Stripped Women: Ejigbo Oba on the run.

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THIS IS AN OUTRAGE, WORSE THAN HOMOSEXUALITY!. IT'S BEYOND PARDON

This is an example of things worse than homosexuality. It is barbaric. It is beyond pardon

" Man is born free (but) and everywhere he is (the Nigeria) in chains"--Jean Jacque Rousseau.

"Man thinks himself (the Nigerian), the master of others and still remains a greater slave than they" Jean Jacque Rousseau

"I am not a liberator
liberators do not exist
the people have to liberate themselves"
--ERNESTO "CHE" GUEVARA (1928-1961)

Is the hand of the law saw short that the perpetrators of this barbarism cannot be brought to book? Who will liberate our people, if they cannot, by their concerted effort, liberate themselves?

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LCC makes ₦15m a day on Lekki toll gate – Investigation

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Culled from Punch
Some time towards the end of 2013, Olalekan Liadi left his Lekki home in his SUV for Victoria Island.

He is a regular motorist who shuttles between Lekki and other parts of the Lagos Island.  But this day, he had already passed through the toll plaza at Admiralty Way before he remembered that he had forgotten a very important document which he left on his bed.  He was so furious with himself because he didn’t have any other choice but to drive back home to be able to make any headway in his business that day.

Catholic church corrupts the gospel of Jesus Christ – Chris Okotie (Caution! Get your dic ready)

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Pastor Kris Okotie of the Household of God Church International Ministries tells GBENRO ADEOYE in this interview why he still wants to run for president despite his three failed attempts and why he splashed over N150m on two luxury cars recently

What informed your recent write-up titled ‘2014: Relevance of a paradigm shift’? Is it a prelude to announcing your intention ahead of 2015 presidential election?

No, I started writing for the media, (including a contribution to Punch) about a year ago. This article is just one of my regular write-ups. It has nothing to do with my presidential ambition. That said, I will run in 2015, God willing.

Ukraine’s president Viktor Yanukovych signs anti-protest bill into law

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Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych has signed into law a bill aimed at curbing anti-government protests.
The bill was passed in parliament on Thursday with a quick show of hands by MPs loyal to the president, rather than the usual system of electronic voting.

The changes include a ban on unauthorised tents in public areas and criminal responsibility for slandering government officials. The move has sparked uproar among the opposition, who say it is illegal.

Nigerian adult nabbed With 53 Tubes of Heroin in Liberia

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Monrovia — For the second time in less than a month officers of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) assigned at the Roberts International Airport (RIA) have nabbed a Nigerian national with 53 tubes of heroin.
Johnson Paul is the second Nigerian to be arrested at the country’ s only international airport in less than a month with such huge quantity of drugs which the Drug Enforcement Agency has put its street value at US$23, 250.00 equivalents to L$2, 027,850.00.

Comedians share the same personality with mentally disturbed people - Research claims

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Some comedians won't like this as a fresh research claims comedians have the exact personalities with mad people or individuals with Mental problems.  Researchers from Oxford University and Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust say manic thinking helps join together ridiculous ideas that spark humour.The ability to make people laugh arises from a personality of the sort displayed by individuals with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. 

Lagos Records 125% last Quarter Budget performance in 2013

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….Tasks Permanent Secretaries to take leadership of their various MDAs

Lagos State Government closed 2013 with an impressive 125 percent last quarter budget performance and a cumulative year round record of 85 percent.

The State which ran a N507.105Billion Budget at a Capital to Recurrent ratio of 54 to 46 percent, recorded a cumulative third quarter performance of 71 percent which it beefed up to 85percent at the close of the year because of its last quarter performance.

Playboy Playmate Cassandra Lynn Hensley dies

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 34 year-old beautiful Playboy model Cassandra Lynn Hensley was supposedly found lifeless at her friend's house in LA on Thursday January 15th in according to TMZ.The model was discovered hanging in a tub in her friend's toilet and by the time paramedics came, she'd passed away.   Law enforcement are analyzing the demise as a probable overdose, police force informed TMZ. She leaves behind a daughter. May her heart sleep in peace..

President Goodluck Jonathan hates the Yoruba – Fani-Kayode ( What do you think ?)

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President Goodluck Jonathan and those within his inner circle simply hate the yoruba. And we the yoruba did not resist, fight and defeat the hegemony of other nationalities in the last 100 years just for it to be replaced with Ijaw domination.

I have said it before and I will say it again, if we cannot have a level playing field for all tribes, all religions and all nationalities in Nigeria and if we cannot all be treated as equals then let Nigeria cease to exist.

Mike Murdock Gives Pastor Abiodun Of Coza A Rolls Royce & $1m

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 Popular American preacher, Mike Murdock was in Nigeria last week for a program tagged, “12 Days of Glory”. The program was an annual conference organized by the Commonwealth Of Zion Assembly- COZA.

While preaching on the 15th of January, the last day, he allegedly gave pastor Biodun a Royce rolls, $1millon dollars and further prayed for his family.

Horrible: 16-year-old girl ra*ped to death in Bayelsa

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Daily Trust reports:
A 23-year-old man is currently in police detention over an alleged  r*ape which led to the death of a 16-year-old girl in Oporoma community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.
According to sources, the victim was said to have visited the home of the suspect with her friend where they were offered drinks as guests.  The deceased was said to have accepted the drink while her friend declined. It was gathered that after the victim’s friend had left earlier, the suspect was reported to have ra*ped the victim till she became unconscious.

Lagos Man kills barber during argument over generator

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The Lagos State Police Command has commenced investigation into the murder of a 39-year-old barber, Azeez Solanke, who was allegedly stabbed to death by one Segun Daniel in the Ojo area of Lagos State, on Thursday last week.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the deceased was stabbed to death following an argument over his generator.

Our correspondent, who visited the area, learnt that the incident occurred around 10pm beside a jetty at the Ebute area of Ojo.

Northerners Accuse Goodluck Jonathan Of Stockpiling Hands For 2015 Situation

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Rising from their meeting in Kaduna with the Northern Traditional Rulers Council in Kaduna State, the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) today raised the alarm that the President Goodluck Jonathan-led government is gathering arms for unknown motives ahead of the 2015 elections.

NEF also accused Jonathan of nursing a clandestine agenda in choosing to convoke a national conference.  Their spokesman, Solomon Darlong told the Hausa Service of the Voice of America monitored by SaharaReporters in Abuja that they support only a Sovereign National Conference whose outcome will uphold and determine the corporate existence of Nigeria.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu Starts The World's First Homosexual Political Party

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ARCHBISHOP Desmond Tutu has surprised South Africans by announcing the formation of a gay political party called the Democratic Religious Alliance Against Minority Antagonism (DRAAMA), which will take part in a general election later this year.

Last year Tutu outraged Christians when he declared: “I would refuse to go to a homophobic heaven…No, I would say sorry, I mean I would much rather go to hell…I would not worship a God who is homophobic and that is how deeply I feel about this.”

House Finance Committee’s 50 Questions: Okonjo-Iweala presents detailed 102-page response.

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Find a press statement below...

The Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has provided a detailed 102-page documented response to the 50 questions posed by the House of Representatives Committee on Finance. The document provides, in extensive detail, including tables and graphs, answers to the committee’s well publicized questions. 

In her response, the Minister stressed that, in spite of many challenges which government has acknowledged, the Nigerian economy is showing real and measurable progress in many areas. This can be seen in the fact that more jobs are being created; roads, rail and other infrastructure are being improved; the country is saving for the future and planning better for the present. Continue...

Uganda President refuses to sign anti-gay bill into law

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President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has refused to sign into law an anti-gay bill passed by the country's parliament, which is aimed at imprisoning not just homosexuals, but people who talk about it without condemning the lifestyle. The President in a letter to the Country's parliament speaker said homosexuals are 'abnormal' but could be 'rescued' by improving the economy.

"Even with legislation, they will simply go underground and continue practicing homosexuality or lesbianism for mercenary reasons. You cannot call an abnormality an alternative orientation. It could be that the Western societies, on account of random breeding, have generated many abnormal people." President Museveni said

In December 2013, the Ugandan parliament passed its anti-gay bill going against  the President's advice and now seeks his assent. The President had initially advised that the homosexuality situation in the country be studied deeply and carefully before any laws against the practice be enacted.

The Ugandan anti-gay bill seeks to make all form of homosexual activities a criminal offense to be punishable under law. Homosexuals can get as much as a life term imprisonment punishment. Also anyone who knows a homosexual and doesn't report such to police authorities would also face some sanctions if found wanting.

Russian President Putin names three qualities a politician needs.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has named three qualities he believes a politician should have.

During a meeting between the president and volunteers taking part in the preparations for the Sochi Olympics, which are scheduled to be held in February, a Mongolian student of a Krasnodar Territory university asked Putin what three strong qualities a politician should have.

"Honesty, professionalism, and - that probably applies more to healthcare workers - a feeling of compassion and involvement in the life of an ordinary citizen. It's extremely important," Putin said.

Russia doesn't prohibit homosexual relations, only propaganda among minors is banned - Putin

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 During his meeting with Sochi Olympics volunteers, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia does not seek to hold anyone legally responsible for homosexual relations, as it is widely stipulated in the West. More specifically, he underlined that Russia does not arrest anyone for homosexual relations, and it is only the promotion of homosexuality and pedophilia among minors that is strictly banned.

The maradona: France's Hollande visits First Lady Trierweiler in hospital.

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French President Francois Hollande has paid his first visit to his official partner Valerie Trierweiler since she was hospitalised in the wake of revelations he was having an affair, his office said.

Hollande visited Trierweiler at a Paris hospital on Thursday evening, six days after she was admitted, a spokesman said.

Obama Set to announce end of NSA telephone metadata collection program - official

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President Barack Obama on Friday will announce the end of a telephone metadata collection program that has come under harsh criticism, a senior US official said.

"In his speech, the President will say that he is ordering a transition that will end the Section 215 telephone metadata program as it currently exists," the official said, as Obama prepares to unveil long awaited reforms of NSA surveillance techniques.

WHITECIOUS: Vanity Fair accused of lightening Lupita Nyong'o's skin

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Vanity Fair yesterday announced that 30 year old Oscar nominee Lupita Nyong'o was among the faces photographed for the Vanities section of its February issue and tweeted the pic on the right. And as the Kenyan beauty looks great in the pic, everyone was quick to point out that she looks way lighter in the pic than she really is. Compare and contrast the pics above. African is beautiful Vanity Fair!
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Senate President's Younger sister Dies During Child labour

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A statement by David Mark's Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, on Thursday, confirmed the develoment and quoted the late Onma-Adakole's younger brother, Mr. Igoche Mark, saying that the deceased would be buried in her home town, Otukpo, Benue State, on Friday.
    Mark described his late sister "as a straight forward, hardworking and benevolent person with plenty of vision and hope for a greater tomorrow" adding that the death was a huge loss to the Mark's family.

R.I.P: 3-Year-Old Nigerian Boy Crushed To Death By Lift In Ireland

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A Nigerian boy, Solomon Soremekun,  was crushed to death by a lift after getting out of his pushchair and walking into the shaft, Irish media reported on Wednesday.  According to reports, Soremekun was in the company of his mother and three siblings at the time of the incident.  He reportedly got out of his pushchair after he became separated from his family on the first floor and went through open lift doors into the shaft. Unfortunately, the lift came down and crushed him.

Fashola, APC Governors, Leaders converge to honour Bisi Akande at 75

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Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Thursday joined several notable Nigerians like Governors Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, Rauf Aregbesola of Osun, Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo, Tanko Al-Makura of Nassarawa, Dr Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti, Owelle Rochas Okorocha of Imo, Senator Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State and several others in celebrating the National Chairman of the party, Chief Bisi Akande as he turned 75.

Damascus officially confirms its participation in Geneva-2 - UN

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The Syrian government has officially confirmed its participation in the Geneva-2 peace conference. This came today as a statement by Deputy Official Representative of the UN Secretary General, Farhan Haq.

"Yes, they will participate," Farhan Haq said and added that Damascus had formally informed about this in a letter to the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. "As far as I understand, the delegation of the SAR government will be headed by Foreign Minister Walid Muallem ", said the UN representative.

Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu slams EU 'hypocrisy' on settlements.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed the European Union Thursday for summoning envoys over recently unveiled plans for some 1,800 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank.

"This is hypocrisy. The EU calls our ambassadors in because of the construction of a few houses? When did the EU call in the Palestinian ambassadors about incitement that calls for Israel's destruction?" Netanyahu asked foreign correspondents at his annual new year reception.

"It's time to stop this hypocrisy," he said. "This imbalance... doesn't advance peace, I think it pushes peace further away."

Oby Ezekwesili got great questions for Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Twitter

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 Ex-Vice President of World Bank's Africa division & former Nigerian minister Oby Ezekwesili is seeking to understand what happened to the $10billion missing from the NNPC account. She tweeted at the Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala a few minutes ago. See more tweets following the break.

President Jonathan, Please end the tragic farce in Rivers State now!

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DEAR President Goodluck  Jonathan , I never thought I would join in the letter writing orgy that has seized all of Nigeria by the wrist! Certainly, not given the self-serving purposes of the Epistle of Saint Matthew of Otta to the people of Nigeria through you and the many replies to it.

8 People Shot As Ogun APC Crisis Turns Violent

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The crisis in the Ogun State All Progressives Congress, APC, turned violent on Thursday with some members sustaining gunshot injuries.

Eight people were reportedly shot during the clash at Wasimi Market Square, Ewekoro Local Government Area. They are said to be currently receiving treatment at a hospital.

For real ? Woman Gives Birth To Tortoise In Lagos

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A tradomedical practitioner in Lagos has claimed that a 20-year old woman delivered a tortoise and a baby girl in his clinic. The woman, Rasheedat Raimi, said she had carried the pregnancy for 10 months before she eventually delivered the baby girl and the tortoise at a trado-medical clinic on Mutairu Street, Off Ijegun Road, outskirts of Lagos. She was in pains as she talked to P.M.NEWS about the strange delivery. “I came to Yakafi for prayers because of the terrible pains I was having in my stomach. Immediately I got here, prayers were offered and immediately there was a burst of water and blood under me.

Weird: Hindu worshipers drink fresh cow urine to prevent cancer (Phot'd)

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It might seem absurd but its true and the is practice carried out by some Hindu worshipers in India.

An increasing cult of Hindu worshipers in India nest a strong belief that cow's urine help prevent cancer.

Hindus feel that cows are sacred creatures, hence its divine healing powers which comes from the animals urine.

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Police begin clampdown on gay people as 38 homosexuals are arrested in Bauchi

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POLICE across Nigeria have begun arresting lesbians and gays following President Goodluck Jonathan's recent signing into law of a new Draconian bill that makes being homosexual an offence punishable for 14 years in jail.   Earlier this month, President Jonathan put his signature to the controversial Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Bill into law. Condemned internationally as a fundamental breach of human rights, the law stipulates that anyone convicted of engaging in a same sex marriage is liable to serve 14 years in prison, while anyone aiding or abetting such relationships faces a 10 year jail term.  

Jonathan announces Tukur’s resignation, produces letter from pocket

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The National Executive Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has just accepted the resignation of the National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur.  President Goodluck Jonathan announced to the members of NEC that Tukur has resigned from his job. Jonathan, who brought out Tukur’s letter of resignation from his pocket, handed it over to the National Secretary of the party, Prof. Wale Oladipo. As soon as he announced the resignation, the audience clapped in acceptance. President Jonathan therefore directed the Governor of Cross Rivers State, Mr. Liyel Imoke to move the motion for the acceptance of Tukur’s resignation.  Imoke appealed to Tukur not to abandon the party despite his resignation.

Nigeria anti-gay law ’ll fuel violence –UN Secretary General

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United Nations’ Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed deep concern on Wednesday at a new Nigerian law that criminalises same-sex relationships, which he fears could fuel prejudice and violence and risks obstructing an effective HIV/AIDS response.

The bill, which contains penalties of up to 14 years in prison and bans gay marriage, same-sex “amorous relationships” and membership of gay rights groups, was passed by the National Assembly last May and signed into law by President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday.

 “The Secretary-General fears that the law may fuel prejudice and violence, and notes with alarm reports that police in northern Nigeria have arrested individuals believed by the authorities to be homosexuals, and may even have tortured them,” Ban’s press office said in a statement quoted by Reuters.

We’ll change House leadership, APC Reps insist

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Members of the House of Representatives, particularly those of the All Progressives Congress caucus are bent on changing the leadership of the House as lawmakers resume sitting on Tuesday next week.  The APC gained a slim numerical advantage over the Peoples Democratic Party before the lawmakers proceeded on the Christmas/New Year break on December 19.  Thirty-seven former PDP members had defected to the APC on the floor of the House, citing “division” in the PDP as the reason for their action. 

Why did Jonathan sign the gay law?

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In 2013, an iconic picture of two ladies kissing before anti-gay marriage protesters in Marseille, France, went viral. That act of defiance before an assembly of mostly old ladies was to demonstrate an inviolable right to private life and choice. It was largely the fear of this sort of freedom that spurred the Nigerian Senate to embark on pushing a bill to criminalise activities relating to homosexuality with draconian measures.

The climax of the saga occurred on Monday, January 13 when the Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, announced that the President had signed the bill into law.

Corruption worsened under OBJ–Bakare

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Convener of Save Nigeria Group, Pastor Tunde Bakare, on Wednesday said former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration raised the bar of corruption in the country, notwithstanding the ex-President’s “supposed achievements” in office.  Bakare spoke in Lagos as the guest lecturer at the 10th Chief Gani Fawehinmi Annual Lecture/Symposium, organised by the Ikeja Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association.  The event, with the theme, ‘Nigeria at centenary: A nation still in bondage?,’ was chaired by former President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ayo Salami (retd.).

Check out ways to prevent kidney Failure

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How can you prevent kidney disease? This is one question making the rounds  following the 1st successful kidney transplant surgery at the Delta State University Teaching Hospital, DELSUTH, Oghara, Delta State.
Now, more than ever, Nigerians are becoming more conscious about protecting and preserving their kidneys. Every year, several Nigerians suffer kidney problems and thousands die or require regual dialysis or kidney transplants.  Factors ranging from bad diet choices and habits like smoking and obesity, among others are linked to an increased risk for kidney disease.

The Man who hasn't had a bath in over 6 decades.

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This Iranian man you see above hasn't had a shower for 60 years. Daily Mail reports that 80 year old Iranian Amou Haji hasn't washed for 60 years because he believes being clean will make him sick, and his favourite food is rotten porcupine.

To relax he likes to sit down and have a smoke, from a pipe packed with animal faeces. Mr Haji says he chose this way of life after going through some emotional setbacks in his youth and since then - perhaps unsurprisingly - he has become a bit isolated. His home is in Dejgah village in the southern province of Fars in Iran where, once, a group of young men offered to give him a shower - but luckily he managed to escape. At night he either sleeps in a hole in the ground, which is quite like a grave, or in an open brick shack which concerned locals built for him. Continue after the break

NSA implanted software on thousands of computers to spy on Russia, Mexico, other US allies Read

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The US intelligence agency has covertly installed software on nearly 100,000 computers worldwide, allowing it to spy on them, and recruit them for possible cyber attacks, a news report said late Tuesday. Most were installed by the National Security Agency via network connections, but the agency has devised a way of reaching unconnected computers by means of radio waves, the New York Times reported, citing NSA documents, computer experts and officials.

Nigerians Broke My Relationship With Angelo - Beverly Osu

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In a new interview with HipHopWorld Magazine, dear Beverly Osu said Nigerians didn’t let her last in the arms of the only prize she took out of the BBA house – Angelo.

"Forgive Me, It's My First Time" - Man, 62, Pleads After Molesting 7-Yr-Old Girl

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A man in Taraba who was arrested by the police on suspicion of rape has been found guilty of the charges against him.  Boniface Ankwuli, 62, was sentenced yesterday before an Upper Area Court in Jalingo, the state capital and he is to spend 6 years in prison for his crime.

Mr. Ankwuli admitted that he had molested the 7-year-old victim and he pleaded with the court to be lenient with him as it was his first offence.