Welcome to Elizabeth Ifeoma's Blog.: October 2014

Friday 31 October 2014

Photo: Chelsea Handler Posts Topless Photo To Show She Has A Better Body Than Putin!

Chelsea Handler shocked everyone when she posted a topless picture of herself on her instagram official page to show she has a better body than Vladimir Putin. I think it is more than that though, because shortly after that knowing fully well that instagram will take it down, she started campaigning to keep the photo on instagram and her followers joined her in campaigning to retain the photo. Instragram took it down few hours later, which sparked a row online saying the act was nothing but discrimination against her and whatsoever a man can do, a woman can do better. See tweets after the break...

Tim Cook, the CEO of technology giant Apple, has publicly addressed his sexuality for the first time. In a moving open letter published on the Bloomberg Businessweek, he writes that he is “proud to be gay” and considers being gay “among the greatest gifts God has given me”. “Being gay has given me a deeper understanding of what it means to be in the minority and provided a window into the challenges that people in other minority groups deal with every day,” he writes...

“It’s made me more empathetic, which has led to a richer life. It’s been tough and uncomfortable at times, but it has given me the confidence to be myself, to follow my own path, and to rise above adversity and bigotry. It’s also given me the skin of a rhinoceros, which comes in handy when you’re the CEO of Apple.”

Diezani Madueke's sister rescued after 8 days in kidnapper's den

The sister of Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke, Osiya Agama has been rescued by police in Port Harcourt eight days after she was kidnapped.

Mrs Agama was kidnapped by unknown gunmen on her way from an evening church on Tuesday October 21, at Leventis Bus-Stop along Port Harcourt-Aba Road, as she approached her car.

Abolore Akande aka 9ice, who is going for House of Reps in Ogbomosho South/North and Orire Constituency Federal 1, branded buses and soft drinks to campaign in Ogbomosho. He also branded palm oil, palm wine and water to give to his supporters. See more photos after the cut...

Chibuzor Nelson A.K.A Phyno is a Nigerian rapper from Anambra state but he grew up in Enugu state. Phyno as he is fondly called by his fan,initially wanted to become a pilot, but was told that he could be a doctor. Throughout high school, he learned to play the drums and piano. He also learned to create his own rendition of every recording he heard.

He studied public administration at the Institute of Management and Technology in Enugu, and started profiting from music during his second year at IMT. Phyno told Ifeoma Onoye that Mr. Raw is one of the few people he looks up to. Phyno started rapping in 2010 and relocated to Lagos to continue his music career. Since then he have won so many awards making him Nigerian hottest rapper. Here are the top 5 reasons why Phyno is Nigeria most loved and adored rapper.

For those who believe in things like this...Nigerian Tribune is reporting that a baby was born recently in Oyo state clutching a pocket-size Qur’an (pictured above).

The baby, who has since been named Ismail, was born in a church at the Oniyanrin area of Ibadan in September, the reports states. A renowned Islamic preacher who the newspaper spoke with said the woman who delivered the baby threw away the object she found in the baby's hand thinking it was something devilish, only for them to later find out it was a pocket-size Qur’an which contained all the 114 chapters in the holy book. It was wrapped in a thread. The preacher said although the Qur’an was small, the lettering inside was readable.

Disturbing new images have emerged showing young Syrian children being trained at a military camp run by ISIS.The photos were shared online by a secret anti-ISIS group " Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently" . The school near the jihadis' capital Raqqa, show children barely older than five being taught basic combat and survival skills, learning how to use assault rifles, and being given lessons in extremist ideology.The whole idea is to catch them young and distort their ideology. They are made to choose if they want to be suicide bombers or jihadis to and forced to repeat calls for murder of western 'infidels'...see photos

A 22 year old woman identified as Ifeoma Okechukwu has been arrested after she allegedly killed an unidentified man who she claimed tried to rape her at her Atlantic View Estate, Alpha Beach Road, Lekki home where she lived with her uncle. The incident happened on Monday October 27th.

According to a Punch, Ifeoma, an indigene of Imo state, said she had gone out on that faithful day around 12.30pm to buy sanitary pads because she was on her menstrual period, and was on her way back home when she was accosted by an unknown man....*graphic pic of the alleged rapist when you continue*

Ex NBA President Okey Wali released after 13 days in captivity

Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Mr Okey Wali, who was kidnapped on Oct 11th in Port Harcourt by unknown gunmen, (read here) has been released. According to a statement released today and signed by the current President of the NBA, Mr Augustine Aleghe, Mr Wali was released around 11pmlast night after spending 13 days in captivity.

The statement did not state where Mr Wali was released and if any ransom was paid for his release.

First case of Ebola recorded in New York

A US doctor based in New York who recently returned from treating Ebola patients in Guinea has become the first person in the city to test positive for Ebola. 33 year old Dr. Craig Allen Spencer (pictured above) had been working with Doctors Without Borders in Guinea, and returned to NYC on October 17th. He tested positive to the virus the Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan New York yesterday October 23rd.

Patience Jonathan resigns as 'Super' Permanent Sec. in Bayelsa

Dame Patience Jonathan has resigned her appointment as 'Super' Permanent Secretary in the Bayelsa state Civil service, a position conferred on her in July 2012 by the Governor of the state, Dickson Seriake. Seriake said he gave the appointment to Mama Peace based on her good service to the state and nation.

A source in the state Ministry of Education who pleaded anonymity with The Nation confirmed the First Lady's voluntary resignation and said her resignation may likely not be unconnected to her deepening rift with the state governor.

In a new interview with Vibe Magazine, rapper Tyga slammed his label Young Money and his other label mate, Drake. He doesn't like Drake and he made his feelings known. Tyga said;

"I’m tryna’ go independent. I don’t really get along with Drake. I don’t really get along with Nicki. I don't like Drake as a person. He’s just fake to me. I like his music; you know what I’m saying? I think his music is good, but we’re all different people. We were forced together and it was kinda like we were forcing relationships together. It is what it is."

Well, Drake obviously didn't find his comments funny and handled Tyga last night. Continue...

President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday finally declared interest in contesting the 2015 presidential election.

He told Peoples Democratic Party leaders at the Presidential Villa, Abuja that he would procure nomination form of the party before the deadline.

He has also set up a presidential declaration committee saddled with the responsibility of coming up with a formal programme for his declaration.

The committee is headed by a former Minister of Defence, Dr. Haliru Bello.

The declaration would be held between November 7 and 15.

Details later.

Photo: EFCC recovers blind teacher's N550,000 from fraudsters

Find the EFCC press statement below...

Relief came for a blind teacher, Mary Ihekanacho on Wednesday October 22, 2014 as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, presented her with a draft of N550, 000 which the anti- graft agency recovered from a gang of fraudsters that swindled her of N 830,000 in a job scam.

The syndicate conned the woman by promising to facilitate her son’s employment with one of the oil majors.

Special Assistant to the Ekiti State Governor on Information and Social Media, Mr Lere Olayinka has described claims by Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Hon Adewale Omirin that his filling station, T5 Petrol Station was sealed up for political reasons as the height of mischief and misrepresentation of facts.

He said as a public office holder, "the Speaker does not have legal rights to own private business, and one wonders how someone prohibited by law to own private business while in office can be said to be the owner of a filling station that is under construction."

A citizen journalist named Dr María del Rosario Fuentes Rubio from Reynosa, Mexico, who spoke out against organised crime in her city was tracked down and brutally killed by Mexican drug cartel who then hacked into her twitter account and used it to announce her death and then posted a photo of her bloody, lifeless body.

The cruel pic was accompanied by a series of tweets, which started by saying: 'Friends and family, my real name is María del Rosario Fuentes Rubio. I am a physician. Today my life has reached its end. Do not make the same mistake I did.' Continue...

Nigerian-German musician, producer and activict Adegoke Odukoya popularly known as Adé Bantu shaved his dreads recently after carrying it for 23 years. He posted photos of him having the dreads shaved and his new look on his Facebook page yesterday and wrote;

"After 23 years I decided it was time to let go and move on. It wasn't easy, but hey the only constant in life is change and sometimes we must embrace it fearlessly."

See his new look after the cut...

People from this little girl's school just reached out to me. They say the girl's father's lover has been allegedly battering her. Her name is Blessing Osayande and she's a Pry 2 pupil of South Royal School in Benin. The girl's school authority said they have called the father and talked to him several times after seeing injuries on her body but apparently the abuse has not stopped.

Today, the girl came to school with a broken head and said her father's lover slammed her head against a table. The welfare office in Benin has since taken up the case but they still wanted the public to be aware. They didn't give the lover's name or photo. That I would have loved to share...

Pics: The heros of First Consultant Hospital who helped fight Ebola

Here are the faces of the team at the First Consultant Hospital, Lagos whose prompt action helped contain the spread of the deadly Ebola virus in Lagos.

Pictured above: The Chief Medical Director of the hospital Dr Benjamin Ohiaeri (middle) Dr Adaora Igonoh (2nd left), Dr Ibeawuchi Morris (3rd left) Dr Fadipe Akinniyi (2nd right) who got infected but got healed.
Unfortunately four of their colleagues including Dr Stella Adadevoh and nurse Justina Ejelonu died from the deadly viral disease. (Photo credit: Who Health Organization)

Graphic pic: See remains of Azare suicide bomber

A suicide bomber blew himself up last night at a parked bus station at Azare in Bauchi state (read here) killing at least five people. I asked and some of you said I should bring the pic...well, here it is. But be warned, it is very graphic. Detonation consumed the bomber's mid section as the bomb exploded outward. Continue to see it...

A Nigerian man based in Maryland, Dominic Adesanya, (pictured above) has been arrested after jumping the White House Fence. According to police reports, around 7.15pm yesterday Wednesday October 22nd, Adesanya, 23, climbed the fence on the North Lawn of the building and got about 20 yards past the fence before he was taken down by Secret Service and dogs.

He's currently in police custody but is being treated in a hospital for injuries he sustained during the encounter. He was attacked by K.9 dogs. Continue to see photos from the incident...

There are reports that about 60 women were abducted by members of Boko Haram during fresh attacks at Waga Mangoro and Garta villages, both in Adamawa State this past Saturday October 18th.

Residents of the villages who confirmed the abductions to reporters said the sect men came in motorcycles in the early hours of Saturday morning, killed many, burnt down their homes and abducted 40 women from Waga Mangoro village and 20 women from Garta village.

Graphic pics: Man cut into pieces at railway crossing line in Ibadan

This horrific scene happened around 5.30pm today at the railway crossing area in Bodija Ojurin in Ibadan. A man was found dead cut in two on the railway tracks. No one saw what happened, but they suspect he was crushed by a train. The pics are really graphic...will share one...but be warned, it's really graphic. See it after the cut if you have the heart...

Wow! Check out this throwback pic of Governor Rotimi Amaechi

When boys were hustling...:-)

Total's chairman/CEO Christophe de Margerie dies in plane crash

Christophe de Margerie, the Chairman and CEO of giant oil company, Total, died in plane crash last night October 20th in Russia. He was 63.

According to a statement released by airport authorities early this morning, de Margerie's private plane collided with a snowplow on the runway of Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow as it was accelerating for takeoff just a few minutes before midnight. They also said in the statement that the driver of the snowplow was intoxicated. The business jet's three crew members also died.

New governor of Ekiti state Ayo Fayose has accused former governor Kayode Fayemi of spending a whooping N50million on beds in his and his wife's bedroom at the Ekiti State Govt House which they recently vacated. (one of the beds pictured above). The new governor claimed that between Fayemi and his wife, what was spent on their bedrooms, toilets and bathrooms will be in the region of N100m

Fayose made this accusation in a statement that was released yesterday October 20th by his Special Assistant Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka. The new governor described the newly built Government House in the state as a show of wickedness to Ekiti people, many of whom cannot afford to feed once a day. See photos of the Government House and an official statement after the cut...

Actor and radio host ,Sean Astin reacted with shock to W.H.O declaration that Nigeria is Ebola Free..After some backlash ,he then softened his stance ,saying it's wonderful news but you could tell he was still shocked as to how a country with 140 million people could contain ebola in no time..He is renowned for his role as Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy... Read his tweets below..

As measures to cushion the economic effect the Ebola crisis had on the First Consultant Hospital and those who suffered from the deadly Ebola virus disease, the Lagos state government announced yesterday October 20th that it will be giving out N50million to the hospital as a business support gesture and also extend support to all those, dead or alive who suffered from the deadly disease.

There were reports earlier this evening that the Speaker of the House of Reps, Aminu Tambuwal had defected from the PDP to the APC. The speaker has reacted to the report through a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Mallam Imam Imam. Find the statement below

For killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day in 2013, double-amputee athlete Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to 5 years in prison by Judge Thokozile Masipa.

The following was what she considered before imposing her sentence.
1. Culpable homicide - 5 years in prison
2. For the Tasha shooting which he was found guilty for - 3 years in prison, wholly suspended for 5 years with conditions. The two sentences will run concurrently. His family is not planning to appeal.

Contestant Turns Deaf & Dumb on Gulder Ultimate Search XI

Ikenna Emedike fondly called Ikenna E became the first warrior to bear the stump of shame in GulderUltimate Search XI for disobedience. According to rules, the Stump of Shame should always be dragged around by the contestant serving punishment. In addition, the victim must not speak with anyone or being spoken to by anybody.

Liberia's President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has written a heartfelt letter to the world over the Ebola crisis that hit her country. In the letter which was read over the radio and transmitted worldwide, she likened the Ebola epidermic to the civil war her country faced 11 years ago which killed a lot of Liberians, crumbled their economy and vital institutions.

The president called on the international community to stop all theoretical explanations on the Ebola crisis and act fast to stop the spread of the deadly virus. Find her letter after the cut...

2015: Niger Delta Youths to pick N22m forms for Jonathan

AHEAD of the formal declaration of President Goodluck Jonathan for his second term bid, a group under the aegis, the Niger Delta Youth for Jonathan, yesterday submitted a letter to the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Alhaji Adamu Muazu, intimating him of their readiness to storm the party’s national Secretariat on Wednesday next week and pick the President’s Expression of interest and nomination forms...

Nnamdi, also known by his shirt name Odu, plays for the Nigerian national team and is currently on loan from A.C Milan to Serie B club, Crotone. He turned 24 yesterday and shared the hot pic...

Confessions of an alleged Nigerian serial killer, says he's killed over 60 people

33yr old cultist, Alawunmi Oluwafemi claims to have killed over 60 people as the immortal assassin of the Aye Fraternity. The most wanted man in Ogun state, who evaded police for years, was finally captured last week in the ancient city of Ijebu Ode. He was arrested by operatives of the Special Anti Robbery Squad, Ogun State police command after a gun battle.

Now in police custody, Oluwafemi told The Sun the story of his life as an axe man in the underworld and how he killed more than 60 men and women. You won't believe his story. Read after the cut...

Story by Chioma Igbokwe for Saturday Sun

Hard to believe but that is what Italian media reported this week...lol. An unidentified Italian couple had to be rushed to the hospital this week after their genitals got stuck together while having sex in the sea at Porto San Giorgio in the Marche region of Italy

A middle-aged woman, Mrs. Patience Igho, recently narrated how she escaped from kidnapper’s den in Agbara forests at the outskirts of Ogun State.The traumatized Igho said she could not believe what she saw inside the forest after she was drugged inside a commercial bus on her way to Boundary Market in Ajegunle, Lagos. The distraught woman, who sells frozen fish told Crime Guard that she saw no fewer than 200 victims, who were held hostage.Consequently, she called on the relevant security agencies to quickly intervene and rescue the helpless people. Narrating her ugly experience, she said:

After new DNA evidence emerged, a man wrongly convicted of murder has regained his freedom after spending 28 years in prison. David McCallum was 16-years-old, when he was jailed for the kidnap of murder of Nathan Blenner, in New York in 1985. McCallum and his accomplice, Stuckey were arrested in 1985 , and they admitted to kidnapping and killing Queens resident Mr Blenner and taking his car for a joyride. They would later withdraw their confessions but they were convicted of murder and each sentenced to 25 years behind bars in 1986.

He walked slowly and weakly into the living room and then slumped on the sofa. His face expressed frustrations at pains from the day’s headaches. “I am sad because I have brain tumour and it’s giving me different problems like headaches, weak arms and legs. I’m very weak and have difficulty in walking. It also affects my vision but God has a way for me...

There are strong indications that the 218 schoolgirls abducted six months ago in Chibok, Borno State, by the violent Boko Haram sect may be released on Monday following a ceasefire agreement between the sect and the Federal Government. The Federal Government, through the Nigerian military, had on Friday said that it had agreed to a ceasefire with the violent sect and that the Chibok girls would soon be released...

Four Nigerian men, Monty Emu, Adewunmi Nusi, Emmanuel Oko, and Chukwuka Ugwu (pictured above) have been jailed a total of 14 years for duping single women out of about $350,000.

According to the UK Mirror, the four men duped these women after they responded to a false profile of an "attractive middle-aged man" on popular dating site, Match.com. Don't these women learn? Continue.

Apparently there was mass failure at the Nigerian Law School this year. The Nigerian Law School recently released the 2013/2014 August result, and it was a Tsunami. Out of the 5,000 candidates who registered, only about 2,000 passed. Meaning that about 3,000 students failed the bar exam, the highest failure the Nigerian Law School has witnessed since its 50 years of existence.

Many of the students are angry and frustrated. They say they don't believe the mass failure is the fault of the students and are now asking for a review of their results. An affected student who reached out to LIB said; Continue...

Are you Nigerians for or against the recent Boko Haram ceasefire?

Let's discuss folks. I've been reading a lot of comments and articles on this matter and it looks like opinions are divided. The Nigerian military yesterday announced a ceasefire with Boko Haram after years of terrorism from the group, which has resulted in the deaths of thousands of innocent Nigerians. The ceasefire agreement includes the release of over 200 Chibok girls - which to me is a very welcome development. There are reports that some of these girls will be released to the man who brokered the peace deal, Chadian president, Idriss Deby, sometime next week, to show they (Boko Haram) are serious about the ceasefire agreement with the Nigerian government.

But there are those who still think that the government shouldn't have negotiated with these terrorists. After the cut, you will find an article from Dr Perry Brimah of Ends.ng, about why Nigerians should reject these ceasefire deal. As for me, I support peace anytime. Too many innocent people have died unnecessary. But read and tell us if you agree with him...

Ella Martins, a top Beninoise musician and actress has revealed to Vanguard Newspaper why it has not been easy for her to date another person after a ruling president broke up with her. According to her, she fell in love with him, but he broke her heart in the process. Here is what she said about the heartbreak.

Waconzy who is still on his American tour was recently spotted with music mogul, P Diddy

Good Idea? Kaduna Governor Seeks Law To Make Public Schools Compulsory For Children Of Public Office Holders

The Kaduna State Governor, Mukhtar Yero, has asked the National Assembly to consider passing a legislation that would compel policy makers in the country to enroll their children in public schools, stressing that’s one of the ways our education system can get better.

The Governor made this statement at a reception for the members of the House of Representatives Committee on Education at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim House today in Kaduna.

Photo: Friends/fans surround Peter Okoye's son for a selfie

Being Peter Okoye's son has its perks. The cute lil man was surrounded by friends/fans who wanted a selfie with him. Peter shared the photo on instagram and wrote "He is a star already! #CameronJ I see u!"

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