Former President Goodluck Jonathan and his wife, Dame Patience, were pictured at the Port Harcourt International Airport on Sunday, as the former first family were received by their supporters.
Beaming with smiles, Jonathan, who was dressed in his usual attire with his traditional hat, was spotted exchanging pleasantries with people while his wife, Patience, who wore a blue gown, walked behind her husband.
This is the first time they will be seen together in public since the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) started investigating the former first lady.
For those who have been watching TV since the days of the Village Headmaster, the name Tunde Alabi, will certainly ring a bell, as he was one of the regular characters in the now rested TV series.
But the trending news on the old thespian is that, he’s laying critically ill at the Lagos General Hospital, with one of his leg set for amputation in other to save his life.
Mr Alabi, who is said to currently have no home, money or anybody to help him, except for few colleagues like Paul Julius is even on the verge of being evicted from the hospital because he has no money to sustain his stay in the hospital and for further treatment.
According to sources close to him, the veteran actor has been battling diabetes for years with no treatment because of lack of money. All efforts to seek for help from different quarters have proved abortive.
However, in the bid to safe the thespian life, actor and movie director, Paul Julius and a few others have decided to cry out for help.
‘If there’s a better word to use in the place of veteran, then that should come for this old war horse in the world of make believe. Uncle Tunde Alabi has been on the acting scene since the glorious days of television drama in Nigeria and he’s today one of the last remnants of that octopus called The Village Headmaster, a television drama that was the in – thing in its days on National Television. His role in the now rested soap opera ‘PALACE’ produced by Ralph Nwadike was one that viewers will not forget in haste. This thorough breed professional of the old order who is equally at home with the youngsters of today, impacting knowledge and valuable experience into them whenever he has the opportunity is currently down with ailment which has put his right foot in danger to the point of amputation if urgent help is not given. He’s lying helplessly at the General Hospital, Lagos waiting to lose his right leg or even worse. He has done his part by putting smiles on the faces and happiness to the lives of millions home and abroad, it’s our turn to help him. Nothing is too small…HE will appreciate your candid help. Thanks and God bless
These to brothers, Marvellous and Godspower Ebubenwachukwu aged 11 and 14, from the same mother, drowned in a Lagoon at the Ibeshe area in Lagos state hours after they returned from school and went out to play on September 29th.
They were declared missing when they didn’t return home after going out to play. two days of searching for them, their bodies were found in a Lagoon. Facebook user, Onwuasoanya Fcc Jones, shared the sad story.
Read below:
Could there be a worst tragedy than having to see your grown up children taken away, just when you are so sure you have got them for keeps? At 11 and 14 years of age, parents have started rejoicing and even counting the days on when to start reaping the fruits of their investment on their children. But when the wicked hands of death chose such a time in their lives to snap them away, then there is little condolences can do.
When I spoke with these children’s mother few minutes ago, I didn’t find the right words to express my condolences, nor soothing words to comfort a her for the loss of her children. It would have been easier if these children were sick, but for children who returned from school and went out to play, only to be reported missing and after two days, their corpses were recovered from a lagoon, I do not know of a worst heartbreak.
When I brought the bitter news of the disappearance of these two angels to our notice, yesterday, I didn’t tell us then, how closely connected to the case I am. Marvellous and Godspower were my wife’s first cousins. Theirs is that kind of family, you never get to know whose child is who, as cousins relate so closely more than some siblings.
Nda Chioma, their mother is a fine soul, and the last of my mother-in-law’s siblings. Beautiful like all of them. Young and hardworking, she had the best dreams for all her children, including these boys who have now joined God in Heaven.
We can only imagine the pains of their parents, but we should never pray to come close to such experience in this life. This is the kind of thing that tempt one to question God, but God knows everything and whatever He allows, he knows the reasons for sure.
I am sure these boys are in Heaven with their Creator, my prayer is that God gives the parents, especially their mother the strength to beat this grievous loss”.
Operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of Lagos State Police Command on Friday apprehended a young lady, her boyfriend and two others for stealing an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) card which belonged to one Musa Alli and withdrew over N300, 000.00 from the account.
The lady, Bamigboye Imoleayo, 24, was arrested by the operatives at a club house (name withheld) in Surulere area of Lagos State over the crime, before arresting three other accomplices, including her boyfriend, Adeyinka Ayodele, the same day in Itori, Ogun State.
The victim, who reported the case at the RRS’s office in Alausa, said that he met the suspect at a club in Surulere last week Friday. That the lady had earlier stolen his ATM before memorizing his Personal Identification Number (PIN) during online transfer of funds into his friend’s account.
“I thought I had misplaced the card not knowing that the lady had stolen it and thereafter glimpsed at the PIN for withdrawal”, he noted. He said that he was shocked on Saturday afternoon when he received alerts amounting to N90, 000:00 withdrawals.
“while I was still contemplating on how to deal with the issue, I got another debit alert for buying two Infinix phones totalling N84,000:00. I was confused and shocked. I didn’t know what action to take on a Saturday evening…. On Sunday, there was another debit. I couldn’t pin the crime to the lady I met at the club. I lodged a complaint on Monday morning at my bank and I was told that the withdrawals and shopping were legitimately made by me. I reported the incident at the RRS’s office on Monday after informing my bank. My emphasis to the police was the withdrawals and shopping totalling N300,000:00. It was unbelievable for me when I was face to face with the suspect, the lady I met at the club. And, she explained everything,” he stated.
After the arrest, the lady, Bamigboye Imoleayo, owned up during interrogations that she pocketed the victims ATM card when the owner slept off during their conversation at night at the club.
“I managed to steal the card when Musa (victim) dozed off during our conversations. Initially, I had spied on and crammed his PIN when he was sending money to his colleague via mobile app…. I committed this offence because I was so desperate to re-stock my shop at Wasimi in Ogun State, and also to take care of my only daughter. I never had a rethink while committing the crime. Although, I regretted my action now,” she stated.
She further narrated how she in company of her lover withdrew and expended funds from the ATM.
“After I spied on his PIN during a particular banking transaction on his phone, I intended to only withdraw N20,000.00 out of his bank account and then destroy the card…. However, when I withdrew the money, and checked the account balance, I was shocked to see his balance. Afterwards, I withdrew another N70,000.00 again making N90,000.00 that day. Then, the following day, I called my boyfriend, who instructed me not to destroy the card, but i should come straight to Itori, Ogun State, where he resides. On getting to him, he called two of his friends, Abimbola Akintanna and Owolabi Bamidele, to use the ATM at any nearest bank.”
He added that they took the card to a shopping mall in Abeokuta where they bought phones and clothes.
“The following day, we went straight to Abeokuta to use the card. We thought by going this far nobody could trace us. We bought two android phones for N84,000 at a phone store.… We proceeded to a boutique where four of us bought clothes worth N126,000. I recharged my phone with another N2,500 worth of recharge card. The money spent from the account was over N300, 000.00,” she revealed.
Two Android phones, 8 pairs of trousers and shirts were recovered from the suspects during a thorough search of their residents.
Confirming the arrest, the image maker of Lagos State Police Command, Superintendent of Police, SP Dolapo Badmus, urged members of public to always protect their PIN during banking transaction at any point in time.
The suspect and exhibits recovered have been transferred to State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti, for prosecution.
UK scientists and clinicians working on a groundbreaking trial to test a possible cure for HIV infection say they have made remarkable progress after a test patient showed no sign of the virus following treatment.
The research, being carried out by five of Britain’s top universities with NHS support, is combining standard antiretroviral drugs with a drug that reactivates dormant HIV and a vaccine that induces the immune system to destroy the infected cells.
Antiretoviral drugs alone are highly effective at stopping the virus from reproducing but do not eradicate the disease, so must be taken for life.
Fifty patients are taking part in the trial and early tests on the first person to complete the treatment show no signs of the virus in his blood, the Sunday Times reported.
There is still a long way to go before the treatment can be deemed a success as the virus has previously re-emerged in people thought to have been “cured” and the use of antiretroviral drugs means the researchers cannot be sure the HIV has gone. Nevertheless there is optimism over the findings.
Mark Samuels, the managing director of the National Institute for Health Research Office for Clinical Research Infrastructure, told the Sunday Times: “This is one of the first serious attempts at a full cure for HIV. We are exploring the real possibility of curing HIV. This is a huge challenge and it’s still early days but the progress has been remarkable.”
HIV is able to hide itself from the immune system in dormant cells where highly sophisticated modern testing cannot find it and therefore resist therapy. The treatment endeavours to trick the virus into emerging from its hiding places and then trigger the body’s immune system to recognise it and attack it, an approach that has been called “kick and kill”.
There are approximately 37 million people living with HIV worldwide and about 35 million people have died from the virus.
The difficulty of declaring a patient clear of HIV was illustrated by the case of a girl in Mississippi, who was put on a strong course of antiretroviral drugs within 30 hours of her birth in 2010 after her mother was found to be HIV positive.
Treatment continued until the hospital lost contact with the mother 18 months later. When mother and child reappeared five months later the baby had no detectable virus in her blood, raising hopes that early intervention had cured her, but two years the virus had re-emerged.
The only person believed to have been cured was Timothy Ray Brown, an American treated in Germany. He needed a bone marrow transplant to replace his own cancerous cells with stem cells that would remake his immune system and his doctor found him a donor who was naturally resistant to HIV infection due to a genetic mutation that blocks HIV from entering the cells in the human body.
However, stem cell transplants are difficult and potentially dangerous for the recipient and only undertaken where they can save a life.
“As promised, Davido rolls out the official visuals for his brand new single ‘Gbagbe Oshi’, which was premiered yesterday at an exclusive viewing session held at the iMax cinemas in Lagos.
‘Gbagbe Oshi’ was directed by Slash, shot in the United states.”
So, while moving across the internet. I found this very interesting yet funny picture of a Nigerian couple who apparently just did their traditional marriage.
The unique thing about the wedding is their cake! Look at it! MMM! Perhaps he did the wedding with MMM money! Lol
The wedding between Sandra and Chijioke was the talk of the down as the couple did the unthinkable during the wedding. In the middle of the wedding, they knelt down and acknowledged God.A social media user wrote:
‘The couple’s faith in God was the cornerstone of their wedding.
I have planned many weddings but this one made me stop and say there is a MIGHTY GOD! When a couple stop their wedding to declare who is before them! Congrats Sandra & Chijioke! I pray Gods continued strength! chisan2k16’
Residents of Fedha estate in Nairobi were treated to a tantalising drama after a man was found in a married woman’s house by the giant husband of the woman.
The woman jumped skillfully from first floor of the building after she was busted by the husband spending time with the well-known man in the area.
Juju Jessy (pictured) did not care about breaking her legs when her enraged husband, Steven Odero arrived with three other men after receiving intelligence that the wife was entertaining another man.
The victim, Ben Omondi (Also pictured) who is also known as Sirkal was beaten senseless by the four men with protruding chests before Tassia Police came to his rescue.
Omondi denied having an affair with Juju, claiming that she was an old friend who requested him to fix her TV.
Surprisingly, Omondi’s pregnant wife came to his aid and even helped him dress up.
“This is definitely a setup. He is a faithful man, and I am sure he didn’t come here to sleep with a married woman. Something is not adding up,” she told The Nairobian.
He recorded a statement at the Tassia police station even as residents say there have been an increase of love-triangle cases in the area.
US Based Nigerian musician, Jidenna who has been in celebration mood for the nation’s 56th Independence anniversary shared this photo of himself in front of the house where he grew up in Nigeria.
He also urged popular Africans in diaspora to make use of the spotlight wisely. He wrote:
“Happy October 1st! This year, let us celebrate not just our beloved independence but our interdependence with the African Diaspora. Let us be the leaders in unifying the Diaspora. We are in the spotlight more than ever. Let us use it wisely. #NigeriaAt56”- Jidenna
According to a post on Anambra State Online Facebook wall, the gentleman seen in the photo above is a citizen of Anambra state and he roasts corn in Dubai as a delicacy and sells them to passersby.
In an exclusive chat with Anambra State Online Media, Mr. Obinna opened up on how he started the business and the benefits.
He says:
“My name is Obinna. When i arrived Dubai and couldn’t get a job, i decided to think out of the box on what to do to make a living and one day, while in a local restaurant, a man came and placed an order..
“When the waiter came with the order, it was Chicken With Mashed Potato and Grilled Corn but the corn was not roasted the native Nigerian way as we do with coals.
“That was when the idea came and i decided to give it a try. I contacted a local farmer who supplied raw corn for me and started roasting them close to my neighborhood across the street.
“At first, people who passed by looked at me with curiosity as they had never seen anything of its kind up until one man approached me and i gave him one corn cob to taste. he liked it and the following day, invited 4 of his friends who bought and even took some home.”
According to Obinna, that day marked the beginning of his turnaround in the business.
The business according to him is the first of it’s kind in Dubai and in no time became a popular delicacy in the neighborhood with people especially Nigerians living there who want to have a taste of home patronise him on a daily basis.
When asked how much he makes as profit, Obinna smiled and said,
“The profits are not bad. I sell each corn cob for about 5 to 8 Dirham depending on the size and on a very good day, i take about 60 to 80 Dirham (22$USD)(N8,000) home.”, he said.
This young lady identified as Bimpe took to social media to reveal how her church pastor threatened members of the church who have refused to bring their ‘first seed’ of the year.
Below is what she posted:
“I left MFM cos my Zonal pastor was threatening brimstone and fire against those who have refused to bring their first seed (your entire January earning (s)), please what will I eat the entire February? So, cos I wasn’t willing to give an overfed pastor m sweat, I don’t deserve blessings? I’m done with these churches, biko.”
The beautiful ex of Wizkid, Tania Omotayo stepped out in this stunning Le Victoria jumpsuit for the 2016 Elite model look that was held last night. The beauty’s face beat is by Teniola Aisha Kashaam.
Ex-President, Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday accused immediate past president, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan of ignoring warnings about a looming recession and the consequences of the ‘reckless’ spending of his government.
He said two years ago when he saw signs that Nigeria was walking down the path of recession and the way the powers that be were expending the nation’s resources, he drew Jonathan’s attention to the danger ahead, but was ignored.
According to The Nation, the former president spoke yesterday during a lecture organized by the Youth Fellowship of Owu Baptist Church, Abeokuta to mark Nigeria’s Independence Day anniversary.
He said the economic situation in the country has turned development upside down as “things are not what they should be.” He cited the high level of unemployment which he described as a time bomb.
A fully loaded commercial bus plunged into Iju River along Owode-Idiroko Road in Ado-Odo Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State yesterday.
The accident, which involved a white 18-seater passenger bus with registration number Epe 197 XG was said to have taken off from Sango and was heading towards Atan-Idiroko when the driver lost control and the bus plunged into the river about 10.45 am, The Sun reports.
Sixteen of the occupants of the bus died while four others suffered injuries and were taken to a nearby hospital. Local divers helped to coordinate early rescue operations before the arrival of rescue agencies including the police and officials of Federal Road Safety Corps.
An eyewitness told the publication that the local divers helped to recover bodies of five victims, while a woman and her daughter were rescued.
Another victim who simply identified himself as Taofeek was also seen at the scene with bruises on his face. Confirming the crash to Sunday Sun in a telephone interview, the Head of Operations, Ota Unit of FRSC, Mr. Tunde Odunmbaku blamed the accident on excessive speeding.
According to him,
“There were 20 passengers onboard. Eight of them were male while the remaining 12 were female. The accident happened about 10.45 am due to excessive speeding on the part of the driver.”
Bodies of the deceased have been deposited in the morgue.
You’d go WHAT THE HELL?! after watching the quite confusing video – two ladies can be seen trying to force themselves on a guy; one trying to get him aroused with the other one trying to hump him.
The one on top on him can be seen holding his hands down, with the other fondling with his manhood – what tricky about the whole is why the guy was allowing it to happen, isn’t he strong enough to get them off of him ?!
Probably he was drugged and made weak? Who knows?! Watch the video below:
Yoruba Nollywood actor, Ibrahim Chatta, has gotten married for the third time – the actor’s wedding ceremony to actress, Lizzy Berry was held yesterday October 1st.
Ibrahim has been married twice before and has divorced – his first marriage was to Olayinka Solomon, which ended some years back, then he married the daughter of the former governor of Kwara state, Shaaba Lafiaji, Salamatu, which ended about two years ago.
The Ogun State Police Command says it has apprehended a man, Wole Oke, 38, and his friend Wasiu Adesina, 30, for being in possession of human parts.
The duo were nabbed at Ijebu, Idi-aro area of Abeokuta while policemen attached to Oke Itoku Division, led by the DPO, CSP Abeni Farinre, were on patrol.
The Police Public Relations in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement, said the suspects took to their heels with a leather bag on sighting policemen and they were hotly chased and arrested.
He said:
“On searching the bag with them, it was discovered that it contained human bones. On interrogation, one of the suspects, Wole Oke, confessed that they were the bones of his sister who died four years ago.
“He further stated that one herbalist sent him to go and bring it for money ritual purpose. “The Commissioner of Police in the state, Ahmed Iliyasu, has ordered the transfer of the suspects to the state Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation. “He also directed that the herbalist mentioned be arrested without further delay.
UK music rapper, Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu, better known as Tinie Tempah, (the rapper whose photo session with TY Bello, discovered Olajumoke) celebrated Nigeria’s 56th independence via his Instagram page yesterday, with a message that wasn’t really appeasing to some Nigerians as they took to his comment section to lash him.
While categorizing Nigerians and wishing them a happy Independence, he called some Nigerians “419ers”… Hehe… and Nigerians reacted…
While some of us at least, were cheering and in a jolly mood over the 56th Independence anniversary of the country, a lady had another cause to rejoice as she welcomed her baby on the special day of the nation.
She wrapped the new born in a green and white towel to mark the special occasion… Awwww… Special kid… who knows, he just might be the nation’s redeemer eh?!
A 40-year-old man, Olarewaju Osasonna has told an Ikole- Ekiti Customary Court, Ekiti State, that he could no longer cope with the foul smell from his wife, Kafayat, due to her dirty ways of living.
“My wife is very dirty to the extent of packing used baby napkins with faeces for days in the house without washing them and this made everywhere in the house to smell.
“Again, she doesn’t know how to cook food; always cooking tasteless meals and will never take to correction on her dirty habit.
“Above all, she does not care for the well-being of our two children as a responsible mother should be doing,” Osasonna said.
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the petitioner further informed the court that his estranged wife was in the habit of cursing him and his family members whenever they had misunderstandings.
He, therefore, prayed the court to dissolve the seven-year-old marriage for alleged dirtiness and inability to prepare decent meals.
He also urged the court to award him custody of the first child and promised to pay N3,000 monthly upkeep for the second child. Kafayat declined to cross-examine her husband and said she would state her own side of the story when she testifies.
President of the court, Mrs Yemisi Ojo, adjourned the case till October 11 for the testimony of the wife.
Mr. Maxwell Olusegun Adegbenro took to Facebook to joyfully narrate how he survived a petrol tanker explosion that claimed four lives yesterday.
According to him,
“He said he will make millions a ransom for my life. Promised me his banner of love now I’m a witness”.
Just now, 3:05pm, Mobil Tanker conveying petrol caught fire along Lagos-Ibadan express way. My car was just opposite in top speed when the tanker exploded. Four persons has been declared dead but I live.
It’s certainly a normal routine among a majority of Nigerians, that after the Sunday service, we get back home and consume our stereotyped bowl of Sunday rice and stew or Jollof rice, or Fried, whichever one and moments after, we down with that “Sunday nap”… You can’t deny it! You know it’s true!
I won’t deny it too cause it just happened to me today and I decided to educate myself about it and my findings reveal it’s not something to worry that deeply about after all… but still, it’s something to be reviewed.
An article I came across from HealthLine, says in general, a little bit of sleepiness after eating is completely normal and nothing to worry about. There are several factors that contribute to this post-meal phenomenon, and there are a few things you might be able to do to minimize those drowsy effects.
Your Digestion Cycle
Your body needs energy to function, to breathe and simply exist. We get this energy from our food, which is broken down into fuel, or glucose, by our digestive system, and then macronutrients provide calories, or energy, to our bodies. More than just changing food into energy, our digestive cycle triggers all kinds of responses within our body.
Hormones such as cholecystokinin (CCK), glucagon, and amylin are released to increase satiety, blood sugar rises, and insulin is produced to allow this sugar to go from the blood and into the cells, where it is used for energy. Interestingly, there are also hormones that can increase in the brain, such as serotonin, that can lead to drowsiness. Melatonin, the other hormone that induces sleep, is not released due to eating, but food does influence melatonin production
Good looking Nigerian R&B YBNL singer, Adekunle Gold, graces the cover of The Guardian Life magazine and he hasn’t failed in putting i such a charming look.
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Independence, admitted that there is no easy solution to myriads of problems bedeviling the nation.
In a nationwide broadcast to commemorate the country’s 56th Independence Day anniversary, the President, however, assured Nigerians that his administration was pursuing the solutions available to it with a view to re-positioning the country.
Buhari said it was normal for countries to face ups and downs, while attributing the economic recession in the country to a shortage of foreign exchange and violence by the Niger Delta militants.
According to him, the problems are temporary.
He said, “The recession has been brought about by a critical shortage of foreign exchange. Oil price dropped from an average of $100 per barrel over the last decade to an average of $40 per barrel this year and last.
“Worse still, the damage perpetrated by Niger Delta thugs on pipelines reduced Nigeria’s production to below one million barrels per day against the normal 2.2 million barrels per day. Consequently, the naira is at its weakest, but the situation will stabilise.
“But this is only temporary. Historically, about half of our dollar export earnings went to importation of petroleum products and food. Nothing was saved for a rainy day during the periods of prosperity. We are now reaping the whirlwinds of corruption, recklessness and impunity.
“There are no easy solutions, but there are solutions nonetheless. The government is pursuing them in earnest. We are to repair our four refineries so that Nigeria can produce most of our petrol requirements locally, pending the coming on stream of new refineries. That way, we will save $10bn yearly.”
Popular Lagos socialite, record label executive and CEO of famous Lagos club, Quilox, Shina Peller and his stunning wife, Ayobola Peller are celebrating their 11th year as a couple.
They clocked eleven yesterday and the socialite took to his IG to share:
”Happy 11th year wedding anniversary Wifey!!!!!!! No one else would understand our relationship, and no one else in this world would understand me the way you do.” – Shina Peller.
The buff Nollywood actor and movie producer, celebrates his dad who turned 85 years today by sharing a photo of himself, his wife and dad on his Instagram page with the caption:
”Happy Birthday Daddy! ? #85yrs strong ? . ☆☆ 85 going on 58 ☆☆ May your days be long and your legacy even longer. #DaddysBday #PapaBear #DaddyDuncs • Love from your last born children #MoJess”
