Tunde Ogunbitan's blog: August 2012

Friday, August 31, 2012

I fought hard to become a footballer –Giroud

Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud has battled hard to achieve his goals in football and he believes his work ethic will be rewarded at Arsenal.

One Sunday afternoon recently, Adeleye Akinsola, 26, was not in a hurry to leave his uncle’s home at Iwelepe community in Ogun State to resume work for the day as a commercial motorcycle operator.

At 70, you are still strong and agile. What is the secret?

I suppose it is because I live each day at a time and I don’t worry about what happens in future because tomorrow will sort out itself. It took me a while to learn to do that. The moment you understand this, you can do nothing but prepare for the future. That is all I have been doing.

Five Los Angeles Police Department officers have been placed on administrative duty during criminal and administrative investigations after a woman died in their custody last month, police officials said today.

Ibori’s $15 million bribe: I’m not part of the transaction, it only happened in my house – Uba

Andy Uba on Friday denied ownership of the controversial $15m bribe, saying he merely allowed former Delta State governor, James Ibori to use his house to deliver the money to a former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nuhu Ribadu.

Chibuike Achigbu, James Ibori and Andy Uba

Mr Uba, who is currently serving as a Senator in the National Assembly, had been mentioned by a businessman, Chibuike Achigbu, in an affidavit some days ago as the receiver of the money.

The boyband that topped the charts in the ‘90s performed in front of an audience of 40-somethings chanelling their inner ‘tween.

Backstreet Boys (left to right): Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, Kevin Richardson, and A.J. McLean are back together again!

The Imo State Police Command on Friday said that it had rescued a nine-month-old baby boy from suspected traffickers in Lagos.

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Environmental rights activist, Rev. David Ugolor and nine others were on Friday arraigned at an Oredo Magistrate court sitting in Benin City by the police in connection with the murder of Olaitan Oyerinde, Principal/Private Secretary of Governor Adams Oshiomhole.

Men of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Lagos State Police Command, have arrested a self-acclaimed undergraduate of a university in the southeast alleged to be a member of an 11-man robbery gang. The police said they recovered a pistol and 82 bullets from him.

Some 125 Harvard University students are being investigated for cheating after school officials discovered they may have shared answers or plagiarized on a final exam, reports the Daily Mail.

This incident happened yesterday afternoon at Adeniji Adele, Dolphin Estate, Phase 2. A little girl ran into a woman's shop crying. The woman asked her why she was crying, but the little girl couldn't really express herself. She just kept pointing at a particular direction, and crying. Then a few minutes later, the shop owner saw a man approaching her shop and calling on the girl to follow him. The woman asked the man who he was and why he was after the girl. The man probably realized the women wasn't going to release the girl to him, so he tried to run. The woman raised an alarm immediately shouting ole ole, thinking he was a kidnapper, not knowing he had done something much worse.

I would not put something this scandalous on my blog if it's not true. This one na inside source story. Lol. Plus, a few Nigerians witnessed the show down between Gaiya and the hotel staff. I know the full story but just to be safe, I'm going to quote another source..:-). See it below...

Benedict Uwalaka

Bayo Ogunshola, a mortuary staff of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) has been docked at a Magistrate Court in Ikeja Lagos for assaulting a photo journalist, Benedict Uwalaka.

A Maine girl, 10, is charged with manslaughter after she allegedly poisoned and suffocated an innocent infant girl. She is the youngest person in the state to be charged with manslaughter in at least 25 years — read on for more of the shocking details.

Our Stories, Our Miracles: “God’s Jewel” In Every Single Way! Olanna Nwozo’s Journey From The Incubator

At wedding ceremonies, couples are enjoined to “Be fruitful and multiply”. They are encouraged to start families because children are a source of joy and blessing. The pride and joy in the heart of parents when they’re expecting a baby is usually very visible and the culmination of this joy is when the baby is born, healthy and happy. But life has a way of throwing curve balls at us even in the face of all our happiness and so we find that not every expectant mother has that “expected happily ever after story” but we have to make a conscious effort to pull out of whatever challenges we’re facing. Tochukwu and Harrison Nwozo have gladly offered to share the miracle of Olanna with the BN readers. We hope that you will be inspired and uplifted by their story.

The Nwozo family

On Monday July 9th, nine members of the same family died mysteriously in their home. Neighbours and other family members said their deaths was spiritual.

From 1 September it will be a criminal matter, and a homeowner can simply complain to the police who, if satisfied that the claim is genuine, can take action and arrest the squatters.

From tomorrow (Saturday), Lagos residents will start paying more for bread, as the price of the commodity has officially been hiked by 20 per cent.

The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), on Thursday [Aug 30] called on Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in Lagos, to ensure that its members, who are in police custody in connection with Cynthia Osokogu’s death, are not unjustly punished.

Police in Kirinyaga are holding a 25 year old man who is alleged of raping his 75 year old grandmother at her home in Kiandieri village. The man was caught by his brothers and cousin who handed him to a group of an irate mob baying for his blood.

Police arraign three for gang rape

The police on Wednesday arraigned three persons: Andrew Adeyan (20), Tosin Samuel (22) and Ibrahim Azeez(23) before an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, for allegedly gang-raping a 21-year-old lady.

Abuja – The Director-General of the Nigerian Law School, Dr Tahir Mamman, on Thursday in Abuja disclosed that a recently qualified lawyer was convicted for malpractices during the school’s bar examination.

Patricia Carroll, 34, was pelted with peanuts on the convention floor Tuesday by two alternate GOP delegates who said, “This is what we feed animals.”

Republicans cheer during a musical act on Tuesday night at the Republican National Convention in Tampa.

The black CNN camerawoman targeted in a racially-charged incident at the Republican National Convention earlier this week has come forward, saying she is “not surprised” it happened.
Patricia Carroll, 34, was pelted with peanuts on the convention floor Tuesday by two alternate GOP delegates who said, “This is what we feed animals.”

California woman strangled after refusing to take part in rough sex, detectives say

Brittany Killgore, wife of a Marine stationed in Afghanistan, was killed when she wouldn’t take part in a bondage session, investigators say.

2010 photo of Cory Killgore and wife Brittany Dawn Killgore from his Facebook page.

The young wife of a Marine stationed in Afghanistan was killed after refusing to participate in “sadomasochistic sexual activity,” investigators said in a new batch of unsealed court documents.

Hip-hop manager Chris Lighty ended his life on Thursday morning, Aug. 30, according to a new report — how sad.

A semi-automatic and a suicide note were found near the bodies of Scott and Stacy Rector — and police now think she may have killed her husband, the dogs and then turned the weapon on herself.

Stacy Rector and Scott Rector were found dead at home along with their two pet dogs.

A New Jersey couple and their two dogs were found shot to death Wednesday evening in an apparent murder-suicide, state police said.

Crystal Ellis Owonubi (pictured above) lives in Jos with her family. She has been sharing her story with other Americans and people in the world at large via a popular Facebook page 'Mixed and Happy: I support mixed-raced families!" Here's something she wrote that I want to share with the rest of you. See it below...
I grew up in Bauxite, Arkansas. I have lived in Nigeria for the past 7 years with my husband. We have two children together. We have been married for 12 years now. My father has never met my husband and has refused to accept my children also.

London Metropolitan University has been banned from teaching overseas students, leaving more than 2,000 undergraduates potentially facing deportation.

According to what National Enquirer magazine reported, Rich Oganiru`s name might not really ring a bell again but he`s one of Nollywood`s very good actors and stakeholders. In fact, he prides himself as one of the pioneering members of the Actors Guild of Nigeria and has starred in over 300 movies.

The management of the hotel where Cynthia Osokogu was murdered on July 22nd have sacked all the staff on duty on the day of the murder.

Asa Asika (Davido's manager) Davido and Sina Rambo after the signing

David Adeleke (Davido), Shina Adeleke (Sina Rambo) and Bayo Adeleke (B-Red) are all cousins. Davido's dad and Shina/Bayo's dad are brothers. Shina and Bayo's mum is American.

A 16-year-old Miss Nwanneka Odah was yesterday [Aug 29] beheaded by a three-man gang suspected to be ritual killers at Nawfia in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State.

This came as the Awka branch manager of a new generation bank, (name withheld), Mr. Tochukwu Nnadi, was kidnapped yesterday at about 7.30am on his way to the office.

“Report Facebook fraudsters to Facebook Admin for using my name” – Pastor Adeboye

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, had on his facebook page yesterday warned his friends and followers to report fraudsters who have devised some disparaging ways of extorting money from members of his church by creating different facebook accounts in his name.

Pastor Adeboye

Adeboye warned members and facebook users to verify the authenticity of his page through due verification before yielding to instructions.

Conjoined Twins Abby & Brittany Hensel Live A Normal Life

Abby and Brittany may be conjoined twins, stuck together for the rest of their lives, but they don’t let that slow them down. Did you watch the girls start their real world lives last night?

The police in Ekiti State, western Nigeria have arrested two students of the Federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti, for alleged robbery.

A hardware store clerk was sentenced Wednesday to 40 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to kidnapping, killing and dismembering a lost little boy, bringing an end to a gruesome crime that horrified a tight-knit Orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn.

Russia’s team was knocked out in the quarterfinals in London by Brazil. The team had been the heavy favorite for the gold going into the Games.

Russia's head coach Sergey Ovchinnikov, second from the right, died in an apparent suicide in Croatia.

The coach of Russia's Olympic women's volleyball team died suddenly in Croatia on Wednesday, volleyball officials said.

Washington State Girl, 7, Strangles Herself With Jump Rope

A routine playground trip turned deadly when a 7-year-old girl died Tuesday in Sammamish, Wash., after she accidentally strangled herself with a jump rope.

The King County Medical Examiner’s Office has yet to release the girl’s name, pending autopsy results. The autopsy will most likely be performed today, King County Medical Examiner spokesman James Apa said today.

King County Sheriff’s spokeswoman Sgt. Cindi West said the girl, along with her brother, 5, babysitter, 30, and the babysitter’s mother, 60, were at the Samantha Smith Elementary School Tuesday evening when she started to play with the rope by wrapping it around her neck. The young girl then proceeded to come down the slide.

Luis Alfonso Lucero claims the sex he had with the unnamed woman, admitted to Miami’s Kendall Regional Medical Center for alcohol intoxication, was consensual.

Miami-Dade Police said its sexual crimes unit arrested Luis Alfonso Lucero, 37, a nurse technician at Kendall Regional Medical Center.

For stealing a Blackberry phone, a Laptop, some Nokia phones and cash of about N25,000, an Ikorodu magistrates’ court has sentenced a young man, Steven John, to a three-month jail term on a two-count charge of felony to wit stealing and stealing.

Officials of the Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit has impounded a bullion van and arrested its driver in Apapa area of Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, for driving against traffic.

The Kano State Police Command has arrested one Nura Hamza, who posed as a 700-year-old spirit, to allegedly dupe unsuspecting members of the public.

A 50-year-old security guard and member of the O’odua People’s Congress, OPC, has escaped from ritualists’ den in Edo State, southsouth Nigeria.

A man caught with a human skull along with a pastor in Ogun State, southwest Nigeria, has confessed that he needed it for ritual to get rich quick.

The man, Matthew Akiode and Pastor Michael Oyewole, were arrested on Tuesday while exhuming a human skull at a cemetery at Sabo, Abeokuta.

After they were arrested, Akiode allegedly confessed he was pushed into the act by the harsh economic situation in the country.

A South Carolina mom was jailed for allegedly allowing her son, 4, to have multiple sips of beer in a local bar. She was charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

Gretchen Lynn Kinnear, 44, is charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor after she was seen allegedly seen giving a small child about three “shots of beer” after the manager and waitress asked her to stop.

Policeman arrested for having anal sex with children

An unnamed policeman has been arrested by the Bauchi State Police Command for allegedly having anal sex with about 10 children.
The children are said to be between the ages of nine and 12.

The policeman was arrested at Kandahar area in Bauchi metropolis while performing the act.
He was arrested after the children complained of severe pains in their anus.
The matter was reported to the police by their community and the policeman was arrested.
The affected children have been taken to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital for treatment.
The Commissioner of Police, Bauchi State Command, Mohammed Ladan, confirmed the development.
He also said it was being investigated.

Man, 26, arraigned for alleged use of charms

A 26- year-old man, Victor Nmaduka, on Wednesday appeared before a Karu Area Court in Nassarawa State, for alleged use of charms.

Former medical examiner Dr. Michael Berkland stopped paying his bills at Uncle Bob’s Storage in Pensacola and when a storage warrior won the bidding for the unit, he was shocked to find human brains and limbs inside. Authorities are trying to figure out if Berkland broke any laws.

A former medical examiner crudely preserved human brains, hearts and lungs in soda cups and plastic food containers found inside a storage unit in Florida, authorities said Tuesday.

Policemen attached to the Festac Police Division in Amuwo-Odofin Local Government, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, have arrested a 20-year-old man, identified as Amaechi, who posed as a hired assassin in a bid to swindle his employer of N2 million.