According to reports by Punch Newspapers, Eto was arrested on Saturday, May 9, by operatives of the State Intelligence Bureau of the Lagos State Police Command. The police said the suspect was apprehended following a complaint made by one Idowu Adeyemi that an unknown person, impersonating as Tinubu, created a Faceboook account in same name, and swindled some job seekers. Apparently, Eto allegedly told members of the public, through the fake Facebook account, that there were available employment opportunities in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and other government agencies. He also allegedly requested that interested applicants should pay the sum of N26,850, which was employment and processing charges. The police said the items recovered from the suspect were six SIM cards, 13 empty SIM card packs, six photographs of a white man, and one I-pad. A polytechnic student, Eto said it was another student in the polytechnic who trained him. He said, “I am studying Mechanical Engineering at the polytechnic. I am in my second year. This whole thing started in January 2015. It was a colleague, Kelvin, who gave me the idea. I don’t know Tinubu and have not met him. My friend gave me the idea, and it actually worked because three job seekers paid money into my bank account. “I also have phone numbers from the United Kingdom and the United States of America which I used to communicate with victims. It is just three persons I have duped so far.” The Commissioner of Police, Kayode Aderanti, said the command would not fail to bring all criminally minded persons to justice. He said, “The command will not rest on its oars to ensure that any crime committed is punished and the offenders apprehended. The suspect, who posed as a prominent Nigerian on the Facebook and other social media platforms, has confessed to the crime and investigation is ongoing.”
[size=16pt]Stephanie Linus Wins Best Protagonist Award At The Bentonville Film Festival Arkansas, USA.
[/size] Stephanie Linus’s upcoming new film “DRY” won a film award at the Geena Davis and ARC Entertainment’s inaugural Bentonville Film Festival (BFF) in Arkansas, U.S. for “Best Protagonists”. Coca-Cola and Wal-Mart presented the Bentonville film festival that took place from May 5th to May 9th in Arkansas United States. Dry, the upcoming film by A-list actress, director and producer Stephanie Linus is making it’s round in the film festival circuit. Picking up the award on behalf of Stephanie Linus was the films co-producer/editor Jane Lawalata. https://streetgist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Stephanie-Linus-Best-Protagonist-BFF-streetgist-4.jpg “This came as a complete surprise. I am excited and honored that the Bentonville Film Festival picked my film for a screening, let alone an award. I am looking forward to this film touching the hearts of many more and helping people take action to save the child bride.”– Stephanie Linus, Director, Producer, Writer, Actress.
The movie “Dry” follows a trail of Zara’s (played by Stephanie Linus) trip to Africa, her constant turmoil as a result of inexplicable horrors from her child hood, her experiences and heartaches while working with young girls suffering from complications from early child birth as child brides, against the backdrop of a rich African culture. It is full of intrigue, suspense, unbelievable surprises, the joy of reconciliation and the power of the human spirit that is guaranteed to captivate and engage moviegoers.
Two siblings on Tuesday appeared before an Apapa Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly assaulting their father, one Mr Ihiomah Ogidinta, by beating him and tying a skipping rope around his neck.
The accused: Flora Ogidinta,36, and Chiedoziem Ogidinta,29, residents of Flat 18, Block 3, E-Close in 401 Rd, Festac Town, Lagos State, are facing a three-count charge of conspiracy, attempt to murder and threatening violence, Vanguard reports. https://streetgist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/sister-tie-up-father-streetgist.jpg Sister tie up and flog their father for having an affiar with their late mum's friend The Prosecutor, ASP Soji Ojaokomo, told the court that the accused committed the offences on April 1 at their residence. Ojaokomo said that the accused attempted to unlawfully kill their father by jointly beating him and tying a rope around his neck. The prosecutor said that the accused confessed that they allegedly meted out the punishment on their father because he was having an affair with their late mother’s friend. “The complainant said his children threatened to do worse things to him the next time he brings the woman home,” Ojaokomo said.
Ojaokomo said that the offences contravened Sections 56, 228 and 409 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Section 228 stipulates life imprisonment for attempted murder while Section 409 prescribes a two-year jail term for conspiracy. However, the accused pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against them. The Senior Magistrate, Mr Patrick Adekomaiya, granted them bail in the sum of N50,000 with two sureties in like sum and adjourned the case till May 21 for mention
tablu: Charly boy is beginin to strike me as someone who does not have class or manners. To begin with how can you address your president with 'how far' ... 'shey you get?'.Any true Nigerian must give regards to two fundmental elements relevant to his existence in the Nigerian society which are 'Age' and 'Authourity'.He should understand that the office of the president should be held with high esteemable value that it deserves...He is not adressin hippies or road side touts. learn the etiquette that accompanies exposure and enlightenment which I believe he has but has refused to use it due to his alien cultural orientation he got from God knows where...
The 63-year-old celebrity likes to express himself through the pieces dedicated to various issues. It might be either the stories from his private life, the essays on family values or sexuality. The reader might either agree or disagree with his position, but one thing remains unchanged: the celebrity’s publications never remain unnoticed and generate numerous reactions. Change Is Never Easy – Charly Boy Writes Open Letter To Buhari https://streetgist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/charly-boy-streetgist.jpg See the recent one about, coming before Buhari’s official power handover on May 29. Charly Boy stresses the high level of expectations inflicted on the future leader:
“Oga GMB,
[b]“How far? I trust you have been getting enough rest and getting ready for the mother of all battles in your life. You know how hard and how long you have fought for this and now that you have it, we can’t wait to see how our lives will change!
“You must understand that our expectations are high, but you can’t blame us too much. By faith or design, you have become a symbol of renaissance for a nation that has been battered by mismanagement and unprecedented corruption. Kai! Odiegwu!
“Many of us were sold on your Change campaign, tired of the usual statuesque and many more just wanted a better life for ourselves and our loved ones. All eyes are on you, I trust you know that by now. This Change should demonstrate to us possibilities, hope again for the youths of this country and a channeling back to those core values which we hold sacred. Anything less will be same of the same. Shey you get?
“Fact from fiction, truth from rhetoric, I know that it is foolhardy to expect that one individual alone can by himself/herself bring about this Change we desperately need and earnestly desire. However, inasmuch as you need to raise a viable team to work with, using the formula of zoning won’t cut it. My earnest advice to you is to choose officers and men strictly on merit and not necessarily what geopolitical zone they come from. Remember, this same zoning formula has been used at different times in this country, and each time, it has failed. The issue of zoning coming up now again is a reminder of times in the past that we desperately want to forget. Same of the same?
“I would want to believe that you have come to heal and fix the rot. It will never be easy because of the wolves and sharks amongst us who benefit big time from the corruption, the poverty, the confusion and hopelessness they inflict on Nigerians.
“So after May 29th, as you put on your boxing gloves and crank your whip, we will be watching with bathed breath to see not only the will to fight this battle but the sincerity and strategies to lead us on the path of true healing for our broken Nation.”[/b]
Do you have the same expectations from Muhammadu Buhari?
What happens when you model for the likes of Coach, author your own book, have a collection for Menswear Daily, all while maintaining a growing Instagram audience of 191,000? Well, if you’re a dog, that means a very hefty paycheck. But of course not just any pup is up to the challenge. That’s where Shiba Inu Bodhi, better known as Menswear dog, comes in. https://streetgist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dog-7-streetgist.png Menswear Dog, Shiba Inu Bodhi, is the most stylish dog in New York and it reportedly makes about $15k a month (N2.8million) modeling for giant fashion labels including Coach.
When Michelle Obama. said that “You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world’s problems at once but don’t ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own”, i thought its just a mere statement.
However , A survivor of the deadly Boko Haram attack, 26-year-old Abubakar Umar, who was shot in both arms in November 2014 in Kano during one of the terrorists attacks is now a graduate.
Read his touching speech below: “I think I should have died on that day, I could have died on that day. I lost so much blood, there wasn’t any medication. I just saw these people coming out of the bush. They were screaming ‘Allahu Akbar’ (God is greatest) and shooting at my car. At first I stopped because some of them had military trousers and boots but then I noticed their headbands and what they were saying, so I realised they were insurgents. They shot me in my right arm. I continued (driving). I didn’t know where I was going. I just kept on driving. I thought I would reach a checkpoint and report the case. I never met any checkpoint. I put mud and chicken dung on my head to look like a madman. I removed my shoes and put them in my pocket… (but) I didn’t see Boko Haram. But somehow I think the Lord kept me alive for a special reason and one of those reasons was to complete my degree. I’ve made it and I’ve graduated, so I’m very happy” he said as he awarded his certificate. Such a heart warming story.
The Lagos State Government has shut down a building in Ojodu-Berger area of the state in southwest Nigeria where dangerous animals such as crocodiles, snakes and others are being reared. https://streetgist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/crocodie-streetgist.jpg According to the report from our correspondent, the building, located at 13, Alhaji Abass Street, off Adebowale Street, Ojodu-Berger, was shut for illegally breeding dangerous and wild animals such as panther, water snake, giant eagle, crocodiles and others.
The property occupied by Mr. John Adekanbi was discovered by officers of the Ministry of the Environment who were carrying out House-to-House Awareness Campaign during the state monthly environmental sanitation exercise in the area.
Mention a successful movie producer and director, making waves in the Nigerian movie industry today and you have got Kunle Afolayan and that is why he is the most envied in the movie industry.
Citing a case of the recent peaceful protest that the movie industry embarked upon recently to fight piracy, one actor Yomi Fabiyi who spoke to Ynaija said https://streetgist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/kunle-afolayan-say-no-to-piracy-streetgist.jpg “To be honest with you, there is no love in our industry at all. You see, many peeps did not show up for the walk because they thought it was all about Kunle Afolayan and his October 1st movie, so they stayed back. They have got this big beef for him all because he is so succesful. Some of them said ‘so because of kunle that is why we will now walk under the sun, oh please no, we are not interest’, that’s why the protest was scanty. They are envious of his success. And that is really childish of them.” Speaking further, Yomi said “Many of these members are always competiting with themselves and trying to outdo one another instead of joining hands to fight piracy together. That is why we have too many associations under this body (Actors’Guild of Nigeria). We need a well strutured legislative body and not just form presure groups and start calling it AGN. “
Award-winning actor and producer, Mercy Aigbe-Gentry, who is happily married to hubby Lanre Gentry has opened up on the controversies that have trailed their union. She also told their love story, see excerpts from her interview with punch newspaper below: https://streetgist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Mercy-Aigbe-and-hubby-1-streetgist.jpg How did you meet your wife? Lanre: I met her through one of my friends eight years ago. When I told her I fancied her, she waved it aside. She also told me she already had a fiancé in Malaysia, whom she loved and did not want to let down. One morning, she called to tell me she was at my office. When I got there, she told me she had agreed to marry me. I asked about her fiancé and she told me she only did a bit of leg-pulling. She told me she used to be married and already had a child .That was a non-issue as far as I was concerned. How did he propose to you? Mercy: He took me to an eatery and when we finished eating, he popped the question. I was surprised because I was not expecting him to ask me to marry him. He had not taken me out for a long time so I was stunned when he said we should go out. In fact, I teased him that he had changed, not knowing he had something up his sleeve. How long did you date for? Mercy: We dated for about two years. Were you sceptical about the success of the marriage? Lanre: I was not. When you are in love with someone, you ignore their flaws. My wife’s heart is clear as crystal and she is a honest woman. I do not pray to have any other woman in my life. Were your families supportive of your relationship? Mercy: Yes, they were. Were you worried about getting married again? Mercy: Yes, I was. That was why I said I was not expecting it. I had a bad experience the first time, so I had some reservations and I just wanted to face my career, even though I loved him. I decided to put my trust in God and just go with the flow. I was happy and scared at the same time. What lessons did you draw from your first marriage? Mercy: Then, I was young and naive. Now, I handle issues differently. Also, the major reason my first marriage failed was because my ex-husband’s mum did not want him to marry from another tribe. Is it true that you left your ex-wife because you wanted to marry Mercy? Lanre: Not too many people know me or how I live my life. Mercy was not instrumental to the breakup of my first marriage. We had been divorced for almost three or four years prior to the time I met Mercy. You have had your share of controversies and scandals, how have you handled them? Mercy: I do not think I have had any controversies since I got married. They were just misconceptions. People thought I married a married man and I was a second wife. What they did not know or care to know was that he was already a divorcee when we met. You must experience domestic issue] Mercy: There is no home where spouses do not have issues. There is no perfect marriage anywhere in the world. It is normal for husbands and wives to have little misunderstandings, but I have never had any major issue. Is it true you always embarrass her in public? Lanre: How can I embarrass my wife in public? I never do that because I respect her as a person, wife and mother. A short time ago, a blogger reported that I beat my wife. I was very angry because I could not understand why I would want to condescend that low. I don’t beat my wife and I have never beaten a woman. I don’t even know how to argue with people. What are the secrets of your successful marriage? Mercy: I would say God. This is my second attempt and I decided to leave everything to my creator. I have handed over my marriage to him so He is in charge. That my marriage has been a success is not my making, even though I have had a role to play in it. I made up my mind to stay in my husband’s house, irrespective of what happens and we both agreed to stick together as a couple irrespective of whatever challenges we might encounter.
As a busy woman, how do you create time for your family? Mercy: My family comes first in everything I do. My career as an actress and my fashion business are secondary to me. Even when I am working, I always take a break to catch up with my kids on anything I might have missed. I cook and pamper my husband like I do for my son. My daughter is a teenager, so I ensure we spend time together during which we talk about everything including sex and boys. Let her hear from the horse’s mouth and not get misinformed outside. How would you describe the marriage so far? Lanre: It has been wonderful. She is a wife, mother and sister. She is very honest and always there when I need her. I try my best to encourage her in her career. What are some of the challenges you have had since you got married? Mercy: I am lucky to be loved by my in-laws. We are different individuals with different values and backgrounds. We do disagree to agree sometimes but it is usually nothing to worry about. We are always quick to laugh such off. What does she do to get you angry sometimes? Lanre: She likes to argue and shout, especially when we are watching a movie. What could be the cause of some failed celebrity marriages? Mercy: We are always under scrutiny by the public, and things which are normal with non-celebrities become a big deal when celebrities are involved. People should give us a break. They think celebrities are perfect and do not make mistakes. There is so much pressure on celebrity marriages and that brings about problems. How can celebrities save their marriages from collapse? Mercy: I have taken the time to study celebrity couples like Olu Jacobs and Joke Silva who have been married for a long time. They keep their private life away from the public. If celebrities can do that, it would help. Also, they must fight for their home and marriage. How do you run the home when she is away on set? Lanre: We have domestic employees who assist with the chores. My wife cooks and ensures things are in place before she leaves home for a production. How do you spend time as a family? Lanre: We spend some time out attending events, going to cinema or beach. We rest at home on Sundays. What pet names do you call each other? Mercy: I call him Alade Mi, or Cupcake when I need something from him. Lanre: I call her Biodun and she calls me Lanre when she is not happy with me.
A Chinese man, Wang Qiang, has been reported dead after he suffered a seizure during an alcohol drinking contest and fell unconscious before he passed on in hospital, reports Emirate247.
Tests carried on him revealed that he had suffered from alcohol poisoning.
Qiang had participated in the contest with a friend and after downing lots of drinks, both men complained of feeling weird. But while the other man survived the alcohol poisoning, Qiang was not so lucky as he later died.
The organizers of the alcohol competition in Henan, were then ordered to pay restitution of more than $70,000 after the participant died due to excessive intake of alcohol.
Qiang’s family filed a lawsuit against the organizers of the event, the Henan Alcohol Association, the Henan Alcohol Association Luoyang Office and Luoyang Siyue Trade Co. Ltd., for their active role in the death of Qiang.
The district court also ruled that the organizers should pay 447,642 yuan ($72,100) to the family.
A 27-year-old suspected kidnapper, Rasheed Adetunji, has confessed that his two wives knew he was a criminal and not a kidnapper, adding that he used part of the ransom money collected from victims to marry them in Lagos State. https://streetgist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Rasheed-Adetunji-streetgist.jpg The Osun State-born Adetunji further told PM newspaper that he loves women a lot that was why he married two wives at his age and had hoped to marry more before he was arrested.
He said one of his wives had premonition of his current travails and warned him to stay away from members of his gang but he did not listen to her. He regretted that he would miss his wives and family who he claimed he was kidnapping people for ransom to make them happy.
On how he joined the kidnapping gang, he said it was Niyi Omosola that introduced him and placed him and other members of the gang on an oath administered by a native doctor known as Baba. Adetunji was among the three suspects paraded by the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Kayode Aderanti, on Wednesday.
The two other suspects are Ifeanyi Chukwuleta, 25, from Oguta in Imo State, southeast Nigeria, and Kolawale Alani, 26, from Ekiti State, southwest Nigeria. Aderanti said the suspects were arrested after the kidnap of a 62-year-old woman, Kudirat Adeboye, along Eleko Epe expressway by six armed men.
He said the gang contacted the victim’s family and demanded N50 million. Aderanti said when he received the information, he directed OC SARS, Abba Kyari, to commence investigation to rescue the victim.
He said the gang eventually accepted N3 million ransom after six days of keeping the victim. The kidnappers directed the victim’s son to drop the money at a spot on Ijebu Ode road where one of the kidnappers came out from the bush to collect the ransom.
He said operatives who were deployed to the area pursued them and there was an exchange of gun fire and one of the kidnappers, Niyi Omosola, sustained gunshot injuries. He said it was Omosola that took operatives to a forest along Epe road where the victim was rescued. Omosola later died from the gunshot injuries he sustained.
Aderanti said arms such as one double barrel pistol, two expended cartridges and six live cartridges were recovered from the three suspects arrested. The suspects confirmed their involvement in the kidnapping and gave various reasons why they joined the gang. The three other suspects were still at large.
debo07: That's if d dream is worth chasing and ur partner is hindering ur success.Yes press delete.don't give up ur life for anyone.Let ur partner love u for who u are.
Celebrities › Micheal Jackson’s Daughter Is 17 & Dating! Meet Her New Boyfriend by baseg25(op): 12:14pm On May 14, 2015
