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Police Arrest Vice-Principal for Raping his 12 year old Pupil

The police in Ekiti State have arrested a 57-year-old Vice-Principal of St. Mary Girls College, Ikole Ekiti, Mr. Ayo Ajayi, for allegedly raping a 12-year-old pupil of the school inside his office. Punch  reports that the pupil had gone to the office of the vice-principal on March 18 and she did not come out as quickly as expected. This was said to have fueled the suspicion of some teachers. One of the teachers, who reported the case to the police, was said to have moved closer to the door to open it but discovered that the door had been locked from inside.

Aero Contractors Helicopter Seized For Mistakenly Landing On Enugu Governor’s Lodge

A helicopter bearing the markings of Aero Contractors which mistakenly landed at Governor’s lodge of Enugu Government House yesterday at around 10.30am has been seized. The pilot and the crew members of the helicopter were also detained at the government lodge for alleged security breach. The crew members upon interrogation said the helicopter mistook the Government House for the State House of Assembly complex from where they were meant to convey the corpse of a deceased member of old Anambra State House of Assembly, Sir Andrew Umeoji. They were later handed over to the police for further interrogation.  Read the press statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Chukwudi Achife on the incident after the cut. “At about 10.30 am today (Tuesday), a helicopter bearing the markings of Aero Contractors landed without permission at the Governor’s lodge. “The mission of the visitors was unknown to the government. After preliminary inquiries, the Chief S...

Internet Dating: Police Arrest Man For Defrauding US Lover Of N56m

The Police Special Fraud Unit, SFU, has arrested a 29-year-old man for allegedly operating an internet fraud syndicate that specializes in defrauding unsuspecting wealthy foreign women who are in dire need of husbands. Henry Ogu, and his accomplice, Yunusa Okonkwo, 42, were arrested after defrauding a New Jersey lady of US$350,000 (about N56 million) via an internet dating site. In a statement on Wednesday, the SFU said that it received an e-mailed petition from a U.S. citizen, whom it did not name, sometime in April 2013. The petitioner alleged that she met Mr. Ogu on a dating site.

Meet 28-Year Old Medical Student Who Is Auctioning Her Virginity For Money

A 28-year-old medical school student who is auctioning off her virginity on the internet for money has received bids as high as $550,000 ever since she launched it online on the 31 st  of March, 2014.  The student who uses the alias Elizabeth Raine also had to reveal her face few days after the launch in an effort to attract more hefty offers.

Kim & Kanye's Vogue cover sells 500k copies, beating both Beyonce and Michelle Obama

Bow down to the power couple! They predicted it and it's happened. Kim and Kanye's controversial Vogue cover just beat out the sales record for both Beyonce and Firsl Lady Michelle Obama's covers,  Toofab reports. The power couple officially have thee most in-demand cover in the mag's history. Their cover has sold over 500,00 0 copies and with subscriptions, expected to sell over 1.2million copies. Beyonce's 2013 Vogue cover sold more than 350,000 copies while  First Lady Michelle Obama's cover sold nearly 300,000.  Report claims Vogue had to restock many shelves after it sold out, something that  almost  never  happens

Nigerian pleads guilty to terror charges in the US

33 year old Lawal Olaniyi Babafemi (pictured above) yesterday Tuesday April 29th pleaded guilty to terror charges in a US court. The Nigerian citizen is accused of  providing material support to an al Qaeda affiliate, and participating in its media and recruitment campaigns, Reuters reports. US prosecutors said that, from January 2010 to August 2011, Babafemi left Nigeria to Yemen twice to meet with some leaders of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, known as AQAP. "The defendant traveled to  Yemen  to put himself at the disposal of a violent terrorist organization that has repeatedly demonstrated its determination to inflict bodily and economic harm on the US and its citizens," A U.S. Attorney said in a statement. Prosecutors also say the al Qaeda leaders paid Babafemi , also known as 'Ayatollah Mustapha'  almost $9,000 to recruit English-speaking people from Nigeria that would write for their online magazine called 'Inspire'. He was extradited August las...

14yr old girl kills another 14yr old girl after Facebook fight over a boy

14 year old Endia Martin (pictured above) was killed on Monday April 28th by another 14 year old girl after they argued on Facebook about a boy. Is this what 14 year olds should be doing? Fighting over boys and killing each other? My goodness! According to Chicago Times, the handgun used to kill Endia Martin had been brought to the scene by someone who knew the suspect and knew 'there was going to be a fight' Chicago police said "What would have been, under any other circumstance, probably a fistfight between 14-year-old girls, because they were fighting over a boy, turned into a murder. You introduce a firearm and you have a murder." The police said Endia was walking home from school when the other girl approached, pulled the gun and opened fire around 4:30 p.m on Monday in West Garfield Boulevard, Chicago, according to police. Endia was hit in the back and killed instantly. The 14 year old girl has been charged as a juvenile with murder, while her 24-year-old u...

Photos: Work in progress on light rail system construction in Lagos

The proposed light rail system being constructed by the Lagos state government in partnership with the World Bank is coming up well, with the rail tracks now being laid on the flyover rail-bridge that would run from Orile down to the island. The rail system is being developed to ease business transportation from the Badagry end of Lagos down to Lagos Island. See more exclusive photos after the cut ..

Chibok schoolgirls 'alive' & deal is 'within reach' - hostage negotiator claims

Found this report a foreign site,  Channel4.com . Read below.. A hostage negotiator in direct contact with the kidnappers of more than 200 schoolgirls in Nigeria tells Channel 4 News their safe release is "within reach", but that their fate rests on a knife-edge. The girls, we believe, are alive but they have been moved from the location to which they were originally taken," the intermediary told Channel 4 News. "It would not be hard to engineer a deal. It looks like they want to release them." The kidnappers have warned, however, that attempts by the military to launch a rescue attempt "may result in the deaths of many of the captives".

Dolce and Gabba found guilty of Tax Evasion

Creative Directors of D&G, Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana have been found guilty of tax evasion to the tune of $1.3bn. The verdict was announced this afternoon after hours of consideration by a three-judge panel who decided to uphold last June's guilty verdict that saw the designers both sentenced to 20-months in prison for allegedly committing tax evasion, Vogue UK reports. The alleged crime is said to have been a result of the sale of their Dolce & Gabbana and D&G brands to the Luxembourg-based holding company Gado Srl in 2004. Dolce & Gabbana have always denied the charges and promptly appealed last year's decision with their legal representative. But the appeal has been denied and both men are now facing prison time

Nigerians are world’s heaviest users of ATMs - Report

According to a recently released study by EY, a global business and financial advisory firm, Nigerian bank customers have been rated the heaviest users of Automated Teller Machines in the world. The study also rated Nigeria as one of the top three countries whose bank customers use social media when making decisions on selecting a financial service provider. The study also shows that Nigerian bank customers have the highest banking sensitivity and are the second highest globally to close accounts based on poor experience.   EY’s Advisory Banking Sector Leader for Africa, Mr. Colin Daley said in a statement that they came to the conclusion after sampling 32,000 bank customers in 43 countries including Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa. "Nigerian bank customers have the highest level of trust for primary financial service providers in Africa and second globally behind India. Twenty-four per cent of Nigerian customers have experienced a problem with th...

Jennifer Lawrence beats Rihanna as FHM's sexiest woman in the world

Apparently the girl on the left is sexier than the one on the right. Oscar winning actress Jennifer Lawrence has been named the sexiest woman in the world by FHM magazine. Rihanna came third while Beyonce came 7th and Scarlett Johansson is number 10. Their annual FMH 100 Sexiest was released today. 

Nigerian doctor pleads guilty to illegal distribution of painkillers

A Nigerian  doctor  is getting some time in the US for the illegal distribution of painkillers. Apparently it's the same doctor who was convicted of  molestation 2 years ago and suspended from the Physicians A ssociation in Indiana.  Wishtv.com   reports An Indianapolis doctor has pleaded guilty to illegally distributing painkillers. According to the Marion County Prosecutor’s office, Dr. Segun Rasaki pleaded guilty Wednesday to two felony dealing charges.  Officials say the doctor was writing prescriptions to multiple patients, even after his right to do so had been suspended. In 2012, Dr. Rasaki was convicted of sexual battery and battery against two patients.  The doctor received a one year sentence for that conviction. Rasaki is scheduled to be sentenced on May 27.

Rescued Abandoned Newborn Baby Dies after being Rejected by 2 Public Hospitals.

File photo  A new born baby abandoned by her mother was recently discovered in a swampy dump-site around Great Aduke School, Victory Estate in Iba area of Lagos. However, the baby finally died after being rejected by two public hospitals. Vanguard gathered that the baby girl was discovered inside a carton by a young man (names withheld) who had gone to inspect his building site in the estate. According to him:  “on getting to my site, I started hearing an unusual sound. I kept moving towards the direction of the sound. As I moved closer, I discovered a baby inside a carton soaked in blood, still attached to the placenta. Immediately I saw the baby I raised alarm and people gathered.  A woman among the crowd carried the baby to her house to clean up while I reported my finding at the police station.”

The World’s Fattest Woman Is in Love & Intends To Slim Down For Her Wedding (Photos)

The world’s fattest woman, Charity Pierce, 38, has found love with a toyboy almost half her age. And she is determined to walk up the aisle to marry him despite weighing twice as much as him. Housebound Charity Pierce, who weighs in at 56.4st, needs to lose 20st before her wedding so she can have a life-saving gastric bypass operation. She has already reduced her calorie intake from 10,000 to just 1,200 per day in the hope she can enjoy her first dance with fiancé Tony Saur, 22. Charity said: I’m determined not to have to get married at home

Photos: Police Disrupts ASUP Protest In Abuja

Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) and Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) after staying at home for ten months, decided to stage a protest today at the Federal Secretariat in Abuja. Their protest however was disrupted when the lecturers and students who gathered in front of the Secretariat, were dispersed by gun-wielding policemen who later fired teargas at them for defying their instruction not to move beyond the premises of the Federal Secretariat. The Minister of Labour, Mr Emeka Wogu, who addressed the lecturers before they were dispersed, promised to address the issues raised by them and said there would be an end to the on-going strike. More pictures from the protest after the cut. More photos after the cut.

Photos: Rihanna poses topless in racy new shoot for Vogue Brazil

Rihanna looks incredibly stunning in the May issue of Vogue Brazil. The singer stripped down for the mag a while back but pics from the photo shoot were recently released. See more pics after the cut.

Abducted schoolgirls allegedly married off for N2,000, moved abroad

OK, here's seriously hoping that this is not true. But according to reports, the 234 girls abducted at Government Girls College on April 15th may have been married off for N2,000 each and may also have been removed from the Nigeria to neighbouring countries like Chad and Cameroon. Daily Trust  reports Most of the 234 Borno schoolgirls in Boko Haram captivity have been ferried abroad to Chad and Cameroon after they were married off to sect members on N2,000 bride price each, an elder told Daily Trust yesterday. Dr. Pogu Chibok, who is the leader of the Chibok Elders Forum, told Daily Trust yesterday that latest information available to them indicates that most of the girls have been taken to the neighboring Cameroon and Chad by their captors. He said before they were ferried in canoes across the Lake Chad, a wedding ceremony was conducted at a town on the border with Cameroon where they were married off to Boko Haram militants. Continue...

Why I don't live with my husband' - Ronke Oshodi Oke

Yoruba actress Ronke Ojo popularly known as Ronke Oshodi Oke, has explained why she and her husband don't live together...despite the fact that they both live in Lagos. Ronke's husband, Anthony Gbolahan, who she married in January 2009, lives in Surulere, while Ronke lives in Ijaiye, Lagos. Explaining the arrangement, Ronke said the reason she doesn't live in Surulere with her husband is because the area is too populated. She refuted reports that they live apart because their marriage is in trouble... "If you have a partner or spouse who is your friend, you will understand each other very well. Fine, I am a reserved person and on the other hand I am also into showbiz. So for me to manage these things, you have to be in a reserved person. For instance when you are going out or coming in, nobody knows your movement. Secondly I am friendly but I don't really like crowd. My husband likes Surulere, he is a Surulere person. I like surburbs like Abule-Egba, Ijaiye a...

Delta bursary fraud whistleblower arrested in Lagos & taken to Delta state

According to a report by SR, Ambrose Ezewani, an ex student of the University of Lagos and former President of the National Association of Delta State students, UNILAG chapter, who blew the lid on a systematic student bursary racketing allegedly spearheaded by the Commissioner for Higher Education in Delta state, Mr Hope Eghagha has been handed over to the Delta state Government Sahara Reporters  reports.. Police officers in Sabo Station yesterday afternoon handed him over after the Delta State officials visited to ask for his transfer to Asaba, Delta State where he will be most likely tortured and “tried” for revealing the fraud perpetrated by officials of the state. Ezeanwani was President of the National Association of Delta State Students Union at the University of Lagos. During his tenure, he revealed that the bursary system was fraught with fraud, which he said was being perpetrated by men in the scholarship board in Delta State. Continue...

APC Chieftain who battered wife arrested by Sagamu police

The APC chieftain, Bashorun Bayo Awosanya, who battered his wife at their residence in Sagamu on Easter Sunday April 20th (read  here ) after an argument was arrested yesterday April 28th by the Ogun State police command. "The suspect personally reported himself to the Sagamu Divisional Police Officer, CSP Lawal Adebowale, around 0800hrs due to arrest warrants issued and pressure mounted on him to show up before he would be publicly declared wanted by the police" the PPRO of the Ogun State Command in a statement. He was later transferred to the Department of Criminal Investigation for further questioning. Ogun State police say they plan to charge him to court. If you have a violent husband, you can actually get him arrested and locked up. Nigerian police now take domestic violence serious. If your spouse bribe their way out of an arrest, contact NGOs that cater for battered women and they will take up your case. Domestic violence needs to stop!

Rihanna goes topless for French magazine, Lui

She actually posted all the pics on her instagram page a few minutes ago...and then deleted them a few minutes later. This is probably her most raunchy magazine cover yet. Check on the pics after the cut...

EFCC press release: EFCC arrests 6 suspects for N5.5m bank fraud

A press statement from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Find it below... Five persons have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over allegation of fraudulent transfer of a total of N5, 550,000.00 (Five Million, Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira) from an account in Skye Bank. The suspects, Ademola Okunlola, 36; Tajudeen Oluwanisola, 41; Kolawole Adams, 52; Temitope Pedro, 27; Bayo Olowoyo, 39 and Otunba Biodun Adebanjo, 56, were picked up in different locations in Lagos by operatives of the anti- graft agency for allegedly effecting the fraudulent transfer of N5, 550,000.00 from the account of one Ajani Kareem Musibau domiciled in Skye Bank Plc. Continue...

NBA bans racist Clippers owner, Sterling, for life; fines him $2.5m

Donald Sterling, the L.A Clippers owner who was caught on tape making disgusting racist comments to his girlfriend (read  here ) has been banned for life from the NBA and fined $2.5 million, which is the max fine that can be imposed under NBA rules. Under the ban, the 81 year old can't go to games, attend practices, make decisions regarding the team or attend NBA meetings. Basketball Commissioner Adam Silver made the announcement this evening Tuesday April 29th, saying the National Basketball Association will force Sterling to sell the team, which he has owned since the 80's, to another organization. Silver said Sterling admitted making those comments but showed no remorse. The commissioner said 'Sentiments of this kind are contrary to the principles of inclusion & respect that form the foundation of our diverse, multicultural and multi-ethnic league." Good move!!!

Prince Harry and Cressida Bonas reportedly split

According to multiple sources, one of the most eligible bachelors in the world, Prince Harry, 29, is back in the market after splitting from girlfriend of almost two years, Cressida Bonas, 25. From  E! Online ... E! News can confirm that the two, who began dating almost two years ago, are no longer dating. A source tells  People  magazine that Harry found Bonas "too needy" and that "it just wasn't working out." However,  Showbiz Spy  is reporting that their relationship came to a halt because of concerns on Bonas' end. "Cressie is still young and had huge reservations about marrying into the royal family," a source told the site. E! News also reported earlier that Cressida has been nervous about the attention she'll receive if she ever made it official with Prince Harry. The shocking split comes on the heels of months of speculation that the redheaded royal was inching closer to popping the question to the beautiful blonde.

Teacher stabbed to death at Leeds school by 15 year old student

Ann Maguire, 61, is the first teacher to be killed in the classroom of a British school. She was stabbed in the neck in front of p upils at the Corpus Christie Catholic College school in Leeds. BBC reports that the Spanish teacher was taken to the hospital following the attack but was later pronounced dead. A 15-year-old boy was later arrested for her murder and is in custody. A pupil at the scene told the BBC that children were seen screaming and running from a classroom following the attack. Continue..

Alison-Madueke gets court injunction stopping reps from probing N10b jet scandal

Minister of Petroleum, Dieziani Alison-Madueke, who has been in the middle of a 10bn jet scandal has secured a court injunction stopping the House of Representatives from further investigating her, Premium Times reports. Alison-Madueke had approached a federal high court in Abuja where she asked the court to restrain the House members to discontinue any probe involving her. Justice . R. Mohammed who presided over the case, barred the house members or their committees  from summoning her for any further investigations or even ordering her arrest if she failed to appear before the house. According to reports, the court injuction was secured on April 14th but was only made public today as the House intended to commence further investigation on the matter today.

'My uncle has been sleeping with me since 2013' 12yr old girl reveals

Anthony Wayas (pictured left) a resident of Finima community in Bonny LGA of Rivers State has been accused by his 12 year old niece of having sex with her since 2013, Tribune reports.   Anthony, who is the brother to the girl's father took responsibility for her after her father passed away when she was just a year old. By the time she turned 12, he started having sex with her.   His evil act came to light on Monday April 21 after the girl told her neighbour what her uncle was doing to her. The neighbour then told another neighbor who told the youth leader in the community and Anthony was accosted in his home where he was badly beaten and had to be rescued by the police. Continue...

Jay Z and Beyonce announce joint summer tour - On The Run

Jay Z and Beyonce are planning the joint summer tour to end all tours. The power couple announced today that the 16 date tour will kick off June 25 in Miami and will end August 5th in San Francisco. According to the announcement, pre-sale tickets will be made available for Beyonce fan club members and Chase credit card holders on 4/29/14 at Ticketmaster. $1 from each ticket sold and a portion of the proceeds from the Chase VIP Ticket Package will be donated to the Shawn Carter Foundation. Tickets for the general public will go on sale May 2 on LiveNation. 

Photos: Peter Okoye buys 2014 Bentley GT worth over N30million

Oh wow! Peter Okoye of P-Square just shared pics of the new 2014 Bentley GT he just acquired said to be worth over N30million. See another pic after the cut...

Child killer/rapist tortured and raped in prison in Brazil by 20 men

A Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructor named  Daryell Dickson Meneses Xavier was reportedly beaten and raped by 20 men after he was locked up for allegedly killing and possibly raping his girlfriend's 1year 11 months old son (pictured with him left) in  Taguatinga, suburb of Brasilia, Brazil in Sept 2013. A ccording to local media, trouble started for the man after his girlfriend left him alone with her son. A few hours later, he called his girlfriend claiming the boy fell and was having seizures. The child was rushed to the hospital and died two days later. Doctors who didn't believe the boy fell called the police and told them they suspected foul play because the injuries on the boy wasn't consistent with a fall but with blunt trauma, and also said  possible sexual abuse was involved. Doctors concluded there was blunt trauma and that the child  also had a fissure in the anus. Fissure could come from sexual abuse or constipation but the boy's mum said he didn't have c...

Women to stage one-million march in Abuja over abducted girls

Nigerian women would on  Wednesday April 30th  in Abuja stage a one-million-women march tagged "Free our girls" to press for the release of the schoolgirls that were abducted from Girls Government college in Chibok, Borno state on Monday April 14th.   The call for the protest was made during an emergency meeting put together by the Borno state first lady, Hajia Nana Kashim Shettima, yesterday. Coordinator of the protest Prof. Hauwa Abdu Biu said the march is expected to involve every woman in the country. "The last time, we were in black but this time around the colour for the Abuja rally is red; so we should all be prepared and mobilize ourselves for the rally”, she said

Woman kills her own new born child because he looked like her ex-boyfriend

18-year-old Ana Rosa Mora (pictured above) has been arrested for killing her own child because the the new born looked like her ex-boyfriend. Ana wrapped her baby in a bag and left him outside to die because she feared the child looked like her ex-boyfriend and her current boyfriend would leave her. The Chicago Tribune reports that the teen gave birth last weekend and attended school on Monday after allegedly committing the act and even showed staff members pictures of a newborn girl that she claimed she downloaded from the Internet. But after employees noticed strange behavior - such as the girl asking if authorities could link her to the child through DNA and lying about the baby's age - they alerted authorities. Continue...

Man Attempts to Kill Woman He Got Pregnant During a One-Night Stand by Blowing Her Up (Photos)

According to  DailyMail , this 36 year old Chinese man pictured above, kidnapped his pregnant 21-year-old girlfriend, tied  a gas  tank to her back and ignited it when police turned up to try and rescue her. But he is right now fighting for his life alongside his girlfriend in a Chinese hospital after he too was caught up in the blast. Surgeons are battling to save their lives but, despite the mother-to-be's horrific injuries, her unborn baby managed to survive. 21 year old Xu Fan fell pregnant by mistake after a one-night-stand with Li Moulian, but the pair decided to stay together and moved into to a house in Mazhuang  New Village . Sixth months into their relationship, the pressure seemed too much for the father-to-be continue...........

This Couple has Vowed Not to Separate Their Conjoined Baby Twins who Share a Heart & a Liver (Photos)

  Conjoined twins  Andrew Donovan Lee and Garrett Lee Donovan Stancombe pictured above share both a liver and a heart. And their parents say it's going to stay that way. The boys who were born on April 10 to 25-year- old father , Kody Stancombe and mother, Michelle  Van Horne  are joined from their upper chest to the belly button. They share a heart and a liver and were born a month short of a normal full-term pregnancy. According to the  twins' young parents :

VP Namadi Sambo Loses Brother In a Ghastly Motor Accident Today in Abuja (Photos)

Vice President Arc. Namadi Sambo today lost his immediate  younger brother  Capt Sabo Sambo in a horrible  car accident  on Bill Clinton Drive, Airport Road, Abuja.   Captain Sabo was reportedly on his way to the airport to catch a flight when he crashed into a tree and his  car went up in flames. According to eyewitnesses, Capt Sabo got trapped in his car after the collision with the tree. When the car burst into flames, he desperately tried, struggled to get out but could not. Eventually, he was burnt to death

Policeman Abducts, Brutalises 8-year-old Girl in Ketu, Lagos (Photo)

Residents of Olufowobi Street, Ketu, Lagos, were thrown into confusion after an eight-year-old girl, Amarachi Abakwam, was found tied up and brutalised under the bed of a policeman attached to Police  Mobile Force  22. PUNCH Metro  reports that the policeman, Augustine Gbuchenge, with Force number 400823, lived in the same compound with Amarachi’s family. The father of the victim, Patrick, told PUNCH Metro that on the fateful day he had been looking everywhere for his daughter until they discovered her under Gbuchenge’s bed. Patrick said: “Last Thursday, I returned from work around 7.30pm and met my children and wife outside. There was  power failure  on that day so everywhere was dark. I asked after Amarachi but my wife said she was probably in our apartment sleeping. 

T.B. Joshua Sees Vision Concerning Abducted Chibok School Girls, Says Divine Rescue Operation is on The Way!

   Here is the powerful message Prophet T.B. Joshua passed on yesterday, Sunday 27th April 2014 in his church concerning the abducted schoolgirls in Borno State: “They have to be released. That is the voice of God. I saw a vision where some of these girls have escaped and they are trying to find their way from the forest to the town. In the midnight, some of these girls ran away. The ones that are still under their custody –  God said  He will release them. This is the voice of God. God has spoken – these children must be released. We can’t wait to see them. God has marked them that nothing should happen.