Hoodlums on Thursday broke into the grave of late business mogul, Olorogun Michael Ibru in Agbarha-Otor community, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State.
The incident was discovered in the early hours of Friday, forcing the authorities to restrict movement in the community from 12a.m.
The hoodlums fled after pouring acid on the tomb which is located behind the Ibru Clinic after they failed at getting to the casket.
The matter has now been reported at the Ughelli ‘B’ Division police station.
Agbarha-Otor is the country home of the Ibrus and plays host to the Michael and Cecilia Ibru University.\
Twitter has unverified Vice President Yemi Osinbajo's account. The account created in December 2014 has all it's tweets deleted between last night till this morning, August, 10.
His profile picture and header image have also been taken down.
There are now speculations that the account became unverified due to attempts by hackers. His N2.1m followers still have the privilege of following him.
BamBam who got engaged last sunday to fellow reality star Teddy A, says she never knew they will last this long or ever get into the stage they are. Accoridng to her it was all a game until it became a reality. Speaking to saturday beats, she said;
“It (engagement) is real. Just like every other thing, you would see it happen. I can’t start giving (wedding) dates”.
BamBam also advised intending couples to be best friends with their partners so they can know each other’s limits and boundaries. She stated, “If you cannot make a best friend out of your intending partner, where you know their limits and their boundaries, then you are messed up really. I am blessed that Teddy is mature, not careless, and as public figures, we know how to manage situations that seem beyond our control.”
Describing her union with Teddy in the Big Brother house as fate, she said, “Fate happened to us. I can’t say it was pre-planned. He had a serious relationship that was one-year-old before I met him. He had a girlfriend he was serious with, so we did not plan to fall in love with each other. We did not know we would last this long. We had a very rare connection in the house. We both knew it but we kept telling ourselves ‘it’s just for the game’ but it was no game. So, I can’t predict what fate has designed. So, people should not go in there hoping to be a Teddy A and BamBam. I went to the house for a different purpose, but ended up getting Teddy as a bonus.”
Nigerian singer, Daddy Showkey has said he has no problem with the pace of his singer son’s career. Though he was already a household name at his son’s present age, he said they both had different paths in life and shouldn’t be compared.
He told Saturday Beats, “My child has a lot to do and he is taking it easy, step by step. There is no basis for comparison.”
On whether his son would be able to fill the shoes he (Daddy Showkey) left behind, the Diana singer simply said, “He will do more than I did.”
Showkey, who celebrated his birthday during the week, also set tongues wagging when a picture of veteran actor, Pete Edochie, praying for him surfaced online. Many felt the singer had gone to the actor for prayers. Explaining what actually happened, Showkey said, “I didn’t go to meet Pete Edochie for prayers. We were shooting a film in Enugu and he found out my birthday was on that day, so at the location, he said I should kneel down that he wanted to pray for me because that was the year he gave birth to his first son.”
The singer also revealed that he launched a foundation to celebrate his birthday. He added, “I launched my foundation on my birthday. I also went to renew my mum’s blessing on me and I went to my neighbourhood to see my people. My foundation is about getting homeless children out of the streets, and I am also trying to establish a school strictly for skill acquisition.”
Contrary to insinuations in some quarters that the singer was planning to ditch music for acting, Showkey said the two art forms could be practiced simultaneously. “Why would I quit music, which is my number one passion? I am an entertainer, and movies are part of entertainment. Sometimes, in Nigeria, we try to look for what is not there. When we shoot music videos, don’t we act in them? An actor can be a musician and a musician can also be an actor. There are musicians such as Will Smith, 50 Cent who also act, so why should I limit my tentacles? Didn’t Omotola, Tonto Dikeh, and Segun Arinze do music?”
Twenty four students of Bayero University (BUK) Kano, mostly in their final year of studies have been expelled from the university over falsification of their entry qualifications.
The spokesperson for the university, Malam Lamara Garba disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Kano.
Lamara said the students were expelled following the approval by the Senate of the University at its 374th meeting, held on July 31.
Six other students were withdrawn for presenting fake results from their institutions while another student was withdrawn for presenting a cancelled NECO result.
The statement, however, said 18 students would be re-invited to appear before the Senate Committee on Entry Qualification Irregularities, to give them fair hearing.
This is the moment Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu dazzled citizens of Ondon and guests at the 85th birthday celebration held for Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka in Ondo state.
The Governor sang in Yoruba, danced as a man backed him up. Na true entertainment… enjoy! Lol
At least 13 people have been killed and more than a million forced from their homes as Typhoon Lekima hit China.
Sixteen people were also missing after a landslide was triggered by the storm, state media reported.
Lekima made landfall in the early hours of Saturday in Wenling, between Taiwan and China's financial capital Shanghai.
The storm was initially designated a "super typhoon", but weakened slightly before landfall - when it still had winds of 187km/h (116mph).
The fatal landslide happened in Wenzhou, near where the storm made landfall, state media said.
Lekima is now slowly winding its way north through the Zhejiang province, and is expected to hit Shanghai, which has a population of more than 20 million.
Emergency crews have battled to save stranded motorists from floods. Fallen trees and power cuts are widespread.
Authorities have alo cancelled more than a thousand flights and cancelled train services.
The 10 Turkish sailors who were kidnapped by gunmen off the coast of Nigeria in July have been freed. There were freed on Friday, state-run Anadolu Agency reported.
The sailors are all in good health, Anadolu said, without giving more details.
The Turkish-flagged ship, Paksoy-1 was attacked on July 16 when sailing from Cameroon’s Douala port to Abidjan port in Ivory Coast. It was not carrying any cargo.
Ten of the 18 Turks aboard the ship were abducted by pirates suspected to be from Nigeria’s delta region. Eight other crew members were left behind and were able to bring the ship to harbour in Ghana. Good news!
A nursing mother and her five children have been abducted by unidentified gunmen at Igwuruta in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State.
The incident occurred on Wednesday.
Anti-kidnapping unit, the tactical units and ‘A’ grade detectives of the Rivers State Police Command have been mobilized to comb forests and bushes to rescue them.
The Area Commander of Choba Area Police Command, Assistant Commissioner of Police, ACP, Patrick Daaor, who lamented the inhuman and the traumatic condition the abductors would be subjecting the infants and their mother said efforts were ongoing to rescue them unharmed as soon as possible .
ACP Daaor said this during a Peace and Unity summit held in Rumuolumeni in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area on Friday.
He said the woman, who is a breastfeeding mother of a six-month-old baby was driving with her five children when the gunmen ambushed the car and that their whereabouts remained unknown.
Daaor advised youths of Rumuolumeni against cultism and criminality.
According to him, “No medal is awarded to the “best cultists,” rather they live a life of lack of peace because they are constantly on the run.”
He commended stakeholders in the Rumuolumeni community for always ensuring there is peace in the area.
A 10-year-old girl was r-ped and impregnated by a family friend while she watched cartoons.
Monster Tony Orlanda Singleton preyed on the youngster at her home in Estill, South Carolina, in April 2016.
Sicko Singleton, 37, turned the lights off before launching the disturbing attack on the girl.
The young girl's mother took her to get an abortion a few weeks later after realising she had fallen pregnant. Singleton initially denied the charges but a DNA test from the aborted foetus proved he was the father.
The brave girl also told the forensic interviewer what had happened. Singleton was found guilty of first degree criminal s-xual assault and was caged for life by Circuit Judge Carmen Mullen on Wednesday. He will serve his sentence without the possibility of parole.
Two people face jail after accessing CCTV footage of Emiliano Sala's post-mortem. Sala was killed on board a private jet in January after it went missing on its way from Nantes to Cardiff.
Sherry Bray, 48, and Christopher Ashford, 62, appeared at Swindon Crown Court this morning.
They were warned they face jail after admitting the charge. A photo of Sala's body was reportedly posted online with police launching an investigation.
Bray, of Corsham, was summonsed to court for three counts of computer misuse, perverting the course of justice and sending an indecent or offensive message.
Ashford, or Calne, was summonsed in relation to six counts of computer misuse.
I know this might irritate some, bit there's more to life... so see. A Minnesota photographer unexpectedly captured a deer covered in tumors as she shot portraits in a field and a nature official described it as one of the worst cases she'd seen in 15 years.
Julie Carrow pictured the animal that was covered in so many growths she was unable to see its eyes and it turns out the condition stems from papillomavirus, which is more commonly known as HPV in humans.
Images of the creature gazing at the camera sparked such a big reaction online that locals were desperate to catch up with it in case it needed help.
Various angles Carrow snapped show the lumps on the deer's face, neck, chest, belly, legs and rear.
Carrow posted on Facebook writing: '1) has anyone see this little guy around town and 2) can anything be done to help him. This to me is just heartbreaking.'
President Muhammadu Buhari’s campaign coordinator in Zamfara State in the 2019 general elections, Alhaji Bature Sambo, and other top officials of the All Progressives Congress on Thursday defected to the Peoples Democratic Party in a ceremony in the Gusau Government House.
Other defectors who dumped the APC included the current Board Chairman, National Hospital Port Harcourt, Alhaji Muktari Anka; the immediate past Commissioner for Youth Development, Alhaji Abdullahi Mohammed; the immediate past Special Adviser, Alhaji Ibrahim Ajala, and over 6,000 other APC supporters.
Sambo said he decided to dump the APC because of the performance of Governor Bello Matawalle within a few months of his administration.
Meghan Markle celebrated her 38th birthday with her nearest and dearest, including Prince Harry and Archie Harrison, at her Windsor home.
The Duchess' day was reportedly a quite affair after a busy few months, but we're sure her loving husband spoilt her.
And of course no birthday would be complete without a cake - and there was a very, very important story behind the delicious one Meghan had to mark her special day.
Luminary Bakery in Stoke Newington, north-east London, was tasked with creating a cake for the royal occasion, reports Hello! magazine.
Meghan is a huge fan of the bakery and even features it in the Forces of Change Vogue edition, which she guest edited.
It runs as a social enterprise, offering women the change to train to build a different future from themselves with through courses, work experience and paid employment.
The website states: "We provide a safe and professional environment where women can grow holistically – encouraging ambition, restoration and second chances.
"We use baking as a tool to take women on a journey to employability and entrepreneurship, equipping them with transferrable skills for the working world.
"By investing in and releasing them to realise their dreams - through training, employment and community, we aim to break cycles of poverty, violence & disadvantage once and for all."
The African Action Congress, with detained Omoyele Sowore as chairman has disowned a convention of the party slated for tomorrow.
In a statement on Thursday night, Dr. Joshua Adeoye, Deputy National Secretary of the party claimed that the organisers of the convention are “criminal actors”, and that the convention has not been authorised by the party.
The statement warned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC); all party faithful and the media about the plan.
No such gathering has been planned or sanctioned by the AAC; and any such gatherings in the name of the party are baseless, criminal and motivated by mischief, Adeoye said.
“This criminal effort is purportedly led by one Leonard Nzenwa, who was recently expelled by the National Executive Committee of the party in a well-attended emergency meeting on the 27th of July 2019.
“Time and again, this unsavory criminal character has shown he will seek any opportunity for financial gain, including attempting to hijack this great party. In his usual myopic manner, he may have believed that the events of the last few days has presented an avenue for his nefarious ambitions, but, as is usually the case with Mr. Nzenwa, he is wrong. It is impossible for a reviled individual to foist themselves on a democratic political party, and impossible for an expelled member to hold a convention.
“The African Action Congress therefore issues a call to the police and security agencies for the arrest of Mr. Leonard Nzenwa and his criminal actors, and calls on the general public to dissociate themselves with any actions of this expunged delinquent”..
Kanye West stuck to his usual, over-the-top style when deciding what to get his manager John Monopoly for his birthday.
West, 42, rolled up to the talent agent's birthday festivities at swanky eatery Delilah in West Hollywood, California Wednesday night in a brand new, customized luxury 2019 Lamborghini SUV -- which he then gave to his longtime friend.
Both Monopoly and West, in their stories, section, posted a picture of the pair posing in front of the new ride, featuring an on-trend matte black finish.
'Happy BDAY to me !!!! Words cannot express my gratitude .... I’m at a complete loss....' Monopoly captioned the image, in which he is beaming alongside the as-usual unsmiling Kanye.
A Lagos Magistrate’s Court sitting in Igbosere, has ordered the remand of a housekeeper, Mercy Edeh, in prison custody, for allegedly defiling her employer’s four-year-old daughter.
Edeh, 26, is facing a two-count charge of indecent assault and defilement. But her plea was not taken.
Earlier, the prosecutor, Inspector Peace Chukwudi, told the court that the defendant committed the offences on August 1, at 5p.m. at Chevron Drive, Ajah area of Lagos.
She said the defendant defiled her employer’s four-year-old daughter by fingering her private part.
Magistrate K. O. Doja-Ojo remanded the defendant in prison and said bail should be applied at the High Court, ordered the case file duplicated and sent to the office of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions, DPP, for legal advice, and adjourned the case till September 11 for mention.
The actress and founder of 50 Shades of Black talks to Aura about her experience as a dark-skinned woman in the media and also her upcoming projects on skin colour awareness. We just love the cover!
