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Michelle Obama Dazzles In Floral Dress At White House State Dinner.

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She definitely had the spotlight on her as she donned this absolutely beautiful floral dress… First lady of the United States of America, Michelle Obama looked angelic as she attended the White House State dinner with her husband, the president himself, Barack Obama.

The prestige personality cut a stylish figure in a gorgeous floor length, Jason Wu floral gown.

She looks astonishing!

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John Legend And Chrissy Teigen Share Passionate Kiss At Basketball Game. (Photos)

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Lovely Hollywood sweethearts, John Legend and beautiful wife, Chrissy Teigen are saying pregnancy is in no way slowing them down from showing themselves some good good loving.

They duo were photoed having a P.D.A at the court side of the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

They became couples in 2013 after they dated for six years.

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Stephanie Linus Meets With Her Fans..

Stephanie Linus Stuns At Meet & Greet With Fans (Photos)

Popular Nollywood actress, Stephanie Linus Okereke celebrated her AMVCA win for Best Overall Movie In Africa for her movie DRY with a special screening for fans and media at the Genesis Deluxe Cinema in Lekki, Lagos.

For the occasion Stephanie who was making her second public appearance since giving birth to her son four months ago, rocked a black & animal print blouse over black jeans.

A lemon coloured jacket added a pop of colour to her look which she completed with an animal print purse and gold accessories, while wearing her hair in a bun.

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“My Proudest Moment Was When I Gave Birth To Blue Ivy” – Beyonce Knowles.

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Seriously popular music Icon, Beyonce Knowles had her first interview in over a year with Garage magazine. She revealed in the new interview about her proudest moment in life and also talked about her biggest hero.

She told Garage:

‘Out of everything I’ve accomplished, my proudest moment, hands-down, was when I gave birth to my daughter, Blue.’

On her biggest hero, she said:

My biggest hero is and always will be my mother. She has taught me about caring for others, working hard and working smart,’Everything I know about being a mother comes from the examples she has shown. My mother has instilled confidence in my sister and me and taught us to always be grateful.’

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The Road Lies In Wait By Reuben Abati

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“May we never walk when the road waits, famished” – Wole Soyinka, The Road

Two major road accidents in the last week brought to the fore again the dangers that lie in wait on Nigerian roads. The Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, James Ocholi, SAN, his wife and son lost their lives in a vehicle accident that occurred on the Kaduna- Abuja road, when their Lexus SUV vehicle somersaulted, following a burst tyre and the driver’s loss of control.
There was also the death on the Maiduguri-Damaturu road of Major-General Yasha’u Abubakar of the Training and Operations Department of the Nigerian Army. Both accidents have been a source of enormous grief, perhaps because of the status of the persons involved, but the truth is that Nigerian roads are treacherous and deceitful, marked as they are everyday, by a harvest of deaths and sorrow.

To report that the state of the roads is bad is to proclaim the notoriously obvious, and to say that more people die every minute on our roads is to iterate that the road in Nigeria is no respecter of persons or class. In its annual reports, the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has tried to identify the primary and secondary causes of road accidents, and in the current Ocholi case, it has offered a preliminary report, which reinforces the notion about every death being in the long run, a revelatory comment on man’s existential crisis.

The regret is that the death that occurs on Nigerian roads, is more often than not, man-made, regretfully self-invited and for that reason, mostly avoidable. Anyone who has ever travelled on Nigerian roads would readily admit that going onto those roads is like taking a risk and no man can call himself safe until he returns home in one piece at the end of the day. Many of our roads are pothole-ridden, bumpy and poorly maintained. Before the ad hoc resurfacing of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway from the Lagos end, there were uneven portions, which always made it seem as if the road was struggling with the driver to seize control of the steering wheel.

One moment of distraction, you could find yourself careering off the road. From the Ibadan end of the Expressway, there were hidden, deep potholes. Many motorists found themselves suddenly landing into those potholes only to lose their tyres or lives. So bad is this dilemma that many motorists require prior knowledge of the state of the road to be able to drive on it; that knowledge means knowing where the potholes are at what point and where dangerous contours need to be avoided. Years of neglect and lack of maintenance have reproduced this pattern across the country. It takes repeated and costly accidents before the appropriate authorities would rush to mend the roads. And this is not just on the highways; even inner city roads are problematic. When it rains in most Nigerian towns and cities, life grinds to a halt, because the roads are transformed into streams, overflowing with water, due to poor drainage, and from struggling to turn the vehicle into a boat and avoid unseen potholes, the worst may happen. We are almost in that season again, and soon the stories will be told, of accidents caused by slippery, water-logged and dangerous roads.

This fact of administrative and official failure is an important footnote to the FRSC report in the Ocholi case which draws attention to the driver’s negligence, over-speeding, his criminal conduct -driving without a licence (but note that he is a government driver!- who on earth assigned him to drive an official vehicle without a licence (?) and then, the non-use of seat belt by the deceased persons, who in the event of the accident were flung out of the vehicle, in addition to the wrong orientation of the vehicle’s tyres. The revelations by the FRSC Investigation Team should serve as necessary warning to drivers, passengers, vehicle owners and all road users, indeed all of us. Too many Nigerian road users behave as if life has a duplicate. I have seen drivers who insist “Oga don’t worry”. When you remind them about speed limits, their standard response is “Oga don’t worry”. Every Oga who sits in the owner’s corner should worry. There is no guarantee that accidents won’t occur. Reckless driving is the bane of the Nigerian road.

Commercial drivers are drunk most of the time, or they are under some kind of influence including the metaphysical which induces them to tell you that the vehicle is covered by the “blood of Jesus”, or that ‘No weapon fashioned against them shall prosper.” The more traditional ones insist that they have killed a dog for Ogun, the god of iron and so, Ogun will not forsake his own. As the FRSC has indicated, there are thousands behind the wheels on Nigerian roads who have never bothered to undergo a driving test, and these include persons working as official drivers. There is also the problem of vehicle maintenance. Half of the vehicles on our roads are either not roadworthy or they are poorly maintained. Have you not heard the drivers who are fond of saying: “we can manage Oga; I fit manage am”. The tyres are worn out, the wheel balancing and alignment are bad, but the Nigerian driver will rather “manage”. Even when the brakes begin to fail, the natural response is to “manage.” We don’t “worry” enough about safety; we cut corners and procrastinate, when the vehicle gives warning signs, we ignore, when the road breaks down, we look the other way.

It is this mentality that has made many of the employed drivers corrupt. When you give them money to buy fuel, they short-change you; when the vehicle is to be taken for repairs, they undercut you; when anything goes wrong, they refuse to inform you until it is too late. And yet, there are too many big men in Nigeria relying on drivers and not paying enough attention. It is a sign of status and class, to employ a driver or to be assigned one, but very few big men and women bother to monitor the men into whose hands their lives are entrusted.

The point about seat belt deserves to be properly underlined. Following the accidents under reference, there has been much talk about the importance of seat belts. According to the FRSC, “the ejection of the minister and his son, who occupied the rear seat, confirmed the fact that their rear seat belts were not in use and on the contrary, the driver and the orderly survived because the front seat belts were in use”. It is sad that many big men don’t worry about using seat belts. It is considered too much of an effort for a man to own a vehicle, or be big enough to be driven by another, only for him to tie himself down in the back seat. The widespread assumption is that the space called owner’s corner is meant for sprawling; it is regarded as a place of comfort from where the master backs orders at the assistants in the front seat! This owner’s corner syndrome has caused the death of many “big men and women”, there must be a vigorous campaign launched at all levels by the FRSC, civil society groups and other agencies to remind everyone that it is better to be a big man or woman alive than to ignore a simple safety task and lose one’s life.

The FRSC is threatening to prosecute late Minister Ocholi’s driver as soon as he is discharged from the hospital. But the FRSC must see in this experience, further justification for it to be more vigilant and assertive with its vehicle accident prevention strategies. It must launch a fresh and vigorous campaign against reckless driving, set clear speed limits, acquire the relevant technology to determine the abuse of those limits and raise its organizational capacity to prevent motorists from willfully committing suicide or killing others, by apprehending the reckless and enforcing the relevant laws. This should include descending heavily on persons who use the phone while driving. I can’t count the number of times other motorists nearly drove into a vehicle or constituted pure nuisance, just because they are busy driving with one hand and using the other hand to wield a phone while chatting heartily as if they are in their living rooms. When you call such persons to order, they have no qualms telling you to get lost or mind your own business!

The FRSC used to have many volunteers, otherwise known as Special Marshals, who effected citizen arrest or helped to make the roads saner either by controlling traffic or checking the excesses of other motorists. That volunteer corps should be re-energized. And anyone who does not have a driver’s licence should be sanctioned. The current penalties appear cheap, and so motorists are tempted to do as they wish. Speed violation attracts only a fine of N3, 000, driving under the influence – N5, 000, vehicle license violation -N3, 000, driving without seat belt – N2, 000; use of phone while driving- N4, 000; only dangerous driving attracts a fine as high as N50, 000, but of course by the time that N50, 000 is paid, lives may have been lost! These fines and penalties should be reviewed. Nigerians often choose which laws to respect or not and damn the consequences, particularly if they can easily pay a fine and walk away.

The various tributes on late Minister Ocholi have been touching, the story is sad, and may the Lord grant him, his wife, and son, peaceful repose, but after all the tears have been shed and the tributes delivered, what must be done is not to walk away until another tragedy occurs, but to take concrete steps to prevent similar accidents in the future, especially for the sake of the many unknown victims who die daily on our roads, and whose tragedy is unreported and unmourned. At the level of policy and action, note this: the first step is to separate the all-important task of making our roads safe and motorable from corrosive, partisan politics, itself a principal stumbling block.

Dabota Lawson Has Something To Say You All Who Calls Her A Gold digger

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Ex-beauty queen, Dabota Lawson who until a few months ago was married to billionaire Sunny Aku  took to Instagram to address the gold digger label being associated with her. Her supposed ex-husband, Suny is almost 3 decades older than her,

She started by listing out her academic qualifications and then went on to address the fact that she she was given the best education abroad, born into a well to do family, was well provided for and started her business out of her own pocket money.

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GRADUATE UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER, UNITED KINGDOM.

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DABOTA LAWSON MISS NIGERIA UK 2009 .. I’m beauty and brains and that’s a fact !!!

In a world where females think to get reach quick . I’ve paid my dues and still paying.

I got my 1st job at the age 16th whilst in college in leicester. @justice_2ndus @redlipsblackmascara remember how funny it was when we were registered to blue arrow agency in college and we were so proud to be working class girls .. Looool

For those of you esp in the media that try to portray my 1st “taste of wealth” in your myopic mind to create hits for you by saying it was when I got married. You all didn’t do any research, you are all lazy and are a disgrace and sorry excuse and demean the real job of journalism. As a child I had the best life and my parent provided everything, we were given the best education and two holidays each year abroad.

No poor family can train 4 children in the UK on international school fees. God bless my mum and dad for the opportunity. (Thank God almighty)

That never made me have a big head and if anything my childhood inspired me to want to be great. When I met my husband I was still working. He had to beg and pay me to stop work and still I refused and found my calling in business which I started out of my pocket money N789,000. No one gave me millions to start a business. Anyway I’m tired

It’s really easy for women to try to bring other women down. It’s fun because it makes them feel good about themselves. It give those women a temporary relief of the fact that their own lives is in shambles or the person too is not perfect . BUT WHO IS PERFECT ANYWAY??? BUSINESS NOW A FEWS LATER WITH LIFES UPS AND DOWN , WITH ALL MY MISTAKES AND WRONG DOINGS , ITS BOOMING THANKS TO MY LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST.

This is my flash back … IM AM A QUEEN AND NO ONE EXCEPT GOD CAN TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME!!!

Would You Have A Meal While On Air??

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This would be absolutely AMAZING!!! Neglecting the fact that I’m scared of heights, I’ll definitely face my fear and be adventurous… Super cool!!

So would you or not in this lifetime or the next?

Prophet Challenges Lions To a Fight To Prove God’s Power and Almost Died

LOOL, How will you say you want to Fight Lion? When you’re not Daniel!

A Zion Christian Church prophet who was filled with the Holy Spirit and thought the Lord wanted to use him to show His power over animals, recently challenged a pride of lions to a duel in the Kruger National Park.

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Pretoria based man of God, Prophet Alec Ndiwane was with members of of his church in the Kruger National Park where they had gone sightseeing when he suddenly went into a trance and started to speak in tongues. Ahead of them were the lions busy eating their impala.

Prophet Ndiwane must have thought he was the biblical Samsom or Daniel as he opened the car door and charged towards the lions. On seeing the man running towards them, the abandoned their food and ran towards the prophet.

Ndiwane immediately came to his senses when he saw the predators. He turned and ran for his life. But before he could safely reach the confines of the car, one lion had snapped its paws on him causing serious damage to his buttocks. He was saved by the game ranger who fired shots into the air with his gun to scare the lions away.

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The injuries the prophet sustained was so severe that he had to be rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery.

“I don’t know what came over me,” Prophet Ndiwane confessed,”I thought the Lord wanted to use me to show His power over animals. Is it not we were given dominion over all creatures of the earth?” he asked.

Source: Daily Post SA

Couple Who Met During NYSC, Recreate The Moment For Pre-wedding Shoot (photos)

Jola and Oladele met during their NYSC, and to make part of their Pre-wedding memorable, they recreated the moment as they went back to that very place they met.

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Adaeze Yobo Looks Breathtaking On The Cover Of MyHairMyBeauty Magazine. (Photos)

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Gorgeous looking ex-beauty queen/mother of two, Adaeze Yobo is the face of My Hair My Beauty magazine, Issue 2.

The stunning model looks absolutely appreciable! Muah!

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Tonto Dikeh Shares More Lovely Pregnancy Photos.

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The gorgeous looking new mum who had us in the dark concerning her pregnancy is taking us back to the days when she still had her bally belly.

Lovely Tonto Dikeh has just shared some more adorable photos of her baby bump… and as always as ever will be… She’s CUTE!!

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“My husband is Gay,” – Former Minister’s Daughter in-law, Christina Onwuliri Alleges

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In what she describes as “A Hell Called Marriage In Onwuliri’s Home”, the embattled daughter in-law to former Minister of State for Education and later Foreign Affairs, Lady Viola Onwuliri has granted a detailed interview based on her experiences from marriage and domestic violence.

Christina Onwuliri (Nee Amaefula) who is married to the former Minister’s son, Chukwuemeka Osmond Onwuliri explains why her documents were seized, and to what really led to the detachment of her two daughters.

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Most people are wondering why such issue became a public affair. Why?
 
Some people kept asking why this matter became a public affair. What would I have done when I tried all I could to hide this issue from my dad and close family members? There was nobody around my husband’s place that I didn’t talk to. Some were unable to speak. Some were scared to get into the matter because of his mother.  Some were looking out for an opportunity to cause more harm to our marriage. The one that pains me the most was when I took it to our marriage sponsor. I expected a better resolve towards it. At least when disagreement occurs in marriage, one would either try resolving it, or to even talk to a family member that understands. But here, I protected it from my family, to an extent that they will call to know what was happening, yet I will pretend to the very high level that nothing happened just to keep my home. When it ran out of hands with abuse after abuse, I went to see our marriage sponsor. He claimed to understand the whole situation, but later, I was disappointed to see him trying to seduce me. He promised to offer anything that will bring happiness to my life only if I will go to bed with him. What happiness? When my home is on fire? When I can’t even enjoy the joy of marriage? I felt highly disappointed and depressed. It was as if nobody was around for me. I could have called my family, but their option may not have been the best then, because the treatment I was getting is a total insult to them, especially to my dad.
When your family later knew of what you were passing through, what did they suggest or do?
 
When my dad later knew of what happened, he silently called my husband, asking him to secretly dissolve the marriage in Canada since it wasn’t working. And I knew why he told him that. He never wanted our problem to be at the public. He made that suggestion to save the image of my husband’s family, especially the mum who was serving as a Minister then. But, my husband didn’t oblige to it till when we returned to Nigeria.
What led to your return to Nigeria?
 
It was in one of the interferences of my mother in-law. She said that my husband is not obliged to keep me in Canada where we based or elsewhere in the world. And after this encounter with her, my husband told me we will be visiting Nigeria in February. I had no misgivings about it.
When we arrived to the family house in Owerri, I noticed the presence of a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Jude Onuoha, a serving Honourable member at the Imo State House of Assembly, Hon. Mike Iheanetu and few others that I don’t know their names. Later, I noticed that my husband picked up a bag and was leaving without prior information to me. Cautiously, I approached him to know where he was going, but to my greatest surprise, he violently pushed me into a room and locked me up.
At that point, I saw those men taking my children away without my consent. Then, I started screaming and was helpless but had no option than to start breaking the window panes in the room to get myself out. When they saw I was breaking the glasses, one of the drivers opened the door and I came out shouting for help, and then my children were nowhere to be found.
What exactly will you say made them to seize your papers?
 
You know I have dual citizenships. Through marriage, he came to Canada on Immigrant Status basis. They don’t want an immediate termination to all these benefits, and that’s why they are working so hard to paralyze from taking steps at least till their consultations. I have been used here. I have been humiliated. I have been traumatized. But I kept asking, is he not the same man that promised to love and cherish me as a wife? What went wrong? What did I do to him? Even if every other person fails to understand the challenges we faced as a family, why will his case be different? I have sacrificed everything to keep this marriage, yet, he kept frustrating my efforts with his actions. Is it when I die from domestic violence that I will be appreciated as a wife?
From the pictures released by your husband, one would be wondering how you went about to cause that number of damages. How true were those pictures?
 
When I saw them, I got surprised at it all. I wondered how it all happened. But no matter the circumstances, I like being truthful to myself first. One is that I told you I damaged the window pane to get myself out of the house when I got locked up. It’s self-defense. What surprised me most after all that happened were numbers of photos released. I saw areas I didn’t even visit. I saw damages beyond what I placed my hands on. I never did all that. Heaven knows, I didn’t. It was their own buildup to make their claims look real and strong. Besides, how could they have allowed me to cause that number of damage when they were all around? They are out to destroy me and the image of my family. I never did all that.
He even accused you of being mad?
 
You read it! And we are here now, at least you asked for this very interview probably to hear from me and to observe if I’m mad as he claims. You are now in a better position to read his lines of accusation one after the other, and then refute them yourself based on the true fact you’ve seen. I am not mad. I never suffered from madness. And I will not suffer from one. Remember, this is a man who came and asked for my hand in marriage. Traditionally you know what it is to enquire about somebody you want to marry, and which after being satisfied with it all, you boldly go on to ask for the person’s hand in marriage. He did all that, and we also did ours. We are not here to accuse anybody of anything in the past we saw before going into our marriage agreement. But why are they accusing me and my family wrongly? What is our offence? They took away my little daughters. They took away my traveling documents, passports and academic certificates. What for?
He claims that his late father gave your dad his job as a lecturer. How true is it?
 
No single truth around it at all. They did nothing. Even when his mum took my credentials to get me a job, what happened? She kept misplacing them. Whether she was saying the truth or not, I can’t tell. But I know she never took anything about me serious because she hated me. I’ve been called to represent my husband at most family meetings, but she will walk me out saying I’m not a member of her family. Or is it the one that concerns my family? The only time she visited my father’s house was during the traditional wedding where she spent just four hours and left. Since then, she has not visited again. We even had issue of who visits our home from my father’s family house. They enlisted names of people they would want to come to the house or not to come. When I questioned that, they said they never wanted my people to finish their money. What money? These were people coming to visit their sister and daughter who left home for marriage.
In Port Harcourt as well, whenever his mum will be visiting us, she will come with her own food in a flask. At a point, he told the son that whenever she will be coming to Port Harcourt and finds out he is not at home that she will not stopover. What did I not pass through? I passed through hell in their hands.
Please, don’t forget, my dad got employed as a lecturer in 2006, and then we’ve not met any member of their family before. Remember, we met around 2011. And till this time, I’m yet to find out how they gave my dad his job.
When did the attitude of your mother in-law changed towards you?
 
She never had it comfortable being with me as the son’s wife. I noticed it, even as I stood not to accept the marriage, but then, my husband was so desperate to get me into the family. Even when I confronted him over the mum’s discomfort towards me, he would cover it up with words like I’m getting married to him not his mum. And then, I would wonder what I was coming into the family to do when I can’t see his mother as my own my mother. But something solidified my position of acceptance. His late father did. The late Prof stood against all wrongs in the family that we were all afraid to dare his principles. Well respected man with great values, he gave me all confidence to be a member of his family. But when I went through abuse, depression and rejection, he was nowhere around to stand by me. He was nowhere to consolidate on his words to me and to my family. I think his death caused the biggest damage.
What further happened after the death of Professor Celestine Onwuliri?
 
My mother in-law took over everything by becoming a mini-god. She decides who stays and goes. I couldn’t even suggest what my husband could listen to. Even all advises ended up in the mother’s ear. It was as if I had no confider again. At slight issues, he would raise his hands and will beat me like a common criminal. Between 2011 and 2014, while I was living in Port Harcourt with my husband, he physically and mentally abused me. For example, when arguments concerning on way forward in the marriage, he gets infuriated and physically beats me and locks me up in the toilet for as long as he wishes. I will cry and cry, but tears will dry without anyone consoling me.
Do you think your husband cheated on you?
 
It depends on the type of cheating. If you mean the kind of cheating that involved him with another woman, I wouldn’t know. And I can’t accuse him wrongly. But if it’s based on the fact that he masturbated while in my presence, and even as he moves with some male friends as if they were dating, I think I will agree to it.
Masturbated in your presence?
 
Of course, he did. It irritated me so much that I didn’t know what to do. I felt a time why he would engage into such. I mean, I’m his wife and he had me around. What stopped him from taking me to bed to catch some relieve of whatsoever? He would just be masturbating, while I will be there crying. Most times he would travel after my mum would have sent sum money for my up-keep and that of the family, but he will disappear with it only to return looking so weak. The truth is that he is a gay. He lied to his mum just to stay overseas, because he knew that’s where he can only stay to indulge in such habits. While in Canada, he was bringing men to our home, even as he would sleep with them on our matrimonial bed.
Why was your mum sending money for the family’s up-keep?
 
You know my husband lost his job at Schlumberger, and his papers were stamped unemployable. Since then, we have tried getting another job for him but no way. Even his mum who was a Minister could not get him a job. At least to tell you how serious it was.
Why did he slap the French woman?
 
He said he can’t work under a woman. And at slight times, he would brag of his mum being a Minister. He even said that if the French woman tries misbehaving that the mum will use her contacts against her. When he lost his job, I wondered why his mum couldn’t save the situation again.

Woman Stabs Husband At Home And Then Again As She Drives Him To The Hospital. (Photo)

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A woman allegedly stabbed her husband when he returned home from work and she did the same again as whilst driving him to the hospital.

Tracy Fleischer was apprehended and charged with aggravated assault after the alleged incident at the couple’s home in Augusta, Maine, on Friday.

The 34-year-old called for help and admitted to stabbing her husband before attacking him again in the car and ditching the knife en route to the hospital, reports the Portland Press Herald.

One of the couple’s daughters reportedly told police her father was concerned about something Fleischer had seen on his Instagram account.

The suspect allegedly bought a knife as she did not have access to knives at her home. Officer Brett Lowell wrote in an affidavit:

“The daughter stated that (her father) often hides all of the kitchen knives due to the past violence between Tracy against (him).”

Fleischer allegedly stabbed her husband – who has not been identified – in the torso and again in the leg while she drove him to hospital, She was arrested on Friday and charged with aggravated assault.

She faces 30 years behind bars if found guilty.

How To Handle A Tyre Burst While Driving – FRSC.

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In line with the reports of the recent death of Minister of State for Labour, James Ocholi, his wife and his son, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has disclosed tips drivers should adhere by in the situation of a burst tyre while driving.

The tips are listed as follows:

STEPS 1: Start with maintaining a safe driving speed; there are just no two sides to this.The lower your speed, the higher your chance of survival. A blowout at 80–90 km/h (50–56 mph) will be far less dramatic than one at 140–150 km/h (87–93 mph). Indeed, if you survive a tyre burst at 150 km/h (93 mph), consider it a gift of God.

STEP 2: Do not slam on the brake pedal. Of course, this is easier said than done, as our brains are hardwired to instinctively jam the brake pedal in an emergency. Hard braking is actually the worst thing you can do as it will further imbalance the vehicle and throw it out of control.

STEP 3: Don’t abruptly take your foot off the accelerator. Do it slowly and gradually. In fact, Michelin recommends that you maintain accelerator input momentarily, before releasing it slowly. The deceleration force from a blown tyre is so strong that your car will anyway slow down rapidly. If you have engaged cruise control, be sure to disengage it immediately.

STEP 4: Try your best to keep the vehicle pointed straight. Cornering or turning with a blown tyre will greatly upset the car’s composure. If your car is pulling to one side, you might need to pull the steering in the opposite direction to keep it going straight. This is critical, else you risk drifting into the road divider or worse still, the opposite lane.

STEP 5: Do not attempt to over-correct. The key is to maintain the vehicle’s stability. A sharp yank of the steering wheel can result in a rollover. Even when you have gained control and are slowly moving to a safe parking spot, do so with the mildest steering inputs possible.

STEPS 6: Allow the vehicle to gradually coast to a stop. Use engine braking if necessary. Lightly engage the brakes only when your car has decelerated to a slow speed. Use the turn indicators and pull over safely off the road. Drive on the bare metal wheel if you have to, but do not stop in the middle of the road as you run the risk of getting rear-ended by a speeding car. Remember to activate your hazard lights when stopped.

Olajumoke Shares Stage with Vice President’s Wife (Photos)

Olajumoke Orisaguna has come a long way since she was found hawking bread by Ty Bello. As a little reminder of her journey, check out her before and after beauty make-over (Below) that tell her story so well.

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In other news, the Women of Excellence Convention took place yesterday in Abuja and Olajumoke was one of the participants which also included the wife of the Vice President, Dolapo Osinbajo..

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Woman Who Waited For 3 Years To Have A Child, Dies After Giving Birth To Triplet

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What would have been a source of joy for the young family of Adekunle Balogun, after waiting on the Lord for three years after marriage for a fruit of the womb, has turned out to be a source of pain, sorrow and tears as his wife, Titilayo, died shortly after giving birth to a set of triplets.

Balogun, a resident of Abesan Estate, Ipaja, Lagos State, was looking forward to holding his children and his lovely wife but all the hopes have been truncated by the cold hands of death after Titi died at the Ifako Ijaye General Hospital after a Caeserian Section (CS), was conducted on her on February 10, 2016, denying her the joys of motherhood.

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Adekunle Balogun and the late Titilayo

The young man who is now saddled with raising his triplets without a mother, has therefore, appealed to the State government to come to his aid so that he can comfortably take care of the babies.

The triplets left behind by Titilayo
The triplets left behind by Titilayo

50 Cent Quits Instagram

50 Cent Quits Instagram

50 Cent is leaving Instagram, or has left already. Hours ago, the rap guru took to the social media platform to slam the U.S. Courts following his claim that the dollar stacks he posted were fake.

Recall that the G-Unit rapper was summoned by a U.S. bankruptcy court judge who believes he is dishonest with his claim of being bankrupt when his IG page is filled with photos of himself surrounded by cash.

In court, the rapper’s lawyer claimed that the cash displayed were simply Prop Money – fake cash used mostly in music videos and films, that he was simply showing off as part of social media marketing.

But the case could sink the rapper, Billboard reports, because there are rules about showing off fake money to avoid counterfeit issues.

The law does not specify if it is acceptable to share fake money on social media, but it states clearly that the size of the money and the colour must be different from real cash.

And so, if 50 Cent did not follow the rules in displaying his prop money, he could be in trouble with the U.S. Secret Service.

50 Cent reveals that he has been contacted by the U.S. Secret Service over this, and the rapper appears to be deeply upset by this. On Instagram, he shared lots of photos he said the U.S. courts are comfortable with while blasting them. Then came the big announcement: that he is leaving Instagram.

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FRSC Confirms That Mr. James Ocholi And His Family Were Murdered

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Early reports from the preliminary road traffic investigation into the accident that killed the Late Minister of State for Labour, Mr. James Ocholi (SAN), his wife and son has brought up curious and indicting revelations.

The Corp Marshal of the Federal Roads Safety Commssion (FRSC), Mr. Boboye Oyeyemi who led the investigation team, told the Federal Executive Council that besides the reports that alleged the driver to be over-speeding, they found out that the Dunlop tyres on the sports utility vehicle (SUV) were wrongly attached to the rim inwardly instead of outwardly.

He noted that the Tyres were far from expired.

He added that the vehicle was without a communication link with the minister’s pilot vehicle occupants who tried desperately to communicate with the minister’s driver through his phone to reduce his speed.

Oyeyemi, who gave details of the investigations, said the driver who had driven at high speed lost control when the rear tyre of the vehicle they were travelling in burst on the Kaduna-Abuja expressway, about 180 kilometres from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

The investigation came after a call for an investigation into what has been described as a conspiratorial event by the uncle to late Minister.

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He said that the front seat passengers who had seat belts survived and said it was unlikely the Late Minister and his family at the back seat used seat belts.

He said the drivers details were not registered on the FRSC database as licenced drivers.

He called onPresident Muhammadu Buhari to lead the campaign on road safety.

The Federal Government has announced March 18 for the burial of the late minister.

See What A “Certified” Teacher Was Teaching His Kids

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What you see in the board above was allegedly written by a certified teacher. Nura Alkali who employed the female teacher went berserk after he saw the level of her literacy courtesy of what she was actually teaching his children.

He wrote;

‘This was written by a certified school teacher i hired to tutor my children three sessions a week at 12K per month. I’m sacking her today. The Nigerian teacher-training system definitely needs a shake-up’.

“Uncle Fashola, kuku kill us o!” – Nigerians reacts over the shocking drop in power supply

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There were reports that there is a currently widespread blackout in the country over the plummeting power generation which recently has dropped to 1, 580.6 megawatts.

The reason for the drop is said to be the after effects of pipeline vandalisation, plus the partial collapse of the Shiroro power plant.

Nigerians who have endured days of no electricity have taken to social media to protest and also call out the Power Minister Tunde Fashola for the promises he made after he resumed office.

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Fire Guts Stanbic IBTC bank building in Lagos

Yesterday, fire gutted a Stanbic IBTC building located at Ipaja, Lagos and the bank branch lost properties worth millions of naira in a fire that started towards evening.

PM News reports that the police attached to the bank said that the fire started after a tanker discharging diesel into the bank’s generator caught fire, leading to an inferno that swept the all premises.

According to the internal source, all the branch staff and workers escaped escaped, but the cars parked within the premises were completely burnt. Also, it took hours before the fire could be put out by the men of the fire services department.

See some of the photos from when the fire started:

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Two Muslim Women Escorted Off Flight Due To The Way They Were Staring At Flight Attendant

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Two women in Islamic attire were removed from a JetBlue flight 487 on Saturday after landing for allegedly filming the cabin crew. They were both arrested by the Police and escorted off the aircraft.

The arrest was posted online by a Wired journalist Mark Frauenfelder whose friend, Sharon Kessler, was on the same flight as the women but the video has since been made private after it went viral.

The airline has denied the women were ejected because of their presumed religion and says it was it simply paying “due diligence” to security procedures.

Footage of the event, which has now been made private, was posted online by former Wired journalist Mark Frauenfelder.

According to Frauenfelder, Kessler, in a facebook post said that she “overheard a flight attendant tell a co-worker that she didn’t like the way two Muslim women were staring back at her.”

Kessler said that the crew member told another member that “she didn’t appreciate being stared at – she did not seem rattled or scared – just smug,”.

“It was a terrible moment, honestly. These women sat quietly, watched movies – it felt like overkill from this flight attendant.”

JetBlue in a press statement denied that the removal of the wmone was because of their religion.
A spokesman said the same thing would have happened to anyone who filmed the crew and had also occurred in the past:

“This happened on arrival at LAX and did not impact the customers more than they had to wait a couple of seconds before getting off the plane.

“My understanding is that the two women who were addressed by local law enforcement were also allowed to go on their way.”

“More than 35 million customers from many cultures and backgrounds travel on JetBlue without incident each year.

“Our crewmembers’ first priority is the safe and secure operation of our flights and as a security precaution, are asked to be aware of anyone who may be filming or taking photographs of inflight procedures or the flight deck area.

“If a crewmember believes a customer may be filming safety procedures, the crewmember may report it for further review.”

“In this instance, our crewmembers acted in accordance with security procedures. We appreciate our customers’ patience and cooperation, and apologise for the inconvenience.”

The police were responding to a report from cabin crew that the women were recording “sensitive inflight activities,” the spokesman added, saying the response was a standard security procedure.

“We have to do due diligence to make sure everyone is on the up and up,” he said.

South African Gay TV Personality Rocks Long Blonde Braids

Somizi Mhlongo is a judge on Idols South Africa known for his appearances on TV shows. The 44 year old quirky TV personality is also a respected celebrity choreographer, actor and singer.

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How Olajumoke Orisaguna raked in over N1.5 million in one weekend

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Luck is pouring in torrents on bread hawker turned model Olajumoke Orisaguna as she raked in millions in the last one week!

According to Encomium, the married 27 year-old hairstylist from Iree (Osun State), who came to Lagos in January to hawk bread to make ends meet, got over N1 million as ambassador of Shirley Confectionery in Abuja on Saturday, February 27, 2016.

That day, another N500,00 was presented to her by the owner of Biobak Restaurant (Mrs. Abiodun Obakin) as a gift.
On her trip to Abuja (Federal Capital Territory) on the invitation of the owners of Shirley Confectionery (Amarachi and Adaora Iwuanyanwu), she was treated like a celebrity.

READ ALSO: “Dress Decently” – Lagosians Tell Olajumoke

Apart from staying in a suite in Transcorp Hilton for the weekend, she was ferried around town in a convoy of three jeeps.

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The Abuja trip started with a photo-shoot at Transcorp Hilton for Shirley Confectionery. She was also treated to some shopping, and got about four beautiful outfits from a top designer in Abuja (Dyzn).

At the bakery where a promo was organized for customers, they got one item free for every item bought (buy-one-get-one-free-bonanza).

Olajumoke Orisaguna interacted with customers of Shirley Confectionery and handed them the gifts.

She eventually got a surprise N500,000 cheque from Mrs. Abiodun Obakin, the woman behind the popular Biobak Restaurant in Abuja.

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Olajumoke’s mum, grandmum and siblings

The exciting Abuja trip, Orisaguna’s first time on a plane, was more than rewarding…with almost N2 million in her kitty, apart from the star treatment.

READ ALSO: Olajumoke All Smiles As She and Her Husband Skype With Family For The First Time

This week, the abundantly blessed mother of two daughters (Grace, 5, and Precious, 16 months) discovered by celebrity photographer, TY Bello, will move into a three-bedroom apartment in Aguda (Surulere, Lagos), courtesy of Sujimoto Construction’s Sijibomi Ogundele. The apartment comes fully furnished.

The Orisagunas (Jumoke, Sunday, Grace and Precious), who have made a hotel in Oyadiran Estate, Sabo (Yaba, Lagos) home since they found fame in the middle of February, will make Surulere their new residence, a far cry from their one-room apartment in her mother-in-law’s house in Iree (Osun).

The Oyadiran Estate place was found and paid for by TY Bello (who has declined to benefit financially from Olajumoke’s fortunes).

Along with Azuka Ogujiuba (the famous society reporter with ThisDay who suggested Jumoke’s picture should be used on the cover of ThisDay Style) and her lawyer, TY Bello has not made a kobo, by choice, on the bread hawker turned model.

Kidnapping: Betty Irabor Advises Parents To Stop Posting Photos of Their Kids Online

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Editor-in-Chief of Genevieve Magazine, Betty Irabor thinks its inappropriate for parents to post their children’s photos online. She has urged parents and guardians to think twice before posting images of their kids online, as they could unknowingly be putting their children at risk.

Below is what she wrote:

“With all the kidnapping going on, parents may need to think twice before posting pictures of their kids on social media.

I once saw a picture posted by an actor of himself and daughter in school uniform. I knew the school uniform because my daughter attended the same school. Imagine if someone wanted to kidnap that child; they know where to lay siege.

Let’s exercise restraint when posting family pictures as well as the information we inadvertently provide to those who may be predators”

Lekki Gardens MD Detained at Panti Over Building Collapse

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Following the collapse of a five-storey building under construction on Kushenla Road, Ikate Elegushi, Lekki on Tuesday, the Police on Thursday said Richard Nyong, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Lekki Gardens, the construction company behind the collapsed building, has been detained at Panti Police Station.

Police Public Relations Officer in Lagos, Mrs. Dolapo Badmos, who confirmed Nyong’s arrest, said he will be charged to court as soon as investigations are completed.

On Wednesday, Governor Ambode had ordered all Directors of Lekki Worldwide Estate Limited to submit themselves to the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Fatai Owoseni, within the next twenty four hours or face immediate arrest.

Nyong complied with the directive and reported himself to the office of the Commissioner of Police in company of his lawyer, Mr. Wole Olanipekun (SAN) and was detained after interrogation.

It would be recalled that the Lagos State Government in the wake of the building collapse, revealed that preliminary reports and investigation, it was discovered that the collapsed building was served contravention notice for exceeding the approved floors and thereafter sealed by the Lagos State Building Control Agency.

The government also discovered that in a brazen act of defiance and impunity, the owners of the building, Messrs Lekki Worldwide Estate Limited, the promoters of Lekki Gardens, criminally unsealed the property and continued building beyond the approved floors until the unfortunate incident of Tuesday which has led to the death of over 30 persons.

Governor Ambode who is said to be irked at the spate of building collapse in the state had vowed to wield the big stick so as to put a stop to the disturbing trend.

This Guy has spent £100K on surgeries to look like Kim Kardashian

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24 year-old Jordan James Parke is the superfan of superfans. The Kim K-obsessed lad has spent over £100K on surgery in a bid to look like the reality star.

Now, after countless procedures including two nose jobs, a chin implant, 50 lip-filling operations, eyebrow tattoos, Botox injections in several areas and laser hair removal, he has transformed and he looks completely unrecognizable in pre-surgery photos.

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Jordan is recovering from his latest cosmetic surgery which includes; a second nose job, a chin implant and jawline and neck liposuction all in one operation. The chin job was inspired by Kylie.

He had to fly to Portland for the nose job after his original surgeon refused him a second nose job.

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Just hours after waking up, Jordan said:

“I’ve had another nose job, a chin implant and jaw line and neck liposuction. I just thought, you know what, I wanted it all done, so just get it done in one op.”

He wasn’t happy with his first nose job, felt it was “too big” so he printed photos of Kim K to show the surgeon in Portland. “I showed them a picture of Kim for my nose, and said ‘this is how I want it”.

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Kim isn’t his only inspiration though.

“I wanted my chin like Kylie Jenner’s, with a really defined jawline. I love her jawline and she’s got such a sharp chin,”

It’s the whole family now, but mainly Kim. But I love them all, their looks, the way they dress, they’re just an inspiration.”

He says his next procedure will be a “Brazilian butt lift”. Predictably, his mum isn’t to happy about his excesses.

“My mum hates me getting stuff done, and my Nan hates it too. They just warned me ‘watch what you’re doing, don’t have it too small. Don’t go crazy’. But I only told them about the nose job this time. I just mentioned the chin implant, and my nan was like ‘why the hell would you have a chin implant’?” But I’m really lucky, all my family support me no matter what, even if they don’t approve with what I do. They’re all there for me.”

He said he’s not planning to stop any time soon however:

“There’s no end! There’s no end.I’m on this journey now, and it will never end, it will keep going from there. I just can’t wait to see myself in 15 years. I’ll be like Joan Rivers. I’ll defy age.”

Jordan is yet to meet the Kardashians, but he’s planning to do more filming in the States this year, he said:
“That’s hopefully going to come soon [meeting them], fingers crossed.”

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Epic Throw Back Photo of Toke Makinwa!

Epic Throw Back Photo of Toke Makinwa!

In good spirit of throw back thursdays, an epic photo of Nigerian media personality Toke Makinwa has made it was into the internet.

The photo was taken in the days beyond when her complexion looked more African.

Fans have been shocked about how dark Toke Makinwa used to be.

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Music: Reminisce – Asalamalekun

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REMINISCE new heat is wavey, This is a jam for real hip-hop fans, ASALAMALEKUN is an introduction to the next project (new album) produced by Sarz.

This joint has a remix with Wale (Maybach Music), video shot on location in South Africa.

Listen up, video release is UP NEXT!!!!!!!!

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P’Square And Soundcity Finally Put An End To Their Feud.

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At least we can say one part of the P’Square duo, put an end to the feud cause judging on the way the news was revealed, we ain’t sure if the brawl is really finalized with the “two“.

Recall that in September 2015, famous Nigerian music duo, Psquare and Soundcity TV were involved in a very tough twitter war.

Soundcity at that time had curbed airing videos by the Nigeria’s pop twins since January of that year. According to them, they had invited the singing duo to an event but they insisted that the Music station, pay a certain amount of money.

In a bid to negotiate with the twins, their manager and elder brother, Jude Okoye, had pointed out ‘What has Soundcity ever done for P-Square? Tell me one thing Soundcity has ever done for PSquare’

It was solely(we think ) because of that that Sound City stopped airing Psquare’s music videos.

The good news now is… they’ve reconciled… as Paul Okoye shared photos on his Instagram relating to this motion.

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