Newly engaged Angela Okorie shares new loved-up photos with her fiance

Nollywood actress, Angela Okorie took to Instagram to share these loved-up photos of herself and her fiance, Desmond, spending quality time together following their engagement over the weekend. 

Angela's fiance, Desmond a.k.a Chuchu is a car dealer and a beauty salon owner. 

See full photos below.

Odion Ighalo goes shirtless as he kicks off his holiday with boat cruise (photos)

                                     

Manchester United striker, Odion Ighalo has started his holiday after the English premier league season ended on Sunday.

The Nigerian striker, who helped his team to a top four finish, shared photos on his Instagram page on Tuesday evening showing him shirtless as he relaxed on a yacht in an undisclosed location.

Ighalo's holiday will end on the 5th of August when Manchester United resume the Europa League competition.

More photos below.

Police in Ogun rescue six year old girl after her stepmother allegedly tortured her using nails

The police in Ogun State have rescued a six-year-old girl after her stepmother, Abimbola, allegedly tortured her with nails at their residence in Ijagba, in the Sagamu Local Government Area of the state.

The little girl's plight was brought to the notice of the police by a non-governmental organization, Olanrewaju Omo-George Foundation, after it received reports from concerned neighbors about the horrific treatment her father Taiwo Onabanjo and his new wife meted out on the minor. The foundation’s supervisor, Christopher Onuegbu, said immediately the report was received, a complaint was made at the Sagamu police division and the couple were immediately arrested.

“We received a distress call that a stepmother had been torturing a child with nails. The stepmother used the nails to inflict injuries on her head and body, and we asked for the location and the person said it was in Ijagba, Sagamu. I informed our secretary to report the incident at the Sagamu Police Station, where two policewomen accompanied our secretary to the address and arrested the stepmother.

During the arrest, the neighbours came out and testified that the woman had been maltreating the child. A call was made to the husband and when he came, he supported his wife and the Divisional Police Officer arrested him. The child has been running a temperature because she was brutalised from head to toe; we took her to the Skylack Medical Hospital, where she is receiving treatment.

We are trying to locate the biological mother of the child, who is said to be in Ijebu-Igbo. Our foundation has decided to settle the victim’s medical bills and sponsor her education until she graduates from higher institution.”Onuegbu said

Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the state police command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the husband had been released. He added that the stepmother is being held and interrogated at the Sagamu Divisional Police headquarters while the victim has been taken to hospital for medical attention.

He said the suspect would be charged to court once the investigation is concluded.

Nigerian students are now beggars in the UK- Abike Dabiri-Erewa asks NDDC to pay Nigerian students their scholarship allowances and fees

Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission NIDCOM, has appealed to the Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC to pay the allowances, tuition, and other incentives of students on its scholarship scheme in the United Kingdom as most of them have turned to beggars on the streets of the UK.

During the recent National Assembly probe of the NDDC, it was revealed that Nigerian students awarded scholarships to some universities in the United Kingdom, have been abandoned by the commission as they have not received a dime in allowance or school fees from the commission. Many of the students who came out to complain, said the commission has refused to respond to all emails sent to them appealing for their fees to be paid or allowances released. 

In a statement released on Tuesday, July 28 by the NIDCOM spokesperson Gabriel Odu, Dabiri-Erewa appealed to the NDDC management team to as a matter of urgency, release the funds appropriated for the scholarship programme of these students. Dabiri-Erewa made reference to a letter written to the Minister of the Niger Delta, Sen. Godswill Akpabio,  dated June 18, 2020, drawing attention to the plight of the students, and urging the NDDC to pay them.

The statement in part reads

''At the moment there have been persistent calls by the Students for urgent intervention. While deadline for payment of the fees of some of the students have expired or about to expire , non payment of their allowances have turned many of them to virtually become beggars''

Police arrest three men for allegedly gang-raping lady in Ogun

The police in Ogun State have arrested three suspected members of a notorious criminal gang, One million Boys, for allegedly gang-raping a lady.

 

A statement released by the spokesperson of the state police command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the suspects identified as Sola Olaoluwa, Ibrahim Kehinde, and Lukman Banjoko, were reported to have committed the act with two others said to be at large.

According to Oyeyemi, the suspects were arrested after the victim reported the case at the Pgijo Divisional Police Station. According to the victim, she met one Enny Money, who asked her to download an application on her phone with the assurance that the people she would meet on the app would help her financially.

“She further stated that as soon as she downloaded the app, one man whom she later knew to be the same Enny Money started chatting with her and invited her to Idimogun area of Ogijo.

On getting there, she was lured into a house where she was subsequently gang-raped by five men who called themselves members of One Million Boys.

The gang, according to the victim, forced her into submission when they pointed a gun at her and while they were taking turns to rape her, one of them was video recording the action with his phone.

Upon the report, the DPO Ogijo division, CSP Muhammed Suleiman, dispatched detectives to go after the hoodlums and bring them to justice. Around 5am on July 24, 2020, the detectives succeeded in arresting the duo of Sola Olaoluwa, 35; and Ibrahim Kehinde,19.

Their arrest led detectives to the third suspect, Lukman Banjoko, 20. On interrogation, the suspects made confessional statements that they committed the crime. They further confessed that the victim was the second person they gang-raped in that area.” the statement read

A toy gun which they used to threaten the victim and the phone used to record the rape incident, were recovered from the suspects. 

Oyeyemi said efforts are ongoing to arrest the other two suspects that are currently at large.

"I'm a proud bisexual girl, I swing both ways" - Princess Shyngle says in new video

Princess Shyngle is apparently done with her fiancé for good and she revealed that she's looking for a new man or woman.

The actress took to her Instagram Stories to give an update on her weight loss journey. She stated that she doesn't want to lose so much weight because she needs her butt to be intact so that it can get her either a new man or woman.

She said: "I need that booty to get me either a new man or woman.

"You guys know I swing both ways, right? I love boys, I love girl. I'm a proud bisexual girl. I have nothing to be embarrassed about."

Watch the video below.

Cristiano Ronaldo Nets As Juventus Clinch Ninth Consecutive Title

Juventus have been confirmed Serie A champions with two fixtures to spare, following a 2-0 victory over 10-men Sampdoria on Sunday.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Federico Bernardeschi both scored at the Olympic Stadium, as the Turin club retained the trophy.

The win saw them hit 83 points and open a seven-point lead over second-placed Inter Milan.

It is Juventus’ ninth consecutive league title, making them the only club to ever achieve the feat in any of Europe’s top five leagues.

It is also the Old Lady’s 36th official Scudetto title, extending their record as the most successful Italian club.

Juve manager, Mauricio Sarri, is also the oldest manager to win the Serie A title.

Everton legend Leighton Baines confirms retirement from football after 18-year career

                                    

Everton legend, Leighton Baines has announced his retirement from football.

The former England left-back, 35, made 420 appearances for Everton after joining for £6million from Wigan in 2007 and during his career scored 39 goals and registered 67 assists for the club. Baines won 30 caps for England but the emergence of Luke Shaw limited his chances in the national team.

Baines’ final match came as a 70th-minute substitute against Bournemouth on Sunday July 26 where the team suffered a 3-1 home defeat.

                                    

Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti, reacting to Baines' retirement said: “He has taken the decision to stop playing.

“I think every Evertonian has to be grateful to him. He had a fantastic career here and was a fantastic example for all his teammates.

“We would like to keep him in the club because his knowledge is very important, but in the next days he has to make a decision.

“The club is open to have him stay with us. It’s his decision. We have time to think about this.”

Everton have now published a statement from Baines to the club’s fans on their website, thanking him for his service.

The statement reads: “I am incredibly proud to have represented Everton for the past 13 years and my decision to retire has been a difficult one to make.

“After speaking to my family, I feel now is the right time to end my playing career but I do so with many great memories at this proud football club.

“As someone from the city, Everton means so much to me and it has been an honour to be part of the club for so long.

“I would like to thank everyone who has supported me during my time at Everton, especially the fans who have been fantastic with me from the moment I signed.”

Hushpuppi gets another top rated lawyer in California

 Ramon Abbas a.k.a Hushpuppi has gotten another lawyer to represent him in California. 

Hushpuppi's lawyer, Gal Pissetzky who is only licensed to practice in Chicago will now be supported by Vicki Podberesky of Andrues/Podberesky law firm based in Los Angeles. The law firm specialises in representing individuals in both state and federal criminal matters, as well as companies and individuals in administrative and in-house investigations.

Pissetzky had applied to appear Pro hac vice on behalf of the alleged fraudster in California on July 22, with an attestation letter from the Attorney Registration and the Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court in Illinois.

Premium Times reported that Mrs Podberesky was hired as the local counsel to work with Mr Pitsetssky after Justice Pedro V Castillo of the U.S court in California granted the Chicago lawyer's Pro hac vice request. 

Pissetzky who spoke with the publication, also disclosed that the case is far from being set to go to trial as the U.S. government is yet to turn over all the evidence. He said the date for the next appearance has not been released yet.

21-yr-old up and coming actress accuses a producer of demanding sex for roles

A 21-year-old up and coming actress has claimed that a movie producer demanded sex from her for a role and when she refused, he informed her he would be giving the role to someone else.

The Twitter user, who gave her name simply as Faith, said she met the producer on Instagram and told him of her passion and he promised to help her grow.

She added that he called her for a role one day and when she got there, she was given a script. She discovered it was the lead role and she was excited.

However, as she began rehearsing, the producer, who she said is in his 40s, allegedly started asking her to date him and promising to help her advance in her career if she does.

She said she refused so he informed her that he will have to call another woman to play the role.

She questioned why it has to be this way and advocated for people to be given roles based on their talents, not because they agreed to date producers.

Read her tweets below.

Coronavirus has exposed years of leadership failure in Nigeria - Peter Obi

Former Governor of Anambra state, Peter Obi has stated that Coronavirus has exposed years of leadership failure in Nigeria. 

The former Vice Presidential candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) said this at a virtual event tagged ‘The Global Economy: Adapting to the New Normal' and organised by Bridge Leadership Foundation. 

Obi who stated that the process of selecting leaders in the country is weak, added that recent events in the country shows ”lunatics have taken over the asylum”.

He said; 

“COVID-19 offered us an opportunity to see the result of cumulative failure of leadership over the years. It is time for persons who are competent to lead. 

“Nigeria has time to realise that we now have to change the process of selecting our leaders because it is weak. If you look at what has been happening in Nigeria in recent times, we are now in a situation where the lunatics have taken over the asylum and they must leave now – all of us, including myself. It is time to get people who have ideas and everything.

“A situation where we have people in leadership who are incapable of learning new things has to change. Nigeria don’t need leadership who are trapped in the processes of yesterday, we want those who have something to offer for tomorrow.

“In a society where people have excelled, they have achieved such because they have being given an opportunity. When we are talking about the new normal, we also have to look at our environment. We need to start thinking differently about those that govern us also.”

Married man explains why he doesn't get involved in arguments about gender equality and headship in marriage

A married man has explained why he doesn't get involved in the constant Twitter arguments about gender equality and headship in a marriage.

@Ayo__Aroloye said it's mainly single people who fight over superiority in a marriage and married people don't because experience has taught them that reality is different from people's idea about marriage.

He tweeted: "If you notice, I don’t follow you people to drag all these “gender equality” and “the man is the head” yarns. In fact, I think it is mainly the single people that are fighting this battle. The truth is, the married men already know who is boss. They just won’t tell you.

"This morning, at about 5.30am I heard my son make all those funny baby noises from his crib. Apparently he had woken up a bit earlier than usual (usually wakes up at about 8-9am). Forming husband material, I crept up from the bed on my way to go and carry him and play small.

"Just before I got to the crib, I heard a loud voice from behind me “Go and sleep!” It was my wife. I managed to squeeze out a split second to look my son in the eye. He looked betrayed but that’s his own business. I ran back to the bed, covered myself and pretended to sleep.

"As I tried to sleep, I kept asking myself some questions “Did my wife, omo jesu, omo jeje, just charass me, a street boy, awon eyan makanaki?” I can’t even shout for help, the neighbors will think I’m the one inflicting pain not knowing I’m the one going through severe pain."

See tweets below.

Senator James Manager denies getting contracts from NDDC; threatens legal action

Senator James Manager representing Delta South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, has denied claims he benefitted from NDDC contracts during and after his time as the chairman of the Senate Committee on Niger Delta Affairs.

The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, had in a letter addressed to Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila, which was leaked to newsmen by a youth group in Abuja on Sunday, July 26, named Manager as one of the lawmakers who got six NDDC contracts. The Executive Director Projects of the agency, Dr. Cairo Ojougboh, had accused the Senator of getting contracts from the Commission.

However, in a statement released today July 27, Manager denied the claim and has threatened to take legal action.

His statement below...

“I sincerely wish to react as follows: That my tenure as chairman of Niger Delta Committee in the Senate effectively ended in 2015.

That ever since then I have never visited NDDC headquarters in Port Harcourt or any of its branches.

That NDDC never awarded any contract to any company owned by me. That I do not know of any company owned by me, that has ever gone into bidding for government jobs anywhere in the world. (This may come to many as a surprise but that is the gospel truth).”

'Those who are alleging to defame me must be aware of the consequences.

That in the interest of the gullible innocent public, the authors led by the said Dr. Cairo Ojougboh or any other person should provide among other things the following please;

(A) detailed description of the said jobs. (B) names of companies (C) payments already made and to whom? (D) job performance (E) The Directors as they appear in the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC).

That I sincerely in the name God request for proof of evidence. This is a very simple minimum demand.”

#BBNaija: Tolanibaj and Kaisha clash in the house

Tolanibaj and Kaisha had a faceoff as they played a game alongside other housemates today July 27. 

This came after Kaisha apologized to Dorathy for pushing her. Reacting to the apology, Tolanibaj who claimed she was also pushed insisted that's not a way to apologize.

She further described Kaisha as a weirdo and also threatened to check her this week. However while dishing out the threat, Kaisha kept blowing her kisses. 

Here is the video; 

'It’s very shallow to think every light skinned woman bleached' - BBA star, Pokello Nare shares childhood photos to deny rumors she bleached

                               

Former Big Brother Africa star, Pokello Nare has come out to blast people who say she bleached her skin so she could look light skinned. Pokello Nare, a Zimbabwean socialite and businesswoman, rose to fame during the 2013 edition of  Big Brother Africa (BBA).

According to Pokello who shared her childhood photos on Monday, not everyone who is light skinned went through a bleaching procedure.

                            

According to her, she felt it was high time she addressed the bleaching allegations so people will stop lying about her.

She tweeted this morning; ''Now I have learnt that when I remain quiet it gives you the impression that it’s ok to Lie about me.''

She continued; ''This Bleaching agenda you try and push when it comes to my skin color will Stop. It’s very shallow to think every light skinned woman Bleached. Pics for your Future archives ?''

See her childhood photos below.

3 commissioners resign from Governor Obaseki's government

3 commissioners have resigned from Governor Godwin Obaseki's government ahead of the governorship election scheduled to hold in Edo state in September. 

The three Oil and Gas Commissioners in the Edo State Oil Gas Producing Area Development Commission (EDOSOGPADEC) who resigned are Prince Emmanuel Odigie, Alhaji Aiwanu Oshiomhole and Osamwonyi Atu representing Edo Central, Edo North Senatorial districts respectively and Orhionmwon. 

It was further gathered that one of the Governor's Special Adviser, Hon. Bright Njor of the Ugbeka Ward 03 has also resigned his position.

The Commissioners and Special Adviser all said they will now be working committedly to ensure the emergence of Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu as Governor of the state in the resignation letters they sent in. 

Though they appreciated the Governor for the opportunity he gave them to serve and wished him well in his bid to become governor of the state, they also stated that they got their positions as a result of their loyalty to the APC and have chosen to stay true to the cause that earned them their places.