CHRISTIAN ARRESTED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BOARD HAJJ FLIGHT

A 29-year old, Plateau state-born teacher, Lohnan Joseph, was intercepted while trying to board a Saudi Arabia bound flight at Sultan Abubakar III International Airport, Sokoto on Sunday at around 9p.m. Joseph, a Christian  was said to have joined the screening line of Zamfara State intending pilgrims who were about to board the flight in the early hours of Sunday. He was asked why as a Christian, he joined the line of pilgrims boarding a hajj flight, Joseph said: “I am a Nigerian, so I don’t believe in discrimination, whether you are a christian or Muslim”. He also said that he wanted to be like Herbert Macaulay, whom he read, had traveled to London amidst difficulties and that his mission was not to travel but only to visit the airport and come back. 

He has been handed over to the police.

PICTURES FROM YORUBA ACTRESS, BISI IBIDAPO OBE'S BABY SHOWER

Friends of popular  yoruba actress, Bisi Ibidapo Obe, treated her to a baby shower recently. The actress is in her last trimester and plans to travel to Europe to deliver her baby. Wishing her a safe delivery.
More pics after the cut..

FATHER KEEPS DEAD SON'S BODY IN FREEZER FOR SIX YEARS

A devastated father, Tian Xueming, from China, has kept his 18-year-old son's dead body in a chest freezer for the last six years because it makes him feel he has never left and he can't bear to be parted from his dead son. 

The 18 year-old boy,  Qinyuan, died of leukemia six years ago. The father has refused all requests to move son Qinyuan's body to a family tomb. He said, 'when my wife and I want to talk to him we can just pull up some chairs, lift the lid and chat to him as if he had never been taken from us.' He said Qinyuan was the only thing keeping them going after the death of their first child, a girl who died when she was 15.

The 54-year-old carpenter set up a series of back-up electricity generators to keep the freezer running during the district's frequent power cuts.

52ND INDEPENDENCE DAY SPEECH BY PRESIDENT JONATHAN

The president, while addressing the nation this morning on the 52nd Independence of the county said 'Nigeria will succeed but I cannot do it alone'. Read President Jonathan's full speech to the nation after the cut...

2FACE, UTI, OTHERS HONOURED BY OBA OF BENIN

Pop singer, 2face Idibia, Big Brother Africa winner, Uti Nwanchukwu and Nollywood movie producer Lancelot Imaseun were among the few personalities honoured by the Oba of Benin kingdom, Oba Uku Akpolokpolo Erediauwa in Edo State yesterday at the event organised to celebrate  ‘Oba of Benin as a Preserver' . The Oba gave 2face two wrist bands made of the royal beads.  A very excited 2face  showed off his beads on Twitter and wrote;

‘Oba of Benin just gave me some royal beads! I’m so excited and honoured! One love 2 Benin kingdom’.

CONTROVERSY TRAILS AGN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, IBINABO SWORN IN

Former beauty queen Ibinabo Fiberisima was officially sworn in as the new president of the Actors’ Guild of Nigeria (AGN) yesterday, Saturday, September 30, 201 after winning the national elections. However, Emeka Rollas was announced the winner of the election few hours before Ibinabo was sworn in.

 

Fiberisima actually won with 97 votes, beating Rollas who scored 86 votes. Rollas is accused of paying  the electoral chairman Ayo Mauel N5m to announce him the winner.

WHO HAS THE EASIER LIFE?

I stumbled upon this debate recently and it seems women believe that men have easier life than women because they don't have to stand as much pain as women do. I totally agree. With the stress of carrying a pregnancy to term, including the nausea and sickness and risks that comes with it to the pain during labor. Also not forgetting the monthly pain, the stress of dealing with everyday problems in  the home, (while the men come back from work and sit in font of the t.v, eat warm dinner and go to bedt), men don't have to endure the pain of making their hair, or make up or.... I can go on and on and on.

There is nothing men do that women don't do, and even more.

Sorry jare, let me allow you guys speak your mind too. Do you believe men have it easier in life than women. Oya, over to the men, defend yourselves.

VIDEO: JUSTIN BIEBER THROWS UP ON STAGE

HAPPY 52ND INDEPENDENCE DAY NIGERIA!

Our dear country is 52 today. Happy independence day and happy new month to you my lovely readers! Have a beautiful day.

STUNNING PORTRAIT OF QUEEN ELIZABETH

The latest portrait of the Queen pictures her in a moment of quiet reflection as she stands on the spot in Westminster Abbey where she was crowned 60 years ago. The portrait was made by Australian-born, London-based artist Ralph Heimans.The 9ft by 11ft portrait was commissioned by the Palace to mark the Diamond Jubilee. 

Absolutely beautiful!

BET DRAMA: RICK ROSS AND YOUNG JEEZY FIGHT BACKSTAGE

Rappers Young Jeezy and Rick Ross fought backstage at the taping of the BET Awards at the Atlanta Civic Center last night  triggering a wild brawl in the parking lot.

The hip-hop heavyweights and their entourages exchanged words and shoves causing chaos.Witnesses said the fight broke out shortly after Ross dissed Jeezy during a performance.

Atlanta cops arrived later and squirted pepper spray to break up the fight, there were no serious injuries reported or arrests, and no shots were fired.

MOYINOLUWA AROWOSHOLA AND ALVIN DAYAFFIN EMERGE WINNERS OF ELITE MODEL LOOK 2012

The Elite Model Look Competition took place at Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island last night. This year’s edition of  Elite Model Look Nigeria competition featured  male and female models and 17 year-old Moyinoluwa Arowoshola and 18 year-old Alvin Dayaffin emerged as the winners of the female/male category respectively. 

They will compete with other finalists from 80 other countries at the World Final set to take place in Shanghai, China on Saturday 8th December 2012.

 Congrats to them.

EKSU SHUT DOWN AS STUDENTS PROTEST DEATH OF FINAL YEAR STUDENT

The Ekiti State University has been shut down indefinitely on Friday, over violent protests by the students reacting to the death of a final year student of the Accountancy Department, Abiola Teslim Yusuf, who was knocked down by a vehicle. The students went on  rampage setting ablaze six vehicles including an ambulance belonging to the institution, a bus, and a security van parked in front of the administrative block and damaging about 15 other vehicles during the violent protest which forced other students as well as members of staff to vacate the campus.

Some of the students said that Yusuf and some other students had asked the driver of the vehicle, who had come to drop his friend, for money but he refused and tried to speed away but knocked the student down in the process. The deceased student was said to be a leader of a cult group on the campus and members of his cult were said to have mobilised other cultists and unleashed terror on the campus.

The accident happened on Wednesday and the student was taken to a hospital in Ikere for treatment. He was later transferred to an intensive care unit at Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital but the hospital could not handle the case because he sustained serious head injury and needed to be operated upon but there was no neurosurgeon to attend to him. He was referred to  the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) but he died in Ibadan while being taken to LUTH on Friday.

Armed policemen were seen at the entrance of the university on Saturday while an armour personnel carrier was also seen patrolling the campus.

ABIA OIL PIPELINE EXPLOSION KILLS SIX

Six persons have been confirmed dead in a petroleum pipeline fire in Umueke autonomous community in Osisioma local government area of Abia State on Sunday while several others were badly burnt while scooping oil from a damaged pipeline. The fire raged between 4 and 6.30pm on Sunday. Those injured are receiving treatment in the hospital.

So sad, dying for a few liters of fuel.

AYO EMERGES WINNER OF PROJECT FAME SEASON 5

25 year-old Ayobami Ayoola Ayolola better known as AYO  has emerged as the 5th winner of Project Fame West Africa talent show. Ayobami who is the personal assistant to renowned saxophonist Mike Aremu, edged out other finalists to win the top prize yesterday evening, Saturday, September 29, 2012.

The first runner-up position went to Marvellous, second runner-up to Adetoun and third runner-up to Ella.

He now joins the past winners, the likes of Inyanya, Mike Ayansodo, Chidinma and Monica.