
With the Grammies over and Burna Boy going home, many expect AKA to express excitement.
However, he changed that narrative when he tweeted thus ;
“I never hated Burna Boy. All I did was stand up for my country. I think it’s time to move past this narrative. It’s tired. Like I said, even a nomination is a huge achievement”.
“What you should have done is focus on the positive instead of thinking about me and my country. In any case, Burna is still a champion. We still consider him a winner”.
What you should have done is focus on the positive instead of thinking about me and my country. In any case, Burna is still a champion. We still consider him a winner. https://t.co/PGuy5cAT2i
I never hated Burna Boy. All I did was stand up for my country. I think it’s time to move past this narrative. It’s tired. Like I said, even a nomination is a huge achievement. https://t.co/Qw0B5I8LT3
Nigerian Author and Lawyer, Reno Omokri has taken to his beloved social media page to share his usual #RenoNuggets.
On this episode of his Nuggets, he talks about being able to differentiate needs and wants, he then went on to tell his followers never to give money to anyone using the latest iphone.
His tweet reads ;
Never give money to anyone with a latest iPhone, no matter how desperately they beg. Such a person misuses money. They are not in need. They are in want. Big difference! They have money, but prefer to spend it not on their needs, but on their wants
Never give money to anyone with a latest iPhone, no matter how desperately they beg. Such a person misuses money. They are not in need. They are in want. Big difference! They have money, but prefer to spend it not on their needs, but on their wants#FreeLeahSharibu#RenosNuggets
Last week, happily married mum of two and dance queen Kafayat Shafau, popularly known as Kaffy, announced on her social media page that she wanted to sell her Highlander SUV, which she sold hours later.
However, when she revealed that she had sold the vehicle, a fan had commented that she should then use the money to fund her forthcoming book launch. Some other followers also implied that Kaffy sold her vehicle because she was facing some financial difficulties.
However, in a chat with Sunday Scoop, the ‘dance queen’ stated that she was unfazed by such comments. She said, “It is not about insults getting to me. If anybody insults me, I can insult the person too. I can decide when to reply. When you communicate with people in a derogatory manner, don’t expect that they would take it easy. I am not the one angry; I am just having fun.”
Kaffy, who turns 40 years old and marks 20 years in the industry this year, maintained that she didn’t owe anybody any explanation for selling her vehicle. She added, “I don’t owe anybody any explanation. I can decide to sell a house; why is selling my car a problem? I don’t care. I am unapologetic about social media.”
Sanda had on November 19, 2017 stabbed her husband to death following an allegation of infidelity against him after seeing a text message on his phone.
Bilyaminu was son of former Peoples Democratic Party National Chairman, Dr Haliru Bello.
The judge was forced to rise after several women started wailing in the court room.
Maryam kept wailing and shouting “Inna lilahi Inna roji hun”, while efforts were being made by her family and lawyer to console her.
She was heard saying, “I was fasting and praying … Ya Allah, why?” as court officials announced that the judge was about to return for sentencing.
Sympathisers were pictured weeping as officials whisked Maryam Sanda away from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja after she was sentenced to death on January 27, 2020.
Veteran Nollywood actor, Ernest Asuzu has reportedly become a road side beggar after a long time battle with stroke.
In a now trending video posted by a passerby and fan, identified as Bolingo 2014 , it was reported that the actor who was once known for his vibrant acting and interpretation of movie roles was captured shirtless, as he confirmed the details in tears.
Bolingo slammed Nollywood saying the industry is a huge disgrace as he was shocked to see the veteran actor in such emaciated state with no help from his colleagues in the entertainment industry, prompting the video
On Sunday, January 26, 2020, Ernest Asuzu was spotted topless rocking a blue jean pants and bathroom slippers, at Shoprite Surulere, begging for alms to feed.
A great number of people all over the world have put up posts to mourn NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter, and the other people who died in the helicopter crash in Calabasas, California.
However, some critics opposed the overwhelming show of pain, especially coming from those who never knew him personally and who didn’t celebrate him while he was alive. They accused those mourning him of hypocrisy and trying to do things because it’s trending.
Responding, Toke Makinwa, wrote: “Before you criticize people for mourning a legend they haven’t met or paying their respect to Kobe, before you comment foolishly, think about your life, your work, your message to the world and hope that when it’s your turn to go the world will feel your departure.”
Daniel Olukoya, the senior pastor of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, has denied claims that his church has the highest number of single ladies in Nigeria.
Olukoya said this while reacting to reports that he has banned members of his church from wedding Christians from other denominations.
In a statement released by his spokesperson Collins Edomaruse, Olukoya argued that for the past 10 years, his church through its singles programme, Gen 218, has conducted over 150,000 weddings and that he encourages his members to wed anyone either within or outside his church, as far as their intending spouse is a Christian.
The statement reads
“We encourage and actively support all spinsters and bachelors, regardless of denomination, to build their relationships on biblical standards. We strongly advise all our single men and women to marry fellow believers within the Christian faith. We believe this is God’s will for marriage and is the best foundation for a successful and a Godly marriage.
Dr Olukoya and MFM ministries have never stated that single men and women within this ministry should only marry within the ministry.
In the last decade, Gen 218 has provided training, teaching and guidance to thousands of single men and women across Nigeria, Africa and all around the world. To its credit, over 150,000 weddings have occured as a result of Gen 218 forums.
The false assumption that the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries has the largest number of female singles is baseless, erroneous and very misleading.
The MFM ministry has a distinctive and well structured youth movement. The youth and young adults of this ministry, under the leadership of the General Overseer, have distinguished themselves as leaders in the fields of academia, music and sports with laurels to back this up.” the statement read
While the sporting world still mourns the loss on of of its greats, other victims from the fatal Kobe Bryant Helicopter Crash have been named.
The Los Angeles Lakers legend and his 13-year-old daughter were flying to the Mamba Academy near Thousand Oaks, California when the chopper went down in Calabasas, about 30 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles.
A 911 call was reportedly placed at 9:47 a.m. reporting a helicopter fire, with first responders reaching the scene of the crash about eight minutes later. After they extinguish the fires, the L.A. County Sheriff’s Office revealed, that all eight passengers and the helicopter’s pilot died.
The Coroner’s Office in a statement disclosed that they are still working to recover the remains, but information about the identity of the crash victims have been revealed.
Alyssa Altobelli, a teammate of Gianna’s, was also on the helicopter, along with her parents, Keri and John Altobelli, who was a baseball coach at Orange Coast College.
Christina Mauser, an assistant coach at Harbor Day School in Corona Del Mar, California, was also among the victims as well as Sarah Chester and her daughter, Payton Chester.
Kobe Bryant is survived by his wife, Vanessa Bryant, and their three other children, Natalia, 17, Bianka, 3, and Capri, 7 months.
American basketball player, Shareef O’Neal, who is the son of Shaquille O’Neal, has shared the message he got from his father’s late friend, Kobe Bryant on the morning he died alongside his daughter and seven others in a helicopter crash.
Shareef O’neal
Taking to twitter to share the screenshot of the conversation, Shareef wrote ;
Literally this morning you reached out to me, I love you forever unc, love you.
At 8:19am, Kobe reached out to Shareef, writing, “You good fam?”
The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Monday found Maryam Sanda guilty of killing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello.
Ms Sanda was sentenced to death by hanging by the judge.
The Nigerian police charged Ms Sanda for culpable homicide in November 2017, and sought the death penalty against the accused in a two count charge.
The victim, Mr Bello, was the son of a former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Haliru Bello.
Justice Yusuf Halilu said there was compelling evidence to convict the accused.
The judge dismissed Ms Sanda’s statement that her husband fell on a broken Shisha pot during a fight on the ill-fated day as a “smokescreen to deceive the court”.
He said available evidence proved that the accused stabbed her husband with a kitchen knife with intent to ” kill”.
As the judge pronounced Ms Sanda guilty, the accused attempted to run out of the court room while her relatives started shouting, causing an uproar in an attempt to draw public sympathy and soft landing.
A short break was called by the judge to restore calm before the sentence was delivered.
Nigerian Instagram comedian cum politician, Freedom Astepoyi also known as Mr. Jollof has ignited the wrath of social media users due to the comment he made regarding the tragic death of former NBA Star, Kobe Bryant.
Mr. Jollof, who has carved a niche for himself as a social media ranter, took to his Instagram page to react to the death of the star and in doing so, insinuated that Kobe caused his own death by acquiring the helicopter in the first place.
However, in an effort to save face, he deleted the video but that was not after the video was saved and shared on social media and as such, he’s currently facing a backlash for his comment.
Its surprising that Mr Jollof thinks only expensive things are capable of killing you. I’ve heard of situations where Kerosene Stove and power bank killed people but let’s ignore that. The fact he still feels he’s right even after deleting the video is sickening. So unnecessary?
Mr Jollof's comments about Kobe Bryant's death were incredibly distasteful. 30 seconds of absolute stupidity caught on camera and preserved for all time.
A Nigerian therapist identified as Oyinkansola Alabi, has reacted to Burna Boy’s loss at last night Grammy Awards.
Oyinkansola said that although she loves Burna Boy’s diligence, she however, she didn’t want him to win the much coveted award as she was ”scared of his attitude towards fame and money.”
“Even though I love his diligence, I really didn’t want him to win. I thought the Grammy award would ruin him. I was scared of his attitude towards fame and money.
I however, think that his real award is the global recognition and the fact that he contested with a legend. So congratulations, Oluwaburna, may God increase your greatness and may you find him.”
Kim Kardashian has reacted to the death of Basketball Legend, Kobe Bryant.
Kobe on Sunday, died after the helicopter he was traveling on, crashed in Calabasas, California.
The Basketball Legend who was aged 41, died alongside his daughter, Gianna, 13 and 7 others.
Kim Kardashian, 39, wrote in a message that her ‘heart is so heavy’ she couldn’t ‘imagine’ what Vanessa, wife to Kobe Bryant is going through.
The mother of four posting on her Twitter and Instagram accounts: “My heart is so heavy. No one should ever experience what the families involved are going through. This has affected us all so much but I cannot begin to imagine what Vanessa is feeling losing her husband and her baby girl. I cry just thinking about it.”
27 year old Selena Gomez, has accused her former lover, Justin Bieber of Emotional abuse, while they were still dating!
This was made known during an interview with NPR on Sunday.
“I do feel I was a victim to certain abuse [during the relationship],” she said.
When asked by the reporter if she was referring to “emotional abuse”, Gomez replied in the affirmative.
She said: “Yes, and I think that it’s something that — I had to find a way to understand it as an adult.”
She added: “As much as I definitely don’t want to spend the rest of my life talking about this, I am really proud that I can say I feel the strongest I’ve ever felt and I’ve found a way to just walk through it with as much grace as possible.”
Selena also talked about her hit song Lose You To Love Me, which she confirmed was about her on-off relationship with Justin Bieber.
“I’m very proud of [the song],” Selena said. “I felt I didn’t get a respectful closure and I had accepted that, but I know I needed some way to just say a few things that I wish I had said.”
She added: “It’s not a hateful song; it’s a song that is saying — I had something beautiful and I would never deny that it wasn’t that… It was very difficult and I’m happy it’s over.”
Justin and Selena dated on and off between 2011 and 2018.
Justin Bieber has been open about the errors he made in his past relationships. He spoke about his past of “doing pretty heavy drugs,” “abusing all of my relationships” and being “disrespectful to women”.
The private helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant, his daughter, and seven others flew through thick fog, despite Los Angeles police grounding their own fleet, it has been revealed.
The Sikorsky S-76 owned by the late Lakers basketball star was heading to Bryant’s Mamba Academy in Thousand Oaks for basketball practice when it crashed.
Los Angeles Police Department spokesman Josh Rubenstein confirmed their Air Support Division was grounded Sunday, adding: “The weather situation did not meet our minimum standards for flying.”
A flight plan indicated the helicopter took off from John Wayne Airport in Orange County at 9.06am PST and the last signal was received from the aircraft at 9.45am. It was expected to land at San Gabriel Valley Airport in El Monte.
Flight data shows the aircraft appeared to get into trouble above the LA Zoo where it circled at a very low altitude and air traffic control audio suggests conditions were worsening in the run up to the crash.
Bryant’s helicopter circled for a time just east of Interstate 5, near Glendale. Air traffic controllers noted poor visibility around Burbank, just to the north, and Van Nuys, to the northwest.
After holding up the helicopter for other aircraft, they cleared the Sikorsky S-76 to proceed north along Interstate 5 through Burbank before turning west to follow U.S Route 101, the Ventura Highway.
Shortly after 9:40 a.m., the helicopter turned again, toward the southeast, and climbed to more than 2,000 feet above sea level. It then descended and crashed into the hillside at about 1,400 feet, according to data from Flightradar24.
When it hit the ground, the helicopter was flying at about 160 knots (184 mph) and descending at a rate of more than 4,000 feet per minute, the Flightradar24 data showed. The impact scattered debris over an area about the size of a football field.
Officials with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department responded to the scene near Las Virgenes Rd and Willow Glen St in Calabasas after a group of mountain bikers spotted the smoke. The crash site is difficult to access and authorities say it could take several days to recover bodies.
Burna Boy has been dominating headlines since last weekend and although he did not win the coveted Grammy Award, he has won the hearts of many fans across Africa and indeed the world.
The Nigerian Singer had his compatriots solidly behind him prior to the awards night and he received more support even after the results were announced that he did not win.
Highlight of the evening was when the singer whom he lost to, Angelique Kidjo gave a powerful speech while dedicating the award to the ‘Ye’ crooner.
Nigerians have since trooped to social media to react to the turn of events and they’ve been pouring encomiums on Burna’s name.
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Tife wrote ;
So I decided to listen to few tracks from Angelique Kidjo’s Album & I must say Burna Boy is really an African Giant to be nominated alongside that woman.
Burna still gat more than enough time to put in more effort inorder to do better. He’s capable, he’s a winner too. #GRAMMYs
Although he didn’t win the #GRAMMYAwards2020, I am very proud of the recognition that @burnaboy has received on the world stage today. Angelique Kidjo dedicating her win to him is the definition of grace and class. Burna is just 28. He will come again. Una know say him special.
Burna Wins the Grammy or Not! He should be Respected! He's the first Afrobeat hip hop artist from Nigeria that was nominated because of his work(African Giant), not because of a feature/help from a Foreign artist!#GRAMMYs
The Police in Bauchi State have apprehended a man, Solomon Peters, who allegedly stabbed his girlfriend, Patience Zakari, to death in Bauchi following a disagreement over telephone call.
Peters took to his heels after committing the heinous crime in the early hours of Friday but was arrested on Sunday.
Patience Zakari
A telephone call from another male friend of the deceased had resulted in a heated argument, resulting in violent scuffle that led to jealous Peters stabbing Patience with a knife.
A friend of the deceased narrated how Miss Zakari briefed him of the incident before she finally died. He said the lovers had a heated argument when the deceased received a phone call from a male friend in the middle of the night.
“She narrated to me before she died that everything happened at about 1:30 a.m. on Friday morning. She said she received a phone call from just an ordinary male friend and her Solomon got jealous and started harassing her verbally.
As she was trying to explain to him, he pounced on her and started hitting her. She took a bottle, hit him on the head in self defence because the beating was too much for her and the man picked up a knife and stabbed her in the back in retaliation.
She said she lost a lot of blood before she was rushed to a clinic in the morning where she was treated and brought back home in the evening when she narrated the incident to me.
Unfortunately, when I left the place, I heard that the wound degenerated and she was rushed to a hospital later that night where she eventually gave up,” the source revealed.
YBNL singer, Fireboy DML has turned down the request of a female fan who tried to hook up with him.
The female fan identified as Ire took to Twitter to shoot her shot at the singer. Ire pleaded to spend just one night with the singer and he would never hear from her again. “@fireboydmlcan we kick it? just once and you’ll never hear from me again”
Fireboy, however, gave a smart response saying it would not end well.
He wrote “nah, darling this won’t end well.you’ll end up singing the first line of my song ‘Jealous’”.
This means that once she has a taste of him, she would come back wanting more.”
