Comedian Basket Mouth's Elsie Okpocha has reacted to how Rosy Meurer addresses her husband as Mr. Churchill and not call him her husband.
According to Elsie, it’s as if Rosy Meurer is ashamed to claim the man that she married hence can’t refer to him as her husband but always calls him Mr. Churchill.
Taking to her Instagram story, Elsie wrote;
"Mr Churchill this, Mr Churchill that... Aunty say 'my husband' naaa, abi are you ashamed to call him that??????? Wahala just be like bicycle.
Donald Trump has been seen with Melania for the first time since the couple left the White House as they posed for selfies with fans on Valentine's Day.
The former President, 74, and First Lady, 50, beamed for pictures taken in the Mar-a-Lago resort dining room on Sunday.
The couple were last seen together when they arrived in Florida after snubbing Joe Biden's inauguration last month.
Melania has remained particularly illusive, even stripping her Instagram of all posts except her White House farewell speech.
She shared two posts on Valentines Day this year but neither mentioned her husband - as rumors about the state of their marriage continue to swirl.
A father-of-two who ran off with his girlfriend's mother just days after the daughter gave birth to his baby son broke his silence today to say 'I am in love with her and I want the world to know'.
Ryan Shelton, 29, betrayed his pregnant partner Jess Aldridge by beginning the affair with her mother Georgina, 44, while they were all living together in a family support bubble.
Speaking for the first time, Ryan, who is now living with Georgina, told MailOnline: 'I don't care what everyone thinks, I am in love with Georgina and I don't care who knows about it.'
He said: 'Other people's opinions don't bother me at all. I know what's happened.
'There are two sides to every story and I know the truth behind all this. Not everyone will like what's happened but it's none of their business.'
Ryan and Jess, 24, moved in with Georgina and her husband, Eric, to the family home in Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, as Jess prepared to have their baby.
Within weeks of moving in, Ryan had begun an affair with the grandmother-of-six who he left Jess for two days after Jess came home with his newborn son, Reuben.
Ryan, who works as a car parts salesman added: 'They know what has gone on here. There's more to this story than you think but that's all I want to say.'
Jess told how she felt 'betrayed' by Ryan and her own mother as they drank vodka in the kitchen together and flirting while she sat heavily pregnant watching television with her father.
Meanwhile a neighbour who dated Ryan before he met Jess has labelled him a 'serial womaniser' and 'an idiot'.
Ryan's former girlfriend told a friend that he treated her appallingly, cheating on her before she dumped him for being unfaithful.
She told the friend: 'He is a serial womaniser.
'He treated me really badly. He is a bloody idiot. When I finally saw sense and told him I didn't want to see him again, he'd drive round to my house and sit outside for hours at night in his car.'
The family friend told MailOnline that Georgina's husband, Eric, is 'devastated', having only renewed their marriage vows two years ago 'to show their continued commitment to each other'.
They said that recently Georgina had taken more of an interest in her appearance, wearing short skirts and low-cut tops as she looked like 'mutton dressed as lamb'.
'Georgina must have lost her mind,' they added. 'I think she's been flattered by the attention of Ryan, who is a fairly attractive young man, and she's let herself be swept off her feet.
'I'm not in the least bit surprised by Ryan splitting up the family, though. He is a nightmare.'
She added: 'Poor Jess at that time had no idea. She must be hurting like hell.'
A Turkish man killed his pregnant wife by throwing her off a cliff after posing for selfies and then tried to cash in on her life insurance, prosecutors allege.
Hakan Aysal was arrested for murdering his 32-year-old wife, Semra Aysal, and their unborn baby during a vacation in Butterfly Valley in Mugla, Turkey, in June 2018, the Sun reported.
Aysal, 40, allegedly shoved his wife — who was seven months pregnant — off the cliff after they took pictures. She fell 1,000 feet and died instantly, according to the outlet.
After Semra’s death, the husband tried to collect on a life insurance policy he took out for her worth 400,000 Turkish lira, or about $57,000. But he was denied due to a police investigation.
Prosecutors charge the murder wasn’t an “accident” and was premeditated because he wanted her money.
A court has ruled that Aysal be remanded in custody for premeditated murder.
Semra’s brother, Naim Yolcu, said his brother-in-law didn’t appear to show any emotion after his sister died.
“When we went to the Forensic Medicine Institute to get the body, Hakan was sitting in the car,” recalled Yoluc during a video interview in court.
“My family and I were destroyed, but Hakan did not even appear sad.”
Shortly after, his older brother KCee revealed he will be handling over luxury cars and other items on behalf of his brother who is not in Nigeria.
The post reads:
"As you all know every 18th of February is my brother E-money’s Birthday which is symbolic with gifting of cars and other valuable items to worthy and deserving individuals. This is year is not an exception as I am handing over the cars and other gifts to the beneficiaries on behalf of my brother who is presently not in town. Happy Birthday to the best brother anyone could have, I pray for more of God’s blessings over you! @iam_emoney1 HBD to you again."
The Senate, on Thursday, considered a bill seeking to stop employers in the private and public sectors from engaging employable Nigerian graduates as casual workers.
The Prohibition of Casualisation Bill 2020 was sponsored by Senator Ayo Akinyelure.
Akinyelure said casualisation of Nigerian graduates in the Nigerian labour market had become a subject of great concern.
He said more workers continued to groan under this immoral strategy of cutting cost by employers rendering them inferior to their counterpart in other countries of the world.
He said, “Statistics from the Nigeria Labour Congress shows that many workers in the telecommunications, oil and gas sectors are engaged as casual labourers by employers of labours.
“Other sectors with thousands of casual labourers include mining, steel, banking and insurance.”
Akinyelure while citing the banking industry as a hub for casualisation, blamed banks for turning female marketers into harlots and sexual slaves in a desperate attempt by them to keep their jobs and meet unrealistic deposit targets.
He said, ‘In the banking and insurance industry, for instance, many young graduates particularly females are employed as marketers and given unrealistic customer deposit targets running into millions.
“They are hired and fired at will when such unrealistic targets are not met.
“The female among them who are desperate in keeping their jobs turn to harlotry and sex slavery.
“They, move from one office to the other looking for invisible customers who have large funds to enable them meet their targets.
“It is high time this evil and devilish act is stopped.”
Senator Biodun Olujimi said, “Our girls have been turned into what we cannot imagine.
“Most of them have been asked to look for funds, and when they come to us, I always tell them, I do not even have the funds to eat; how can I have funds to keep with you in the bank?
“They will never be promoted if they don’t bring in such funds, and this is a banking industry that is privately owned, yes, but has made so much profit, and from the profit they could at least take the few that they can manage properly, rather than take a lot that they will be giving pittance.”
The lawmaker harped on the need to have a legal framework to ensure that casualisation did not exist.
Residents of some communities in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State on Thursday evening marched to the Government House, Benin City, with the corpse of one of the slain farmers killed by suspected herdsmen in the state.
Premium Times reported how suspected herdsmen killed seven farmers in some communities in Edo, Wednesday.
The protesters said they were in the Government House to draw the attention of Governor Godwin Obaseki to their plight.
They complained that the police officers that came to their community after the attack “merely told them to go and deposit the body in the mortuary”.
Michael Idahosa, who spoke on behalf of the protesters, said the communities could no longer bear the incessant attack of killer herdsmen on the farming community, adding that “they had decided to bring the dead body to Government House for Mr Obaseki to feel their plight”.
“We are here to protest the killing of (by) herdsmen in our communities. The governor came to Ovia North East in 2017 when herdsmen killed one of our persons and promised to tackle the problem of herdsmen in our local government area, but the government did not,” Mr Idahosa said.
The residents gave the state government a three-day ultimatum to ensure the security of lives and property in the state.
The state Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, who received the protesters, assured them that the government would intensify efforts at providing adequate security to check the rising spate of insecurity in the state.
Counsel to the teenager who was convicted for blasphemy in Kano, Kola Alapini, has denied rumours that the minor, Omar Farouq, has relocated abroad.
Mr. Alapini’s rebuttal comes against several reports in the media on Monday, stating that Omar Farouq has relocated abroad.
When Peoples Gazette sought to verify the reports, Mr. Alapini, Thursday afternoon, said his client has not relocated abroad.
The lawyer said although Farouq and his family have been moved from the North due to threats, “they are still in Nigeria.”
“It is fake news and it is the tabloid that started it. They make fundraising difficult for us when they carry information without getting their facts.
“One thing we have done is to move him and his immediate family out from the North to Abuja for safety and then to the South. That is what I will only say,” Mr. Alapini said.
The counsel said funds are being raised for his education and accommodation
Seun Kuti has demanded justice for his father, late Fela Anikulapo Kuti despite it's been 44 years he was allegedly attacked by the government.
The youngest son of the Afrobeat singer demanded the justice for his father, Fela, Grandmother, Funmilayo and Kalakuta its self.
In a post made on his Instagram page, Seun said it has been 44 years, but his family is yet to get justice.
''44 Years ago today our family was attacked by the federal government of Nigeria and the rest they say is history but what matters is 44 years without justice for Fela. 44 years without justice for Fummilayo. 44 years without justice for kalakuta!! #liberationgeneration #MOP #justiceforkalakuta. Please share and use the hashtag #justiceforkalakuta for today at least make dem know say we never forget'', Seun wrote.
12-year-old autistic girl has set a record by swimming 36 kilometres in the Arabian sea, Indian officials said Thursday.
“Jiya Rai, daughter of a naval sailor Madan Rai, created history by swimming from Bandra-Worli Sea Link to Gateway of India, a distance of 36 Km in 08 hrs and 40 minutes on 17 Feb 21 at 3:45 a.m. (local time),” a statement issued by India’s defense ministry said.
“She is a known case of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and she dedicated the swimming feat to raise awareness about Autism.”
According to officials, the swimming event was conducted under observation of the Swimming Association of Maharashtra, a recognised body of the Swimming Federation of India.
Ms. Rai last year swam from Elephanta Island to Gateway of India, a distance of 14 km in three hours, 27 minutes and 30 seconds.
The ministry said she holds the world record for the youngest girl with ASD to swim 14 km in open waters.
A total of 32 corps members who served in Lagos State in the 2020 Batch ‘A’ will have their national service extended or repeated as punitive measures for misconduct.
The Lagos State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC), Eddy Megwa, announced the punishments at the passing out parade of a total of 5,720 corps members across the state.
According to him, some of the affected corps members were not available when needed, while some absconded outrightly.
As the ban on street begging takes effect in Kano, the government has threatened to arrest beggars and hand them over to wealthy people in their local councils.
This warning came from the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Zahra’u Muhammad-Umar, during an empowerment package’s presentation to the beneficiaries, in Kano, on Thursday.
The government said it empowered no fewer than 60 women and youths with different entrepreneurial skills, following the ban on street begging in the state.
“The government cannot do it alone. Anyone found will be taken to his or her local government for the wealthy individuals there to empower them,” Mrs. Muhammad-Umar warned.
On February 5, the government arrested 500 beggars and repatriated them to their various communities, following the ban on street begging in the state.
She said there was a need for women to be financially stable and help their families, adding that “some of the beneficiaries were picked from the street and under bridges.”
Mrs. Muhammad-Umar explained that this necessitated the decision to empower the women and other vulnerable people in the state living with a disability for them to fend for themselves and quit street begging.
The beneficiaries were given N10,000 each, in addition to sewing machines, soya beans, beans, millet, rice, freezers, small generating sets, groundnut oil, pestle and mortar, frying pan, flour, grinding machines, and second-hand clothes.
Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Chukwuma Soludo, has declared his intention to run for the governorship of Anambra in the November 6 election.
Soludo will contest on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).
Declaring his ambition on Thursday in Awka, he said he had been a party man since 2013 and would be better if APGA offered him the ticket.
He promised to achieve victory for the party, hoping to leverage his international connections to transform the state.
He said that having served the global community, he was now poised to serve and develop Anambra.
Speaking about the incumbent governor, Mr. Soludo stated, “I granted an interview where they asked if I still stand by what I said in 2017 that ‘If Anambra is not broken, why mend it?’ and I told them that Anambra is more sound now.”
He added, “In 2010, the Federal Bureau of Statistics conducted a survey and said the poverty rate in Anambra was 53 percent.
“In 2020, it conducted another survey and said poverty rate had gone down to 14.7 percent, what else can you use to measure good governance.
“Anambra is doing well under Obiano, and my mission is to continue and complete all the legacy projects of the governor,” Soludo said.
Popular Nigerian singer, Omah Lay, has raised the alarm over stolen personal items at the airport.
The ‘Godly’ crooner on Wednesday disclosed that his laptop, audio interface and microphone were stolen from his box.
Omah Lay, however, did not disclose the name of the airport, likewise the airline.
He made this known on his Twitter page.
The 23-year-old singer wrote: “So they stole my laptop, microphone and audio interface from my box at the airport LMAO, you are looking for a hit record or what?”
Omah Lay who hails from Port-Harcourt has recorded hits in the past years.
He is one of the most influential Nigerian Afrobeat singers. His EP released in 2020 recorded hit singles like ‘You’, ‘Bad Influence’ which garnered millions of streams.
He wrote:
So they stole my laptop, microphone & audio interface from my box at the airport LMAO, y’all looking for a hit record or what?
The police in Bauchi State, on Thursday, disclosed that they had discovered more ammunition in a building at the Anguwan Mahaukata area of Bauchi metropolis, making a total of 348 live ammunitions recovered.
It was earlier reported that 204 live ammunitions were recovered by police in the house, which the Bauchi State governor, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, ordered to be demolished to serve as a deterrent to others.
The state police command Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, had revealed to Daily Post on Thursday that four suspects were arrested in connection with the discovery of the ammunition.
However, while briefing journalists Thursday evening at the command’s headquarters in Bauchi, Wakil said that a second search of the building led to the discovery of more ammunition.
“During our second search, we recovered 144 live ammunition of machine gun (MG) again. During the search, we got two live ammunition of anti aircraft, one expended shell of the AA, two expended shells of the MG ammunition,” SP Wakil disclosed.
He added that a uniform belonging to an officer of Nigeria Immigrations Service was also recovered from the house.
“During our investigation, we arrested four suspects in connection to that crime, namely Adamu Suleiman; Mohammed Sanusi; Abba Sa’idu and Yakubu Ahmed. All of them are living in Bauchi metropolis,” he said.
The police spokesman said the ammunition was discovered by one of the suspects arrested, Ahmed Suleiman, 57-year-old, while preparing to move into the house, which he rented.
According to Wakil, “some weeks ago, he (Suleiman) contacted Abba Sa’idu and Yakubu Ahmed that they should look for a house for him.
“While they bargained at the rate of N75,000 of which he paid a sum of N30,000 to enter into the house. He and his family when they came to the house, they wanted to sweep the house where they discovered these (ammunitions),” he stated.
The PPRO said the police were suspecting that the recovered ammunition might belong to an Immigration official, one Suraju Ahmed Suleiman.
“We are suspecting those materials belong to him because our information revealed that he was once working in Maiduguri with the multinational joint task force,” he added.
He, however, called on residents of the state to properly carry out due diligence whenever they want to rent out their houses to any tenant, saying that as a result of the influx of people into Bauchi State, some bad elements used that to cause havoc in the State.
“I want to call on members of the public to understand that when we have strangers that we don’t know where they are coming from, we need to profile them, we need to know why they are here before we accommodate them,” the police spokesman warned.
He further advised the public to always speak out whenever they see anything strange, declaring that people have to be involved in policing their communities.