Friday, 2 May 2014

Photos: Matse and Husband welcome baby girl

Matse and her husband Ekemelu Bertram Nnoli have added another member to their new family and it’s a baby girl!
See pictures of the baby after the cut..... Continue

Barber stabs graduate to death during Chelsea/Atletico match

Graduate of Ekiti State Polytechnic was stabbed to death by a barber identified only as Yemi, during an argument that broke out at the viewing centre.
Punch Reports: 
Our correspondent, who visited the scene on Thursday, observed a large crowd on the street talking about the incident.
Saheed’s friends took our correspondent to a portion of the street where spinkles of Saheed’s blood could be seen.
They told PUNCH Metro that passions were high at the viewing centre as most of the Chelsea fans were desperate to see their team qualify.

Patience Jonathan Begs “Help My Husband To Fight Boko Haram”

The First Lady Patience Jonathan, finally speaks and she pleads with Nigerians to support her husband, President Jonathan to fight against Boko Haram in the country.
During the 44th Birthday celebration of the National Coordinator of the Oodua People’s Congress, OPC, Mr. Gani Adams, held in Ikeja, Lagos. First Lady said; “terrorism can defeat anyone including my husband President Goodluck Jonathan if he fights alone, because terrorism cannot defeat us collectively.” She therefore make an appeal for collective battle to tackle the insecurity in the country.

Birthday shout out Goes To Chidinma a.k.a Mz Kedike (@chidinmaEkile)

From us @ GbeborunSquare  we say HBD may GOD Bless you real good. - 

Photos: May Day fire at Lekki

diesel truck fell and burst into flames on Admiralty Way, Lekki Phase 1 this morning. Thankfully no lives were lost but a lot of cars were burnt. See more pics after the cut...

International stars lend their voices to #bringbackourgirls campaign

Chris Brown, Scandal creator Shonda Rhimes, media/music mogul Russell Simmons, singer Keri Hilson, and actress Keke Palmer have all learnt their voices and are calling for the release of the 234 schoolgirls kidnapped at their school in Chibok over two weeks ago. More when you continue...

Waje, Seun Kuti take #BringBackOurGirls campaign to the streets

Waje and Seun Kuti have taken their #BringBackOurGirls campaign from the streets of Twitter to the streets of Lagos. The stars both took placards in hand to go against the kidnap of 234 young Nigerian girls two weeks ago. Earlier the group were reportedly tear-gassed by the police, they continue to March though.

Other celebs noted in the march include Kathleen Ndongmo, Cameronian activist, Debola Williams of The Future Project & designer Ugonna Omeruo amongst others. See more pics after the cut



Nigerian doctor found guilty of assaulting patient has been acquitted

The Nigerian doctor, Abiodun Bale, who was charged and found guilty of attacking a female patient in his surgery when she disagreed with his diagnosis (read here) has been acquitted. 

Lancashire Telegraph reports that Dr Bale appealed against his conviction last December and won.
Dr Bale agreed there was a dispute but did not agree he had touched the female patient. He claimed that during a ‘breakdown’ between himself and the patient, she was dissatisfied with the treatment & advice and decided to make a false claim about assault.
The doctor had told the court he had just wanted to explain to her that he didn’t want her to leave and was trying to do his best for her.
A judge allowed the appeal, although the judge said they didn’t believe he had told the truth. The GP had earlier been given a six-month conditional discharge and was ordered to pay £1,015 costs by the lower court. He now has no criminal convictions.

Pics: Davido, Mafikizolo, Kcee,Sound Sultan @Tchelete video launch

Davido and Mafikizolo yesterday released the visuals to their hit-bound collaboration Tchelete. Mafikizolo was in Nigeria for the launch and other MTN stars turned up for the event as well. The launch took place at Dollhouse Lagos and featured performances from Davido and Mafikizolo, Kcee, Chidninma, Sound Sultan and others. Continue to see more photos...

Floyd Mayweather puts ex on blast. Says they broke up because she aborted their babies

What a child this guy is. A very jealous Floyd Mayweather put his ex-fiancee, Shantel Jackson, on blast online earlier today. Here's what happened. Shantel posted a pic of herself and rapper Nelly on her instagram page, calling him a real friend. Thing is, there have been rumours recently that the two were dating, though Nelly has since denied this.

Moments after Shantel posted the pic, the boxing champ posted a picture of an ultra-sound with Shantel's name on it claiming the real reason they broke up was because she aborted their twin babies. Of course he deleted the pic minutes later but not before it spread like wild fire. Not nice...

Former Deputy Senate President, Wash Pam, dies at 73

Senator Wash Pam, a former Deputy Senate President has passed on. He died today May 1st at the National Hospital Abuja after a long battle with prostrate cancer.

The elder-statesman from Plateau state served as Deputy Senate President under Joseph Wayas from 1979 to 1983. He was survived by two wives and 18 children. May his soul rest in peace Amen

LG Electronics delivers powerful sound entertainment in TV viewing

Increasingly, it is becoming clear that superior picture quality alone does not guarantee an enjoyable TV viewing experience; great sound is important to consumers as well and LG Electronics, a global leader inConsumer Electronics and Convergence Audio and Video products has addressed this issue through introduction of the LG Soundbar with model no. NB3530A

Aimed at bringing dimension and conviction to TV and movie viewing, the unique 2.1-channel sound barprovides consumers with powerful sound quality minus the clutter associated with some audio systems. Continue...

Rich black celebs, including Oprah, Diddy & Mayweather want to buy Clippers

With the Basketball Commission forcing L.A Clippers owner Donald Sterling to sell his team following his racist audio tape scandal, several high-profile black celebrities have shown interest in buying the team. Oprah Winfrey, Sean 'Diddy' Combs, Floyd Mayweather and Magic Johnson have all shown interest, especially Oprah.

Sterling, however, says his team is not for sale and won't go down without a fight. The 81 year old, who has not issued a public apology yet, bought the Clippers for $12 million in 1981. Today they are worth a staggering $575 million. Oprah is worth over $3billion...so she's capable.

The only way Sterling can be forced to give up his team is if 3/4 of the NBA owners agree to the sale.

Fresh Abuja blast leaves several people dead

I'm bringing an update on this now because I was on my way out of Nigeria last night when the news broke. Just landed to hear that 30 people may have been killed in the blast. Some media outlets are reporting as high as 70 while CNN puts the figure at 9, NEMA at 10 and the Nigerian police at 12.

The blast occurred last night Thursday May 1st around 8.20 at Karshi Taxi Park, very close to the scene of the April 14th bomb blast. It is believed that the explosion came from a bomb-laden white Volkswagen parked at the taxi park.

The bomb went off as residents of the area were returning home. Eye witnesses said bodies of some of the victims were scattered on the ground, while some were burnt beyond recognition.

A statement released by the NSCDC and NEMA said that 10 bodies were recovered from the scene while several others were taken to different hospitals.
"While security agencies have condoned off the area of the explosion in Nyanya, Abuja, response agencies have moved injured victims to hospitals and at least 10 lifeless bodies have been deposited in the mortuary while 13 unconscious victims are receiving medical attention in different hospitals in Abuja. Other injured victims too are being attended to." the statement read in part.
Some security sources said yesterday that they believe the bomb was set to explode early this morning, just like the Nyanya blast that went off as commuters gathered at the park to take transport to their various destinations, but something went wrong and the bomb accidentally went off, killing the driver and other innocent people who were about to board buses to leave the Abuja City Park. Meanwhile, NEMA has called onAbuja residents to donate blood to help victims of the blast. This can't keep happening. It just can't! See more pics after the cut...

The morning after. Photos from the scene of yesterday's blast...

BBC reporter Nkem Ifejika shared photos from the scene of last night's blast this morning. This madness has got to stop! See more photos after the cut...