Monday, July 13, 2015

Dil-d'oh! Horny woman driver uses sex toy and crashes car


LOL! A woman caused a minor traffic accident recently because she was pleasuring herself with a sex toy.

The woman, described as being in her 30s, was reportedly driving her Mini when she suddenly lurched forward and shunted a stationary van being driven by a M&J Seafood employee.

The driver of the van later explained that it was his first day on the job and when he was later called into the company office, based in Cirencester, he feared he was about to be fired.

However his bosses told him that he wasn’t to blame as the incident had been caught on CCTV – and that the film had caught something… interesting.

The CCTV footage apparently showed the woman exit her vehicle holding a pink ‘Rampant Rabbit sex toy’ and hurriedly doing up her trousers.

A source told Mirror.co.uk: ‘The bosses told him it wasn’t his fault and then said, “Have you seen this?”. He was like “what the f**k?”. They all had a good laugh.”‘

Before you get excited, the company say they will not be releasing the ID of their driver or the CCTV footage.

Photos: Pastor Adeboye's wife turns 67


Pastor Mrs Foluke Adeboye, the wife of General overseer of the RCCG, Pastor E.A Adeboye turn 67 years old today July 13th. A special praise concert held yesterday July 12th at the Youth Centre at RCCG HQ. See more pictures below.



Photo: Nigeria's New Chief of Army Staff


Pictured is General Tukur Buratai, the new Chief of Army Staff. Until his new appointment, he was the Commander of the Multi National Joint Task Force.

Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata dies at 55


Satoru Iwata, the president and CEO of Nintendo, passed away Saturday at the age of 55. "Nintendo Co., Ltd. deeply regrets to announce that President Satoru Iwata passed away on July 11th, 2015 due to a bile duct growth," the video game company said in a brief statement. During his 13-year tenure at the helm of Nintendo, Iwata was instrumental in the development of the company's portable Nintendo DS as well as the Nintendo Wii console.

Iwata joined Nintendo after a lengthy stint at HAL Laboratory, a video game developer that worked closely with Nintendo. At HAL, Iwata worked on titles like EarthBound, Kirby's Adventures and Balloon Fight. After assisting Nintendo on numerous Pokemon titles spread across the company's consoles, Iwata began working for Nintendo in their corporate planning division in 2000.

Two years later, Iwata succeeded Nintendo's longtime president Hiroshi Yamauchi. Taking over after the ill-fated release of the Nintendo GameCube, Iwata helped the company route their resources towards the DS and the Wii, and had a hand in developing those consoles' Super Mario and The Legend of Zelda franchises. However, not all of Iwata's moves were a success: Following the failure of the portable Nintendo 3DS console, Iwata voluntarily chopped his salary in half in an effort for management to take responsibility for the console's underperformance.

In 2014, Iwata was forced to miss Nintendo's presentation at the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo video game industry trade show due to medical problems that were later revealed to be connected to his bile duct.

"Recently, as the result of one of my routine physical examinations, an issue was detected. Following a more detailed examination, a growth was found in my bile duct," Iwata said in a statement at the time. "In general, it is said that a bile duct growth can be difficult to treat, partly because of the difficulty of detecting it early. In my case, luckily, it was detected very early and I had no symptoms. I was counseled that removal at an early stage would be the desirable medical option. Therefore, I had surgery last week, and I came through it well, as predicted."

"He didn't just create technology. He created a whole culture," Nobuyuki Hayashi, a consultant and technology expert, told The Associated Press. "It wasn't just a consumer product that he had delivered. He brought to people something that's eternal, what people remember from when they were kids. He was special."

Following Iwata's death, Nintendo's Twitter alerted followers, "In remembrance of Mr. Satoru Iwata, Nintendo will not be posting on our social media channels today." Iwata's funeral will be held July 17th. Nintendo fans have paid tribute to Iwata online with a picture of a Mario standing next to a flag at half-staff from Super Mario Bros.

Photo: Woman’s butt implant explodes while doing squats at the gym


According to Boston News Watch, a Boston woman named Serena Beuford's butt implant ruptured while she was doing squats at the gym. Serena Beuford, 27, of Boston is in a coma after her butt implants exploded while doing squats for an Instagram Video at Planet Fitness.

Doctors say Serena Beuford is in serious condition after her butt implants exploded. Beuford was working out with a friend at Planet Fitness in downtown Boston. After Beuford’s friend finished working out, she attempted to record Beuford doing squats to post the video on Instagram.

As Beuford was squatting, she heard a loud pop; which prompted her to immediately stop. Soon after the popping sound, Beuford fell to the floor screaming in agony from the pain. Other gym members rushed to her rescue until medical services arrived.

I heard a loud popping noise followed by the woman falling to the floor. She was screaming 'my a** is gone!!!' I had no idea what she was talking about until I saw her cushion like butt missing when EMS took her out the gym.

Foreign students will be banned from working and forced to leave the UK when their course ends


Bad news mostly for Nigerians. Foreign students are to be banned from working in Britain under a fresh crackdown on immigration ordered by Home Secretary Theresa May.


When courses finish they will have to leave the country before reapplying to return for a job. Ministers say the new rules, which will apply to all those from outside the European Union, will stop colleges being used as a 'back door to a British work visa'.
Official figures show that 121,000 non-EU students entered the UK in the 12 months to June last year, but only 51,000 left – a net influx of 70,000.
The government estimates that the number of foreign students coming to the UK will rise by more than 6 per cent a year up to 2020. Home Secretary Theresa May has taken action against 870 bogus colleges, banning them from taking foreign students.

But the Conservatives have vowed to go further, without the Lib Dems in power to force the rules to be watered down.

They want to stop student visas being used as an easy way to enter the UK before getting a job and claiming benefits.

Under the new rules, non-EU students will be denied the right to work while in the UK and will not be able to apply for a visa extension when their course finishes.
Students will have to leave the country before applying to return under a work visa.
The length of stay is also expected to be cut to two years when the plans are unveiled this week.

Immigration Minister James Brokenshire said it was 'part of our plan to control immigration for the benefit of Britain'.

'Immigration offenders want to sell illegal access to the UK jobs market and there are plenty of people willing to buy.

'Hard-working taxpayers who are helping to pay for publicly funded colleges expect them to be providing top-class education, not a back door to a British work visa.'
Business Secretary Sajid Javid signaled on Friday that the government would stop the education system being abused by immigrants.

He said: 'What we need to make sure – and we do have this – is that our immigration system allows those from abroad that want to come to Britain to study in our world-class universities, our fantastic colleges to come here,' he told the Today programme.

'But we've also got to have a system that doesn't allow any abuse when people are using the right to study as a way to achieve settlement in Britain.
'So we've got to break the link and make sure it's focused on people who want to study and then, once they've had their studies and completed that, then they leave.'
But universities have warned that any clampdown could damage the sector and business leaders are also wary of the move, warning it could rob Britain of vital skills.

Seamus Nevin, head of employment and skills at the Institute of Directors, said: 'The Business Secretary's proposals to eject foreign students after graduation are misguided and would damage the British education system, our economy and global influence.

'Britain already makes it difficult and artificially expensive for international students to enter and stay, and now these proposals would eject them ignominiously when their studies are finished.

'Restricting talented workers from staying on in the UK would damage business and lead to a loss of important skills. 

'Shutting the door to highly-trained international graduates at a time when our economy needs them most would be hugely damaging for UK businesses. 
'In the interests our education sector, our businesses, and our international standing, the Business Secretary should reconsider this proposal.'

Photo: OMG! This huge snake was found in Maryland, Ikeja


A huge snake today was found in Maryland area of Ikeja. The man pictured above said he killed the snake after he discovered it had eaten his goat. Awww!, the poor goat must have been petrified!. How did that huge snake find its way down there though?

LOL! As seen on US highway


Along L.B. Johnson freeway in Dallas, Texas, this truck with a message on the tail-board was spotted. More photos below



LOL!

Photos: Boko Haram releases Isis-style video of soldier being beheaded


Nigerian terror group Boko Haram has released an Isis-style beheading video weeks after it pledged allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) group, which controls larges swathes of Syria and Iraq.

The footage, released weeks after Boko Haram renamed itself Islamic State's West African Province (Iswap), shows some of the insurgents fighting with presumed Nigerian soldiers. The ten-minute-long video ends with the decapitation of a man believed to have been part of the African Union.

Images then show the bodies of some Nigerian soldiers lying on the ground after a battle. The ten-minute-long video ends with the decapitation of a man believed to have been part of the African Union.

The West Africa symbol that appears at the top left of the video, suggests the terror group has set up a new media wing in the country. According to some reports, the footage bears all the hallmarks of propaganda videos routinely released by IS, renowned for beheading, stoning to death and throwing off buildings captured soldiers, foreign journalists, homosexuals and people who fail to comply with the harsh rules imposed in the captured territories.

The group, condemned by the international community for its persecution of ethnic and religious minorities, has also recorded the execution of non-Muslims and non-Sunnis.

Boko Haram often releases video in which the group's leader Abubakar Shekau, or in other instances spokespeople, pledges to continue the insurgents' battle to establish an Islamic caliphate in northern Nigeria.

The group previously released two other videos which show the militants carrying out executions. One was released in March and shows the beheading of two alleged spies. It follows another video of a Nigerian fighter pilot being decapitated after his plane had gone missing in September 2014.

The Nigerian government is currently aided by mercenaries and troops from neighboring countries Chad, Benin, Niger and Cameroon in its offensive and has scored some successes since the military cooperation started in February.

In June, Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari announced the military headquarters would be relocated from Abuja to Maiduguri until the fight against terrorism was over.

The US announced it would send military trainers to help the Nigerian army improve its intelligence gathering and logistics.

Boko Haram intensified its attacks in recent months. A twin bomb attack blamed on the group killed at least 44 people and injured 67 in the provincial Nigerian capital of Jos earlier in July.

The explosions followed a suicide bomb attack in a church in the town of Potiskum earlier the same day. A priest and four worshippers were killed in the attack.

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#MAMA2015: Hollywood actor, Anthony Anderson to host showpiece event in South Africa


Organisers have announced popular Hollywood actor, Anthony Anderson as host of 2015 MTV MAMA. The Hollywood actor and comic star was announced as host of the 5th edition of MTV Africa Music Awards holding at KwaZulu-Natal this month.

Fresh from his recent stint as co-host of the BET Awards 2015 in LA, Anthony Anderson is set to follow in the footsteps of  Marlon Wayans (2014), Eve (2010), Wyclef Jean (2009) and Trevor Nelson (2008) as host of MAMA. ‘I look forward to my first trip to Durban and KwaZulu-Natal and i feel honoured to be hosting MAMA 2015 on Nelson Mandela’s birthday – it’s going to be awesome,’ he said.

Anthony Anderson is star and Executive Producer of ABC’s new comedy show, Black-ish alongside actress, Tracee Ellis Ross while also hosting Food Network’s Carnival Cravings with Anthony Anderson.

He is known for leading roles on NBC’s Emmy Award-winning drama, Law & Order in which where he played the role of Detective Kevin Bernard, as well as the shows, K-Ville and The Shield. Performers at MAMA 2015 include 2face, AKA, Big Nuz, Black Motion, Bucie, Cassper Nyovest, Da LES, Davido, Diamond Platnumz, DJ Fisherman, DJ Tira, Jhené Aiko, NaakMusiQ, NE-YO, Toofan, Wizkid, Yemi Alade and Young Thug.

Buhari names new service chiefs, NSA


President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday approved the appointments of new service chiefs and National Security Adviser for the country.

Their appointments, which was contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, followed Buhari’s sacking of the former occupants of the offices earlier in the day.

The new appointments, according to the statement are:

1. Maj.-Gen. Abayomi Gabriel Olonishakin – Chief of Defence Staff

2. Maj.-Gen. T.Y. Buratai – Chief of Army Staff

3. Rear Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas – Chief of Naval Staff

4. Air Vice Marshal Sadique Abubakar – Chief of Air Staff

5. Air Vice Marshal Monday Riku  Morgan – Chief of Defence Intelligence

6. Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno (rtd.) – National Security Adviser

The new Chief of Defence Staff,  Olonishakin (N/6901) hails from Ekiti State.

Until his new appointment, he was the Head of the Nigerian Army Training and Doctrine Command in Minna, Niger State.

The new Chief of Army Staff, Buratai hails from Borno State.

He was, until his new appointment, the Commander of the Multinational Joint Task Force which has its headquarters in Ndjamena.

He has previously served as Commander of the Nigerian Army’s 2nd Brigade in Port Harcourt and Commander of the Nigerian Army School of Infantry in Jaji, Kaduna State.

The new Chief of Naval Staff, Ibas (NN/0746) hails from Cross River State.

He enlisted into the Nigerian Defence Academy as  a member of the 26th Regular Course in 1979 and was commissioned as a Sub-Lieutenant in 1983.

His previous appointments include Naval Provost Marshal, Chief Staff Officer, Naval Training Command, Chief of Administration, Naval Headquarters, Flag Officer Commanding Western Naval Command and Chief of Logistics, Naval Headquarters. Until his appointment as Chief of Naval Staff, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Navy Holdings Limited.

The new Chief of Air Staff, Abubakar (NAF/1433) hails from Bauchi State.

His previous appointments include Chief of Standards and Evaluation, NAF Headquarters; Chief of Defence Communications and Air Officer Commanding, NAF Training Command. Until his new appointment today as Chief of Air Staff, he was the Chief of Administration, NAF Headquarters.

Adesina said the new service chiefs will hold their appointments in an acting capacity until confirmed by the Senate.

He quoted the President as  thanking the outgoing Service Chiefs and National Security Adviser for their services to the nation and wished them well in their future endeavors.

Nigeria's naira hits another low on black market; stocks fall


Nigerian stocks fell to a more than three-month low and the naira hit another record low on the parallel market on Monday, as central bank restrictions fed unofficial trade in dollars, traders said.

The local bourse, which has the second-biggest weighting after Kuwait on the MSCI frontier market index, dropped for the ninth consecutive day as investors shed banking, consumer and oil shares.

The naira weakened by 1.0 per dollar on the black market to another record low on Monday at 241, as importers banned from accessing hard currency at the official interbank market by the central bank three weeks ago scramble for hard currency in the unofficial market, a Nigerian currency trader said.

Low oil prices have battered the currency and government finances.

Sub-Saharan Africa's second biggest stock index closed down 0.32 percent on Monday, 11.5 percent lower than its 2015 peak, hit on April 2 having soared 12.2 percent in the two sessions after Muhammadu Buhari won a closely-fought presidential election.

The index of Nigeria's top 10 consumer goods stocks declined 1.15 percent on Monday, weighing on the all-share index. The top decliners were Flour Mills , Honeywell Flour Mills and Union Bank , all down more than 4.9 percent each.

The central bank has said it would not be focusing on the thinly-traded parallel market when determining the exchange rate, adding that people preferred to use the unofficial market for undocumented transactions.

Lafarge to supply excess electricity to grid, Dangote also in talks with NERC


Lafarge Africa said on Friday it had applied to Nigeria’s power sector regulator, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC),  for a licence to generate 260 megawatts of electricity to supply to the country’s grid.

According to Reuters, NERC is licensing so-called embedded power companies in attempts to try to end electricity shortages, one of the biggest constraints to investment and growth in Africa’s largest economy.

A source indicated to Reuters that Dangote is also in discussions with NERC to sell excess electricity generated from its cement plant to the grid.

Lafarge Africa, Finland’s Wartsila and the World Bank’s IFC agreed in September to build a 220 megawatt gas-fired power plant in the country to boost electricity supplies, at a cost of $400 million.

Nigeria is also in talks with Russia’s state-owned Rosatom to build nuclear power plants.

Update on Benue beheading: It was as a result of land dispute


A middle aged man in Utonkon Obarike, Oturkpo Local Government Area of Benue State, on Monday beheaded another middle aged man from Obi, Obi Local Government Area also in Benue State.

Findings by one of our correspondent revealed that the incident happened in the early hours of Monday in the late man’s compound.

Though, The PUNCH could not get the names of the two men as of the time of filling in this report, the Police Public Relations Officer, Austin Ezeani, confirmed the incident, saying the matter was currently being investigated by the Oturkpo Area Division of the command.

Ezeani alleged that the gory incident happened as a result of land dispute between the two of them.

A native of Obi, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, alleged that he was among those that apprehended the suspected murderer.

The source explained that when they interrogated the suspect, he confessed that he wanted to use the deceased’s head for ritual.

Jidenna, Erykah Badu to join Wizkid, Angelique Kidjo, others at Afrikcan Festival in Boston



Organisers have added controversial Nigeria-born American act, Jidenna to the list of top African musicians billed for the first ever Afrikcan Festival which comes up between July 21 to July 25, 2015.
Grammy award winner, Angelique Kidjo and Wizkid had earlier been named among performers. The highly rated Benin singer would be joined by Ivorian Reggae legend, Alpha Blondy, Black Coffee, Les Nubian and many others.

The festival, which is in celebration of African music, literature, fashion and food will take place at the Ramsey park in Boston, Massachusetts and organisers have also announced that American soul musician, Erykah Badu will play a part at the 5-day event.

Jidenna was in the eye of the storm over the weekend following his statement that he had to bring in commandos and several guns for the burial of his father due to the fear of being kidnapped

U.S holds Basket Mouth Day



Bigger boy things!. Nigerian comedian, Bright Okpocha, popularly known as Basket Mouth has received a special honour from the U.S as the city of Houston, Texas holds a Basket Mouth day on 17 of July, 2015 in honour of him.

The Mayor of Houston, Annice D. Parker who signed a legal document in respect to this also said that Basket Mouth was awarded the holiday in recognition of his commitment in uniting the communities in the city through his comedies.

“The city of Houston commends Basket Mouth for his commitment in bringing our community together through comedy and extends best wishes for continued success,” Parker said.

The Mayor said further that Basket Mouth is embarking on a world tour, and he will be visiting Houston on July 18, 2015, because it is one of the largest population of Nigerian-Americans.”

See the signed document below.


2 years old girl with hole-in-heart needs help


The birth of Godstime Chioma Dim, a two-year-old girl with a hole in the heart to the family of Mr. and Mrs. Emmanuel Ifeanyi Dim on August 21, 2013 was celebrated with pomp and pageantry.

For years, the couple, who already had two male children, prayed for a girl and when Godstime came, it was moment of joy for the family, who saw her as an angel sent by God.

This, the couple told The Guardian informed the choice of her name, Godstime and Chioma, meaning Good God. However, while the family was still savouring this great visitation from God, the devil struck and what should have been a bundle of joy turned out to be a source of worry and sorrow for the family.

Not only was the baby diagnosed of a multiple congenital anomalies; she was also diagnosed with a hole-in-the-heart. According to a medical report signed by the Head of Department of Pediatrics and Child Heart, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, (LASUTH) Dr. B. A. Animashaun, the girl’s conditions include anorectal malformations, bilateral Talipes Equinovarius, and acyanotic congenital heart disease, which involved complete Atrioventricular canal defect, additional secundum, Atrial Septal defect, inoderate sized patent Ductus Arteriosus and severe pulmonary artery hypertension.

“She is currently on oral anti-failure medications, Frusemide and Captopril and requires urgent surgical intervention to correct her heart defect,” the doctor said.

Narrating their ordeal to The Guardian last week, the couple said few weeks after Godstime birth at Living Spring Hospital Ejigbo, Lagos, it was discovered that she had developmental problems and they were referred to LASUTH for further medical attention.

“First, we were sent to a Cardiologist, after spending three months, we were sent to the Orthopedics, then to the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) section for analysis.

During these examinations, it was discovered that she had a vast range of developmental challenges, ranging from a multiple congenital anomalies.

According to the father, the baby was also on POP for months before her legs could be stretched. “As petty traders, we have spent all our savings and we need help from Nigerians,” Dim pleaded.

Last year, a Lagos based foundation, Yeloto African Children’s Foundation, also raised a cheque of N106, 500 for Godstime’s surgeries and other indigent pediatric patients for the correction of the anorectal malformation before the hole in the heart was discovered.

The money was for Ostomy, a surgical procedure used to create an opening for urine and feaces to be released from the body. This he said could not be done until the corrective surgery for the heart defect in India, whose cost doctors said was about $10,000, has been done.

“We are calling on Nigerians to please come to our aids to save our bundle of joy,” he pleaded Any assistance for baby Godstime can be made to Dim Grace Eberechukwu. Access Bank Account Number: 0027694693 or reach the telephone numbers: 08064805684 and 08061191516.

Picture of Godstime with her parents below.




Breaking News: Suicide bomber attacks military checkpoint in Maiduguri


A suicide bomber just attacked a military checkpoint on the outskirts of Maiduguri this monday afternoon. According to members of the civilian vigilantes, there are casualties but it is however not known what the exact figures are.

The blast occurred at the Jimtilo checkpoint on the southern part of the state at about 12:10pm. More updates on the attack shortly.

UPDATE: A suicide bomber in a bus killed one member of Nigeria’s civilian Joint Task Force (JTF) at the main checkpoint on the outskirts of the northeastern city of Maiduguri on Monday July 13, 2015, military and JTF sources said.

There was no immediate claim for the attack, but it bore the hallmarks of Islamist militant group Boko Haram.

Maiduguri, the state capital of Borno, is the birthplace of the jihadi sect.

A JTF member at the scene said that after passengers had left the bus, the driver drove forward to another inspection point at the Njimtilo checkpoint in the southwest of the city where he detonated the bomb. Three civilians were injured.

Since President Muhammadu Buhari’s inauguration at the end of May, there has been a sharp rise in the number of raids and bombings across the country, especially in Borno.

Attacks in neighbouring Chad, including on the capital N’Djamena, have also been on the rise.

Buhari and his regional allies are setting up the headquarters of a multinational Joint Task Force in Chad’s capital dedicated to dealing with the six-year old insurgency.

Chadian troops played a major role in pushing the group out of key Nigerian towns earlier this year.

According to monitoring by the SITE Intelligence Group, Boko Haram claimed responsibility on a Twitter feed for suicide bombings on the police headquarters in Chad’s capital in June and a recent such attack in Maiduguri.

Earlier this year, it pledged allegiance to the Islamic State, which controls territory in Syria and Iraq and is extending its influence in North Africa and Yemen.

Yazidi Girl, 17, made pregnant by ISIS Jihadi reveals horror ordeal


A Yazidi teenager has told how she and her little sister were raped daily by depraved jihadists after they were sold into slavery at an auction of virgins - as she revealed she is now pregnant with the vile extremist's baby.

The girl, who is just 17, revealed how every day of her nine-month ordeal was 'like choosing between death and death' as she was faced with beatings and sexual assaults by the ISIS militant and his team of 'bodyguards'.

The teenager told how she was gang-raped, whipped and even scalded on the thigh with boiling hot water if she didn't keep with her ISIS rapist's depraved sexual demands.

Now, three months pregnant with Al-Russiyah's baby, the girl says she gets flashbacks and nightmares about what he did to her.

The girl was bought by Al-Russiyah, originally from Chechnya, who purchased her, her 10-year-old sister and two other girls in 10 minutes.

But it was not only the prospect of what the horrors they would face once they were taken away from the auction house which left the girls distraught.

Once at their new 'home', an abhorrent daily routine from which they could not escape began.

Each morning, Al-Russiyah would strip the girls naked, then smell them and decide who he wanted to have sex with that day, she said.

After the he had made his choice, his bodyguards would select one of the remaining girls for themselves.

But the bodyguards were so rough with her that the teenager felt relief at being picked by her captor, who would 'beat her less than the other men'.

It was only when he and his bodyguards were killed in battle that she managed to successfully flee.

Abia driver arrested for alleged rape of female passenger


A 36 -year-old taxi driver, John Madu, is now cooling off his heels behind bars in Umuahia, the Abia State capital, for allegedly raping a female passenger.

According to the Abia State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Ezekiel Onyeke, the 24-year-old female passenger, who was said to be travelling from Lagos to Obehie, was reported to be the only passenger in the taxi when the incident occurred.

He said the victim had boarded the commercial car in Aba after she arrived from Lagos and was traveling to Obehie, a suburb of Aba, when the randy driver decided to sexually assault her.

According to the police spokesman, the driver midway into the journey feigned that his cab had run out of fuel and stopped at a lonely place on the Aba-Port Harcourt Expressway, where he raped the suspect.

Police said the pleas by the victim for the suspect not to defile her as she was a virgin, fell on the driver’s deaf ears as he allegedly overpowered her and raped her right inside the cab.

He also said help could not come the way of the victim on time as the incident occurred very late in the night.

Onyeke added, “At  a spot along the road, the driver pulled off the road, claiming that he  ran out of fuel. The victim, who was not comfortable with the claims of the suspect, left the vehicle on the excuse that she wanted  to ease herself.

“The driver, who suspected rightly that the victim wanted to escape, went after her and forcefully dragged the helpless victim back to the vehicle and raped her despite pleas from the victim that she be spared as she has vowed to keep her virginity till marriage.

“The suspect, who fell asleep after the act and did not know when the victim left the vehicle, was woken up by men of the Operation Safer Highway team on patrol of Obehie, who wanted to know what he was doing alone in the vehicle and on the deserted road at that hour of the night and he told the Police officers that he ran out of fuel.”

The PPRO  said luck ran out on the suspect when the victim, who was hiding in a nearby bush, quickly came out and narrated her ordeal to the police patrol team.

“The suspect was promptly arrested and handed over to the Police at Obehie,” he said.

He said the victim was later  taken to Cottage Hospital, Owaza, for medical attention while the suspect, “who made useful statement to the Police,” would soon be arraigned.

US vows to push Nigeria to outlaw anti-gay discrimination


America will continue to put pressure on countries like Nigeria which have anti-LGBT legislation in place. The US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Linda Thomas-Greenfield stated that America will continue to pressurise Nigeria. She made this known in a live-web chat with journalists in Washington.

Thomas-Greenfield, who said the US had adopted the protection of the rights of same-sex people as a part of its foreign policies, has vowed that Washington will continue to put pressure on Nigeria and other countries to change their laws against the LGBT community.

She said: “As a government, it is one of the highest priorities and strongest values that discrimination against anyone based on their sexual orientation and gender identity is wrong. We believe human rights should be available to everybody.”
“As a policy, we will continue to press the government of Nigeria as well as other governments who have provided legislation that discriminate against the LGBT community.” She continued.
Thomas-Greenfield has also said that she does not agree that pressuring Nigeria to reverse the anti-gay law has amounted to interference. She also said that Nigeria and Uganda had the hardest legislation on the gay community.
She said: “This is very much a work in progress, but I think you will agree with me that the law in Nigeria really went far in discriminating against this community but also people who associate with them.”
“So we will continue to press the government, to press the legislature to change these laws and provide human rights for all Nigerian people regardless of their sexual orientation.” Thomas-Greenfield stated.
She said that she was optimistic that the US would win the fight to protect the LGBT community.
“With what is happening in the US, you can determine how far we are willing to go. We strongly believe human rights for all people and we are particularly opposed to legislation that actually targets the gay community for discrimination. So we are prepared to push this as a policy not just in Africa but across the world.” She added.

Nigeria's president sacks all four defence chiefs


President Muhammadu Buhari has relieved service chiefs of their positions. The affected officers are Alex Badeh, chief of defence staff; Usman Jibrin, chief of naval staff, Kenneth Minimah, chief of army staff and Adesola Amosu, chief of air staff. 



All of them were appointed by former president, Goodluck Jonathan, on January 16, 2014. Badeh took over from Ola Sa’ad Ibrahim; Minimah replaced Azubike Ihejirika; Jibrin succeeded Joseph Ezeoba and Amosu became chief of air staff following the elevation of Badeh. 

Since he assumed office on May 29, Buhari has met with the dismissed military chiefs on three occasions. Sources said as far back as May, a small group was set up quietly to work out the modalities for the shake-up and scout possible replacements for those to be weeded out. 


Sibling Love: Footballer Neymar inks sister's face on his arm, she inks his eyes on her arm


Last month, Barcelona and Brazilian football star Neymar unveiled his new tattoo of his younger sister, Rafaella, on his arm. Rafaella returned the gesture by tattooing Neymar's eyes on her left arm. She unveiled it over the weekend. Check it out below.







Photos: Nigerian refugees return from Chad


Over 500 Nigerian refugees returned to Nigeria from Chad yesterday night. They were received by NEMA officials. More photos below



Femi Fani-Kayode says Nuhu Ribadu should be the next PDP Chairman



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LASTMA official slumped while controlling traffic, now dead


A Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA official slumped while controlling traffic on Ishaga Road in the Idi-Araba, Mushin area of Lagos on Saturday July 11th.

Kazeem Lawal, who was seen gasping for breath before he slumped on Saturday afternoon, died on his way to to Randle Hospital, Surulere, where his colleagues rushed him to.

One of the colleagues of the deceased who spoke to Punch said;

“He was initially taken to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, but he could not be attended to because of the ongoing strike action. He was then rushed to the Randle Hospital where he was confirmed dead. We do not have any insurance policy. We do not have any hazard allowance. It is very painful.

“His family members are in disarray at present. We work round the clock, and we are usually overwhelmed. He must have collapsed from accumulated stress. Since the government sacked some LASTMA workers last year, there has been a burden on the workforce. Work posts, where seven personnel were handling, have been reduced to one or two.”

“The whole thing happened so fast and so shocking. By the time they took him to the Randle Hospital, he had died,” another LASTMA official said.


Professor Wole Soyinka is 81 today!


Akinwande Oluwole "Wole" Babatunde Soyinka is a year older!. The playwright and poet turned 81 years old today July 13th. 

Akinwande Oluwole "Wole" Babatunde Soyinka was born into a Yoruba family in Abeokuta. After study in Nigeria and the UK, he worked with the Royal Court Theatre in London. He went on to write plays that were produced in both countries, in theatres and on radio. He took an active role in Nigeria's political history and its struggle for independence from Great Britain. In 1965, he seized the Western Nigeria Broadcasting Service studio and broadcast a demand for the cancellation of the Western Nigeria Regional Elections. In 1967 during the Nigerian Civil War, he was arrested by the federal government of General Yakubu Gowon and put in solitary confinement for two years.

Soyinka has been a strong critic of successive Nigerian governments, especially the country's many military dictators, as well as other political tyrannies, including the Mugabe regime in Zimbabwe. Much of his writing has been concerned with "the oppressive boot and the irrelevance of the colour of the foot that wears it". During the regime of General Sani Abacha (1993–98), Soyinka escaped from Nigeria via the "NADECO Route" on a motorcycle. Living abroad, mainly in the United States, he was a professor first at Cornell University and then at Emory University in Atlanta, where in 1996 he was appointed Robert W. Woodruff Professor of the Arts. Abacha proclaimed a death sentence against him "in absentia". With civilian rule restored to Nigeria in 1999, Soyinka returned to his nation. He has also taught at the universities of Oxford, Harvard and Yale.

From 1975 to 1999, he was a Professor of Comparative Literature at the Obafemi Awolowo University, then called the University of Ife. With civilian rule restored to Nigeria in 1999, he was made professor emeritus. Soyinka has been a Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. In the fall of 2007 he was appointed Professor in Residence at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California, US. 

For lovers of stage plays, this July, Performing Arts Workshop and Studios (PAWS); a theatre production outfit, with outstanding performances such as Camwood on the Leaves, The Wives, Rubiewe, Shattered, and Death and the King’s Horseman, amongst others brings to stage one of Wole Soyinka’s powerful dramatic statement titled ‘Madmen and Specialist’ to TerraKulture.


Madmen & Specialists is set in the aftermath of the civil war and the resultant debilitating effect on the citizenry as civilians or military.

The stage play is directed by Kenneth Uphopho (Director of Saro the Musical and Single in Gidi), and features Patrick Diabuah, Bolanle Haastrup-Atitebi, Jeniffer Osammor, Austin Onuoha, and Kelvinmary Ndukwe, amongst others.

Venue: TerraKulture, Tiamiyu Savage Street, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Date: 19 and 26 July 2015
Time: 3pm and 6pm. 




Photos: Another ISIS Massacre!


ISIS over the weekend released a video showing the mass executions of prisoners. The men -  in their hundreds - were made to lay in shallow graves and were then sprayed with bullets. The men are believed to be military cadets captured during their battle with the terrorists.

The men were brought to their death place in trucks and were heard in the video pleading for their lives before they were machine-gunned. Some were shot individually and their bodies dumped into the Tigris River, while an excavator is seen shifting piles of bodies as the executions continue into the night. See more photos below









When will they stop???.