Health officials have gotten a breakthrough in the cure for the deadly Ebola disease following results from a clinical trial of two therapies made from Ebola antibodies.
IN the Democratic Republic of Congo where there is a major outbreak of the virus, four Ebola drugs was administered to patients and two showed that 90% of infected people can survive if treated early.
The therapies that have improved survival rates are REGN-EB3, a cocktail of three monoclonal Ebola antibodies made by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN), and mAb114, a single monoclonal antibody developed by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health. Patients who were receiving two other drugs that are being discontinued, Zmapp and remdesivir, will now have the option at the discretion of their treating physician to receive the treatments that have been shown to work.
“REGN-EB3 and mAb114 are the first drugs that, in a scientifically sound study, have clearly shown a significant diminution in mortality for people with Ebola virus disease,” Anthony Fauci, director of the NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told AFP.
“It means that we do have now what looks like treatments for a disease which not too long ago we really had no therapeutic approach at all,” said Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of NIAID.
“We feel that with agents such as these … that we may be able to improve the survival of people with Ebola and … might even make people more enthusiastic about coming for care.
“Because when you have something to offer an individual, it makes it much more likely that you might get to them early. And the earlier the better, as in any disease” he added.
The trial was conducted by an international research group co-ordinated by the World Health Organization (WHO) and it began in November last year. The four experimental drugs were tested on 700 patients, with results from the first 499 now known.
Of the patients given the two more effective drugs, 29% on REGN-EB3 and 34% on mAb114 died, NIAID said. In contrast, 49% on ZMapp and 53% on Remdesivir died in the study, the agency said. The survival rate among patients with low levels of the virus in their blood was as high as 94% when they were given REGN-EB3, and 89% when on mAb114, the agency said.
The findings mean health authorities can “stress to people that more than 90% of people survive” if they are treated early, said Sabue Mulangu, an infectious-disease researcher who worked on the trial.
With the breakthrough in the trial, it means Ebola may soon be a “preventable and treatable” disease.
Big Brother Naija housemate, Joe has verbally attacked his fellow housemate, Tacha over her level of intelligence so far displayed on the reality show.
Joe, a Creative Director, during an argument with Tacha, said her eyelashes were higher than her “IQ.”
Both housemates had a fight and Biggie had issued them a strike for provocation and hitting of each other.
Speaking with other housemates in the presence of Tacha, Joe said:
“For the fact that she hit me will make me do it again and again and I am going to piss her off so much until she realizes that I am not like everybody else.
“Her eyelashes are higher than her IQ.”
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The report of Big Brother Naija: Pepper Dem housemate, Khafi Kareem engaging in sexual intercourse in the Big Brother house with Gedoni seems to be a trending issue in the UK as Sky News presenters discussed it on live television amid report of her getting sacked.
The reality show star joined MET Police as a PC based at Lambeth station in 2015, having worked part-time as a special constable for four years. Khafi was also once a ‘poster girl’ for the promotion of female and black staff.
It was however reported that Scotland Yard stated that it did not granted Ms Kareem’s request to appear on the programme and that an internal investigation would be carried out.
An unnamed colleague told The Sun,
“She’s a serving British police officer – it’s outrageous.
“She asked permission to go on the show but, when her request was refused, she went anyway.”
However, in their discussion, the Sky News Presenters said having sex on the show is not an issue – they however stated that leaving without permission and probably becoming pregnant from sex on the show might be the bigger challenge.
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Nigerian Male Barbie, Idris Okuneye aka Bobrisky celebrated Sunday’s Sallah festival with his Family in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, Nigeria and we got to meet his late parents in course of this.
During his visit to their Family house, he shared a video showing the faces of his late father and mother on a wall picture. The effeminate rarely speaks about his home folks but maybe he felt a bit of nostalgia after he visited them recently.
He shared the video below,
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Popular Ivorian entertainer, DJ Arafat died on Monday, 12th of August, 2019 after he was involved in a motorbike accident.
The entertainer lost his life few hours after he’d posted a quite emotional post on his Instagram page – he’d posted a collage of throwback photos of himself and his kids without the slightest clue that death was hanging around.
See post below,
In new reports, it’s being said that a certain prophetess in his country had predicted his death a year ago.
According to a report by bblackafrica.tv, a prophetess had warned that the popular DJ might lose his life if he did not reconcile with a certain family he was feuding with.
The prophetess and president of the NGO MINOGE, Bénie Marthe is very respected in a Christian environment in Ivory Coast.
She made emphasis on the feud between Arafat and the family of young Marc Nai.
In this conflict between Arafat Dj and the Nai family, the artist has the means to cope. Arafat Dj will get by. But the devil is shaking his tail. His enemies want to defeat him. And, if he is not careful, this case may lead to his death.
A Nigerian guy who was sexually abused as a child, has spoken out about the abuse but has said he doesn’t regret that it happened.
@hendrix_victor2, while replying to a question on Twitter, revealed that his parents’ house help made him perform oral sex on her whenever his parents’ weren’t home.
His tweet elicited sympathy from Twitter users but he surprisingly told them not to sympathize with him because he “never regretted it”.
According to him, the maid’s actions brought out the best in him when it comes to “giving head”.
Lebanese-American celebrity, Mia Khalifa who became quite prominent for being a pornographic actress from 2014 to 2015 has revealed that she only made a total $12k (N4.3m) throughout her adult movie career.
The recently engaged Texas-based sports commentator addressed some of the common misconceptions about her time as an adult actress in a video she shared with her close to 17 million Instagram followers.
Mia Khalifa also revealed that it was nearly impossible to lead a normal life after she returned to a normal office job after her pornography career.
She wrote,
“Common misconception is that I’ve been making millions and millions from residuals for the work I did. Nothing could be further from the truth. In reality, I made around $12,000 in TOTAL my entire time in the industry. It was near impossible for me to lead a normal life with a normal office job after.
2 years into trying to force normalcy I decided to change my narrative and move to Austin to try and start over. I was involved in porn so briefly, but my actions spread like wildfire, and I continue to be ranked (truly baffles me) 5 years after leaving the industry. This is why people think I still perform.
Full interview via the link in my bio. The only reason I was able to handle speaking about this so in depth is due to @megmabbott’s incredible gift of making you feel heard, seen, and not judged. Thank you also to @errichp for the amazing editing and direction.”
Big Brother Naija: Pepper Dem housemate, Khafi‘s management has said their team was not contacted by media house, Sun UK for her own side of the story before they published such a report that can be injurious to her personality. See report here
The management is now demanding a retraction of the story and an apology within 48 hours.
Read their statement below,
ATTENTION! ATTENTION!! ATTENTION!!! The attention of Khafi’s management has been drawn to a publication by The Sun UK of Tuesday, August 13, 2019, titled “LOIN OF DUTY Met Police ‘poster girl’ faces sack for ‘having sex’ on Nigerian Big Brother after being told not to take part”. This brazenly sensational and defamatory outburst by The Sun UK is written in poor taste without considering the ethics of journalism which seeks balance and objectivity.
At NO time did The Sun UK send a mail of inquiry to Khafi’s official email which is blasted across her social media platforms under active management to confirm or refute the claims in the publication.
Khafi’s side of the story is deliberately and conveniently omitted to sell a pre-conceived narrative while responses from “outraged colleagues” and “other papers” riddle the publication.
This comes from a repressive culture of shaming and characterizing women for their sexual decisions and life choices.
We find The Sun UK’s publication repulsive and damaging to the image and livelihood of our client.
Khafi is a proud black female police officer who prides herself in her work and has dedicated her youthful years protecting and serving with her many skills which include the ability to speak at least five international languages.
We demand an immediate retraction of the publication by The Sun UK and a public apology to our client Khafilat Kareem within the next 48 hours.
Legal options are also being considered at this time.
All Progressives Congress (APC) spokesman in Lagos state, Joe Igbokwe, lashed out at head of states, President Buhari’s critics while appearing as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics on Monday August 12.
The Lagos APC spokesperson claimed that the PDP never did anything tangible in its 16 years in power, and further added that anyone who claims President Muhammadu Buhari is not doing well is a liar from hell.
His words,
“The PDP was there for 16 years and we didn’t see anything. In the midst of plenty, I cannot lay my hands on anything,” he said.
“Support your leader, don’t be a distraction. Anybody who tells you Buhari is not doing well is a liar from the pit of hell, given where we are coming from.”
“If the president can solve all the problems of Nigeria in one day, they would have done it in the 60s. It’s a continuum.
“As the population is growing, the problem will continue to grow. As Nigeria is growing, the problem will continue to grow. So problems will never disappear from the face of the earth” he added.
Joe Igbokwe was however countered on the programme by Ken Olugbo, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Though he admitted that the PDP made mistakes in some areas, he however stated that they performed much more better than the present Buhari-led administration.
“I can’t condemn entirely everything that President Muhammadu Buhari has done. I have said it and I have tried to always be objective,” he said.
“But Igbokwe must admit that we are hungry. Nigerians are hungry. The economy is bad. We need to move to a next level (of economic prosperity).”
“I am not saying we had a perfect government, let us stop that blame game. We have passed that era of the blame game.
“We have always said it that PDP’s government isn’t perfect. In fact, Secondus apologised to Nigerians. For somebody to apologise, does that not tell you that we didn’t do well in a lot of areas?
“But we are looking at it. When you marry two wives, you compare the two wives. You have married the PDP, now you are married to the APC. Now Nigerians can see for themselves. We did better than what we are currently seeing” he added.
Nollywood actress, Destiny Etiko turned a year older recently and as can be seen on her Instagram page, she’s been blessed with a ton of gifts in celebration of her special day.
The actress turned a year older on Monday August 12 and the day was lit up with a car gift she excitedly showed off on Instagram.
She didn’t reveal who the birthday gift came from, Destiny has however received congratulatory messages from her colleagues – the video she shared came with the caption,
Birthday gift ? ???????????????????????????? Am speechless ?
On her special day, before the exotic and expensive gifts started trooping in, the actress had shared stunning photos on her IG page to mark her birthday. See them here
Nigerian big boy, Ray Hushpuppi was on Instagram attending to questions from his fans last night and he touched on quite a number of topics including the status of his ‘fight’ with his rival and former best friend, Mompha.
The flamboyant businessman also explained why he doesn’t share photos of his girlfriend online and how important family is to him.
POLICE poster girl Khafi Kareem defied her bosses to appear in a series of steamy romps on TV.
The PC, who once stood alongside Met Commissioner Cressida Dick to promote female and black recruitment, was told not to take part in Nigeria’s Big Brother.
But the 29-year-old had already been granted unpaid leave and joined the show, where she has romped three times with businessman Ekpata Gedoni, 31.
Their romance has viewers gripped but she is facing an investigation by the Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards.
One colleague said: “She’s a serving British police officer — it’s outrageous. She asked permission to go on the show but, when her request was refused, she went anyway.
“Her out-of-office email reply blatantly says that she is away from work, yet no one does anything.
“Other officers working with her are furious that she can just disobey orders then swan off the Africa and tarnish the reputation of the force.”
Former bit-part actress and shop assistant Khafi joined the Met as a PC based at Lambeth station in 2015 after working part-time as a special constable for four years.
She was inspired to sign up after a 16-year-old pal was stabbed to death but has spoken out against police stop-and-search tactics.
POLICE CHIEF’S FURY
The PC, who earns about £30,000 a year, was pictured with Ms Dick and other female officers celebrating 100 years of women in the Met last November.
Khafi, who speaks French, Italian and her native Yoruba, worked as a translator and a spotter for a female genital mutilation team looking for possible victims at airports.
But she was said to have been moved after clashes with colleagues.
After being granted unpaid leave, she asked to go on Nigeria’s Big Brother but her request was refused.
Nonetheless, pictures appeared on websites promoting Big Brother Naija: Pepper Dem showing the PC in her uniform while she is billed as a talented dancer and singer.
Publicity material says: “Police officer Khafi Kareem believes that you can have it all if you believe in yourself. She is not only hoping to win the prize money but she wants the exposure that being in Big Brother Naija House brings so that she can do societal good.”
AXE OVER ROMP
Fans of the show, which began on June 30, have been eagerly following her fling with Ekpata.
Nigerian news websites have published video of the pair bucking and moaning beneath the sheets.
One article said: “There are now fears that Khafi may leave Big Brother Naija House pregnant as she and lovebird Gedoni continued their sizzling romance. The cameras caught them for the third time overnight as other housemates were dead asleep.
“The footage, now trending, showed the lovebirds moving their bodies in ecstasy under the sheets.
“Gedoni and Khafi first romped in the house on Saturday, July 20 and then again on Tuesday, July 23.
“And pregnancy can occur since the housemates still have about 70 days left in the house.”
Her TV appearances have left colleagues unimpressed. Another Met source said: “There should be no way back for her from this and her superiors will have to act.
“She fitted the mould perfectly for how the modern force wants to portray itself but seems to have got a bit too big for her boots.
“It’s hard to see how can she argue that she hasn’t brought the force into disrepute.”
The Met said she was on unpaid leave granted “for an unrelated reason” before being refused permission to appear on the show.
A Met spokesman said last night: “The Met is aware that the officer has since appeared on the show without authority. The Directorate of Professional Standards has been informed and will be carrying out an investigation into the circumstances.
“The Met does not support the officer’s appearance nor does she represent the Met whilst appearing on the show.
“All officers have a duty to behave with professionalism and in a manner that does not bring the Met into disrepute whether on or off duty.
“Those who do not behave professionally risk breaching police standards of professional behaviour, and may be dealt with by way of misconduct proceedings.”
HIGH-FLYING RECRUIT
When she was pictured with Ms Dick last year, Khafi told The Guardian: “I didn’t want any career to be off-limits to me because I was a female, or a black female.”
In March, the high-flying recruit was invited to the West End premier of Captain Marvel alongside Deputy Commissioner Lucy D’Orsi.
She revealed at the time she was inspired to join the force after school pal Kodjo Yenga, 16, was murdered by a gang for straying on their turf in Hammersmith in 2007.
She said: “I was devastated and in shock and disbelief. It wasn’t until the media started writing about it and flowers were left at the scene that it really came home to me.”
“I want to make a difference instead of shouting on the sidelines.
“How will racial abuse change if people do not stand up for other cultures? I wanted to be part of the solution.”
In addition to her police work, Khafi tweets and writes travel blog A Cup of Khafi.
Her Twitter account also actively promotes her participation in the Nigerian show.
Asked what she would do with the £50,000 prize money if she won, she made no mention of returning to the Met.
Instead, she told producers: “I will hire a film crew and host a travel show going to every state in Nigeria showcasing the tourist beauty spots. I would also invest in charitable causes.”
Stephanie Coker, is a Nigerian on-air personality and a television presenter for MTV Base Africa and Ebony Life TV She also featured as ‘Feke’ in the popular Nigerian TV Series Tinsel. and a popular sitcom program “Hustle” as ‘Cindy’
Big Brother Naija housemate, Sir Dee was up for possible eviction after losing the nomination challenge for his team.
This week’s nomination took a different turn as Biggie introduced a new twist dubbed the ‘Nomination Challenge’. According to the rules of the challenge, the entire losing team would be automatically up for possible eviction.
At the end of the 2 rounds, the 2 teams, ‘Cruisetopia’ and ‘Icons’ had a tie. To settle this, Biggie asked each team to present a final representative and Sir Dee represented ‘Icons’ while Mike represented Cruisetopia.
Mike won the challenge for his team and upon realizing the ‘L’ he’d brought to his team, Sir Dee wept bitterly.
Luckily for him, his friend, Diane held the veto power and she immediately did a ‘save and replace’ She saved Sir Dee and replaced him with Joe.
Big Brother Naija housemate, Seyi, today, won the ‘Head of House’ title for the second time, thereby gaining another 250 coins and the use of the special ‘Head of House’ room.
Last week, after winning the ‘Head of House’ title for the first time, Seyi picked Esther to share the room with him.
This was met with mixed feelings as everyone felt he should have picked Tacha, his closest friend in the house. Seyi later realized his shortcomings and apologized to her.
In an attempt to make up for last week, Seyi offered to share the room with Tacha but she turned him down.
Nigerian Singer, Paul Okoye has joined the list of celebrities backing singer Tekno after the latter was told by the FG that he was a threat to national security.
Paul Okoye jeered the Federal Government of Nigeria for referring to singer Tekno’s “Lekki nude video” as “a threat to national security”.
Reacting to the Federal Government’s statement, Paul shared a photo he took with Tekno and referred to the FG as “Fufu and Garri”.
He added: “Some people are just not reasoning at all. “
A 52-year-old man identified as Emmanuel Ikhine has been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command for raping and impregnating his 18-year-old biological daughter.
Mr. Ikhine’s arrest came after one Yemisi Ashade reported the issue to the police in company of the victim.
Mr. Ikhine’s daughter had told Ashade about the sexual abuses her father subjected her to and threats of dealing with her if she tells anybody.
Confirming the arrest, the state’s police spokesperson Abimbola Oyeyemi said the victim shared her plight with Ashade after she got fed up with it.
Oyeyemi said ;
“The Divisional Police Officer, Sango Ota, Godwin Idehai, a Chief Superintendent of Police(CPS), detailed his detectives to the scene where the randy father was promptly arrested.
“On interrogation, he made a confessional statement that he has been having carnal knowledge of the victim long before now since he has separated with his wife.
“The victim who claimed to be the only girl amongst the three children of her father explained how the suspect has been sleeping with her whenever her two brothers are not around with threat, but when she can not bear it, she reported to their neighbour who brought her to the station to report.
“The victim was taken to general hospital where it was confirmed that she is already pregnant for her father.
“The Commissioner of Police, Bashir makama has directed that the suspect should be transferred to anti-human trafficking and child labour unit of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for further investigation and prosecution.”
Nigerian media personality, Daddy Freeze has waded in on the social media conversation of ‘Jesus being the only way to heaven‘ which was ignited by comedienne, Maraji’s post, with his opinion on the claim.
It should be recalled that Maraji’s post which many described as ‘offensive and insensitive’ read,
“There is only one way to heaven. No Allah, no Buddha, no Krishna, no evolution, Only Jesus.”
However, reacting to the claims made by the Instagram comedienne, Daddy Freeze alleged that Jesus Christ was invented 400 years ago and was not known by people who lived on earth before then.
The media personality and ‘Free The Sheeple’ leader further stated that the truth about Yahushua, the real son of Yahweh was destroyed at that time to make room for a manipulative, monetized and politicized ‘Jesus’ doctrine.
Admitting that Maraji’s intentions are pure, Daddy Freeze however noted that her knowledge of the truth is in doubt and further asked her to embrace the truth so she won’t end up having a zeal for God without knowing who He truly is.
He wrote,
Dear Maraji,
Jesus was invented about 400 years ago, just about the same time the truth about Yahushua, the real son of Yahweh was destroyed, to make room for a manipulative, monetized and politicized ‘Jesus’ doctrine.
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If you went back in time only 500 years ago, not a soul on earth would have the foggiest idea who ‘Jesus’ was.
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How can a name the disciples didn’t even know existed, be the way to Yahweh??
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? Acts 4:12 ?
New International Version
Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.”
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Ask yourself this question, if there was no other name under heaven given to mankind for salvation 2000 years ago, where did ‘Jesus’ come from only 400 years ago, when both the Hebrew and English language didn’t have a ‘J’ sound?
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Until 400 years ago, the English language didn’t have ‘the letter J’. Clear evidence of this exists in the original 1611 translation of the king james Bible, where ‘John’ was ‘Ion’ and ‘Jeremiah’ was ‘Ieremiah’.
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In addition to this, both Jesus and Joshua had the exact same name In Aramaic and Hebrew; ‘Yahushua’ so why does ‘Joshua’ still sound like the original name, while a new name had to be invented for the pagan Roman god ‘Jesus’ whose birthday was merged with pagan gods, while his resurrection was aligned with the celebration of ‘eostre’ a pagan Saxon goddess??
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If the name ‘Jesus’ didn’t exist until 400 years ago, don’t you want to find out what name was being used to cast out demons in the scripture below?????
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? Luke 9:49 ?
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“Master,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in your name and we tried to stop him, because he is not one of us.”
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Jesus is absolutely NOT the way, Yahushua is, and his doctrine is the truth, the light, the spirit and the embodiment of the word, grace and love of Yahweh.
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I know your intentions are pure but your knowledge of the truth is in doubt, embrace the truth so you don’t end up having a zeal for God without knowing who he truly is. ~FRZ
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? Romans 10:2 ?
New International Version
For I can testify about them that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge.
Popular Ivorian entertainer, DJ Arafat died on Monday August 12, after he was involved in a motorcycle accident and subsequently rushed to the hospital on Sunday August 11.
The “coupe-décalé” star died as a result of the injuries he sustained from the accident at a hospital in Abidjan – it was gathered that his motorcycle was hit by a car driven by a journalist from Radio Côte d’Ivoire.
DJ Arafat was unconscious while being rushed to the hospital and sadly didn’t survive the incident. His death has been confirmed by Nigerian singer, Davido, who penned down a tribute to him on Instagram.
A 29-year-old gentleman, Simon Godwin Idoko, a First Class Graduate of Pure and Applied Chemistry from the Usmanu Danfodiyo University in Sokoto State, has been confirmed dead few days after passing out of the National Youth and Service Corps (NYSC) program.
Simon who reportedly took JAMB six times before gaining admission for his first degree, served as a graduate assistant at Godfrey Okoye University in Enugu State before his death.
A friend of the deceased, Ameh Godwin confirmed the sad incident in a tribute he shared on Facebook.
He wrote,
Ogbee! This sounds unbelievable and heartbreaking. You made us proud by graduating with first class after writing UTME (JAMB) six times, today, you have been snatched by the cold hands of death in a mysterious way.
How do I explain this to those who celebrated your academic feat with me Just three weeks after your NYSC, you went the way of all mortals.
We spoke few days ago and you promised you were going to be fine. What happened? Is this the ‘fine’ you assured me?
This is sad. Simon Godwin Idoko, please tell my brother, Prince Ameh Jerry, that; this is what the world has been reduced to.
Tell him the fences he left behind have fallen and strangers now pull down our beards.
Tell him we now swim in tears and pains. Tell him our arms have broken and termites have destroyed our homes. What a wicked world.
A 40-year-old Indian actress Pradnya Parkar, allegedly strangulated her teenage daughter and then committed suicide after at their Kalwa residence in Gauri Suman Society on Friday morning, Thane Police said.
Pradnya Parkar allegedly left behind a suicide note admitting to the murder-suicide and said she was under extreme stress. Her daughter Shruti, 17, was an HSC student at a Thane college.
Preliminary reports by the police suggested that Parkar, who worked in several Marathi serials and an unreleased Marathi movie, was not getting much work these days and her husband too was facing problems in his business. The neighbours said she had been home without work for many months.
A senior police inspector of Kalwa police station, Shekhar Bagde said the deceased had also come to know that her husband was having an affair.
The incident apparently took place between 8 and 9 in the morning when her husband had gone to the gym.
On return, he found the door of the flat locked from inside. With help from neighbours, he broke down the door and found his wife hanging from the ceiling fan and his daughter suffocated to death in the bedroom. Further probe is on.
“We think a financial crisis led to the murder-suicide, but a probe is under way,” said Shekhar Bagde, adding that the actress left a note taking responsibility for her actions. “She said no one else should be blamed for this,” Bagde added.
A Lady from South-African has become a topic of discussion after she tweeted that she started dating her ex-boyfriend’s brother and they would get married by November.
In response to a tweet about a ‘Situation God turned around’ , the lady tweeted ;
My Ex Boyfriend cheated on me 3 times I finally decided to leave him and I started dating his brother. I’m happy to say we getting married in November
While she received heat for that decision, the lady maintained she didn’t care about the bashing from twitter users, that God gave her a sign and she went for it.
”I don’t care y’all can call me all kinds of names Only God can judge and he understands I asked for a sign and I got it”, she wrote.
Ibeakanma Onyechere, a 46-year-old banker has taking his own life weeks after sharing a suicidal note on Facebook.
The married father-of-one, was found lying lifeless in his room at his home in Victoria Island, Lagos State.
The banker, from Abia state, reportedly left his wife a suicide note before he took his life by consuming a harmful substance on Friday, August 9, 2019. His wife, who reportedly went shopping at the time he took his life, found the note when she returned.
The note, reportedly obtained by Igbere TV, reads:
“The best, that’s what I used to call you. Finally this is the end of my journey here on earth. The evil I have been battling with has succeeded in quenching the flame.
“You married a wrong man. You’re a good woman and you deserve the best. You need to be happy. You need to soar. Please take care of our princess Chinenyenwa.
“Tell her that I love her so much. Be peaceable with everyone though not gonna be easy. Tell my family not to harbor any resentment against you. You’re a blessing to us.
“That’s the wish of a dying man. Don’t cry for me but pray for me. I love you and chinenye so much. Good Bye My beloved.”
He also shared a Facebook post that hinted at his imprending suicide which read : “THE LIGHT IS GRADUALLY DIMMING OUT…………”
David Uyi Omokaro has come to the defense of Instagram comedian, Maraji while saying Jesus should be the one receiving criticisms from Twitter users and not Maraji, because, according to him, Jesus promoted divisiveness.
Maraji became the number one trending topic on twitter for dismissing other religions by saying on the day Muslims were celebrating eid-El-Kabir that Jesus is the only way to heaven, “not Allah, not Buddha, not Krishna” (read here ICYMI).
However Uyi asked people to direct their ire at Jesus Christ who he says did worse.
He tweeted:
“The misconception is that Maraji aired what she believes. When actually she aired what Jesus believes. It wasn’t her opinion. Jesus is the problem. He is offensive.”
You people don’t understand how offensive this Jesus was. Pharisees will invite him to their party to eat. He will sit there & be eating & be abusing them in their own house. O you vipers” o you foolish men” but he is eating & sitting in their house. Leave Maraji.”
Comedian, Wale Gates has reacted to a statement which was made by a counsellor at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG about masturbating with a particular person in mind being rape.
@PSFRCCGOfficial took to Twitter to highlight points made during the RCCG Convention 2019. While discussing masturbation, Timi Oyebode, a counsellor and author at the church said masturbating to someone’s image is no different from raping the person.
One of the tweets shared by RCCG reads,
You can’t Masturbate without imagining someone in mind and when you do such, you are partaking in RAPE.
For the person you picture in your mind hasn’t given you the right to touch or picture them in your mind.
@timioyebode
#BrightStars #AndGodSaid #RCCGConvention2019
A number of Twitter users didn’t quite agree with this school of thought as they expressed their disagreement on the platform.
Comedian Wale Gates reacted to the tweet, saying,
What I want to ask RCCG now is, So if and when I want to “release tension” and go on at certain website to research material for tension release, Do I have to call the person that might be in my thots first for their consent?
Mount Zion Faith Ministries clergyman, Mike Bamiloye has said to married men that they’re endangered if their spouses don’t know how to pray.
In a post on his Instagram page recently, the filmmaker shared that if a man’s wife doesn’t know how to pray and study the word of God, then that said man is endangered.
He wrote,
Man, If Your Wife Is Just Beautiful BUT Cannot Pray and Study the Word of God, Ah! You Are An Endangered Species!
His post has caused people to react, particularly women, as they wonder why men can’t be a prayerful species themselves.
Are men babies?? Your wife will cook, clean, take care of children, go to work, give you her salary and still pray for you?? What is it na?? ??
– wrote a netizen who was reacting to the clergyman’s notion.
Nigerian music executive, Ubi Franklin has reacted to the Federal Government’s threat of making Tekno a scapegoat to send strong signals of intolerance to ‘immorality’, following a viral controversial video where he’s spotted dancing with semi-naked ladies in Lekki area of Lagos.
It was earlier reported earlier that the Director General of the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) a parastatal of the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture, Segun Runsewe expressed disappointment that the Cartel Music boss released the music video which sparked controversy while being shot.
He further said they are going to inform security agencies to place him on their watch list, because his action is a threat to national security and a bad influence on Nigerian youths.
Ubi Franklin in his reaction said;
You see this country Nigeria? Smh I don tire. How can expressing your craft through a music video be a Threat to National Security? A 28 year old with no Gun? Very few making Nigeria/Nigerians proud?
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