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Welcome to Linda Ikeji's Blog

Welcome to Linda Ikeji's Blog


Nicki Minaj pays for brother's wedding

Posted: 24 Aug 2015 01:07 PM PDT

According to reports, Nicki Minaj shelled out big bucks for her brother Jelani's wedding this weekend

From Page Six
Nicki Minaj paid for her brother's wedding Saturday night on Long Island — and the star showed up in a plunging red dress for the nuptials, but was careful not to upstage the bride. The hip-hop mogul helped plan her older brother Jelani Maraj's wedding to Jacqueline Robinson in front of 200 guests at the Coral House on Milburn Lake in Baldwin, NY.
According to sources, Minaj showed early for the 7 p.m. wedding — estimated to have cost $30,000 — with a huge entourage of seven security guards, two makeup artists, a seamstress, photographer and a couple of friends.

Between Ali Baba & LIB reader ONYX Godwin on instagram

Posted: 24 Aug 2015 12:35 PM PDT

Ali Baba and LIB reader ONYX Godwin argue about homosexuality on instagram. Quite interesting! More tweets after the cut...



Dej Loaf says she passed out and almost died after eating a weed brownie

Posted: 24 Aug 2015 12:25 PM PDT

So weed brownie is baking your brownie with marijuana? 'Try Me' rapper Dej Loaf warns her fans about the dangers of doing drugs by talking about how she almost overdosed on a weed brownie. Read her tweets after the cut...



MTN Partners Google, Infinix to launch Android One in Nigeria!

Posted: 24 Aug 2015 12:55 PM PDT

MTN Nigeria, Africa's leading ICT Company, recently launched a partnership with Google, Infinix and Jumia to launch the new Android One software from Google.

The Infinix Android One phone is the 1st phone with Android One software to be launched in Africa. MTN has shown that they are always at the forefront of innovation by always partnering with the very best in the ICT industry to create new and exciting firsts in the world of technology.

They have launched the software by providing each phone with 1GB data at N500 only.

The event was a blast and guests who attended the launch include media, developers, enthusiasts within the tech community, and consumers alike. There were product demos as guests were invited to gain a firsthand experience of the new Android one software.

There were also loads to loads to eat and drink and Korede Bello of the Mavins was also on hand to thrill guests. • See some exciting pictures below…

You can be part of this exciting innovation from the stables of MTN and Google by joining the conversation on #MTNGOOGLEANDROIDONE.


Lagos House of Assembly Chief Matron found dead in office

Posted: 24 Aug 2015 12:02 PM PDT

The Chief Matron of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mrs. Caroline Oriola, who had been missing since Saturday has been found dead in her office.

Oriola was found dead this morning by a cleaner who had resumed work to clean the clinic found her corpse.

It was learnt that the Chief Matron had told her Husband that she was going to her office on Saturday to pick up some drugs. She allegedly drove her car to the Assembly complex, parked at the lawmakers' car park, before proceeding to her office.

She was also said to have turned on the air conditioner in her office and locked the door from inside.

The cause of her death is currently unknown.

There have been lots of crying and wailing at the Assembly by staff members.

As seen in Abuja today (photos)

Posted: 24 Aug 2015 10:02 AM PDT

Cows invade a busy road around 3rd Avenue Gwarimpa, Abuja this afternoon... choi! More photos after the cut...



Boy 'born with 3 penises' undergoes pioneering surgery to leave him with just one

Posted: 24 Aug 2015 09:58 AM PDT

A little boy born with three penises in an incredibly rare occurrence has undergone pioneering surgery to correct the abnormality. According to reports, the two-year-old pictured above with his mum suffers from diphallia, a rare condition where a male is born with two penises.

He also had a third penis considered rudimentary, or undeveloped. In addition, the unnamed boy was born without an anus.

However, last month, he went under the knife to correct the physical abnormalities, and his family are now hopeful that he will be able to "lead a normal life".

The boy, from Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh, India, was able to pass urine through one of the penises. Only two had erectile tissue, which is responsible for sexual function. He was taken by his mother to Sion Hospital in Mumbai for the six-hour operation. Dr Vishesh Dixit, paediatric surgeon, said: "There was a huge soft boney mass and tissue to which the penises were attached. However, the anus was absent."

Telling how the mass and rudimentary penis were removed, he added: "The two functional penises were fused into one by wrapping a mass of skin around them."

He explained that the boy had already undergone a colostomy, where surgeons made an incision in his stomach, enabling him to get rid of waste.

Describing the latest operation, he said: "Further, an anal path was created through the boy's rectum to facilitate the passage of excreta."

Providing the surgery to create the anal path proves successful, the incision in the boy's stomach will be closed in a separate procedure later this month.

Doctors said his sexual function will be and his fertility will not be affected. There have been just 100 cases of diphallia reported since 1609.

Culled from UK Mirror

After killing corruption, kill godfatherism - Speaker Dogara tweets

Posted: 24 Aug 2015 09:48 AM PDT

In a series of tweet, Speaker Yakubu Dogara addressed the issue of god-fatherism and the problem it portends. Continue to see more of his tweets..
 

World Hope Foundation honors singer/humanitarian, Nikki Laoye

Posted: 24 Aug 2015 09:53 AM PDT

World Humanitarian Day was celebrated in Nigeria on the 19th of August, 2015 by Nigeria/USA based organisation, World Hope Foundation with a special seminar and honorary awards event, tagged "The Nigeria Celebrities for Charity Awards" at The Oriental Hotel, Lekki.



The Nigeria Celebrities for Charity Awards is an annual event of World Hope Foundation, a Nigeria/USA based organisation created to inspire celebrities, corporate organisations, and everyday citizens to become involved in the generous act of giving. The recipient will receive a creatively designed "Hands of Love" statuette with their name and award category engraved on 19th August of every year to commemorate the World Humanitarian Day.

At a well attended event at Oriental Hotel Lekki, Lagos the First Edition took place on the 19th August 2015 in which NIKKI LAOYE, a singer/humanitarian received the inaugural edition as the Humanitarian Personality of the Year 2015 in recognition of her sincere devotion to humanitarian causes in the Country via her Angel 4 Life Foundation, an organisation committed to supporting the development and empowerment of people with disabilities (visually impaired and physically challenged youths) and people of National Concern (Internally Displaced Persons & Refugees).

After two years of research on Nigerian Celebrities working on Humanitarian causes, World Hope Foundation identified singer/humanitarian, Nikki Laoye as the most consistent celebrity serving on the field for the past five years with some of her foundation's projects including The Isaac Olushola Educational Project for Students with Disabilities & The Buy A Cane Project (a mobility aid project for the visually impaired community).

World Hope Foundation also noted her recent role as the Celebrity Voice for federal government agency, NCFRMI SouthWest (National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons) in which Nikki Laoye and her foundation have been working with NCFRMI and other agencies via their humanitarian projects - "The Angel Relief Fund - TARF" and "School Without Walls Project" to further support the ongoing relief works for families displaced by the Boko Haram terror attacks from Northern Nigeria by providing food, clothes, medical supplies and also supporting the education of the children as they rebuild their lives in IDP camps across Nigeria.

The Gold plated "Hands of Love" Award plaque was presented to Nikki Laoye by Mr Fola Kudehinbu, MD Fountain Initiative for Social Development (FISD) and supported by the main speaker of the event,  Mr Oyebisi Oluseyi, Executive Director, Nigeria Network of NGOs and Mr Oludotun Olugbemi(CEO/Founder, World Hope Foundation).
This is Nikki Laoye's third humanitarian award in recognition of her passion and service as an advocate for people with disabilities and persons of National concern (Internally Displaced Persons and Refugees). 

Also Present at the event also were the MC, Mrs Florence Karl Ogwu; Mr Babajide Abiola, Founder, 10 Codes Services; Madam Magaret Ukegbu (NCFRMI SouthWest Zonal Head) and some of NCFRMI staff; Mrs Yetunde Laoye (Nikki's mum); Mr Alexander Oturu (Nikki's husband); Barrister Tunde Laoye (CEO, L&A Legal Consultants/Wahala Media Entertainment); Nelson Ekperi (Music Consultant/Project Manager, Angel 4 Life Foundation) and representatives of different NGOs and Charity organisations.
 
ABOUT WORLD HOPE FOUNDATION (Website: http://wh-fdn.org/)
World Hope Foundation is a Global not-for-profit public charitable organization, dedicated to the purpose of supporting relief and development projects in developing countries.
Registered  both in Nigeria and USA, The Foundation was established to provide relief to those individuals and families devastated by poverty, illness, natural disasters, and conflict. Recently, our vision has been enlarged to include sustainable development and personal empowerment through the concept of "people helping people". 

ABOUT NIKKI LAOYE'S ANGEL 4 LIFE FOUNDATION (Website: www.angel4lifefoundation.org)
A Registered Charity Organisation committed to the development and empowerment of people with disabilities (visually impaired and physically challenged youths) and people of National Concern (Internally Displaced Persons & Refugees).

Here are some pictures from the event

Between Annie Idibia and Sunmba Ajaba Adeoye

Posted: 24 Aug 2015 09:34 AM PDT

They both have children for 2face Idibia so whenever they communicate on social media.. it's news. A few days ago, Sunmbo Adeoye re-posted Annie's business poster on her own instagram page, promoting Annie's business, which was mighty nice of her. Annie saw it and showed up at her comment section. See what she wrote after the cut...



Annie thanked her and Sunmbo wrote "you're most welcome'. Two mature women.

Drake and Serena Williams caught making out in public (photos)

Posted: 24 Aug 2015 10:32 AM PDT

Drake and rapper Common (Serena's ex-boyfriend) famously feuded over the Tennis champ and it looks like Drake has rekindled his fling with Serena. Hours after she won the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati yesterday she and Drake were spotted making out at a local restaurant. TMZ got the exclusive photos. More after the cut...



Buhari orders probe of weapons bought since 2007

Posted: 24 Aug 2015 09:04 AM PDT

Press statement from the presidency below..
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the National Security Adviser to convene an investigative committee on the procurement of hardware and munitions in the Armed Forces from 2007 till now. The investigative committee's mandate is to identify irregularities and make recommendations for streamlining the procurement process in the Armed Forces.
Accordingly, the National Security Adviser has constituted the Investigative Committee as follows:
AVM J.O.N. Ode (rtd.) - President
R/Adm J.A. Aikhomu (rtd.) - Member
R/Adm E. Ogbor (rtd.) - Member
Brig Gen L. Adekagun (rtd.) - Member
Brig Gen M. Aminun-Kano (rtd.) - Member
Brig Gen N. Rimtip (rtd.) - Member
Cdre T.D. Ikoli - Member
Air Cdre U. Mohammed (rtd.) - Member
Air Cdre I. Shafi'i - Member
Col A.A. Ariyibi - Member
Gp Capt C.A. Oriaku (rtd.) - Member
Mr. I. Magu (EFCC) - Member
Brig Gen Y.I. Shalangwa - Secretary

The establishment of the investigative committee is in keeping with President Buhari's determination to stamp out corruption and irregularities in Nigeria's public service.
It comes against the background of the myriad of challenges that the Nigerian Armed Forces have faced in the course of ongoing counter-insurgency operations in the Northeast, including the apparent deficit in military platforms with its attendant negative effects of troops' morale.
The committee will specifically investigate allegations of non-adherence to correct equipment procurement procedures and the exclusion of relevant logistics branches from arms procurement under past administrations, which, very often resulted in the acquisition of sub-standard and unserviceable equipment.
Femi Adesina
Special Adviser to the President
(Media & Publicity)
August 24, 2015

Rapper Game caught 'fingering' his GF & making her smell his finger

Posted: 24 Aug 2015 09:23 AM PDT

I apologize if there's no word like 'fingering', couldn't find a better word to describe the photos...lol. Rapper the game was pictured at a public park finger banging his young girlfriend, India Love, 18, and then giving her the finger to either lick or smell. See the photos after the cut...




Pic credit: MTO

Huawei Launches P8 Flagship Phone amidst Fanfare

Posted: 24 Aug 2015 09:10 AM PDT

Huawei has launched its newest flagship phone, the Huawei P8, the successor to the very well received 2014 flagship, theAscend P7 smartphone. The event took place at the swanky 3rd floor technology centre of the Huawei Head office at the Oriental Hotel building 2. 




The Huawei P8 is a unibody aluminum mobile telephone and from first view, the P8 looks even sleeker than last year's flagship, a feat which seemed impossible to achieve at the time of review of the P7. The 5.2-inch IPS screen is almost bezel-free with a resolution of 1,920 x 1080 pixels, and an unbelievable thickness of 6.4mm, making it thinner than virtually other rivals in its category.

While the P8 is not completely waterproof, by design, it will be protected against spills, humidity, splashes, and sweat.

To deliver a butter-smooth user experience and to take full advantage of the latest android lollipop 5.0, the P8 is powered by the Kirin 930 64-bit processor, which also offers lower power consumption thanks to the big-little processor setup. 

There is also a proprietary feature to help in finding a misplaced phone quicker. Huawei calls it"voice wake up", meaning a user can query the device and ask "Where are you?" or some other phrase, and the phone will respond, saying, "I'm here," and play music until it is found.

So the Huawei P8 responds to commands even when the screen is off. 

Not surprisingly, the P8 was recently voted as the best consumer Smart Phone by The European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA).

If the excitement and comments from the product launch are anything to go by, the Huawei P8 will certainly replicate the successes and attending accolades it has so far enjoyed in Europe, right here in Nigeria, one of Huawei's fastest growing markets on the continent.


Koko Ita-Giwa and husband welcome baby boy (photo)

Posted: 24 Aug 2015 08:51 AM PDT

Florence Ita Giwa's daughter Koko and her husband Chimaobi Shawcross Obioha welcomed a baby boy early this morning August 24. Koko gave birth in a US hospital and is said to be doing great. Congrats to them.

Adorable photo of singer Timi Dakolo and his family

Posted: 24 Aug 2015 08:45 AM PDT

Such a beautiful family!

Gabrielle Union releases more wedding photos to mark one year anniversary

Posted: 24 Aug 2015 11:17 AM PDT

Gabrielle Union shared stunning never-before-seen wedding photos from wedding almost a year ago to mark their upcoming anniversary which is August 30. Stunning bride. More pics after the cut...




Photos: Buhari receives UN Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon

Posted: 24 Aug 2015 08:22 AM PDT

President Buhari this morning received the Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki Moon at the state house Abuja. More photos after the cut...



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Acid attack victim weds. "It was a day I thought I'd never have" she writes

Posted: 24 Aug 2015 07:28 AM PDT

Sonali Mukherjee-Tewary's world came crashing on April 22, 2003 after three men poured acid on her face. The horrific attack left her disfigured and blind. Then one day, a stranger contacted her and offered to pay for her surgery. What began as a phone call turned into a love story. Here is Sonali's story of pain, courage, healing, and finding love...
"Moving my fingers across my face, I tried to fix a bindi as best as I could between my non-existent eyebrows. Then I gently brushed my cheek and felt the curve of my lips. I was trying to imagine what I must look like, to imagine the face my soon-to-be-husband would gaze into as he said his vows.
In just a few hours I would be getting married. I'll be honest, it was a day I thought I'd never have. I believed I'd be alone forever and that no one would ever be able to love me after I'd been blinded and my face was destroyed in an acid attack.
 
But Chitranjan Tewary got in touch after seeing me on a television show two years ago discussing the 2003 attack and asked my brother Debashish if he could talk to me.
 
'You are a very strong and brave woman,' he told me. We spoke every day for a year after that and eventually he said, 'To me, you are the most beautiful woman in the world. Will you marry me?'
So on April 15 this year, 12 years after the horrifying incident, I became his wife during an intimate court marriage followed by a party with 300 of our family and friends.
 
He has helped me to realise I can be happy following that nightmare attack. Even now I still have flashbacks. As I told Friday in August, 2013, I was just 17 when three men splashed a jug of acid on my face in revenge for spurning their advances. It was terrifying that such a thing could happen – just because they said I was arrogant and turned down their lewd advances.
 
I was a good student and was hoping to earn a degree in psychology and become a psychologist when I first noticed them. For several weeks the two local men, Tapas Mitra, 22, who was married, his friend Sanjay Paswan, 20, and a juvenile used to hang around near my college and pass rude and lewd remarks at me. One day, they made a very offensive comment and when I threatened to tell the police, they laughed at me. I complained to my father about it and he marched over to them the next day and demanded that they stay away from me. I guess the men didn't like anyone standing up to them so they decided to ruin my life forever.
 
On April 22, 2003, my parents and my sister Sneha, who was 10 at the time, and I were sleeping on the terrace of our one-storey house in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, because it was too hot and humid indoors, when they broke into my house and splashed a cocktail of acids on my face.
 
I can still remember how I was suddenly awake, wondering why someone had poured scalding-hot water on my face. Then within seconds, I realised it wasn't water as I could feel the flesh from my face just melt and drop away. 'I'm on fire!' I remember yelling. I couldn't see anything but I could hear my sister and mother crying for help. Then I felt myself being lifted. I was in my father Chandidas Mukherjee's arms and was being rushed to hospital. 'Mother help me, I'm dying!' I screamed before I fell unconscious.
 
I woke up eight days later and eventually learnt I had suffered 80 per cent burns, lost my eyesight, hearing in my left ear and had severe burns on my chest and hands. Sneha, who was sleeping by my side, suffered burns but luckily they weren't as serious as mine.
 
The three who attacked me were arrested and charged. The adults were convicted and jailed for nine years but were released on bail after just three years in jail. The juvenile was released immediately without charge.
 
Over the next 12 years, I had 28 reconstructive surgeries and was in agony for months after. Doctors took skin from my thighs to graft on to my nose and cheeks so I would have a semblance of a face.
My father, a security guard in a local company, had to sell all the land he owned and my mother's jewellery to fund my treatment and pay for the lawyer fighting my case. To date we must have spent over Rs2 million (Dh115,240). Despite all the surgeries, I still can't see and will never regain my hearing. Before, I was a confident, outgoing young woman with a world of possibilities before me but after that horrifying night I couldn't imagine ever feeling comfortable among strangers again, let alone meeting someone special. I was scared. I became a hermit, hiding indoors covered with a shawl. I became increasingly depressed and fed up of living a half life.
 
In fact in 2012, I petitioned the government to approve euthanasia for me. 
I felt I had suffered enough. But since there is no law on euthanasia in India, my request was turned down. I pleaded with the government to help me have free access to reconstructive surgery, to pass more stringent laws on acid attackers or to allow me to kill myself. I didn't want to live with half a life or half a face.
We were struggling financially and weren't getting any help. Then, in 2012, I was invited to participate in the hugely popular TV show Kaun Banega Crorepati – the Indian version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, hosted by Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan. After my appearance 
on the show, help poured in and around Rs1.25 million was raised in just three days. A charity, Beti (meaning daughter), also pitched in to help and raised around Rs1 million for my treatment. In February last year, I landed a clerical job in the welfare department of the Jharkhand Government at Bokaro city.
 
Slowly I began to gather courage and confidence and I appeared on numerous television shows, sharing my story to make people aware of these terrible attacks.
 
Ten years after the incident, in 2013, I spoke on a crime programme on an Indian TV channel and a week later, Debashish got a call from Chitranjan, who'd watched it. A 29-year-old electrical engineer, he asked my brother if he could speak to me because he said he liked me and wanted to get to know me better.
 
I agreed and told Debashish to tell him to call me on a Sunday morning. I didn't think about it until the phone rang at around 10am.
'Hello, I'm Chitranjan,' he said. 'I saw you on TV the other day and... I don't know... 
I felt an instant connection with you. I think you are a very strong woman and I'd really like to get to know you.'
I felt instantly at ease. He sounded genuine. I didn't speak much. Although he sounded nice, I was still struggling with talking to strangers. We spoke for barely five minutes, with Chitranjan telling me he was working at a steel company in Odisha.
 
Before ending the call, he said: 'I hope to speak to you soon.'
 
I didn't expect to hear from him again but hoped I would. And the next day when the telephone rang in the morning, hope thudded through me. Was that him? It was, and soon we were talking daily.
'I can't imagine the pain you've been through,' he said one day. 'If you wouldn't mind, I'd like to help you. I'd like to help pay for your surgery.'
 
I was a bit taken aback. It was the first time an individual had offered to help me and I was truly moved. A week later, I received a cheque. He'd sent me half his monthly salary. I welled up holding the letter. It was such a touching gesture and he'd done it without even meeting me.
Over the next few months, we became increasingly close. I looked forward to his calls every evening and we'd talk for hours.
 
Then one day, just before we were about to hang up, he paused. 'Can we meet tomorrow?' he asked.
I hesitated. Although I'd been speaking to him for about four months, I was apprehensive of meeting him. All kinds of thoughts began racing through my mind: would he like me, would he be shocked to see my face?
'So, is your silence a yes?' he asked.
'No,' I stammered. 'I don't think I'm ready to meet you.' I was just too nervous.
Chitranjan didn't insist but the next dayhe posed the same question. This time I became defensive. 'Why do you want to meet me?' I demanded.

Nothing could have prepared me for what he said next. 'I'd like to marry you, Sonali.' That was in January this year.
I was shocked. We hadn't even met, we hadn't ever said that we loved each other and here he was, saying he wanted to marry me.
'I would like to meet your parents and, following tradition, ask your father for your hand in marriage,' he said.
 
I was just dumbstruck. For a moment I wondered if it was all a cruel joke.
'Why would you want to marry a woman like me?' I asked pointedly. 'I'm blind, my face is ruined.... Why?'
'It's simple, Sonali,' he said calmly. 'If my wife was involved in an accident and lost her sight, would I leave her? No. If she developed a debilitating disease, would I abandon her? No. To me, this is a similar situation.'
 
I was speechless. 'Give me some time please,' I said and hung up.
A flood of emotions raced through me. 
Is this real, I kept asking myself. Does he really love me? Is this all a big joke?
The next morning I decided to tell my parents about our conversation.
'Maybe you should meet him,' my father said. It sounded so simple. So I invited him for lunch one Sunday.
The night before I couldn't sleep – I kept imagining how he would look. And then I realised it did not really matter – I'd never be able to see him.
 
In the morning, for the first time since my attack, I made an effort to look my best. My mum chose a bright blue salwar kameez for me to wear – I couldn't see the colour but my mother described how it looked – and I neatly combed my hair.
 
Chitranjan arrived at about 11am with a box of chocolates and a card he read to me that said, 'best wishes'. I was nervous but within minutes he put me at ease and we were talking like we used to on phone.
 
Debashish sat with us throughout the meeting. During the course of the afternoon, he asked Chitranjan if he was serious. 'I'm very serious about marriage,' he replied. 'I believe we have a deep connection. I would be very happy to marry your sister.'
 
I couldn't stop smiling. Although I couldn't see him, I knew he was the man for me. After a delicious and relaxed lunch, Chitranjan left promising to return soon.
 
He called me that evening and asked me how I felt. 'I'm feeling on top of the world,' I said. 'I wish I could live the rest of my life with you.'
 
Soon afterwards, Chitranjan and I went on holiday with my parents to Puri, a seaside destination in Odisha, 500km from our home. One evening we walked along the beach hand in hand. He described the sunset to me. For the first time, our relationship felt real to me.
 
A month after that, we married on April 15 this year and for the first time since the attack, I put make-up on my face. Determined to look like a bride, I sat nervously as the beautician patted blush on my cheeks and applied lipstick.
 
Of course, I was happy but I was sad I couldn't see my husband. 'I wish I could see you,' I told him.
'Believe me, you are the most beautiful bride in the world,' he said.
 
Unfortunately, we've not been able to live together yet. We work in different states and to have the future we want we can't just quit our jobs. But Chitranjan is looking for a position in my city so we can be together.
 
I thought my attackers had taken away any chance I had to be happy, but now I know what it is to love and be loved.
I'm lucky. I met an amazing man who looked past my scars and was able to see who I am on the inside.

Source: Gulf News

Ban Ki-Moon immunizes a child in Abuja (photos)

Posted: 24 Aug 2015 07:32 AM PDT

The UN Sec Gen pictured immunizing a child in Abuja today. More photos after the cut...



Terrifying CCTV shows 'rapist' carrying comatose victim across road before vicious attack (photos)

Posted: 24 Aug 2015 07:00 AM PDT

The near-unconscious woman shown being carried above had reportedly been partying with friends in Birmingham city centre when she was abducted by the man, who was later caught on CCTV carrying her across a road. The woman had been a little drunk and had just left a nightclub when she bumped into the man who took her, viciously raped her and fled. She was rescued by someone who found her a short time later highly distressed.



The incident happened last year October but the police only released the CCTV footage today after the victim agreed to its release. The police hoped that by releasing the footage, someone would recognize the man and report him as he has not been identified yet.
"I implore people to take a good look at the CCTV and focus on the man.  Do you recognise him? Were you in the area around the time of the attack? I appreciate it was a long time ago but the situation will have looked very odd and will undoubtedly have stayed with you. I would also appeal to the man in the footage to call me. Please, come forward now. This is your chance to explain. We will not give up on finding the man who carried out the attack" a police rep said

EFCC chairman accused of diverting N1trillion loot recovered from corrupt politicians

Posted: 24 Aug 2015 06:42 AM PDT

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Lamorde, has been accused of diverting over N1tn recovered from corrupt politicians who forfeited their loots. A man named George Uboh recently petitioned the Senate, accusing the chairman of the anti-graft agency of diverting money recovered from corrupt politicians including former Governor of Bayelsa State, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha; and ex-Inspector-General of Police, Tafa Balogun.

The Senate having received the petition which was dated July 31st, ordered its Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions to investigate the allegations. Both the petitioner and Mr Lamorde have been invited to appear by the Senate committee at Meeting Room 120 of the New Senate Building, National Assembly Complex, on Wednesday August 26th for some questioning.

According to the petition which was addressed to Senate President Bukola Saraki, Mr Lamorde is accused of carrying out many diversions while he served as the Director of Operations of the EFCC between 2003 and 2007 and also as an acting Chairman of the commission between June 2007 and May 2008.

The petitioner alleged that in March 2013, the EFCC boss diverted the sum of N779m out of the total N3bn forfeited by former police chief, Tafa Balogun to the Federal Government. He also alleged that the EFCC boss conspired with some officials of the anti-graft agency to under-remit the former IG's forfeited funds of about N5.85bn into the Consolidated Revenue Account by holding back about N2.65bn.

The petitioner assured the Senate that he was ready to provide unparalleled evidence to back his allegations against Lamorde. Both men are expected to appear before the Senate by 10am on Wednesday August 26th.

Source: Punch

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Posted: 24 Aug 2015 06:32 AM PDT

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Floyd Mayweather in bed with four women, shares photo

Posted: 24 Aug 2015 08:51 AM PDT

The multi-millionaire champion boxer shared a photo of himself in bed with four women. The right pic is his main chick and pimp, Bad Medina...

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