Saturday, February 16, 2013

No more sex, no re-marrying –Patience Ozokwor


Call her Margaret Thatcher of Nollywood and you will not be accused of any wrong. In deed, in most of the roles she plays in the movies, she comes across as a no-nonsense woman. But then, many wouldn’t believe that she is direct opposite of the ‘wicked’ character she often potrays on screen.

A day with Patience Ozokwor at her residence in Enugu revealed the actress popularly known as Mama Gee as a devoted Christian and dedicated prayer warrior who would not hurt a fly. The widow and mother of four children was a reporter`s delight as she kept the tape rolling throughout the exclusive interview session. She categorically told The Entertainer that though men do pester her for marriage as old as she is, she has decided not to remarry. Ozokwor, however, maintained that if she comes to this world again, she would choose her husband by herself. The actress bared her mind on a wide range of issues. Excerpts:

Continue with the interview after the cut...

60-year-old man slaps 19-month-old baby on a plane in racist attack


 
Via DailyMail UK

A man has been accused of racially abusing then physically assaulting a 19-month-old child on a flight to Atlanta last Friday.

Joe Rickey Hundley, 60, allegedly demanded that the mother of the crying toddler 'shut that n****r baby up' before slapping the infant in the face on the Delta flight on February 8.

According to The Smoking Gun, Hundley has been charged with simple assault after the incident with Jessica Bennett, 33, and her son Jonah.

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Goldie's husband, Andrew Harvey, opens up about the late singer in an interview

Goldie's husband opened up to Thenetng.com. Read the interview below...

When did you wed her? And were you still married as at when she passed yesterday?
We wed in December 2005 and were very much married when she passed indeed I was talking to her on arrival in Lagos before the fateful event

I see you moved back to England. Do you have another family?
I work in Malaysia, we have a private home in UK, and I do not have a second family

Also did you have kids together?
No kids, we were planning this year

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Beyonce finally reveals her daughter, Blue Ivy Carter


For the first time since she was few months old, Beyonce shares a picture of her daughter's face. She's just facsimile of Jay Z. See her lips hehehe. She is damn cute!

Actress Foluke Daramola weds Kayode Salako


The divorced mother of two married the CEO of Change Agent of Nigeria Network, Kayode Salako yesterday February 15, 2012

Ex-BBA housemate/singer Goldie's husband shares their wedding photos in her memory

He tagged it 'Memories of my loving wife' on his Facebook page. See more pictures after the cut...

Friday, February 15, 2013

Prezzo's finally broke his silence; writes Sorrowful poem for Goldie


In a sorrowful poem shared on his Facebook page he described his pain at the loss his fellow BBA contestant.

“God saw you were getting tired, and a cure was not meant to be
So he put his arms around you, and whispered come with me
With tearful eyes we watched you, as we saw you pass away
Although we love you deeply, we could not make you stay
Your golden heart stopped beating, hardworking hands at rest
God broke our hearts to prove to us...
He only takes the best"

Prezzo and Goldie had been together since their sting in the Big brother house.

Funke Akindele rocks out in short

Pictures taken at a movie location yesterday. Looking fab! 


Biological passports required for World Cup 2014, says FIFA


Every player at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil will be required to have a biological passport, the sport’s world governing body FIFA announced on today.

FIFA intend to introduce the system of biological profiling at this year’s Confederations Cup in Brazil, as part of the worldwide crackdown on doping in sport and it should be fully operational by the next World Cup.

A delegation from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) met FIFA officials at their Zurich headquarters on Thursday, and WADA president John Fahey said his agency was “very satisfied with the commitment of FIFA on the biological profiles”.

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Newborn 13-year-old: Adopted boy's birth announcement goes viral


My baby: "Here's my sweet not so little newborn!" Kelli Higgins wrote on her Facebook page. "His name is Latrell and weighs 112 lbs."

The face is angelic, the lighting soft and the subject is napping peacefully – just the way a newborn photo shoot should look. It took 13 years, but Latrell Higgins finally has his baby photos.

“Here's my sweet not so little newborn! His name is Latrell and weighs 112 lbs.,” his mom Kelli Higgins proudly announced on Facebook, where the boy’s simple wish created an online sensation. 

A meteor has crashing in Russia, injuring at least 400 people


Culled from BBC

A fireball was seen streaking through the sky above the city of Yekaterinburg, in central Russia followed by loud bangs. The shockwave blew out windows and rocked buildings. Most of those hurt suffered minor cuts and bruises but some received head injuries.

The meteor is believed to have landed in a lake near Chebarkul, a town in the neighbouring Chelyabinsk region. Elena Gorshkova sent BBC News this image of the meteor above Yekaterinburg.

“TB Joshua rescued me from alcohol, drugs and mental issues” – Nollywood actor Hanks Anuku


The actor and former addict tells how TB Joshua rescued him from alcohol, drugs and the mental problems that plagued him for many years in a recent interview. Hanks battled alcohol and drug addiction for years and his mental state deteriorated over time. The former SA to Delta governor, Uduaghan, who has since relocated to Ghana, tells his story...

"Yes I got my healing through TB Joshua. It is our Lord's doing. I never believed in miracles until this happened to me. I was having issues with mentality for over seven years; you will notice I have not been that frequent in movies for long. Even when I was special assistant to our dear governor, I was not in a good state of mind and this affected my work in the government before I was advised to seek for solution in Ghana. I spent so much money visiting hospitals, orthodox and unorthodox doctors without positive result. Until I was introduced to TB Joshua. I was only watching his TV programme in Ghana and was healed. I put my faith into it just like the woman with the issue of blood and knew that I would be healed and I got my healing. I am now a mentally stable man. I have dropped drinking and smoking habit, glory be to God."

Mercy Johnson Okojie's Baby Purity First Valentine

She's beginning to look much like her mum.... Cutie!

Ex-BBA Housemate and Singer Goldie is Dead… RIP Goldie

Statement from the CEO of Kennis Music:

“With a deep sense of loss, we announce the shocking death of our darling music star, Goldie Harvey. Goldie, 31, died on Thursday after she complained of a severe headache shortly after her arrival from the United States where she went to witness the Grammy Award. She was rushed from her Park View, Ikoyi, Lagos residence to her official hospital, Reddington, Victoria Island, Lagos, where doctors pronounced her dead on arrival at exactly 7:30pm in the evening.

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Thursday, February 14, 2013

2014 World Cup: Jonathan Sets Target for Super Eagles


Culled from Vanguard

President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday charged the Super Eagles to not only ensure that Nigeria qualifies for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil but to play in the final of the competition.

The President made the charge at the formal presentation of the 2013  Africa Cup of Nations trophy to members of the Federal Executive Council by the Minister of Sports, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, President Jonathan also announced a donation of N5Million naira to the supporters club for their dogged support of the national team.

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Dangote Donates 6 Million Naira to Family of Slain Polio Vaccinators


Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, who recently donated 150million naira to the victorious Super Eagles of Nigeria, has also donated 6million naira to the families of the health workers who were slain while vaccinating children against the wild polio virus by gun men suspected to be terrorists a day after a controversial Islamic cleric denounced the virus.

Delta State Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan to host Super Eagles


Forty-eight hours after President Goodluck Jonathan honoured the Super Eagles and rewarded them with cash, national honours and plots of land in Abuja, Delta State Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan takes his turn on Thursday to thank the team for making Nigeria proud at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa.

Uduaghan will receive the team in Asaba where plans have been made to not only honour the players and coaches but also to make Delta people feel the Eagles and be part of the history they made by winning the Nations Cup with a 1-0 victory over Burkina Faso in the final last Sunday.

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Olympic Blade Runner Oscar Pistorius arrested after his girlfriend is shot dead at his home


 
South African Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius, around 4am this morning shot dead his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, at his home in Pretoria. Friends of Oscar think its a Valentine's Day surprise gone wrong. Oscar, 26 and Reeva, 30 (pictured together above), have been dating for many months. Reeve was shot several times in the head, chest and arm.

Oscar, known as the “Blade Runner” for his racing prosthetics and also dubbed 'the fastest man on no-legs', has been charged with murder and is currently in police custody. He is believed to have told police he thought she was an intruder.

Police said they found a 9mm pistol at the scene and will charge the athlete to court later today.

Pistorius, who races wearing carbon fibre prosthetic blades after he was born without a fibula in both legs, was the first double amputee to run in the Olympics and reached the 400 semi-finals in London 2012.

“Beyonce is absolutely wild in bed” - close pal reveals


One of Beyonce's close pals just shared a little too much information with Star Magazine. See it below...

While she lets Jay-Z be the alpha male most of the time, Beyonce takes charge when it's Booty Thirty. She loves tying him up," a spy reports. "She's such a demure woman in public, but behind bedroom doors she's absolutely wild."

The singer "even has sex with Jay-Z before every performance to help calm her nerves," says a close pal.

I believe you sha @close pal! Might be true... Beyonce looks like the type hehehehe. And it's a good thing! Lol

Rita Dominic and Kate Henshaw rock out in shorts


From LHS Funke Akindele, Uche Jombo, Rita Dominic and Kate Henshaw. See more pictures after the cut...

UNILAG Student Sells Kidney for First Class Honours and Now His Dad Needs Kidney to Live!


But for the kidney he sold to his Dean of faculty for a First Class Honour a few days to his convocation, this University of Lagos (UNILAG) graduate would have donated one of his kidneys to safe his dad who is now in dire of kidney to live.

The 24 years old boy recollected how he sold one of his kidneys to the dean of his faculty and he’s now left with one which it’s impossible for him to donate to secure his dad’s passport to live.

He said he was being threatened with the reality of having to spend an additional two years to his already prolonged eight years stay in the school.

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Two Nigerian journalist brutalized by South African police


Culled from Sporting Life

Two Nigerian journalists covering the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) were kicked, dragged on the ground, threatened with cocked guns and forcibly detained for two hours by officers of the South African police in Johannesburg on Tuesday afternoon.

Debo Oshudun, Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) for Central and Southern Africa and John Joshua Akanji, a Deputy Editor of The Sun Newspapers were onboard a taxi on their way to cover the departure of the AFCON winners Super Eagles when shortly after they both alighted, they were surrounded by no less than 20 fully armed South African police officers who threatened to shoot them after they insisted they were Journalists.

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Actress Foluke Daramola moves in with married lover, Kayode Salako


Kayode is still legally married but has been separated from his wife for a while now. He and Foluke started dating about a year ago and are now living together. The couple moved into a duplex in Omole Estate on Friday February 1 and called friends and family to a small house warming party.

His wife of 13 years, who has three children for the CEO of Change Agent of Nigeria Network, packed out of her matrimonial home about 6 months ago after she found out about the relationship between Foluke and her husband. Kayode has since said that God set him free from '13 years of marital bondage, confusion, frustration and regrets.'

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Nigerian midwife who caused baby's death walks free from court


The 67 year old Nigerian born UK-based midwife who caused a four-week-old baby to bleed to death in a botched home circumcision operation walked free from court a few days back.

Grace Adeleye, who was paid £100 to perform the circumcision on Goodluck Caubergs using a traditional African method known as 'clamp and cut, carried it out without anesthetics, using only a pair of scissors, forceps and olive oil.

It went drastically wrong leaving the child with a serious wound and causing him to bleed to death.

Adeleye was found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence after a trial at Manchester Crown Court and was given a 21 month suspended jail term last week.

My fiance poured hot stew on me – Woman


Via Punch

A 27-year-old woman, Mary Sunday, has been in the hospital bed at Igbobi Orthopaedic Hospital seven months after she was allegedly attacked by her fiancé, Corporal Isaac Gbanwuan, with a pot of boiling stew and a lighted stove.

It was learnt that Sunday had lost her ears due to the attack.

Before the attack, which took place in August 2012, Sunday, was to report for training at the Police Academy, Kano as a cadet officer.

How sad! Cluck to read more after the cut...

Sahara TV Interviews Naija Runs Girl (Must Watch Video)

Widow killed by her lover for money ritual


Via Tribune

36 year old widowed mother of three Kafilat Lateef was killed by her lover Gbenga Taiwo and four of his friends on January 21. After killing her, they put kola nut in her mouth and buried her in a shallow grave. (Her charred remains above)

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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Ex Gov Ayo Fayose's younger sister, Bimpe Sorinolu dies of cancer


The younger sister of Ekiti State former governor, Ayo Fayose, Bimpe Sorinolu, has died of cancer in a UK hospital. The once lively mother of four who turned apostle a few years back was diagnosed with cancer of the breasts in June of 2011. She battled with the disease for almost two years before losing the battle yesterday evening. May her soul rest in peace...Amen.

Body of a Dead Woman Found in Berjaya Times Square – Malaysia


The body of a woman was found in the lobby of Berjaya Times Square shopping mall Bukit Bintang, close to the U Mobile booth.  The body found swimming in a pool of blood is said to be Chinese girl, around 19-year-old.

According to Tweets from people in the know, it states: “There’s a new case of a Chinese woman, around 19-year-old who allegedly jumped from the 6th floor of Berjaya Times Square.”

Well, am yet to confirm whether the girl was murdered or committed suicide. 

Pictures from Omotola Jalade Ekeinde's birthday party in Atlanta


The birthday dinner held on Sunday  February 10, 2013 in Atlanta. Peniece Le Gall, Director Writer/Publisher Relations at SESAC, Jamie Foster Brown editor of Sister 2 Sister Magazine, GRAMMY winning producer, Jon Jon Traxx, celebrity photographer, Leo Marshall, Recording artist, World and more, all came out to show support to one of Africa’s most beloved sweetheart.

Omotola’s birthday dinner was hosted at the restaurant of The Real Housewives of Atlanta couple, Cynthia Bailey and Peter Thomas, who also came out to wish Omotola a happy birthday! See more pictures after the cut...

“I had cancer of the nose” - Governor Sullivan Chime

Culled from Vanguard

The Enugu state governor spoke to journalists in Enugu on Monday. Below is what he shared...
“Late August or early September, last year, I am not sure again of the dates, but it is about that time. I was privileged to be one of those nominated by the Nigeria Governors Forum to go to Germany to understudy their federal system. A Governor was picked from each of the six geo-political zones. I represented the South-East and of course, we were led by our Chairman, Rotimi Amaechi.

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RMD and Goldie at the Grammys

 Both looking good! Naija always representing.

. FG Presents National Honours, Money and Plots of Land to Super Eagles


President Jonathan at a special reception held in honour of the Super Eagles in Abuja this evening rewarded the Super Eagles with National Honours, millions of Naira and plots of land in Abuja.

Coach Stephen Keshi - Commander of the Order of Nigeria. N10million. Plot of land in Abuja
Assistant Coach Daniel Amokachi - Officer of the Order of Nigeria. N5m. Plot of land in Abuja
Assistant Coach Ike Shorumu - Officer of the Order of Nigeria. N5m. Plot of land in Abuja
Captain Joseph Yobo - Officer of the Order of Nigeria. N5million. Plot of land in Abuja
Super Eagles players - Member of the Order of Nigeria. N5million. Plot of land in Abuja
Technical crew - N2 million

Billionaire businessmen Tony Elumelu, Jim Ovia, Emeka Offor and Abdulsamad Rabiu donated half a million dollars each to the Super Eagles, while Dangote donated N5m to each player and technical crew of the Super Eagles,

How robbers raped woman in her husband's presence


Via Vanguard

Residents of Ogida quarters in Benin City were shocked last Saturday when they woke to see a house wife (names withheld) shouting and pleading for help.

They rushed to the house only to discover that the woman was raped by three young men who stormed the house at about 3am. They further discovered the victim’s husband who was tied by the robbers and pushed under the bed.

The suspects Peter Anigboro (25 years old), Lucky Williams (22) and Olise Friday, forced the door of the residence of the victim open with an improvised gun and a dagger.

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Black monkey grabs Cossy's boobs

Oh Cossy! Lol.

Pregnant Nollywood Actress Beaten to Death by Lover


Upcoming Yoruba actress, Silifa Ladeji also known as Silifonia, has bled to death after her lover severally physically assaulted her during a misunderstanding which led to her death on Wednesday.

A friend of the actress said that Silifonia who was heavily pregnant before her sudden demise had been a victim of battery and assault in the hands of her lover.The suspect is currently at large, while the corpse of Silifonia has been deposited at an undisclosed mortuary.

Why do we wait till it gets this bad? Do not be a victim to assault; speak up and save your life. Silifa Ladeji couldn't but you can make a change today!

May her soul rest in peace… Amen!

Jay Z dumps Kanye West for Justin Timberlake, to go on tour with Justin Timberlake


Jay Z has been distancing himself from Kanye since his relationship with girlfriend Kim K became serious. And now he has found himself a new BFF.

According to The NY Post, after teaming up at the Super Bowl and at the Grammys, Jay Z and Justin Timberlake will launch a 10-city stadium full blown tour together sometime this year.

JT and wife Jessica Biel even sat at the Grammys with Jay-Z and Beyoncé.

NYSC Member Drowns in a River in Cross River State


Faith Nzube Enemuo Batch “C” member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) with state code number CR/12C/068 has been reported to have drowned in a river in Ikom Local Council where she is currently serving.

She is from Nanka Village in Anambra State. A graduate of Social Studies from the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA).

She came along with her co-corpers to play handball at the bank of the river. But, a few minutes into the game, she went missing.

 What a sad news! Click to read more after the cut...

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Nigerians Troop Out to Welcome Triumphant Super Eagles in Abuja


The Super Eagles of Nigeria arrived the country today, after winning the country’s first Africa Cup of Nations trophy in nearly two decades and were welcomed by adoring crowds ahead of meeting the president.

Hundreds welcomed the team back at the airport in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja before the team proceeded for a ceremony in their honour at the National Stadium.

The team are also due to attend a reception on Tuesday night, to be hosted by President Goodluck Jonathan.

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I Owe Nobody Any Apology for My Absence – Governor Chime


The Enugu State Governor, Sullivan Chime on Tuesday said that he never regretted the fact that Nigerians particularly the people he governs were kept in the dark during his five-month absence insisting that he owed nobody any apology for keeping them guessing throughout the period.

Mr Chime, who spoke to a select group of journalists at the Governor’s Lodge, Enugu said that he was hit by deadly cancer of the nose which he had to treat in a London hospital during his long period of absence from office.

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Mercy Johnson shows off daughter, Purity


Purity is about six weeks old now. Mercy will be returning home before the end of the month.