A Nigerian man has shared a heart-wrenching account of his mum’s death, 7 days after he launched a search campaign for her on Twitter.
Recall, @lloydifyd had raised an alarm of his mum Rev Mrs Stella Nwanjah, being kidnapped by 4 armed men in Rumuigbo area of Rivers State on August 1.
However giving an update on the search for his kidnapped mum, the distraught man revealed that she was shot in the face after a ransom of N20m was not paid.
Indigenes of Anambra state residing in Malaysia have raised alarm over the increasing number of their female members venturing into prostitution in the Asian country.
Chairman of the Anambra State Welfare Association Malaysia, Okwunwanne Mmaduka, made this known at a press conference in Awka, the Anambra state capital on Thursday August 8th. According to Okwunwanne, the situation has become a “huge concern, embarrassing and unbearable.”
“We have rescued most of them and sent them back to Nigeria, while some others have been sent to school in Malaysia by us. The trend is giving us a bad name in that country. ASWAM is disturbed by the increasing cases of Anambra State women and girls in Malaysia falling victims of sex trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation.”
ASWAM is therefore, employing community-based and state-wide campaigns to combat the menace. We are taking the campaigns to families, communities and traditional institutions here in Anambra State.
We are raising awareness among our young people, parents, government and the public on the dangers therein. All hands must be on deck in this fight,” he said
He added that the state governor, Willie Obiano, has been alerted and efforts are being made to resensitize their female folks.
Anambra-based Pastor, Prophet Emeka Odumeje, who was in the news over claims of replicating one of the miracles of Jesus by walking on the River Niger on August 19, has denied boasting of such.
Viral reports had it that the General Overseer of the Mountain of Holy Ghost Intervention Deliverance Ministry had invited journalists and Nigerians to come witness the “miracle“.
However in a conversation with a follower on Facebook, Prophet Odumeje, who has been at the center of controversial deliverances asked for a video of him calling for a media coverage of his ‘walking on River Niger Miracle’.
A teenage girl who was a student of Kess College in Ekredjebor area of Ughelli, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, has reportedly committed suicide over a failed relationship with her boyfriend.
According to Vanguard, the 14-year-old simply identified as Favour who was in SS1, was found dangling from a ceiling fan in her home with a suicide note stating reasons for her action.
Her corpse was said to have been discovered by a friend who had visited Favor to make her hair.
A resident of the area said the deceased is an only child of her parents and was home alone when she carried out the act.
“It was one of the girl’s friends that raised an alarm when she saw her body dangling from a ceiling fan. When people came into the house, they also saw a note she had written, stating that she decided to take her life owing to a failed relationship with a male from the same school she attended.”
Charles Oputa, better known as Charley Boy, has taken to his social media to berate the leaders of the country as he has shared photos of himself in a casket and likened the condition of Nigeria to being in hell.
Area Fada, as he’s fondly called captioned the photos:
If I died and went straight to Hell,
It may take me more than a week to realise
that I am no longer at Work or living in Nigeria.
Yeye rulers. God go punish una soon.
Big Brother Naija 2019 housemate, Seyi has explained to Tacha why he picked Esther to stay as his companion in the Head of House room.
Seyi emerged head of house after coming first in the egg rolling game. He was then asked to pick another housemate to share the head of house room with him.
Seyi and Tacha in the secret room
Seyi picked Esther, a development that shocked other housemates and fans as he was closer to Tacha.
But, Seyi who seems to be getting intimate with Tacha said he chose Esther because Tacha bent her face down after Biggie announced him as the winner and put up a facial expression.
Seyi told Tacha: “I picked Esther and agreed to share HOH room because I just wanted to be sure you wanted to share the room with me.
“But your facial expression did not give an approval sign, you even bent your head down.
“I was waiting for you to give me a sign from your face but you looked away.
I was seeking your approval through a facial sign but you gave me none.”
Video below ;
Why he didn’t pick Tacha to share HOH room:
Tacha: You already had it in ur head dat if Biggie gets to throw d question, you’ll say ‘yen yen’?
Seyi: I looked at u 1st so I could try to ask a question with my face
Ex-Big Brother Naija 2019 housemate, Jeff in an exclusive interview with Opera News NG has opened up on his attraction to one of the female housemates, Kim-Oprah.
When asked about his crush in the house, he literally let his feelings for her out of the bag, he said:
“This guy, you don cast me. I found her attractive, let me not scope you. but yes, no. I wanted to enjoy just friendship with her to start with. ‘Na clap dance dey start na’. So I found her attractive from the get go, as in light skin, dark skin, very pretty eyes. She carries herself well, and that is attractive to me”
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Jeff’s eviction brings the number of evicted housemates to a total of eight with Thelma, Nelson, Tuoyo, KimOprah, Ella, Avala and Isilomo already out of the show. Meanwhile, eighteen(18) housemates are left to jostle for the grand prize of N60m.
22-year-old American Rapper, Blueface has revealed he has slept with 1000 women in the last six- months.
The rapper, who is currently in a relationship with two women, made the shocking claims during an interview with Los Angeles radio station Real 92.3 on Thursday, August 8.
When asked “How many females you think you knocked down in the last six months?” Blueface responded, “1,000, I’m a f**ker.”
He went on to explain how he was able to sleep with 1000 women in a short amount of time.
“It’s like sometimes it might be a threesome, a foursome…I done had a fivesome!” Blue said. “[It was] me and four girls. It was pretty hard.”
Big Brother Naija pepper dem lovebirds, Mercy and Ike were engaged in a not so serious display of romantic affection and things got a little bit out of hand.
While Ike who has created a reputation as the gangster in the house, and Mercy were playing a game and decided to get under the covers, Mercy got injured.
She could be heard saying; “Wait Wait Wait Ike you just injured me… my hand wait, let me show you, he’s too rough, the day this boy go f*ck me ehn!”
The Executive Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has promised a reward of N30 million to anyone who gives useful information that will lead to the arrest of the killers of the Director with the Rivers State Government during the Choba crisis as well as the capture of notorious criminal called Bobrisky in Gokana Local Government Area.
Wike made the pledge on Thursday, August 8th when he handed over 40 Patrol Vans fitted with Communication Gadgets to Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS), See 4 Eye, Police Anti-Kidnapping, Police Anti-Cultism, Federal Road Safety Corps and Eagle Crime at the Government House Port Harcourt.
He also reiterated that the state government was fully prepared to tackle insecurity and would do everything required to protect lives and property, declaring that the state government had proscribed all youth groups operating in the state because they had been hijacked by cultists.
Wike said ;
“Rivers State Government is fully prepared and will do everything required to protect lives and property. Without the protection of lives and property, there will be no governance and development.
“We are one State that has suffered neglect from the Federal Government in terms of support to fight insecurity. They have refused to pay back funds that we used in constructing Federal projects. But that will not stop us from intervening when the need arises”.
“Anybody operating under a youth body henceforth will be arrested by security agencies. Before you contest for any youth body’s leadership, you must send the names to the DSS and Police for screening. If they are cultists, we will not allow them to operate.”
Wike said that the vehicles and gunboats donated to the security agencies must be deployed to secure Rivers State. He announced that the Rivers State Government would establish a Trust Fund to cater for the families of policemen who lose their lives while fighting crime.
An Anambra State-based pastor, Ejike Nwachukwu, has reportedly rejected ₦4million and a SUV which were offered to him by two suspected Internet fraudsters in exchange for prayers.
According to a report by Punch, the suspected fraudsters had met Pastor Ejike Nwachukwu in his office to pray for the success of a deal they were to engage in.
When the pastor, a lawyer, studied them, he had to ask them of their source of income.
The Pastor revealed,
“Two young men came to my office the other day with ₦2m cash.
“They said it was seed offering and that they had a business they were looking forward to God to bless soon and that the money was seed offering.
“I looked at the two young boys with ₦2m. I asked them what business they were expecting and they said it was a deal and that they would bring more money to me once the deal paid off. They promised to buy me a SUV.
“I prayed and the Lord revealed to me that it was Internet fraud and I told them so and they confirmed it was true.
“I walked them out of my office, but one returned with an extra ₦2m in the hope that if the money was much, I would accept it, but I sent them out.”
The clergyman described those who indulged in Internet fraud as worse than armed robbers.
On Friday morning, motivational speaker and estranged spouse of Nollywood actor, IK Ogbonna, Sonia Morales announced the end of their marriage. ICYMI
Sonia and IK got married in 2015 and together, they have a son, Ace.
The announcement of their split has drawn lots of reactions from fans, colleagues and several Nollywood actresses including Tonto Dikeh, Yvonne Jegede, Omoni Oboli and others.
A Nigerian Lady has taken to her twitter page to narrate the struggle she went through while commuting in Lagos.
The Lady apparently booked an Uber service and the driver did not know the way and used the wrong address on his map so she had to take matters into her hand (Literally) by taking the wheels and driving herself and the driver to her destination.
She wrote ;
This Lagos will not stress me.
Entered Uber today. Oga didn’t know road. Advised him to use map, uncle put the wrong address on the map.
Long story cut short, I drove my Uber guy to my location ????
Ghana Immigration Service has arrested a Nigerian lady identified as Chioma Sabina Abaraonye, for trafficking teenage girls into the country and coercing them into prostitution.
Chioma Sabina joined the human trafficking business 5 years ago and she allegedly lured young girls with promises of giving them jobs as sales girls in a multi-million non-existent mall and a boutique she owns in the Northern Regional Capital of Tamale.
The sex trafficking victims were reportedly forced to undergo a blood ritual, ordered to pay GH¢ 8000 each to her and also given a daily target of at least GH¢100 upon arriving Ghana
One of the Victims said ;
“Each night we have to bring at least 100 cedis, otherwise, they will beat us”
Another victim revealed she sleeps with 10 men a night to meet her daily target.
“If not you won’t know peace. When we came, the madam and her Ghanaian accomplice called Sof took our blood, fingernails, and pubic hair. And told us that now that they have those things from us, if anyone reveals the secret, they will make the person Mad.” the victim said.
However defending herself, Chioma Sabina Abaraonye said the young girls begged her for help and that was all she did.
“They said they wanted help, so I brought them. And because of the transport and accommodation and food so me charging them is it a big deal”, Chioma asked.
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted the Department of State Services, permission to detain the convener of RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore, for 45 days.
Justice Taiwo Taiwo, ruling on an ex parte application by the State Security Service, whose operatives arrested Sowore last Saturday, held that the detention order would be renewable after the expiration of first 45 days on September 21.
The Intelligence Agency had on Tuesday applied for permission to keep the Sahara Reporters Publisher for 90 days to investigate him over his call for revolution ahead of the RevolutionNow protests which held in some parts of the country on Monday July 5. The security agency anchored its application on the provision of section 27(1) of the Terrorism (Prevention) Amendment Act.
Ruling on ex parte application, a one-sided request by the SSS without counter-argument by Sowore’s legal team, Justice Taiwo, said he had to grant the application, “only to the extent” of allowing the security agency to keep the respondent in custody for only 45 days for the applicant to conclude its investigation.
He said, although the hearing of the application was one-sided as provided by 27(1) of the Terrorism (Prevention) Amendment Act, the use of the word, “may”, in the provision “is directory” and not “discretionary”.
He said he would therefore, be failing in his duty not to grant the request for a detention order. He also said should the applicant require more time to conclude its investigation after the expiration of the first 45 days, it had the liberty to apply for its renewal.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Lagos Zonal office, has arrested a 32-year-old suspected female fraudster, Loretta Okonkwo, for obtaining money under false pretense.
Loretta Okonkwo, a graduate of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, was arrested on July 19, 2019 in Lagos, following a petition received by the Commission about her fraudulent activities.
The complainant alleged that he invested in Recharge and Make Money Limited, a company belonging to the suspect.
The complainant further alleged that the suspect, however, failed on her promise to offer him a percentage of the proceeds on his investment and also refused to refund him. .
Zahra Buhari-Indimi, daughter of President Buhari, has addressed unjust hatred and dislike in humans via a post on her social media page.
In her post, Zahra revealed that she has also faced unjust hatred before and revealed how she was able to handle it.
Her post reads ;
Today my post is pretty random just like the previous posts. I just want to quickly address some sad issues. I hear people being shamed, isolated, hated, treated so wrongly mainly for no reason and I’ve been brain storming what those reasons could be. And the only thing I could come up with was JEALOUSY.
You see if someone hasn’t done anything to you and all you do is criticise them, then look into yourself and critically analyse the situation and see you is in the wrong. We have other instances of compatibility.. that’s something else. When you and the person can’t flow at all. There’s nothing wrong with that, you don’t have to be mean or rude to the person. Just say your hellos if you can and let it be.
Ok when your being hated on or being bullied, believe it or not it’s happened to me several times when people thought they could push me around and do what they wanted to me.. sure, you can think you can treat me the way you wish and go free but don’t forget I have the power as to how I react or respond. You(bully or hater) will not have the power to treat me the way you and also have the power to control how I respond or react. You can only choose one.
There’s no doubt that it could hurt before you get used to it.. but I have secrets and ways for you to cope with these kinds of people. But share with me what you would do if you were bullied or hated on.
Nigerian Music Label Executive, Ubi Franklin took to his social media share a photo of himself with his mother to mark her birthday today August 8.
Describing his mother’s birthday as ‘special‘ because she was in the hospital for 8 weeks 2 months ago, the MMMG boss recounted having his mum when he needed her the most and being taught the importance of faith and family by her.
Ubi wrote;
Happy birthday to my best friend, my mom! I do not know how I got so lucky as to be your child, but this is something I thank God for every day. Whenever I have needed you, you have always been around, teaching me the importance of faith and family. Only God knows this Birthday is very special after close to 8 weeks in the hospital 2 months ago.
Today, we celebrate you!
The Nigerian Army Band are currently being lauded on social media after bringing their A-game to the annual Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, an international military event.
The 2019 edition of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo was held on Wednesday, August 7, at the Esplanade Castle in Scotland. It featured series of military tattoos performed by British Armed Forces, Commonwealth, international military bands and artistic performance teams.
Asides playing some Nigerian tunes, the Nigerian Army Band embedded a cultural dance which featured prominent Nigerian ethnic groups, in their performance at the event. The outing is said to be Nigeria’s first and certainly won’t be the last.
The band’s commander, Mukhtar Daroda in an exchange with a Facebook user wrote;
Na so!!..thanks alot dear. It was a real honour to showcase Ngr in such positive light. Everyone wanted a shot with me and the Ngr contingent…I had to find a way to “thin out”…but honestly it was superb! Thanx for ur support and encouragement always. Very impt
Following several months of speculations and online banter, Sonia Morales, estranged wife of Nollywood actor and model, IK Ogbonna, has just announced the end of their marriage.
The couple got married in 2015 and their union yielded a son, Ace – announcing the end of their short lived marriage, Sonia took to Instagram this morning to write,
‘this is a hard letter to write as i am pretty sure I will cry my way through this post. I know i should have said all these a long time ago, but back then, i was just weak and could not think straight because i was busy struggling to make things right the best possible way within and even beyond my capacities’.
A friend of mine asked me the other day if I had written a goodbye letter to my former life, my memories, my ex. When she brought the idea up, I got immediate chills and a touch of anxiety. I wonder why that is.
I used to have a very different life. I had a husband and a family. I had someone who lived here and i felt loved me full time. I had a future I was counting on. A lifetime of companionship, family vacations, milestones, laughter, and love but all to no avail as i felt deflated for many years and now its all gone.
In the past, I have blogged about stuff as it comes up, but no real goodbyes yet.
Many times i felt miserable on the inside and cried my life out day and night in my room alone but as time went on, i outgrew the my reality i was passing through the years.
I want to use this medium to thank my ex-husband for not prolonging the hardship and now i have to face the world on my own. Our son will forever be a representation of you in my life.. Thank you for the lessons you taught me over the years. I wasn’t sure what to write, who to write to or what my angle would be.
But I know who I need to say goodbye to now with certainty.
Lastly, without hate or animosity, i look back at the past five years and all i can do is thank you. Thank you for the good times, for the hard times. Thank you for helping to shape the strong person I am today and for being a part of my life for a small slice of time.
Nollywood Actors, Tonto Dike and Yvonne Jegede took to the comment section of Sonia’s post to show her support. See post below.
Kenyan Socialite, Huddah Monroe has alleged that black people are so selfish while taking a swipe at people stealing money in their countries and investing it in other countries.
The curvy lady noted that the Government cannot employ everyone but added the time is up for old people as she shared the statistics of young people in Kenya.
She wrote;
Soo many Questions!
Why are we as Black people soooo Selfish .
All those who have died , we’ve buried many this year alone , Did they leave with their Billions?
I’ve never understood Why one person would have millions , billions in their account , private jets , yachts while someone somewhere is sleeping hungry with no roof over their head????? Why can’t the people stealing money from their own people put it back into the Country And create Employment for their own people ????
Leave alone taking care of the people, they are selfish to themselves- Why can’t they build hospitals to cater for them when they grow old ? Sick and can’t move a muscle .
With the BILLIONS you have and u won’t be buried with ,you have to be airlifted for medical services????? SMH!
Where did common sense go? That colonial , mental slavery, & mentality honestly needs to DIE with its generation!
Newly engaged Big Brother Naija star and Singer, Teddy A, had a mild drama with a fan of his betrothed today on Instagram.
It all started when Teddy A shared the photo above on his Instagram page , showing his sitting room.
A fan who was apparently not impressed by the state of his sitting room, questioned his ability to take care of his fiance Bam Bam, when they eventually get married and then ensued, the exchange below ;
A Nigerian Lady has taken to her twitter account to reveal how a friend who was HIV Positive died after he stopped taking his medication due to his new found faith.
The Lady revealed her friend contracted the disease through birth but opted not to use his medications any longer once he’d embraced faith.
Her tweets read ;
I got a text today
“I lost a friend who had HIV this morning. He got it through birth. You know why I’m not happy? He stopped taking his drugs saying he has faith.”
One of my dilemma as a physician and a believer is this. Where do we draw the line btw faith and foolishness?
I mean I’ve been dragged since Sunday for questioning that testimony but there are so many things we as believers do all in the name of faith that is scary.
How many times have you gone to the bank to withdraw 1 million that is not in your account cos of faith?
Ever heard the story of Hezekiah in the Bible? He had a boil that was supposed to kill him, he prayed and God sent his prophet to heal him using fig ointment (ie medication). 2 kings 20
So why are we as believers so adamant about drugs?? Must God perform miracle?
I don’t doubt God’s power, I’m not saying miracles don’t happen, but I’m saying Atleast confirm it’s a miracle first before you drop your drugs.
Nigerian Actress, Annie Iidbia has revealed her Husband, Tuface Idibia is sick and has been on medication for days.
She revealed this as the singer managed to attend the NSE event right from his hospital bed. According to her,he made it to the event, then returned back to his hospital bed.
The Nigerian Stock Exchange appointed the Singer, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as Tuface, as its Good Cause Ambassador.
Tuface was unveiled as an ambassador on the floor of the Exchange on Tuesday.
Tuface said further to his appointment, he would lend his voice to raising awareness and mobilizing support for the Corporate Social Responsibility and sustainability initiatives of the Nigerian Stock Exchange. This, he said, would be geared towards achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in Nigeria.
Annie, who took to her instastories to praise her husband, wrote ;
Incredible Human! So baba has been so ill and on drips and plenty meds!
Doctor was by his side for 48 hours, We all did not think he could make it to this big event that was all about him and the Nigerian Stock Exchange
Even with his voice constantly shaking and his body shaking, the man got up, told the Doctor, Men i no go too tey!! I no dey like cancel work matter, and this one over important, make i just drag body reach the event! He made it, but back to his meds, get well soon baby.
Nigerian artist, Azeez Fashola, popularly known Naira Marley has created a new social media record after getting 40,000 comments on Instagram for him to discharge the official video of his controversial song ‘Soapy’.
Naira Marley wrote: “40,000 comments and I will release (Soapy official video). #Marlians take your time, don’t rush.”
Marley’s Soapy song was accompanied by a new dance, which has attracted different reactions from the public.
While a portion of his fans don’t see anything amiss with the new move, others have communicated their disappointment with the move which copies a man jerking off.
The presidency has said that the incumbent, President Buhari remains the best hope to grow and develop the Nigerian economy.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, made this declaration in a statement he released yesterday August 7th while reacting to the opposition party, PDP’s claim that the Nigerian Economy is in shambles. In his statement, Shehu said the Nigerian economy needs a change and President Buhari remains the person with the will and determination to deliver the much desired change.
The presidential spokesperson went on to enumerate the growth recorded in the economy since the Buhari administration came into office in May 2015.
According to Shehu, the economy grew by 2.35 per cent in second quarter of 2015 and 3.96 per cent in first quarter of 2015 as compared to 5.94 per cent in fourth quarter of 2014.
He said ;
”While foreign direct investment can help, it is not the only source of investment in the economy. There is also domestic investment which is either undertaken by the government or by the private sector. It is also noteworthy that capital importation into Nigeria grew by 216 per cent in the first quarter of 2019 as compared to the last quarter of 2018. A look at business pages in newspapers shows that there is a lot of business activity going on in the country. Two stories in today’s paper point to increasing economic activity. First is that the profit of UACN grew in the first half of this year by 61 per cent.
”Second is that Business Day (pg1) states that cargo imports jumped by 21 per cent in the first half of 2019. Increasing imports is a pointer to greater economic activity and the availability of foreign exchange with which to conduct business.
”Construction of roads, highways, public transport and airports have sharply increased. Government is spending heavily on power. This, combined with private sector investment has grown generation capacity to 13 megawatts. All said and done, President Buhari remains the best hope for the Nigerian economy. The country needs change and this remains the person with the will and determination to deliver”
