Abusive wife sets house ablaze with husband and 3 children locked inside

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A Mochudi man is fighting for his life at Deborah Retief Memorial hospital after his abusive wife set the house they were sleeping in ablaze last weekend.

As the international community observed the ‘16 Days of Activism on violence against women and children’, Shianyana Modise’s estranged wife went on rampage and attempted to burn her husband and three children including a two-month old baby, inside the house.

When describing details of the horrific incident, 39-year old Shianyana Modise told of how his habitually abusive wife, Violet, had phoned informing him that she suspected that the food in the house had been poisoned.

“I had gone to the cattle post on Friday when I received the call.

She told me that she had not cooked any food as she suspected that the food had been poisoned.

When I got back home she had put all food-stuffs into a large bowl and mixed with water.

When I asked why she did that she started throwing her usual tantrums, insulting me and throwing stuff all over the place.

She broke the furniture and other household property and I went to the police station and reported the incident. Continue after the cut...

Nkiru Sylvanus' family paid N8 million to kidnappers for her release

The police in Owerri, the Imo state capital told reporters during a press briefing yesterday that Nkiru Sylvanus' family paid N8 million to the kidnappers before she was released on Thursday night.

The Commissioner of Police, Adisa Bolanta, said the family did this without the knowledge of the police. He said they had warned the family not to negotiate or deal directly with the kidnappers but they defied their orders.

"They defied our warnings and continued negotiations with the kidnappers. They went behind us and paid N8 million to them. We have made some arrests in connection with the case and very soon they will all be apprehended." He said

Ex Miss World Agbani Darego turns 30 today

 

Happy birthday to you! Wishing you many more years ahead.

Nigeria now import diesel and gas from Niger Republic

Source: Vanguard 

Kano Controller, Department of Petroleum Product (DPR), Alhaji Sayyadi Suleiman Abubakar has revealed that Nigerian Marketers now import AGO and Liquefied Petroleum Gas(LPG) from neighboring OPEC member country, Niger Republic.

Briefing reporters in his office on the activities of his department, Alhaji Sayyadi Suleiman Abubakar explained that the two products are in the exclusive list of deregulated items, adding that “it could be acquired from anywhere and sold in the Nigerian market.

Alhaji Abubakar said that such importation does not attract any financial commitment from the federal Government, maintaining that the DPR does not regulate their market prices unlike the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS).

The Controller who responded to a question on whether the Department has the power to regulate prices said, “yes, Nigeria now imports AGO, that is Diesel, and LPG, otherwise known as Gas from Niger Republic, and  I want to state clearly that this venture does not attract any financial commitment from the federal Government." Continue after the cut...

Julius Agwu and family release Christmas card photos

 Looking stunning!

Katt Williams says Jamie Foxx is gay. Mentions name of his gay lover

Jamie Foxx has two kids with two different women, can he be gay? Well, weird things happen.

Gay rumors have followed Jamie Foxx for years but now Katt Williams is mentioning names and offering proof. During a recent standup routine Katt Williams told the crowd

"I know all the comedians and actors secrets.”

“Who’s gay: Jamie Foxx”

“I can tell you the name of the dude he f**ks”

“His name is Marcus Anthony. He’s the only dude signed to Jamie Foxx’s label.”

“Check it out, then tweet the dude and ask him and see if he don’t say yes."

This is awful though. Katt said much more about Jamie. Watch the video after the cut...

"I've not seen my baby daddy for a longtime now” - Actress Grace Amah opens up on life as a single mum

"I have not seen the father of my child for some time now. I live here (Nigeria) and he lives abroad (UK), though we talk on the phone often. I come from a very strict family so my parents were a little disappointed when I got pregnant because they were hoping I would get married first but you would have to agree with me that it's not everybody that has to get married before having a child. It happened, and I wouldn't because I have to get married first abort my child. Being a single mother is not easy but I manage. How do I deal with my sexual feelings since he's not here? That's when the phone comes in. When I hear him, it's all fine. It may not work for other people that way, but it works for me. And there's no truth in the reports that my man is a married man. I don't go for married men and to the best of my knowledge he's not married. - Actress Grace Amah said in a recent interview

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“Principal and two nurses conducted virginity test on us”

Fifteen-year-old Janet (not real name), one of the victims of the virginity test allegedly conducted on pupils of Ajuwon Senior High School, Ajuwon, Ifo Local Government Area, Ogun State, spoke with Punch correspondent, Temitayo Famutimi.  Excerpt below

What happened in your school on December 10, 2012?

Rev. Olufunke Oladeojobi, our school principal came to some Senior Secondary School One classes and announced that she would be conducting virginity test on us. She marched us with the assistance of some members of staff into her office and thereafter conducted the test on us.

 What do you think prompted her to conduct the test?

Our principal is a disciplinarian and she always lament on the assembly ground that she used to receive reports that we (female pupils) were in the habit of sleeping around with our classmates and technicians.

 Did she force the test on you?

Yes, it was like a form of compulsion because she went after some of us who ran away after claiming to be virgins and compelled them to take the test. At least I know two of them like that. The first person who did the test was in that category. She didn’t do it willingly. Read more after the cut...

Aluu4 trial stalls due to prison official’s failure to produce suspects

The 13 people arrested for the October 5, 2012 murder of four students of University of Port Harcourt were meant to appear in court last Thursday December 20, 2012 but the trial was stalled due to the failure of prison officials to produce them in court.

The prosecutor told the court that the accused persons were in the court cell at the resumed hearing, but could not be brought in because of shortage of prison personnel. The prosecutor also said he was yet to receive any advice on the matter from the Director of Public prosecution to whom the case file was referred.

The case was then adjourned till February 28, 2013. The suspects were remanded in prison.

The police have also arraigned three more persons for the brutal killing of the four (4) students. They are: Finebone Jeffrey (23), Joshua Ekpe (27), and Abang Cyril (27), all arraigned on a five-count charge of conspiracy and murder

Meanwhile the NBA chapter in Port Harcourt, that sent representatives to the trial on Thursday, demanded access for the case file and the court ordered the release of the files to them.

P-Square off again in a private jet to Uganda

 

Peter says flying private is no longer a luxury; it's now a necessity considering how often they need to travel for concerts. P-Square and their brother/manager, Jude Okoye, are currently in Uganda where they performed a show last night. Above are Peter and Jude's rooms in Uganda.

4 UK gang members get 93 years in jail for killing a Nigerian

Kelvin Chibueze (pictured above) was allegedly murdered by some gang in the UK.

A UK court judge, John Bevan, has condemned what he calls Britain’s “endemic” knife culture as he jailed four members of the barking-based Harts Lane street gang for 93 years in total.

The four member gang were jailed for repeatedly stabbing a Nigerian Teenager, Kelvin Chibueze.

Dale William, 21, Lerone Boye, 25, Hugo Nwankwo, 18, and Roger Damali, 31, denied murder charges but were convicted after trial at the old Bailey.

A fifth man, Ibrahim Zakari, who threw a bottle at Kelvin during the chase earlier got a two-year jail sentence but has been set free because he had served more than a year in jail on remand.

The judge identified Williams and Boye as ringleaders in the attack, while Nwankwo joined in the violence outside the club. He said all three carried knives.

Williams was jailed for life, to serve a minimum of 26 years. He denied murder but admitted violent disorder.

Boye, was jailed for life, with a minimum of 28 years, while Damali, was jailed for life with a minimum of 23 years and Nwankwo, who was 16 at the time of the murder, was sentenced to 16 years in a young offenders institute. Continue after the cut... 

Goldie covers MyStreestz Magazine and Toyin Lawani covers Fashion 360

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Naija Police… They won't protect us, but will protect bags of rice with guns

 

Only in naija ooo! Looking at this photo, don’t you weep for Nigeria? Police van with policemen with guns carrying and protecting few bags of rice… The police was blaring siren for other cars to clear out of their way and grant them easy access. Well, unless what they are carrying is not just rice ooo. Naija must be better!

Desmond Elliot's wife becomes major movie distributor

Desmond Elliot's wife, Vicky Elliot, used to be a banker, but she quit the banking industry to become a Nollywood movie distributor, which is said to be quite a good business. The mother of four is right now the number one Nollywood movie distributor on the Island. She sells DVDs big time and also distributes to other outlets to sell. You make a movie; she buys from you, and re-sells. Desmond and his wife are said to have good business sense. Desmond Elliot was one of the few to first to build his house in Nollywood.

Actress Jennifer Eliogu delves into music, releases new single

Actress Jennifer Eliogu is now the latest Nollywood actress to join the music business. She recently dropped her debut single titled ‘You and I’ from her upcoming album which will be out in the first quarter of next year.

Jennifer said

"Music has always been my first love, and I sing not because it's in vogue, but because I know that I have all it takes to make good music. After 16 years in the movie industry, I know that I have paid my dues, so I have decided to live my dream and do music on a professional level. For me, it's a mission, not a competition."

Acid bath victim, Chika Egbo dies

Source: Vanguard

Chike Egbo, the 25-year-old student of  Enugu State College of Education, who was bathed with acid by her estranged fiancé, David Suleiman, in November, has been reported dead.

Chika gave up the ghost early Thursday morning, on her hospital bed, at the Burns Unit of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja.

Her father, Matthew Egbo, who confirmed the incident told Vanguard that his daughter fell into comma around 11: pm Wednesday night and was placed on a life-support machine before she gave up the ghost around 1:00 am, Thursday morning.

Suleiman was alleged to have attacked Chika and an Okada rider, identified as Sunny Daniel with a can of acid at Bakare Street, Ikotun, Lagos, on November 5, 2012, following Chika’s refusal to allow him access to their only child.

Suleiman, who was subsequently arrested by the police in Ikotun Police Station and was transferred to the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, in Yaba, was later charged to an Ebute-Meta Magistrate court where he was  arraigned on a two counts charge of attempted murder and “causing grievous bodily harm.

Magistrate O. Olatunji who presided over the case granted him bail of N500, 000 with two sureties in like sum. The Magistrate in his ruling stated that the sureties must be blood relations and must present evidence of tax clearance.

Kaduna Celebrates Governor Yakowa's Death - Hon Patrick Reacts

The shocking celebrating by some people in Kaduna immediately the news of late Governor Yakowa's death in the air crash filtered in from Beyelsa, has been condemned by Hon Patrick Obahiagbon in a mixed tone.

“Whilst I feel tongue tied that we are witnessing another ‘air mishap’ that has taken the lives of fellow Nigerians, I am utterly shocked to hear of the jubilation in certain Northern political quarters and muslim youths in Kaduna State. Just too too cruddy and it is beyond the fugacious razzmatazz of the moment,” he said.

“I seriously call attention to the rutilanting and coruscating modus vivendi of Master Jesus the Christ and I dare pontificate that save and until we viscerally emblematize the virtues of self-immolation, quintessential abnegation, eulogizeable simplicity, humility and immerse ourselves in a platonic emotionalism of agape love and communalistic service and head to unity as one nation.”

The late governor was buried yesterday in his home town.

Yaya Toure Wins African Footballer of the Year 2012

Ivorian midfielder Yaya Toure has been voted African Player of the Year for the second time running. The 29 year old Man City player, who also won it last year, was crowned this yesterday evening at a glamorous Glo-CAF Awards Gala that took place at the Banquet Hall, State House in Accra, Ghana.

Late Governor of Kaduna State Patrick Yakowa Buried

 

Late governor of Kaduna State, Patrick Yakowa, was buried at his country home at Fada Kagoma yesterday Thursday December 20, 2012. President Jonathan led the Federal Government delegation to the burial. Yakowa died on Saturday, December 15, 2012 in a helicopter crash in Bayelsa state along with five others, including former National Security Adviser, General Andrew Azazi. May his soul rest in peace... Amen.

Nkiru Sylvanus and Kenneth Okolie Released by Abductors

Nollywood actress, Nkiru Sylvanus, who was abducted last Saturday (December 15, 2012), in Owerri, was last night freed by her abductors. Also freed was Kenneth Okolie (Mr. Nigeria 2010), who had also been abducted along with her and Nkiru Sylvanus assistant Uche.  Nkiru and Kenneth had been working on a movie, at the time of their abduction.

According to reports, they were blindfolded by their abductors and dropped off in an unfamiliar location, from where they were rescued. The Commissioner of Police for Imo State, Mr. Adisa Bolanta, has said that the police were instrumental to the release of the duo. The abductors had earlier demanded a ransom of 100 million naira for the release of the actress, but it is not certain if a ransom was paid.

Fire Outbreak at Murtala Mohammed International Airport

Workers and passengers have been evacuated while firefighters work to douse the fire. The cause of the fire outbreak is not ascertained yet. 

Gunmen Seize French Man in Katsina

A group of gunmen, numbering about 30, have broken into a well-guarded compound in Katsina, in Northwest Nigeria, and have seized a French man working as an engineer in the city which is the capital of Katsina, the home state of former President Umaru Yar'adua whose death led to President Jonathan's ascension to the Presidency.

Two locals were killed in the attack, while a police man was injured.

It is not yet known if the kidnapping has been done for monetary reasons or if it is part of the terrorist’s activities of the Islamic terrorist sect, Boko Haram, who have not been active in Katsina.

Nkiru Sylvanus & Kenneth Okolie's kidnap: Open letter to IG of police

An open letter to the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar, from friends and colleagues of actors Nkiru Sylvanus and Kenneth Okolie

Dear Sir,

Nollywood Actors' Kidnap: Please bring our colleagues back home for Christmas

We write to formally inform your esteemed office of the kidnap, last Sunday, December 16th, of two of our colleagues, enterprising entertainers, Nkiru Sylvanus and Kenneth Okolie. The two actors were in Owerri, Imo State, shooting a movie when they were forcefully abducted by masked gunmen. Some hours later, the mindless abductors contacted family and friends of Ms Sylvanus especially demanding a N100m ransom. Up till now, we cannot fathom the rationale behind their kidnap. And their abductors have advanced none.

Perplexingly, about five days after this untoward incident, no concerted efforts, as far as we know, are being made to rescue these hardworking and patriotic Nigerians who sweat and toil to bring joy into millions of homes and hearts across Nigeria and the globe. Indeed, it is sad and heartbreaking.

It is even more worrisome and befuddling considering that these actors’ kidnap is coming just days after the Police, under your distinguished leadership, valiantly and commendably went all out for the kidnapped 82-year-old mother of the coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister for Finance, Dr (Mrs.) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. The result, as we all know, is that Prof Kimene Okonjo was returned home hale and hearty, thanks to the Police, your Police. Are Sylvanus and Okolie lesser citizens? Are they no longer Nigerians who you should be bothered about their safety and wellbeing? Don’t they deserve the kind of police attention that Professor Okonjo got? Does kidnap have another name? Or, has Nigeria been reduced to George Orwell’s Animal Farm where some animals are more equal than others? Continue after the cut...

25-year-old man lives in a tree for 9 months as wife refuses to apologize for cheating on him

An Indian man has spent nine months living in a TREE because his wife refuses to say sorry for cheating on him.

The man, known only as Sanjay, walked in on his partner and a next-door neighbour in their Mumbai home.

And when she refused to apologise he climbed a nearby guava tree and has been there ever since.

The 25-year-old has survived on a diet of fruit from the tree and food handed up by relatives.

“He eats and sleeps on the tree and even relieves himself from there,” his sister told The Asian Age newspaper.

Police have said they can’t intervene because he hasn’t committed an offence.

A spokesman for Cholapur police confirmed: “The man is on a tree top for the last nine months over some domestic dispute.”

Sanjay’s wife has since returned to live with her parents and has still not said sorry.

Miss Universe 2012 is Miss USA, Olivia Culpo

20 year old Olivia Culpo from USA won the 2012 Miss Universe pageant

Overland Aircraft Mishap Averted on Ilorin-Lagos Route

Source: Vanguard

Smarting from the helicopter crash that claimed the lives of former Governor of Kaduna State, Patrick Yakowa, former National Security Adviser, General Andrew Azazi, and four others last Saturday in Bayelsa State, the nation would have witnessed yet another disaster but for providence, as an Overland Airways flight from Ilorin to Lagos suffered technical problems on take-off.

A source told Vanguard that the flight, OJ 1188, had difficulties stabilising in the air as the landing gear failed to retract after take-off from Ilorin Airport, Sunday.

The pilot was said to have continued the journey to Lagos, with the flight witnessing turbulence as the landing gear failed to retract.

A passenger on the flight said the aircraft wobbled its way into Murtala Muhammad Airport with its landing gear hanging dangerously throughout the flight.

Vanguard could not confirm the incident from the operator of the airline, Capt. Edward Boyo, last night as calls put through his mobile number remained unanswered.

However, Director-General of Nigerian Civil Authority, NCAA, Dr. Harold Demuren, who confirmed the development, said the aircraft on take-off at Ilorin Airport, hit an object which made it impossible for the landing gear to retract after take-off.

He said the pilot was, however, able to manipulate the aircraft to land safely in Lagos, without injuries to the passengers.

Some group wants Beyonce to drop her $50m Pepsi deal

The Center for Science in the Public Interest is urging Beyonce to drop her $50 million deal with Pepsi because soft drinks contribute to obesity and other health problems in children and adults...

 An open letter from the director of the CSPI to Beyonce

Beyonce you have  a unique position in the cultural life of this country and are an inspiring role model for millions of young people.

Your image is one of success, health, talent, fitness, and glamour. But by lending your name and image to PepsiCo, you are associating those positive attributes with a product that is quite literally sickening Americans.

I imagine that it must be hard for anyone to turn away $50 million. But this endorsement deal strikes me as particularly inappropriate, considering your popularity with America's young people and the extent to which Pepsi and other sugary drinks promote disease.

The New York Times attributed to you a statement that this endorsement agreement allows you “to work with a lifestyle brand with no compromise and without sacrificing [your] creativy.” It seems to me that this deal is actually an enormous comprise. In fact, I would characterize this as an even bigger compromise than your accepting $2 million to perform at the 2009 New Year’s Eve bash thrown by Hannibal Gaddafi, the famously violent son of the now-deceased Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi. Continue after the cut...

Why Annie Idibia has been looking stunning these past few months

 

“You know my husband is the finest man alive. I have to always look good.” Mrs. 2face Idibia told Glam and Essence magazine in its latest edition where she is the cover girl. Lol!

I Do Not Want to Be Role Model: Story of World’s Thinnest Woman

Weighing just FOUR stone, extreme anorexic Valeria Levitin is thought to be the thinnest woman in the world. Her malnourished figure and matchstick-thin thighs should serve as a stark warning about the dangers of eating disorders.

But worryingly, Valeria says she gets FAN MAIL from girls desperate to copy her skeletal look. The 39-year-old says:

“I have received emails from young girls who want me to teach them how to be like me”. “All the letters I’ve had are from women, mainly in their twenties, who see me as some kind of inspiration”

“This is why I want to campaign against anorexia. I am not going to teach them how to die. It is not a game, it is not a joke, it is your life”.

Valeria, who developed her eating disorder as a teenager, has chosen to speak out about how the illness has ruined her life and how she is desperate to win her battle in order to have a family. Continue after the cut...

Nigerian Student Cuts Off Penis and Swallows It

Hmmm was he under a spell? Or is he suffering from some form of mental or psychological trauma? The questions are many on the lips and minds of many who heard the news of a Nigerian student (names withheld) enrolled in one of the numerous tertiary institutions in Ghana who sliced off and swallowed his man-hood penultimate Friday.

Although the details are sketchy aa to what led the 25-year-old student to chop-off and literally ingest his manhood but we gathered that he is currently on admission at one of Ghana’s teaching hospitals.

Already hunger has been ruled out going by the average cost (over N900, 000) of tuition per academic session for foreign students in a Ghanaian university; because if his parents could pay his fees for studying in Ghana, that should mean they could afford it as well as cater for the needs of their son.

The student who hails from Zaria, Kaduna State has already been visited in hospital by the Consular Officer at Nigeria’s mission in the Ghanaian capital, Mr. Andrew Idi and other officials of the Nigerian High Commission Accra.

The student told them during the visit that he believed he was under a spell, when he carried out the bizarre act.

Men Can’t Keep Their Eyes Off Me - Actress Ejine Okoroafor

Some stare so much at me that I can’t help but thank God for blessing me.

SHE made her debut in the movie industry in 2001, when she acted alongside the late Sam Loco Efe. Since then, she’s starred in more than twenty other movies.

A Theatre Arts graduate of the University of Port-Harcourt, Ejinne has risen above the waka-pass role she played in 2001 to become one of the most sought-after actress in Nollywood today.

Currently on location in Awka, Anambra Sate where she is part of the cast on new movie production Ejinne took time out to speak on her career.

Hobbies:

As an African lady, our men love food so much. So I love to cook. In fact, cooking is my hobby. I love traveling too.

My journey into acting: 

My passion for acting has been from my childhood days. Then, I noticed that I loved posing for the camera. The first movie I featured in was Oil Village, produced by Sam Onwuka in 2001. Continue after the cut...

Man Breaks Penis During Sex

MMA fighter Ray Elbe - who competed on "Ultimate Fighter 9" -- had to be rushed to a hospital in Malaysia earlier this month and required 10 stitches ... after he broke his penis during sex.

Elbe told the whole story - in painfully graphic detail - on an MMA website ... explaining how he was having sex with his GF, who was "on top" ... when she bounced a little too high, and crunched Ray's erect penis.

According to Ray, his penis "fractured" ... and "blood was everywhere." Ray says he immediately passed out from the pain.

Ray says he was rushed to a nearby hospital ... and underwent emergency surgery to close the wound and repair a "slight tear" in his urinary tube.

Elbe says the pain was so severe after the surgery; his Johnson was "throbbing with each heart beat."

Elbe says he expects to make a full recovery -- and was ordered to take "anti-erection pills" for two weeks.

The fighter says he learned a hard lesson from the experience -- and will never let his GF be "on top" ever again.

Elbe also explained, "In an attempt to make it up to me ... (my GF) has promised me a threesome of my choice when we get to the Philippines ... which usually has some solid talent."

President Obama gets caught in Spider-Man’s web

It seems President Barack Obama got caught in Spider-Man‘s web

A White House photo released for TIME magazine and published shows the president Obama playing with the son of a staffer outside the Oval Office. Lolz!

Actors Protest Abduction of Nkiru Sylvanus and Kenneth Okolie

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By now, it is widely known that popular Nollywood actress, Nkiru Sylvanus was abducted last Saturday (December 15, 2012) in Owerri – and a 100 million naira ransom demanded for her release. It has also emerged that Kenneth Okolie (Mr. Nigeria 2010), was abducted along with her. The two were working on a movie, which was being shot in  Owerri, when they were abducted.

Meanwhile, members of the South-East chapter of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, staged a peaceful rally yesterday (December 18, 2012), to call for the release of the kidnapped actress. The actors, accompanied by the parents of the actress, visited the Imo State govenment house, where they called on the Imo State government to do something very fast to secure the release of the actress.

The Imo State Government has offered a substantial reward to anyone to with useful information on the whereabouts of the actress. She currently serves as the Senior Special Assistant to the Imo State Governor on Public Affairs.

Principal questioned for conducting virginity tests on pupils

Source: Punch report

Principal, Ajuwon Senior High School, Ajuwon, Ifo Local Government Area, Ogun State, Rev. Olufunke Oladeojobi, has been quizzed by the police for allegedly conducting virginity tests on the pupils.

Oladeojobi, who was described as a strict disciplinarian, by her pupils called in a nurse and jointly carried out virginity tests on a group of 10 students last week Monday.

 It was further learnt that the principal did not seek the consent of the parents/guardians of the pupils before conducting the test on Senior Secondary School 1 pupils.

During the test, it was alleged that the principal and the nurse whose name could not be ascertained allegedly dipped their fingers into the pupils’ private parts.

After the exercise, which took place at the principal’s office, each of the pupils was given an exercise book.

A 15-year-old pupil, who identified herself simply as Ayo, said the principal came into the classroom on the day and announced that all female SSS 1 pupils should converge on the assembly ground.

She said the principal subsequently asked that those who had yet to lose their virginity should stand apart. What wont we hear in this naija! Continue after the cut...