Nollywood actress and commediene, Etinosa took to her instagram page to share photos of a Mercedes Benz car gift she got after she replied a DM. Taking to her intagram page, excited Etinosa wrote;
"My Joy knows no bounds. Indeed my Dubai trip comes to an end with the biggest surprise gift I have ever gotten in my life.. It's not even my birthday and I am not going to say "it's God o" or "is hardwork" or "perspire to inspire" it's not anything but a God sent Angel who once reached out to me via my DM!!
Me Like I am still crying I am humbled like I no know wetin to talk. See Dubai no cold but cold dey catch me. Automatic cold just hook me. I dey cry like Omomo dey use my inhaler dey wedge my ches(t. Ahhh God know say for this my life Na biggie belle I get I no get pride is like a dream I don't want to believe yet That meI am leaving Dubai as a Mercedes Benz owner.
And to think that all these started from just a DM! GIRLS REPLY YOUR DM O. I AM SO SO GRATEFUL. MY HEART IS FULL OF GRATITUDE."
Fortune, aged 20, has narrated to policemen how her father started having s.e.x with her when she was 13 years old, and that he would demand s.e.x before paying her school fees.
Her father, the Presiding Pastor of Mount Zion Light House Full Gospel Church, Obio Imo Lane, Uyo, Apostle Williams Okon Bassey, has been arrested by operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Odiko MacDon, who revealed that six others, including another pastor, were arrested for alleged incest and defilement, told newsmen that Fortune said she got pregnant thrice.
He added: “The victim stated that her father started having sexual intercourse with her at the age of 13. The continuous sexual assault led her to become pregnant on three different occasions and the pregnancies were aborted by her mother.
“She further revealed that the first time her father defiled her was in the church vestry. He threatened to place a curse on her if she dares tell anyone about his escapades.
He also demands sex before paying her school fees or catering for her needs.
” The Police Command’s Spokesperson added that “on October 31, one Anwanga Essien Udo of 7, Itiam Street, Uyo, aged 33, a Pastor with Restoration Bible Church, was arrested for having unlawful carnal knowledge of his 10-year-old step-daughter(name withheld).
“When she was left alone with him, rather than be a father to her, he opted to turn her to a sex-machine.”
The police spokesman warned perpetrators of such act to desist forthwith or be willing to contend with the full wrath of the law.
The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency on Saturday closed eight places of worship in different parts of the state over persistent environmental pollution and disruption of peaceful co-existence of the residents.
The mosques and churches are located at No. 68 Old Otta Road, Orile-Agege; No. 4 Ademola Oshinowo Street, off Love All Street, Ketu; Dele Amuda Street, Lekki; No. 17 Ajileye Street, Ilaje, Bariga; No. 39, Kusenla Road, Elegunshi; and Ajayi Bembe Street, Abule Oja, Yaba.
The General Manager, LASEPA, Dolapo Fasawe, who noted that the clampdown was to mark the World Tolerance Day, said the mutual respect of views, cultures and religions, which the celebration symbolised across the world, must be adhered to by all residents of the state, especially religious organisations.
Fasawe added that there would not be any hiding place for any religious organisation that would not operate within the ambit of the law, regardless of the inclination, noting that religious organisations were supposed to be the bastion of good conduct, tolerance, brotherliness and godly neighbourliness.
“The state government recognises the fact that the state thrives on peaceful co-existence among practitioners of the major religions across the state, but of great concern to the state government is the need for religious activities to be conducted in a manner that worshippers and citizens will not infringe on each others’ rights,” she said.
Operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit have surrounded a house being guarded by a lion on Muri Okunola Street, Victoria Island.
Punch Metro gathered that the officials had been deployed in the house since Friday after residents petitioned the state government on the presence of the wild animal in the house.
The animal reportedly belongs to an Indian national who rented an apartment in the house.
The Head of the task force team, Mr. Yinka Egbeyemi, told PUNCH Metro that he had the instruction of the Commissioner for the Environment and the Ministry of Agriculture to tranquilise the animal today (Monday).
He said the lion would be subsequently transferred to a zoo.
Egbeyemi noted that the Indian might also be prosecuted, as he would have to explain how he brought the carnivore into the state.
Ex-beauty queen Adaeze Yobo, and her former footballer husband, Joseph Yobo, looked very stylish as they stepped out with their kids in matching outfits. More photos below....
One Kazeem Adetayo was on Friday arraigned before an Osun State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Osogbo for stealing the sum of N70,000 belonging to his wife, Omowumi Adewale.
The 50-year-old Kazeem was arraigned on two counts bordering on stealing.
The police prosecutor, Inspector Kayode Adeoye, explained that the accused committed the offences on October 6, 2019, around 6pm in the Owode area of Osogbo.
According to him, the accused stole N70,000 belonging to Omowumi at her residence.
The offences were said to be in contravention of sections 516 and 390 (9) of the Criminal Code, Cap 34 Vol. Il, Laws of Osun State of Nigeria, 2002.
Kazeem pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The counsel for the accused, Okobe Najite, applied for his bail, with a promise to provide a reliable surety.
Okobe also informed the court that the case was a domestic matter, adding that the complaint was ready for an out-of-court settlement.
But Omowumi denied planning to discontinue the case.
In his ruling, Magistrate Taofiq Badmus, admitted the accused to bail in the sum of N100,000 with one surety in the like sum.
Kanye West has been on a different path for a little while now and definitely set to take his music to new heights with the announcement of his first opera, Nebuchadnezzar.
The event has been scheduled for Nov. 24 and directed by previous collaborator Vanessa Beecroft.
He posted artwork for the opera, with the powerful Babylonian monarch on front. The artwork was designed by Nick Knight.
As Pitchfork points out, Kanye has mentioned Nebuchadnezzar before. “[God] is saying, Let me take this Nebuchadnezzar-type character—Nebuchadnezzar was the king of Babylon, and he looked at his entire kingdom and said, I did this,” the Jesus Is King creator told Zane Lowe during an interview on Apple Music’s Beats 1.
“I stood on the top of the mountain talking about Yeezus, saying, ‘I’m a God’—I had a guy dressed as Jesus.”
Also in that very interview, one could see how Kanye would like someone like Nebuchadnezzar, the most powerful of all the Babylonian kings and one who had trouble with humility.
“And now—I am unquestionably, undoubtedly, the greatest human artist of all time. It’s not even a question at this point,” West said in the interview.
“It’s just a fact. For the greatest artist in human existence to put a red hat on was God’s practical joke to all liberals. Like, ‘Nooo, not Kanye!’
Two brothers Adamu Chonoko of Ahmadu Bello University and Umar Chonoko of Kaduna Polytechnic, both lecturers, have escaped from their kidnappers.
The two brothers were kidnapped last week and ransom demanded.
Spokesperson of Kebbi Indegenes Resident in Kaduna and Garkuwan Wakilin Sarkin Zurun Kaduna, Garba Muhammad confirmed the development on Sunday.
Garba said “the two siblings and indigenes of Kebbi State have escaped from their kidnappers and arrived the palace of Wakilin Sarkin Zurun Kaduna and were received by the Wakili around 11:51am today (Sunday). We thank Allah for their escape.”
According to him, Umar Chonoko went to deliver the N2 million and a motorcycle ransom to secure the release of his brother, Adamu, but was also held by the kidnappers who demanded for additional N5 million ransom.
“N3 million was delivered, making a total of N5 million, but the abductors made another demand of N10 million.
“Their demand could not be met. Just this morning, with the assistance of security agents, both of them escaped.
“We thank the media, security agencies and all those who helped us in praying for their freedom,” he said.
She kept her fans updated throughout Saturday amid her health problems. But Ariana Grande revealed on Sunday that she had woken up 'ten times worse' and therefore had to cancel her Lexington, Kentucky, show.
The 26-year-old to her Instagram Stories to make the teary announcement where she said she was 'so upset.'
'Okay, so I woke up kind of ten times worse and it hurts so bad to swallow,' she began.
'I'm not really sure what's going on, but I unfortunately don’t think I will be able to push through tonight and I’m SO upset and sorry,' she said.
'Ugh. I’m so upset, but of course, obviously you’ll be refunded and etc. I’m just really devastated.'
Ariana continued to express her devastation and thanked her fans for understanding and keeping up to date on the situation at hand.
'Thank you for understanding and sending love, etc whatever,' she added.
'I’ll keep you posted as soon as I know what’s going with my body, but thank you for understanding, and I am so sorry.'
Actress and filmmaker Dayo Amusa is set to release a new movie, ‘Omoniyun’, in cinemas on November 29. In this interview with Joe Agbr JR., Dayo who is also an entrepreneur talks about why she is telling a story of female sexual harassment, sharing her medical status and other issues. Excerpts.... So, what motivated your movie, Omoniyun?
To start with, I’m this person that draw inspiration from things that happen around me, things I hear, things I read, things I get to see. So, I didn’t write the script. I didn’t write the story. It was written by Dayo Fawore but when I got the synopsis of the story and I read through it, I said ‘wow’, this looks good.
And I’m like, can you send me the whole script, which he did. I read through. I did one or two corrections and then he had to go and make another draft. But before then, I’ve had the opportunity to experience a particular situation way back in Sagamu (Ogun State) whereby this 11-year-old girl actually fell into child molestation. So, when this story came in, I like treating stories that deal with social issues. I think I have strength in it. It’s just something that I like doing. These issues of child molestation, child abuse, girl-child marriage and all that is rampant in our society. We don’t get to address them, not because we don’t know they are existing but probably because they’re not being voiced out like it should. I’m like, this is another platform for me to get to the audience, try to educate people, the kids and the older ones.
The movie also grazed on HIV and sometime ago, you posted your HIV status. What was the reason for doing that?
Well, it wasn’t even attached to the movie. The result I posted was just a random thing. I just felt like the issue of HIV or other sexually transmitted diseases is everywhere, whether we want to admit it or not. As individuals, di thing wey cloth dey cover, no bi small thing. And I just feel like, I’ve done mine, I’m negative. You don’t have to be scared to do it. It is better for you to even have it done, know your status. But it is better for you to know your medical status in general so as to be able to do the needful. Would you have shared your result if it was positive?
I would. Maybe, not exactly at that particular moment. But I would because, for me, I feel being HIV positive is not like the end of the world and it doesn’t stop you from living your life. You don’t have to die before death. You get informed, you get educated about your status so that every other person that is living around you will live healthy. So, it was just a way of (saying), ‘thank God that I am negative. Now that I am negative, biko, make una go do una own.’ That was just it.
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Bayelsa state governor-elect David Lyon of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Lyon shocked his PDP challenger Senator Douye Diri, by winning the governorship election on Saturday by a large margin, in a state hitherto a stronghold of the PDP, since 1999.
His victory was announced by the returning officer, Prof. Faraday Orumwense, Vice-chancellor, University of Benin, at the INEC Collation Centre in Yenagoa on Sunday night.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC had suspended collation of results for the Kogi governorship election after declaring results from 19 of 21 local government areas of the State.
The returning officer for the election, Prof Ibrahim Garba announced the suspension of the collation process after the announcement of result from Dekina Local Government Area.
The All Progressives Congress scored 8,948 votes while the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP garnered 16,575 votes in the local government that is regarded as one of those with the highest voting population in the country.
Brazil’s Selecao are the new FIFA U-17 World Cup winners, beating Mexico 2-1 at the Brasilia’s Estadio Bezerrao on the final day of the tournament in which they were the hosts.
It was their fourth U-17 crown.
The Brazilians have now moved within one title of equalling record holders Nigeria, though this was their first since 2003.
Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the Kogi Senatorial election rerun, Senator Dino Melaye has confirmed the death of his nephew, identified as Olorunjuwon.
According to Melaye, he was shot at his polling unit during the election on Saturday.
He alleged that his nephew was killed by thugs hired by the All Progressive Congress (APC).
He said in a statement on Sunday: “My nephew Olorunjuwon who was shot at my pooling unit yesterday died this morning. My brother your death is a Supreme sacrifice in the struggle for the liberation of our people. Rest in peace aburo… So sad.
Melaye added: “My nephew Juwon good night. A boy who never knew his mum, did not have the luxury of being breastfed. Yet God took care of him. Now APC thugs killed him. Avenge your death brother.”
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared the Kogi West Senatorial election inconclusive.
The poll was declared inconclusive because the lead margin between Mr Smart Adeyemi who polled 80,118 votes and Dino Melaye who got 59,548 was 20,570 which was lower than the 43,127 registered voters in 53 polling units of 20 registration areas in the zone.
According to INEC’s Returning Officer, Professor Olayinde Lawal, he was constrained by law to declare a winner because of the lead margin between the leading candidates.
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Bayelsa State, Chief David Lyon, has emerged the winner of the governorship election held on Saturday.
Lyon, who won in six of the state’s eight local government areas, defeated his closest rival, Senator Douye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party.
Lyon’s victory marks the first time the PDP would lose a governorship election in the state since the nation returned to democracy in 1999.
Peter Okoye and his wife, Lola, are celebrating their 6th wedding anniversary today. Lola took to her Instagram page to celebrate their day writing;
''Happy Anniversary to my pillar of strength. Through thick and thin we still continue to wax on strong. May God continue to guide and protect us and may love and laughter continue to reside here. I love you! @peterpsquare no long story! #itsouranniversary #theokoyes #lolaandpeter #myhubby #nodrama #family #blessedunion #parentstocameronandaliona #goodvibes #badenergystayfaraway #ourprovider''
