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Sunday, 14 June 2015

Prison Staff Arrested After 'Helping Shawshank Killers Escape'

A PRISON worker has been arrested after she allegedly helped two convicted murderers escape.

Joyce Mitchell allegedly smuggled contraband into Clinton Correctional Facility, where Richard Matt and David Sweat escaped last weekend.
She gave the pair power tools and goggles with lights to aid their Shawshank Redemption-inspired plot, according to reports.
Mitchell, 51, could face seven years in prison if found guilty.
Charles Guess of New York State police said the arrest was "a large piece of the puzzle in our quest to find these two escaped murderers".

Nigerian Kimberly Anyadike, 15, Becomes Youngest African American Female To Pilot Plane Cross-Country

A Nigerian teen has become the youngest black female to ever fly from one end of America to the other known in aviation parlance as cross country flight. Kimberly Anyadike whose parents are Nigerians broke the U.S. record and entered into the record books when she flew flew a single-engine Cessna cross-country from her hometown of in California to Newport Virginia. Anyadike also became the youngest African American female pilot to complete the journey, which took 13 days.

Corporal Exposes the Terrible Working Conditions in the Army

Thirty two-year old Lawal Ahmed is a Corporal in 115 Battalion of the Nigerian Army. The Funtua, Katsina State-born soldier enlisted in the Nigerian Army on 27 August, 2003, and served in 6 Battalion, Akwa-Ibom State, 1 Brigade Garrison, Sokoto, as well as State Task Force (STF) Jos. His service number is 03/54/5867.

On 22 April, 2014, Lawal said he applied to the Chief of Army Staff for voluntary discharge to enable him contest a seat in the Katsina State House of Assembly, but that the army turned down the application. He claims the working conditions in the army is terrible, and has therefore decided to take his case to the media,

since, according to him, his employers won’t listen. He spoke with Chuks Akunna of ThisDay:

A background singer named Ahmad Lane filed a federal lawsuit last year against Knowles, her music company Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records, accusing Beyonce of stealing his music for her hit song “XO.” He claimed that he worked as a background singer with Knowles’ current background singer Chrissy Collins for another artist. During his time working with Collins he had given her a copy of his song “XOXO” to listen to and infers that she passed it along to Knowles.

Well, on June 4, 2015, Knowles fired back at the background singer’s lawsuit claiming his complaint is a “vague and cryptic.”

We Are Suffering, Abiola Family Begs FG To Come To Their Aide

Alhaji Muri Abiola, senior brother of the late business mogul, Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola has appealed to the federal government to compensate the family having been treated badly after the death of the family breadwinner in July 1998.

Alhaji Abiola called on Governor Ibikunle Amosun to assist them in using his good offices to plead with President Muhammed Buhari to support the family as the exit of the breadwinner has created a lot of hardship into the family.

Bode George Explains Why PDP Voted For Saraki, Says Obanikoro Turning Lagos PDP Upside Down

PDP chieftain, Bode George in an interview with a Punch correspondent has explained why PDP voted for Saraki to emerge the senate president and also explained the crisis rocking PDP Lagos saying Obanikoro is the one behind it.

Speaking on Saraki, the reporter asked; When the election for the Senate President took place, the PDP had about 49 senators in the chamber while the APC had about eight. Why didn’t the PDP gun for the position of Senate President?

How oil barons, others hijacked Senate, House election

Tuesday elections of Dr. Bukola Saraki as Senate President and Mr. Yakubu Dogara as House of Representatives Speaker tipped in their favour on account of the intervention of top businessmen, high-profile investors, and some ex-Ministers in the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, it was gathered yesterday.

The plots were hatched in Port Harcourt, Lagos, Abeokuta, Abuja and Ilishan, Ogun State by four serving governors and seven ex-governors in what a source described as a bid to “decimate APC National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.”

Three men, who trekked to Yola in honour of former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, are now stranded in Yola, according to reports from News Agency of Nigeria, NAN.

The men, Salihu Jibrin, Aliyu Adamu and Abubakar Suleiman, who spoke to newsmen yesterday in Yola, said since their arrival, they have been unable to see their mentor, Atiku.

Nigerian defender, David Faramola Oniya died yesterday, after collapsing on the pitch during a friendly match between his Malaysian club T-Team and Kelantan. He was aged 30.

Local media said the T-Team skipper collapsed three minutes into the match in Kota Bharu and was taken to hospital.

Emeka Ike Replies Wale Adenuga's Interview

Concerning a statement made by veteran actor Wale Adenuga in an interview last week, where he asserted that the Igbos have taken over Nollywood, Nollywood Actor Emeka Ike has fired back at him.

Another succinct point made by the veteran actor which irked Emeka Ike was this..." When somebody claims he founded Nollywood, Oga Bello, and of course I, cannot be part of that. When I produced my first film in 1983, Emeka Ike and his Nollywood people were still in school.
They started their own film-making in 1992 and they are claiming that 1992 was the beginning of film-making in Nigeria”

In a fresh interview with Vanguard, Emeka Ike bares his mind and reacts to the assertions made by Wale Adenuga.

Read excerpts below....

The pregnant star was out and about on Rodeo Drive,Beverly heels when she tripped over her shoes,nearly tumbling to the ground.

Remember the war over acronym between African Peoples Congress and All Progressives Congress? Remember how some politicians approached INEC to register another political party called African Peoples Congress, APC? I thought that was the beginning of the end of the All Progressives Congress. But the African Peoples Congress didn’t have the Lion of Bourdillon leading its charge, so it lost.

After winning the acronym war, APC was faced with another battle of selecting interim executives, with the merging political parties (Action Congress of Nigeria, All Nigeria Peoples Party, the Congress for ProgressiveChange, and a faction of the All Progressive Grand Alliance) insisting on holding the “juicy” leadership positions.

Going Sexless

The big trend today is to go “-less”. The grocery stores want us to go “bag-less” and bring our own totes. Companies ask us to go “paperless” and pay our bills online. Of course most of us have gone “wireless” long ago, but there is one area of married life people shouldn’t go “-less” in…and that’s sex. Yet, according to surveys, an estimated 20 million couples have done exactly that.

WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?

Sexless marriage is defined as having sex less than ten times a year. Some couples say it’s a lack of time. Others say they lack desire. Sex is very important in a marriage.

Toddler spends two days alone with his mother’s body after she died from ‘asthma attack’

A toddler spent two days alone with his mother’s body after she died at home, it has been reported.

Lydia Macdonald, 28, was found dead at the property in Lickley Court, Perth, on Wednesday evening. Her death is being treated as unexplained.

Sad! Firefighter who collapsed during rescue operation dies

A staff of the Lagos State Fire Service, Olumide Ogunnubi (pictured above), who collapsed while rescuing a victim that drowned in a well, has died.

To beat prostate cancer, have more sex

Sex is mostly seen as a pleasurable act, even though medical experts have said repeatedly that it is medicinal and a form of exercise.

Regardless, sexual intercourse is deemed to be one of the most enjoyable acts for both men and women. However, reaching orgasm, which is a climax of sexual excitement, characterised by feelings of pleasure centered in the genitals, has been found to reduce the likelihood of men having prostate cancer.

Buhari plans military shake-up, angry with DSS

There are indications that President Muhammadu Buhari may carry out a major shake-up in the top echelons of the military.

It was learnt that service chiefs and other senior officers across the various arms of the military might be relieved of their posts to pave way for new hands.

Journalist Seeks Justice Over Intimidation, Illegal Detention By Army General

A journalist with Abuja-based frequency modulation station, Aso FM, Jide Abdulazeez, has asked the Chief of Army Staff to intervene and get him justice, after he was illegally arrested, intimidated, detained and had his mobile devices seized by the junior officers attached to an army general, on June 1, 2015.
Abdulazeez, who visited the corporate headquarters of LEADERSHIP Newspapers Group yesterday to disclose his ordeal in the hands of the army officers, narrated that the incident occurred at about 8:30am of the said day.

Fashola, Segun Oni, Amaechi, Ezekwesili, Danbazzau may make Buhari’s cabinet

•Obasanjo, Danjuma, Tinubu, Atiku, Saraki nominate candidates •President may submit list to NASS next week

Immediate past governors of Lagos and Rivers states, Mr. Babatunde Fashola and Mr. Rotimi Amaechi respectively; a former governor of Ekiti State, Engineer Segun Oni and Education minister in the Obasanjo government, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, may be among the ministerial nominees being considered by President Muhammadu Buhari, The Nation has gathered.

FG bans paramilitary agencies from use of camouflage uniforms; restricts use to only the military

Press statement from Defence Headquarters

The use of camouflage uniforms by various security agencies other than the Armed Forces namely; Army, Navy and the Air Force has been banned. The Nigerian Police will however use the uniform when in Joint Operation with the military or on special operation such as specific anti-riot missions. This followed the directive of the National Security Council, as it approved the recommendations of a committee on measures to streamline the use of camouflage uniforms, in view of the security implications and concerns raised on the clamour, duplicity and proliferation of camouflage uniforms in the country.

A South African man who made headlines in March for having the world's first successful p*nis transplant is to become a father, his surgeon has said.

The man’s girlfriend is four months pregnant, Professor Andre van der Merwe said, proving that without a doubt “the transplant worked”.

Lamar Odom reportedly received a offer to return to KUWTK, presumably to mend things with his Khloe, but turned it down. Why??? Because the Kardashians “ruined his life.”
RadarOnline reports: No matter the deal, Lamar Odom won’t take any Kardashian bait!
According to In Touch, Khloe Kardashian’s estranged husband was offered $1 million to return to the hit reality series Keeping Up With The Kardashians.
But unfortunately for the family empire, Odom reportedly turned the deal down, no questions asked.

Empire Mates Entertainment and Niyola is thrilled to announce the release of the ‘Last Bus Stop’video by Niyola.

The pop friendly wedding anthem ‘Last Bus Stop’ was released last year. The song was produced by Oscar Herman-Ackah and it has since enjoyed massive airplay and rave reviews.

The video was shot at multiple locations in Lagos, Nigeria by the award winning Video Director, Kemi Adetiba who also directed Niyola's ‘Toh Bad’ and ‘Love To Love You Remix’.

Dealing with Disappointment

Life's not always a bed of roses, but there are ways of turning the downside around.

We all experience disappointment at some point in our lives. For example, we may not be successful at a particular job interview, we may not achieve specific health goals as quickly as we had hoped, or we may not complete a task that is important to us (such as writing a book) within our allotted time frame.

Legendary Nollywood actor Ramsey Nouah has spoken up about what holds his marriage together.

Nouah who has been married for 14 years, in a rare interview that the secret of his marriage's success can be attributed to him avoiding the media.

"It is the Press! I might just say hello to a girl and the next thing is, Ramsey Nouah is toasting one girl. The media almost destroyed my marriage. But thank God they failed and my marriage is 14 years now blessed with four children" he said.

My favorite actress Halima Abubakar has released some cute pics to wow her numerous fans online.

SA, Nigeria top of the African pops

Last night the nominees for the 2015 MTV Africa Music Awards were revealed and, as predicted, South African and Nigerian acts got the highest number of nominations across the 13 categories. This will see industry favourites like South Africa's AKA, Bucie, K.O and Mi Casa vying for bragging rights against Nigeria's Davido, Wizkid, Seyi Shay, P-Square and Flavour.

Brody Jenner takes a shot at Tyga over his sister Kylie Jenner

17year old Kylie Jenner has 3 big brothers but it doesn't really seem like it because everyone is sitting quietly as she dates a rapper way older than her. But one of her big brothers, Brody Jenner kinda made his feelings about the relationship known on instagram today. He shared the pic above, which he has since taken down, which shows a young woman with dark hair like Kylie being molested by a tiger. See how TMZ is reporting it.

Port Harcourt refinery to commence operation by end June - NNPC

The Group Managing Director of NNPC, Dr Joseph Dawha today said the refinery in Port Harcourt will start refining petroleum products by the end of this month. Dr Dawha made the announcement while inspecting some petrol stations in Abuja today. He said;

Growing Together in Marriage

Have you ever found yourself worrying that you and your spouse were growing apart? I think everyone has this fear at some point in their marriage. Maybe you feel like you aren’t talking enough or maybe it just feels like you are becoming far too different to continue being a couple.

China to launch its first electric satellite around 2020

China plans to launch its first electric propulsion communication satellite into orbitaround the year 2020, indicating that China has squeezed into the international electricpropulsion communication satellite market following the United States, Russia, Europeand Japan.

The Rivers State House of Assembly on Thursday approved a loan of N10 billion requested by the State Governor, Nyesom Wike. The state governor had sent a letter to the House of Assembly asking that he should be granted approval to secure the loan that would be used to fund some major projects in the state.

The delectable multi-talented, Ghanaian actor, singer, songwriter, performer and philanthropist recently teamed up with celebrity Nigerian photographer, 'anuel Modebe as a muse for his ongoing "Towel Series" shot in Lagos, Nigeria.

The shoot was put together by the photographer to show strong, beautiful and sometimes influential women (Sometimes men) in their barest most comfortable state with nothing but a towel and a robe on.

Man, 73, dies of heat exhaustion after becoming trapped in his car

An elderly man has died of heat exhaustion along with his dog after they both became trapped in a car.

James Rogers, 72, became trapped in his Covette after the battery failed and he was unable to open the electric doors or windows.

He wasn’t even able to operate the horn on the car, and due to the strong Texas heat he perished along with his dog Leia.

Buhari intervenes in Senate dispute to save APC’s unity

The crisis sparked by the election of National Assembly officials was still smouldering yesterday.

President Muhammadu Buhari has invited Senator Ahmed Lawan’s Unity Forum, which is contesting the election of Senator Bukola Saraki as Senate President , for a meeting today.

President Muhammadu Buhari (second left) with (from left) Benin’s President Boni Yayi; Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou; and Chadian President Idriss Deby after the Lake Chad Basin Commission in Abuja...yesterday.

Housewife, 38, Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Killing Son

For strangling to death her husbands’ second wife’s son, a 38 year-old housewife, Mrs Ternenge Tersoo, has been sentenced to death by hanging.

The judge of a Makurdi High court, Justice Jennifer Ijohor, who delivered the judgement stated yesterday that evidence before the court showed that the prosecution has proved the case beyond reasonable doubt which warranted conviction of the convict.

Trader jailed 21 years for defiling girl, six

An Ikeja High Court in Lagos yesterday sentenced a 27-year-old trader, Chidi Ibiam to 21 years imprisonment for defiling a six-year-old girl.

Justice Sedoten Ogunsanya found Ibiam, who lives in the Baruwa Area of Ipaja, a Lagos suburb, guilty of defilement.

Buhari Directs Governors To Decongest Prisons

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed state governors across the country to ensure the reduction of the number of prison inmates in their various states.

Kaduna State Governor Malam Nasir el-Rufai, who disclosed this while on a working visit to the Kaduna convict prison, said the president’s directive was in the spirit of decongesting the prisons across the country.

Rick Ross Arrested And Thrown In Atlanta Jail For Marijuana Possession And Violation

Rapper Rick Ross was arrested in Fayette County on a misdemeanor marijuana charge.
WSBTV: Channel 2 Action News has learned officers stopped him in his Bentley on a window tint violation. The officer said when he opened the door, he smelled marijuana.

IF you didn't support Venezuela in football before, you may just support them now.

It's not something all newsreaders do but these female presenters are so patriotic that they've stripped off for the sake of their national team.
The eight busty news girls have released bizarre two-minute video clip to help spur on their stars ahead of the America's Cup next week.

They are Emmanuel Chukwuebuka Ifeanyichukwu, caught with 1.293kg of cocaine on his way to Istanbul, Turkey. Ukaeji Eric Tochukwu, with 1.408kg of cocaine on his way to Hong Kong. Nwoye Ekene Godfrey, caught with 1.283kg of cannabis on his way to Guangzhou, China.

Wang He, 70, lives in a village in Ninghe county of Tianjin, north China. His mother, 96, has been paralyzed in bed for more than 10 years. Due to the family's condition, Wang has not married. He receives a basic living allowance of about 5,000 yuan (about 700 U.S. dollar) a year.

China overtakes Japan as Asia's No. 1 in Times university rankings

China overtakes Japan as Asia's number one nation for world-class universities, according to the Asia University Rankings 2015 published Wednesday by the Times Higher Education.

Some 21 universities from the Chinese mainland enter the top 100 of the rankings, up from 18 last year, with Peking University taking fourth place and Tsinghua University being fifth.

Some folks this morning took to the street of Port Harcourt to stage a peaceful protest over the alleged plan by the state governor, Nyesom Wike to dissolve the state Local Government Councils. The Council Chairmen who spoke at the protest said any attempt by the governor to sack them from office will be resisted.

Omoni Oboli is one actress that we can say has aced her fashion game in recent time. The Nollywood act and mother of three shared her incredible journey into #TeamNatural. Enjoy & get inspired!

My Natural Hair Journey! It’s been almost a year and five months since I did the big chop. I transitioned for a couple of months before chopping off all the perms and I haven’t looked back since then. I looooove my natural hair! Going natural is one of the best decisions I have made!

Fine woman..

Omotola invades Congo in stunning outfits

African icon and actress Omotola was a special guest at the Congo film festival, "festival Cinef" celebrating female filmmakers in cinema. The actress landed in Kinshasa with her team ready to inspire the country's female filmmakers.

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