ALARMING - Motorcyclist sells nurse to ritual killers for N10,000

A commercial motorcyclist, identified simply as Ifeanyi, has been arrested for allegedly handing over a nurse, Mrs. Helen Ilonge (picture above), to ritual killers after collecting N10, 000.

Punch Metro learnt that Ilonge had on Tuesday last week took Ifeanyi’s motorcycle on her way to Igoli along the Ogoja-Ikom Highway in Ogoja LGA. Ilonge, the coordinator of Primary Health Care in Bekwarra Local Government Area of Cross River State, was coming from a programme at the Assemblies of God Church, Abakaliki in Ebonyi State, and had alighted from a vehicle at Okpongrinya junction before taking the bike.

It was gathered that Ilonge (51) was beheaded while her other vital reproductive parts such as breast and vagina were removed for ritual purposes.

 Ilonge’s neighbour, Mrs. Theresa Idagwu, on Sunday said, “Ifeanyi took the lady from Okpogrinya Junction on the pretence that he was taking her to the village, which is 10 minutes drive from the point. But along the way, he stopped and handed her over to kidnappers at Ukpe. Meanwhile, the woman had called her daughter, Victoria, around 9pm that she had taken a bike at Okpogrinya Junction on her way to Igoli.

Elnathan John: How to show Nigerian love

But lovers need to learn: A thousand words cannot work the magic of one pot of egusi soup, complete with meat, ‘assorted’ and okporoko. Present it steaming with semovita or if you can, pounded yam. You will not need to say anything.

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To quote D’Banj, “love is a beautiful thing”.

I have not met the man, but I know he meant Nigerian love, which is a species totally different from the heresy practised by oyibo people in the name of love. Our love is not of short-lived flowers and long meaningless walks in the park. As a person dedicated to your hustle, I have undertaken to provide wisdom that will protect you from falling into such heresies.

This is how to show Nigerian love.

Nigerian love is pragmatic. Words are a waste of time. Every true Nigerian knows how little the words ‘I love you’ mean. Except of course you are in Europe and need to quickly marry someone to get residency. Nigerian love is a very material concept. When you hear rich couples attend events and say those nebulous words, ‘I love you’ to each other, what they do not tell you is how they really say it. God will judge them for trying to mislead new couples.

Cook for your man. Nigerian wives know this already. But lovers need to learn: A thousand words cannot work the magic of one pot of egusi soup, complete with meat, ‘assorted’ and okporoko. Present it steaming with semovita or if you can, pounded yam. You will not need to say anything. He will wear a smile that says ‘I know you love me’. His friends, on learning that the wondrous dish was made by you, will proclaim, ‘O boy! Dis girl like you well well o’. In Nigerian pidgin, to like ‘well well’ is to love practically and ‘o’ as an intensifier for ‘well-well’ has no real English equivalent. The closest I can say is that it means love to a superlative degree.

Chris Brown spotted with Karrueche a day after hanging out with RiRi - well seeing them together does not mean they are still dating to me...sometimes it takes time for ex to finally become EX

On Sunday night, Chris Brown and Rihanna showed up together at the Qubeey social network launch party in Beverly Hills. (pictured left)

A day later, that's yesterday, Karrueche Tran's car was spotted parked outside Chris Brown's house all night, and later seen following him to the studio (pictured right). Hours later, Rihanna Tweets what you see below...

“Grow up boss” – GT Da Guitarman attacks Olisa Adibua

Quite literally, there is a storm brewing between GT Da Guitarman and his former boss at Storm Records, Olisa Adibua. The crux of the matter is that, Adibua, who is currently the Programs Director at The Beat FM, is allegedly refusing to play his songs at the station.

“As ma radio presenter former boss no wan gree play my song for station wey no be him papa own..Grow up boss”, he vented in one tweet.

Another read: “My outlook on life is soo different now mehn..if u r God I can kiss ur a*s..if u r not, na kick to ur a*s o..”

GT left Storm Records two years ago, after he complaining he wasn’t receiving as much attention as the other artistes on the Obi Asika owned outfit. He eventually quit, after releasing his album amidst controversy.

Stolen Nigeria oil 'goes to Balkans and Singapore'

Mark Doyle flies over the Niger Delta to see how much oil is being stolen

The main buyers of the estimated 180,000 barrels of oil stolen each day in Nigeria are based in the Balkans and Singapore, a campaigner says.

Patrick Dele Cole, a politician from the oil-rich Niger Delta region, said 90% of the stolen oil is being shipped out of the country illegally.

He has launched a "Stop The Theft" campaign to end to the practice.

Nigeria is one of the world's biggest oil producers but most of its people remain mired in poverty.

'Day of reckoning'

The campaign is seeking to have ships tracked by satellite and for the money trail to be exposed.

"Once you start asking questions and throwing light on this problem, you have solved more than 50% of the problem," said Mr Dele Cole, a veteran diplomat and former presidential adviser.

Jay-Z And Beyonce Lose Copyright Battle Over Daughter’s Name, Blue Ivy

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Jay-Z and Beyonce have lost their chance to copyright the name of their daughter, Blue Ivy, after it was revealed that a Boston company already owns it.

Beyonce’s plan was to market a line of baby products named after her daughter, but it appears she will have to come up with something else. The event planning company Blue Ivy has had the trademark since 2009.

Smh. Na person wey don overfull go wan do stunt. Monkey wey never chop, no dey jump. Lol…

Music Premiere: Cobhams Asuquo Presents Pheel – Jo Fun Mi

Signed to Cohbams Asuquo Music Production, Pheel is back with a very catchy club-banging follow-up single, “Jo Fun Mi” to his uptempo party track, “Body”.

“…she put her head on my chest like say me be pillow…”

Enjoy!

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Souce: Bella Naija

K Solo gets engaged to another woman, flaunts her on Facebook

 

It's my job to bring you all the gossip...so enjoy...lol. Singer and producer K Solo is flaunting another woman on his Facebook page as his love and new fiancee, less than two months after he and pregnant wife, Kikelomo Oyeniyi came out to say their very public BREAK UP was just a publicity STUNT.

The new lady's name is Bimbo and they got engaged yesterday October 22nd. #dramathingz :-)

Tonto Dike Fires Back at Burna Boy

For those who don't understand why Tonto would Tweet and mention Burna Boy, let me explain. The day Tonto released her two singles, Burna Boy Tweeted that all wack artists deserve death, though he specifically said he wasn't referring to Ms Dike. Well, Tonto apparently didn't believe him, and after watching Burna Boy's fall from the stage at the Headies, the vivacious actress/singer fired back...and in true Tonto Dike fashion, she mentioned his name...hehe!

 

Burna Boy Falls On Stage While Performing At Headies Awards 2012 - Some say Tonto Dike’s jazz was in full effect, and with the way he fell it just might be. LOL.

You’ve probably heard of it but seeing it is another thing entirely. Pure hilarious stuff. Some say Tonto Dike’s jazz was in full effect, and with the way  he fell it just might be. LOL.

But you have to give it to Burna Boy though. He got up and got back to performing. Real performance presence.

Trailer: Journey To Self

Title: Journey To Self
Director: Tope Oshin Ogun
Producer: Ashionye Michelle-Raccah,
Cast: Nse Ikpe-Etim, Dakore Akande, Ashionye Michelle Raccah, Katherine Obiang, Tosin Sido, Kalu Ikeagwu, Femi Brainard, Femi Jacobs, Chris Attoh

Synopsis
Four childhood friends, Regina, Nse, Rume and Alex, receive news that another long time friend of theirs, Uche, has died. Uche was the magnet that pulled her friends together and over the years had become their shoulder to cry on, so much so in fact that she never felt she could tell them about her own problems.

YIPEE - U.S Election: OBAMA WINS DEBATE, 53% to 23 %

Recap:
WASHINGTON—Global issues. A global audience. The unmistakable whiff of war with Iran in the air. The most important chair on the planet up for grabs.
Such were the stakes Monday night, as Barack Obama and Mitt Romney entered the tiebreaking third and final debate to determine who, in two weeks, will win the White House.

And for Obama, the clear goal from the start was to coolly, firmly grab the stakes and drive them down into the heart of the Romney agenda; to put this agonizing dead heat out of its misery, once and for all.
Ninety minutes later, there was little doubt — the final round of kabuki theatre belonged to Obama. From Iran to Afghanistan to Libya to Egypt, from crushing the notion this is an apologetic president to taking ownership of the U.S. alliance with Israel, Obama equalled or bettered Romney.
Whether it will make the difference remains an open question, as the two now hurl themselves into a final fortnight toward Nov. 6, neck-and-neck by every measure.
Romney had a few powerful moments in Boca Raton, Fla. — each one delivered by pivoting away from the topic at hand to domestic issues, pounding the Obama administration’s dismal record on jobs, debt and economic growth.

House of Reps shuts down Kogi House of Assembly

The Kogi State House of Assembly has been rocked by crisis which has seen two factions emerged. The Federal House of Representatives viewed the crisis as so severe that it had to intervene, setting up a six-man ad-hoc committee chaired by Mohammed Mourktar Ahmed.
That committee has quickly sprung into action, sealing off the state Assembly complex and preventing any of the factions from sitting or performing any legislative duties.
Ahmed disclosed this yesterday after holding a public hearing with state legislators at the state Assembly complex. He said none of the contending factions would be recognised by the House and none would be allowed to sit or perform any legislative function until the crisis was resolved.

WizKid Joins Trey Songs, Kendrick Lamar, Others On BBC Radio 1XTRA Live Concert

Nigerian international pop star and EME starboy, Wizkid has just been selected to perform alongside top international acts at the BBC 1xtra Live concert in November.

Following the announcement by the BBC last night, it has now been confirmed that Wiz will join the likes of Trey Songs and Kendrick Lamar to perform at the BBC 1xtra live concert on November 12, 2012 at Brixton Academy in London.

This big feat comes on the heels of his announcement as Artiste of the year, and best new artiste, at Nigeria’s biggest music awards The Headies, last Saturday.

Other acts billed for the BBC 1Xtra Radio concert are Tulisa and Angel.

The Lagos State Government vs Commercial Motorcycle Riders – Who Should Back Down from the Ban on 475 Roads in the State?

Yesterday in Lagos, hundreds of commercial motorcycle (Okada) riders took to the streets in protest of the ban placed on them from plying some major roads. The Okada riders have been banned from 475 roads in the state and they took their protests to Ikorodu road yesterday, destroying government properties in the process.

It was reported that they vandalized some BRT buses along Onipanu and Palmgrove bus stops. Also at Ejigbo, the riders blocked the road, causing traffic jam in the area while they carried leaves and chanted anti-government songs.

Not less than 11million children roam the streets in Nigeria

Just like every other developing country with different challenges, the Federal Government of Nigeria through its minister for education, Mr. Nyesom Wike has revealed that in a recent report over 11 million children of school age are roaming the streets. It was said that about nine million are children of beggars, fishermen and other less privileged parents.

The Minister maintained that the high increase of street children poses a great threat to the security of the nation.
Nysom made this known in Benin, following the direction of President Goodluck Jonathan to have a special school established in the South-East and South-South region mainly to cater for the educational needs of such kids from disadvantaged home.

Venus and Serena Williams in Lagos: Amstel Malta Breaks the Mould

Here’s another great reason to get excited over the Williams Sisters tour, coming to Lagos from 30^th October to 2^nd November – Amstel Malta becomes the Official Drink for Breaking the Mould Williams Sisters Tour. Now, fans of Venus and Serena Williams are guaranteed refreshing vitality as they enjoy the wonderful sport of Tennis with a companion that leaves them feeling renewed with every sip.

The organizers have also announced a special 10% discount on all Classic and VIP tickets purchased, as long as this promo code (WS102012) is presented at the online point of purchase. Tickets are still available at selected Chicken Republic outlets and www.afritickets.com. 

LMAO...NO BE SMALL THING FOR NAIJA

"Before this flood happen, we dey eat rice once a week, but since e happen, we dey eat rice everyday with better meat. God we thank you o!' - A flood victim in a camp said on STV 8 0'clock news this yesterday evening. LMAO! would poor people rather pray for flood ish to happen so as to live better? Naija what is the way forward?

EXCLUSIVE: Wizkid part ways with long time friend and manager, Osagie for Godwin Tom

EME on the Headies’ stage

We can authoritatively tell you, Wizkid is no longer managed by Osagie – who more or less groomed him before he got signed to EME following what a source says ‘several issues but was particularly ego‘. Wizkid ended his contract with the female manager who then took up the management of other EME artistes – Skales and Niyola on her M.etal management outfit. Source says there’s no bad blood between Wizzy and Osagie; and ‘managing other artistes/labelmate is not a compensation move by bosses at EME.’

Over three months after they parted ways, Wizkid just finalized a deal and hired Godwin Tom as his new manager.  Godwin Tom was seen with the star singer on the night of The Headies from the hotel room, rehearsals to the red carpet.

In other news, Wizkid has been announced as part of the line up of performers for the BBC Radio 1xtra Live alongside Trey Songz and Kendrick Lamar.

5 KILLED IN SOUTH AFRICA PRISON VAN BLAST

At least five prisoners were killed and several more injured when a bomb blew up a prison transport van in Johannesburg on Monday, South African police and rescue services said.

"There was an explosion on the vehicle," police brigadier Neville Malila told Talk Radio 702. "The explosive device that was used is still unknown."

He said two prisoners had been killed and 15 injured, but an emergency services worker later told Reuters that four prisoners had died at the scene and one had died en route to hospital.

Malila said the van had been transporting 36 prisoners to the Johannesburg Central Prison.
"It was an attempt to escape," Brig. Malila said. None of the prisoners succeeded in getting away, he said. At least one of the fleeing prisoners was shot and wounded by the police, he said.

Olisa Adibua refusing to play GT Da Guitarman’s music on Radio?

Guess who has fallen out with a former boss! None other than the Guitarman. The singer who might have been entitled to a feud  with former record label following what would best be described as shoveling his career for other acts signed to the imprint while he was with Storm Records finally hit at it. Taking to twitter days ago, The singer vented at former Storm Records’ executive (reportedly fallen out with Obi Asika) and present-Beat FM program director, Olisa Adibua over the lack of airplay for his music on Beat FM 99.9 Lagos. It does seem that after his exit from Storm, the singer’s music has never gotten rotated on the Lagos-based radio station.

Tweets from his timeline just before his recent Soularest concert read: “As ma radio presenter former boss no wan gree play my song for station wey no be him papa own..Grow up boss”, “My outlook on life is soo different now mehn..if u r God I can kiss ur a*s..if u r not, na kick to ur a*s o..”  he added.

BRT buses destroyed as Okada riders protest in Lagos

Commercial motorcyclists popularly known as “okada riders” this afternoon marched through some majors roads in Lagos State protesting the recent law banning the riders from operating on about 500 roads in Lagos State.

Daily Post gathered that the protesters obstructed vehicular movements in some parts of Lagos, and attacked some government-owned Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) buses at Onipanu thereby making passengers to trek frustratingly to their destinations.

The Chairman of the Motorcycle owners and Operators in Lagos State, Tijani Perkis, stated that the union would meet with Governor Babatunde Fashola to relax the order banning okada from operating on about 500 roads in Lagos State.