Monday, April 15, 2013

Blasts near Boston Marathon kill 2; injury toll rising



2 dead, 20 injured after explosions at Boston Marathon today. Below is how CNN is reporting it...
Blasts near the finish line of the Boston Marathon killed two people and injured more than 20others Monday, Boston police said.
The marathon itself, on its Facebook page, referred to the blasts as bombs. Authorities did not say immediately what caused the explosions.
Massachusetts General Hospital said it was treating 19 injured people; Tufts Medical Center reported that it was treating nine people. Combined, that brings the number of injured to at least 28. Police reported 22 people injured.
The explosions sent smoke billowing into the air at Copley Square, turning a site of celebration into a mess of destruction. 

Right engine of British Airways plane stops working before take-off at Abuja Airport





We got a call this yesterday from one  Ọmọ Oódua reader inside a British Airways flight at the Abuja International Airport. They told us that the BA 8:30 flight to London was preparing to take off when the right engine of the plane just stopped working. They heard a noise and then smoke. The plane had to be towed back to the tarmac.

As at the last time we spoke with one of them, engineers were trying to fix the engine. We even heard the pilot making an announcement. They are not sure if the flight will continue or if it will be cancelled, but they are all still inside the plane at the moment. BA has been given 40 minutes to fix the engine or the flight will be cancelled...for safety reasons. Will keep you .

Update: All passengers have been asked to leave the plane
Update 2: The flight has been cancelled

Photos: BA flight that was cancelled because of engine problems





The cancelled flight pictured above. Below left are passengers getting refreshments provided by B.A and the other pic are passengers waiting after they left the aircraft before they were told the flight has been cancelled...



Update on breast cancer patient, Debbie Idiagbonya



By now you all should know who Debbie Idiagbonya is. She is the young lady with breast cancer who traveled to the US in October 2012 for surgery.

Here's an update on Debbie. Her treatment at Howard University Hospital is going really well. We thank God. She's also getting support from a few cancer support groups like African Women Cancer Awareness Association, Zuriworks For Women's Health, Dare to Courage and SEED.

Debbie has started another chemotherapy session which will last for four months before she does her radiation. See a healthy looking and smiling Debbie after the Break..

Video: Overcomers Church founder Rssponds to Solomon Akiyesi's disrupted wedding





Founder of Overcomers Church, Bishop Moses has addressed the Solomon Akiyesi's wedding scandal. Watch video above then see an updated statement from the church after the cut...

This is a follow up to our statement from Saturday, April 13, following the disrupted wedding of Mr. Solomon Akiyesi to Ms. Uloma Agwu.

In light of the media mayhem that has erupted with tabloids spinning their own version of events, we find it necessary to make a final statement on the matter and hope that listening ears and hearts will understand the decisions we have made as a church.

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Rick Ross offers formal apology



After being dropped from a lucrative endorsement deal with Reebok over his date rape lyrics; “Put molly all in her champagne, she aint even know it, I took her home and I enjoyed that, she aint even know it,", Rick Ross finally offers a real apology...

“Before I am an artist, I am a father, a son, and a brother to some of the most cherished women in the world. So for me to suggest in any way that harm and violation be brought to a woman is one of my biggest mistakes and regrets. As an artist, one of the most liberating things is being able to paint pictures with my words. But with that comes a great responsibility. And most recently, my choice of words was not only offensive, it does not reflect my true heart. And for this, I apologize. To every woman that has felt the sting of abuse, I apologize. I recognize that as an artist I have a voice and with that, the power of influence. To the young men who listen to my music, please know that using a substance to rob a woman of her right to make a choice is not only a crime, it’s wrong and I do not encourage it. To my fans, I also apologize if I have disappointed you. I can only hope that this sparks a healthy dialogue and that I can contribute to it.”
–William Roberts (a.k.a “Rick Ross”)

Ikoyi Golf Club Van plunges into river in Lagos; four peeople missing





A Hilux van belonging to the Ikoyi Golf Club with registration number KS918AU plunged into the Majidun River in the Ikorodu area of Lagos in the early hours of yesterday morning. Four people, including the Golf Club manager Mr Kolawole Ahmed, was in the van when the accident occurred around 5:30 am as they headed home from work. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) officials and divers that conducted the search and rescue said they are yet to find survivors but will continue with the search.


Unknown Gunmen Kill Younger Brother Of NNPC GMD In Kaduna



According to SaharaReporters, the younger brother of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Group Managing Director, Engr. Andrew La'ah Yakubu was gruesomely murdered by unknown gunmen in Kaduna this morning.
The gun men in conjunction with their collaborators reportedly trailed the GMD's younger brother from Kaduna town as he set off to Southern Kaduna to attend a funeral in Zangon Kataf local government area of the state.
The deceased was traveling with his wife and little girl before they were ambushed in the middle of the road around Kachia local government area, the fate of the other occupants in his car remains unknown.


“Boko Haram Will Stop Killing, If Jonathan Doesn’t Run For Presidency In 2015″



The President of Ondo State Unification of Cherubim and Seraphim, Primate Ademisokun Turton has stated that the incessant killings by the outlawed Islamic sect,Boko Haram will come to an end as soon as President Goodluck Jonathan discloses his 2015 political ambition.
The cleric said this in Akure, Ondo state capital at the inauguration of the Unification of the Churches in the state that the insecurity situation in Nigeria will come to an end the moment President Goodluck Jonathan makes it public that he is not re-contesting in 2015.
 According to him, “amnesty or no amnesty, the activities of the sect will continue until our President speaks out on his political ambition come 2015.”

Meet The Mother Who Breastfeeds Pet Monkey



Namita, a middle-aged woman who lives in India’s north-eastern Tripura state and is a government worker, describes Buru, her pet monkey, as her third child.
“Yes, I breastfeed him. He is my son,” says Namita, caressing the monkey.
More than four years ago, her woodcutter husband found a dying baby monkey under a tree after a fierce storm. He brought the animal home in Chandrapur village on the outskirts of the Udaipur town in Tripura’s South District.
“The monkey fell ill after the storm in which it lost its parents. I decided to bring him up with my daughters,” says Namita.

FG to release white paper on NECO – Wike





Federal Government will soon release the white paper on the Steve Oransaye-led Presidential Committee on the Rationalisation and Restructuring of Federal Government parastatals, commissions and agencies.
The Minister of State for Education, Nyesom Wike, who said this in Abuja, added that this would clear the speculations on the recommendation to scrap the National Examinations Council.
Wike, who spoke with reporters after monitoring the 2013 national common entrance examination at Junior Secondary School, Wuse-Abuja, said agitations over the report were unnecessary as government would consider an alternative measure, if NECO eventually get scrapped.

Meet The Chinese Man That Lives With Snakes In The Zoo (photos)





A zoo owner in the Philippines has taken the rather drastic step of sleeping with his collection of snakes as he prepares to usher in the Chinese ‘Year of the Snake’.
Emmanuel Tangco appears to have a rather unusual relationship with the reptiles and has been pictured covered in the snakes at Malabon zoo in Malabon, Metro Manila.

Ojukwu would have died in plane crash –Son




Late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu’s son, Debe, who is a lawyer and businessman, speaks to OLUFEMI ATOYEBIon the life of the former Biafran leader
You have the semblance of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, who is your father. What other things did you inherit from him?
My late father was the grand patron of Odinana Nnewi when he was alive but after his death, I was elevated to fill that position. I am a legal practitioner and international businessman. I also deal in real estate business. I am the President-General of Umudi Nnewi Development Association. We are from Nnewi North which is made up of four towns in Anambra State. I am also the Chairman of Nnewi Improvement Union in Lagos. So I am a leader just like my father.

Six-yr-old girl narrates how three men took turns to defile her while her 2 year old cousin watched



“My uncle (her aunt’s husband) and I were going to the shop. ‘Oluwatobi saw us. He then greeted my uncle. I also greeted him.

“ But the next day, my uncle told me to stay at home and do my home work. My uncle said he would be back at home that he wanted to collect money from his shop.

“I went downstairs to buy biscuit. Oluwatobi then saw me and greeted me. He said, ‘fine girl, how are you?’ I said ‘fine.’”

Baby boy dumped in refuse, burnt to death



An unidentified lady Friday morning dropped a baby in a refuse cart along Rukuba Road in the Plateau State capital  and the baby later burnt to death.
The lady was said to have alighted from a tricycle popularly called Keke NAPEP and dropped a carton in the refuse bin but unknown to those around, the carton contained a baby.
It was unclear if she was the one that ignited the fire or if it came from ashes poured into the bin by other people, but the fire was seen several minutes after she had dropped the carton and left, according to residents of the area.

Saturday, April 13, 2013

R.I.P: Late veteran actor Justus Esiri laid to rest



The veteran actor who died on Friday February 19th was buried yesterday April 12th in Oria-Abraka, Delta State. RMD, Kanayo O Kanayo, Bob Manuel Udokwu and a few other Nollywood stars were at the burial. May his soul continue to rest in peace. Ase !!!







Jay-Z Replies Cuba Trip Critics and Implicates Obama



Rapper/business mogul Jay-Z’s latest track most likely won’t be one President Obama would listen to more than once.
Jay on Thursday released a single “Open Letter,” in which he fires back at critics of a recent trip he and wife took to Cuba to celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary.
The lyrics go like this: “I done turned Havana into Atlanta,”. “Boy from the hood, I got White House clearance… Politicians never did s–t for me except lie to me, distort history… They wanna give me jail time and a fine. Fine, let me commit a real crime.”
 
Three Cuban-American congressional lawmakers had questioned the legality of the trip this week because of a U.S. ban on travel to Cuba. As it turned out, the couple claims that they had received clearance from the Treasury Department as required, but Obama had nothing to do with it, White House spokesman Jay Carney assured reporters Monday.

P-Square: ''So Many Fraudsters Claiming to Be US! Beware!''



 Last year, a Nigerian fraudster duped a French promoter of a whopping $100,000 after he opened bogus accounts on Twitter and Facebook and claimed he had the franchise to manage P-Square for two years in France.
It would seem more people have toed the path of the unfortunate show promoter who has since learnt that when it comes to Naija, the Internet is not a very good place to do business as it is crawling with fraudsters.

Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg To Visit Akwa Ibom Next Month



Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is to visit Akwa Ibom in next month, the Niger Delta Young Professionals, a non governmental group, has said.Facebook is a social networking service launched in February, 2004, with over one billion active users.The Chairman of the Niger Delta Young Professional, Mr Moses Siasia, made the announcement when he paid a courtesy visit on Gov. Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom on Friday.Siasia said that Zuckerberg had been invited as one of the guest speakers during his groups youth economic summit, scheduled to hold in Uyo from May 28 to May 29.

Photo: Nigerian Man In The UK Rap-és An 11 Yr Old British Girl And Vídeo Tap-és It



S-éx offender Opemipo Jaji, 18, has been accused of repeatedly raping an 11-year-old schoolgirl in a park and then bragged he would show a vídeo of the attack to her family and friends.

 The girl told police in a vídeo interview played to the court that the attack happened after she had got off a bus.
She said she was walking along a road in Enfield, north London, when a man dragged her into Jubilee Park and repeatedly rap-éd her.

Dangote To Build $8bn Oil Refinery





Another chapter will this year be opened in the downstream sector of the petroleum industry, when business mogul Alhaji Aliko Dangote kicks off his plan to establish a refinery in the country.
The federal government had, in 2011, granted approval to 19 multinationals for the setting up of private refineries in the country, but none of them has come on stream due to the regulation of the price of fuel in the country.
Though details of where the refinery will be sited and its capacity were yet to be made known, work on the refinery, which will cost $8 billion, will begin this year.
At a breakfast meeting with some senior editors to mark his 57th birthday in Lagos, Alhaji Dangote said work will start on the refinery once his company secured the final approval from the federal government.

Friday, April 12, 2013

Man gets One Month Imprisonment for Driving Vehicle With Tinted Glass




A Magistrates’ Court in Gusau on Friday sentenced one Aliyu Abubakar, 30, of Talata Mafara town for driving a tinted glass vehicle without permit.
The prosecutor, Cpl. Dalhatu Zalphania, told the court that on April 11, the accused was arrested while driving a tinted glass car, Golf salon, along Sani Abacha Way, Gusau, without permit.
The accused pleaded guilty.
The Magistrate, Hajiya Rabi Bashir, sentenced the accused to one month imprisonment or pay a fine of N1, 000.

Love Me Jeje Crooner, Seyi Sodimu loses older brother



Popular Washington DC Metro Police Officer and United States Of America Homeland security protocol officer, Ken Kayode Sodimu is dead. He was the elder brother to the Love Me Jeje crooner “Seyi Sodimu”.

Ken Kayode Sodimu, a former disc jockey who served as a great inspiration and played a key role to Seyi Sodimu’s music career passed on early Monday morning, April 8th, 2013 at the John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore Maryland, USA, after a protracted illness. He was 51.

Former deputy governor of Anambra state killed by kidnappers



First Deputy Governor of Anambra State and National Vice President of ACN (South East), Dr. Chudi Nwike, who was kidnapped on March 19, has been killed by his kidnappers.

Dr Nwike's corpse was found on Monday April 8th in the middle of the road leading to Alizomor community near Agbor in Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State, after the family had paid the kidnappers N5m ransom.

The late ACN chieftain served as deputy governor between 1991 and 1993, under former governor, Dr. Chukwu-emeka Ezeife. See ACN press release on Dr Nwike's murder after the break.

5 Injured As Soldiers, Civilians Clash Over Missing Cows





The Oyo State Police Command on Wednesday confirmed the death of a 13- year old boy who allegedly committed suicide when asked to go and read his books.
Speaking yesterday in Ibadan, police spokesperson, Olabisi Clet-Ilobanafor, a deputy superintendent of police, said the boy (name withheld), hung himself on March 31 at about 6.15 p.m.
Clet-Ilobanafor said that one Bamigboje Zachaus of E7/854, Aiyekale Agugu area of Ibadan, reported the incident to the police.

4 Policemen Arraigned For Allegedly Killing 2 Over N50




FOUR police officers were, yesterday, arraigned before a high court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State for allegedly killing two persons and shooting another in the foot over a failed attempt to extort N50 from a bus driver.
The suspects, ASP Omorogbe, Inspector Emmason Udo, Hadiza Musa and Samirah Ileya of the Abacha Road Police Station, Obia/Akpor locality of Port Harcourt were alleged to have shot the victims sometimes in 2010 while the driver of the commercial bus in which the victims were riding attempted to escape from the policemen who demanded N50 from him at a check point.
They were said to have been arrested on the orders of then Police Commissioner who insisted on their being tried for alleged killings.

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Reebok drops Rick Ross after date rape lyric controversy



It's finally happened. Athletic wear company Reebok has officially dropped Rick Ross as the face of Reebok Classic in the wake of controversy over lyrics he contributed to the Rocko tune "U.O.E.N.O,
where the Maybach Music mogul boasted about drugging and raping a woman. He spit:
“Put Molly (Ecstasy) all in the champagne.  She ain’t even know it.  I took her home and I enjoy that.  She ain’t even know it.”
Rape survivors and women right groups launched a petition and media campaign asking Reebok to drop the rapper, despite his many apologies. Reebok released a statement today saying:
"Reebok holds our partners to a high standard, and we expect them to live up to the values of our brand.  Unfortunately, Rick Ross has failed to do so."Reebok goes on:  "While we do not believe that Rick Ross condones sexual assault, we are very disappointed he has yet to display an understanding of the seriousness of this issue or an appropriate level of remorse.

Nigerians complain of discrimination in Mumbai, India



Sheeba Rani has been ostracised by many friends and relatives for marrying Nigerian Sambo Davis
Africans staying in and around India's commercial capital, Mumbai (Bombay), complain of indiscriminate racism and constant police harassment, reports the BBC's Zubair Ahmed.


Nigerian Sambo Davis is married to an Indian woman and lives in Mumbai. All his documents are valid, but he was arrested by the police recently on suspicion of being a drug dealer.

Gunmen Kill Four Borno Government Officials



Gunmen, suspected to be members of the insurgent Boko Haram, on Tuesday evening killed four officials of the Borno state Government.
The officials are members of the state school feeding committee that were on a tour of schools in the state. The victims include Tijjani Mafe who is the chairman of the feeding committee in charge of the free feeding programs in public schools.

Amnesty: Boko Haram Gives FG Conditions



A leader of the Boko Haram sect, Muhammad Marwan, has said that if the Federal Government would not blackmail or deceive them as was done in the past, they will be  ready to avail themselves for dialogue as was initiated by the Northern Elders Forum.

 Marwan spoke  in an interview with the Hausa Service of the Voice of America (VOA) monitored in Kaduna on Tuesday, adding that  he was speaking on behalf of members of Jamatul Ahlus Sunnati lil Daawati wal Jihad, otherwise known as Boko Haram, on the call by Northern Elders Forum for amnesty for the sect members.

Abuja University: FG’s N35b That Went Down The Drain



A leader of the Boko Haram sect, Muhammad Marwan, has said that if the Federal Government would not blackmail or deceive them as was done in the past, they will be  ready to avail themselves for dialogue as was initiated by the Northern Elders Forum.

 Marwan spoke  in an interview with the Hausa Service of the Voice of America (VOA) monitored in Kaduna on Tuesday, adding that  he was speaking on behalf of members of Jamatul Ahlus Sunnati lil Daawati wal Jihad, otherwise known as Boko Haram, on the call by Northern Elders Forum for amnesty for the sect members.

Joey Barton In Trouble Again, Calls Margaret Thatcher An ‘Old Witch’



The Olympique de Marseille midfielder has been summoned by the French Football Federation’s ethics committee after he called Paris Saint-Germain defender Thiago Silva an ‘overweight ladyboy’ on Twitter. He also made other disparaging remarks of Silva’s weight and called him a transsexual.
Olympique Marseilles issued out an apology on behalf of its controversial player. ‘Olympique Marseilles and Joey Barton wish to apologise to Thiago Silva and his club for the inappropriate comments the English player made on social media in the past 36 hours,’ it said.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

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Intelligent High School Head boy kills self after impregnating policeman's daughter




A Phakamani High School headboy in Plumtree hanged himself yesterday after suspecting that he had impregnated his girlfriend, an O Level pupil at the same school.

Police spokesperson for Matabeleland South Assistant Inspector Christopher Ngwenya identified the pupil as Form Six student Obriel Ncube (19) of Number 759 Makariba suburb, Plumtree.

One of the teachers at the school revealed that Obriel had confided to his friends that he had impregnated his girlfriend, a daughter of a local police officer and therefore feared being arrested. She said the friends also said he had told them that he was afraid of causing more problems for his mother who was struggling to make ends meet hence his decision to commit suicide.

Police Officer’s Wife In Trouble For Abusing Maid



A police officer’s wife, Chioma Egbes, who has allegedly been in the habit of beating up a 10-year- old house maid, Miracle Ndubisi, got what she did not bargain for when a good Samaritan reported her to the police.
Mrs. Egbes brought the housemaid from her village, Owerri,  to Lagos in December, last year. The good Samaritan, Ola Babafemi, who is based in Canada came to visit his friend, Adebisi Oke at Ikotun area of Lagos on Easter Monday when he saw the badly battered girl in a super market.

Boko Haram Members Behind The Mask



The Governor of Borno State had had several meetings with Boko Haram members. I am not sure how he contacted them or made the arrangement. What am I saying here?
If the governor makes contact with them he should know some of them. Let's assume he doesn't know because they all wore mask as they appeared for these several meetings.
Now that we are talking about 'amnesty', will Boko Haram members pull off the mask? It is going to be interesting.

''It wasn’t MEND, disgruntled ex-militants did it'' – Gov Dickson as 10 bodies of dead policemen rec



The body of ten policemen killed in an ambush on Saturday night in Bayelsa state have been recovered.
The bodies were recovered yesterday by the police who brought them to  the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa and refused access to the facility even to journalists milling around the area.
According to Punch Newspaper reports:

Girl, 17, dies following suicide attempt after alleged gang-rape by 4 heavy boys (PICTURED)



A 17-year-old Canadian girl died Sunday following a suicide attempt last week. The family of Rehtaeh Parsons said that their daughter never recovered from an alleged rape by four teenage boys in November 2011 that left her deeply depressed and rejected by her community.
Placed on life support last Thursday at a local hospital, Rehtaeh Parsons died on April 7 after her family made the decision to take her off the life support.
In a Facebook memorial page, the girl’s mother, Leah Parsons, wrote that Rehtaeh had been shunned and harassed after one of the boys allegedly involved in the rape took a picture of the incident and distributed it to their “school and community, where it quickly went viral.”

Leadership Newspaper, media responsibility & the police. By Reuben Abati



To understand what this is about, let me give you a brief summary. Four Leadership newspaper journalists published something they said was a presidential directive on ACN on their website (find it HERE), a few days later, police stormed their office in Abuja and picked them up. Group Managing Director of the newspapers, Azubuike Ishiekwene, said presidency ordered their arrest. The reporters were detained for 48 hours before being released. But two of them, Mr. Tony Amokeodo and Mr. Chibuzo Ukaibe (pictured above) were released conditionally. They have been asked to report at the police headquarters by 10am every day for undisclosed reasons. See Leadership statement about their detention and release HERE

The police wanted the journalist to reveal the source of their story...which claimed that the presidency was planning to scuttle the merger of APC and target key leaders of the emerging political party.

The journalists arrested are: Mrs. Chinyere Fred-Adegbulugbe, the director of human capital; Mr. Chuks Ohuegbe, managing editor; Mr. Tony Amokeodo, the group news editor; and Mr. Chibuzor Ukaibe, a political reporter.

The presidency has released a statement concerning the matter via presidential spokesman, Reuben Abati. Find the statement after the Break

'Wearing natural hair is unbearable for many African women ' - Adichie



While talking about her new novel Americanah, with Kate Kellaway of The Observer, award winning author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie said black women should embrace their natural hair. When asked to give an honest description of her hair and what it says about her, Chimamanda replied:
That is the best question! My hair is in tiny cornrows; I have a big ponytail on the top of my head. I quite like it. It is natural. I am a bit of a fundamentalist when it comes to black women's hair. Hair is hair – yet also about larger questions: self-acceptance, insecurity and what the world tells you is beautiful. For many black women, the idea of wearing their hair naturally is unbearable.



Four church leaders killed in Borno State



Four church leaders of the Church of Christ in Nigeria (COCIN) located in Gwoza village in Borno state were killed on Monday April 8th by gunmen believed to be members of Islamic sect, Boko Haram.  The four men identified as Iliya Tada, Ayuba Yusuf, Idris Dogo and a fourth victim were gunned down while resting near the church premises after a service. Their attackers rode into the church in a bike and opened fire. The dead men were buried today.

New study shows women prefer well-endowed men



According The NY Post, a new study not only shows that women prefer well-endowed men, but suggests this actually may have contributed to the lengthening of penises over time.
“We found that flaccid penis size had a significant influence on male attractiveness,” the University of Ottawa study says. And, based on that finding, “female mate choice could have played a role in the evolution of the relatively large human male p-enis.”



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