The Lagos Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has signed into law Life Imprisonment or death penalty for the offence of Kidnap and forceful extortion in Lagos State as he signs into law the state kidnapping prohibition bill, 2016.
The law provides for death penalty for kidnappers whose victims die in their custody, and life imprisonment for the act of kidnapping.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Lagos State House of Assembly passed the bill on January 5.
The governor said that the law was enacted to address key issues bordering on security.
He said that kidnapping had become a major threat to the safety of residents and, therefore, required decisive action by the government.
“This law imposes a penalty of life imprisonment for kidnapping for ransom.
“The law stipulates that, where a victim dies in the course of kidnapping, the suspect is liable on conviction to death.
“Security is of utmost importance to our administration, and we are confident that this law will serve as a deterrent to anybody, who may desire to engage in this wicked act within the boundaries of Lagos State.
“Our justice system will be required to execute this law in absolute and make sure that any criminal caught faces the full wrath of the law,” he said.
Based on this, it is very likely, George Evans gets a life imprisonment or death penalty sentence.
Nigerians are quite curious as to how E-Money made so much money within the past years.
Kcee in an interview with NET.ng has rubbished rumors that himself and his younger brother, E-Money got their wealth from illegal means.
When asked on how himself and his brother became so rich, he said:
‘We grew up in Ajegunle, but we worked hard for the money, E-Money was my manager, but he decided to branch out to real estate and here we are.’
The singer who bragged about being the first Nigerian artist to shoot a music video with a Rolls Royce automobile further lashed out at haters and said:
‘Instead of people asking how did he make his money, you all should think of how you will make your money……We are not doing anything illegal, we have not duped anybody, or kidnapped anybody like that man (subbing notorious kidnapper, Evans).’
He then concluded with;
“If we are doing anything negative; Father expose us in Jesus Name..”
DMW Boss, Davido has just shared what seem to look like a major “achievement”, after he discovered Real Madrid Star, Cristiano Ronaldo followed Him on Instagram.
The excited singer, took to his Snapchat and Instagram to share the good news, he wrote: “Ronaldo Just Followed me On Instagram!! WTF!! Banana Fall on All of You”.
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He Captioned the photo: “All my guys call me @cristiano !! ???????? MADRID HERE I COME !! ?”
Davido is really excited, I mean, who won’t be.. The world greatest player follows you on Instagram.. Definitely means he’d interested in what you do.
In a leaked chat between Tonto Dikeh and her mother-in-law, the actress who revealed she paid for her own bride price said she has watched Churchill touch his mother inapropriately.
In the chat an obviously angry Tonto Dikeh says,
“I have watched you bring in dirty charms and fetish item into my home. I have watched your son touch you inapropraitely. I have witnessed darkness with you all and I just wonder what kind of woman you are.
Leave me alone Mama Kunle, leave me alone I beg of you. Am done with your family, all I need is my safety and that of my child.”
This comes after Lara Olubo an OAP who is also a niece of Olakunle Churchill’s mother released a message between Tonto and her mother-in-law.
Meanwhile, Churchill’s first wife Bimbo commented on Lara’s post saying that her ex-husband family are all liars.
“Smh, this people will never stop lying or even change from their evil ways… soon I know your can of worms will be open Kunle and you mom..Wicked family filled with evil thoughts and evil plans. Someday people will know the real you kunle,just can’t wait for that day to come.”
All these comes after Tonto on Friday, June 16, 2017, dressed as a man to celebrate father’s day at her son’s school.
Her estranged husband Olakunle Churchill also responded to her attire saying people shouldn’t play victims to circumstances they created.
Meanwhile, Churchill’s first wife Bimbo commented on Lara’s post saying that her ex-husband family are all liars.
“Smh, this people will never stop lying or even change from their evil ways… soon I know your can of worms will be open Kunle and you mom..Wicked family filled with evil thoughts and evil plans. Someday people will know the real you kunle,just can’t wait for that day to come.”
Interestingly, Tonto also supported Bimbo writing that, “Sisterly these people don’t deserve your Words!! It’s well, Love u mama #Sisters for life.”
A suspected member of the notorious cult group, Badoo, was nabbed with a big stone in his hand by an angry mob while he attempted to gain entrance into a house on Felefon street, Ayegbami Community in Igbogbo, Ikorodu.
The youths in that area apprehended him as they gave him a hot chase after the alarm was raised.
He initially requested that they set him free for N5,000 but when they refused, he increased the offer to N10,000.
The Community Development Association (CDA) Chairman, identified as Baba Awe and the Adeboruwa of Igbogbo, HRM Oba Abdulsemiu Orimadegun Kasali, then intervened in order to stop the angry mob from killing him.
Ex-video vixen, Actress and Model, Venita Tarka Akpofure, has taken to her Instagram page to show off her baby bump in a new picture.
Although, She made an announcement in February, that She and her husband, Terna Tarka, are expecting their second child together.
She wrote:
“I hardly share pregnancy ?? pics. Because I usually am quite insecure about how I look during such a delicate and hormonal period. But…I felt like sharing this one today. My brother took this picture without me realising on one of his random inner city excursions I invited myself to ?. lol obviously lost in thought and concentration. ?”
45-year-old woman, identified as Rhoda Omorogie, aka Mama Bobo, have been arrested by The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) for her alleged involvement in the trafficking of young girls from Benin to Europe.
In a statement released by The NAPTIP Head of Press and Public Relations, Mr Josiah Emerole, on Wednesday in Abuja, he revealed that the suspect, a nurse by profession and an indigene of Oredo Local Government Area of Edo, was nabbed by the operatives of the agency in Benin Zonal Command at about 5 a.m at her residence located at No. 65 Osayande St. off Upper Sakponda Road, Benin City.
According to him, the “notorious trafficker’’ had been in hiding since June 16 following the arrest of one of her gang members, Monday Ugbo, and rescue of three victims as she is presently in NAPTIP’s custody for interrogation.
He then quoted the Director-General of NAPTIP, Mrs Julie Oka-Donli, saying that it is disheartening to see women involved in the “disgusting trade of human beings’’. She however stressed the need for people to be more careful while dealing with traffickers.
The spokesperson stated that preliminary reports showed that Omorogie has over the years been involved in the recruitment of young women from Benin to other places including Europe.
He said the report also revealed that she was connected to the recruitment of the three victims that were rescued in Benin at the weekend.
Recall Ugbo was nabbed by NAPTIP operatives at the weekend who rescued three victims from his residence located at number 72 Osayande St., Upper Sakponba Road, Benin City, Edo.
Ugbo was arrested in the process of receiving a registration fee of N50,000 he had demanded from a prospective victim and preparing to take the victims to a river for oath taking.
In a recent interview and peace meeting organized by Journalist, Azuka Ogujiuba of Media Room Hub and Charles Opaleke, at a night club in Abuja, Big brother Naija 2017 housemates, Tokunbo Idowu aka Tboss and Ekemini Ekerette aka Kemen, have finally reconciled after their silence about what really happened in the big brother house.
Although, they had not talked to each other after they returned from the house, following the ugly incidence that led to Kemen’s disqualification.
They have now revealed what really happened, how they managed the crisis, forgiving each other and moving on.
Kemen said:
“Tboss didn’t lay the accusation.
I wish I an TBoss had an opportunity to talk and analyze the video before I was evicted.
There was no touch down there, there was no touch.
The whole issue of green light didn’t come in, we had a mutual relationship in the house.
My disqualification was not because of slipping my hand into TBoss’ pant, because I didn’t do it.
but there was a case of touching her without her consent. But people twisted it.
I have always wanted to talk to TBoss.
As we get along, I will make it up to TBoss.
If Tboss gives me the opportunity, I’d love to work with her business wise.”
Tboss said:
“I didn’t know Kemen was going to be disqualified, I found out the moment other housemates found out.
I didn’t speak about the incident because I wasn’t ready and i didn’t want to be put under pressure.
I felt betrayed with the interviews Kemen gave after the house, but now i’m in a good place and I have forgiven him.
Myself and Kemen are now good, BossNation please stop attacking him.
Accepting to reconcile makes us stronger.
But this does not mean I knew what happened that night.
Let’s just move on”
The Lagos state Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has signed a bill into law stipulating death penalty for kidnappers, whose victims die in their custody and life imprisonment for act of kidnapping.
According to Vanguard, The State House of Assembly had on 5 January, 2017 passed the Bill for a Law to Provide for the Prohibition of the Act of Kidnapping and other Connected Purposes, specifying death and life imprisonment penalties for kidnappers.
The governor said that the law was enacted to address key issues bordering on security and added that kidnapping had become a major threat to the safety of residents and, therefore, required decisive action by the government.
He said:
“What we are doing in respect of kidnapping is in good spirit so that we can eradicate it complete from Lagos.”
“This law imposes a penalty of life imprisonment for kidnapping for ransom.
“The law stipulates that, where a victim dies in the course of kidnapping, the suspect is liable on conviction to death.
“Security is of utmost importance to our administration, and we are confident that this law will serve as a deterrent to anybody, who may desire to engage in this wicked act within the boundaries of Lagos State.
“Our justice system will be required to execute this law in absolute and make sure that any criminal caught faces the full wrath of the law,”
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, said the signing of the bills into law by the Governor was a clear testimony of the commitment of the State Government to the security of citizens and sports development.
A Thai woman, Praiya Suriya, in Khon Khae, who advertised herself as having dated over 5,000 rich men have gone viral on social media, after launching an online course designed to guide other Thai women in catching and keeping rich foreign guys.
She revealed on her Facebook page that she is opening a “club” that recruits eligible Thai women for her “rich businessman friends” and for Thai women out there who want an ATM as a boyfriend.
A Thai woman who advertised herself as having dated over 5,000 rich men became the talk of the town today after launching an online course designed to guide other Thai women in catching and keeping rich foreign guys.
For Thai women out there who want an ATM as a boyfriend, a woman in Khon Kaen, who calls herself Praiya Suriya on Facebook, is opening a “club” that recruits eligible Thai women for her “rich businessman friends.”
For a fee of THB14,000 (about USD410) for VIP access, Praiya will set her “club members” up with either “Caucasian or Middle Eastern” men, with online coaching on how to ask them for money and be more confident in bed.
The coaching will be done within a private group on the LINE messaging app. According to Praiya’s automatic message on LINE, here’s what VIP members will learn:
– The tricks to asking men for money—Results are guaranteed 100 percent! Ask them for THB100,000 – THB300,000 to go shopping!
– A detailed s*x strategy! You will feel confident like you’ve never felt before. Have quality s*x. Have educated s*x. Have s*x like Praiya! Have s*x like a pro!
– How to negotiate compensation before you go on a date or holiday with him. How to ask for a salary, house, condo, or car.
– English or Arabic sentences used to ask for money.
– Negotiate cash up front before a date? Is that really dating?
The Facebook account has drawn criticism from online commenters. Many Thai women are enraged by how Praiya is seeming to worsen their image, while others say her business is straight-up prostitution.
But other women actually idolize Praiya, leaving messages of support on her Facebook page.
“Why is this even an issue? She didn’t force you to become a member. Those who want a rich man but can’t get one can register if they’re pleased to do so,” a Thai woman said.
A lot of women say they’re saving up to take Praiya’s dating course.
“THB14,000 is not expensive at all for what you’ll get. Let me save money for this first. I’m 33, speak a little English, and have kids. I want to have someone,” another woman said.
After the story received attention in local media, Praiya said that she has received so many private messages that she could not respond as quickly as she’d like.
In one of her live videos, Praiya added that she does not just accept anyone in her course, she only wants to work with women who are really serious about becoming a gold digger.
Nigerian Actress and Singer, Tonto Dikeh, whose estranged husband, Olakunle Churchill, recently revealed that he is done with her in an interviw, has taken to her Instagram to share a picture of herself and to reveal a conversation she had with herself.
She revealed that she would never accept anything less than what she deserves again.
She wrote:
Self:TONTO FORGIVE YOURSELF FOR ACCEPTING LESS THAN YOU DESERVE…..BUT BABY GIRL DONT DO IT AGAIN!!
Self:I PROMISE I WOULDNT…
Tee by @therealrhonkefella mua @makeupempire01
#protectingyourhappiness #Papi??
A 50-year-old fake Medical Doctor, Umaru Usman, who allegedly indulge in sucking sperm of patients in Minna, Niger State, was arrested by the police yesterday.
According to NewTelegraph, He was at the Out Patient Department of the Minna General Hospital after parading himself as a medical doctor for over two years without being detected.
It was learnt that the suspect, who was originally a hospital attendant, usually directs male patients away from the doctors into a room where he would massage their private parts until the patient discharges sperm into his palms.
Thereafter, he would lick the sperm and allow the victim to go without prescribing any drug for him.
It was learnt that Usman had allegedly sucked and licked the sperm of about 10 victims before he was exposed.
Deputy Chief Medical Director of the Minna General Hospital, Dr. Hussaini Yabagi, confirmed the story and said that investigation had commenced into the incident.
He said:
“The management will follow the case to its logical conclusion so that it will serve as deterrent to others.”
The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Bala Elkana, also confirmed the incident.
According to witness, his last victim was a 40-year-old Sani Baitachi, who slapped the suspect after he could not discharge on time.
This led to an argument which led to Usman’s arrest and it was at this stage the hospital management was brought into the matter.
Star Actress, Mercy Johnson, who hosted the Globacom music mega tour, Eko Hotels, show alongside Juliet Ibrahim and Ebube Nwagbo meets with super model and actor, Adams Abasiono who stands at 6’6.
Mama Purity as she is fondly called jumped up twice in an effort to reach his height.
An 80-year-old farmer in Eastern Ghana who has 12 wives and over one hundred children, and is still exploring for more women – almost committed incest with his own daughter after proposing to her.
According to reports, the aged man has within 40 years given birth to over 100 children with 12 women, all of who are married to him in a polygamous marriage.
On the occasion of 2017 Father’s Day, the children and the wives marched to Asilenu’s residence on Sunday.
“If I get a lady today, I will marry her and have more children. As for men, even in old age we can still father children. I’m not impotent,” Asilenu told TV3’s Portia Gabor who spent some time with the family on Father’s Day.
Unfortunately, Asilenu has lost track of his family- He’s unable to mention the name of all his children.
When Portia Gabor asked him to do a roll call, he got stuck along the line in mentioning their names. And it was thus not surprising that he proposed marriage to one of her daughters who he met in town.
But for the awareness of his daughter, Asilenu would have committed incest by having amorous relationship with her own daughter, unknowingly though.
One of his sons narrated how his father proposed to one of his sisters and the interesting excuse Mr Asilenu gave when it emerged that he is the father of the lady he had expressed love to.
“He [Asilenu] met the lady and said he loved her…..and later on, the lady said she was his daughter,” she told Portia Gabor, adding “he [Asilenu] said his eyes were worrying him, that was why he didn’t notice it was her own daughter and we laughed over it”.
The son also suspects they are more than 100 children: “In fact we’re plenty, we’re almost 100 and something” he told Portia.
Just like their father, some of the children do not know their numerical placement in the family.
Portia Gabor asked one of his daughters, Mary Asilenun, where she place in the family numerically and she simply laughed and responded, “…I can’t remember”.
Asilenu, his wives and children reportedly get along with each other and have been living happily as one united family..
A burn survivor, Andrea Grant, who reportedly suffered 3rd degree burns to about 90% of her body, has taken to social media to flaunt her scars in sexy outfits.
She was the victim of a gas explosion at home which burnt her and her brother when she was 8.
Her pregnancy shoot went viral on social media last year, after doctors said she wouldn’t get past the 4th month of pregnancy but the mother of two defied all odds.
Shoe-rack hawker, Promise, who was helped by Nigerian singer, Kcee and his brother, E-Money, has returned with his mum, to thank the duo for helping him.
Recall, In February 2016, Five Star Music Boss, Kcee, who was on the street of Lagos hawking recharge cards and drinks as part of a charity project, met a ‘shoe–rack’ hawker, Promise, from Ebonyi state, who he promised to help.(see here)
His mother who was almost in tears, also thanked the brothers for lending her son a helping hand as he is now doing well and taking good care of the family.
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, was paid a courtesy visit at his hometown in Isiama Afara, Umuahia in Abia state, by members of his group and some women were spotted throwing their wrappers on the ground for him to walk on.
A member of Kanu’s family, identified as Sonia, said the women saw the visit as an opportunity to honour Kanu for his efforts towards the freedom of Biafra.
She said:
“The women came here and they insisted he must walk on their wrapper. They were still talking before you know it, they have thrown the wrappers on the floor,”
Actor, Jerry Smart Ordu a.k.a. Mr. Randy of Jenifa’s Diary, in a chat with Kemi Filani revealed some details about himself, how he got the role in Jenifa’s Diary, His Favourite Actress, and more.
Excerpts below;
About him:
My name is Jerry Smart Ordu a.k.a Rakon I’m Nigerian Nollywood Actor, A Rap artiste, Song Writer, Poet, Event Planner and a Stunt Director.I hails from Mbaitoli L.G.A in Imo State.but I was born and raised in Lagos State.. I hold a B.SC in International Relations from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife and a Diploma in Computer Science from the University of Abuja…
Growing up:
Growing up for me was absolutely amazing or should I say interesting..why because I grew up in the midst of adults trying to dominate and making sure my voice is always heard, especially among my auntie and my uncle, they have always treated me special because they believe I have a special gift, I knew I have always had it in me but I was yet to discover what it was I had inside of me..,I just know that I love singing and making people take note of me, I must confess I talked a lot while I was growing up and I was considered the actor of the house as I always mimic people, and then went on to join the choir in my Church back then and Drama club in school where I get applauded after every performance and it was obvious this is where I wanted to be..
Why acting?:
Why acting? When asked why I choose to become an actor ‘I always freeze when people ask why I choose to be an actor not because I don’t have an answer but because I am afraid it will sound too generic…cause basically all my life revolves around acting
How he got the Randy role in Jenifa’s Diary:
A friend actually invited me for the audition and when I got there I was initially discouraged, why? because the crowd was much but when I saw one or two faces that I know I sort of like gained confidence..and couple with the fact that I have worked with the Director Tunde Olaoye on different projects, so I just waited till it was my turn to be audition and when I got in they asked me what else I can do aside acting and I said I can rap and JJC said really? I said yes and he said okay do a rap for me and did few bars and he said okay. cool okay you guys read so me and my group read in front of Funke Akindele, Tunde Olaoye and JJC..and after we read they said we’ll get back to you, and I got a call back and the rest they say is history.
How much he was paid:
I’m sorry I don’t discuss my fee, it’s very unprofessional, so I keep it to myself..
Other movies/series he starred in:
The first screen job I featured in was in 1998 in a movie title Beauty for Ashes produced by Franca Brown and directed by Leo Onwordi and in 1999 he starred in Jeta Amata’s movie ‘Dead Luck’. I then went back to school and returned fully to the industry after my graduation and I have since then featured in several Movies, Sitcom and TV Series like; Jenifa’s Diary, The Benjamin’s, War Front, Tales of Eve, Cash Money, Tinsel, African Heroes, Super Story, Face 2 Face, Crack in the Wall, Family Ties, Needle’s Eyes, This Life, Water Falls, Personally Student, Papa Ajasco, just to mention but a few..
Day Job:
Aside from acting I do event planning, M.C in an events and occasion..I also do a lot of song writing and less I forget I’m also a gym instructor..
If he was like “Randy” in real life?
Hahahahaa..that’s quite funny, I am not Randy in real life, just that I was able to execute and interpret my character so well..on Jenifa’s Diary..
Favorite Actress:
without missing words my favorite Actress of all time will be Funke Akindele Bello..she’s a very dynamic, flexible and versatile actress..
Role Model:
My role model will be Ramsey Noah..he inspires me a lot..matter of fact he is the reason I got in to acting in the first place..
Projects at hand:
Yes presently I’m working on a project, a seasonal series a Songito Gabriel Production, “RULES OF ENGAGEMENT” watch out for this block buster..
In 5 years:
in 5years I should have graduated from been just an actor to having my production house and producing my own movies, also have my own record label signing up coming artiste, and onlt time will tell..
Final words:
My final words goes out to the up coming ones especially for those that have a dream, stay focus, believe in your self and believe in your dreams..be determined and don’t give up ..you can achieve whatever you set out to..
White Men are seriously snatching our Nigerian Ladies… Remember the British Family who stormed Nigeria to take home their beautiful Bride? See The photos Here.
Yeah, we have another English Man, who has snatched a beautiful Black Nigerian Lady.. :).. and they’re just beyond gorgeous.
The Bride-to-be shared their pre-wedding photos, and wrote;
“I’d Choose You In A Hundred Lifetimes, In A Hundred Worlds, In Any Version Of Reality, I’d Find You And I’d Choose You..”
A young man suspected to have stolen a car battery was beaten severely by an angry mob at Akai Effa, Calabar, Cross River State.
A resident of the area who witnessed the incident said the ill-fated young man was suspected to have stolen a battery in one of the cars parked in the area and when an alarm was raised that he was a thief, a mob immediately gathered and beat him up thoroughly.
He was said to have been chased on Monday, but escaped. On Tuesday afternoon, he went back to a location close to where he had been chased on Monday, and was caught this time.
After being severely beaten with hands, stones and sticks, the mob had poured fuel on him and dragged a tyre from a nearby compound to burn him alive.
He was lucky that security operatives came before being set ablaze and was eventually taken away.
A disturbed resident said:
“It is sad. We must not burn criminals. Let us trust in the Nigeria Police Force. Let us also use the whistle-blowing policy of the state government to report criminals and their activities,”
This is the second mob action against suspected criminals in Calabar in 48 hours, with the first reported on Sunday, as one person was set ablaze at Edim Otop.
Meanwhile, the killings by jungle justice has been recorded up to nine since the beginning of the year in Calabar alone, giving residents something to worry about on how a once peaceful state could lately become a hotbed of criminal activities.
More worrisome in the disturbing trend is the fact that residents do no longer have confidence in the police.
Just last week, the Commissioner of Police in Cross River, Mr. Hafiz Inuwa, had advised car owners in the state to be vigilant whenever they park their cars to avoid theft of their car batteries.
He had given the advice to newsmen following incessant complaints from residents of Calabar about theft of their vehicle batteries.
He assured that the command would re-enforce its vehicular and foot patrols in all parts of the state with a view to curbing the ugly trend.
The commissioner stressed the need for car owners to avoid parking their cars by the roadsides during nocturnal hours. He said that most of the theft of car batteries were recorded in the night.
The Guardian gathered that the incident was very rampant in Ikot-Ansa area of Calabar Municipality where some affected residents had abandoned their cars because of lack of money to buy new batteries.
A resident in the area and a government retiree, Mr. Paul Akan, said hoodlums used to invade his compound around 5a.m. to steal car batteries.
It would be recalled that barely two weeks ago, precisely on February 16, a suspected armed robber whose gang has been terrorizing residents of Calabar, was burnt to death by an angry mob after he was caught in action.
The man, who was in his 20s, was a member of a seven-man gang that had invaded the Ikot Abasi Obori, Kasuk Town and the popular Ikot Ishie Market all in the Calabar Municipal Area Council, robbing residents and traders.
Tired of their activities, the people mobilized and went after the gang despite the fact that they had guns and charms on them.
The unlucky gang member was caught while the rest managed to escape and the crowd meted out instant jungle justice on him.
An Eyewitness said:
“They beat him up until he could no longer move. After that they got some tyres and put around his neck. He was still alive and crying when petrol was brought and poured on him before setting him on fire. He was burnt to ashes on the spot,”
Nemesis caught up with a female kidnapper this morning in Ikorodu, Lagos State.
A woman who is in her early 30s was caught trying to take a child from her mother’s room, the child’s mother caught her chanting incantations on the child so she had to call the people around who helped her in holding the woman.
However, after being given the beating of her life, she confessed that a man sent her, that she is always given N500,000 per child after successful kidnapping.
The police came to rescue of the suspect as she was whisked away to avoid being lynched by the angry mob.
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu on Tuesday warned that anyone who insists that Biafra will not be achieved will die.
Kanu issued the warning while addressing a crowd of IPOB members at the palace of His Royal Majesty, Eze I.O Kanu in Isiama Afara Ukwu, Umuahia, Abia State..
Addressing the crowd, Kanu said,
“Yesterday, I asked Darlington to send a message to say that I want to see IPOBs here today, not too many of you I said but look at what came out.”
“Because we are not going back, until the zoo agrees on a date for referendum, there will be no election here anymore.
“We are starting with Anambra, that they may know that this land belongs to our ancestors.
“This land must be set free, here we shall die, and here we shall be buried.
“Anybody that says Biafra will not come, that person will not be alive!”
Social Media’s been abuzz about the recent reports rocking Tonto Dikeh’s “shaky” marriage with her estranged husbamd Olakunle Churchill..
It all started when text messages sent to Churchill’s mum, believed to be from Tonto Dikeh was shared by OAP, Lara Olube.
…and then again, Churchill first wife, came online to claim that Churchill was still married to her when He married Tonto Dikeh.. She also begged him to sign their divorce papers.
Anyways, LIB met Churchill at a conference where he spoke about unveiling a new Anti-Domestic Violence programme. Though reluctant at first, Churchill agreed to speak with us.
In this tell-all interview, Churchill calls out Azuka of Media Room Hub who he says refused to publish the evidence he gave to her because she has mutual friends with Tonto Dikeh. He also went to say he’s done fighting to save the relationship.
Let’s talk about your new domestic violence initiative?
The domestic violence campaign that we are embarking on with some partners from United Kingdom. We’ll be setting up a domestic violence center where we’ll have a call center to link up cases of emergencies with hospitals and police stations to give quick response and aids to victims of domestic violence. The issue of domestic violence cuts across men and women but most times the attention and focus is always on women, so this initiative seeks to investigate and examine all cases of domestic violence because we’ll be working with the police and relevant authorities.
Your relationship with Tonto Dikeh has been marred with accusations of domestic violence, how do you intend to deal with that and your new campaign?
The truth is, what you read in the news is different from reality. My partner fights dirty and that’s what she’s put out there. Tonto will say anything to sound believable and gain public sympathy and that’s what she puts out there. It’s not real, I’ve never laid my hands on her ever. I’m not a violent person and I’m not temperamental, as a matter of fact I don;t take offence on anything at all, that’s how God made me, people who are close to me knows this, when I’m upset about something I simply avoid the offender and come to terms with the fact that I don’t need such vibes around me.
So how do you defend allegations that you beat her, made her lose a 4-month pregnancy and always cheat on her.
They are all fabricated, because my partner believes she’s a celebrity and she can make people believe whatever she wants them to believe and using her celebrity status to manipulate people to believe what she wants and she’s in the business of make-belief but I’m a businessman, a man of very few words too. I am a private person, but she prides herself on the fact that she has the platform and fan base to bring anyone down and she also feels by the time she deals with me, I’ll come back begging.
I met Tonto like 6-months before she took in, so where did the initial 4 months pregnancy come from or did it come after she gave birth to my son?
Because she traveled during her pregnancy and came back when King was 4-month old and we had only stayed together for about 6-months after that before all the issues started, she was still breast feeding. And if indeed she had and lost a 4-month pregnancy, that will require for her to do an evacuation, which hospital did it for her and evidence does she have? It was all done to bring down my image and o destroy my reputation.
Have you actually attempted to beg and make peace?
Yes I have. The main thing that started this fight was between she and my mum and it was very dirty. I bought a house for my mum in Lekki and she came over from overseas so we can do a house warming party to launch it and just 24-hours before the house warming party, my partner got angry over a very flimsy issue and she just started breaking stuffs and scattering the house and in the process while my mum was trying to calm her down, she pushed my mum down as well. I had never seen that in my life, I had to prostrate for my mum to apologize and that was how the house warning party was cancelled because it was just 24-hours to the party and Tonto had destroyed the house, breaking and damaging things.
This happened on December 20th and the following day I packed a few of my things and traveled to Ghana. So I felt she was scared or confused on how to handle it, so she went online and started the stunts by removing Churchill from her name. And don’t forget, I said this issue happened on December 20th, on the 22nd, she had one of her charity events where she kicked off a road construction work at The Karamajiji Colony Abuja of people living with disabilities on Friday, December 23, 2016 courtesy of the Big Church Foundation pledge at the walk for love event. She looked all good without any signs of beating or domestic violence which shows it was a false allegation that i laid my hands on her.
In fairness to her, while I was in Ghana, she sent a lot of text messages to apologize but I guess I took too long because I was away for over two weeks and then she just switched on me. Truth is I was actually In shock. She did that just one day to my mum’s event, we had already called people, invited pastors to bless the house and all only to cancel it at the last minute because my partner destroyed the house.
So she played a fast one when I saw the story on Stella’s blog with the ‘rumors had it stunt’ in January this year which began this whole process. Truth is, I only traveled to Ghana for a charity event with my staffs from the Abuja office just before my birthday,
What do you think is making her this bitter to fight you this much despite the love that once existed between you two?
Some people simply don’t like to loose a battle and because she’s a celebrity, what happened was too heavy for her to bear. She felt if the news got out, it’ll be bad for her so she switched it and once she started to play the victim card, she had to continue it but it got to a point when she left my house with my son and nanny before I came back to Nigeria and she went on to grant an interview where she accused me of domestic violence and it’s all lies, there’s nothing like a four month pregnancy or any of the other lies. I was not even in the country when she claimed she ran away from the house because of domestic violence. So it was all planned and she took her time to pack everything because the estate still has the CCTV footage of her moving out with a Sienna and a truck.
From that interview with Azuka, she showed images of an alleged domestic violence, but she also put on a pendant (with the diamond crown customized with my son’s name which I handed over to her on December 1, 2016. And in the same picture, she alleged loosing 4-months pregnancy wearing the same cloth and the same pendant. It just doesn’t make sense bearing in mind that the fracas happened at my mum’s home on December 20th so the timelines just don’t match. she keeps complicating herself. Even the pictire she showed during the interview was shown from her phone, it wasn’t clear.
Then you also granted your own interview as well?
Yea, I wouldn’t have granted that interview, but the allegations were too much and because of my brand. She called me a murderer, wife beater, claimed I gave her STDs and even said my foundation is a scam and everyone knows we don;t collect money from any one for the foundation, we only use the 10% profit from Big Church Group to run it, just like paying tithe.
So I had to grant the interview when the Azuka lady from MediaRooom Hub came to me to debunk those allegations but unfortunately all the evidences I gave to Azuka was never used. I heard Azuka also went to Ghana to make findings from the embassy and police but she refused to publish all the truth she found out because she has mutual friends with Tonto Dikeh. God knows I wouldn’t have granted her the interview, but they were the ones who interviewed my partner so I felt it was right I also speak through the same medium with facts.
Do you think there’s still room to make it work out between you guys?
Oh, I’ve tried, but it’s just like seeing danger and you going for it. I tried to get the relationship back so I could help her condition and because of my kid but she doesn’t want peace.
While you guys were together, you produced a movie ‘Kada River’, why didn’t she act in it?
For me, my work life is different from my family life, I try to separate it. When we started work on the movie, we weren’t really in god terms even though I told her about the project. The truth is, instead of her wasting this much energy in trying to bring her husband down, I think she can put that energy to good use by going back to work and be productive. If you don’t want the marriage again, you don’t need to be dramatic about it by telling the world because they really don’t care about you. I think she should go back to movies, reconcile with people she’s offended in the industry and be humble.
What’s the relationship with your son and your reaction to the fact that she dressed as you to attend his father’s day event in school?
That’s the main reason why I was trying to make it work, because she does somethings that are not normal at all. And only someone close to her can save her because she needs help. It’s been 7-months now and all she’s been doing is to give me a bad name.
She makes it look like I don’t care about my son. I help other kids, so why will i ignore my son. Since my son got back to country when he was 4-months, I opened a Zenith bank account for him and his mum is he sole signatory to that account. I put money in that account regularly. I send money to her own account as well and she won’t even acknowledge the money when she gets it but she goes on saying I don’t take care of my son.
I’ve invited her family over to try and make peace but she’s been deceiving everyone and goes back online to pull her stunts and the truth is King’s passport has been with me since he got back from the states.
She recently said she’s taken King to alot of countries in the last one year?
King has never stepped out of Africa since he got back at 4-month old. I have been with his international passport, the only place he could have gone is Ghana with hos Ecowas passport in her possession.
A few days back, your first wife also came online to speak against your mum?
The true story about that is this My first wife and marriage was a mistake, I was rushed into it. We had only dated for 6-weeks before we did something in her church. there was no registry, court. We didn’t even go through the normal process of counselling and all that, like I said we had only dated for 6-weeks. I only got to know later that the church thing we did was fast tracked. We had separated for 2-years and 7-months before I met Tonto. The priest form the church said the marriage was wrong and should be annulled but she insisted on getting paper works when Tonto started with her Mr X saga. and I don’t like wasting my life or my time so I had to move on because she told me she has moved on too and we didn’t have any child together. So in all honesty, we had gone our separate ways before Tonto Dikeh came into the picture and Tonto knew about it all and the process of getting the paperwork sorted from my first marriage since she insisted and that is why I and Tonto didn’t didn’t do any official yet till we got it sorted out.
So we only went to meet the chiefs in Tonto’s place because she was pregnant. We’ve not even done the proper traditional marriage. So I kind of find the connection between my first wife and Tonto Dikeh very strange because the last I know, they weren’t on talking terms and they never met but then I also know Tonto can do anything to bring me down even as the father of her child.
Both of them seem to have an attack against your mum in common as well?
What they are doing is planned. I see they’ve been liking each other’s posts on Instagram and the way Tonto operates is this. If she wants to bring you down, she’ll be friends with your enemy, she fights so hard.
But the truth is, they both had issues with my mum, and I don’t understand why my wife will not respect my mum. I can’t just get married to you in one year and you are insulting my mum and calling her names, pushing her down. They know I love my mum so much and will do anything for her. It’s not like you are lacking or suffering as a wife but anytime I do something for my mum, it becomes a problem. I know what that woman has been through, she goes on many days dry fasting for my sake so you don’t expect me to allow her to be disrespected.
In conclusion, what’s the plan you have for your son?
For my son, I don’t want him to grow up in that kind of environment and I also didn’t want to do anything to hurt Tonto because she’s the mother of my child. In real life, I’m easy going, I’m not a trouble maker but the way she paints me as a trouble maker, I should have gone to her house and forcefully take my son or take her to court and start dragging a case, but I’ve not done none of that, I’m letting her take her time because he’s my son and no one can take that away.
Tonto is the kind of person that I can go to her house to see my son and just knocking at her door, she’ll scream domestic violence again, she knows how to manipulate things, so you have to be very careful with that kind of person.
Reflecting over everything now, do you think you relationship with her was a mistake?
Yes it was and I knew it when I was going into it. I knew I was going into danger, but I was ready to go into it to save her, but right now I do not care anymore, I’m done, I can’ deal with it anymore. I don’t want the relationship anymore. She says I borrowed money from her and I’m like how? where is the evidence? At least I gave her 10 million naira last Christmas and I have proof of payment, so if she borrowed me money, she should prove it.
All these kind of negativity comes from someone who said she fasted 21 days before she met me, someone who said I brought her closer to God, so where is God in this situation and the way she wants my downfall?
Now that you are single again, would you consider going into any relationship again?
NO. I don’t have any plans for that. Now it’s just business because I’m still in shock.
A Nigerian man, identified as John Samuel, who was said to have been declared dead by medical doctors around 4pm in Australia on Thursday, June 14, resurrected around 8am in India.
In a recent chat with Ika Weekly, He recounts how God saved him and his experience at the cruel hands of death, as he had suffered from a heart related ailment which led to his death.
Read the full story below:
Please can we meet you?
I am Mr. Samuel Anayo Ugwute, an indigene of Ebonyi State, born and brought up in Owa-Alero Delta State.
Can you share with us your experience?
About four months ago, I was diagnosed of in ventricular center defect that is a hole within the walls of my ventricle. It is a serious cardialogical problem said to be common with infants. After several cardiological examinations which proved positive, the doctors said my heart was already condemned and the only solution was to go for a heart transplant.
The initial minor surgery carried out to cover the holes proved abortive. So, I was asked to go for an orthopedic heart transplant which cost 24 million naira including other expenses. There was no money. We wrote to the state government who assisted with a little sum. My church assisted me; friends and family contributed too, my surgeon Prof, Tamson, a consultant cardiologist who has worked in India for over 20 years before coming back to Nigeria took up my case because he said in over 200 cases he has done in cardiology, my case was different and rare. He spent huge sums of money on my case; he used his influence to attract many Heart Foundations to subsidize the cost of the operation.
The surgery was scheduled to take place 4 weeks ago, but because I could not come up with enough money for flight, and other expenses, the schedule was aborted. Unfortunately, more complications arose because I was unable to meet up after hundred days time frame of carrying an artificial heart elapsed.
Finally I gathered enough money, and I left for India on Friday, June 9, 2017, but the doctors turned me back because I was four weeks late, and there was no way I was going to survive. So my doctor through his influence contacted a friend in Australia who had a private jet, and I was flown straight to Australia in a flight which lasted for 12 hours. On getting to Australia, the doctors there said there was 80 percent chance of death, and 20 percent of survival. When I heard this I turned to my family for prayers. Before going into the theatre, I prayed to God and reminded Him of my covenant of life with Him.
Entering the theatre, I gave up the ghost as the first knives cut to get the position.
Having given up the ghost, I was told they recorded the death time as 4am of the fateful, my family was contacted and my corpse was taken back to India in another 13 hours flight; on getting back to India, my corpse was deposited in the mortuary, but after some minutes I woke up and I felt cold so I started shouting and when one of the nurses heard me, instead of coming to my rescue she ran away out of fear. My surgeon heard me and came to bring me out from the mortuary. Coming out I discovered that my whole body was covered in formalin, a preservative used on dead bodies.
At this development, my family was contacted telling them I am alive. After having a warm bath to wash off the formalin, I saw everybody dancing and rejoicing at the hospital in India, I was speechless, the only word that came out from my mouth was take me home. All through the period I was pronounced dead, all I could see were doctors on white performing a surgery on me. I ended up not having the surgery I went for, and after another round of cardiological examination, the doctors found out that there were no longer holes in my heart, everything disappeared, and that I was perfectly, okay. I kept on insisting to go home, and after my doctor in Nigeria was contacted to tell him I was perfectly okay, they took me to the airport and I boarded my flight to Lagos.
People in India were rejoicing, calling my situation a miracle. “My surgeon received me in Lagos amidst tears; he was the one who told me the news of my death had circulated. In a bid to actually confirm the report of the doctors in India, he took me into the lab for examinations, and he arrived at the same conclusion. I came back to Agbor yesterday being June 14, 2017 totally okay and fine.
I thank God, because I know He heard the prayers of my father when the surgeon told my father I was dead, he rejected the news, his faith kept me going, the prayer of my Pastors as well as that of my father, Pastor John Ugwute brought me back.
Now, it has been revealed by TMZ, that the “Minor Issue” is that her twins were born prematurely, and as such, they need to be monitored and kept “under the lights” for them to normalize.
Usually, when babies are born with jaundice, they are kept under a photo-therapy light or under a sun lamp. Babies with jaundice have elevated bilirubin levels and the lights under which these babies are kept are designed to lower bilirubin in the blood to eliminate the jaundice.
Exposing the baby to sunlight through a window also helps in lowering the bilirubin level as it is done in most cases in Nigeria.
Since the source from Beyonce’s camp told TMZ that the babies are being kept “under the light”, there’s a possibility that asides being born premature, they also have jaundice. This is a common issue among premature babies and is usually not serious.
