Protesters burn commissioner’s house, LG boss’, legislator’s

Some youth in Langtang South Local Government Area of Plateau State on Tuesday burnt down the houses of a commissioner, a legislator and the council chairman.

The victims include Bako Famak, Commissioner for Youths Development; Joyce Ramnap, the lawmaker; and Nanman Darko, the chairman.

A witness said, in Langtang on Tuesday, that the mob took advantage of the strike declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress in solidarity with teachers and other local government workers.

The local government workers including primary school teachers have been at home for eight months to protest the non-implementation of the N18, 000 minimum wage.

Christian murdered by Muslim ex-boyfriend after Attempting to convert their daughter to Islam

 Muslim man was jailed for life today for stabbing his devout Christian ex-girlfriend 13 times after they split following bitter rows about him wanting their young daughter to convert to Islam.

Esther Arogundade, 32, was attacked by kitchen porter Shola Adebiyi in her own home after she began a relationship with another man.

Adebiyi also drank oven cleaner in an attempt to kill himself and phoned Esther's new lover to say he would never see her again before confessing to the killing to a friend.

Gay couple jailed for 14 years

Thrown into jail for 14 years under Malawi’s anti-gay laws, Tiwonge Chimbalanga has no regrets about the marriage ceremony that became a symbol of Africa’s intolerance toward homosexuality.

In the first press interview since being granted asylum in South Africa, the 24-year-old, who was freed amid global pressure, urged more Malawians to come out from the shadows as the country’s ban on same-sex relationships eases.

“I don’t have any regrets, I didn’t do anything wrong,” Chimbalanga, who identifies as a transgender woman despite being tried as a gay man, told AFP.

Enebeli Elebuwa’s friend claims veteran actor may have committed suicide

Days after the sad news of the demise of Nollywood actor Enebeli Elebuwa in an Indian Hospital was received, a source which claims to be a close friend of the deceased has said he committed suicide.

The source believes his friend committed suicide after suffering stroke for months and losing all hope in living.

The source said, after they learnt of the death of fellow actor Pete Eneh, the actor contacted his friend and spoke the following words to him:

“ACN is more corrupt than us” – PDP insists

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has replied major opposition party, Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) over its recent statement that the ruling party is habouring corruption in the country, saying that it is certain that the presidency will win its battle over corruption with the combined efforts of all Nigerians.
A statement issued on Tuesday by the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Olisa Metuh, affirmed the opposition party is more corrupt than the ruling party.

It said: “No government in the history of Nigeria has attempted the bold initiatives that our party has taken to fight corruption. The PDP led Federal Government created the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as well as the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC).

Prostitutes and male clients arraigned in Lagos Court

Five prostitutes, alongside four of their male patronisers were recently arrested by the Police in Lagos state.

Following their arrest, the nine accused persons were arrainged before an Ojokoro Magistrate Court on a four-count charge of prostitution, unlawful gathering, breach of peace and loitering.

However when the charges were read to the defendants, Emeka Chukwuma, 28; Paul Okon, 26; Fabian Sunday, 26; Shedrach John, 30 and Angel David, 27, Destiny Moses, 30; Chinyere Mbadiwe, 27; Gift Okon, 29, and Edith David, 27, they all pleaded not guilty to the four-count charge.

Unemployed single mother on benefits who spends £2,000 on Christmas

While many families are worrying about how to afford Christmas this year, one jobless single mother has revealed she receives so much in benefits she has £2,000 to spend on designer gifts, clothes and partying.

Mother-of-two Leanna Broderick plans to buy 20 presents for each of her children, including Burberry and Ralph Lauren outfits, iPads and gold jewellery.

The 20-year-old, who has never worked, claims nearly £15,500 a year in state handouts.

Photos: Famous Nigerian Musician Buys House For Sexy Ghanaian Actress

Jonathan Nwadinobi popularly known as Eze of Common Anago fame (Nigerian musician) is a household name in Nigeria’s entertainment scenes and beyond. Before now, he was said to be secretly seeing the beautiful Ghana actress, Bibi Bright. The Ghana’s most promised actress has denied this vehemently; however, there are strong indications that, the two are lovers.

When these two loverbirds were confronted a few months ago to comment about their rumoured secret affair, they both denied the allegation saying they don’t even know each other. Eze proposed marriage with a four bedroom house to Bibi Bright on Friday the 30th of November.

Nollywood Actor,Fred Amata In Hot Romance With Single Mother Of Two

Nollywood actor and prolific director, Fred Amata seems to have found love again but this time with a single mother of two.

Fred was once married to TV talk show host of Inside Out, Agatha Amata; their union was blessed with two children. He later started dating Ibinabo Fiberesima (current AGN president) and they had a daughter together.

Photos: Female Singer, Tiwa Banks Stabbed By Landlord's Son

Tiwa Banks an upcoming artiste who sang 'Olenle' has been severally stabbed by her landlord's son. Her landlord's son, Tobi Obadina who people claim have done this to others in the area went into Tiwa's apartment at night to settle a little misunderstanding they had during the day, and after a little while, broke a bottle on her head and stabbed her severally.

Wake up from your slumber, corruption is killing Nigeria – ACN tells Jonathan

Major opposition party, the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has said the recent rating by Transparency International in its 2012 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) portrays that President Jonathan lied about his claims on the state of corruption in the nation. 

ACN in a communique issued yesterday in Ilorin, Kwara State capital by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, expressed concern over the increasing rate of corruption in the country.

“My husband will return as Ekiti State governor in 2014″ – Ayo Fayose’s wife

Former First Lady of Ekiti State and wife of the ex governor of the State, Mrs. Feyisetan Fayose has predicted that her ousted husband, Ayo would make a heroic return to the Ekiti State Government House as the elected Governor in 2014.

The ex First Lady gave this prediction in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital during a meeting she had with the women wing of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state.

Mrs. Fayose said her husband remains one of the best aspirants in the PDP, stressing that he would win the Governorship poll.

Living doll Valeria Lukyanova meets her match - and now the pair intend to take America by storm

Real life Barbie Valeria Lukyanova has found herself a twin and now both intend to take America by storm.

Valeria caused an internet sensation - but also deep concern - when her cosmetically-enhanced looks turned her into a living doll.

Now she is joined by 24-year-old 'Dominica' - real name Olga Oleynik - who also owes her shape and image to the surgeon's knife.

'We met on the internet five years ago,' said Valeria, explaining that both come from the Ukrainian city of Odessa.

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Okonjo-Iweala’s mom: Police dismiss $1bn ransom phone call

The police in Delta State have dismissed reports that abductors of Kanene Okonjo, mother of Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, are demanding $1bn as ransom.

The state Police Commissioner, Ikechukwu Aduba, on Monday said the police were not aware of the speculated demands.

Reuters reports that Police said someone, purporting to be one of the kidnappers, had phoned on Monday to make some demands, but it was impossible to say whether the call was genuine.

Baby dumped in bush by mother dies

The Lagos State Police Command has apprehended a 37-year-old woman for allegedly dumping her one-day-old baby girl in a bush, causing her death.

According to the police authorities, the woman, Aderoju Ojelabi, placed her baby in a sack along with her placenta and dumped her in a bush not too far from her home on November 25, 2012.

Ojelabi told PUNCH Metro that she dumped the baby because of the financial burden of raising her, adding that she was still nursing an 18-month-old baby when she gave birth to the baby.

She said, “I’ve been married four times and I have five children. My last husband died last year and presently I’m nursing an 18-month-old baby boy. When I couldn’t fend for myself anymore, I started dating someone and the man was taking care of me.

Stella Damasus & Music Act, Lamboginny Appointed as NDLEA Ambassadors

 
For the first time the National Law and Drug Enforcement Agency, NDLEA will appoint ambassadors, it has chosen the Nollywood actress, Stella Damasus and music act, Lamboginny real names Yinka Lawanson.

The duo were officially unveiled as the new ambassadors at the NDLEA headquarters in Lagos on Monday 10th December, 2012. Director General of the agency, Dr. Femi Ajayi, said Stella and Lamboginny were selected for the honour due to their outstanding positive impacts on youths and the society at large.

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Beyoncé is on the path to world domination as she secures £30m Pepsi deal

She is already one of the most recognisable faces in show business with a fortune of £200m.

But fans of Beyonce are likely to see much more of her after she signed a £30m deal to become the face of Pepsi.

Not only will she appears in adverts for the soft drink, but in a first for the company, her face will be featured on cans and bottles of the drink.

While other well known figures, such as David Beckham and Jennifer Lopez, have been used in TV and magazine campaigns it is the first time that a celebrity's face will adorn the drink.

ECOWAS officials unhappy with Obasanjo, may bar him from heading missions

Mr. Obasanjo was head of ECOWAS Observer Mission to Ghana.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo may be a brash and outspoken person, but his utterances seem to have embarrassed international officials who have now vowed to take action.

Mr. Obasanjo, Head of the ECOWAS Observer Mission for the Ghanaian elections, had on Saturday, defended his recommendation of curtailing the “excesses of the (Ghanaian) media” in election coverage.

The former President was furious that media houses were announcing, live, approved results from polling units contrary to what obtains in Nigeria where election results are announced only at the headquarters of the electoral body.

Onolomemen says, N500 bn needed annually to fix Nigerian roads

The bad roads in Nigeria might not be fixed anytime soon , as the Minister of Works says the budget for the fixing the roads is inadequate.

The average budget of N100 billion is rather insufficient and grossly inadequate to repair the Nation’s deplorable roads, with over N500 billion required annually in the next four years to fix the roads, the Minister of Works, Mike Onolomemen, said in Abuja on Monday.

Mr. Onolomemen said this at a public hearing on measures to address the near collapse of roads across the country, and a bill to provide for the maintenance of public infrastructure.

My mum's kidnap is a sad reflection of where we are as a society - Okonjo's son

One of the children of theOkonjo family, Mr OnyemaOkonjo, on Monday said his mother’s kidnap “Is really a sad reflection of where we are as a society.”

He also blamed the kidnap of his mother, Prof. Kanenne Okonjo on security lapses.

Kanenne (82), is the mother of the Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.

Onyema told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ogwashi-Uku, Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta that his mother was kidnapped on Sunday at her residence between 12 noon and 1 p.m. by 10 young men.

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Delta State Government Presents First Class Graduates With N5M Each to Further Their Education

Delta State Government on Friday presented N5m each to first class graduates in the state to further their education. Here is how it was reported on Delta State Governement's Facebook page;

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The Smiths Support Trey Smith At First Djing Gig In Miami

The Smith kids Willow and Jaden are super talented when it comes to acting, singing and rapping and now their older brother Trey Smith has decided to dabble in the entertainment industry too. This past weekend, Trey (who is Will’s son from his first marriage to Sheree Fletcher) made his Djing debut at multiple Art Basel events including Club Liv on Thursday and Club Jelsomino on Friday in Miami.

Couple arrested for dumping day-old baby inside bush

The police in Ekiti State have arrested a couple, Mr. Dada Ojo and his wife, Adejoke, for allegedly dumping their newborn baby inside a bush.

Our correspondent learnt on Sunday that the woman and her husband were arrested on Friday.

A source in the community said the cry of the baby in the bush attracted residents of the area, who alerted officials of Ikere Local Government Area.

It was learnt that Adejoke, 26, gave birth to the baby at home last Wednesday without anybody’s assistance because she could neither afford hospital bills nor patronise the local birth attendants.

Journalist beaten to coma at Governor Akpabio’s birthday bash

The Uyo correspondent of The Nation newspaper has been beaten to coma by security operatives attached to Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godswill Akpabio, as he made to enter the venue of a lavish party the governor is hosting in celebration of his 50th birthday.

Five operatives of the State Security Service descended on Kazeem Ibrahym at the entrance of the Governor’s lodge in Uyo.

Mr. Ibrahim and his colleagues were invited by the governor’s media office to cover the event, and it is not clear why the reporter was singled out for harassment.

Rita Dominic Wins Best Actress Award In Kenya

Nigerian screen diva, Rita Dominic has been announced the winner of the best actress of the year category at the Kalasha Film and Television Awards held in Nairobi, Kenya yesterday.

The talented thespian won at the awards, which was organised by the Kenyan Film Commission, at the expense of two Kenyans; Patricia Kihoro and Joan Amara. Rita won the award for her role in the Kenyan movie, 'Shattered'.

Patricia Kihoro was nominated for the award category for her role in the film 'Miss Nobody' while Joan Amara got nominated for role in the movie 'Miss Pathetic'.

“We did not build Covenant University from tithes and offerings” – Bishop Oyedepo

Bishop Oyedepo last night again, floored those accusing him of ripping off church members through tithes and offering to live in affluence while cruising in private jets. He said,”the last time Church paid my salary was December 1987, nobody heard it, not even the Ministers in the church until 1997 and church members didn’t hear this until 2007″.

Again he said: “In January of 1988, my wife asked me of money for feeding and I told her I had give my salary to God, and that was the last time she ever had to ask for feeding til date” He again queried whether anybody has ever been approached by him for any form of financial assistance?