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Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Gist, News
When interrogated, she said ‘It was poverty that led me into this mess. It is true that I sold one of my twins for N90,000.00 to Mr Akpanam and Mr Samuel to be able to train the other baby. My husband’s family should forgive me for what I have done, it was poverty that led me into this’ she said.
OMG: Pastor, wife arrested in Akwa-Ibom for selling baby for N300,000
The General overseer of a Pentecostal church in Akwa Ibom state
identified as Pastor John and his wife, Deborah pictured above have
been arrested by the Akwa Ibom state police command for allegedly
kidnapping a new born baby with the intent of selling him to a child
trafficking syndicate at Nung Ukot Itam, Itu LGA of
the state for N300,000.
According to Sunnews, the couple would adopt little
babies in the guise that they want to raise them and then they would
sell the children to their child trafficking syndicate.
Confessing to the crime, Pastor John said “We have the mission to train
children nd suddenly we changed our mind, when my wife and I ventured
into selling of a new baby for N200,000.00 or N300,000.00 since we
have a syndicate who could sell it for us’’he said.
The police say he will soon be charged to court.
In
a related development, the state police have arrested one lady simply
identified as Sabbath for selling her 5 day old baby for N90, 000.
Sabbath gave birth to a set of twins and decided to sell one of them,
blaming it on poverty.When interrogated, she said ‘It was poverty that led me into this mess. It is true that I sold one of my twins for N90,000.00 to Mr Akpanam and Mr Samuel to be able to train the other baby. My husband’s family should forgive me for what I have done, it was poverty that led me into this’ she said.
Celebrities, Gist

Toke Makinwa advocates against Tribalism, recounts a personal experience


What the media personality shared on instagram this morning concerning tribal differences...
'There is so much to say on this topic, it is heartbreaking but real. Tribalism has been and is still been practiced today. Lagos is home for everyone, our generation knows better too. Let's not let this come in between us, the OBA's statement was ignorant but do we really blame him? We all at some point in our lives have been on the receiving end of acts of tribalism. Let's take out the tension and be real with each-other. Our parents generation practiced tribalism openly and they were not corrected. In some homes befriending people from other tribes was frowned on, marrying from another tribe is still being frowned on today, tribalism even from people of the same tribe is real too. What we need is to educate and not instigate. I had Igbo friends growing up, I was the only Yoruba girl in the midst of Igbo girls. Did they make fun of me? Sometimes but it wasn't out of malice. We lived, we loved and we are still very close. I have had a friend's mum tell me "haaa omo ondo ni e? Mi o mo ooo, a kin ba ondo sore" meaning - I'm from Ondo? She didn't know.... If she had, she won't let her daughter befriend me cos they don't like Ondo people, Ondo and Ijebu don't mix... I was shocked. She went ahead and said "You Ondo people are wicked".
My friend is from Ijebu ooooo, we are both Yoruba girls and that statement was made by her mum. We are still friends today and her mum got over it. Please educate people around you. Vote who you want, vote your conscience but please stop with the tribalism comments. Our beauty is in our diversity. It is a distraction, don't fall for it. Let's all live as one.'
Gist, News, Politics
Pics: Roads leading to Ekiti state blocked ahead of rumored sitting by APC lawmakers to impeach Fayose
All roads leading into Ekiti state have been blocked this morning by
those loyal to
Governor Fayose following strong rumours that the APC
members of the state House of Assembly were planning to hold a sitting
this morning to begin impeachment proceedings against Fayose.
Many loyalists also took over the roads leading to the state Assembly complex with police men and DSS keeping watch. More photos after the cut...
Many loyalists also took over the roads leading to the state Assembly complex with police men and DSS keeping watch. More photos after the cut...
Gist

Donny Ray Williams, a former
congressional aide and Obama staffer was spared jail time last Friday
April 4th
after he pleaded guilty to drugging and sexually assaulting two women,
including a former
intern. He was spared jail time because sometime in 2013, someone
attacked him with acid that left him disfigured for life. Guess the
court figured he had received enough punishment because many believe the
acid attack was a pay back for the rapes, though he claims the
boyfriend of a woman he was dating did it to him.
Convicted rapist spared jail time after being disfigured in payback acid attack


According to reports, Donny
Ray Williams, who was once a staffer for the Senate Homeland Security
subcommittee, slipped Ambien into the drink of an intern in 2010 before having sex with
her while she lay unconscious. That same year, he had sex with a woman
too inebriated to give her consent, prosecutors say.
Despite
admitting his guilt in December, D.C. prosecutors on Friday asked that
Williams be spared prison time because he is himself the victim of a
crime - the effects of which will mar the remainder of his life, Washington Post reports.
The
decision to give Williams a suspended jail sentence and 5 years
probation - which Judge Robert E. Morin reluctantly agreed to - came
despite one of his victim's request he be given 'some jail time.'
'He gave me a random dose of drugs and risked my life,' the woman argued in a letter read in D.C. Superior Court last week.
The
woman had just moved to Washington as an intern. She initially warmed
to Williams because she believed he could help her get a leg up on
Capitol Hill.
'After
the assault, I moved away, and he continued to harass me and threatened
me to drop the charges. This crime has caused me fear, pain and a
financial burden,' she wrote.
The
other woman Williams raped was not present for the sentencing, during
which Judge Morin said Williams 'was a victim of an independent crime
and has serious medical issues.'
Williams' own attack occurred in 2013 as he walked down a Washington street.
A man approached him and tossed acid in his face that dripped down his body, he told the Post.
'I thought I was going to die,' Williams recalled
Massive
second and third-degree burns put him in the hospital for two months,
blinded him in one eye and nearly blinded him in the other.
Williams believes the jealous boyfriend of a woman he was dating was behind the assault, the Post reports.
Much
of his face is now gnarled and disfigured and he currently has a
massive lump at the top of his skull where doctors have surgically
implanted a rod that stretches his skin in order to promote healing.
He's undergone some 20 surgeries and still faces more 'life threatening surgeries.
Source: Washington Post/UK Daily Mail
Gist, News

Son of late former governor of old Anambra state Chief C.C Onoh and
former member of the Enugu state House of state, Dr Josef Onoh has vowed
to drag the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu before the International
Criminal Court of Justice over the anti-Igbo comments he made during his
meeting with some Igbo leaders resident in Lagos last Sunday.
Speaking with Vanguard, Dr Josef Onoh said
I will drag Oba of Lagos to ICC - Josef Onoh son of former Anambra governor says


Speaking with Vanguard, Dr Josef Onoh said
"Let it be known that whether Oba Akiolu’s threat comes to fruition or not, I have concluded to take him to the ICC where he will keep company with the like Charles Taylor and answer to human right charges that will be preferred against him” he said
Celebrities, Gist

You know when people have an opinion about you and just can't wait for
the right moment to let you know...:-). Nollywood director Ifeanyi
Ikpoenyi aka Mr Hollywood reacts to Kunle Afolayan's tweets
Nollywood director Ifeanyi Ikpoenyi responds to Kunle Afolayan's tweets about the Igbos


"I almost ignored Kunle Afolayan's useless tweets about Igbos being the only Pirates in Nigeria because to me, Kunle is just an over rated Nollywood film maker. He's not better than Izu Ojukwu, Teco Benson, Obi Emelonye, Chineze Anyaene to mention but a few.
The secret of Kunle is his DOP Yinka Davies who does everything for him and at the end of the day Kunle will just come and announce 'action'... Give him another local DOP and see if Kunle is worth all the praises his kinsmen showers on him. Kunle should thank Peace Anyiam Osigwe for giving him the platform of AMAA as a pedestal to limelight. Trust me, if Kunle walks the street of Onitsha, Aba, Enugu or any where outside yoruba land, not even one person will recognise him as a celebrity. I will rather worry myself with the Oba's threat to Ndi igbo than spend one second of my time thinking about Kunle's senseless tweets about the Igbos.
Ifeanyi Ikpoenyi (Mr Hollywood)
Gist, News
A pedestrian was crushed to death this morning while trying to cross the Airport road expressway in Abuja.
SEE PHOTO
Graphic pic: Pedestrian crushed to death on Express road in Abuja
SEE PHOTO
Celebrities, Entertainment, Gist
Kaffy releases new pics as she presents Ijoda9JA Dance Burn-Out DVD
Mother
of two, wife and one of Nigeria's most prolific dancers, Kaffy
Shafau-Ameh popularly known as Kaffy is working on a lot of projects in
the coming months which includes the release of her Burn-out DVD, a
Burn-out tour, a dance camp and dance workshop. See the new photos she
released and details of her life-changing projects after the cut...
For more information, visit www.kaffyonline.com
Like Oprah
Winfrey, I’ve come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that is as
unique as a fingerprint – and that the best way to succeed is to discover what
you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service,
working hard...”
This is to introduce what a
woman can attain through dedication, hardwork, perseverance and innovativeness.
Kaffy D Dance Queen has epitomised these values through the obvious niche she
has created for herself in the danceand entertainment industry. She is a
dutiful wife, wonderful mother of 2; whilst combining these multiple and
challenging roles, dared to become a successful business entrepreneur.
Dance is the hidden language of the soul of the
body and of course, everyone has at least one workout
that they love to do. For me, my customised complimentary copy of KAFFY's "Ijoda 9ja Dance Burnout DVD”
gives me an unbeatable experience of dancing and it’s also partly responsible
for my fitness (LOL) even with my very tight schedule.Kaffy is taking the dance
industry in Nigeriato higher notcheswith her rebranding efforts.
The DVD is a
high and low impact, dance cardio workout to your favourite Naija& African
Tunes like Eminado by Tiwa Savage,Skelewu by Davidoand many more.It also
incorporates basic and challenging dance movements choreographed by Guinness
Book of World Record holder,Kaffy to get you in shape. This dance workout was
shot shortly after her second child; Eliana. The DVD is produced by ImagnetoDance
Company to completely change your attitude towards aerobic workout and it
challenges your inner dancer...lol! It also creates an atmosphere of uninhibited
fun, EXCITEMENT and pure exertion of core energy for you to achieve a better
physical and mental health.It has two versions of
premium packaging; the Standard Edition which is sold forN500 and the Deluxe
Edition with extended content soldfor N1500.You can purchase your own Ijoda 9ja Dance DVD on Konga.com.

KAFFY’S IJODA 9JA DANCE-BURNOUT TOUR
With the
release of the DVD, Kaffy and her team will embark on a National Tour which is
aimed at encouraging and motivating people to living a healthy and fit
lifestyle.The Tour kicks off on the 3rd of April in Warri, Lagos(in seven different
zones ) and Ibadan as the first phase of the tour , thereafter, moves onward to
the Eastern and Northern states for the second phase.
The camp is
designed to use the art of dance as a tool for mind building and empowerment
for young people capturing them from childhood into maturity. Young minds need
to be fed mentally and physically. The art of dance provides the power of dance
which is beyond simple movements. It is a craft smith of the productive mind.
Kaffy is
helping Parents to ease the burden of occupying the long hours which their kids
have during vacation by allowing them become engaged in Dance curriculum which
helps in developing their body and minds.
The camp
activities include:dance classes, fitness classes, mentorship session, career
counselling, celebrity visits and autograph signing, camp awards ceremony, camp
dance competition, camp debate competition
Freebies
such asshirts, camp stationery, drinks and snacks will also be available
THE DANCE WORKSHOP
This is an avenue
through which aspiring dance professionals can get a chance to be tutored and
mentored by Kaffy and her team of dance instructors.
Itwill cover lessons for unskilled and amateur,
intermediate, advance and professional dancers who are looking to improve on
their dance skill set. The workshop classes include, hip hop dancing, naija/afrobeat
dancing, being a performertraining, dance business education class, dancers
body condition and stretch exercise class.
KAFFY: THE KIND HEART
As much as
the DVD is being promoted via this medium, Kaffy is also taking advantage of
this to give back to the less privileged as 10% of all proceeds from the sales
of the DVD and merchandises will be given to different charities
For more information, visit www.kaffyonline.com
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