After a outstanding performance at his ongoing Concert last night in Uganda, Starboy Wizkid was crowned as a King live on stage to the admiration and acceptance of all.
Wizkid who recently won The Best International Act at the 2017 edition of the Music of Black Origin (MOBO) Awards, recently voiced out his concern with how African artists are treated by international show organizers.
The Manya Singer called for equal treatment for African artists, saying it’s either they’re shown same level of respect accorded their foreign counterparts or none at all.
“If you are not going to show us the same love you show your international artists on the main stage, don’t show us love at all. We have our own people”, Wizkid said.
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo was pictured at the classroom defending his PhD thesis at the National Open University before an intellectual panel.
A short look into the former president’s educational background shows that he enrolled into Saint David Ebenezer School at Ibogun, for his primary school education. From 1952 to 1957, he attended Baptist Boys High School (BBHS), Abeokuta, for his secondary school education.
He was sent to India where he took training at the ‘Indian Army School of Engineering’ and at the ‘Defence Services Staff College, Wellington.
In not more than 24 hours when she returned from a weekend getaway with her lover, a beautiful 21-year-old lady with the name, Miss Tawa Oshunuga, reportedly committed suicide by consuming sniper after her lover of four years dumped her via a phone call.
According to eyewitnesses, the late makeup artist got a call from her lover, and excused herself to pick the call – it was gathered that though nobody is sure of what ensued during the phone conversation, but after it, Oshunuga reportedly bought popular Nigerian insecticide, Sniper, drank it and died on Monday.
Just before her death, the deceased who was the first child of her mother, and the only female child, reportedly called her mother, who sells pepper at Alarape Market and begged her to come home. She told the woman that she was having excruciating stomach pains.
One of her friends, Tanwa Adekunle, who spoke to NewsTelegraph, described the death of Oshunuga as mystifying.
Her friend Jummy said:
“It was in the process of trying to take her to hospital, they discovered a bottle of snipper beside her. It was then people realized that she poisoned herself. At the hospital, doctor referred her to Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, where she was pronounced dead on arrival. That was how we lost our friend.”
It was after Tawa died that news filtered out, that she allegedly had a breakup with her boyfriend. Her mum who cried loudly, begging people around to wake her daughter up said she thought such crowd would come to her home on Tawa’s wedding day.
The incident had been reported at the Alade Police Station, Somolu, Lagos, after she was brought back from the hospital. She was buried at Atan cemetery.
Madrid Star, Cristiano Ronaldo, who won his fifth Ballon d’Or ahead of Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and PSG’s Neymar at the Eiffel Tower in France, says he’s still willing to win more Ballon d’Or awards.
After being presented with the 2017 Ballon d’Or at the glitzy ceremony on Thursday, Ronaldo vowed to ‘let the fight continue’ between himself and Messi as they battle for future Ballon d’Ors.
‘I hope to play at a high level for a few more years,’ Ronaldo said when asked about rival Messi. ‘Let’s have the fight continue in a good way. He will do his best for his club and his national team.
‘And I will do my best for Real Madrid and my national team. So let’s see at the end of the day who is better and see who at the end of the year what collective awards we win and what the people voted.’
‘Of course, I feel happy. It’s a big moment in my career,’ Ronaldo said. ‘It’s something I hope to win every year. Thanks to my Real Madrid team-mates. And I want to thank the rest of the people who helped me reach this level.’
Well, the madrid star now equals Lionel Messi who has won the award 5-times – and in another context, Ronaldo and Messi have been the only two players to have won the award in the last 10 years.
Now social media users are trolling Lionel Messi who used to be the favorite to clinch the award.
See some Tweets…
Messi: "Siri, who's the best footballer in the world?"
Recently, there’s been series of celebrity drawings that have been making rounds online now and finally, the source of these caricatures has been discovered.
And what’s more is along with the discovery, is more of your favourite celebrities in their caricature forms that will crack your ribs…. no kidding!
Mavin Records Boss, Don Jazzy is no doubt one of Nigeria’s most eligible bachelors and he’s doing everything in his powers to change that status.
Don Jazzy.
He took to social media last night to give useful tips to ladies willing to slide into his DM, saying they must come with something tangible – in other words, you must have quite a lot to offer, not just your beauty and goodies..
Don Jazzy also gave notice of his readiness to start sliding into the Ladies DMs to catch his attention.
Yesterday, we brought you reports of a young Nigerian man, Star Alexzy Markson who reportedly claimed that “Yahoo Yahoo” saved his life.
He took to social media to complain bitterly about SARS harassment, and added that the authorities should focus on corrupt Politicians, instead of arresting the youths who are only trying to make ends meet.
He also shared a video which is currently making rounds on social media, saying “Yahoo Yahoo Saved My life, if not of Yahoo, Millions of Nigerian Youths would be pushing wheelbarrows or be armed robbers, Sars Police should stop disturbing us”.
Posting another video on his Facebook page, Alexzy debunked reports that he’s a scammer, saying he’s a successful investor who is into Bitcoin.
In the video, he also accused the SARS police of assaulting him in Auchi, after they stopped him and saw an Apple Laptop, which he uses to monitor his bitcoin. For the safety of his life, the angry young man said he made a transfer of N80,000 to the SARS operatives to regain his freedom.
To back up his claims, Markson says he will release the screenshots of the alleged N80K transaction to the SARS Police
A woman, identified as Mrs. Esther Abgundu, a native of the Gwer Local Government Area of Benue State, has been accused of inserting a hot knife in her five-year-old niece’s private parts.
According to a petition by an NGO, the Justice Development and Peace Commission of the Ekiti Catholic Diocese, the act was carried out on November 26. The petitioner said it was informed that the offence of the victim was that she ate the food of the suspect’s baby.
The petition read in part, “On November 26, 2017, the victim was babysitting the baby of the respondent (Abgundu) and in the course of feeding the baby, the victim ate a spoon of the baby’s food.
This annoyed the respondent and she inserted pepper into her niece’s private parts. The respondent further put a knife in the fire and inserted the hot knife into the victim’s private parts. She also beat up the girl and told her not to cry.”
The JDPI indicted the police in the petition signed by its Director, Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Akingbade, which was sent to the National Human Rights Commission.
“The respondent was released barely few hours after her arrest and boastfully roamed the streets of Ijelu-Ekiti freely as if nothing happened.
We hereby urge you, as bastion of hope and front runner in protection of human rights, to use your good offices and intervene in this matter of cruelty against the victim by ensuring that the respondent is brought to book to serve as a deterrent to whoever still engages in acts of inhuman and degrading treatment to others, especially to children.”
The Police Public Relations Officer in Ekiti, Alberto Adeyemi, who confirmed the incident, said the police were still investigating the incident. He said, “The parents of the victim have been invited to the police headquarters in Ado Ekiti. We will ensure justice in the matter. Anyone indicted in the investigation will be prosecuted.”
While his legal team and fans are working on pleading for his freedom, American rapper Meek Mill is taking advantage of his time in prison to turn his life around.
The Philadelphia rapper, who’s serving a two-to-four-year prison sentence, is reportedly juggling multiple jobs while behind bars, which includes some serious physical labor.
According to TMZ, Meek is part of the general labor crew at SCI Chester in Pennsylvania, where he reportedly earns 19 cents an hour for his work during the day.
A source told the outlet that the Wins & Losses MC helps clean the cell block, tidies up the prison grounds, serves food and washes dishes.
Reports say that Meek has a great attitude while completing his work, sporting a smile throughout his tasks, making him a “model inmate.”
Being that he is displaying positive behavior in prison, he is also earning some perks for his hard work, including access to electrical and carpentry shops, as well as being wait-listed for therapy courses.
At the moment, Meek’s lawyers are filing an updated bail motion in Superior Court for the rapper, which comes one day after Judge Genece Brinkley called Meek a “danger to the community” and denied his previous bail request.
While his team is working hard to get him out of prison, it’s great to hear that Meek has such a positive attitude while behind bars.
The fight against human trafficking yielded another result on Tuesday as the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) secured conviction against a human trafficker, 29 year old Ebere Jessica Nnamani from Enugu State.
Nnamani was charged on a 2-count charge of harbouring a person under 12 years old as domestic help and requiring a person to do work that is injurious to her physical, social and psychological development.
The trafficker was arrested on October 19th , 2017, for physically abusing a 7 year old girl from Ebonyi state living in her house, following a tip-off, and was arraigned on December 5th, 2017.
Delivering the judgment, the Presiding Judge, Justice Oghoghore pronounced her guilty and sentenced as follows: Count 1: 1-6 months imprisonment with an option of fine of N50,000 and for the 2nd count: 12 months imprisonment with an option of fine of N100,000.
Over six weeks after he was attacked by armed boys in his room at Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos, Grafton Entertainment act, Mr. 2Kay has finally opened up on the unforgettable experience.
Fellow singer, Burna Boy has since been identified by the Lagos State Police Command as mastermind of the attack and has been declared wanted.
But Burna Boy‘s team has revealed in an interview with Punch that he’s not on the run from the police, but is busy recording in the country.
The singer had few weeks ago been invited by the police over the robbery of singer Mr 2Kay at the “Buckwyld N Breathless” concert.
Speaking for the first time since the armed robbery attack that left him badly bruised and some of his personal effects stolen, Mr. 2Kay said when he was first threatened by Burna Boy on social media, he quickly reached out to Timaya.
According to him, the “Egberi Papa” called Burna Boy a few weeks before the attack to make peace; apparently, Timaya’s peace effort did not yield the desired result.
Mr. 2Kay who spoke with LIB from his hotel room at Oriental Hotels, Lagos also claimed that since the police caught the suspects that carried out the attack and named their sponsor, Burna Boy has been calling him to apologise but he wants the truth to be told.
He, however, expressed the likelihood of resolving the case out of court.
A 27-year old Libya deportee, Obehi Diamond, has described Libya as the best country where a young man can work and earn good money if there was a central government in the country.
Obehi said he lost all his earnings and savings in Libya because there was no way he could send money back to Nigeria.
He said he was tricked to Libya by a lady he gave N520,000 to take him to Europe in 2011 by flight but the woman abandoned him in Libya.
Speaking to our reporter in Benin City, Obehi said he was kidnapped four times but he bailed himself out with 4000 dinars on each occasion but never contemplated going to Europe because work was good for him in Libya.
Obehi stated that he would not attend any training organised by the Edo State Government because he was already a professional.
He said the N20,000 monthly stipend Governor Godwin Obaseki promised to pay Libya deportees was not what many of them need but good tools to start life again.
His words, “I left Nigeria in 2012. I paid money for flight but the women betrayed me and took me through land to Libya. I paid her N520,000 in 2011. She kept on promising me that I will soon leave. She later asked me to go to Libya that there was somebody to receive me until I will leave for Europe. When I got to Libya, Richard told me I could not travel by air because there is on government in Libya.
“I started working in Libya and earning 1,500dinars every month but Richard was collecting 1000 dinars every month from the money. He kept collecting money from me for four months.
“I later told him that I cannot be working and he will be collecting the money. Richard told my boss to stop paying me. He told me to leave his house and I started sleeping in the street inside abandoned vehicles.
I later met a boy who took me to his house in a mechanic workshop. I got a job somewhere and was earning 2000 dinars. From there I was sending money to my parents in Nigeria to take care off themselves. My friend found a job for me in Tripoli and I was working well.
“In 2014, I was going to take measurement for a job, policemen stop the vehicle I was in. I was the only black inside. After interrogation, they tore my papers.
I spent eight months in four different prisons. I got a phone to call my friend and he told me to look for a policeman to bail me out. In Libya, there is no lawyer to bail you. A policeman helped me out and I paid him 120,000 dinars. I started working again in Tripoli till 2016 when fight started. I found another place to work in downtown due to fighting in Tripoli.
After a month, I asked my boss to calculate the money and it was 4000 dinars. He wanted it pay me 600 dinars and I refused. I stopped the work because I am a professional. I could get work easily because people used to call me for work. The man pursued me and said I must work for him. He took thugs to pursue me and for my safety I decided to work for 600 dinars.
“When I was arrested in Tripoli, I spent 15 months in prison before I was deported. I was not planning to go to Europe. In Libya, there is work. Libya is the best country in aspect of money and work. There is no country to compare to Libya. The problem is the lack of government. Libya is the best place for a young man to work and survive. There is money in Libya if you are a good workman. There is future in Libya for those that are not lazy.
“Since 2015, there was no means to send money home. Libyans know that we blacks do keep money at home. When they caught me, they went to my house to collect my money. They took my property. I lost everything. They took huge money from me. If I had come home with that money, I would not have depend on government to help me, I will just open my shop immediately.
“If the state government help me to open my shop, I will not think of traveling again. The pattern of aluminum work in Libya is different so I had to learn from an Egyptian.
“There is nobody that go to Libya that does not have skills except the Benin boys. The Benin boys are lazy. I don’t play with my work when I was in Libya even on Fridays.
“The training from Obaseki is out of point. I don’t want to under go any training here in Edo. If I have my money, I will go to Lagos and start working immediately. I cannot collect N20,000 monthly from Obaseki.
That is no money. That is what I work in Libya in two days. I don’t need any training.
What I need is money to start off. My fiancée is still in prison in Libya. I am expecting her to be brought back soon.”
Madrid Star, Cristiano Ronaldo, who won his fifth Ballon d’Or ahead of Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and PSG’s Neymar at the Eiffel Tower in France, says he’s still willing to win more Ballon d’Or awards.
After being presented with the 2017 Ballon d’Or at the glitzy ceremony on Thursday, Ronaldo vowed to ‘let the fight continue’ between himself and Messi as they battle for future Ballon d’Ors.
‘I hope to play at a high level for a few more years,’ Ronaldo said when asked about rival Messi. ‘Let’s have the fight continue in a good way. He will do his best for his club and his national team.
‘And I will do my best for Real Madrid and my national team. So let’s see at the end of the day who is better and see who at the end of the year what collective awards we win and what the people voted.’
‘Of course, I feel happy. It’s a big moment in my career,’ Ronaldo said. ‘It’s something I hope to win every year. Thanks to my Real Madrid team-mates. And I want to thank the rest of the people who helped me reach this level.’
If you’ve been to Lagos before.. Or Nigeria in general, you’d have come across some Lebanese children, who apparently beg for alms from motorists on the street.
Apparently, a photographer, @Lilian_isih came across some of them, and then took their photos… The end result is just amazing!
She captioned the photos;
“Met this incredible soul on the streets of Calabar begging for petty change… Such beauty shouldn’t be on the road! Let’s tweet until something is done about taking kids off the street! #childnotbeggar”
The Executive Secretary of National Sugar Development Council (NSDC), Dr. Lateef Busari, has disclosed that the sugar intake in Nigeria is very low, compared with other countries in the world.
He made this known while addressing a news conference on Thursday in Abuja.
“On the basis of per capita consumption, indeed for Nigeria, we are not taking enough sugar. Nigeria is around 11 kilograms per capita He appealedEgypt with 38 kilograms and USA, 32 kilograms.
“It is good that Nigerians are still moderate in their sugar intake but we believe as sugar council that it is not enough and we can still go to 15 or 18 kilograms,’’ he said.
Dr. Lateef appealed to Nigerians to consume more sugar but not in excess, adding that sugar was not the cause of diabetes as many believed.
According to him, Nigerian-made sugar was one of the four foods fortified with Vitamin A, adding that the government made it mandatory that all sugar producers do so.
“They selected four food items, sugar, salt, flour and vegetable oil. So they have asked that all these products be fortified with Vitamin A because these are foods you must consume one way or the other.’’
“Through your consumption of those items you would get your normal dose of vitamin A,’’ he said.
He also revealed that the projection for the sugar master plan for 2018, was put at 1.6million metric tons, but that with the reality on ground, it was revised to 1.58 million metric tons.
He said this would be shared among the operators on the basis of their performance.
According to Busari, unrest in areas where some of the sugarcane plantations and sugar plants are located had caused a reduction in the sugar production.
He, however, said other companies were coming up to help boost sugar production.
“We have other investors coming in, two in Jigawa State and some in Edo.
We also have some small sugar mills that are coming up. We call them mini plants and we have one currently in Oyo State and another in Sokoto State.’’
“Nigeria presently has about six brands of locally produced sugar, and if all Nigerians decide to patronise Nigerian made sugar, it will help the industry,’’ he said.
Speaking on imported sugar, he said the organisation had engaged the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) to help tackle smuggling of sugar into the country.
Real Madrid and Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo on Thursday night pipped Barcelona’s talisman Lionel Messi to win the 2017 Ballon d’Or.
The number 7 picked up his fifth Ballon d’Or award to equal Messi’s record and bring the pair’s duopoly of the award to a staggering 10 years.
The 32-year-old was the top-scorer in last season’s Champions League as Real successfully defended the trophy with victory over Juventus in June, and also led the Spanish giants to their first La Liga title in five years.
“Of course I feel happy. This is something I look forward to every year,” Ronaldo said at the ceremony at the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
“The trophies won last year helped to win this award. Thanks to the Real Madrid team-mates. And I want to thank the rest of the people who helped me reach this level.”
Ronaldo, who also won the FIFA Men’s Player of the Year award in October, added the 2017 Ballon d’Or to his previous wins in 2008, 2013, 2014 and 2016.
The prestigious France Football magazine award is decided upon by a journalists’ ballot, with each naming a top five from a list of 30.
Kaka was the last player other than Ronaldo or Messi to win the prestigious individual gong all the way back in 2007.
A reader has sent chats – with us – she had with a lady who she claims tried her best to get laid with her husband after her husband made a gesture at her when they’d met at a car wash.
According to our reader, the said lady found a tactic to reach her husband and had been disturbing him to get laid with her, our reader got to know and decided to block her but still, she found another to reach the man and kept on disturbing him.
Eventually, our reader and the lady went heads on with each other and this was the ensued result she sent to us:
President Muhammadu Buhari has explained the rationale behind the message at his inaugural address: ‘I belong to everybody and I belong to nobody’.
According to a report by Channels Television, the President who is in Kano State on a two-day working visit said he made the statement in 2015 as a result of his experience in the country.
PIC.2. PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI TAKING OATH OF OFFICE IN ABUJA ON FRIDAY (29/5/15).WITH HIM IS THE WIFE, AISHA. 2815/29/5/2015/JAU/CH/NAN
“My problem is Nigeria and I have been involved in almost all the instability Nigeria experienced: the civil war, the coups, and counter-coups,” he said on Wednesday night during a state dinner held in his honour.
“That was why I said during my swearing-in that ‘I belong to everybody and I belong to nobody’. Nigeria is my target and I will continue to maintain focus”.
A statement issued on Thursday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said President Buhari further reaffirmed that the message would continue to guide his stewardship to the Nigerian people.
He was also full of thanks and gratitude to the government and people of Kano for the massive reception that greeted his arrival in the state.
According to him, the warm and peaceful reception is “a message to the opposition” that his popularity in the region remains unshaken.
“I am overwhelmed with the massive reception I have received and definitely since this is partisan politics, I think it has sent a clear message to the opposition.
“Even going by the details of the election results in 2003, 2007 and 2011, it was very clear that nobody could even dare to rig my scores from the elections in Kano.
“It has been so consistent and I don’t think I have the vocabulary to express my thanks to the people of Kano.
“I am very grateful to God and the people of Kano for the complete trust you have in me,” the President said.
He said that during his drive around the city to commission several projects on Wednesday, he observed that many of those who thronged the road to welcome him were very young people.
He further promised that as a person in a position of authority, his priority was to provide a meaningful future for the teeming youths in Nigeria through education as well as the faithful management of the economy and resources.
President Buhari congratulated Governor Abdullahi Ganduje on his development strides in the state and asked other political office holders to emulate and support the governor.
He also described Ganduje as is “a great politician”, adding “I am afraid I am still learning.”
Actress Mercy Johnson Okojie took to her Instagram page to celebrate Christ Embassy’s Pastor Chris Oyakhilome.
She wrote on IG ;
“My Father and My Testimony, My Pillar and My Mentor, My Teacher and My Inspiration, You are an Example of God’s Word and You Teach Us His Word. You are all of these to me and More Pastor Sir. I Love You and It’s Simply inexplicable. I wish you a Very Happy Birthday Sir….May God Keep You and Uplift you More and More. #@princeodiokojieLoveyoutoobutyouknowilovemyFather#”
Chris Oyakhilome (also known as “Pastor Chris”) was born on December 7, 1963 and he is a Nigerian Christian minister who is the founding president of Believers’ Loveworld Incorporated, also known as Christ Embassy, a Bible-based Christian ministry headquartered in Lagos.
Pope Francis has called for the Lord’s prayer to be changed – arguing that the translation used by many parts of the world goes against the teachings of the Bible.
The Lord’s prayer is spoken by the majority of the world’s 2.2billion Christians, and is cited by the bible as the way Jesus taught his disciples to pray.
However Pope Francis has argued the Italian – and indeed the English translation – go against the teachings of the church.
In the much-recited prayer, followers of the faith call on God to “lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil”.
Speaking to Italian broadcasters, the Pope argued this was incorrect.
He said:
“It is not a good translation because it speaks of a God who induces temptation”
He added that the Christians in France had adapted the prayer to get around the issue.
Pope Francis said: “The French have modified the prayer to ‘do not let me fall into temptation’, because it is me who falls, not the Lord who tempts me to then see how I fall”.
Last month the head of the Catholic church admitted that he had from time to time – fallen asleep during prayer.
President Muhammadu Buhari, who is currently on a two-day official visit to Kano State, has expressed surprise at the large number of people who trooped out on the streets to welcome him to the state.
President Muhammadu Buhari.
The president, who got his highest number of votes during the 2015 presidential elections from Kano, said if judging by the “sea of people” that came out yesterday to welcome him, he would no doubt coast to victory again if elections are held.
President Buhari hasn’t made a definite statement yet on his political future but in the last two weeks, he has made statements that point to the fact that he may seek a second term in office.
Speaking Wednesday afternoon at the Palace of the Emir of Kano just before he visited the Kurmawa Central Prison in the state where he freed 500 prisoners, the president said: “I am overwhelmed by the sea of people I see and by what I see today, if elections are contested I will no doubt win it”.
A member of the outlawed secessionist group, IPOB, made a Facebook after visiting the mother of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu recently and it’s contents has sparked an outrage on social media.
One Nnamdi Obi took to his Facebook page to share his encounter with the mother of the leader of IPOB and in doing so, blasphemed.
He shared the pictures on his page…
and wrote:
‘STRIKING REINFORCED BUT WITH BOMB THIS TIME AND ALSO CONTINUES…
If you give me cutlass and ask me between the mother of Jesus which is Mary and the mother of our leader Mazi Nnamdi kanu which one will I kill, I will pieces Mary with the cutlass and used her meet to Cook ofensala the 2nd.
Because Mary the mother of the so called Jesus is the most foolish woman on earth to allow an evil spirit in disguise called holy spirit to impregnate her. What pains me most is that the evil spirit deceive her with just sweet words like
Hail mary, full of grace,
The lord is with you, blessed art thou thy among women and blessed is the is thy fruit of their womb, just this words ooh she foolishly betrayed her husband and committed adultery.
She must be very very insane. So what there are trying to say now, that Mary was a virgin when she got pregnant, then my mother is also a virgin. This White men think they can fool Africans all the time and get away with it, Na lie, Striker is here to exposed them”
Note below:
Idiot, fool, stark illiterate, mumu, stupidity, animal, satanic agents I have gotten used to all this insults mentioned above, I need well Educated insults that will make me to strike harder’
Ghanaian actress, Nikki Samonas is known to be one of the hottest Ghanaian actresses and it’s all thanks to her figure which she loves to flaunt in hot bikinis.
However, the actress, speaking to Zionfelix in an interview indicated she would love to have big breasts and buttocks just like her mother.
Nikki says at times she envies the way her mom’s breasts and buttocks are big but because of her father’s dominant genes, she has a slim figure.
Zionfelix then asked her “if she has ever thought of getting breast and buttock implants just to make hers big like her mom?”
She replied,
“No, I have not. Moreover, my mom’s big breastContent optimizations and buttocks came after she gave birth to me. So I also believe after I give birth I will also get my big breasts and buttocks”
A FCT High Court in Jabi has refused the oral application for bail made on behalf of Maryam Sanda and ordered her returned to prisons pending her re-arraignment next Thursday.
The FCT Police Command in a two-count charge accused Maryam, the daughter of a former Executive Director of Aso Savings and Loans, Hajiya Maimuna Aliyu Sanda, of killing her husband, Bilyamin Bello, the son of Alhaji Bello Halliru Muhammad, a former chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
They alleged that Maryam had caused the death of Bello “by stabbing him on the chest with a broken bottle which eventually led to his death and you did with the knowledge that your act is likely to cause his death.”
Upon her arraignment on November 24, the court had ordered that she be remanded in prisons after she pleaded not guilty to the charge levied against her.
However, at the resumed hearing today, police Prosecutor, CSP James Idachaba informed the court an amended charge has been filed before the court where Maryam’s mother, Maimuna Aliyu has been added as defendant together with two others.
He however said all efforts to serve the charge on Maimuna and the others have proved abortive.
He asked the court to adjourned the matter to Thursday, December 14 to enable the Police bring all the defendants to court so they can take their pleas together.
After this, Maryam’s new lawyer, Chief Joseph Daudu (SAN), a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), asked the court to listen to the bail application filed on Maryam’s behalf.
However, Idachaba urged the court to also adjourn the bail application to December 14 after new pleas must have been taken.
The trial judge, Justice Yusuf Halilu ruled in favour of the Prosecutor and said the bail would be taken after the re-arraignment.
Again, Daudu pleaded with the judge, this time orally, to release Maryam on bail pending the Thursday.
He said the prisons conditions is unwholesome for Maryam’s six-months old baby.
“It is unfortunate that a life has been lost already, but we should not take more lives,” the senior lawyer pleaded.
However, after another objection by the police Prosecutor, Justice Halilu held that he is not disposed to grant the oral bail application since issues have been joined on the formal application for bail.
“The defendant in the main time shall be returned to the prisons pending Thursday, December 14,” the judge held.
Earlier, the judge had ordered that Maryam’s daughter in the custody of a relative be taken out of court after the baby’s persistent crying.
The baby continued crying outside the court room throughout the court proceedings.
Daily Trust observed that the court room was filled to capacity with as many more people standing both inside and outside the court room.
A young member of the National Youth Service Corps simply identified as Corper Adeola has been buried. The woman who died at the Nigeria Defence Academy Camp in Kaduna state was today buried in her hometown.
Details of what caused her death is yet unknown, but, many other NYSC members trooped out to pay her last respect.
A friend, Sadiq Gano shared the photos on Facebook and wrote: “Few days to your POP and you are no more. Corper Adeola serving at the Nigeria Defence Academy (NDA) finally answers nature’s call.”
A young Zimbabwean woman by name Sinikiwe Kademunga is inspiring many people by doing ‘great’ things even though she was born without arms and knees.
A 24-year-old Zimbabwean woman, Sinikiwe Kademunga is doing great things even though she was born with no arms and knees. Sinikiwe lives a radiating lifestyle as she believes nothing is impossible in life if you put your mind to it.
Although she grew up with cultural, social and economic barriers, she did not let that ground her.
Sinikiwe is the winner of the 2016 Courage award for the Zimbabwe International Women’s Awards (ZIWA). She is currently completing her degree in Social Work at the University of Cape Town.
Sinikiwe posts inspiring photos and news on her Instagram with the handle: @i_am_sinibabe.
Sinikiwe also runs a blog called Life in the shoes of a short girl where she shares her life journey to inspire and mentor other young Africans like herself to be more confident in their own bodies and believe that anything is possible in life despite their physical barriers.
According to reports, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka allegedly resurrected a dead baby during a program at the Adoration ministry in Enugu State, yesterday.
According to social media users who shared the photo online, the child was brought to the crowded crusade in a box and handed to the priest who then revived her after praying for her before returning her to her family.
In the photos, Fr. Mbaka is seen at the altar, bending over the child who was lying on the box. In a different photo, he was seen handing the child back to her mother.
Another one – barely 24 hours after a lady on facebook, herself the honorable commissioner for foods and drinks ,a young Nigerian girl who is model and upcoming artiste, Princess Nnochiri, simply known as Ms. Papa9ja, has declared herself as the Commissioner of Slay queens and Sexiness.
Sharing her sexy portraits on Facebook, she wrote:
‘Announcement! Announcement!! Announcement!!! This is to inform the general public that I Ms. Papa9ja has bestowed upon my self the office of the commissioner of slayqueens and sexiness.’
‘All the slay queens and my sexy mamas should be free to come to us for the following issue; -The latest fashion trend-free sharwama and pizza – free makeup products -Free skin products -99%discount on all hair needs -80%discount on iPhone8.’
‘We also assist with the following; -fighting the boo that has a boo – assist you with your choice of baby daddy and make sure the nigga is up to the task. -collecting your clothes,shoes and even money from “borrow borrow”and “beggi beggi”. And so on and so forth.’
‘My administration will ensure that we all slay and stay sexy till thy kingdom com …I cannor cum and kii ma self’
Over the weekend, musician Paul Okoye and his wife, Anita dedicated their twins, Nathan and Nadia in a Church in Lagos.
The mother-of-three has now disclosed on Instagram this morning that she actually had 4 miscarriages before conceiving her bundles of joy.
She wrote;
“Who would have thought after 4 miscarriages, I’d be dancing and singing and dedicating TWINS to God almighty!! This God is too good o!!! ? ? God has really turned my mourning into dancing again and has lifted my sorrows.”
“I am so grateful to God, my family and friends for standing by me through it all, for remembering me in your prayers, for every ounce of support…God bless every single one of you!! May the good Lord grant all your hearts’ desires and as you have always been available to pray, laugh, cry, dance and rejoice with me…”
“May God’s blessings never leave you. I wish I could tag every single one of you… More pictures coming soon from Nathan & Nadia’s dedication.”
