RIVERS STATE POLICE KILLS TWO ROBBEY SUSPECTS

Police in Port Harcourt Tuesday October 23, 2012, engaged a suspected robbery gang in a gun battle before they could attack a new generation bank located along Ada-George Road in Port Harcourt. Two out of the four members of the gang were shot in the gun battle and died on their way to the hospital, while the other two escaped. The men operated in a black Toyota Corolla Car with registration number BGM 897 AG and opened fire on the police when accosted. Two AK 47 Riffles and two fully loaded magazines were recovered from the robbers.

Police chiefs in the state capital claim they have acquired new weapons, tactics, communications gadgets and fast cars that can take any gang by surprise.

See the pic of the suspects after the cut...

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UBA DONATES BOOKS TO SCHOOLS IN AKWA IBOM

Worried by the poor reading culture among students in the country, United Bank for Africa '(UBA) donated literature texts to some selected secondary schools in Akwa Ibom. This is to encourage and improve their reading culture. Copies of Ngugi wa Thiong's 'Weep Not, Child' to students of Methodist Boys High School, Oron, Adiaha Obong Secondary School, Uyo under the financial institution's 'Read Africa Initiative'.

MEET THE 'GODDESS OF FLEXIBILITY'

Blonde contortionist Julia Gunthel, stage name Zlata, really means business. She has released a calendar for 2013 featuring herself in a variety of incredible positions around an office set; typing, answering the phone and making coffee all while bending her body in to unbelievable shapes.

The self-titled 'Goddess of Flexibility' has a rare condition which makes all her tendons extremely flexible. She discovered her talent for contortion at the age of four.

Hmm, she can invent new styles of ...... never mind. More incredible pics after the cut...

OBAMA GIRLS

Beyonce and Katy Perry 'materialize' their support for President Obama. Nice!

KWAM1'S DAUGHTER DEBUTS SINGLE

Honey B is the daughter of legendary fuji musician KWAM1. She recently released her first single Sempe featuring her father, KWAM1. Honey Zainab Marshal graduated from The BRIT School of Performing Arts in Croydon were she studied Music. Honey B whose  music style is a mixture of Jazz, Afrobeats, Hip Hop and Fuji is kicking off her music career with a duet with her famous dad.

 

Listen to it HERE

NIGERIAN STUDENT BREAKS WORLD RECORD IN TURKISH UNIVERSITY

Tunji Olu-Taiwo, an Engineering student of Eastern Mediterranean University in the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus has set a world record by obtaining a 4.0 CGPA out of 4.0 CGPA, the first ever in the department, meaning he never missed a point in his examinations from first year in the university to the final year.

Tunji Olu-Taiwo, who hails from Ifako-Ijaye Local Government Area of Lagos State, emerged the best graduating student from the Faculty of Engineering, obtaining a status of High Honours (first class) becoming the first African to have bagged such a status in the Department of Engineering, obtaining a degree in Engineering on a Grade Point Average of 4.00 out of 4.00 (straight A's). 

Amazing feat! 

CHRIS BROWN HIRES KARUECHE AS STYLIST

According to Hip Hollywood, Chris Brown has hired Karrueche as his wardrobe stylist on his latest photo shoot. According to the source, Brown hired Karrueche because she needed a job. 

This is just an excuse to keep his ex-girlfriend, Karrueche, around him without raising suspicion. Poor Rihanna.

WHY FEMI KUTI SHUNNED HEADIES AWARDS

Femi Kuti was scheduled to perform at The Headies 2012 Awards which took place last week Saturday but many were surprised when the show ended without the musician showing up. Femi who was also to be given the Hall of Fame award stayed behind at the New Afrika Shrine where the recently concluded Felabration 2012.

According to NET, a source close to the Kuti family revealed that the organizers of The Headies 2012 Awards and Kuti’s managers couldn't reconcile last minute differences.

‘They were meant to pay Shoki shoki (Femi) some balance for logistics but as at Saturday evening we hadn’t received the money, so he stayed back at the Shrine for Felabration‘, a source said.

The Headies doesn't pay musicians to perform at the event and this is the first time a Hall of Fame inductee will shun the event.

ELUMELU, DANGOTE NOMINATED FOR FORBES AFRICA PERSON OF THE YEAR 2012

Former Managing Director, United Bank for Africa Plc, Tony Elumelu, and chairman of Dangote Group,  Aliko Dangote,  have been selected along with three other individuals for the 2012 edition of the Forbes Africa Person of the year award. The other persons are Dr. James Mwangi, Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director, Equity Bank Limited, Kenya; Joyce Banda, President of Malawi and Stephen Saad, Co-founder, Aspen Pharmacare.

According to Forbes Africa, they were all nominated by its readers because of their impact on African business in the past year and the award would go to the individual who has had the most influence on events of the year gone by. 

Voting closes on Thursday, November 1, 2012, and the winner will be revealed in an event to be held in Nigeria.

POPE NAMES CATHOLIC BISHOP OF ABUJA, JOHN ONAIYEKAN, CARDINAL

Pope Benedict has pronounced John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan, the Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, a Cardinal. The surprise announcement was made yesterday. Archbishop Onaiyekan is now Nigeria's  fourth Cardinal after Francis Arinze and Anthony Olubunmi Okogie, Dominic Ekandem.

Big congrats!

DEAD MAN STUNS FAMILY BY WALKING INTO HIS OWN FUNERAL

The dead man                                                                                    Mr Araujo, who is very much alive 

What will you do if you are at a burial and the person being buried shows up at his own funeral? lol, I can imagine most of you will pick race.

A family gathering to mourn the death of a relative were shocked to tears and fainting when the deceased man in question walked into his own funeral on Tuesday.  In a bizarre case of mistaken identity, news of car washer Gilberto Araujo's murder had been relayed to the family by local police in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Sunday. 

So it's true that God created us in twos, the resemblance is uncanny. Pls continue to read the rest of the story...

P DIDDY INJURED IN CAR CRASH

Rapper Sean 'Diddy' Combs was involved in a car accident yesterday. He was lying injured on the ground as he recovered after his chauffeur-driven Cadillac Escalade collided with a Lexus RX vehicle. The accident occured at the Beverly Hills hotel in Los Angeles. Diddy sustained minor injuries  and he insisted on not going to hospital but would obtain his own medical treatment. 

The windscreen was smashed and the front of the car caved in. The airbags were activated and parts of the vehicle littered the ground. It is unclear who was at fault for the accident. More pics after the cut...

POLICE ARREST TWO OF THREE STUDENTS WHO KIDNAPPED, RAPED AND MURDERED COLLEAGUE

The arrested suspects

Two students of Federal Polytechnic, Auchi, Edo State, Henry Edewo, 21 and Emmanuel Isikhuime, have been arrested by the Police for kidnapping, raping and murdering a female student,  Mercy Peter, 21, also a student of the institution. They kidnapped her on 29 July, 2012 and killed her four days later after raping her severally then buried her in a shallow grave in a forest at Ugbor village, Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State.

After killing her, they continued to demand for ransom from her parents who didn't know their daughter was already dead.

State Police Public Relations Officer, Anthony Airhuoyo, said the police made a breakthrough in the case on October 17 when two of the suspects were arrested and a third suspect, whose name was given as Charles, was still on the run. The suspects took the police to the spot where they buried Mercy and her corpse was exhumed. 

What will make a human being take the life of another? Is the problem with the upbringing or influence from associations? How do we rid our society of  criminal minds? Pls share your thoughts.

LAGOSIANS TREK AS OKADA BAN, FUEL SCARCITY INTENSIFIES

The restriction of okada on some routes and the worsening fuel scarcity in Lagos State has left Lagosians stranded with a lot of people walking  to their destinations yesterday. There was also a lot of traffic due to queues in filling stations and sallah rush.  Lagos-Ibadan Expressway towards Seven-Up, Yaba, Iyana Ipaja, Ikorodu Road, Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, Oba Akran Avenue, Oba Ogunnusi Road in Ogba among others witnessed serious traffic snarl.

A lot people have been affected by the ban on okada as  buses do not ply some routes leaving such people stranded. It has also encouraged commercial bus drivers to cash in on the situation to hike their fares from between 50 to 100 per cent.

The decision of the Lagos State government's decision to ban okada is being questioned by the residents of the state. It doesn't seem to be in the best interest of the people.