Hundreds lost their lives including men, women and children yesterday after a rubber fishing boat carrying around 600 migrants capsized off Libya.
According to reports, the boat capsized when the people on board rushed to one side when the LE Niamh got close to it.
“Those that were on deck would have managed to jump, some of them drowned and some of them were saved,” said Martin Xuereb of the Migrant Offshore Aid Station in Malta.
Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) Dignity I vessel was one of the rescue boats.
“It was a horrific sight, people desperately clinging to lifebelts, boats and anything they could to fight for their lives,” (MSF) project co-ordinator said.
The rescued migrants have been taken to Italy where they will undergo normal entry procedures. 25 bodies has so far been recovered from the sea. The Mediterranean Sea is the world’s most deadly border area for migrants.
Switzerland-based International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday that more than 2,000 migrants have died so far this year trying to cross the sea to reach Europe, confirming this as the deadliest route for migrants in search of a better life.
Image Credit: Marta Soszynska /MFS Sea/Christopher Miller
Shanto Ronaldo is from Denmark and he’s an obsessed fan of Cristiano Ronaldo.
Now only did the fan adopt the surname Ronaldo, he has also spent thousands of dollars just to look like the footballer. The 17 year old has also started copying Ronaldo’s fashion sense, including his hairstyle.
Shanta attends football matches and practices and then waits for hours outside just to get a glimpse of his hero. One day, he managed to take a photo with Ronaldo himself, who now knows him.
“My obsession for Cristiano is enormous. The reason I wanted to get a life like him is that he is rich, famous and living the life! I’ve met him for a couple of times and I can’t explain such a fantastic person he is. I waited every day at the Real Madrid training ground from 9am to 2pm just to see him .Now, he knows me it means every time I go to Madrid I can meet him, which I am so proud of .I’m already planning my next trip which is very soon. He’s not just my passion, but he motivates me. Some may think I’m crazy, but that’s the way I am. People tell me, ‘be yourself’ but I cannot be myself more than I am now.” he said
Chamslaver a.k.a Yo nigga! is an 18 years old rapper/singer whose love for music he discovered at an early age.
His passion for music is of no match in the industry and his artistry will sure shake the whole industry.
His singles “it doesn’t matter” ft Bsoul and “Doughnut” are killing it everywhere. Here is his new single doughnut produced by Gijy’s Dittey..Watch out for him…Yo nigga!.
Real Madrid are ready to offload striker Benzema to Arsenal for the right fee, Report suggests that Arsenal have to shell out at least £45m for the France international with the saga to drag on till the end of the transfer.
With Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale both being earmarked for a move through the middle there is growing speculation in the Madrid camp that a deal for Benzema may be possible.
Benitez has tried playing Bale through the middle in pre-season to good effect and it is believed that Real President Florentino Perez is desperate for the Welshman to succeed and is looking for the manager to play him in that position for the coming season.
The report states that Madrid may switch to a 4-4-2 with Ronaldo and Bale the front two.
An 11 year old boy is said to have been charged with manslaughter after he allegedly shot dead, a three year old boy at his home.
Prosecutors charged the schoolboy with death by weapon aimed with intent but without malice, and using a firearm during a felony.
The older boy was said to have taken a handgun from a wardrobe in a bedroom at his father’s home in Detroit and tossed it from a window into the backyard.
Later, he reportedly retrieved the gun and got into a car parked in the yard. According to UK Mirror, the 3 year old, named as Elijah Walker, is then thought to have climbed into the car and was shot once in the face, police said.
Authorities said the boys had been “playing with” the gun. Exactly who was supposed to be watching the boys is unclear.
Wayne County Prosecutor, Kym Worthy said in a statement:
“I cannot remember a time where we have charged someone so young with taking a life.Very unfortunately and very tragically, the alleged facts in this case demanded it.The charged respondent here will remain in the Juvenile system, but the case remains under investigation…”
World Leader of the Catholics Masses, Pope Francis has apprised pastors not to discriminate against Catholics who remarry and their children, stating that they deserve better treatment.
The pope hinted the ban against divorcees who remarry, from taking communion could be someday lifted.
The tradition of the Catholic church, states that divorcees who marry again are ‘living in sin‘ and should not receive communion. However, Catholics who divorce but do not take up a new union, such as a second marriage, can still receive Communion.
The Vatican will is said a month-long meeting on family issues this Autumn. Remarried Catholics hoped a similar meeting held earlier this year would result in the communion ban being lifted. The Pope told pilgrims and tourists at his first general audience since the Summer break…
‘People who started a new union after the defeat of their sacramental marriage are not at all excommunicated, and they absolutely must not be treated that way,”They always belong to the church.’
While acknowledging the Catholic church’s rule that ‘taking up a new union‘ after divorce is wrong but said the church must be one of ‘open doors‘ and should ‘seek the well-being and salvation of persons‘.
He warned his pastors ‘not to add additional weight‘ to the children of failed marriages, adding: ‘Unfortunately the numbers of these children and young people are truly great.
I’m sure y’all remember these two Nollywood classics, especially their classic movie, “Lagos Girls” ? Well, we haven’t been seeing them for a while now, but as they both have their birthdays today, they shared these amazing photos to celebrate their day.
Chidinma and Chidiebere Aneke are the exceptional Nollywood twins who have been in the movie industry for more than a decade and have always given movie audiences a thrill and amusement from their talent.
They are well known for their comic movie, “Lagos Girls”.
A mother of two, who gave her name as Chika Elekwachi has lost her pregnancy following police brutality. Narrating her ordeal, she said:
“On July 19, 2015 at about 7 pm, I was driving along Old Ojo Road to my house in my Infinity QX35 Sports Utility Vehicle with registration number MUS157DG.
Park or I fire you: “In the vehicle with me were two friends of mine. On getting to Pako Bus-stop, a mini-bus with four occupants double-crossed us in a gestapo manner. This made me to suddenly apply the brake. At that point, occupants of the mini-bus, who were dressed in civil attire, jumped out of the bus. One of the gun-wielding men had a black branded police T-shirt.I was ordered out of the car by the police who yelled, ‘’Park or I fire you’’. Another one spoke in pidgin English, ‘’Oga na pregnant woman o.’’
In response, the first policeman said: ‘’If na pregnant woman nko, I will kill her if she is not careful.’’ Before I could move, my front doors were flung open and I was pulled out of the vehicle.All my pleadings that I was eight months pregnant fell on deaf ears, as they continued to beat me. I was dragged on the floor and eventually stripped naked.The incident attracted a sympathetic crowd, whose pleadings were ignored because the men insisted that I would follow them to the station,” she recalled.
As she continued, Mrs Elekwachi said:
“While I sat on the floor to cover my nakedness, having been stripped naked, the police men began to drag me; while struggling with them, I fell and hit my stomach on the floor.“The men were not deterred as they carried me to the station where I was dragged out of the vehicle. It was there that I got a phone from a passer-by and called my family to intimate them about my ordeal. It was at this stage that the Divisional Crime Officer, DCO, came out to know what caused the pandemonium outside, because I had lost consciousness.
I was then taken to Safe Hands Medical Centre, where I was diagnosed of maternal trauma and placenta abruption. As a result of that, a caesarean operation was carried out on me to bring out the baby, who died after four days in an incubator at Outreach Medical Centre, Satellite Town”.
Thereafter, the brutalised lady, who was not immediately informed about her baby’s demise, was taken to a government hospital in the area for further medical attention. It was at this hospital, that VF visited her for the first time.
According to Elekwachi, her journey to the health facility was facilitated by the Police. She explained that the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, in charge of the station was sending police officers on daily basis to inquire about her welfare and also to offset some of her medical bills.
She said:
‘’The Police brought me to the hospital. The DPO was sending people everyday but the visit stopped after a few days. I needed to buy drugs that were prescribed for me but I did not see them.I also needed to scan my stomach and chest but did not do so because the Police stopped coming to the hospital. My calls to them were also ignored. I didn’t see them until I was discharged,’’ she noted.‘’The policemen who visited me at the hospital were concerned about my condition. One of them even informed me that those who brutalised me were sent to a place where a commercial motorcyclist died in a motor accident. They were sent there to ensure that the truck that killed the motorcyclist was not set ablaze. It was on their way to the scene that they assaulted me,’’
Continuing, she said:
‘’Since I was discharged the DPO has not called me. However, my relatives went to the station to collect the death certificate of my baby but it was not given to them. Rather a letter was given to them requesting me to come to their office in Ikeja on August 3, 2015.’’
The letter titled “RE: Orderly Room Trial”, dated July 31, 2015 has 4161/LS/SAT/VOL 3/369, Chika Elekwachi ‘F’ as its reference number. The invitation which emanated from the DPO’s office read:
“I refer to the incident of 19/7/2015 along Old Ojo Road involving you and three Policemen.
You are requested to report on 3/8/2015 at 10:00 am to the Provost, Nigeria Police, State Headquarters Ikeja to give evidence on the matter. Accept my assurances of the Police Commissioner’s highest regards.” The invitation was signed by the DPO, Mr. Felix Ofili, a Superintendent of Police.
The orderly room trial seems to be sequel to the confirmation of the incident by the Lagos State Police Command and its promise to investigate the matter.
It also noted that the three policemen had been arrested.Not minding the concern displayed by the DPO, some of those who got wind of the incident are demanding a proper investigation and prosecution of the suspects according to the laws guiding the force.
Elekwachi’s lawyer, Mrs. Franca Okafor has already written a seven-page petition to the Inspector General of Police and the State Police Commissioner.
The petition read in parts: ‘’It is not in doubt that the fundamental rights of our client had been flagrantly and violently breached by men of the Nigeria Police and our instruction is to demand from you the sum of N2, 500,000 (Two billion five hundred million) for general exemplary and aggravated damages coupled with a public apology”.
Half of P-Square duo, Paul Okoye, who got married to a lovely woman, Anita, last year has revealed that his “marriage is a beautiful experience”.
In a brief chat with WG, the “Bring It On” singer said,
“I never knew it’s a beautiful experience until I married my wife. If you are not married, you will never discover the truth about it,Whenever I sit down and look at my kids, I always say, Oh my God, these are my kids! I love my kid and I love my wife. That’s why I’m always smiling.
Suspected church robber, identified as Ehiosun Junior, was caught during an alleged attempt to make away with church offerings during its annual thanksgiving.
The Pastor in charge of the church, Christ Apostolic Church, Rev. Igbinigie Anthony, said the alleged thief had broken into the church on three previous occasion and made away with cash amounting to N52, 000.
The cleric told the court that because he had a premonition that the thief would return to steal the thanksgiving collections, he and the church’s Youth President, who was simply identified as Okoh, decided to sleep in the church.
He said the first time the suspect broke into the church, he got away with N40,000, after which he asked the church to pray to God to forgive the thief.
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Rev. Igbinigie told the court:
“On the 12th, they came back through the same place and stole N9,000 and other offering money. On the 23rd, 12 cans of malt were stolen.
“After our thanksgiving on the 30th, I knew the thief will come back because we kept all the monies and items realized inside the church. At about 11:45 pm, I saw a shadow because we switched off all the lights in the church.“I pointed a torch at the person and he ran away towards the direction of the Youth President who caught him. The accused said he was the only one and we called the police who took him away to Okhoro Police Station,”
He further told the court that they discovered that the accused was present at the church thanksgiving and was served food and drinks.
And some people were saying that Wizkid is slowly drifting… What can y’all say of this now ? For the past few weeks, the Afro Pop Sensation has been the MVP of the music industry as International artistes keep on jamming to his track!
Foreign Legendary R&B Singer, Alicia Keys and her husband, Swizz Beatz shared videos of themselves on their Instagram pages, grooving hard to Wizkid‘s track.
Alicia Keys personally said, Wizkid’s Ojuelegba song makes her happy as it brings “good vibes”.
President Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly appointed Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu as the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
Dr. Kachikwu, an indigene of Onicha-Ugbo in Delta State, was the Executive Vice Chairman and General Counsel of Exxon-Mobil (Africa).
The new NNPC Chief Executive is reportedly a First class Law graduate and also has Masters and Doctorate Degrees in Law from the Harvard Law School.
Special Adviser to the president on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, announced the appointment on Tuesday, 4th of August, 2015, in a statement issued in Abuja, stating that he takes over from Dr. Joseph Thlama Dawha.
A lawyer and rights activist, Kabir Akingbolu, has filed a suit before a Federal High Court in Lagos against President Muhammadu Buhari over his failure to make adequate provision for the production and supply of petroleum products to all citizens at a regulated price.
Akingbolu, in the fresh suit, which is yet to be assigned to a judge for hearing,stressed that considering the nature and extent of inconveniences which the citizens of the country were being subjected to by lack of petroleum products, the failure of Buhari, as the Chief Executive Officer of the country, to act by making the products sufficiently available, was capable of causing breach of peace and serious discomfort for the citizenry.
The lawyer is also seeking an order declaring the failure of the defendants (Buhari and AGF) to make available petroleum products as a breach of oath of office, and that the failure to fix the refineries in the country was equally a breach of the constitutional obligation of the president.
He wants an order directing Buhari to make petroleum products available in desirable quantity across the nation, and an order mandating the president to fix and repair all the nation’s refineries to meet the demand of the entire masses.
In an affidavit in support of the suit, Akingbolu, recalled that on or about January 20, 2015, the country started experiencing fuel scarcity in every nook and cranny of all the 36 states and the federal capital, as the nation prepared then for the general elections.
After the election which Buhari won, the lawyer recalled further that the masses were delighted believing that the hardship of the scarcity of petroleum products would shortly come to an end.
But since Buhari’s swearing in on May 29, the lawyer lamented that fuel scarcity had taken a rather negative toll on the citizenry, with people having to complain bitterly on the stress and hardship they have been going through to get PMS at exorbitant prices.
Penthauze’s Sonorous music belle, Stormrex, has released the official video to her song “Walk With Me” featuring YBNL’s Baddo – Olamide.
This is one video that will keep you glued to your screen until the very end. Indigineous lyrics, clear and colourful visuals are just a few of the distictive features of the video. RnB flavoured with rap is definitely a dope combo.
“Five star music Group presents the long time collabo of all , Harrysong a.k.a Mr songz teams up with fellow label mate kcee , ybnl soldier olamide , Mmmg Iyanya and alhaji orezi on a Dr amir produced tune , Reggae blues is mr songz follow up single to anticipate for he’s official album lunch wish will take place in warri his Home town. listen and Enjoy reggae blues as we wait for the lovely visuals to Drop”
So we wonder, what’s up with the marriage of celebrities these days, the rate at which they get divorced or are separated is quite enormous.
Yet another celebrity marriage is soon to be over. Gwen Stefani of the No Doubt Musical band has allegedly filed for divorce from her husband, Gavin Rossdale.
The couple who have been married for more than a decade and have three sons together said in a joint statement:
‘While the two of us have come to the mutual decision that we will no longer be partners in marriage, we remain partners in parenthood and are committed to jointly raising our three sons in a happy and healthy environment.
Director General of the National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration And Control, NAFDAC, Dr. Paul Orhi, has reportedly been summoned by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over allegations bordering on abuse of office.
Dr. Orhi is currently being questioned by a crack team of detectives for allegedly awarding huge contracts to companies in which he has interests, this is according to Vanguard
An EFCC top source confirmed that the DG, who arrived the commission’s headquarters around 10:00am, Monday had been making useful statement to its agents.
“It is true that the NAFDAC head was summoned by us and he is currently being quizzed in relation to allegations that he has been awarding contracts running into millions of Naira to companies close to him.
When asked if the man would be released on Monday on self recognition, the source said he had no idea but that doing so might depend on whether the operatives were satisfied with his answers to issues raised against him.
Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, LASEPA, has reportedly sealed a hotel owned by ex-Super Eagles player, Kanu Nwankwo, on Victoria Island.
The hotel which was among other hotels, churches and mosques was sealed across the state on Monday over alleged air and noise pollution.
No fewer than 30 facilities were shut in areas, including Ketu, Ikorodu, Ibeju-Lekki, Victoria Island and Surulere.
Punch reveals that, LASEPA said the owners of the facilities had been contacted several times in the last one year, adding that they refused to fully comply with LASEPA’s instructions.
However, the mosque was sealed for allegedly not complying fully with LASEPA’s instruction. Other places also sealed include the Rain of Power and Miracles Ministry Church, Lekki; Christ Apostolic Church, Lekki; Duckland Hotels and Suites, Ikorodu; and Mela Rossa Club, Victoria Island.
At the Hardley Apartments, it was noticed that the generators powering the hotel had large exhaust pipes facing the road.
The Director of Enforcement, Kayode Bello, ordered that one of the generators be tested, and it was discovered that it gave off thick gaseous emissions.
Bello said,
“Even the sound is going to be more than 45 decibels at night. We want you to comply ─ that is the reason we are here. We have been on this for more than a year.”
The doors and gates of the hotel were subsequently chained, and plastered with the LASEPA seal.
Musical Icon, 2Face Idibia, has just shared via a tweet that his favorite Nigerian artiste at the moment is none other than former Don Jazzy‘s protegee, Wande Coal.
Y’all know that this is a seldom something for Kanye West, this dude hardly chuckles! So for him to be seen laughing this hard … and with Drake, at this moment, only one thing could be on everyone’s mind… Meek Mill!
Drake shared the photo of himself having a moment with the Black Skin Head and most of his fans are speculating that the “Know Yourself” crooner and Kim K‘s baby papa were making mockery of Meek Mill.
The feud between the both of them doesn’t seem like it’ll be ending anytime soon, but we are sure trolling them to see if there would be any development, oh! and of course, enjoying their diss tracks!
The alarming rate at which fuel tankers are engaging in motor accidents these days is quite troublesome. It happens almost every fortnights in different parts of the country.
Just this morning, a fuel tanker carrying litres of fuel lost control on his way towards the Haruna Area, in the Ikorodu LGA of Lagos State. The tanker’s head was entirely destroyed and the fuel in the tank is said to be spilling with residents risking their lives by hurrying up to scoop it.
An individual is said to have been seriously injured.
In spite of the fact that a whole bunch of media sites have reported that the legendary Hollywood couple are getting divorce, Will Smith shared on his Facebook page that his wife, Jada Smith and himself are not getting divorced.
It had spread wide on the internet that the couples were done for good after 17 years together. Several credible sites published these reports that their split this time, was for good.
RadarOnline, which claimed to have exclusive details of the secret divorce, stated that they are ending their marriage with a blockbuster secret divorce deal. They even reported that they have filed papers and were already deciding on how to split their 240 million dollar empire.
“For Will and Jada, holding it together these past few years has been tough because their marriage has been on life support for a long time,” an insider told Radar. “They’re exhausted from trying to maintain the facade of a happy union,” the source continued. “They’ve decided to pull the plug in a carefully choreographed manner, [and] agree announcing their split at the end of the summer is the right move.”“They tried to fix things with therapy, [but] it’s not happening,” explained the source.
But later on, Will Smith took to his Facebook page to refute the divorce rumours.
He wrote:
Under normal circumstances, I don’t usually respond to foolishness. (Because it’s contagious) But, so many people have extended me their “deepest condolences” that I figured – “What the hell… I can be foolish, too!”So, in the interest of redundant, repetitious, over & over-again-ness… Jada and I are…
NOT GETTING A DIVORCE!!!!!!!!!!!!! : -)I promise you all – if I ever decide to divorce my Queen – I SWEAR I’ll tell you myself!#Dumb People Should Have to Wear Scarlet D’s
Oil magnet and famous Billionaire, Femi Otedola, took a break from his busy schedule to spend time with his daughter, at her event tagged “Cuppy Takes Africa” Lagos event.
She is reportedly going on an African tour and she kick-started with Lagos.
Distinguished guests at the event included, Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, Ovation International CEO, Dele Momodu, Access Bank Group Managing director, Dr Herbert Wigwe, Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Stock Exchange, Mr Oscar Onyeama and former governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke.
Soon to be mother of two, Kim Kardashian have been stating for the past few days now that she will be cutting her hair, giving herself a new look. Her fans thought what she meant by “cutting” was something drastic but you can hardly spot the difference of her hair cut in these photos.
She shared the photo of herself before she cut her hair (above) and then another one after she had cut it (below). I tried hard to spot the difference but i just couldn’t.
UK RnB artiste; Angel releases an Official Remix to His Hit Single – ‘Leyla’ featuring Fuse ODG also featuring vocals from Both Seyi Shay and Wande Coal.
This is def. worth listening to.
The track was produced by Maleek Berry. Listen to Angel – Leyla (Remix) Ft. Fuse ODG, Wande Coal, Seyi Shay.
The actress in an interview with Genevieve magazine talks about her pregnancy, TV show and her highly acclaimed movie, Dry; a movie that focuses on VVF (Vesicovaginal Fistula) and child marriage.
This issue also features a no holds barred interview with famous Nigerian sports journalist, Aisha Falode, who lost her son Toba Falode while he was studying in Dubai, a year ago under questionable circumstances.
She opens up about her ordeal and how she’s still dealing with the loss.
