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Nollywood actress Tayo Sobola has opened up on her true nature and the talented thespian tried to correct the notion people have about her being one of the bad girls in the industry.

The actress in a chat with sunday Scoop said she knew she could appear crazy but she is a calm person.

Tayo Sobola stated:

“I can appear like someone that is crazy but my inner self speaks for me. People should stop judging a book by its cover. When you see a book, the right thing is to open it before making a conclusion.

“If you see crazy headlines about me, bloggers just want to attract readers to their blogs. When you open it, you will see something else. I am not a bad person.”


According to the new ambassador of Glee Hair, she is in love with coloured hair as she likes to try different things.

She stated:

“I am not scared of doing new things. Coloured hair looks good on me most times, though I know it can make one look weird. But if you are bold enough as a man, I expect you to approach me even when I wear a coloured hair.

Speaking on the worth of her new endorsement, she said it was worth millions of naira and would last for a year.

“I cannot disclose the figure but it is worth millions of naira and it is valid for a year. When I was contacted to be a brand ambassador of the company, the CEO told me they settled for me because of my colourful personality.

“I have been seeing their products on social media and I like what I see. Apart from the money I got from the company, I admire the passion and determination of the CEO. I am a woman and a go-getter; so, I love it when I see hardworking women,” she said.

https://lailasnews.com/though-i-many-appear-crazy-im-not-a-bad-girl-tayo-sobola/

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The Police in Osun on Thursday arraigned 28 persons before an Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court over their alleged involvement in burning down a police station in Iwo, Osun, NAN reports.


The police arraigned Raheem Adewale, 26, Lateef Oluwafemi, 28, Ishola Jimoh,19, Kazeem Rafiu, 31, Kabiru Mudashiru, 35, Ajayi Michael, 18, Wasiu Suleiman, 40, Adeyemi Buhari, 25, Matthew Tochukwu, 26, Tella Akeem, 36, Kamali Dudu, 25, Arioye Saheed, 25, and Adeniyi Muhammed,23.

Others are Bashiru Mutairu, 38, Muhammed Abdulrahrem, 25, Peru John,30, Ibrahim Adeyemi,39, Kamaru Adisa, 50, Isamatu Ahmed, 23, Saheed Adisa, 51, Adetoye Wasiu, 50, Alao Timileyin, 18, Obele Adeyemi, 23, Jimoh Sadiq, 26, Adiamo Abdullahi, 23, Obele Adekunle, 36, Oladunjoye Isaac, 30, and Owoade Yekini, 20.

The Prosecutor, Insp Mustapha Tajudeen, told the court that the accused persons allegedly committed the offences on August 24 at 10:30pm, at Iwo.

Tajudeen said the accused conspired among themselves to set ablaze a Police Area Command office and its quarters which led to unlawful damage of Police Patrol Vehicles with Reg. No NPF 446D, NPF38C, SAS05, NPF 7619 and other items.

He alleged that the accused persons also damaged two AK47 rifles and one riot gun as well as an SUV Jeep with registration number GGC 281 GE Valued N3.4 million.

The prosecutor said the suspects also assaulted one Sgt Ogundipe Kolawole, inflicted injuries on him and also stole some electronic gadgets which were valued at one million Naira.

Tajudeen said a pair of police camouflage, three pairs of police uniform, one shirt, jeans, and a cash sum of N23,000 were carted away by the defendants.

Tajudeen said the offences committed contravened sections 516,443, 451,,356,70, 69,71,390 punishable under section 383 of the criminal code cap 34 vol.11, Laws of Osun, 2003.

After the charges were read to them, they pleaded not guilty to the 17 counts bordering on conspiracy, assault, breach of peace, unlawful damages, theft, and threat to life.

The Defence Counsel, Mr Taofeeq Telowogbade, prayed the court to admit his clients’ bail on the most liberal terms.

The Magistrate, Mrs Falilat Sodamade, granted the prayers of the defence counsel and admitted them to bail in the sum of N500,000 each with one surety each in the like sum.

Sodamade ordered that the sureties must reside within the court’s jurisdiction and show evidence of two years tax payment to Osun government.

She also ordered that the sureties must submit three passports photographs to the court registrar and provide affidavits of means.

The magistrate adjourned until October 8 for mention.

https://lailasnews.com/police-arraign-28-people-for-allegedly-razing-police-station-in-osun

A California woman went as far as faking her own kidnapping, sexual assault and robbery in a plot to avoid paying her employees' salaries to the tune of $9,000.

According to reports, 38-year-old Thelma Williams, from Lemon Township, tied herself up and gagged herself before posting photos and videos of herself to social media site, Facebook.

The images, which were posted on Wednesday showed Thelma who owns a trucking business tied to a pole in her basement and gagged with women’s underwear.

She also reported to Police around 2:30 p.m. that she got kidnapped at gunpoint at an intersection in Fresno on Saturday by two African American men wearing masks. She claimed she’d blacked out after being “struck or beaten,” and had later woken up in Caruthers, bound and gagged.

According to police, Thelma also claimed to have been a victim of sexual assault and also alleged that she got robbed of the $9,000 she intended to use to pay the employees of her family trucking business.

But after an extensive investigation and 2.5 hours of police interrogation, Gonzalez confessed it was all a hoax.

At a press conference, Investigators revealed that Gonzalez made up the reported kidnapping because she didn't have the money to pay two of the employees.

" The truth is Maria Gonzalez made up this entire story for the purpose of letting someone know that $9,000 had been stolen from her — $9,000 she was supposed to pay to subcontractors," Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer told The Fresno Bee. "The reality is she didn’t have the $9,000 to pay the subcontractors, and that’s why she made up the entire story."

Dyer said that Gonzalez "at times appeared to be credible, and then at times there were certain things that were said that caused detectives to believe that perhaps she was not credible."

Police are now working on a warrant for Gonzalez's arrest for filing a false police report.

https://lailasnews.com/woman-fakes-own-kidnap-to-avoid-paying-employees-salaries/

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The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris has apologised to elder statesman, Edwin Clark over the illegal raid carried out on his house on Tuesday.

The IG sent a delegation of senior police officers, led by DIG Habila Joshak (DIG DOPs), alongside some commissioners of police to visit the elder statesman and apologize on behalf of the Nigeria Police Force and the IGP.

According to a statement by DCP Jimoh Moshood, Acting Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja, the apology was for "the misconducts of the said Police personnel and the attendant embarrassment the search has caused on the elder statesman and his family”.

See the full statement below:

IGP sends high powered delegation of a DIG and other Senior Police Officers to apologize to the Elder statesman

Further to the earlier Press Statement from the Nigeria Police Force on the directives of the Inspector General of Police for immediate detention and Investigation of the Four(4) Police Personnel (including a Senior Police Officer) and an informant involved in the unauthorized, illegal and unprofessional misconduct in the Search of Chief Edwin Clark’s Residence in Asokoro, Abuja, today 4th September, 2018.

2. The IGP as stated in the Press Statement was not aware and did not authorize the search and has therefore sent a delegation of Senior Police Officers, led by DIG HABILA JOSHAK (DIG DOPs) along with some Commissioners of Police who visited the Elder Statesman, Chief Edwin Clark and apologized on behalf of the Nigeria Police Force and the IGP for the misconducts of the said Police Personnel and the attendant embarrassment the search has caused on the Elder Statesman and his family. The delegation was received by Chief Edwin Clark and the apology was accepted by him.

3. Furthermore, the Inspector General of Police has directed that while the Four (4) Police Personnel are in Detention and being investigated and tried within the Force Disciplinary Procedures before appropriate punishments are meted out to them, the IGP has directed the immediate parade of the informant(Suspect) on Wednesday 5th September, 2018 in the presence of the press and the public, before his prompt arraignment and prosecution in Court.

Ag. DCP JIMOH MOSHOOD
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
FORCE HEADQUARTERS
ABUJA

https://lailasnews.com/police-ig-apologises-to-edwin-clark-over-illegal-raid-of-his-house/

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A lady identified as Julia Biebem has taken to Facebook to narrate on how a passenger sexually harassed her brother who is a Taxify driver in Lagos.

According to the lady, the passenger deliberately left her handkerchief on the car and asked the Taxify driver to bring it home for her, only to meet her naked in her room.

Read her story below:

Story of a Taxify Driver: We always hear stories of how Uber and Taxify Drivers harass passengers but we don’t hear the stories of how passengers harass these drivers. My brother is a Taxify driver.

Today 4th Sept, he took a lady from Thomas Estate to Stillwater Garden, Ikate. He dropped her at about 8pm and drove off only for the lady to call him on the phone to say she forgot her handkerchief in the car, that he should bring it.

He drove back to her house, got to her gate, called that he’s outside. She told him to bring it inside the house. Reluctantly, he went inside only to find her NAKED! Confused and in shock, he threw the handkerchief on the ground and ran out and in the process hurt his leg.

What if he went further and the lady starts screaming for help that he wants to rape her? Who would believe a common Taxify driver!

https://lailasnews.com/passenger-sexually-harasses-taxify-driver-in-lagos/

It might seem like such a hard commitment to do in a country that revolves around meat consumption but here are the vegetarian restaurants in Lagos and where to find them.

Vegetarians and Vegans do not eat meat. Nigerian traditional foods are mostly made with plant sources but seek animal sources for protein. However, you can have the best of both worlds while in Lagos, Nigeria.

This is a compilation of some restaurants in Lagos that cater for the needs of vegetarians, compiled by Pulse Travel

1. Hard Rock Cafe (3 & 4, Block XVI, Oniru Estate, Victoria Island)
Hard Rock Cafe is a vegetarian-friendly restaurant with great ambiance in its post-modern space. The meals on the menu might be a bit pricy, but considering the variety of well-prepared and exciting meals, it doesn't seem that bad.

2. B.L. Restaurant (147 Younis Bashorun Street, Victoria Island)
B.L. is ranked as the No1 Lebanese restaurant in Lagos with amazing Lebanese Food. They serve Lebanese, Mediterranean, Grill, Middle Eastern, Seafood, Eastern European and vegan options. Its seafood options are some of the best in Lagos.

3. Veggie Victory (Freedom Park, Broad St)
Nigeria's first vegetarian and vegan only restaurant is Veggie Victory. Armed with a garden view and fantastic ambiance, Veggie Victory is located in Freedom Park and offers western-style dishes and snacks like soy hot dog, tofu scramble with yam chips, and shawarmas are presented alongside eba, amala, egusi, jollof-rice and efo riro.

4. Izanagi Japanese Cuisine (19B Idejo St, Victoria Island)
Eager for some Japanese food, Izanagi is just the place for you. Izanagi Japanese Cuisine is a minimalist and cosy space that offers its clientele a vegetarian menu and a gluten-free menu including mushrooms, seaweed salads, sushi, and maki.

5. Happy Healthy Food (Ikoyi Road, Eti-Osa)
Enjoy Happy Healthy Food's delicious smoothies, gluten-free, dairy-free and wheat-free organic meals with vegan options. Other foods include chia seed chocolate brownies, banana oatmeal and raisin cookies, granola and chia seed breakfast pots, and other customised snacks.

http://www.eludemagazine.com/2018/09/are-you-vegetarian-these-restaurants-in.html

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When People like me should be in the US and these ones should be in Abule Kofesu

The Osun State Police Command has arrested a man identified as Isah Ibrahim, for selling his father Ibrahim Adamu, out to kidnappers over a paltry sum of N45,000, Daily Post reports.

According to Police Commissioner in the state, Mr Fimihan Adeoye, the suspect, on April 17, 2018 was reportedly conspired with one Jolaanobi Saheed and three others to kidnap his father for ransom at Owode-ede.

He explained that the kidnappers later killed the victim after collecting three million naira from the family victim, and buried him in a shallow grave near a river.

Adeoye said the prime suspect, Saheed was later apprehended by the police and charged to court, but eventually released on bail.

“Our detectives swung to action immediately the matter was reported to us, we made an headway and arrested the prime suspect, he eventually jumped bail after releasing him on bail by the court.

“Other two accomplices were arrested as we continue to launch a manhunt for the prime suspect, the two suspects we are parading now include the person that dug the shallow grave in which the victim was said to have been buried at a river bank.

“Unfortunately, we have not been able to recover the body of the deceased, may be it has been washed away by water, we don’t know.

“The suspects promised to give the son of the deceased a sum of five hundred thousand naira initially, but later shortchanged him and gave him 45,000 out of three million naira they collected from the family.

“So, this young man sold his father to death for the sum of 45,000 only, “Adeoye lamented.

The son of the deceased, while fielding questions from newsmen, said the initial plan he had with the gang was not to kill his father but to collect money from him.

He expressed regret over the incident, saying his father hostile disposition towards him compelled him to seek for means to “punish” him.

Meanwhile, the mother of the prime suspect, alongside his younger brother and pastor were paraded on Tuesday.

https://lailasnews.com/man-sells-father-to-kidnappers-for-n45000-in-osun

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Porn star Stormy Daniels, who has been having a running battle with the United States President Donald Trump, has said that the president is not much of a good lover and that he lasted only two minutes in bed.

The controversial sex worker also claims that President Trump is a “good conversationalist,” and that in the course of their sexual trysts, he asked “good questions about the porn industry,” including if adult film stars get royalties and residuals or had a union.

In an interview with the Vogue magazine published on Tuesday, she explained part of the extra-marital encounter she had with Trump to New York Times reporter, Amy Chozick.

When asked:

“How many details can you really give about two minutes?” Daniels said, “Maybe. I’m being generous.”

She, however, remained consistent with her past claims that the sex was consensual and that she never felt forced into it.
She also said that Trump wasn’t a bad conversationalist and that he asked good questions about the porn industry, including if adult film stars get royalties and residuals or had a union.

Did Trump do something that made her feel like she had to have sex with him? Daniels is emphatic. “No, nothing,” she says. “Not once did I ever feel like I was in any sort of physical danger. I’m sure if I would’ve taken off running, he wouldn’t have given chase. And even if I had, there’s no way he could’ve caught me. He’s even less likely to catch me now.” Daniels said

https://lailasnews.com/porn-star-stormy-daniels-revealed-how-long-trump-lasted-in-bed/

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A Nigerian feminist identified as Nkechi Bianze has explained why she believes the Bible teaches inequality among gender.

According to her, women didn't come out of men's ribs. The reverse is the case and men are the ones that came out of women's vaginas.

She further stated that this contradicts what she believes in, which is the feminism ideology and this was instrumental to her abandoning Christianity and what it has to offers.

Read what she posted on Facebook:

The MAIN reason I left Christianity is because I came to understand that the Bible ranked men above women... it propagates inequality of the genders. This was so in contrast with my feminist ideology. An ideology I hold so dear.

There's absolutely no way on earth that I would belong to an ideology that tells me that I'm inferior to any man; or one that propagates gender inequality in any way, shape or form, or one that says that any man is my head just because he owns a penis. No f*cking way!!!

No one owes me any proof or explanation, I know.
But if anyone can prove to me (using the Bible) that the Bible/Christianinty is not against equality of the genders, I will become a Christian again TODAY!

This is a mini thread. Come with me.
I intend to drive a conversation and spark a debate. Go inside the post and read my comments as we go.

I’m not ready to put up with nonsense on this post. If you haven’t got the brain to put up an argument but resort to insults, I will block you and delete your comments. I won’t waste my time arguing shit with you.

https://lailasnews.com/women-didnt-come-from-mens-ribs-bible-teaches-inequality-nigerian-feminist/

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Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has opened up on his hustle while outside of the country studying as a young man and according to him, he washed dead bodies to pay his tuition fees.

Ajimobi said this yesterday at a South-West Youths Regional Summit in Osogbo, Daily Post reports.

The Governor, while urging the youth to have a positive mindset towards hard work, said he spent eight years abroad washing dead bodies to survive.

He said his parents only sent him 30 dollars all through his stay abroad, adding that he had to look for a way to survive.

“I left Nigeria in 1963 to study abroad, but throughout my stay there, I was washing dead bodies to support myself to go to school.

“When ever I got home from work, I will be weeping, remembering the number of dead bodies I washed.

“My boss at work then said I should not be afraid or fear, adding that such feeling is normal for first comers. He encouraged me to always see those dead bodies as iced fish.

“But against all odds, I survived and that is why I am urging youths to see hard work as the only way to success. I am saying this to challenge the youth of our next generation not to give up.

“This is our chance as youths and as Yorubas to come together to chart a successful pathway for the country.’’

Ajimobi, however, urged Yoruba leaders and governors to unite for the progress of the Yoruba race.

https://lailasnews.com/how-i-washed-dead-bodies-for-10-years-gov-ajimobi/

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An American church pastor commits suicide after a long battle with depression and anxiety. His wife took to Instagram to break the sad news.

The late Pastor Andrew Stoecklein died on Saturday leaving behind his grieving wife and three young children.

She wrote:

Last night, the love of my life, the father of my children and the pastor of our incredible church took his last breath and went to be with Jesus. It wasn’t the miracle I was hoping for but he is now in heaven with his dad, free of pain, free of depression and anxiety.

He was an amazing husband, he truly made me better, made me feel like the most beautiful girl in the world, and he loved me so deeply. We fit so well together, we were one. He was an amazing daddy, his three boys are going to miss him so much.

He had such a unique and special relationship with each of them. He was an incredibly gifted teacher, communicator, and pastor. He was special, one of a kind and will be missed by thousands of people all around the world.

Please pray for me and the boys. I don’t know how I am going to face this, I am completely heartbroken, lost, and empty. Never in a million years would I have imagined this would be the end of his story.

If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts or actions, please tell someone. Please make sure you’re not alone, and please call a friend or family member before you make that irreversible decision. You are loved and valued more than you know! #godsgotthis

https://lailasnews.com/pastor-commits-suicide-after-battling-with-depression-and-anxiety/

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I wear slippers with good soles in the bathroom and when I build my house...I will make sure there are gravels on the floor of the bathroom.

We need to take caution when it comes to all these things that can lead to freak accidents.

May her soul RIP.

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Three years after obtaining a Bachelors degree in music, popular Nigerian Musician, David Adeleke better known as Davido registers for NYSC.

He has since been tagged as the latest corps member in town as he registered to join the National Youth Service Corp at the NYSC camp in Iyana Ipaja ,Agege area of Lagos.

In a post on his Instagram story, the ‘Fia’ crooner said:

“I just registered for NYSC kamming.”

The pop star could be seen posing for photos with corps members and official of the National Youth Service Corps at the camp.

It is widely reported in some quarters that the singer might have interest in taking part in politics in the future and so he decided to go for the mandatory one-year youth service scheme.

He even stated that in one of his posts mentioning that he needs to block all loopholes, giving an insinuation of his intention to run for political office in the future.

Davido graduated from Babcock University, Ilisan- Remo, Ogun State, in 2015 after completing his course in music. His graduation ceremony was graced by Don jazzy and a host of other Nigerian artistes.

The National Youth Service Corp is a one-year mandatory service any Nigerian graduate of tertiary institution below the age of 30 must go through.

https://lailasnews.com/officials-gather-for-selfies-as-davido-registers-for-nysc-in-lagos/

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Ade Giwa, the father of an Ordinary National Diploma student at the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Richard Giwa, has accused his son of stealing the severance pay given to him by the last firm he worked for.

The father said Richard allegedly transferred the money into his bank account.

Punch Metro reports that the 22-year-old transferred the sum of N135,000 from the account through his father’s phone.

The father said he was charging his phone in the sitting room when Richard sneaked in and took it.

He said,

“Richard has done this criminal act before. He looks so gentle that when you see him, you will think he cannot commit such an act.

“The company I was working for was shut down in April 2017. We thought we would be called back, only for me to get a retirement letter in December 2017.

“In March, my boss sent N140,000 to me as part payment of my severance pay. Richard came home, saw the alert, gradually transferred N135,000 from the account and fled the house.

“I was shocked when I saw the balance in my account. So, I went to my bank and it was there that I was asked who Richard Giwa was and I said he is my son. My account statement was printed for me and I saw the transfer. I went to his mother’s house in Amikanle, but I was told that he was nowhere to be found.”

The 65-year-old, who noted that he regularly gave Richard money for upkeep, said he did not know the reason why he would steal from him.

He said the mother claimed not to know anything about the theft, adding that Richard threatened to deal with him if he did not leave his mother out of the matter.

Ade said when he reported the matter at the Alagolo Police Division, the police refused to arrest the mother, saying it was against the law to arrest a non-offender.

He lamented that he had nothing left and had been borrowing money from people to survive.

When Richard was contacted, he admitted to transferring the money, saying he used it to complete his school project.

The 22-year-old, however, claimed that he and his mother were neglected by his father.

He said,

“At first, I thought my father did not have money to take care of us. But later, I discovered that he just did not want to take care of us. He is always saying that I am not his son.

“My father is not computer literate; his phone is always with me. I realise that whenever he goes out, I will receive a debit alert on his phone. I told my mum that my dad had been withdrawing money; he just did not want to give us, but my mum said I should leave him alone.

“There was a day he went out and a debit alert message popped up on his phone and a friend said he saw him eating in a restaurant. He is not concerned about our wellbeing.

“Someone called me from school that I had to pay all the fees I owed and I asked my father for money. He said he did not have; it was my final year in school. I asked my mum, she had nothing to offer.

“Since I don’t want to have an extra year, I transferred N100,000 to pay for my school project and other fees. If I actually want to take his money, I will transfer everything and he will not see me again.”

Richard said his father did not notice that he transferred the money till after three months when he went to check his account balance in the bank.

He added that when his father confronted him about the money, he admitted to transferring it, adding that he told his father that he would pay back the money whenever he got a job.

The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Chike Oti, said the matter was reported to the police.

He said, “It is true that the matter was reported at the Alagolo Police Station; it is under investigation.”

https://lailasnews.com/dad-is-very-stingy-mapoly-undergraduate-who-stole-dads-severance-pay/

The National Union of Road and Transport Workers, NURTW chairman in Oyo State, Taofeek Ayorinde, a.k.a., Fele is dead, Premium Times reports

Multiple sources in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, confirmed his death on Tuesday evening.

Details of the death still remain sketchy as at press time Tuesday evening.

But the Oyo State government, in a statement by the Special Adviser to Governor Abiola Ajimobi on Communication and Strategy, Bolaji Tunji, said it received the news with heavy heart and utter disbelief.


Describing the death of the NURTW boss as a huge loss to the family the state and the Southwest, Mr Ajimobi said that he was particularly pained because he had lost “a dependable ally and purveyor of peace”.

The police are yet to confirm.
Barely one year ago, he had debunked rumours of his death, stating in an interview:

"From those who wished me dead, I have gained one year each from the years they were destined to live on earth.

"I don’t know those who were behind the devilish act, because I don’t think I deserve such. I, Alhaji Taofeek Oyerinde, am 100 per cent okay, hale and hearty. And not ready to die"

https://lailasnews.com/nurtw-chairman-in-oyo-state-fele-is-dead/

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Dozens of men arrived at Union Square in New York City this past weekend in order to go on a Tinder date with a girl named Natasha.

However, their plans quickly took a turn when Natasha herself stood up on stage and announced that she wanted all the men to participate in a live Tinder competition.

Nicholas, one of Natasha’s Tinder matches, told Gothamist that while most men chose not to participate, there were some who followed her demands and even subjected themselves to, “a live swipe line.”

According to a Twitter thread created by user @bvdhai, Natasha tricked all the men into meeting her at Union Square. She set up a stage and soundsystem, and revealed she wanted her suitors to participate in a live Tinder Date competition.

She gets the mic and is like thanks for coming out I bet you're all wondering what this is about and I'm like yeah what the f**k is this about.

However, despite being completely played by Natasha some of the men chose to stay and actually participate. One of the duped dates, Nicholas, told Gothamist that Natasha had the men do push ups and run.

“She did a live swipe line, right and left,” Nicholas told Gothamist.

While a stunt like this doesn’t make for a great first impression, some gave Natasha props for pulling such a bold move.

https://lailasnews.com/woman-tricks-many-men-for-tinder-date-sets-them-up-against-one-another/

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US prisoners launch nationwide strike demanding changes to correctional institutions including living conditions, pathways to parole and voting rights restoration.

The US incarceration rate is the world's highest: about 2.2 million people were behind bars at the end of 2016, a figure the American Civil Liberties Union says represents approximately one-fifth of the global population of prisoners.

The strike -- set to continue through September 9, according to organizers -- was called in response to a deadly riot in April at a maximum security prison in South Carolina, Lee Correctional Institution.

"Seven comrades lost their lives during a senseless uprising that could have been avoided had the prison not been so overcrowded from the greed wrought by mass incarceration, and a lack of respect for human life that is embedded in our nation's penal ideology," the group of incarcerated prison rights advocates leading the strike said.

"These men and women are demanding humane living conditions, access to rehabilitation, sentencing reform and the end of modern day slavery," the group, known as Jailhouse Lawyers Speak, said in a statement.

Organizers throughout the United States advised inmates to engage in peaceful sit-ins, hunger strikes and work stoppages.

Low remuneration for prisoners put to work at jobs like cooking and cleaning is high on the list of grievances released by organizers, who dubbed the practice "slavery."

Udi Ofer, who leads the ACLU Campaign for Smart Justice, praised the strikers and backed their 10 demands, particularly the right to vote for felons and prisoners.

Felon enfranchisement laws vary state by state, but in many places inmates lose voting rights for a period while incarcerated, and sometimes after release as well.

"Our country is stronger when people most marginalized and directly impacted by unjust policies raise their voices in protest and demand a different future," Ofer said in a statement. "The courageous people who are bringing focused attention to America's system of mass incarceration through the Nationwide Prison Strike deserve our admiration."

"We urge corrections officials not to respond with retaliation," he added.

"Peaceful demonstrations challenging unjust conditions and practices do not merit placing participants into solitary confinement or adding time to their sentences."

In 2016, inmates responded to a similar call to action, with prisoners striking in states including Florida, Alabama, Texas and South Carolina.

https://lailasnews.com/us-prisoners-launch-nationwide-strike-for-better-living-conditions/

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Bishop Mike Okonkwo, ex-president of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) and General Overseer of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM), has advised church leaders whose prophecies did not come to pass to apologise to the church.

Bishop Okonkwo said this in an interview with Leadership, while speaking on Nigeria’s politics and economic development.
He mentioned that there is actually nothing wrong with making a prophecy that does not come to pass, but the most important thing is to own up to the mistake and make apologies to the people that the unfulfilled prophecies might have derailed.

And it is quite unfortunate that what most clergies do is to paint the situation after the failure of the prophecy.

He said:

“Anyone who makes a prophetic declaration let him stand by his prophetic declaration, if it didn’t come to pass let him come and apologise to the church that he lied.

“There is nothing wrong that you make a prophesy and out went over the bar, come to church and tell the church that you lied.

“What annoys me is that you come and begin to paint it, I didn’t say it this way because I said it this way, that is nonsense. You make a prophesy, it fails, you are a human being, come to the church and say I fail.”

https://lailasnews.com/pastors-should-apologize-when-their-prophecies-fail-bishop-mike-okonkwo/

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A man who is reported to be mentally unstable has stabbed a monarch to death in Ekiti. The incident happened on Monday at Odo-Oro-Ekiti, a community in Ikole Local Government Area of the state.

According the News Agency of Nigeria, Oba Gbadebo Ogunsakin, was stabbed with a knife by the man after a meeting of the traditional council.

A resident, Mr Henry Olu, said the assailant was from the same royal family as the slain traditional ruler.

Olu said the assailant was earlier seen before the council meeting sitting on the throne and was chased away.

The monarch was stabbed by the assailant while he was attempting to enter his vehicle after the council meeting.

” All we heard was a cry for help from the traditional ruler’s driver shortly after the council meeting. On getting there, we saw our traditional ruler in a pool of his blood with a knife in the chest.

We tried rushing him to the hospital, but Oba Ogunsakin gave up the ghost,” another resident, who does not want his name mentioned, said.

Some irate youths in the community took to the streets in search of the assailant who was said to have fled into the bush after the incident.

The youths mounted road blocks on major junctions leading into the community while the search lasted.

There was panic in the community, with its market deserted as the news of the incident filtered out.

The Police Public Relations Officer in Ekiti, DSP Caleb Ikechukwu, confirmed the incident in a telephone interview with our reporter.

“It is true the incident actually happened and police men have moved in. The person alleged is of unsound mind and he actually escaped into the bush after committing the crime.

Our men are combing the bush to fish out the suspect. All I can say for now is that the suspect is within reach and will be put in custody,” he said.

The late Ogunsakin ascended the throne in 1986.

https://lailasnews.com/man-stabbed-monarch-to-death-in-ekiti/

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The Oyo state government has released a statement on Ayefele's Music House demolition yesterday in Ibadan, the State Capital.

Also contained in the statements are what the government considered as Yinka Ayefele's faults which led to the demolition.

According to the statement released by the Special Adviser, Physical Planning and Development Control to the state governor, Abiola Ajimobi, Waheed Gbadamosi, the building occupied more land than was approved, had a radio mast which was not in the approval issued, toilets, also kitchen were built on the wall of the building and many others.


Read the statement and documents released below

What You Should Know About The Partial Demolition At The Music House

1. 19th May, 2017, letters demanding for planning approval were sent to various institutions including UCH, Kola Daisi University, University of Ibadan and other institutions and organisatons.

2. 14th June 2017, request for approval was sent to Music House and 22 other radio stations in Oyo State.

3. 18th August 2017, Reminder Letter was sent Music House and the letter was received by Adebisi Akinkunmi.

4. 25th August 2017 A letter was sent to National Broadcasting Commission titled Operation of Radio Stations without Physical Planning permit/Aprroval in Oyo State.

5. November 27, 2017: another letter was sent to NBC complaining about Physical Planning Law and Regulations by the Radio station owners, developers and operators.

6. December 4, 2017: NBC responded that the issue is outside its mandate

7. 14th June 2018: an approved building plan was submitted and BPP& DC discovered that it was meant to be an office complex and not a radio station.

8. June 25th 2018: A joint visit was consequently carried out by the officials of the Bureau with Music House officials.

9. We discovered the following:

a. The building size measured 29.7 metres by 21.6 metres on ground as against the 11.925metres by 10.20metres in the approved survey plan/building plan as submitted by Music House. (Meaning that used up more land than was approved)

b. The building has encroached into the sight distance of the Y junction along Lagelu Estate.

c. Kitchen/canteen is attached to the wall fence

d. Toilets also attached to the wall fence

e. Store is also attached to the wall fence
f. Power house attached to the wall fence
g. Mast erected is not in the plan
h. Spiral Staircase on site is not included in the plan
i. The basement of the plan has been converted to an event centre

*All these were not in the approved plan*

10. June 29, 2018: letter was sent to Music house to come and regularize its building plan.

11. Demolition notices were then sent when they failed to respond to the earlier request for the submission of AS – Built Plan for approval

Tpl Waheed Gbadamosi

Special Adviser, Physical Planning and Development Control

https://lailasnews.com/oyo-state-government-denies-knowledge-of-demolition-of-ayefeles-music-house/

An eight-year-old South African girl was raped and murdered by a family friend over the weekend in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Vutlhari Sithole disappeared last Friday evening, August 17, at a playground in Lehae, south of Johannesburg. Her body was discovered on Saturday, after a 12-hour search.

A neighbour, who is also her grandfather's colleague, allegedly told her to follow him to his house where he promised to give her R10.

Her family said they are haunted by the state of her body, which was found dumped in the veld.

Vutlhari's grandfather Zwelakhe Nukeri said he was shattered when he saw the girl's lifeless body in the veld along the Golden Highway.

"I saw that she was bashed in the head several times. Her neck was bruised because the guy strangled her. She was in a small ditch on the other side of the Golden Highway," said Nukeri.

Vutlhari lived with her grandparents in Lehae, while her mother lives in Tzaneen, Limpopo.
Nukeri said he struggled to hold back the tears and the image of Vutlhari's lifeless body haunts him.

"Her pants were pulled down to her knees and you could see that she was fighting for her life because she also had bruises all over her body," said an emotional Nukeri.

He said Vutlhari disappeared after she told her grandmother that she was going to play at a park near their house.
Her grandmother, Evodia Nukeri, grew concerned when she noticed that she had not returned after dark.

"We started a search party and even went into the veld nearby and came across two children who said they saw the suspect pulling a dustbin to the dumping site," she said.

The grandmother said they looked in the dustbin, which was left at the site, but Vutlhari was not there.

"I saw the suspect moments after and I asked him if he saw Vutlhari but he didn't respond, instead he just walked away.

"I paid very little attention to his reaction. I was in a frantic state. We haven't seen him (the suspect) since Friday night."

The grandmother said a neighbour apparently heard Vutlhari screaming.

"The guy's neighbour told us that she heard her screaming 'don't kill me' but failed to act because she did not want to involve herself in matters that did not concern her," she said.

An emotional Evodia said she did not understand why a family friend would be so cruel as to abduct, rape and murder their granddaughter.

"We know him. He is a very quiet and sweet person," she said.

Evodia described her granddaughter as sweet.

"She loved school and she loved reading," she said.

Police spokesperson Captain Mpande Khoza, who confirmed the incident, said the 27-year-old suspect was being sought for Vutlhari's rape and murder.

https://lailasnews.com/8-year-old-girl-raped-and-murdered-by-a-family-friend-in-south-africa/

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has said that the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, is only lending support to President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election to sustain his 2023 presidential ambition.

In a report by The Punch, Saraki said this in a statement on Monday in response to an open letter written by Tinubu on Sunday,

Tinubu in his letter had said the Senate President dumped the APC because of his Presidential ambition and selfish quest for power, rather than for good governance.

However, in a statement titled, ‘The Tinubu rhetoric — My response,’ Saraki said when Tinubu was appointed the head of the APC’s reconciliation committee, he (Tinubu) reached out to him and admitted that he was also not satisfied with Buhari’s performance, but that he would remain in the party.

Saraki added,

“However, during those meetings, the point of disagreement between me and him was that, while I expressed worries that there was nothing on ground to assure me that the administrative style and attitude would change in the next four years in a manner that will enable us deliver the positive changes we promised to our people, he (Tinubu) expressed a strong opinion that he would rather ‘support a Buhari on the hospital stretcher’ to get a second term because in 2023, power will shift to the South-west.

“This Tinubu’s viewpoint was not only expressed to me but to several of my colleagues. So much for acting in national interest.

“It is clear that while my own decision was based on protecting collective, national interest, Tinubu will rather live with the identified inadequacies in the government for the sake of fulfilling and preserving his presidential ambition in 2023.

“This new position of Tinubu has only demonstrated inconsistency, particularly when one reviews his antecedents over the years.”

Saraki said Tinubu was still sulking over the fact that he (Saraki) was one of those who opposed Tinubu’s bid to emerge as the running mate of candidate Buhari in 2014.

He added:

“Again, let me reiterate my position that my uncertain and complex relationship with Tinubu has been continually defined by the event of 2014 when myself and other leaders of the APC opposed the Muslim-Muslim ticket arrangement about to be foisted on the APC for the 2015 polls.

“It should be noted that he has not forgotten the fact that I took the bull by the horns and told him that in the interest of the country, he should accept the need for the party to present a balanced ticket for the 2015 general elections in terms of religion and geo-political zones.

“Since that time, he has been very active, plotting at every point to undermine me, within and outside the National Assembly.”

https://lailasnews.com/tinubu-supports-buhari-to-achieve-2023-presidential-ambition-saraki/

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A user @obembet https://www.nairaland.com/4686412/toye-arulogun-reacts-yinka-ayefele#70444697, on popular Nigerian forum, Nairaland, has given her opinion concerning the popular singer, Yinka Ayefele's building demolition, last weekend.

On Sunday 19th August, 2018, the Oyo State government had taken an action to demolish Yinka Ayelefele's Music House after serving the media house a demolition notice weeks earlier.

The demolition of the N800 million building sparked reactions across the country and a lot of Nigerians are of the opinion that the government had gone way to far in their 'witch-hunting' escapade.

However, the user on the forum had a different view and wants Nigerian to think twice before getting emotional over the demolition. According to @obembet, Yinka Ayefele 'excos' demolition won't be the first in Oyo State.

She added that there was even a demolition that was supported by Yinka Ayefele's Fresh FM radio station.

Read her post:

JUST BEFORE YOU GET EMOTIONAL AMD CONCLUDE WRONGLY.

There are intricate lessons to be learnt from the demolition. I have decided to take the lessons rather than being emotional. I knew the building will be pulled down if not now then later. If not by this government, then by a later government.

Why are we being emotional about this demolition? Oh because it's owned by Ayefele or because it is a radio station? Definitely whichever of the two reasons is not above the law of the land which is subject to a lot of interpretations.

Has any one drove from Idi Ape through Bashorun to Akobo? Those buildings pulled down were owned by people like Ayefele. The businesses there employed people too. Oh because we assumed that they were not physically challenged or owned a radio station?

When Barrister Lowo Obisesan held away as a Oyo Commissioner, he went about restoring the beauty of the land by pulling down everything that needed to be pulled down thus making Ibadan a beauty to behold. A lot of bread winners were affected. Same FRESHFM supported him back then. So now the chicken has come home to roost. Let's not crucify Ajimobi, Ajimobi has no single power to effect any demolition.

The demolition was done by the OYSG. By May 29 2018, Ajimobi would walk away as a private person. The OYSG would always be here with us. Another man would mount the saddle as a Governor. Governance would continue. Our dear UCH lost its fence worth about N12million to that road in front of the Hospital. I doubt if we have been paid for it.

This is an opportunity for politicians to score cheap points. I'll rather these politicians come together, pulled resources together and build another befitting Music House that in years to come would not fall 'foul' of government environmental laws. Government is like Management. Decisions are taken a times that we do not understand and feel shouldn't have been taken.

But the government like the management still has to take a decision irrespective of whose ox is gored, irrespective of if we like it or not, irrespective of if it favors us or not. A government or management who lacks the will to take a decision has no moral latitude to be called a government or a management. However, if like it's being guessed that the demolition was to silence the opposition, then too bad.

There area about 27 other radio stations in Ibadan alone. I seriously doubt if OYSG will want to muzzle the media.

They told me this has been on for 7 years that Akala out of impunity bent the rules and roads for Yinka and no way it will not haunt him forever.Now a demolition of a year was sent to him to come rectify the adjustment.he refused.

At the expiration of d 1 year.they served a 3days notice on him which expired on wednesday.The buldozer did not come that day only for yinka to rush to sue the government on thursday.Meanwhile courts are on break and case yet to be heard.no court injunction served.Yinka n fans continued to sentimentally insult Ajimobi and even Dapo Lam Adesina was at the station yesterday bashing Ajimobi.

He now went ahead to pull down the illegal structure in question and not d entire building.Now egbon what is on that land that yinka is scared to leave.Remember his scandal with Erelu Agbaye who claimed they gave him fame.Yinka could have gone to Akala to help intervene and relocate him to another place.!!!!!

https://lailasnews.com/yinka-ayefeles-building-demolition-read-this-before-you-get-emotional-conclude-wrongly/