Varsity student, others arrested for Internet scam, robbery...

Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Tambary Muhammed

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SUSPECTED bank robbers and a fraudster, Nurudeen Oyeniyi, were on Thursday paraded by the Oyo State Police command. Twenty-three year Oyeniyi, a 300-level Mass Communication student of Lead City University, Ibadan, was arrested for allegedly defrauding some foreigners of millions of dollars. The suspect, who confirmed his involvement in Internet fraud, told the police that he got into the business two years ago.

He also accepted to have swindled two women of huge sums of money.

He said, “I am involved in yahoo business (Internet fraud). I had duped some women living in the United States of various sums of money.

“I was arrested by the police as a suspected armed robber but I told them that my mother owned the car (Range Rover Sport) that they saw me with.

“My mum is a doctor and my dad a retiree. “I got into the internet fraud business one year ago. The first deal fetched me $17m while the second fetched me $25,000.”

The police also paraded one Kingsley Aniankan, a house keeper, who allegedly robbed the wife of his former employer.

Chris Brown Posts Intimate Video Of Himself & Rihanna...

Chris & Rihanna...

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My Thoughts: I would rather not be a judge in the "character of Love", Love tends to play funnt tricks on you when you least expect it to.

However, I believe that it's possible to love two or more people, but you never can Love two different people the very same way...Chris is better suited with Rihanna whom he obviously has a history with and who I feel he loves most....

Chris is torn over loving two women. In a raw video posted on his Twitter account, Chris admits he feels like he’s in love with ‘two people’ — Rihanna & Karrueche Tran! Who do YOU think he should be with? 

Chris Brown announced his split with Karrueche Tran, exclusively to HollywoodLife.com on Thursday Oct. 4. And today, Oct. 5, Chris has released an intimate and VERY RAW video of himself explaining his feelings for both Rihanna and Karrueche. “I’m a little drunk, so I’m going to be honest. You don’t all really get the real Chris Brown. 

Chris and Karrueche...

I like to be honest,” Chris begins saying in his new video. “You share history with somebody, and then you tend to fall in love with somebody else — it’s kind of difficult,” he continues, clearly referring to his history with Rihanna and his new love with Karrueche. Over the past few days, fans have witnessed Chris go out with Rihanna — three nights in a row — all while he was dating Karrueche. 

Finally, Chris made a decision to split with Karrueche, but it seems like he may still love both of them. “Is there such thing as loving two people? I don’t know. I don’t know if it’s possible. But for me, I just feel like that,” he adds. ”I don’t want to hurt either or. It’s me. I’m not trying to be a player. My momma raised me differently,” Chris concludes in the video.

See Video Link Below:

http://vimeo.com/50805715

Partly Culled from HollyWoodLife.

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Desmond Tutu wins $1m African Leadership award

Arch. Desmond Tutu...

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Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has won the “one-off’’ Extraordinary award of Mo Ibrahim Foundation.Mo Ibrahim, the chairman of the Foundation, told newsmen on Thursday in Johannesburg that the body gave Tutu the award for his lifelong commitment to speaking the truth.

He said the award which is accompanied by a grant of one million dollars (about N 160 million) will be presented to Tutu personally in Dakar, Senegal, during the annual Ibrahim Discussion Forum, which focuses on the youth.

“This Special Award to Archbishop Desmond Tutu is motivated by the desire to make an extraordinary grant to an outstanding African civil society champion.

“Archbishop Desmond Tutu is and has throughout his life been one of Africa’s great voices for justice, freedom, democracy and responsible, responsive government.

“In everything he stands for, says, and does, he displays a consistent determination to give a voice to the voiceless and to speak the uncomfortable truth.“Whether one always agrees with Archbishop Tutu or not, his contribution to dialogue, to accountability, and to the debate on

Africa’s future has been unparalleled,’’ Ibrahim said.

He said Tutu’s integrity and moral authority deserve recognition.

“We hope this Award will inspire the next generation to follow Archbishop Tutu’s example and speak truth to power,’’ Ibrahim said.

Okah’s wife planned to kidnap Angolan envoy – Witness

Henry Okah...

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Another prosecution witness on Thursday said Henry Okah gave instructions for the October 1, 2010, twin car bombings in Abuja.

The witness said he was a member of the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta having joined the group in 2006.

The third prosecution witness, who simply introduced himself as Stanley at the ongoing trial of Okah at the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg, South Africa, said Okah gave instruction for the attacks in Abuja during the independence anniversary celebrations.

Stanley told the court that he was introduced to Okah in 2006 and was instructed to always refer to Okah as “Master’’.

“I overheard Okah on numerous occasions discussing the purchase of weapons, and in 2007 he contacted me asking me to pass a message to the other leaders to do whatever it takes to get him out of jail “His wife, Azuka also devised a plan to kidnap the Angolan Ambassador in Nigeria to bargain for his release,’’ Stanley said.

He said in January 2010, Okah instructed him to get an empty apartment he wanted to use to assemble car bombs. Answering Prosecutor’s question about whether he had knowledge of the October bombing, he said he knew about it two days before it happened.

“A friend, Raphael Danfebo, told me Okah wanted to carry out the terror attack and gave instructions for two cars to be sent to Abuja on October1,” Stanley said.

Mubi massacre: Stop these killings now, Tukur tells Jonathan...

PDP National Chairman, Dr Bamanga Tukur..

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ANGERED by the massacre at the Federal Polytechnic, Mubi, Adamawa State, National Chairman of the ruling Peoples, Democratic Party, Bamangar Tukur, on Thursday asked the Federal Government to put an immediate stop to indiscriminate killings in the land.

Some gunmen on Monday night stormed an off-campus residence of the students and called them out for killing. Death toll in the tragedy rose to 40 on Wednesday after some of the injured students died in the hospital.

Twenty-six died on the night of the massacre as the assailants shot the students at close range and butchered others with knives. Tukur described the killing of the students as barbaric and asked security agencies to ensure that the killers did not go free.

Tukur, at a breakfast meeting with a delegation from Ekiti State PDP, condemned the massacre and asked the government to, at all costs, get hold of the perpetrators of the attack.

The delegation, led by Mr. Kayode Adaramodu, came to commiserate with Tukur over the massacre in Mubi, in the Adamawa home state of the PDP chairman.

Tukur tasked the Federal Government and all security agencies in the country to ensure that the murderers were fished out and punished in line with the laws of the country.

He condemned what he described as wanton shedding of innocent blood in the country, saying, “enough is enough”. Tukur said, “Every Nigerian must condemn what happened. The killing of these students is unwarranted and uncalled for. What joy does the masterminds of this dastardly act derive from the deaths and shedding of innocent blood?

“We are parents, how would the parents of these students that were killed feel?

“You sent your child to school to study and the next thing is that his or her corpse is brought back to you. How do you expect them to feel? These killings must stop.”

Hard to stomach: Doctors remove hairball weighing FOUR POUNDS from intestines of student, 19, who ate her locks and chalk during lessons...

Unappetizing: This ball of hair weighing almost four pounds was found inside a 19-year-old woman, stuck between her stomach and small intestine.

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When a teenager complained that she hadn't been able to eat or drink for days, doctors decided they should look into the problem.

And what they found would put anyone off their dinner - a ball of hair weighing almost 4lbs stuck between her stomach and small intestine.

Medics in India discovered that the 19-year-old student had a habit of eating her hair and chalk while in class, and the combination had built up inside her body.

A team of gastro-surgeons was alerted to the problem after the woman, from Rajgarh in Madhya Pradesh, attended the Maharaja Yeshwantrao Hospital in Indore last month.

Led by Dr Parvinder Singh Lubana, the surgeons were able to remove the giant hairball in a successful operation.

The hairball was wrapped around a mass of chalk.

Dr Amit Agarwal, one of the surgeons in the team, told NDTV.com that the woman had developed an intestinal obstruction leading to no intake of food and water for a couple of days.

Incredibly, the hairball is not the largest to be removed from a patient in recent years.

In November 2007, doctors in the US reported having found a 10lb hairball inside a woman's stomach.

Treatment: The woman, who had a habit of eating hair and chalk, underwent an operation at the Maharaja Yeshwantrao Hospital in Indore, India (pictured).

The woman, who was 18 at the time, sought help after suffering pain and swelling in her abdomen for five months, according to the New England Journal of Medicine.

A scan showed that there was a large mass in her abdomen and further tests showed it to be a ball of black, curly hair.

Ronald Levy and Srinadh Komanduri, gastroenterologists at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, wrote: 'On questioning, the patient stated that she had had a habit of eating her hair for many years - a condition called trichophagia.'

The ball weighed 10lbs and measured 15ins by 7ins by 7ins, the doctors said.

The medics added that, within five days of surgeons removing the hairball, the woman was eating normally and was sent home.

Culled from The Daily Mail UK.

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Customs arrest couple with N3.2m hemp...

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The Nigeria Customs Service at Seme border has arrested a couple with 30 compressed blocks of weed suspected to be Indian hemp, whose value is put at N3.2m.

The substance was seized while being conveyed into the country from the Republic of Benin through the Seme border in a Kia Sephia car with Lagos number plate KSF160AG.

The Customs Area Controller, Mr. Othman Saleh, said in a statement on Wednesday that the substance was concealed in the bonnet and under the seat of the car.

He added that the car was intercepted at Gbaji checkpoint.

Apart from the couple, the CAC also said a baby was found in the car.

Saleh said the suspects, along with the exhibits and the car had been handed over to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for further investigation and prosecution.

He added that the arrest and seizure were in furtherance of his resolve to strengthen the existing inter-service tie between the customs at the border and other government agencies such as NDLEA. He warned persons involved in any form of illegality at the border to desist as all government security agencies operating under his chairmanship at the joint security meeting were determined to flush out all criminals in the area.

Taking over the drugs and suspects, Mr. Bashir Oladosun, a Superintendent of Narcotics, commended Saleh and his men for the arrest.

Culled from The Punch Nigeria.

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Lagos won’t allow other states’ number plates –Govt

Governor Tunde Fashola (SAN) of Lagos State.

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Lagos State Government on Wednesday said it would no longer allow the use of vehicles with number plates from other states of the federation for commercial transportation in the state.

It also advised residents with private vehicles to change to the state’s number plates to reflect the fact that they are living in Lagos.

The Director, Vehicle Inspection Office, Mr, Gbolahan Toriola, said the measure was meant to achieve “sanity, standard, safety and security” as stipulated by the road traffic law.

Toriola spoke at the vehicle inspection safety campaign organised by the Ministry of Transportation in conjunction with the Political and Legislative Bureau for commercial drivers in Ikeja.

He said, “There is nothing wrong in bringing commercial buses from other states. But if you must use it in Lagos, you have to change the colour and re-register it with us so that we have your information in our database.

“This is a standard procedure. As a matter of fact, it you have lived in a state for about three months, you are no longer a visitor and therefore you must change your number plate to reflect the state. It is done in America and other developed nations.

“Of course, this provision did not affect inter-state vehicles carrying passenger from other state. But we don’t expect them to pick or drop passengers at every bus stop. There are dedicated bus stops and parks for inter-state vehicles. If they violate this and we get them, they will face our law.

“You must put waste basket in your buses; there must be first aid box; you must carry extra tyres. These are what our law stipulates.”

Northern elders part of Nigeria’s problems – Ex-IG

Former Inspector-General of Police, Alhaji Gambo Jimeta

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A former Inspector-General of Police, Alhaji Gambo Jimeta, on Wednesday accused members of the Northern Elders Forum of sowing seeds of discord in the country.

Specifically, he accused the elders of causing confusion in the polity in order to discredit the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan.

Responding to a comment credited to the NEF that the Jonathan administration was worse than that of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, the former police boss accused the northern elders of being hypocritical in their assessment.

Jimeta said instead of seeking real solutions to the nation’s problems, the elders “chose cowardly path to create confusion and mistrust.”

He said in a statement, “As for the unfortunate comment credited to the Northern Elders Forum that Jonathan’s government is worse than Obasanjo, it is disappointing to note that other Nigerians who should have been steering the course of nation building decided to pull those pillars down by sowing the seeds of enmity and political hypocrisy in order to distract Nigerians from the truth.

Mubi massacre: More victims die • Death toll now 40 • Jonathan orders probe • We’ve arrested many suspects – Police

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Some of the victims of the killings that took place in Mubi, Adamawa on Monday died on Wednesday. An unnamed official of the Federal Polytechnic, Mubi, who spoke to the Agence-France Presse on Wednesday said the victims died in the hospital. Yet-to-be-identified gunmen had launched a night attack on a hostel.

“This is a sad moment for our school; the gunmen shot and killed at least 40 of our students. More of the injured that were rushed to the hospital have died,” an unofficial source in the school said.

The official spoke even as reports of the killings sparked nationwide outrage and the death toll rose to 40.

Senators, at plenary in Abuja spoke with anger and charged the President Goodluck Jonathan administration to quickly arrest the perpetrators of the Mubi killings and bring the general insecurity in the country to a halt.

They described the Mubi incident as unacceptable.

Senator Oluremi Tinubu, in her contribution, said it was high time the lawmakers passed a vote of no confidence on the Federal Government.

“We are a nation under siege; even under the Abacha regime, it was not as bad as this. To me, I think it is high time we passed a no confidence vote on this government,” Tinubu said.

Police arrest ‘many’ suspects

Also on Wednesday, the police said they had made arrests in connection with the Monday night killings.“We have made several arrests. In fact, we have arrested many suspects in connection with the killings,” AFPquoted the spokesman for police in the state, Mohammed Ibrahim, as saying.

But an unnamed school official said most of those arrested were students, including those seeking to flee Mubi.

Patience Jonathan battles Cancer.....

First Lady Patience Jonathan...

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Since 28 August 2012 when it was reported that Patience, the wife of President Goodluck Jonathan was flown to Germany for the treatment of an undisclosed ailment, the presidency has refused to give the nation a clear picture of what she is suffering from.

However, P.M.NEWS authoritatively gathered that Patience is being treated for cancer of the uterus at Horst Schmidt Klinik in Wiesbaden, Germany.

Aso Rock’s denial of information has only helped to fuel an industry of speculations about the president’s wife, especially when she failed to show up with husband when he attended the 67th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, United States.

The online has been abuzz with all sorts of reports.

A recent one even claimed that Mrs. Jonathan was being treated for Parkinson disease.

Earlier reports had it that Patience was operated upon for ruptured appendicitis at the German hospital. Yet, there was another report that the surgical procedure on Mrs. Jonathan was to remove a potentially cancerous uterine fibroid.

There were also speculations that she had traveled to Dubai to have a procedure performed and returned to Nigeria where she developed complications which led to her sudden evacuation to Germany. The cancer of the uterus ailment was shrouded in secrecy all this while by Aso Rock, thus engendering all sorts of speculations about what Patience is really suffering from.

The Presidency did not help matters as it refused to come clean on the actual ailment of Patience. All the stories Nigerians are getting from Aso Rock have been a web of lies about the fate of Patience. And this deepened speculations over the nature of sickness the wife of the President is suffering from.

Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart reunited... on final Twilight poster at least...

The epic finale: First look at The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn - Part 2 poster.

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Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart have been reunited... on the final Twilight poster.

The first glimpse of artwork for Breaking Dawn: Part 2 sees the couple running alongside co-star Taylor Lautner, as the teaser caption dramatically states: 'The epic finale that will live forever'.

Pushing Daisies actor Lee Pace can also be seen as new vampire Garret, as well as The War At Home star Rami Malek, who takes on the role of Benjamin.

The final installment will see the Cullens attempt to gather other vampire clans in order to protect daughter Renesmee [Mackenzie Foy] from a false allegation that puts the family in front of the Volturi.

There is plenty of speculation about how the global promotions will pan out for the film, after Kristen's scandal with married Snow White And The Huntsman director Rupert Sanders was exposed in July.

The pair were photographed together cheating on respective partners R-Patz and British model Liberty Ross, leaving both parties in crisis and neither duo having confirmed if they remain together.

Worlds apart: Kristen Stewart drifts solo through LAX last month... while Robert Pattinson poses with Natalie Portman at an LA dance event.

Life imitates art: The couple starred as lovers in Twilight and off-screen too.

While initial reports said Robert had moved out of the LA home he shared with Kristen, Us Weekly now claim they 'are living together and have reconciled' - yet neither lovebird has confirmed.Meanwhile, Ashley Greene was pretty in peach on Tuesday filming Extra at The Grove in Hollywood.

The busy bee was actually promoting another project, in which she stars on the silver screen with Olivia Wilde and Jennifer Garner for Butter.

She tweeted: 'Just had a great interview with @iambenlyons and Extra at The Grove for #Butter - thanks to all the fans who came out!'

Pretty in peach: Ashley Greene opted for a feminine dress while filming Extra at The Grove in Hollywood, as Twilight co-star Nikki Reed chose something a little more abstract in geometric top and skinny trousers.

Doing the rounds: Ashley appeared on Conan to promote Butter and Twilight.

Culled from The Daily Mail UK.

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He's a busy boy! Chris Brown 'leaves Rihanna's hotel a day after they were spotted making out at nightclub'... and then meets up with girlfriend...

Tight schedule: Chris Brown was spotted meeting up with girlfriend Karrueche Tran shortly after apparently leaving Rihanna's hotel.

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It seems Chris Brown does not have a problem keeping a busy schedule.

For he was spotted meeting up with his girlfriend in New York on the same day he was seen supposedly slinking out of Rihanna's hotel.

His apparent rendezvous with the Rated R singer came just a day after they were spotted allegedly 'making out' at a trendy New York nightclub.

Back in the saddle: Rihanna headed back to the studio on Tuesday after her night with Chris.

The RnB  favourite hooked up with Karrueche Tran shortly after he reportedly spent some quality time with his old flame at her hotel.

Soon after the wannabe model posted a picture on her Twitter account of a 'special delivery' of white roses, though she was soon mocked by her own followers for being 'clowned internationally,' and a 'laughing stock.'

However she defiantly Tweeted: 'There’s a difference between a man and a boy. I prefer men.'

The comments came after it emerged Chris seemed to have chosen to rekindle his on-off relationship with Rihanna after the pair were allegedly spotted 'making out' at a trendy New York nightspot.

It follows their headline grabbing public display of affection at the MTV VMAs last month.

According to Celebuzz, eyewitnesses spotted the dynamic duo canoodling at celebrity hotspot Griffin.

They were reportedly getting rather hot and heavy on the dance floor on Monday night, before disappearing for some alone time away from prying eyes.

Knowing smile: The singing star seemed in a particularly good mood.

Interesting attire: The Umbrella star showed off her legs in thigh high boots.

Flower power: But Karrueche Tran was ridiculed by her followers after showing off the bouquet on Twitter.

Yahoozee Crooner, Olu Maintain Dumps US Lover, Natalie For Mochedda?

Natalie Nunn

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According to reports reaching us from some industry sources and what Nigeriafilms. gathered from a report, all may not be too well anymore between Olu Maintain and his US sweetheart, Natalie Nunn. This is because there are tales that the Yahoozee crooner has dumped her for up and coming Nigerian singer, Mochedda. 

Olu Maintain...

We were told that Olu is gradually getting fond of Mocheddah, who we learnt he has once vowed to some friends to go down low with. The report we monitored has it that both Olu and Mochedda are presently planning to do a duet together. 

A Scene from Nawti Video...

Our source said that Natalie is not too aware of this development (romance between Olu and the singer) as she is always been told by Olu and his friends that Mochedda is just a colleague. They were said to have always try to cover up for Olu whenever she suspects anything near that. 

Recall that Natalie has not hidden her love for Olu. After featuring in Olu's music video 'Nawti', she openly agreed that Olu is a sweetheart. This was in one of her interviews. 

Mo' Cheddah...

Olu has also not hidden his love for women. He most times loves to be around them. His last hit song, 'Nawti', according to him, was made for the women. 

Mochedda has severally been linked with more than one celebrities. She reportedly dated one of the Skunki brothers. She was also involved in a nude picture scandal with Eldee. Recently, she was reported to be in a hot romance with one oil and gas big boy prince.

Partly culled from NigerianFilms.

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Ngozi Nwosu Denies Public Fund Raise...Moved To Cotonou....

Ngozi Nwosu Before her Illness...

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Ngozi Nwosu, an actress with a great sense of humour plays the role of Peace, one of the wives of Chief Fuji in Amaka Igwe’s sit-com, Fuji House of Commotion, NigeriaFilms gathered, has been transferred to Cotonou, the Republic of Benin where uninterrupted medical attention will be giving to her.

Since her battle with the illness, she has been spending her money and she seemed exhausted to save her life. This is why the humorous bedridden actress who is battling to save her life from a yet to be disclosed kidney disease has moved to Cotonou.

According to report, Ngozi was said to have declined moves by her colleagues in NANTAP and the Actors Guild of Nigeria to raise public awareness and fund to offset her growing medical bills.

Since the news of her ill-health broke, she has moved from one hospital to another for medical attention. Several attempts by fans, concerned colleagues and friends who have visited her Ketu, Lagos home to ascertain her condition were futile as they denied access to her.

Last week, a lady who identified herself as Maryam and claimed to be her Personal Assistant told newsmen that she has been moved to Cotonou, the capital of Republic of Benin, Nigeria’s neigbouring country for uninterrupted rest and spiritual healing.

Sources close to her disclosed that she must have been moved to Cotonu on the advice of her former hubby who hails from there.

Maryam also declined suggestions by concerned clerics who offer to give her spiritual healing if she’s brought to their churches. 

According to Maryam, "prayers have no borders. If they want to pray for her they should go ahead, their prayers and wishes would touch her from wherever they are coming from. They don’t have to see her.“

Culled from NigeriaFilms.

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Police kill teenager on Independence Day in Bayelsa

Inspector-General of Police, Muhammad Abubakar.

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The Independence Day anniversary recorded a tragedy in Bayelsa State as the police allegedly killed a 16-year-old boy along Hospital Road in Yenagoa.

Police patrol teams were immediately withdrawn from the metropolis on Tuesday shortly after the killing.

The killing of the boy, whose identity could not be ascertained, increased to three, the number of persons allegedly shot dead by the police in the past two months.

Our correspondent found that the incident which occurred at about 5pm on Monday threw the popular road which has many bars and brothels into panic.

Eyewitnesses told our correspondent that after shooting the boy, the policemen immediately fled the area. One of the eyewitnesses who identified herself simply as Charity said the killer policeman was seen running after the boy.

She said the policeman who was some miles away from the teenager opened fire on him but made a U-turn after discovering that he had died.

She said sympathizers who later approached the body discovered that the boy was shot in the head.

She also claimed that the victim’s girl friend was arrested by the police.

“Many of us witnessed it. We saw the boy running and we also saw a policeman chasing him with a gun. Suddenly we heard gunshots, and saw the boy fell to the ground with blood gushing out of his head,” Edna claimed.

She said the body of the victim was on the road for over an hour before a police patrol van from the “A” Division came and took it away.

The Police Command Public Relations Officer, Mr. Fidelis Odunna, confirmed that the police took away the body of the victim but said he had yet to know the circumstances that led to his death.

“I can confirm the death of a youth because I was driving along the road when I saw the corpse of the boy lying on the road. I then called the Police Division in charge of the area to come and remove it,” he said.

Lagos Assembly divided over introduction of Chinese language...

Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker Adeyemi Ikuforiji.

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The Lagos State House of Assembly was on Tuesday divided over the proposed introduction of Chinese language in the state’s school curriculum.

It subsequently summoned the Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Olayinka Oladunjoye, to appear before the House on Tuesday next week.

The representative of Ajeromi-Ifelodun in the Assembly, Mr. Abdulbak Balogun, had drawn the attention of the House to a statement credited to Oladunjoye over the introduction of Chinese language to public schools. Balogun said, “Why Chinese language in our public schools? If we want our children to learn Chinese language, why not in the university where they learn linguistics?”

Another lawmaker, Mr. Rotimi Olowo, wondered the relevance of the language to the socio-economic development of the state and the country.

He said, “Yoruba, Igbo and Hausa languages should be made compulsory instead of the Chinese language.”

However, another lawmaker, Mrs. Lola Akande, said the introduction of Chinese language was not a bad idea because China is the second largest economy in the world and also regarded as super power in terms of technology advancement.

She said, “The introduction of Chinese language would not disrupt the school curriculum, rather, it will strengthen the relationship between Nigeria and China.”

Let’s Empathize with Patience –Okupe...

First Lady Patience Jonathan...

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The Presidency said on Tuesday that it expected Nigerians to empathize with the First Lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan.

The Presidency said it did not expect Nigerians to be probing into her health problems, but to pray for her. Senior Special Assistant to the President Goodluck Jonathan on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, said this when asked to speak on the First Lady’s whereabouts.

He was asked to also clarify if the silence from the Presidency on Mrs. Jonathan was not fuelling rumours concerning her health.

The President’s wife is believed to be in Germany, where she is being treated for undisclosed ailments. Though she had left the country over a month ago, the Presidency had refused to speak if she was actually ill or not.

Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe

Okupe, who was very reluctant to speak on the issue argued that Nigeria had gone through a lot of trauma in term of leadership, deaths and ill luck in the past.

He did not forget to mention how a former President, Alhaji Umaru Yar’Adua also died in office.

He, therefore, said that even if it was a suggestion that the President’s wife was actually sick, he expected Nigerians to feel for her.

He said, “Ordinarily, I do not want to comment on this matter. Nigerians have gone through a lot of trauma in term of leadership and death and ill luck and all that (in the past).

“(Gen Sani) Abacha died in the Villa, Obasanjo’s wife (Stella) died in the Villa, (President Umaru) Yar’Adua lost his life in the Villa.

“I think even if it is a suggestion that the wife of the President is sick, what I will expect Nigerians to feel is empathy, not probing, not questioning (about her health).

“Have we become so disenchanted with leadership as to believe that the leadership is inhuman? I believe that the First Lady is hale and hearty. I want to leave it like that.”

Culled from The Punch Nigeria.

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NAPTIP burst Abuja baby selling syndicate...

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A woman who specializes in selling babies to couples with fertility problems have been arrested by operatives of the National Agency for Prohibition of Traffic in Persons and other Related Matters (NAPTIP).

The man, Kingsley Linus and a nurse, Martha Nwosu, lure young girls into phony marriages and thereafter disappear with their babies

The babies are usually sold for N400, 000 (four hundred thousand naira) to needy couples with fertility problems

The two suspects were arrested with five babies in Abuja.

The latest victim is a 16 year old orphan, Prisca Asugwo who hails from Agwa Village in Imo state had her six month old baby stolen through a phony marriage.

However one of the suspects who claimed to be Prisca’s husband before he stole her baby, denied all the allegations.

The agency’s Assistant Public Relations Director, Mr. Orakwue Arinze, said the agency has so far discovered buyers of the five babies recovered.

Arinze said “they would stand as prosecution witnesses when the case is transferred to the police for prosecution”.

Culled from Channels Television.

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'He tried to cut off his manhood with craft scissors': The torment of transgender boy before finding peace as nine-year-old girl...

Finally happy: Danann, nine, who was born male but now dresses as a little girl and has long hair, tried to cut off her penis at age four.

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When Danann Tyler was just two years old, he insisted he was a girl, and asked to wear dresses and grow his hair. His yoga instructor mother, Sarah, 39, and father Bill, 45, a police officer, struggled to explain his behaviour, and put it down to a phase. However two years later, Danann attempted to cut off his penis with a pair of scissors.

'I found him in the playroom trying to cut off his penis with a pair of craft scissors,' the mother from Orange County, California, told Closer magazine. 'He was weirdly calm, saying, "I'm going to get rid of this". I felt sick.'

Over the next two years, Dannan was misdiagnosed with ADHD and bipolar disorder. 

Mrs Tyler, who also has an older son, 11-year-old James, said: 'His school work suffered and he started lashing out when I dressed him. I'd have bite marks and bruises. I was devastated.' 

When she refused to let him wear a dress to a party, she says: 'He jumped out of the car and ran into traffic saying, "I want to die".

He was immediately seen by a psychiatrist after Mrs Tyler contacted her local hospital, and after a month of tests and therapy, Danann was diagnosed with gender identity disorder, a condition where sufferers are unhappy with their sex.

Doctors said despite his young age, he needed to start living as a girl, son his parents made the decision to bring him up as their daughter, allowing him to grow his hair and wear girls clothes full time, even to school. Danann, who hasn't changed her name as it's unisex, is happy for the first time, and Mrs Tyler says she'll support Danann if she wants a full sex change operation at 15. 

She recalls picking Danann, then age two, up from a friend's house who has a little girl and found him wearing a Cinderella dress, mini high heels an pink painted nails.

'He'd scream when I'd try to put him in boys clothes'

'When I asked him take the clothes off, he started crying,' she said.

'He'd scream when I'd try to put him in boys clothes, and when I picked him up from nursery, I noticed he'd be playing in the miniature kitchen with the girls and didn't like trucks or action figures. I assumed it was a phase.'

Danann began drawing pictures of himself as a girl, which were usually illustrated with an unhappy face, and by the time he was three, his tantrums worsened.

'He got really upset when I referred to him as a boy and kept asking me why he had a penis. He'd scream if I wanted to cut his hair. I occasionally let him wear pink T-shirts and necklaces under his clothes, but Bill wasn't happy. He's a man's man - and he didn't like his son looking girly.'

'It really disturbed me to see him so down,' she added. 'Bill was really freaked out.'

Before and after: Danann as a little boy (left), and at age eight with long hair (right).

When Danann turned four, Sarah caught him trying to cut off his penis with a pair of craft scissors, but luckily he 'just had a few minor cuts,' she said,.

Danann was to a psychologist who told Mrs Tyler he was attention seeking. 

'I wondered whether Danann was gay,' Mrs tyler admitted. 'At school he started trying to use the girls toilets and queuing with the girls when they were divided into groups. Luckily, most children at his primary school were accepting.'

Jonathan not afraid of Boko Haram – Presidency

Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe.

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The Presidency has dismissed claims that President Goodluck Jonathan is afraid of Boko Haram.

Special Assistant to the President on Public Communication, Dr. Doyin Okupe, said this at a media briefing in Abuja on Tuesday.

He said it was wrong to assume that Jonathan refused to go to Eagles Square, Abuja, for the second year running to mark the country’s 52nd Independence on Monday because he feared he could be attacked by the Islamic sect.

Okupe said, “The President was not and is not afraid of the sect. To say he celebrated the anniversary in his bedroom because of Boko Haram sect is an insult.”

But when asked why the President increased the number of the Special Forces Battalion of the Brigade of Guards in the Presidential Villa, Okupe said it was because the Boko Haram issue was a very serious one. He said, “We are dealing with a very serious sect, Boko Haram, and I am surprised that people are asking why the President is ensuring that his security is beefed up.

“Under this circumstance, the President is the commander-in-chief. When you go to war; the commander-in-chief is the one in charge. “When you go to war, in those days the man that carries the flag, when he falls down, that is the end of the war.

“So, you have to make sure that he (the C-in-C) stands and stands erect. The fact that the security in the Villa is beefed up is borne out of necessity and circumstances.”

Woman narrates ordeal in kidnappers’ den...

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Women leader, Redeemed Church of God, Cornerstone Parish, Lagos, Mrs. Adebusola Odunaya, on Tuesday described her release by kidnappers after six days of captivity as an act of God.

PUNCH Metro reported last Thursday that Adebusola had on Saturday, September 21, left home for Lagos to buy beverages and some other items but could not be found for six days.

But the 37-year-old Adebusola resurfaced on September 27.

In a telephone interview, Adebusola said although she could not recognise the exact spot, she was held in a bush along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and was released after six days.

Adebusola said, “On the fateful day, I was to go to Lagos Island to pick my stock of noodles. It was past 12 noon.

“When I got to Ishaga area, there was no vehicle there. I decided to go to Agege to board a bus. When I got to Agege, there was no direct bus going to Idumota on Lagos Island. I had to board an Oshodi vehicle (molue). As we were already in the vehicle, I heard a conductor calling Idumota. I had to alight from the vehicle I was in and went for that.

“When I got there, the vehicle was still loading. Three women and the driver were inside. I joined them. As soon as I did, the women then asked the driver to move so that they could carry people along the road. I became happy that the vehicle would be fast.

“As we were expecting the vehicle to move, the conductor came and touched me with the handkerchief he was holding. That was when I fell asleep. I did not wake until five days after in a forest along Lagos- Ibadan Expressway.”

Adebusola said when she regained consciousness on the fifth day, she found out that her hair had been cut and the money she wanted to use to pay for the items, about N500, 000 had been taken.

Presidency probes alleged lie in Jonathan’s Independence speech

President Goodluck Jonathan.

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SOME of President Goodluck Jonathan’s aides may be in trouble for reportedly putting false information in the 52nd Independence anniversary speech of the President.

Jonathan in his 52nd Independence Day broadcast told Nigerians that the global corruption watch body, Transparency International, rated Nigeria second after United States in anti-corruption efforts.

The claim has been found to be untrue with many accusing Jonathan of telling a lie.

In fact, TI has reportedly denied issuing such a report.

Furious at the development, the President has reportedly ordered a probe to discover the source of the misinformation. “In its latest report, Transparency International noted that Nigeria is the second most improved country in the effort to curb corruption. We will sustain the effort in this direction with an even stronger determination to strengthen the institutions that are statutorily entrusted with the task of ending this scourge,” Jonathan had told the nation on October 1.

The President had made a similar claim at an interdenominational church service held on Sunday as part of the activities marking the nation’s 52nd Independence anniversary.

But an online publication, Premium Times, reports that TI refuted the claim when it was contacted.

“Transparency International does not have a recent rating or report that places Nigeria as the second most improved country in the fight against corruption,” Premium Times quoted the organisation to have said in a mail.

A source said since he had based his speech on information made available to him by his aides, the President promptly ordered the probe of the source of the claim.

'They tell me I'm deformed': TOWIE's Chloe Sims admits going to extreme measures to change her appearance after Twitter abuse...

Insecure: The Only Way Is Essex star Chloe Sims admits changing her appearance following abuse from Twitter trolls.

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Chloe Sims have always been open about her cosmetic work, having undergone breast enlargement operations, a butt lift and having veneers.

However, The Only Way Is Essex star admits she is going to more drastic measures to improve her appearance after a slew of daily abuse on Twitter.

The single mother, 30, admits she is taunted by Twitter trolls on a daily basis and it is wearing down her self-esteem. She tells the new issue of Reveal magazine: 'I've always been insecure about my face, but reading that you’re ugly just makes it worse.

‘Every day someone says something nasty. They tell me I’m deformed, that I look like Pete Burns and Michael Jackson’s love child – and those are some of the nicer comments. Everyone hates everything about my face.

'Over time it does make you think: "Am I unattractive?" It’s hard not to believe things like that when so many people say the same thing.'

'Am I unattractive?' The mother-of-one insists the constant online criticism has dented her self-esteem.

The model admits she has started having Botox injections to relax her jaw after online criticism it is too 'square'.

She also decided to thin her eyebrows after internet trolls accused them of being too big.

She explains: 'When I watch myself on the telly or see pictures, the first thing I notice is my square jaw.

'And people always talk about it. They tell me I look like that woman from the film Dodgeball – the one with a square face and really thick eyebrows.

'To be honest, I can see where they are coming from. My eyebrows were really big – but I’ve sorted them out now.' After hating her natural teeth, Chloe got veneers done last year.

However, she insisted her full lips are 100 per cent natural, which she is also lambasted over on Twitter. She said: '‘I’m still getting stick and people still hate my teeth.

'I get called a horse and sometimes drunken people shout: "Sort your teeth out!" And, to be honest, I now think my teeth are too long and too square.'

Full feature appears in Reveal, on sale now.

Glamour girl: The 30-year-old, pictured in London last Wednesday, has spent a lot of time and energy on her appearance.

Culled from The Daily Mail UK.

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Couple disagree over multi million naira properties...

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A 45-year-old woman, Florence Dipeolu, on Monday in Lagos accused her husband, Abimbola, of selling the properties they jointly owned.

Florence said she regretted operating a joint account with her husband of 22 years, adding that she was left with nothing after her husband sold all she had toiled for.

She said, “After our marriage, he asked me to operate a joint account with him and I obliged. We made many investments in real estate among others. But unfortunately, in 2010 he and the children he had in his previous marriage started accusing me of infidelity.

“His children would come to my matrimonial house and beat me up while he personally supervises the beating. In June last year, I was beaten to a coma and did not return to the house after I was discharged from hospital.”

She said when she returned to the house, she found out that the house, which they jointly built, had been sold. Florence accused her husband of forcibly asking her children to sign the documents he used to sell the seven-bedroom duplex at Alakuko area of Lagos.

She said, “Apart from this, he sold my two vehicles, invaded my food processing factory and sold all the plants and equipment there. “He also sold the fuel tanker I use for oil business. In fact, he has ruined me and I am left with nothing. All attempts to get him reverse his decisions have proved abortive.”

Florence said she could no longer cater for the need of her children.

She said, “Our marriage produced five children, three of them are undergraduates in Ghana, one just finished secondary school while the last child is still in secondary school.