Popular Nigerian talk show host, Frank Edoho’s, Sandra, a mother of three has a thought provoking question for y’all – the stunning lady has taken to social media to ask the public what age daughters should be taught having sex for money is bad.
According to Sandra who has a 13-year-old daughter, the question has become of dire necessity because “little boys and girls” in private jets, expensive hotels and vacations is now interpreted as success.
She wrote:
At what age do we begin to teach our children, especially the girls & the BOYS of course, that having sex for money is so NOT the way to go! In today’s world, this seems to be cool! Little girls & boys on private jets and exotic vacations & expensive hotels and loads of instagram likes seem to equal to success now! When do we begin to instil this value! I am about to have the talk with my 13 year old daughter, how do I even begin?
A lady has shared a touching story about her fiance stood by her in trying times after being involved in an accident which left her bone broken.
Despite her condition which left her bedridden, her man never left her side even when he was told to as he also took care of her hospital bills and other expenses.
Read the story:
It’s a long story I hope someone gets inspired with it.Am a young girl in her early twenties,I went to Delta state university Abraka. In the year 2013 I got admission in to the university but due to some financial issues was almost loosing hope then our part cross.
I met this young Man Kc on a friends birthday party we got talking exchange numbers,each time he calls we spend time talking from there I told him about the problem I was facing at that time he said don’t worry I will pay your acceptance fees will get an accommodation for you then before the time runs out .
I will raise your school fees he said I was shocked because he was just 22years just finished school but already working and also his from a wealthy home so I told him to come to my house to talk to my mum so she don’t feel I am on the street now.So he came talked with my mum and told her I will see your daughter through school, will pay her fees ,pay for her accommodation, buy her books give her feeding money with God on my side will do all that. My mum said no but after much crying from me she accepted I got in to school 2013 with all his helps I never lacked for one day .We started dating officially 2014 still yet nothing changed he kept to his words so it was my turn to keep to mine,I told God give me the strength to be Faithful to find reasons every new day to love this young man not because his helping me but the fact I want to do so.
Hmmmm it was not easy with all the temptation in the university I still stood my ground because all he has ever asked me apart from sex which I gave willingly to him he asked me to me truthful always and faithful that’s all he asked which I feel was not too much so placed my priorities straight.
I am here for school and I have a man waiting for me back home,fast forward to 2016 I was in my finals my second semester in my room a friend came in to my room asked me to go with to the market we left on our way back home we had accident. Dear I could not believe my self I broke my left femur 2months to my final exams my project was not completed either I could not cry I just watched as my life turned around,but I told my self I will write this exam I will finish my project too so I started treatment in school my bad. I went for native treatment because I was sacred of the scar I will have from the surgery but I was so wrong because from April till July 4 the bone did not heal with the pain and all I finished my project.
My people asked me to come home I told them no that I will write this exam which I did I was carried to the exam hall the last day when my mates were shouting. I was crying but I was still happy that I am still alive I came back home with my broken bone with hopes it will heal if I changed my place of treatment so August 13th .I went for a new native treatment we were asked to bring one hundred and fifty thousand after much begging.
My man agreed to pay he never left my side for once he stood by me he was at every prayer house for me ,he kept saying to me in my sick bed” you will be fine ,I am not going anywhere no matter the out come”. Let me not lie I did not believe I thought my life has ended that I can never walk again from August till January25th 2017 I was still in my bed the bone was not healing, so on January 25th I called him I told him how I appreciate all he has being doing from 2013 till date how he stood by me even with his friends and some family members telling him how a liability I am to him he still stood by me ,that he should not waste his time on me that I can’t walk again he should go and live his life. I gave him reasons why he should go and stop helping me after talking he said no Wahala if that’s what you want but I made a promise to God and I intend to keep it until I find a solution ,I am not leaving you like this.
February 4 I checked in to a private hospital because I was so sick getting to the hospital the doctor said I will run different types of text and I will go for another X-ray for my broken bone which I did and the MD of the hospital brought a consultant and he told us he can operate on my leg that it’s not damaged yet but might be short due to the delay that it all depends on what he sees when he opens up,we asked how much he said eight hundred thousand, my mum started crying how can we come up with such amount of money and My man came up and said ” I sold one of my properties ,I have payed already “.
Jezzzzz I could not believe it God did it again, so February 4 I went in for my surgery after 7 to 8 hours I came out with pains but alive again I was moved to a private ward which I stayed for three weeks because my man said please let her stay, so she can be taken care of so no complications will come up after a while the doctor said I am fit to go with my surgical cast but still in one place. Then I held God tight ,I prayed I fasted I told God I want to be a living testimony and He Answered me May19 my Surgical cast was removed and I got a physiotherapists that comes to the house, which he payed fifty thousand monthly.
With time I was able to match my leg little by little June 30th I went for X-ray and the bone had healed not just healed but same length with the right.I started walking on the 28th day of HALLELUJAH FESTIVAL I wanted to walk round and shout on my voice so I told God I am going to walk and I did even with the pains though I still feel pain and I am still on my physiotherapy but I walk around and do my daily work and My Man still standing by my side .
We are not married but just got engaged God answers prayers. Thought I share my testimony because Chisom your Wall kept me going and I learnt a lot thanks very much God bless you and your people.
Nigerian footballer, 20-year-old Kelechi Iheanacho, who is speculated to be going to Leicester City this season, might be facing a two years jail sentence in U.S following the accusation that he mislead a Pennsylvanian court.
Kelechi Iheanacho, who was dragged to court by previous representatives, American-based First Eleven Management, but pulled out of a contract with them two years ago to sign with Stellar, filed pleadings denying that he knew or spent time with Henry Galeano, who on his on claims said he is his former agent.
According to him, he thought Galeano was an alias used by First Eleven Management co-owner Robert Zanicky. But the football agent was the company’s registered FIFA-licensed agent.
However the American court has been handed photos and documents which suggested the Nigerian striker met Galeano on many occasions.
According to SUN UK, the crucial legal question for Iheanacho, will be if the young star did more than merely meet Galeano or happened to be with him on occasions. It certainly seems clear they at least met.
Here are photographs of Iheanacho with Galeano obtained by SunSport
1. In Minneapolis during Manchester City’s 2014 pre-season tour.
2. In Columbus, while training with MLS club Columbus Crew that same year.
3. In New Zealand in 2015 while representing Nigeria at the Under-20 World Cup.
4. At the Etihad Stadium while signing a new contract with Manchester City after he turned 18.
In his court affidavit, Galeano said: “For the avoidance of doubt, Iheanacho and I have spent hundreds of hours together.”
He also added: “Robert Zanicky never used my name as an alias.”
Galeano claims he became Iheanacho’s official Fifa-licensed agent in July 2013 after both men signed a Representative Agreement.
The legal battle is also reported to be a bit complicated because Galeano in the signed and sworn affidavit submitted to the court, claims he spent “hundreds of hours” with the player.
Under Pennsylvania Law, if it is found Iheanacho knowingly tried to mislead the court, he could be charged with unsworn falsification which, if found guilty, carries a penalty of up to two years in prison.
MTN Project Fame season 4 winner, Monica Ogah has revealed that her father has warned her never to bring an Igbo Man home as her husband.
The singer wrote;
“So my father said,if you bring any Igbo man home for marriage,you are on your own..I said am not ready but why that?someone tell me anything wrong with Igbo men?”
Amidst the roll of comments that amassed by the popular Tatafo,Helen Paul, she also got a few hot comments to bounce in for posting a picture of herself with the Executive Governor of Ekiti stae, Ayodele Fayose.
Helen Paul took to his Instagram yesterday to post a picture she took with Fayose in recent times probably and commenter/fan queried : “Where did you meet the mad man?”
Another said:
“Sebi I don tell u make u. No come. Lagos if baba buhari jam u for air. Port na see gobe.”
Yeah… we’re as amazed as you are champ! This Caribbean lady shared this selfie of herself with her really admirable mother and we can’t get enough of it!
Apparently, the lovely daughter was two days ago, celebrating her momma as she turned a year older, 42, actually, and most people can’t tell if the duo are mother-daughter or sister-sister.
Take a wild guess and tell us who the mother is, will ya?
Former beauty queen, Anna Banner and music sensation, Flavour’s daughter, Sophia Chimamanda, is two years old today and the pretty little girl looks every shades of cute in these new photos her mother shared.
The proud mama bear flooded Instagram with beautiful photos of her sweetheart and wrote to her the sweetest words a mother could write her child.
She wrote:
My Happy Child
You’re my Angel from Above!
You’ve made my life complete!
Your existence is supernatural ?
Thank you for making me a Mother?
Your love for me is beyond understanding?
Our bond is extremely extraordinary??
Thank you Heavenly Father for adding one more year to my dear daughter’s life?
Words cannot explain how thankful I am??
Wisdom, understanding, love, Grace, Favour, Blessing, peace, Knowledge, Laughter, unmerited Favour, Joy and Happiness shall never depart from you my Dearest SOFIA OKOLI
I LOVE YOU BABY
You know it’d be an awesome month, when you’re welcomed with a 20 million naira cheque on the first day of a new month.
Ubi Franklin, estranged husband to Nollywood Actress, Lilian Esoro has showed off the 20 million naira Cheque he’s received on the First Day of this New month, August.
The Triple MG “manager”, who owns half of the company, shared a snapshot on his Instagram story.
The Niger Delta Forest Army group based in Ondo state has claimed the responsibility for the abduction of the Lagos State Model College, Igbonla in May, 2017 and have again threatened to attack fiercely if the Federal Government does not grant amnesty.
In a statement released by their spokesman, General Bossman Koniwei, the group expressly stated that they only released the six students with expectations of the FG to yield their demands of amnesty and if this is not granted, another attack will be inevitable.
Meanwhile, they nullified the claim of the Lagos State Police Commands that some of their members were killed during the rescue mission of the school children.
Read full statement below:
“We wish to inform the federal government that we are prepared to drop our arms and embrace peace.
“But will be ready to face any force if we are continuously ignored. This is the last chance for permanent peace. We shall return deadlier if nothing is done.
“For years, the then PDP government’s amnesty Programme has been handled as a baby for the PDP boys to the exclusion of others, especially in those in Ondo State. None of our pleas was heeded by the authorities.
“We have done this for years and we are satisfied that we have made our point.
“The lgbonla College raid was an operation we carried out as a sign of our last violent campaigns if government takes the issue of amnesty for us with all seriousness “ls it not laughable that after dropping our guns for the government, only a few PDP youths benefited to our exclusion?”
“We hope the Federal Government will not allow our period of grace to get to another level of crisis.
“We want to use this medium to state that none of our men was killed in the build up to the release of the six students as claimed by the Lagos State Commissioner of Police and the government of Lagos State.
“We only laugh at them listening to their claims and attempt to take glory for something they knew nothing about.
“We released the students to Ondo State deputy governor because we knew he will pursue amnesty for us.
“Lastly, we wish to inform the Federal Government that we are prepared to drop our arms and embrace peace but will be ready to face any ignored.
“This is the last chance for permanent peace. We shall return deadlier if nothing is done,” it added.
The six students of the Lagos state Model College, lgbonla regained freedom from Ondo State on July 28, 2017.
The Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona has expressed a great shock over the death rumor trailing over him since Sunday evening, July 30.
The respected monarch is said to have debunked the rumors about his death in a recent telephone conversation.
Although, the Oba Sikiru Adetona is currently observing his medical check-up in Oriental Hotel, Victoria and has been there for the past two weeks, he however affirmed his location and healthiness.
“Why are people spreading rumours about my death, when I am right here at Oriental”, he queried.
He advised the rumor carriers via all media platforms to check confirm their information, before spreading news.
Famous Nigerian blogger, Linda Ikeji, needs no introduction because she has already made a name for herself in her chosen choice of trade.
The ace blogger who has diligently put in a decade of her lifetime into the now proliferated trade of blogging, recently decided to discuss the things she requires in a man she would love to marry.
According to Linda, any man who would finally claim her heart and eventually take her to the altar must be dexterous and highly skillful at the things of the inner room.
When asked if she has been getting proposals from suitors as well as what she requires in a man she would love to marry, she dropped some interesting points.
“I’m getting quite a lot of proposals. You know people say when a woman is successful, men run away, it’s a lie, that is when they chase you the more. But unfortunately, I haven’t seen what I’m looking for. To be honest, I keep telling people, it’s not like men are scarce, it’s the type of man some of us are looking for that is scarce, if I want to marry next year I can, but he would not be the kind of man I want.
I want a man that I can look up to, someone that inspires me, someone that would push me, someone that would motivate me, somebody that has had some success in his own career path, then I can look up to him and be like “wow”, a man that teaches me and I can learn from. I’m inspired by successful people, someone like Tyler Perry, I can’t wait to meet him.
I can’t marry a poor guy, I’m being honest about it, no I can’t, he doesn’t have to be very rich but let him be successful in his own way. You may come across some successful men but there is something wrong there, so the whole package is what I’m looking for.
When I was like 30-years old, my standards were very high, extremely high, but I wasn’t looking at marrying, I was just focused on work because I’ve always been so ambitious that I wasn’t focusing on marriage or kids. I felt like I should just do what I wanted to do. It was just recently that I began to think about marriage, and to be honest, my requirements are only three now.
He must be successful, he must be a good man, in the sense that he must be supportive of me, if he tries to stifle me then I’m out. Lastly, he has to be a man that likes sex and must be very good at it”, she stated.
Militant group, Adaka Boro Avengers (ABA), has threatened to declare a breakaway republic in the region on October 1.
Spokesperson of the group, Edmos Ayayeibo, in a statement, said there was no going back on the decision as the Nigerian state has lost its unity, the Sun reports.
Edmos said ;
“The October 1 declaration of a republic in the Niger Delta is sacrosanct because Nigeria has lost its unity. To save lives on both sides, the Nigerian government should maintain peace, compose themselves or face total war.”
“Why Would The Arewa Youths And Some Northerners Called For Re-Arrest Of Nnamdi Kanu Knowing What The Implications Would Be. That Is Not Possible And The Nigerian Government Will Never Dare It Again.
“We The Avengers Have Always Carried Out Our Words. When We Said We Would Crumble The Economy, We Did It. And Now We Are Asking All Northerners And Westerners To Leave The Niger Delta Region For Their Own Good. This Is Not 2016 And Now We Have More Arsenals, More Powerful Than The Nigerian Government.”
“We Are Also Using This Medium To Call On All The Multinational Corporations To Leave The Region In Their Own Interests And Peace; Because Their Continued Stay In The Region Has Not Done Any Good To The People Of The Niger Delta. Also To The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Kindly Withdraw Your Oil Survey Teams And Your Technical Workers From Our Communities, While The Tension In The Region Is Boiling Up.
“Failure To Adhere To These Warnings, We Shall Leave No Stone Unturned. Because All Avengers Groups In The Region Are United Now And Our New Focus Is On Any Multinational Corporations And Any NNPC Infrastructures, Especially The Pipelines And NNPC Filling Stations Across The Country.”
After experiencing the heartbreak of a miscarriage last year, 34-year-old transgender man, who was born a girl, Trystan Reese and his husband, Biff Chaplow finally welcomes their first biological child, a bouncing baby boy, Leo.
The Portland couple shared their elation over the news with several news outlets, with Trystan telling WGN9 he was ‘overjoyed’ and ‘elated’.
In an interview with Fox19, Biff said:
‘The moment he was born was just like a pure moment of bliss, like the happiest moment of my life,’
‘Just to see the very beginning of Leo, of his life, was just amazing.’
Leo already has two older siblings, a brother and sister, whom Trystan and Reese adopted after Biff’s sister was found unfit to be their guardian — but when they first got together, it didn’t occur to them they’d have biological children.
‘I thought I was giving up having a family — I didn’t even think of it as an option,’ Trystan told Buzzfeed.
‘I didn’t ever dream of having, or wanting to have, a biological child. One, I didn’t think it would be possible, and two, it took a long time for me to be strong enough in my identity as a man to be able to do that.’
Queen Wokoma, who many had once mistaken for Ini Edo’s twin hails from Rivers State.
– But sorry guys , the beautiful Ini Edo look alike is now off the market as her boyfriend popped the question and she accepted ,
The excited upcoming actress took to her Instagram page to share a picture of the proposal and wrote;
“OmG!! He popped the question in presence of His Friends,my Family and His!! ???Yes I’m Engaged…I’m Off The Market!! And Yes it’s DIAMOND ??I love you so much my King!!”
Do you remember the 9-year old boy who was rescued by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) after he was chained and held captive in the premises of a Celestial Church in Ajibawo, Ogun State?
Here is a new picture of the now, 10-year-old. He is looking so healthy now.
Recall, this shocking act of child abuse was carried out by his father, Francis Taiwo, who is also a pastor of the church.
Safe in the custody of security operatives, the boy spoke up and narrated how he was maltreated by his own people.
“I was not fed regularly when I was chained. My father and my step-mother only fed me twice a day. Some days, I was not given any food. I want to go back to school because I want to be a doctor in the future. I also do not want to go back to my father’s house,” the boy said.
Korede was reportedly chained inside a room in the church since January of this year, and his rescue was made possible by neighbours who tipped off the security agents. And his father has been arrested.
The boy looks healthy now, and even happier. The wife of the Ogun State Governor, Mrs. Olufunso Amosun, took up sponsorship of the 9-year-old, and he looks so good 1 year after.
Sahara Reporters Publisher, Omoyele Sowore, has taken to social media to share screenshots of his bank accounts in Nigeria and America.
The New York-based publisher said:
‘Please understand that my Nigerian accounts have been frozen via a kangaroo court order obtained from a Jankara judge in Ilorin, Kwara state’.
Meanwhile, a court ruling has ordered that the Publisher’s accounts be frozen following an on-going court case between Nigerian Senate President, Bukola Saraki and Omoyele Sowore.
Read the full post by Omoyele Sowore below:
Folks: Let me just act goofy today by declaring all my private bank accounts publicly just so that so some of you can get some answers you need.
It is important to let you know that the Bank Of America (BOFA) bank account summary being bandied around by Bukola Saraki and his minions yesterday was manufactured since last week. I do not have a personal or investment account at BOFA.
However, after hitting them hard yesterday revealing their fraudulent legal judgements in Ilorin, they had to resort to something.
These screenshots of my accounts both in the US and Nigeria were taken today.
Please understand that my Nigerian accounts have been frozen via a kangaroo court order obtained from a Jankara judge in Ilorin, Kwara state.
My confirmed cash balance across two (US and Nigeria) continents as of this morning stands at $6,213 minus $6, 100 and debit card balance of $100 frozen in my GTB account. My account balance in Naira is less than N2,000.
My available bank cash today in the US is approximately $13!
I also have close to £10 left from funds that I exchanged while in the UK his weekend.
Mind you I am not seeking anyone’s sympathy, there is no need for it.
The fake, boring drama between cucumber singer, Princess Vitarah and Speed Darlington seems to be over before it even began.
Recall it all started when Darlington shared screenshot of a DM where Vitarah “begged” him for a social media beef, so they could both gain more followers. He mocked her and published her DM for fans to troll her…. then in her response, Princess Vitarah dismissed his music.
“You are not a musician, you are not a rapper. You don’t rap. You are a comedian. But your career wasn’t taking off, so you started doing music,” she said in the eviscerating video.
But the duo are now talking sex.
Writing on his Instagram last night, the Bangdadadang crooner revealed his chat with the Pussy rapper in which she talks about wanting a threesome with Tonto Dikeh.
“The only way I would ever sex with you is threesome with [Tonto] Dikeh,” said Vitarah in the DM, and Darlington captioned the post, “I will never share my Tontolet with anybody EVER. She is too special for experiment.”
And before you wonder why Tonto Dikeh is being dragged into all this mess: she declared support for Darlington a while ago and ever since, he’s been so in love with the actress…which is why Vitarah is talking threesomes with the actress’ name in the sentence.
A pregnant woman, Franca Johnson and one other, identified as Ebenezer Joshua, were arraigned by the EFCC yesterday, 31st of July before Justice Abbas Ahman of the Kebbi State High Court on a three count charge of forgery.
The accused persons who once worked together at a new generation bank allegedly conspired and forged the Certificate of registration of the Special Control Unit against Money Laundering (SCUML).
The scam came to light when the SCUML received two registration forms for clearance from a new generation bank bearing the names, Noble Women for Better Tomorrow Initiative and another, Support Initiative for Better Maternal Health.
Upon receipt of the certificate, some abnormalities were discovered during verification, including the fact that the sector codes on the certificates were those allocated to construction companies and not NGOs.
Nigerian Actress, Stella Damasus, has taken to her Instagram page to celebrate her man, Daniel Ademinokan, who turned a year older yesterday.
She shared photos of her husband as well as praising him.
She wrote:
Love of my life @dabishop007 you are the best ever. I have so much to say but I would rather say it to you and not social media. You rock boo! Happy birthday. #hubby #birthday #love #family
It’s pure and true
It’s me and you
It’s what we share
It’s love and care
It’s in his eyes
It’s so defined
It’s crystal clear
It’s no more tears
From me to you my heart I give
To love and hold, and always believe.
Happy birthday my love @dabishop007 thank you @madwole for the lovely outfit #happybirthday #hubby #partner #j31 #family #usa #nyc
A Nigerian Filmmaker, Kenny Adams popularly called Lege Miami, has accused Nigerian actress, Mercy Aigbe‘s Estranged husband, Lanre Gentry of threatening to kill him for allegedly having an affair with his wife.
The movie Producer revealed that he received the threatening messages from the actress’ estranged husband yesterday, and terrified by it, had to share with the world.
He took to his Instagram page to post the alleged Direct Message sent to him.
The actor who whipped up sympathy while piling accusations on the hotelier added that he was not having any sexual relationship with the Actress.
A young and pretty lawyer, identified as Barrister Ngozi Nmadu, was a victim of the fire accident that claimed the lives of over 20 persons in the Felele area of Kogi state last Friday.
This young aspiring lawyer was among those killed in the fatal road accident involving a bus and a petrol tanker in Lokoja, Kogi state.
Recall that an 18-seater bus and a petrol tanker collided last Friday in Kogi causing an explosion that led to the death of the victims.
The accident claimed at least 20 lives with many people seriously injured and about 10 cars burnt.
Many of them were burnt beyond recognition.
A Facebook user, Pat Ajudua, shared the photo of the young lawyer while mourning her death
She wrote:
*DEATH WHERE IS THY VICTORY? OH DEATH WHERE IS THY STING??*
*Bar. Ngozichukwuka Nmadu*
It Is Well!
what a way to end life, more importantly a life of a young lady who just started her journey to stardom. The accident that left 25 killed, 12 Vehicles Burnt To Ashes In Kogi (Felele) Fatal Accident has definitely dealt with us, we cannot question God because God alone knows why. So painful more especially as it affects the family of our own Chief (Hon) Emeka Nmadu, the tears watching the accident scene alone leaves us all with bitter mindset. Vanity upon vanity, all is Vanity.
Ngozi, your death is so painful to me and in fact to all of us, it is even more painful after seeing you through schools, after watching you grow and hoping for the best, your life ended abruptly. As I write, I feel the pains of a mother, I am shock and speechless but God know it all.
I write to the family of Chief Emeka Nmadu to say we are in this moment of grief together. May God grant us all the fortitude to bear this irreplaceable loss. My condolence to you our daddy and mummy. God know the best.
A man’s move to have his penis enlarged has cost him his life.
A 30-year-old man in Stockholm has died from a surgery to increase both the length and breadth of his genitals using a process where fat is transferred from his belly to his penis.
Describing the case in the Journal of Forensic Sciences, surgeons explained that the elongation portion of the surgery had been finished but things went wrong during the enlargement part, which involved injecting the patient with two fluid ounces of his own fat cells.
Fat was said to have leaked into his veins and traveled to his lungs, which resulted in a lung embolism, rupturing his blood vessels.
The patient, who was found to have no prior heart conditions, ended up having a heart attack on the operating table.
Despite attempts from doctors to perform CPR, the man passed away two hours later.
The conclusion of the study said:
“This is the first described case where a seemingly simple and safe procedure of penis enlargement by autologous fat transfer caused sudden death in a healthy young man.”
5 Kenyan girls, Stacy Owino, Cynthia Otieno, Purity Achieng, Mascrine Atieno and Ivy Akinyi, are in line to win a $15,000 prize for developing an application helping fight Female Genital Mutilation – which is prevalent in parts of the country despite being illegal.
The five girls – aged between 15 – 17, are the sole African representatives at the Technovation event to be held at the headquarters of Google in California, the United States.
Their app is known as the I-cut, its main aim is to put an end to FGM. I-cut presents a total assistance mechanism to girls at risk of FGM.
It also connects victims with rescue centres and gives legal and medical help to those who have been cut.
Its simple interface has five buttons – help, rescue, report, information on FGM, donate and feedback – offering users different services, Reuters reports.
The international Technovation contest, is a platform where girls develop mobile apps to end problems facing their communities.
Technovation, is sponsored by Google, Verizon and the United Nations, aside promoting tech innovation among girls, it aims to teach girls the skills they need to become tech entrepreneurs and leaders.
One of the girls, Stacy Owino, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation:
“FGM is a big problem affecting girls worldwide and it is a problem we want to solve,”
“This whole experience will change our lives. Whether we win or not, our perspective of the world and the possibilities it has will change for the better.”
The five girls from Kenya’s western city of Kisumu call themselves the ‘Restorers’ because they want to “restore hope to hopeless girls”, said Synthia Otieno, one of the team.
One in four Kenyan women and girls have undergone FGM, which involves the partial or total removal of the external genitalia, even though it is illegal in the East African nation.
Although the girls’ Luo community does not practice FGM, they have friends who have been cut.
Kenya is one of the most technologically advanced countries in Africa, known for its pioneering mobile money transfer apps.
A man, identified as Hyacinth, was caught in the middle of the night wearing the bra and pant belonging to his 7-year-old neighbor while chanting her name, reportedly for ritual purposes.
The man who is from Abia state but resident in Lagos, was caught by some soldiers at Oduloju street, Sabo-Oniba at about 3 a.m on Saturday, performing the ritual on a bridge in the neighborhood.
Reports are that the soldiers heard someone repeatedly chanting “Ijeoma” and they moved closer in the direction of the voice to find him.
Hyacinth who allegedly owns no fewer than five shops in ASPAMDA trade fair complex where he is popularly known as A.Y as well as 7 plots of land at Igbede, ran away upon noticing the soldiers’ presence but they went after him and tracked him to his one room home where he lives with his wife and children.
His wife pleaded with the soldiers to have mercy on her husband.
His neighbors described him as a kind, generous and religious man who attends Deeper Life church and is referred to as “brother” in the neighborhood.
The suspect has been arrested and transferred to the Sabo-Ajangbadi police station where he is currently being detained.
Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, was spotted at an event recently rocking this celestial outfit and seated beside the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi.
The pictures have gone viral on social media and has go people talking.
Lol!…….A young graduate who teaches in a private secondary school and earns a monthly salary of N75,000 is not a happy man at the moment.
According to Idoma Voice, the man’s prospective in-laws in Benue State asked him to bring five jerry cans of palm oil, one goat, two cartons of beer, two crates of soft drinks and eight thousand naira before he would be given the list of items to buy and pay for.
He went, presented the items to them and they gave him a list of more items worth N1.5M.
He wrote:
“This excludes other logistic and miscellaneous expenses he may incur during the traditional marriage.
We are even yet to talk about Church wedding which some ladies insist on before stepping their feet in a man’s house.
Even the guy’s entire salary for thirty months cannot foot the bills before him. They must continue with their life after marriage.
Funny enough, this lady is a student.
He continued:
“I deliberately refused to mention the name of the man, lady and families involved because it is not really about them. It is about us.
We have to condemn such developments in Tiv land. You may say “or maa wan na ior mbera ga”. But life is a circle.
Today it is that poor young man. Tomorrow, it will definitely not be him. “Shin kem gema been ken tar Tiv ase”? Shi mde ve.”
Fidelis Chidi Blog recalls that the traditional ruler of Otukpa, the headquarters of Ogbadibo LGA of Benue, Chief Sir Sunday Ekele JP, has banned intending grooms in the community from spending more than N100, 000 on traditional wedding.
The decision became imperative following complaints from young men in the community that outrageous bride price has been discouraging them from getting married.
The monarch, Otukpo, who made this known on Thursday, July 20th, while speaking on a live programme on Joy FM, said any one found flaunting the new law would be penalized.
He said:
“Money should not prevent anyone from getting married in our community. From now onward, no one should spend more than hundred thousand naira before he gets a wife in our community. We need to encourage the young men so they won’t be scared of going into marriage,”.
The Biafra Zionist Federation, BZF, has announced that an interim government has been formed to run the affairs of Biafra as they revealed that south eastern states have been split from Nigeria.
The announcement was made today, July 31, by the self-acclaimed President of Biafra, Barr. Benjamin Onwuka during a press briefing in Enugu.
The Lawyer, who was arrested in Enugu in 2014 after his group stormed the Enugu State Broadcasting Service for the purpose of declaring Biafra Republic, said the interim government will last for 30 days.
Asides declaring himself the President of Biafra, He also named Prof. Pat Utomi as the foreign minister.
He said:
“I am the President of Biafra; we have formed an interim government that will be in place till the next 30 days. The interim government will take off tomorrow, August 1 and last till August 31, 2017, that is 30 days.
“America is behind the Biafra people because former President Barrack Obama already endorsed Biafra before he left office and President Donald Trump will not go against it considering that it has formed part of America’s foreign policy.”
According to Daily Post, he further named other members of the cabinet, which include; Prof. Chukwuma Soludo- Central Bank of Biafra, CBB; Prof. Pat Utomi- foreign affairs; Mrs. Aruma Oteh- finance minister; former Personal Secretary to Late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu- petroleum. Others are Amarachi Ubani- information; Ohanaeze President, Chief Nnia Nwodo- Ambassador to US; Prof. Jerry Gana- transport; Labaran Maku- aviation, a lecturer at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, Mrs. Mary Okafor- trade and industry; Benny Lar, Secretary to the Government of the Republic; Gabriel Oluwole Osagie- education, Prof Barth Nnaji- energy; Philip Effiong Jnr.- health.
Onwuka also announced that the Israelis would hold the positions of defence, agriculture, internal affairs, Inspector General of Police and Air Force, adding that they would also take 25 percent of the civil service job in Biafra.
He said:
“Israel will be key players in this government because there is so much corruption in Nigeria; so, they are coming to help us clean the system. They are coming to sweep the system. They will challenge agro-revolution and also abolish corruption very easily.
“Same goes for America; their companies will be in control of our oil industry. This is to reward them for what Obama did for us; Obama saved us even when we were in detention; they already passed death sentence on us even without our knowledge, but Obama’s intervention saved us.”
Onwuka called for all Biafrans who work in the Nigerian armed forces to withdraw and join the Biafran security forces.
He said:
“I am also calling on the avengers, the militants to come out from the creeks and join us to defend and protect Biafra. I’m beckoning on Asari Dokubo, Tompolo, Ateke Tom to come out and join us. I am calling on all our boys in Biafra land to come out. I’m not afraid, the US is with us.”
He also accused the Federal Government of Nigeria of “Islamizing the Biafra Republic” and vowed to resist such.
He added:
“The Biafra people will not allow themselves to be Islamized; 1967 will no longer be allowed to repeat itself. Apart from removing the Christian Religious Knowledge from the school curriculum, they have also banned history. This is to prevent our young ones from knowing all the things that happened in the past. This is entirely war on our people and we are not going to take it. Where there is religious conflict, the offended side will always win; the same thing will happen here”
How Nigerian Comedian, Helen Paul Received Harsh Comment Over Photo With Governor Fayose
Amidst the roll of comments that amassed by the popular Tatafo, Helen Paul, she also got a few hot comments to bounce in for posting a picture of herself with the Executive Governor of Ekiti stae, Ayodele Fayose.
Helen Paul took to his Instagram yesterday to post a picture she took with Fayose in recent times probably and commenter/fan queried : “Where did you meet the mad man?”
Another said:
“Sebi I don tell u make u. No come. Lagos if baba buhari jam u for air. Port na see gobe.”
See the Instagram photo:
Governor Fayose is known to be a relentless critic over the continued absence of President Muhammadu Buhari who is in London for medical check-up.