Friday 29 March 2013

A WOMAN plants a kiss on a 30-tonne grey whale after the giant mammal swims up to her boat.
The tourist was with a group of whale watchers as the friendly mother rose to the surface with her curious calf.
The 40ft creature stunned the guests by drifting in for the kiss and a few pats.
The heart-warming photographs were captured by Justin Hofman off the coast of Baja California, Mexico.
Source: UK Sun
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We remember the one which involved Tonto Dikeh, Jim Iyke and a Ghanaian actress. Just last week, another was released featuring  Tony Umez and Chinelo in "Room 027" and now this. 

Reading through the viewers comments and reviews, it is clear that Nigerians despise these soft pórns.

But how come these supposed pórn producers still remain in business? This means they still have people who patronize them despite all the criticism. It's surprising how girls with short dresses are utterly disgraced in public, yet buyers are encouraging soft pórn. 

Gone are those days, when even the kissing part of Nollywood movies were faked. Now, we hide under civilization and globalization which seems to have encouraged núdity in Nigeria.
We would really like to hear what you think about this new trend in Nollywood. Are Nigerians ready to embrace núdity? watch video below
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One of Nollywood's best provocative dresser, Ini Edo seems to be telling whoever cares to listen that she's still in the business of looking sexy, irrespective of her being married.

Her latest avatar on her twitter page is creating buzz, with some for and others against....
While many guys think she shouldn't been 'showing off' anymore since she's married, ladies who commented about her dress were full of praises of her 'sense of style'. They think she's hot!

As you can see, the dress divided her chest into two with her 'oranges'hanging in different directions.
But is it really cool for a marriedwomen to 'open up' like this? Over to you.
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Over 75 passengers and crew narrowly escaped death Thursday as a Rabat, Morocco-bound Royal Air Maroc flight lost one of its engines mid-air.
The flight, which took off at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, at about 7:30am, had on board National President of Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Garba Mohammed, and seven other Nigerian journalists who were to attend the Federation of Africa Journalists conference in Morocco.
The other journalists include National Secretary, NUJ, Shuaibu Liman, National Treasurer, Fatima Abdulkarim, Mukhtar Gidado, former Vice President, Zone E, Gbenga Onayiga, as well as chairmen of Bauchi and Kogi states chapters of the union.
Also on board the flight was a group of Beninois journalists who were billed to attend the same conference.
Vanguard gathered that the aircraft, Boeing 737-800, was already an hour into the flight when the pilot noticed failure in one of the engines of the twin-engine aircraft.
He was said to have immediately embarked on a return to point of take-off and called for emergency landing.
Lagos airport officials who preferred anonymity, said fire tenders and ambulance vehicles were deployed in response to the emergency declared by the pilot.
Fire hydrants were reportedly deployed in runway 18R where the pilot was expected to land the aircraft, having shed off fuel.
The pilot was, however, said to have landed safely without any injury to passengers and bodily damage to the aircraft.
Passengers who had urgent appointments to keep in Morocco reportedly engaged officials of the airline in war of words for deploying an aircraft deemed not airworthy.
The intervention of airport officials was said to have prevented what could have been an ugly spectacle at the airport.
NUJ President, Garba Mohammed, who thanked God for averting what could have been a major disaster, said the aircraft engines on take-off made some deafening vibrations, which frightened passengers on board.
He quoted the Beninois journalists as saying the engines gave a similar sound when they took off in Cotonou yesterday morning en route Lagos.
At press time, it was learnt that the airline was making arrangements to check the passengers into an hotel as stipulated by international civil aviation regulations, with a promise to airlift them to their destination today.
Source: Vanguard
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During my wild days in the university nine years ago I had a brief fling with a guy I met through a friend. We had séx a few times and saw each other for about a month before we lost touch.

Fast forward eight years later; my immediate younger sister introduced this same guy to me as her boyfriend. I was hoping they would break up so he wouldn't be an issue between my sister and I but that didn't happen.

A year later, they are getting married. Their wedding is actually this Saturday. There's serious friction between the guy and I as we can't even look at each other or talk directly to each other.

I have been avoiding him since he hooked up with my sister but now that they are about to be married, I'm stuck.
Should I tell my sister what happened between us or leave things the way they are? Does she have a right to know?

I'm confused. Pls help!!!
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Pope Francis has washed and kissed the feet of 12 detainees in a youth detention centre near Rome as part of the Maundy Thursday service.
The Christian ritual takes place on the Thursday before Easter to commemorate Christ’s Last Supper.

Thousands of pilgrims and tourists are arriving in Rome to attend ceremonies during the holy week ahead of Easter.
In a homily, Pope Francis earlier urged priests to do less “soul-searching” and engage more with parishioners.
“It is not in soul-searching… that we encounter the Lord,” the Pope told hundreds of cardinals, priests and bishops in St Peter’s Basilica.
“We need to go out… to the outskirts where there is suffering, bloodshed, blindness that longs for sight and prisoners in thrall to many evil masters.”
Worshippers should “leave Mass looking as if they had heard good news”, he added.

Foot washing replicates the Bible’s account of Jesus Christ’s gesture of humility towards his 12 apostles on the night before he was crucified
During Thursday’s intimate service, Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of 12 young detainees to replicate the Bible’s account of Jesus Christ’s gesture of humility towards his 12 apostles on the night before he was crucified.
The 12 prisoners included two girls, one Italian Catholic and one of Serbian Muslim origin, local prison ombudsman Angiolo Marroni said ahead of the ceremony.
Some of the prisoners volunteered to have their feet washed, while others were given an invitation to help them overcome their embarrassment, the Catholic News Agency quoted the prison chaplain as saying.
In total, around 10 girls and 40 boys from different nationalities and diverse religious confessions were taking part in Thursday’s Mass at Casal del Marmo on the outskirts of Rome.
The newly-elected Pope has brought a new sense of simplicity to the Vatican.
He has broken with tradition for the foot-washing ceremony, which is normally performed on lay people in one of Rome’s basilicas.
Pope Benedict XVI visited the centre in 2007, but not for the Holy Thursday Mass. Only for the first two years of his pontificate did he perform the feet-washing himself, after which the task was delegated to priests.
Easter is the most important festival in the calendar of the Catholic Church.
On Good Friday evening the Pope will carry a wooden cross and pray at a ceremony at Rome’s ancient amphitheatre, the Colosseum, commemorating Jesus’ crucifixion.
On Saturday evening Pope Francis will celebrate the main Easter Vigil Mass in St Peter’s Basilica.
And on Easter Sunday morning, Pope Francis will deliver his first “Urbi et Orbi” message to the city of Rome and to the world.
During his inaugural general audience on Wednesday, Pope Francis called for an immediate political solution to the conflict in the Central African Republic after last weekend’s coup.
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There was apprehension, yesterday, in Oleh, Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State, following the killing of a retired soldier and his wife by their 32-year-old lunatic daughter.
Sources said the retired Army Warrant Officer, Mr Jonah Elili, and his wife gave up the ghost after they were hit with a pestle by the daughter whose name was given as Elo.
The lifeless bodies of the retired soldier, 75 and his wife, 65, were reportedly discovered in the early hours of yesterday by a neighbour who had gone to purchase some items from the deceased couple’s shop.
A source who spoke on the condition of anonymity said the neighbour had, after knocking at their door for several minutes without response, peeped into the house and was shocked to find the husband and wife lying in a pool of  blood.
The source said the woman raised alarm which drew the attention of people in the neighbourhood, adding that the last they knew or heard about the family was when the retired Warrant Officer came out to drag his daughter who ran outside naked, back into the house and locked her up.
According to the eye witness, the couple was blessed with seven children (two boys and five girls), including the one that was afflicted with insanity who had been roaming about the community.
Meanwhile, the said Elo had been detained at the Oleh Police Station. She was alleged to have told detectives that she reportedly killed her parents because they hated her.
“My parents hate me. They locked me up in a room where they first hit me before I retaliated with a pestle. I saw blood and that is all I know,” Elo reportedly said.
A senior Police officer in Oleh confirmed the story, saying a signal had been sent to the appropriate authority just as the matter was being transferred to the state police headquarters in Asaba for further investigations.
Source: Vanguard
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Thursday 28 March 2013

Daughter Pounds Parents To Death In Delta

The killing of a retired soldier and his wife by their 32-year-old lunatic daughter left sympathizers in tears yesterday at Oleh, Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State.
The retired Army Warrant Officer, Mr Jonah Elili, and his wife gave up the ghost after they were hit with a pestle by the daughter identified as Elo, sources say.
No one knew about their gruesome murder until a neighbour went to the deceased couple’s shop to buy some items when she found the lifeless bodies of the retired soldier, 75 and his wife, 65, were reportedly discovered in the early hours of yesterday.
According to a source, the neighbour had after knocking at their door for several minutes without response, peeped into the house and was shocked to find the husband and wife lying in a pool of blood.
The source said the woman scared by the gory sight, raised alarm which drew the attention of people in the neighbourhood. The last they knew or heard about the family was when the retired Warrant Officer came out to drag his daughter who ran outside unclad, back into the house and locked her up, the source added.
The couple was blessed with seven children (two boys and five girls), including the one that was afflicted with insanity who the source said had been roaming about the community.
Elo had since been detained at the Oleh Police Station. She was alleged to have told detectives that she reportedly killed her parents because they hated her.
“My parents hate me. They locked me up in a room where they first hit me before I retaliated with a pestle. I saw blood and that is all I know,” Elo reportedly said.
Confirming the story, a senior Police officer in Oleh said a signal had been sent to the appropriate authority, and the matter would be transferred to the Delta state police headquarters in Asaba for further investigations.
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Osaze To Stage Sensational Return To Eagles

Out of favour Super Eagles striker Osaze Odemwingie might stage a sensational return to the team only weeks after it seemed his days with the National team were over.
It was learnt that Osaze, who has been at loggerheads with his English Premier League club West Bromwich Albion, will be handed a lifeline by his country’s team even after a recent outburst of invectives by the player against Coach Stephen Keshi and the Eagles.
“Osaze will return to the Eagles,” a top official squealed.
“Besides the fact that he deserves to be in the team, it would also be a big boost for Osaze after his troubles with his club.
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Presidency Says No Plans To Remove Subsidy

Contrary to the growing belief that the Federal Government will remove subsidy on oil totally and hence increase fuel pump price, the Presidency yesterday said it had no plans to remove oil subsidy.
In a statement by Presidential Spokesman, Dr Doyin Okupe, in Abuja, the presidency made it clear that despite President Goodluck Jonathan’s recent remark concerning subsidy, the administration, as a matter of policy, had no plans in that direction.
Dr Okupe, who said the President was mindful of the reactions and plight of Nigerians, also maintained that sufficient allocation for fuel subsidy has already been made in the 2013 budget “therefore there is no cause for alarm on removal of fuel subsidy.”
On March 20, at the Nigeria Economic Summit 2013 held in Lagos, President Goodluck Jonathan had unveiled a platform of economic development for the country predicated on full removal of fuel subsidy raising fear among many Nigerians, anger and disgust in several others.
Dr Okupe said the President’s remark at the Economic Summit in Lagos, “was a frank, intellectual and well-articulated contribution by the President to the discussion on the Nigerian Economy at the said Summit, and it was from a honest and sincere leadership perspective”.
Doyin-Okupe
According to Dr Okupe, “the President and this administration are not insensitive to the plights of the Nigerian Masses and will continue to pursue and execute policies and programmes that are in the overall interest of majority of Nigerians and that will bring the greatest good to the greatest number of our teeming population.”
“It is an undeniable fact that every responsible leadership, genuine stakeholder and patriot must be worried when a nation spends about N1 trillion, an equivalent of about 20 per cent of the national budget, on subsidy paid out to a few companies and enjoyed in the main by very few elites, while the common man benefits only minimally.”
“Contrary to the speculation in the media and assumption by certain groups within the polity, we wish to state categorically that, the removal of oil subsidy is not on the table of the Transformation Agenda of the President. The statement made by President Goodluck Jonathan at the recent Economic Summit held in Lagos was a frank, intellectual and well articulated contribution by the President to the discussion on the Nigerian Economy at the said Summit, and it was from a honest and sincere leadership perspective,” Okupe said.
“Finally, for the avoidance of doubt and at the risk of being repetitive, this administration is not considering the issue of removal of fuel subsidy in the nearest future and certainly will not embark on any such programme without extensive consultations and engagements across the various segments, interests and stakeholders in the Nigerian polity,” he said.
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It was a moment of joy recently for the mother of a prison inmate that had been awaiting trial since 2005. Mrs. Maria Emmanuel danced and shouted with joy on the court premises of the Lagos High Court, sitting in Igbosere when Justice Deborah Oluwayemi released her son, Paul Samuel.
Five other awaiting trial inmates were also released by the court. They included Fatai Amidu, Adebayo Owuade, Gabriel Samuel, Mike Ofoje and Lawal Karimu.
Speaking with Daily Sun, Mrs. Samuel, a police corporal at Egbe Idimu Local Government Area (and whose husband is a retired soldier), said she had tried all efforts to cause her son to be released from prison – all to no avail. She noted that her son was not arraigned since he was arrested at Maryland, Lagos, in 2005 and had been awaiting advice from Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) since then.
According to her, she pleaded with her colleagues at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti, Yaba where her son was first taken but regretted that nobody, including her senior colleagues, was able to help her.
“When I went to Alagbon Police Station, no one could help me. They said it is because he was an armed robbery suspect. I did not go to any senior police officer to help me.
"These past eight years have been terrible for me. I was fat before but if you now look at me today, you will see that I am thin. I could not eat or sleep; I was worried, thinking and crying even in the office. I was running around for my son’s release.
“This was compounded by the retirement of my husband from the Nigerian Army due to his legs, which were affected during the January 2002 bomb blast at Ikeja Cantonment in Lagos. He can’t work anymore and he has gone to stay in Bayelsa where we hail from. I am the only one struggling for everything,” she said.
She stated that all her efforts to get her son out of prison were futile until she met a lawyer, Ahmed Kazeem-Adetola from a non-governmental organisation, Prisoners Right Advocacy Initiative.
Unable to contain her happiness over the new developments on the court premises, she enthused: “I am so happy. I have not started to dance. I want to praise my God. This is the eighth year that I have been fighting for my son’s freedom. I will call my husband to tell him the good news.”
Her son, who was 17 years old when he was arrested was to be arraigned over a charge for armed robbery in the name of another suspect, who also bears Paul Samuel but who had been arrested in 2010.
Fortunately, his lawyer was present in court. His lawyer was able to clarify issues to the court. The court released him on the ground that he had been in prison without trial over the alleged offence of armed robbery for eight years.
Reliving the incidents that led to his imprisonment, Paul vowed to be careful about his choice of friends. According to him, all he did was to greet a friend and he ended up in prison. He noted that the ‘friend’ bailed himself out without looking back to see how he fared.
“On a Sunday morning, I was on my way to Maryland when I saw a friend and we greeted. I shook his hands and suddenly, the police came to raid the place and they arrested everyone they saw. They took everyone to Panti.
“I could not contact my family to come and bail me out and I didn’t have money. Many of those people I was detained with bailed themselves out with money. But those of us that didn’t have money were left and they charged us before a magistrate court for robbery.
“They dumped us at Kirikiri Prison and later I was transferred to Ikoyi Prisons where I was taken to Maximum Prisons.
“It is saddening to know that I was in prison for eight years over a charge of robbery without any trial or anybody showing up as complainant in the case. One of the things I have learnt now is that I will be careful of who I choose to be my friend,” he said.
However, Paul is hopeful that life after imprisonment would be better because he learnt how to make shoes and sandals in prison. He says he wants to make use of that knowledge and to also organise seminars for people to know how to make shoes.
“At least, I learnt how to make leather shoes, slippers and sandals during those eight years. I want to be making shoes and I will be lecturing people on how to make them.
“When I was there, as a devout Catholic, I attached myself to the church. That was where I was able to get good food and clothes. Prison food is horrible. It isn’t easy to be in that place for eight years without freedom, good food, clothes and even sex!”
Reacting to the development, Paul’s lawyer, Kazeem-Adetola, noted that the problem of prison congestion stemmed from the Federal Government, Ministry of Justice and the Nigerian police. He said his organisation had been working hard in the past two years for the release of inmates, who had been awaiting trial for many years without trial.
“We have filed fundamental human rights applications, press releases, letters to the Inspector-General of Police and the Ministry of Justice but these are not enough. We could try Habeas Corpus but the government, the police and the justice ministry need to sit up and do the right things.
“For instance, in this particular case, Paul Samuel’s file was mistaken for another’s with the same name. If they had done a thorough job, they would have seen that this Paul was arrested in 2005 while the other one was in 2010.
“Filing applications takes time and the court may award paltry sums as compensation so we filed an application for 106 inmates and we can safely say today that 90 people have been released.
“Filing fundamental rights application may be misconstrued as an avenue to get money, so we have decided not to file such now,” he said.
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If you thought dirty money was only found in offshore bank accounts, check your wallet instead. But you may want to wash your hands afterward.
Almost 60% of Europeans believe cash is the dirtiest item they come into contact with, ahead of escalator handrails, b*ttons on payment terminals and library books, according to a survey of 1,000 people released on March 25 by Mastercard.
A further 83% of the respondents, taken from 15 countries across Europe, believe cash carries a lot of bacteria. And they are right.
Independent tests on European money conducted by a team of scientists at Oxford University in December 2012, revealed that the average banknote contains 26,000 bacteria, enough germs to make you feel nauseous, and possibly even spread disease.
“Europeans’ perceptions of dirty cash are not without reason,” Ian Thompson, the professor from Oxford University who tested the cash, said in a news release. “The bank notes we tested harboured an average of 26,000 bacteria, which, for a number of pathogenic organisms, is sufficient for passing on infection.”
Even the newest, and therefore cleanest, notes tested contained 2,400 bacteria, with Swiss Francs and Danish Krone the dirtiest money of all.
“(The bacteria) comes from multiple hands,” Hany Fam from Mastercard told CNN’s Richard Quest. “These notes have a long time in circulation, they’re handed, hand to hand, from different individuals and it’s inevitable that germs accumulate on them.”
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Clearly, a credit card company like MasterCard has its own economic interests in pushing people away from cash.
“No, I’m not just advocating credit cards: I’m just saying that consumers are increasingly flocking to other forms of payment — not only for cleanliness, obviously, but for ease, for convenience, for lots of reasons,” Mastercard’s Fam said.
Still, cash is dirty. A 2002 study published in the Southern Medical Journal also found bacteria-laden banknotes. Over 80% of cash tested carried germs that could be harmful to people with lowered immunity. Seven percent of bills showed traces of bacteria that can cause serious illness, including Staphylococcus aureus and Klebsiella pneumonia, according to the study. Only 7% of the bills were germ-free.
Another study conducted in 2008 at Switzerland’s University Hospitals of Geneva found that some flu virus cells could last for up to 17 days on Swiss banknotes, according to SmartMoney.com
So what to do? To prevent infection, scientists suggest basic hygiene: Keep your hands away from your eyes, nose and mouth, and wash your hands often.
But that won’t necessarily prevent illicit banknote contamination.
Last year three employees at a Michigan Circle K store became ill after handling money that had been contaminated with methamphetamine residue, according to a local news website, Ann Arbor.com.
Cocaine is also a common contaminate in the U.S. A 2009 study conducted by the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth found up to 90% of paper money circulating in America contained traces of cocaine. [CNN]
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Hundreds of intending domestic air passengers heading for different various destinations to celebrate the Easter were on Thursday stranded at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos and other airports across the country following massive flight delays by airlines.
Passengers travelling to Enugu from Lagos as well as other South-East and South-South cities had their flights delayed by three to five hours, airport officials said.
Investigations by our correspondent revealed that the delay was caused by a major technical hitch to the passenger checking system of a major domestic operator at the General Aviation Terminal of the Lagos airport during the early hours of the day.
The development, it was gathered, affected several of the airline’s scheduled flights throughout the day as the remaining flights were delayed by three hours on the average as a result.
A top official of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria at the GAT said, “The airline’s server was bad in the morning. This affected the passenger checking-in system. The server did not pick up until three hours later. In fact, the airline officials were already issuing boarding passes through the manual method before the server picked up three hours later.
“The delay in the morning affected every other flight throughout the day. Lagos to Enugu, Enugu to Abuja and other flights were affected by the delay.”
Further findings revealed that other intending passengers who came to buy tickets for the day were forced to postpone their flights till the next day.
The PUNCH had reported exclusively reported that the Easter holidays would be marred by scarcity of flights as a result of the suspension of flight operations by Aerocontractors Airlines because of an industrial action by its workers.
The flight scarcity on Thursday led to a situation whereby passengers were struggling to get seats aboard the few available flights.
Airport touts, in connivance with airline officials, were having a field day as a result of the development, raising fares astronomically for desperate travellers, who were only interested in getting to their destinations.
It was gathered that the ticket for a one-hour flight was sold for N40,000 at the GAT instead of the average price of between N28,000 and N30,000.
The situation was the same at some other airports where a one-hour flight to places like Abuja and Port Harcourt was selling for over N40,000.
A visit to the GAT of the Lagos airport showed that one of the leading airlines actually capitalised on the increasing demand to hike its fares.
The suspension of operations by Aerocontractors, the second largest domestic airline by passenger traffic, due to internal labour crises, had left the airline grounded for almost two weeks.
The airline’s management is battling its almost 1,300 employees who are protesting against alleged poor condition of service among other issues.
The development has had an adverse effect on domestic air travel, which is dominated by Arik Air and Aero in terms of large route network.
Passengers have been facing hard times getting seats on the South-South and South-East routes operated by only Aero and Arik. Destinations on these routes are Benin, Calabar, Uyo, Owerri and Enugu.
Other domestic carriers such as Dana Air, IRS Airlines, Medview Airlines and Chanchagi Airlines operate from Lagos to Abuja and a few cities in the North.
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Two policemen, 33 others killed in Plateau

Two policemen, 33 others killed in Plateau
No fewer than 35 persons including two policemen have been killed in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State early hours of yesterday following a clash between the Fulanis and the natives of Mangor and Matol villages. Information gathered by Daily Sun revealed that gunmen, suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, had in collaboration with mercenaries from Niger Republic and Chad, invaded the two villages, which led to the death of about 18 persons including the policemen.
It was gathered that by the time the security forces would reach the villages, the victims had been killed and their corpses scattered in different locations. The natives however did not sit back to lick their wounds but had immediately mobilized and launched an attack on the homestead of the Fulanis, close to the Bokkos Fertilizer Plant where their houses were burnt and about 17 of them killed. The Secretary of the Miyetti Cattle Breeders Association,
Alhaji Nurra Abdullahi told journalists in Jos that six of the Fulanis were shot by men of the Special Task Force (STF). He alleged that the STF arrested them and took them to the Bokkos Police Station where they were shot. Meanwhile, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has assured Nigerians that the leadership of the country was doing everything possible to address the security challenges in the country; even as he appealed to all, including non-Nigerians to cooperate with security agencies.
It was also gathered that in the exchange of bullets between the natives and the Fulanis, two security men were shot dead and two others wounded while trying to quell the upheaval. Daily Sun gathered that one of those wounded was shot on the arm and the other on the leg and that the two were receiving treatment at Barakin Ladi Hospital.
Bokkos Local Government Area, which had the largest settlements of the Fulanis in the state had before now recorded minimal clashes between the two groups. As at the time of filing this report, news were still filtering into Jos that fighting was still going on even though security agencies were claiming that the situation had been brought under control.
The spokesman of the Special Task Force, Lt. Navy Jude Akpa, who confirmed the development, said two policemen attached to the command were killed in the incident, adding that STF men also shot dead six of the attackers. Speaking to journalists shortly after paying a condolence visit to the member Representing Barakin ladi /Riyom Federal Constituency, Simon Mwadkom who lost his son recently, the speaker said:
“Leaders of this country have not been quiet about what is happening on the Plateau, Maiduguri, Yobe and Kano. “We are doing everything possible to ensure that these challenges are addressed.” Security challenges cannot be easily addressed especially with the way and manner the insurgencies are spreading in the country.
Government is doing all it could to bring an end to it.” Commenting on the issue of granting of amnesty to Boko Haram group, the speaker said: “IIf there is any model that can bring peace in the country, if we are sure it can bring peace, let us go for it. Tambuwal had earlier appealed to people of Plateau and Nigerians in general to embrace peace, stressing that it was necessary to have peace for development to take place.
While agreeing with the speaker on the need for peace, Simon Mwadkom suggested that the House must impress it on the executive arm that the insecurity in the country must come to an end, saying it was a dent on the image of the country.
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Femi Kuti – The World Is Changing

Afrobeat Legend, Femi Kuti, will release a new album “No Place For My Dream” on the 22nd of April, 2013 – that’s in less than a month. Off that album comes the first single titled“The World Is Changing”.
The Legend stays true to the original artform. Grammy, here we come!
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Muhammadu Buhari commiserated with the traditional ruler and residents of Ganye Former Head of State, retired Major General Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the people of Ganye in Adamawa State over the recent attack by gunmen.
He expressed the condolence during his visit to the Gangwari of Ganye, Umaru Sanda, at the latter’s palace on Thursday. Mr. Buhari, who was represented by the Adamawa State Chairman of the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, Mohammed Waziri, sympathised with the people over the loss of lives and property.
“On behalf of our presidential candidate, the CPC National Headquarters, state governorship candidate, Buba Marwa, and the entire CPC family, we wish to register our sympathy with you and the entire people of your chiefdom over the unfortunate incident of loss of lives and property that occurred in the area,’’ the party chairman said. He prayed for the repose of the souls of the departed and quick recovery of the lost property.
“We pray to the Almighty to expose the perpetrators and continue to protect the country from these ungodly acts,’’ he said. Soldiers ran away Responding Mr. Sanda thanked Mr. Buhari and other party officials for identifying with them at their hour of need.
“What really happened in Ganye Town is sad and pitiful, the teams of soldiers and police that were supposed to protect our lives and property all abandoned us and ran away during the attack.
“We are just waiting for our death on that day because nobody protected us,’’ the traditional ruler said. He called on the people to pray for divine intervention so that the country would witness permanent peace and stability.
Source: Vanguard
Source: CNN

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Actress, Clarion Chkwura (mother), and music video director, Clarence Peters (son) photo shoot for Motherhood InStyle Magazine cover. Clarence is the outcome of the whirlwind romance between Clarion Chukwura and Afrojuju singer, Shina Peters. Clarence Single-handedly raised by Clarion who gave birth to him at 17.
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A prostituté in Bulowayo, Zimbabwe, is bringing new meaning to the term "killer séx" after authorities thought she died during an encounter with a customer.
However, she came back to life just as officials placed her in a metal coffin.
The incident occurred last week at the Manor Hotel and the escort, later identified as "MaNdlo," reportedly collapsed and died while having séx with a client.
But when authorities came to collect the body of the prostitute and put it in a steel coffin, she suddenly woke up in a panic screaming, "You want to kill me!" at the officers.
Seeing a woman presumed to be dead spring back to life shocked onlookers, many of whom ran away in fear, Bulawayo24.com reported.
"It was like a movie," a source told the website. "People were running away in different directions. It was a scary incident because we were all convinced that she had died because she was just cold. Miracles surely do happen."
MaNdlo was taken home by another working girl and the unidentified john who allegedly "killed" her reportedly sneaked out of the hotel moments after the cops had left.
Source: Huffington Post
Source: myzimbabwe
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Muhammadu Buhari commiserated with the traditional ruler and residents of Ganye Former Head of State, retired Major General Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the people of Ganye in Adamawa State over the recent attack by gunmen.
He expressed the condolence during his visit to the Gangwari of Ganye, Umaru Sanda, at the latter’s palace on Thursday. Mr. Buhari, who was represented by the Adamawa State Chairman of the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, Mohammed Waziri, sympathised with the people over the loss of lives and property.
“On behalf of our presidential candidate, the CPC National Headquarters, state governorship candidate, Buba Marwa, and the entire CPC family, we wish to register our sympathy with you and the entire people of your chiefdom over the unfortunate incident of loss of lives and property that occurred in the area,’’ the party chairman said. He prayed for the repose of the souls of the departed and quick recovery of the lost property.
“We pray to the Almighty to expose the perpetrators and continue to protect the country from these ungodly acts,’’ he said. Soldiers ran away Responding Mr. Sanda thanked Mr. Buhari and other party officials for identifying with them at their hour of need.
“What really happened in Ganye Town is sad and pitiful, the teams of soldiers and police that were supposed to protect our lives and property all abandoned us and ran away during the attack.
“We are just waiting for our death on that day because nobody protected us,’’ the traditional ruler said. He called on the people to pray for divine intervention so that the country would witness permanent peace and stability.
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According to Africa Answers, Tuface, BankyW, D'Banj and PSquare are among Africa's Ten Wealthiest Artistes.
And in their list, they placed BankyW number 9, 2Face Idibia got their 7th position, D'Banj came 3rd while

PSquare was placed 2nd after Senegalese singer Youssou N’Dour who topped the list.
About their earning, AfricaAnswers wrote that; 
PSquare makes more than $150,000 per show. Their Squareville which is located at Ikeja is worth $3 million and as part of their brand support, they also have a 3 years deal with Globalcom; a Nigerian telecommunication company as brand ambassadors where they are paid a million dollars a year.

D banj, they said, made $1 million dollars when he was paid by a T.V station to star on his own reality show called the Koko Mansion. He has a crib in Atlanta worth of $1.5 million and reportedly charges on the upside of $100000 per show currently.

Tuface has a vast investment in real estate across Nigeria, earns around $50k to $80k per show and owns a night club in Nigeria just to name a few. 

For Banky W, they wrote he has been a brand ambassador for Etisalat mobile in Nigeria and is currently the face for Samsung products in the West African nation. Out of his generous heart, Banky W has started off

 Mr Capable foundation; an education charity organization with the aim to aid in the education of children from poor families.
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Deputy Governor of Imo State Impeached

After a protracted legal tussle, embattled Deputy Governor of Imo State, Jude Agbaso, has finally been impeached.
 
Only one out of the 26 State legislators, was not in favour of the impeachment.
Agbaso was fired for taking bribe from a Lebanese contractor, currently handling the road construction works going on across Imo State, thus using his office as the Deputy Governor and commissioner for works to influence the act.
 
Meanwhile, the governor has chosen the chief of staff as his replacement.
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VIDEO Premiere: Waje – I Wish


I love this track even more after watching the visuals… The melodies and delivery are strong.
Looking for Waje’s full body of work; I know she will deliver a classic.
Popularly called the African Soul, Waje lays herself emotionally bare in the just released music video for her hit heartbreak single – I WISH directed by Clarence Peters.
Themed Lifeless, Naked and Vulnerable, the edgy music video uses different themed moods; the broken mirror scene reflects the broken theme of the song, the black bride with a torn wedding gown explores the depths of depression and the red rose-petaled bath scene plays with the concept of a heart beaten ice-cold.
In this video, Waje departs from her usual sweetheart persona to take on a metaphoric range of carefully themed characters. The unusual theme set and depth gives this powerful music video an unforgettable feel.
Waje was styled by BOLAJI, Make-up by JJB and hair by Debs.
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The rumour mill has been working overtime and the result is some information that has surfaced online regarding the Choc City versus Jesse Jags story. The NETNG.com website produced libellous information which made several allegations against the record label without confirming facts prior to the release.
In one allegation, it made comments that Choc City had two so-called “strong claims” against the said Artiste, one of which stated that Jesse Jags owed the label some un-paid debt and the other which claimed the label leaked that the Artiste was addicted to Marijuana. World PR Media (who recently began to handle PR activities on behalf of the label) released the following facts and forwarded the following statements on behalf of Choc City.
Jesse Jagz soldier
“Chocolate City has never released information on any owed monies by the Artiste “Jesse Jagz” and as a matter of fact is not being owed any monies by the Artiste through show performances or other means”. Furthermore, Chocolate City also states categorically that “Jesse Jagz does not have a history of Marijuana abuse neither did it or any of its staff make any allegations to that effect”.
In other parts of the defamatory release, it claimed that Jesse’s Manager “Sola Oladebo” was fed up of the Artiste but unwilling to leave him as yet. We can officially confirm that Jesse and Sola have had a very strong relationship over the past 5 years and this relationship continues as we speak. The entertainment website also continued to paint a very untrue picture of the relationship of the Artiste and the record label by claiming Jesse’s career was dormant. The Legal and Content Manager of the label commented and confirmed that “at no time has Jesse Jagz career been dormant. Stating that Jesse Jagz career has been dormant is a gross understatement as he has since the release of Jagz of All Trades, focused on the production aspect of his career working with Brymo and Ice Prince on their respective albums as well as featuring on several songs with various artists. His sophomore album Jagznation VOl1 will be released in 2013 as scheduled”. Furthermore, “it is untrue that Jesse Jagz has refused to appear at the Chocolate City Office when invited. At all material times Jesse and his team have always responded and communicated with Chocolate City in respect to all matters and continue to do so”.
Whilst certain issues are still under resolution, the Chief Executive Officer of the Music Group, Mr. Audu Maikori, confirms that “I never sent a summons to Jesse Jagz nor did I receive any derogatory email from Jesse Jagz refusing to attend any meetings”. What is even more ludicrous is that Audu Maikori has been in the USA on official business and as such couldn’t have summoned Jesse for a meeting when he was abroad. Jesse and Audu have and have always had a cordial and respectful relationship, a relationship that still exists till date.
Frankly we are surprised that a newspaper of such caliber as NETNG will give several conflicting stories in the same report. On one hand it states that “Attempts to reach him(Audu) and other staff at the label through emails, phone calls and text messages have been unsuccessful” Yet on the other hand they say that a “Chocolate City Staff” informed them about the above statements. For purposes of clarity, Chocolate City and its staff have not made any statements/ comments about any of the events till now.
The released statement from the Chocolate City camp ended with this encouraging note “Finally, we understand the concerns of fans and well wishers in respect the alleged Jesse Jagz “war” with Chocolate City. Our position is that there is no war within our camp. Like any relationship, there are ups and downs especially in our type of business, however, rest assured that these issues will be resolved and communicated subsequently”. “Thanks for your concern and continued support”.
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