Meet contestants for 2014 Cross River Most Beautiful Girl Pageant

These are the 18 contestants of the maiden edition of the Cross River Most Beautiful Girl Pageant, which has been scheduled to hold between 13th through 24th of May, 2014 in the state. Continue to see pics of the girls...

Confession of a DL man

Weird thing to read on a Monday morning..hehe...but some of you might find it interesting. *wink*. Mail I received this morning from a Down Low Lagos man. There are actually quite a few women married to men on the down low in this our Lagos. Read confession from one below...

Sitting in the Best Man’s seat yesterday watching my boyfriend getting married in one of the biggest church in the Country. Yes, you read that right, I’m a guy and my boyfriend got married yesterday. We have been dating for the past 7 years right after we met at the NYSC camp in the northern Part of Nigeria. Now, laying back on my bed, thinking about how happy the wife was not knowing she was just embarking on the journey of sadness to someone who have no love for her. Then I concluded that she deserves it, she was arranged for him, she was forcing him to get married even when the guy told her he is not ready. Then, I partly blame the government for giving us such attention we never wanted. We were doing fine, even living together and never wanted to get married, but since the homophobic law came into existence, everyone questions 2 best friends living together, everyone questions older man who hasn’t married yet, the fear of being ‘suspected’ now makes most gay men in the country marry a woman so as to cover up their act.

33 year old Oyoma Edewor allegedly killed in Festac by the police

Friends of late Oyoma Edewor (pictured above) reached out to me to put the info out there that he was allegedly shot dead by a police sergeant attached to the Festac Command at the 3rd Gate check point in Festac, Lagos, on Saturday night May 10th. 

According to the story, 33 year old Oyoma, who was a Building Finishing Contractor, had a slight accident somewhere around Lekki, and instead of leaving the car there to obstruct traffic, he decided to get a towing van to take it to Festac where he lives. 

When police sighted the van towing Oyoma's SUV at the second junction, they asked them to stop, but for reasons best known to him, the driver of the towing van refused to stop. Oyoma who was in the car being towed was helpless as he could not have controlled the driver of the truck. The police then chased the vehicles to the next gate, 3rd Gate, where they dragged Oyoma out of his SUV and ordered him to seat on the ground. According to his friends, Oyoma told the police he wasn't an armed robber and tried to explain himself.

One thing led to another and Oyoma was shot dead by one of the 3 police officers named Sgt Otene. Sgt Otene, who was said to be intoxicated and off-duty has since been arrested, though Oyoma's friends claim the police are trying to change the story.

Continue to read how one of his best friends tells the story of what happened that night and a pic of the towing van and SUV and late Oyoma after the was shot dead. *warning: graphics pic*

Clippers owner Donald Sterling finally apologizes for racist comment

L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling has finally apologized for the racist remarks he made while chastising his bi-racial girlfriend for posting black people on her Instagram page. Speaking with CNN's Anderson Cooper in an exclusive interview set to air today, Donald, 81, said he's not racist.

"When I listen to that tape, I don't even know how I can say words like that.... I don't know why the girl had me say those things."

"You're saying you were set up?" Cooper asked.

"Well yes, I was baited," Sterling said. "I mean, that's not the way I talk. I don't talk about people for one thing, ever. I talk about ideas and other things. I don't talk about people. I'm not a racist. I made a terrible, terrible mistake. And I'm here with you today to apologize and to ask for forgiveness for all the people that I've hurt." Continue...

Get an eCommerce website & start accepting secure online payment

Imagine this, one of your loyal customer just got promoted and transferred to another state as a regional manager in her company. She now has new friends and new responsibilities. Even though she has fallen in love with your products over the years but because she is now in another state, she would have to source for another retailer close to her new location to make buying similar products easy for her. (That’s not your fault…) Continue...

Another Boko Haram member captured in TB Joshua's church...

Let me just put a disclaimer here...I didn't write this o! :-). Article written by Ihechukwu Njoku - a freelance Nigerian journalist who writes for Synagogue Church. Read his new piece below...

Another member of the dreaded Boko Haram sect allegedly confessed at Nigerian Pastor T.B. Joshua’s church today, stating that he was being paid N2,000,000 to bomb churches.

Nearing the end of the service, during the time Joshua’s ‘Wise Men’ were minisring ‘deliverance’ to people, an aggressive young man dressed in a shabby suit was ushered forward.

“I am one of the Boko Haram,” the man declared to the wise man, clearly under an unusual influence.“They said they would give me N2,000,000 if I went to blow up a church,” the man continued upon questioning as to how he joined the infamous group of insurgents. “Every church would be N2,000,000. They said would be give me big house and a wife.” Continue...

Nigerian Immigration reacts to Davido's claims of harrassment by their officers

A few days ago, Davido tweeted that he missed his flight to London because of immigration officers who were harassing him at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja because of money. The Nigerian Immigration Service has responded to Davido's claims.

In a statement released today by the NIS Public Relations Officer, Emeka Obua, they said Davido had approached immigration officers at MMIA on the fateful day with the intention of travelling out of the country and presented a US passport number 460918874 issued at Georgia on Dec. 14,  2009 and valid till December 14, 2019.

It explained that the officer that attended to him drew his attention to the fact that his US passport had no Nigerian visa on it with which he would have been admitted into the country, and Davido reportedly responded that he had a Nigerian passport but forgot it at home. Continue...

Actress Uche Nnanna finally releases official wedding photos

Nollywood actress Uche Nnanna has released her official wedding photos. She married Spain-based Richard Maduka on April 21st in Port Harcourt. Continue to see more exclusive photos...

Photos: Police try to stop protesters from gathering at Abuja park

The Nigerian police this afternoon tried to stop protesters from gathering at the Unity fount for a #BringBackOurGirls sit-in in Abuja. The police didn't want the peaceful meeting to happen and sent officers to the location to disperse the few that gathered there and stopped many from coming to the meeting.

But despite the interruption from police, the group eventually held the meeting peacefully. See more photos after the cut...

Peter Okoye's loving message to his wife, Lola, on Mother's Day

But really, is that the most important thing a father can do for his children...love their mum? This is generally speaking...

IG's son, Jamil Abubakar, tweets pic of the IRS plane that crashed

Jamil Abubakar, the first son of MD Abubakar, the current IG of Police, was co-piloting an IRS plane when it crash-landed at Niger Republic yesterday evening while on its way back from a maintenance check. He shared a photo of the plane after it crashed. See that after the cut..

Briton calls out David Cameron for carrying #bringbackourgirls sign

A Briton, Joseph L Walker, minutes ago took to twitter to call out British Prime Minister David Cameron to act and do something about the missing Chibok girls instead of carrying the #hashtag. 

 

He expressed his anger after seeing the Prime Minister and CNN's Christiane Amanpour holding the #bringbackourgirls protest placard. No be only us dey abuse our leaders...lol

"The president was not slow to ask for foreign military assistance' Reno Omokri

The Special Assistant to President Jonathan on new media, Reno Omokri says president Jonathan had asked the west for assistance as far back as 2013. He shared a video which showed the President in an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour, seeking international assistance to help fight Boko Haram. See the video after the cut...

Transsexual exposes Eddie Murphy, says they had sex for years

Eddie Murphy has been involved in a few tranny scandals in the past so this should not come as a surprise. A transsexual female who goes by the name of Honey Dip Ashton, claims she's had a sexual relationship with the actor/comedian since she was 17 years old and is leaking intimate details about their trysts online.

Honey Dip is threatening to sue Eddie Murphy for $1. 2million and even leaked audio of herself in negotiations with Eddie's lawyer, Marty Singer. You will find a link to the audio conversation and more tweets after the cut...

Photos from the wedding of Senator Daisy Danjuma's son

One of the sons of Senator Daisy Danjuma, Yuki Omenai and his beau Mariam Omobolanle had their white wedding yesterday May 10th in Marbella Spain in the presence of family and friends.

The couple, who already had their traditional wedding in September 2013 in Lagos, are expecting their first child. Guests at the wedding yesterday included Senator Tunde Ogbeha, Terry Waya, Chief Dele Momodu and a host of others. Continue to see more photos...

Angela Okorie opens up on recent sex/theft scandal in South Africa

According to a  Sun News report, actress Angela Okorie opened up to The Entertainer mag about her recent theft scandal in South Africa involving actor/producer Prince Eke and an SA based rapper named Prosper (read here). Excerpts from the inteerview below...

Can you recount how it all began?
There was this job I wanted to do in South Africa for somebody so I decided to use the opportunity to shoot my own movie as well entitled, Nwa Abakaliki. I discussed it with Prince Eke and he agreed to feature in the movie. I got him a passport and paid my agent $1,200 for him to travel to South Africa. I bought his ticket from Port Harcourt to Lagos and from Lagos to South Africa. I paid him a fee of $1000. He can never make such money here in Nigeria. Continue...

Pics: #BringBackOurGirls multi-cultural campaign holds in Germany

A multi-cultural solidarity campaign was held at the University of Bayreuth, Germany on the 7^th of May 2014. The solidarity campaign was conducted to press home demands for the release of the over 200 Nigerian girls adopted by the terrorist group, Boko Haram. 

The campaign which included a prominent Professor of Anglophone literature, Professor Susan Arndt, Fellows and students across disciplines had the Bring-Back-Our-Girls message translated into different languages to further drive home the point. Continue to see more photos...

Tchidi Chikere shares pics with new wife, Nuella Njubigbo

Together as one he writes. He posted the pics on twitter...

#BringBackOurGirls: The Rock, Usher, Cameron, Amanpour, others lend support

The international community has never paid Nigeria this much attention before. Glad they are lending their voices. See more pics after the cut...

Photo: Caroline Danjuma shows off baby bump

Former actress and wife of billionaire business man Musa Danjuma, Caroline Danjuma finally shows off baby bump as she celebrates Mothers Day with her sons

'My dad lent me money to pay salaries while I was governor' - Lucky Igbinedion

Former Edo state Governor, Lucky Igbinedion, during an interview with journalists on Friday, May 9th, said while he was Governor, he had to borrow money from his father, Chief Gabriel Igbinedion and PDP Chieftain, Chief Anthony Anenih, to offset the backlog of salaries the past administration owed the Edo state civil servants when he came into office. According to him, Edo state had been a broke state and no bank wanted to do business with it at the time he assumed office

"This is the first time I am saying this. Two people that I owe a lot of gratitude to in Edo State that made my tenure successful. My father and (Chief Tony) Anenih. In the darkest of days, when the state was broke, we could not pay salaries, we could not do anything, I run to the two of them and they will lend the state money. They will loan the state money, it is documented, it is there, when banks will not even touch us, I would go to them. When pensioners will go to him crying or lie in front of Govt House, a couple of times I went to Chief Anenih and he gave money just to make sure the government ran smoothly.” he said. Continue...

Four Nigerians jailed in the UK for involvement in fake marriages

Found this report on UK Daily Mail. Four Nigerians, a man and three women have been jailed in the UK for their involvement in many fake weddings in the country. Read full report below...

Four fake brides and an ex-security guard fixer involved in an eight-month sham marriage scam have been jailed.

Azuha Izegbune, 38 (pictured left), was the mastermind of the visa con - which saw fake weddings staged at registry offices in Birmingham, Stoke and Glasgow.

The former security guard from Birmingham, West Midlands, was paid to arrange fake weddings between Hungarian and Nigerian nationals so they could remain in the UK.

The weddings were arranged so both brides and grooms could secure European Area Residence Cards.

Miley Cyrus performs with a giant blow-up penis at London’s G-A-Y

21 year Miley Cyrus keeps acting like she only just discovered sex. The singer enraged parents of her young fans after she performed provocatively alongside a giant blow-up penis at her gig at London hotspot G-A-Y on Friday night. A lot of teenagers attend Miley Cyrus shows...and some parents feel this is not what they want to expose their children to. See more pics after the cut...

OAU Students Lend Their Voices to #BringBackOurGirls campaign

A solidarity walk held at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile - Ife campus yesterday to demand immediate and decisive government action to rescue the 234 kidnapped Chibok girls. See more pics after the cut...

No US troops deployed anywhere in Nigeria - Defence Headquarters

I said it yesterday and it has been confirmed. The Defence Headquarters has said that there are no US troops deployed anywhere in Nigeria, and there has been no arrest or operation by any foreign military or security troops in the ongoing efforts to rescue the abducted girls, as its being reported online.

The spokesperson for the Defence Headquarters, Major Gen. Chris Olukolade, released a statement yesterday clearing the rumours.

"No troop of the American Marines has so far been deployed in any part of Nigeria as is being circulated in certain media. International coalition is quite appropriate in handling terrorism being a trans-border and global crime. The public will be duly briefed on the areas of collaboration with allied forces in the mission to bring back our girls as the need arises. There is therefore no need to engage in misleading speculations while the mission is in progress."

He said said the pictures being circulated online were taken from scenes in other countries and not related to Nigeria in anyway.

Dora Akunyili's health worsens, to be flown abroad

Former NAFDAC Director General and one-time Minister of Information Mrs Dora Akunyili's health has deteriorated according to new reports. Mrs Akunyili, who is a delegate at the on-going national confab (though she hasn't made an appearance for several weeks), was admitted at an undisclosed hospital in Abuja a few days ago after her condition worsened. She became even worse last night and was reportedly instructed by her doctors to seek immediate medical attention abroad. There are reports that she will most likely be flown abroad in the coming days.

Dora Akunyili was recently in the news when she appeared at the National Confab as a delegate looking very pale and a shadow of her old self. She revealed that she had been ill with a life threatening illness but survived it and was declared fit by her doctors to resume her normal life.

According to people close to her, Mrs. Akunyili was diagnosed with cancer a few years ago and had spent several months in the US receiving treatment. Please say a prayer for her.

IG's son survives IRS plane crash in Niger Republic

Jamil Abubakar, the first son of the Inspector General of Police survived a plane crash yesterday evening May 10th after the small plane he was co-piloting lost control and crashed in Ganla, Niger Republic.

The plane, an IRS airline, Folker 100, with registration number 5NSIK, was returning from maintenance abroad when it lost contact in Ganla and crashed. The two-crew members, including the IG's son survived the crash. The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority confirmed the crash yesterday.

IRS airline has not been in operation for a while because it had only one functional plane and had wanted to fix this other plane to commence operation.  IRS airlines is owned by Alhaji Ishiaku Rabiu.