There’s this lady in Hijab who nearly brought business to a standstill with her derriere during a recent concert in Kampala, Uganda.
The curvaceous lady was dressed in a figure hugging dress that left on lookers stunned as she wiggled her derriere in all directions.
However, what infuriated most people was the the choice of her dress as they accused her of having no respect for the hijab… Well, may Allah have mercy on her.
Similarly just the other day, there were these photos of a lady putting on her church garment being romanced by a certain man.
We just can’t understand while some youths are fond of doing unholy things while they putting on holy symbols. At least, you should give God what belongs to God and if you want to play with the devil, give him only what belongs to him.
In view of the recent happenings around Mayowa Ahmed’s ill health and the many allegations of fraud surrounding the funds raised, it has become imperative that I come clean by stating my side of the story and by implications, set the record straight.
When I got wind of Mayowa’s sickness, I was moved to tears and immediately sought to know how I could help, hence my on-the-spot video which went viral as my genuine intervention.
Indeed, I was overwhelmed by the quick response of well-meaning Nigerians to whom I will forever owe a debt of gratitude.
But all this changed yesterday, Thursday 28th, July, when I went to the hospital in the morning to check as well as follow up on Mayowa. Her brother had told everyone to leave them alone because they wanted privacy. Although I was shocked at the sudden change in attitude, especially the tone of communication, I still did not suspect anything was amiss.
However, on my way out, I received a call from one Aramide Kasumu of Life Stake Foundation, who would later claim the whole Mayowa Ahmed fund raiser was a scam. Importantly, she wanted to know the extent of my involvement and in her words, “so that when they are giving their reports, I would not be roped into it”. She went further to state that the family deceived everyone in the first place by raising funds for Mayowa despite the fact that her case was helpless and the hopes of her survival was near impossible. She seemed to know so much, I reckoned.
Upon hearing this, I was appalled and in a bid to clear my name, I went back to the hospital in palpable anger and demanded explanations from all concerned. Perhaps, I overreacted when I went into a rage of anger over the matter with the CSO. I then alerted the Police PRO, who invited the parties involved to the police command.
I want to state for the record that I have never been a fraud and will never partake in one, not even at this stage of my career (which I hold to heart). All my efforts were strictly on humanitarian grounds without recourse to any pecuniary consideration or the resort to cheap fame.
That said, whatever discomfort my reactions may have cost anyone from any quarters is highly regretted and I take responsibility.
Whilst I wish Mayowa a quick recovery and divine intervention, I want to urge us as a people to continue to exhibit that enviable Nigerian spirit of compassion and generosity and not because of this isolated case cease to be our sister/brother’s keeper. I love you all and thank you.
Chibuike Miracle Oramalu, a 7-year-old boy, has been made to appear before a magistrate court in Enugu.
The boy has been dragged to court by the police in Enugu for alleged murder.
According to The Punch, Chibuike, a primary two pupil in a nursery and primary school, had on May 29, accidentally fired a gun, which killed 12-year-old Oluebube Boniface.
The incident occurred in the Independence Layout area of Enugu.
The gun belonged to Mr. Edwin Oforma, who employed Chibuike’s mother as a cleaner and housekeeper in his house.
Chibuike accidentally fired the shot after discovering the gun in Oforma’s room while making the bed, as he was instructed by Chukwunanu, Oforma’s son.
Following the incident, the boy was initially detained by the police from May 30 till July 13, when he was released.
Although Chibuike’s mother, Mrs Nwakaego Oramalu, and her lawyer, Mr. Olu Omotayo, of the Civil Rights Realisation and Advancement Network, had raised the alarm over the little boy’s detention, the Enugu State Police Command claimed he was in “protective custody”.
However, about two weeks after his release, Chibuike was on Friday arraigned, before an Enugu magistrate court over alleged conspiracy and murder.
The owner of the gun which Chibuike accidentally fired, Oforma, was arraigned alongside the seven-year-old boy before Magistrate Hillary Asogwa.
In the charge sheet, which was obtained by our correspondent, Chibuike and Oforma were, in count one, accused of conspiring among themselves to commit murder.
The Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, has denied involvement in the public appeal to raise funds for the treatment of Miss Mayowa Ahmed, one of it’s patients.
In a statement issued today, the LUTH management said contrary to any circulating information, the hospital did not refer Ahmed overseas and as an Institution, is not involved with any fund-raising activity or activist on her behalf.
The statement said LUTH has only dealt with Ahmed and her relations throughout her stay and not with any other third party.
“Miss Mayowa Ahmed is an old patient of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital who has been on treatment for another condition. This 31year-old lady came into the Private Wing of LUTH on Monday, 25th July, 2016 with a history and clinical features of an intra-abdominal mass. The family and the patient brought along some results of laboratory investigations ordered and done from outside LUTH. Three different Specialists were invited to review Mayowa. The Gynaecologist, Oncologist and Haematologist all arrived at a tentative diagnosis of an abdominal malignancy. They planned to conduct a series of fresh tests to confirm the definitive diagnosis, since the earlier tests were neither requested nor authorised by any doctor from LUTH.
The family however requested to fly Miss Ahmed outside the country barely 24 hours after her admission in LUTH, thus stalling all the planned investigations meant to arrive at a definitive diagnosis. We were able to transfuse her with much-needed blood only after lots of persuasion where the family was told point blank that it was risky for her to travel by air, given her low blood count. Today is the 3rd day after admission and a definitive diagnosis has not yet been made while the relations insist on their own to carry her abroad. LUTH has only dealt with Miss Ahmed and her relations throughout her stay and not with any other third party. Contrary to any circulating information, the Lagos University Teaching Hospital did not refer Miss Ahmed overseas and this Institution is not involved with any fund-raising activity or activist on her behalf.
There was a disturbance of the peace today around the ward premises. When an altercation involving Miss Ahmed’s relatives and persons not known to the Hospital ensued, the police were invited to restore peace in the Hospital. Both parties are presently with the police and we urge the general public to patiently await the outcome of the ongoing police investigations. We also enjoin the good-natured public
On Wednesday, July 27, an email was disseminated to various media houses, claiming that Iyoho was in the hospital after a fire stunt went wrong on set of the upcoming movie “Behind the Wheels.”
A video of Iyoho on fire was also shared by Ohikhuare on his official Facebook page. Hours later, the video was deleted.
Photos of Ani Iyoho on a hospital bed also surfaced online.
Iyoho who recently completed filming of the movie “Blurred Lines” in Ghana, returned to Nigeria to film the fire scene.
He took to his Instagram page to share the below update:
“Wrapped up on #BlurredLineshere in Accra, Ghana directed by Dickson Dzakpasu @dicksondzakpasu . I’m heading to Lagos, Nigeria tomorrow to finish the hottest scene on#behindthewheels Directed by Stanlee Ohikhuere @stanleeohikhuare.
“I call this wrap scene the #hottestbecause we will be playing with #fire. I’m about to go down in history as probably the first Nigerian to be set on fire in a#nollywood #movie #production. I’m#excited about it.
“I hope it goes well. I have a lot of faith in the #sfxmakeupartist Dorothea Kwofie@dorothea_kwofie . She assures me I’ll be alright and she’s the best SFX artist I know in Africa so I believe her. Looking forward to this.”
Read conversation between Iyoho and Ohikhaure (The Director) below:
According to TNS, an undisclosed source revealed the alleged ‘stunt gone wrong’ to be a well planned publicity stunt.
“Na lie, Ani is fine. Nothing happened to him,” the source said. “He has been attending several events after we completed shoot. I don’t know if the director is in on this stunt but we discussed something like that a few weeks ago.”
As at time of this report, Ohikhuare and Iyoho have not been available as all attempts to reach them have been unsuccessful.
Ohikhuare is popular for movies like “Stupid Movie,” “Verdict,” “Common Man,” “Tunnel,” “Kpians: The Feast of Souls” among others.
A suspected child abductor, Ola Ibikunle, who sold a three-year-old for N1,500 has been arrested by the police.
The Punch reports that Ibikunle, a bricklayer, was arrested after he abducted a four-year-old girl in Oyero area of Ijoko, Ogun State.
According to the newspaper, Ibikunle, was about to strangle his victim, Eniola, in an uncompleted building when he was caught by passersby. He was later handed over to operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Agbado Police Division.
Eniola and her 11-year-old sister Opeyemi were following their father, Segun Quadri, to a church in Ijoko around 2pm on Tuesday when she was grabbed by Ibikunle.
Quadri was said to have gone some distance ahead when the suspect ambushed the children and abducted Eniola. Opeyemi reportedly raised the alarm which caught the attention of some passersby.
The suspect was subsequently found in an uncompleted building where he was trying to strangle the girl.
An angry mob had beaten him up before the police arrived at the scene.
The suspect, who spoke in Yoruba, also confessed to stealing a 3-year-old boy around the Ijoko area sometime in June. He said he sold the boy to a man in the Sango area for N1,500.
He said, “I am a bricklayer, but I use child abduction to augment my wages. A man in the Sango area contracted me to always get children for him. I don’t know what he uses them for. Last month, I abducted a boy of about three years and sold him to the man for N1,500.
“This girl (Eniola) was the second child I would abduct, but I did not succeed.”
A police source told the Punch that efforts were being made to apprehend the buyer of the abducted boy.
“The suspect has confessed to the crime and he stated that he sells his victims to a man in the Sango area. But he has yet to mention the name of the kingpin. Some operatives followed him to the area twice, but he did not lead them to the man’s house. We are going to ensure that we track him down,” the source said.
Mayowa Ahmed’s cousin, Habeeb Odufuye, who is a cousin to her spoke on behalf of the family. He expressed his gratitude and appreciation on behalf of the family.
He also used the opportunity to address the issue raised by the general public.
Some of the issues addressed in the video were;
– Her family were not aware she posted a video online seeking for help due to her illness.
– A sum of 10 million naira has been spent already for her treatment.
– The family insists the funds raised for Mayowa will be used for her treatment only.
– Habeeb also mentioned that the campaign – Save Mayowa – isn’t a scam.
– Habeeb confirms that the family has email threads with Flying Doctors, the hospital in Abu Dhabi and Atlanta.
Today, July 28, 2016, there were reports that the #SaveMayowa which was a campaign to raise funds for Ahmed Mayowa Shukurat who has stage IV ovarian cancer was a scam by her family members to take money from innocent Nigerians.
According to these unconfirmed reports doctors in LUTH had already told Ahmed Mayowa Shukurat’s family that her case was advanced and it was too late for her to be saved but the family still went ahead to raise funds by deceiving Nigerians that her cancer was curable.
Also Toyin Aimakhu who spearheaded the movement to save Ahmed Mayowa Shukurat’s life yesterday took to her Instagram page to say that the #SaveMayowa campaign was fake and Nigerians should stop donating.
“Please to the public this is so fake, no more GoFunds on behalf of Mayowa and whoever is behind this shame on you. Please disregard any information/s about her pls.
If you need any info please kindly get in touch with me please and will bring more info tonight again, whoever created this acct shame on you again and lastly to all our Pastors, Alfas and traditionalists and everyone please she needs our prayers more now please and I’m sure god wants to use Mayowa case to let us know we Nigerians love ourselves and we are the best country in the world.”, she wrote on her page.
Toyin Aimakhu took a step further by taking members of the Nigerian police force to LUTH to arrest Ahmed Mayowa Shukurat’s brothers. You can see her in LUTH today in the videos below;
Pulse went to LUTH to investigate if the accusations were true.
Speaking to Ahmed Mayowa Shukurat’s sister Ahmed Mariam at LUTH she told Pulse that Toyin Aimakhu’s accusations are untrue and unfounded.
“I don’t know why Toyin Aimakhu and Linda Ikeji are saying we are scamming Nigerians. It’s a lie! No doctor ever told us my sis cannot survive this they just told us to do something and take her out of the country. Nigerians we did not scam u ooo it’s a lie oo. Linda Ikeji has never been in this story and now she’s just cooking up everything to just…
“Right now my sis is in d room crying. I don’t know what Linda wants from us. It is true. she has ovarian cancer. We sent the medical report we posted everything on line. At least we posted everything online.
“No doctor ever told us it’s stage four. It’s not until two weeks ago they told us she has ovarian cancer. So even if we know she’s going to die we have to do something. Nobody even asked her to do the video she did it herself she’s tired.. I don’t know where Linda cooked d story” she told Pulse exclusively.
By the time Pulse got there Toyin Aimakhu and some relatives had been moved to the Area D Police command Mushin, Lagos.
Video Below:
Meanwhile, we had a chat with her cousin, Olamide who told Pulse her travelling plans are already underway.
He said,
“To my surprise. I got here this morning around 12. I got a call from my friend that there’s a scene happening that Toyin Aimakhu came in.
A brother of mine asked her to move out that Mayowa has to rest. Her travelling plan is already underway. Toyin came in this morning, she received a call from someone and the person told her that she heard from someone from a Doctor that it is a scam that they said my cousin is going to die. She heard it from a doctor here.
There is no doctor here that has come out to say my cousin is going to die. If they had even told us Mayowa is going to die, would we still come out to raise the money. There’s a clause if the hospital told us we wouldn’t have raised the money. We want our cousin to live, she needs to live. The family has been trying from the first stage.”
Also confirmed sources at the hospital disclosed Aimakhu did not come to find out from Luth about the said patient, Ahmed Mayowa Shukurat.
According to them the medical certificates don’t bear the letter head of LUTH.
Ahmed Mayowa Shukurat’s family has released a general statement denouncing the allegations. You can read it below;
Hello all,
We have been called by friends, family and everyone who has our contacts that our raising funds for Mayo is a scam. We were also informed that some persons had made statements concerning her state and her ability to pull through this ordeal.
As a family we wish to make these affirmative statements:
· mayowa is presently in LUTH receiving treatments that will prepare her for 7hr trip to Abu Dhabi. We have also engaged the services of the Flying Doctors to accompany her on the trip based on recommendation by the Doctors in LUTH (Form attached)
· mayowa is receiving treatment in LUTH to allow her be able to travel as advised by the Doctors in LUTH and she has been transfused to help improve her PCV
· The funds are solely for mayowa’ s treatment and for no other reason.
· We await her Visa for travel documents to commence the journey as we are in touch with the doctors abroad and they are awaiting her arrival.
We appreciate the contributions made by Nigerians on this journey. mayowa will live to tell this story and you shall be one of the audiences by His grace.
Please support us with prayers as you will surely be told the success story as we have not given up on mayowa living her life and we will never give up until the work God has started is finished.
Thank you once again and will provide updates on her treatment and procedures.
The family of Mayowa Ahmed has denied claims its fund raiser to fly the University of Lagos graduate abroad for cancer surgery was not a scam.
The family had raised $100,847 via crowdfunding site gofundme.com, backed by popular Nigerians, including actress Toyin Aimakhu.
Additional donations, reportedly running into millions were also received via a bank account provided by her family.
However, on Thursday, Blogger Linda Ikeji reported that the #SaveMayowa campaign was a scam, sparking controversy on the social media.
According to the LIB report, actress Toyin Aimakhu, who played a major role in soliciting funds, had reported the family to the police.
It also claimed that doctors at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital had said that they refused to give the family a referral for treatment abroad as no hospital could save her.
The report divided Nigerians on the social media with some expressing anger and disgust at the family and others criticising the blogger and LUTH for insinuating that the family shouldn’t have pursued further treatment after being informed Mayowa’s cancer was at stage 4.
Amid the controversy, the family issued a statement, insisting that they did not deceive Nigerians and that they had contacted hospitals abroad and were concluding arrangements to fly her abroad for treatment as planned.
In the statement, the Ahmed family explained that it had also contacted Flying Doctors to fly Mayowa to Dubai for treatment, while providing evidence of correspondence with a hospital abroad.
“Chocolate City Music is proud to present the visuals to the remix of Koker’s smashing hit single, “Kolewerk” which has steadily taken over the airwaves since its release.
The fast-rising music revelation who burst into the scene in grand style with ‘Do Something’ has not taken his foot off the throttle ever since. With pundits already hinting ‘Kolewerk Remix’ as one to pick up many awards as the year winds down, this video only seals the deal for the young and vibrant hitmaker.
The video was directed by Three Kings (RCube Oshodi, ThemythCreate & Psalmurai) of Capital Pictures.
Finally, pictures and more gist are coming in to confirm the viral report that the #SaveMayowa initiative may have been an elaborate plot to scam unsuspecting Nigerians of their hard earned money.
Toyin Aimakhu, in an interview with online news platform Ynaija has spoken out.
The actress said when she went to LUTH and showed the doctors Mayowa’s medical report, the doctors said the report was fake. Toyin also alleges Mayowa Ahmed’s family came up with the scheme this past Sunday.
Toyin Aimakhu Storms LUTH with Police Officers
The actress alleged,
“They tagged me, she sent a message to me… they said she’s my huge fan saying she had cancer and she needed help and wanted me to come… I showed the doctor the (medical) report and the doctor said ‘which report?’. They said it was a fake report.
She continued,
“They just came up with the plan on Sunday. They now came to LUTH to appear as if they were in LUTH. When they saw me they said I did not help them to beg for money… that they don’t know anything.”
#SaveMayowa has reportedly raised over $150,000 through a GoFundMe account and an excess of N80 million in Mayowa’s Access bank account through public donations.
– Stay tuned for more updates.
Update:
Audio: Listen to Toyin Aimakhu Speak Below: (Press Play)
Fast rising actress and model Sonia Ibrahim and her soldier hussy, Collins Taabazuing had their traditional wedding on Saturday July 23, 2016 in East Legon, Accra, Ghana.
The beautiful Kru/Lebanese bride who was accompanied by her stunning sisters, Actress Juliet Ibrahim and Nadia who were on her bridal train, was absolutely stunning in her traditional garb as she looked forward to starting a new life with the charming Northener who stole her heart five years ago.
Collins proposed in November 2015 and the couple are now on their journey to forever.
Here are the official photos by OneFoto
Credit
Makeup by: @sutchay
Pictures by: @onefotos
Bride dress & bride maids dresses by @beth_sante
Decor & setup by: @the_events_hut
Groom & groomsmen clothes by: @chocolateclothesgh
Grooms men hat by @slymonay
Cakes by: @missashleybakes
Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) has reportedly suspended four students of the institution indefinitely, who were arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for the roles they played in an alleged N16 million Internet fraud.
Out of the five suspected undergraduate scammers that were apprehended, 4 are from (FUTA) while 1 is from Adekunle Ajashin University, Akungba, AAU.
They swindled unsuspecting foreigners and others to the tune of N16M by engaging in fraudulent activities of obtaining money by false pretences through scam mails.
A statement released by the Head, Information and Protocol Unit of FUTA, Mr. Adegbenro Adebanjo, said the university’s vice chancellor approved the sanction based on the school rules, which stipulate indefinite suspension for students arrested and being investigated for allegation of criminal activities. Part of it read:
“The four students, who have been given indefinite suspension and are to stay away from the school until further notice, are Ogundile A.O , Civil & Environmental Engineering; Fasakin P. T, Civil & Environmental Engineering; Akinsanmi F.O, Mathematical Sciences; and Ifeobu U. O. of the Department of Urban & Regional Planning.
This is in accordance with the provisions of the university Handbook of Information 2012-2015 Page 54, paragraph 5(i) which states that, ‘Whenever a student is being investigated for a criminal offence by the Police or is charged with a criminal offence; whether or not connected with the university; the student shall be suspended from his studentship until he/she is cleared of the allegation/charge’.”
The daughter of ex-governor of Oyo state, Kemi Olunloyo has come out to apologize for her controversial statement online where she said, Actor Jide Kosoko late wife, Henrietta will be going to hell.
Kemi made the foul statement on social media while reacting to a criticism from a lady she thought was a member of the Kososko family..
Read her full apology below:
Earlier this month, Olunloyo had announced and then retracted plans to quit social media. Her father a former Oyo state governor between October and December, 1983, Chief Victor Omololu-Olunloyo, had denied reports that he had disowned her over her controversial statements on social media.
A trader at a market on 23 Road, FESTAC Town, Lagos, Ikechukwu Alu, has been arrested by the police for the alleged abduction and rape of a seven-year-old girl, Victoria.
It was learnt that the victim had been sent on an errand to buy a voucher (recharge card), but she misplaced it while returning home.
On getting home, she was reportedly chased out to look for the recharge card during which the 25-year-old suspect abducted her on Adeola Street in Amuwo Odofin, where she lives, and took her to a shop in a nearby market.
Alu reportedly made the girl to pass the night in the shop and allegedly raped her.
PUNCH Metro learnt that as he left the shop around 5am the following day, some residents around the area saw him, with Victoria strapped to his back.
The residents, who are aware Alu does not have a child, reportedly queried him on how he came about the girl.
When he could not give a genuine explanation, they were said to have poured ashes on him and alerted the police at the FESTAC division, who picked him up.
Our correspondent learnt that Victoria told the police that the suspect “put his thing (manhood) in my bum-bum ” and was subsequently taken to the Mirabel Centre at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja.
A test carried out on her at the centre reportedly confirmed that she was raped.
The suspect reportedly told the police that he had met the girl crying on Adeola Street and asked her what was wrong.
“She said her parent sent her to buy a recharge card, but it got missing and as a result she was chased out.
I told her to follow me to a place and promised to take her home afterwards. She agreed and that was how I took her to the shop. We only slept together; I didn’t touch her,” he said.
Alu was brought before an Apapa Magistrate’s Court on one count of rape by a police prosecutor, Francisca Job.
Job told the court, presided over by Magistrate A.O. Adegbite, that the offence contravened Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
The charge read, “That you, Ikechukwu Alu, on May 24, 2016, at about 5am at 23 Road, FESTAC Town, Lagos, in the Apapa Magisterial District, did unlawfully defile a seven-year-old girl, thereby committing an offence punishable under Section 138 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, Nigeria, 2011.”
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge and elected summary trial.
The magistrate, Adegbite, admitted him to bail in the sum of N100,000 with two sureties in like sum, adding that the sureties’ residential addresses and evidence of tax payments made to Lagos State must be verified by the prosecution.
We met 12 years ago in UNIBEN in Nigeria, I was on my way to choir practice, when he walked up to me and said hello to me, I said “hi” I walked as fast as I could away from him as I was already running late for Choir practice, he kept following me and asked if I could give him a minute, I shouted at him and said “say what you want to say am late for choir practice” he was quite polite and told me his name was Richard , what’s your name he asked and I answered ” you asked me to give you a minute right? Your time is up” and I walked away.
I didn’t see him again until about 2 months after, I was going to the library to read and was preparing for my exams, he saw me and followed me to the library, he said I know you are preparing for your exams but please hear me out, he asked me for my mobile number, I lied to him and told him I didn’t have a phone, he asked me when I will be through with my exams, I told him 2 weeks time, then he said I’ll come look for you in the library a day to your last papers, I said alright, and then he left.
The day before my last papers I didn’t go to the library, I decided to study at home in order to avoid him, I went home for holidays after my last paper.
About a week later I got a call from him, I was surprised how he got my number and I asked him how he got my number, and he told me he went to my hostel to look for me, he said he described me to any one he could find and finally a classmate of mine gave him my number and he told me her name, I was really surprised she has my number because we weren’t that close, I guess she gave him my number just to spite me, but God had other plans for me.
God used her to bring such an amazing and God fearing man into my life, he kept in touch , in fact he called me everyday but never asked me out for a date or anything.
Then about 2 weeks later , we were talking on the phone and he asked if he could come visit me at home. I said no, but I asked if he could come to my church on Sunday, he said yes and he did. After Church we went out on a date and that was when we started a Godly relationship for about 2 years before we got married 10 years ago.
And God has blessed us with 3 amazing kids and it’s been God all the way.
The beautiful actress, whose brother, tied the knots with his Cameroonian beau, Agwi Tangi recently, is looking exceptionally elegant as she rocks this manly outfit.
She looks like a real boss chic in it… What do you think? Trendy or trashy?
In Nigeria, we have the dapper looking windscreen washer, Abdullahi Olatoyan who goes about his daily business in a suit and tie, someone akin also resides in Ghana, a roasted corn seller, who also sells his petty trade in a suit and tie.
Mr. Sosu Patrick, who sells roasted corn on the streets of Accra was captured by Ghanaian photographer and health enthusiast, Kobby Blay.
Kobby who took the photos of the trader, 40 narrated to him how his business had started some five years ago after he had “a dream that this was going to be his breakthrough”.
“I have some other children too, and they are in school where I hail from,” “I have a quite a large farm and will soon complete my house.”
The corn seller is also very health conscious and believes he is probably Accra’s “best seller of good healthy roasted corn” as he doesn’t allow his customers to touch the corn until after they have purchased it from him.
“I don’t want my customers to blame me for cholera” he said
Tiwa Savage has finally made her debut feature on Apple Music’s Beats 1 Radio, hosted by Hot 97’s radio presenter, Ebro.
In the interview which will go live later today in New York, the Mavin queen proudly noted that she is Africa’s most popular female artiste.
Recall that earlier on today, Davido’s interview with Ebro went live and he talked about his music and why he calls his genre ‘Afrofusion’, and not the popular Afrobeats. You can read up the interesting expository chat here .
Now, Tiwa Savage takes American listeners into her world of African music, but first, she corrects Ebro when he described her as the ‘most popular artiste on the continent of Africa .’
“Popular female ,” she set the records straight and then laughed. “ This sounds like I’m cocky. ”
However, Ebro noted that she works hard, hence is deserving of that massive crown. “Definitely. I work hard ,” Ms Savage agreed.
Ebro said Beats 1 Radio is bringing her to the world and would be promoting her records. “That’s what we are trying to do here,” Ebro said, adding, “We are trying to bring artistes to the world .”
“I feel like a superstar, ” the excited Mavin artiste revealed.
Following the crash of the naira, Aliko Dangote, president of Dangote group, has dropped off the list of the 100 richest people in the world.
Dangote was the 51st richest man in the world as at March 2016, but he had dropped to 101 as at the start of business on Monday.
Dangote, who owns the second largest sugar-refinery in the world, remains richer than Donald Trump, American billionaire presidential candidate, and Oprah Winfrey, US TV personality, who dubs as the second richest black woman in the world.
As at today, Dangote net worth is $11.1 billion, while Trump and Oprah are estimated at $4.5 billion and $3.1 billion, respectively.
The fall in the naira, as against the dollar, from about 198 to about 300, has eroded about a quarter of Dangote’s wealth, as he commits to investing heavily in Africa’s largest economy, Nigeria.
At the launch of the new foreign exchange regime on June 23, 2016, Dangote fell from 46 on the world billionaire list to 71, and has continued in that manner with the naira plunge.
According to Bloomberg billionaires, Dangote, who was worth $15.4 billion (N3.05 trillion) in March, is now worth $11.1 billion (N3.3 trillion) —richer in naira, but poorer in dollars.
The launch of Dangote refinery, the biggest greenfield refinery in the world, billed for 2018/2019 is expected to propel him into top 20 by 2019.
Dangote Cement, one of Dangote’s major investments in Nigeria, is the biggest company on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, by market capitalisation, and the biggest cement producer in sub-saharan Africa.
The company however missed out of the 100 biggest companies in the world, according to Fortune 500.
I guess she’s more in touch with fashion now than she is in music… but who knows?
Beautiful singer, Mo’Cheddah, who is featured in the latest edition of Genevieve magazine, alongside actresses, Adesua Etomi, Beverly Naya and vlogger, Sika Osei, slays in these lovely make-up photos.
The beauty rocks two different lipsticks… Which one’s your fave?
A Chinese man has been condemned online after choosing to save his mother from deadly floodwaters instead of his wife.
Gao Fengshou’s wife and mother of his children has now left him after the split second decision to put his parent first, The Times reported.
The decorator acted as flooding spread towards his village of Xingtai in the north China province of Hebei on July 20, telling his family to clamber on to the roof.
He then left to see his mother and, when he returned, his wife and family had vanished along with a bundle of cash.
According to The Times, Mr Gao said afterwards there was not time to make a choice between the two women.
He said: “I can’t imagine what went through her mind when I went straight for my mother.
“Abandoning my mother would be reprehensible, but leaving my wife behind would be unacceptable as well. I know she must be so disappointed in me.”
But hordes of people on Chinese social media have slammed his actions, the paper reported.
One wrote: “It’s no wonder she left him. Who would want a husband who you can’t rely on in dangerous circumstances?”
Flooding across Hebei and neighbouring Henan province in recent weeks has killed 164 people and displaced more than half a million others
Days after his brother, Peter, disclosed that they had reconciled and also announcing that their elder brother is back at being the duo’s manager, Paul has also come out to confirm the motion.
Before his post, it was still unclear whether they had truly reconciled after Peter made the announcement – this was because Paul, didn’t say anything on the motion, not until now, as he shared throwbacks with one with the caption: “Family is everything”
The Nigerian government has announced the deportation of three South Koreans from the country over alleged immigration offences.
The three persons, according to a statement by the spokesperson for the Nigeria Immigration Service, Ekpedeme King, were removed from Africa’s most populous country on July 20.
They remained ineligible to enter the country for 10 years.
Read full press release announcing the deportation below.
FEDERAL GOVT DEPORTS 3 KOREANS
The Federal Government of Nigeria had on the 20th of July, 2016 deported three (3) South Koreans namely Lee Yoo Song, Lee Byeung Woo and Moon Een Soo for Immigration related offences.
The Hon. Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. Abdulrahaman Dambazau (Rtd) in the exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 45(2) and (3) and 44( 1e) of the Immigration Act 2015 signed the Deportation Order.
With the deportation order in force, the three (3) Koreans will not be eligible to enter Nigeria again through any port in the next ten years.
Without prejudice to the Foreign Investment Drive of Government, the Comptroller – General of Immigration, Muhammad Babandede, wishes to use this opportunity to caution all expatriates and their employers in Nigeria to respect the laws of the country as the Nigeria Immigration Service is determined to implement all aspect of immigration laws in the public interest.
However expatriates resident in Nigeria with correct documentation are assured of the protection of their rights and dignity.
Ekpedeme King
(Deputy Comptroller of Immigration)
Service Public Relations Officer
26th July, 2016.
Lol… you just might rethink smashing that cockroach you see in your cupboard next time, why?! Well, scientists have claimed the popular irritating insect seen in most homes, has milk which is full of protein, and may someday be transformed into a food supplement worthy of human consumption.
CNN reports that scientists have found that the Cockroach feeds its bug babies a formula which is remarkably rich in protein, fat and sugar.
The protein crystals are milk for the cockroach infant. It is important for its growth and development,” said Leonard Chavas, one of the scientists behind the research.
He explained the crystals have a whopping three times the energy of an equivalent mass of buffalo milk, about four times the equivalent of cow’s milk.
“For now, we are trying to understand how to control this phenomena in a much easier way, to bring it to mass production,” Chavas said.
Having lost a drinking game with his colleagues, Chavas tasted the cockroach milk once.
“No particular taste,” he commented, though the idea of ice cream appeals to him. He imagines “a flavor with honey and crispy pieces.”
A woman has been apprehended for allegedly dumping her two-hour-old newborn baby inside a plastic bag and leaving the tot to die.
The 20-year-old mother is thought to have been uncertain about who the child’s father was and decided to abandon it because she did not have a stable income.
The abandoned pink plastic bag was reportedly spotted in Wangjiaoqiao village, south-west China, by locals who were shocked to find the newborn inside.
The child, whose gender was not reported, was rushed to hospital by police for emergency treatment. It is not clear when the incident happened, the Daily Mirror reports.
But doctors could not save the baby’s life despite four hours of desperate attempts to revive the tot.
Investigators who watched surveillance footage from the village discovered that the child was carried across town by a woman wearing a red coat and black trousers who later discarded the bag a distance from her home in a random spot.
After police located her home and arrested her, she reportedly confessed to abandoning the child just two hours after giving birth.
It is not yet known whether the child died before or after being abandoned and left exposed to the elements.
In a bid to kill her lover, Leo Feng, 41, a Forty-seven-year-old Zhen Zhen set the Ernest Hotel in the Ikeja area of Lagos on fire.
The hotel attendant, Emeka Nwaegbo, revealed this at the resumed hearing of the case at the Ebute-Meta Magistrate’s court. Nwaegbo told the court that Zhen accused Feng of sleeping with her without giving her food, which informed her decision.
The lovers checked into the hotel on Allen Avenue, Ikeja, on July 4. It was alleged that the couple smoked and shunned the warning of the hotel attendant to stop the act.
However, around 2am on July 5, the hotel was said to have been gutted by fire. The couple were arrested by the police and the case transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Yaba.
PUNCH Metro gathered that the suspects, who could not meet their N2m bail conditions, were remanded in prison.
Present at the resumed hearing were the manager of the hotel, Ernest Nwayerem; the hotel attendant, Nwaegbo; and the representative of the Chinese Embassy, who identified himself only as Olayiwola.
Nwaegbo told the court that the lovers were customers at the hotel, adding that Feng, who was indebted to the hotel, dropped his personal effects, including passport, to assure the management that he would pay his outstanding debts.
He said,
“At about 10.30pm, they both checked into the hotel. The man dropped his belt, money, passport and socks with the receptionist downstairs because they owed the hotel some money.
“I was conducting a routine check round the hotel when I discovered that the frontage of their room was littered with cigarette stubs and broken plates.
“I told them to pack the dirt, but the woman started shouting on me; I did not understand because she was speaking in their language.
“I later went downstairs to call the manager. When she got there, she tried to calm them, but they did not listen to her.
“Some minutes later, Feng came downstairs saying he wanted to collect what he dropped at the reception. I gave him everything, except his passport.”
The attendant said as Feng was stepping out, someone raised the alarm about fire, adding that he discovered that the fire started from the suspects’ room.
He said he alerted the hotel manager to the incident.
“When I asked the female suspect what happened, she said the man starved her for two days and that was why she wanted to burn him in the room. She said, ‘Two days, I no chop. I wan make e die.’ ”
Zhen, who spoke through an interpreter, denied the allegation, saying the fire started from a television in the room.
“I did not set the hotel on fire. The fire started from the television in the room. I did not tell the room attendant that he (Feng) starved me for two days; he is lying. We always bought food from a restaurant,” she said.
When the magistrate, Mrs. Bola Folarin-Williams, asked why she did not call attention to the fire, she said she could not because she did not know how to communicate with people in the hotel.
However, the representative of the Chinese embassy, Olayiwola, said the embassy wanted the law to take its course.
He said,
“The embassy said the suspects did not come into the country through it. Also, it gathered that their passports are expired.”
The magistrate said the argument of the defendants on how the fire started was unconvincing. She, however, asked all the parties to meet and agree on settlement terms, just as the hotel insisted on recovering its loss which it estimated at over N17m.
The defendants were ordered to be remanded in prison until they perfected their bail conditions. The case was adjourned till August 9, 2016.
Alhaja Zainab Asari Dokubo, the first wife of Mujahid Dokubo Asari, is dead.
She died alongside a friend in a motor accident on her way to Ibadan.
Alhaji Ishaq Kunle Sanni, chairman Oyo state Muslim community, who confirmed the death in a statement said Zainab was already a Muslim years before she married Dokubo.
He recalled that Zainab, who lived in Ibadan had to relocate to Yenagoa, capital of Bayelsa when she was appointed Secretary of the Muslims Pilgrims Board.
“Even then, there was hardly any month she was not in Ibadan for one Islamic programme or the other.
“She was a member of many Islamic organisations in Ibadan including Oluyole Muslim community under the Imamship of Imam Mudashir Bada.
“It is interesting she was coming to her preferred town Ibadan when she met her destiny.
“She was survived by four children Amirah, Hassan, Hussain and Osama.
“May Allah accept her multifarious and multidimensional jihad as acts Ibadah and admit her to jannat Firdaous,” Alhaji Sanni said.
