OLAMIDE BUYS NEW G WAGON

According to an Instagram post by the hard working artist, the couldnt hide His joy about the new addition to the car collection. Congrats to Him.

Lionel Richie's girlfriend suffers waldrobe malfunction in front of his friends

Legendary singer Lionel Richie's much younger girlfriend accidentally exposed her right breast as she joined the singer and his friends, including Topshop boss Sir Philip Green on board Green's luxury yacht in Saint-Tropez this week. And you can see Lionel's friends unashamedly looking at her exposed boobs.

 

Graphic pics: Assassins murdered doctor in Owo and set his body ablaze

Yesterday I told you guys about a fire outbreak that happened at the Universal Medical Clinic in Owo, Ondo state on Christmas day that sadly claimed the life of its owner, Dr David Ade­tayo Oguntuase who was burnt beyond recognition (read here). Well, the younger brother just released a statement to LIB saying he was murdered and his body set ablaze. What he wrote below...

On Christmas Eve, the Owo community in Ondo State was thrown into mourning as the assassins and arsonist murdered the Consultant Pediatrician/Head of Pediatrics, Federal Medical Centre Owo, Dr. David Akintayo Oguntuase and set his body ablaze leaving behind the most gory sight.

The picture of the burnt carcass is the tragic remain left behind by the assassins who obviously took their time to set the body ablaze after killing him. Evidently, they shot him in the main clinic area and carried his body to the room in the back area where they left him face down. 

Not done, they severed his hands and legs before proceeding to douse the body with petrol. The rest of the building on the inside was sprinkled with petrol before it was all set ablaze. It obviously was an inferno that raged leading the building to implode as the roof caved inward.  Interestingly, the neighbouring buildings were not affected. No doubt this was a most professional job that was obviously very carefully contracted and crafted.

The Oguntuase family is aware of some running issues between David and the MD of the Federal Medical Centre, Owo. Some six weeks ago, on the trumped up, very false, baseless and malicious allegation by Dr. Olufemi Omotoso that David and some others in the FMC were planning to kill him, David was arrested by the Police in Owo where, upon investigation, the falsity of the allegation was established. We are aware that this same MD has been a regular guest of the ICPC and very recently, EFCC was granted leave to arrest and prosecute this same man.

The witch cried yesterday, the child died today! Only in this case, it has even more obviously gone beyond mere speculation into the realm of reality as to where the Police should focus their searchlight to unearth the criminals and their sponsor.

Some ill-informed commentators and reporters are hastily coming up with some spurious speculations over this tragedy. Some have suggested that it was as a result of an inferno which was caused by gas explosion! Some even claimed it was suicide! Haba! For us in the family this even goes further to confirm the reality of a carefully scripted assassination plot with arrangements in place to deal with scenarios that may emerge afterwards. However, there is enough trace and evidence left in their trail to follow up on the source of this dastardly crime. After all, there is really no perfect crime!

For the record, David did NOT commit suicide and there was NO gas explosion! He was murdered in cold blood in a most wicked manner, dismembered and then set ablaze. There is enough evidence at the crime scene to assist the investigative authorities.

While thanking members of the Nigerian Medical Association, who David Akintayo Oguntuase faithfully served in various capacities, for sharing our grief and their solidarity with the family, we call on the Police authorities to do the needful in investigating this matter. The cruelty of the act should be enough to gear the Police to get to the bottom. Terrorists who are the bane of the nation today are no more wicked and evil than these hired assassins have demonstrated.

We also would in the meantime, thank His Excellency Dr. Olusegun Mimiko whose officials have paid solidarity visits to the family. We sincerely hope that he will sustain personal interest in unravelling this crime if only in tribute to the deceased prior association with him. Please this crime must NOT go unresolved. You don’t callously make a charcoal or suya of another human being and expect to get away scot free. Such wicked act must not go unpunished.

Thank you.

Otunba Ben Oguntuase

Senior Brother to Dr. David Akintayo Oguntuase

Graphic photo: Man kills Austria-based lover in Edo over unpaid debt

A middle aged man identified as Festus Aimufua has been arrested by the Edo State Police Command for the murder of his Austria-based lover, Rose Aifuwa in the early hours of Christmas day Dec. 25th. 

According to National Mirror, Rose had come to Nigeria early this month to celebrate the Christmas and New Year festivities with her family, when she got back in touch with Festus, who she used to date before relocating to Austria.

The lady was murdered and her corpse dumped on the road along Upper Mission Street extension around Oando Filling Station in Benin City on Christmas day...(warning - graphic pic after the cut)


According to family sources, Mr Festus, a spare parts dealer, is believed to have murdered his lover over an unpaid debt running into millions of Naira which he owed her. The deceased is said to have shipped some vehicle spare parts into the country for him to sell and give her money the money but he did not.

The police is currently investigating the matter while the search of an accomplice of Mr Festus believed to have witnessed the murder is on. The matter has since been transferred to the State Crime Investigation Department (SCID).

Photos: Hausas, Yorubas Clash In Lekki, One Dead

A riot broke out this morning in Lekki around 8:00am with eyewitnesses saying it’s actually a fight between Hausa okada riders, and Yoruba Lekki Estate Shuttle drivers. According to the source, the riot which occurred this morning was as a result of an attack carried out by Hausa Okada riders on Yoruba bus drivers who drive some of the estate’s shuttle buses last night.

The eyewitness who spoke to pulse.ng this morning said;

 “It all started yesterday when the Hausa okada riders attacked the bus drivers, they shattered the windows of their buses and injured a few bus drivers. This morning, the drivers with the help of some men caught some of these okada riders and beat them to a pulp”.

The unidentified men (who spoke in Yoruba language) carried cutlasses and blocked cars from driving through Dorusimi Etti road. They burnt several motorbikes and attacked Hausa bike riders.

‘They can’t come here and attack us, we will find you and kill you’, one of the rioters shouted, wielding a cutlass. Gunshots were also fired and are believed not to be from the Nigerian Police Force.

A twitter handle also tweeted that it is indeed a black Friday as they already lost a collegue in the fracas.

Late Professor Dora Akunyili’s Daughter Wins International Award

Daughter of Late professor Akunyili, Njideka Akunyili has been announced as the 2014 winner of James DickeContemporary Artist Prize by the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

She will be the 11th winner of the $25,000 award, which recognizes an artiste below 50 who has produced a significant body of work and consistently demonstrates exceptional creativity. We say big congrats to her.

Stars step our in style for Creative Industry event with GEJ

Nigerian celebs step out in style for an evening celebrating the Creative Industry in Nigeria with President Jonathan. The event is currently going on at Eko Hotel in Lagos. See more pics after the cut

 

Orezi signs multmillion Naira Merrybet deal

Popular Afro hip-hop &dancehall artiste, Esegine Allen aka Orezi signs juicy multimillion naira deal with Nigeria’s foremost and most innovative bookmaker, Merrybet.

The shoki crooner “Alhaji Orezi”, who was elated at signing the deal said “Merrybet has brought a lot of appeal and sophistication to the business of sports betting and that it felt good to be associated with such an innovative brand.”

At the event which held at the company’s VGC office, the company’s Chief communications officer, Mr Lanre Odiase said “Merrybet is pleased to have Orezi as an ambassador as he has a fresh style and also a large fan base especially among the youths.”

Orezi would be travelling abroad soon for the shooting of the company’s television ads and he would also feature at various company functions to promote the brand and its products.

Top prison boss gets 7 years in prison for obtaining money by false pretense

Find the EFCC press statement below

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on  Friday 28, 2014, secured the conviction of a top prison officer as Justice J.J Majebi of the Kogi State High Court, Okene, convicted and sentenced Joseph Friday Idachaba, Deputy Controller of Prisons, to 7 years imprisonment for offences bordering on obtaining money by false pretense. 

The convict is to pay the sum of N1, 403,114.09 in restitution to Nigeria Prison Service.

Arraigned in 2012 on a three-count charge, the convict was found guilty on count three of the charge by the trial judge, who, however, acquitted him on two remaining counts.

Count three of the charge reads: "That you Joseph Friday Idachaba (m) being a deputy comptroller of Nigeria Prisons Service, and Onoja D. Ruth (IP) also a staff of Nigeria Prison Service, sometime between July, 2012 to February 2013 at Lokoja, Kogi State did with intent to defraud obtained N1,403,114.09 only from the Federal Government of Nigeria via the Nigeria Prison Service with pretence that same amount was the payment of monthly salaries from Nigeria Prison Service, which amount was credited into the UBA Plc account No 2054047736 belonging to one Opia Mohammed Ugbade (now at large), through NIGSS electronic fund transfer (NEFT) between July 2012-to February 2013, that the said Opia Mohammed Ugbade’s name found in the Nigeria Prison Service electronic payroll is not a staff of the Service which pretence you knew to be false and hereby committed an offence contrary to section 1(1) paragraphs A&B and punishable under section 1(3) of the Advance Free Fraud and Other Related Offences Act."

Nanny who battered Ugandan baby asks for forgiveness, explains why she did it

There's absolutely no reason for severely battering a helpless 18month old but the Nanny who is currently in prison awaiting trial for attempted murder of baby Arnella tries to explain why she did it and begs for forgiveness. She's due in court again on December 8th.

Speaking from Luzira prison, Jolly Tumuhiirwe told Ugandaonline.net

“My dad in Kabale was very sick and my mom did not have any money. I asked my bosses for some money to send to my dad but they told me that I hadn’t made a month yet and my father was dying, so it kept on haunting me. That is the more reason I referred the anger to the baby but I’m sorry.

"But that madam (Arnella’s mom) is not easy. She used to say that I steal money from the clothes and Eric’s wallet, I eat the babies food…and yet I can’t eat the food, I’m not a baby, those were all lies, so, I was also not happy from my heart.”

“I feel guilty..ok when I was doing it I thought I was disciplining the baby because also the mother sometimes slaps her, I also saw from the mom. The torch I used was small and it’s not hard. I think, I will never do it again”

Jolly’s experience of Prison

“It’s not good at all even my fellow prisoners don’t want to associate with me, they want to beat me up. In fact they were saying that I should join them in their rooms, nobody likes me and I’m feeling bad I will never do it again, I ask the world to forgive me and also tell the bosses who have maids to treat them well.”

(Pic above: Jolly holds up the top she was wearing when she was beaten by Arnella's father - it has blood stains. I don't think a man should ever hit a woman, but I will make an exception in this case )

Photo: Explosion rocks Central Mosque in Kano, many feared dead

There was an explosion at the Central Mosque in Kano this afternoon as Muslim faithfuls were holding their Friday Jumat service. It's the same Mosque where Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido usually leads prayers but he wasn't there this afternoon. Many are feared dead. 

Popular movie marketer Femi Adelakun dies

Popular Yoruba movie marketer and chairman of Zentury Pictures, Femi Adelakun, died suddenly today November 26th in his home. Adelakun, who was also a member of the Oyo State House of Assembly complained that he wasn't feeling well when he suddenly fell. He was rushed to the hospital where he was confirmed dead.

Pic: Young girl injured after police allegedly throws iron rod at danfo

A LIB reader explains what happened...

At NAFDAC Busstop, Oshodi, Lagos, I was in the bus when this police man did this to us in the bus, a public bus (danfo). We were all seated in the bus and the bus was moving, when the policeman threw an iron rod at the window, which broke and scattered on all passengers, injuring a girl seated close to the window. We reported the case to the police men who where driving past, they just told us to go and meet the policeman and drove off, left us to our fate". See the photos after the cut...

 

PDP will never rule Lagos - Oba of Lagos says

The Oba of Lagos, HRH Rilwan Akiolu, says the PDP will never win the governorship election in Lagos state. Oba Akilo said this while speaking at the autobiography launch of former President of the Court of Appeal, Mustapha Akanbi, at the Sheraton Hotel in Abuja this morning

“Recently, I told Bode George, (Musiliu) Koro and (Adeseye) Ogunlewe that “Look at me o! You will never win Lagos. God will give us another APC governor” he said (Source -Premium Times)

Meet the prisoner who got 4 female guards pregnant while in jail for attempted murder

This romeo got not one but four female prison officials pregnant while serving a 20 year jail sentence forattempted murder inside a Baltimore City Detention Centre. 

Tavon White, known as 'Kingpin' ran a vast drugs smuggling business from inside the prison, CBS Baltimore reports. Prosecutors say he made $10,000 to $20,000 a week smuggling drugs and cell phones into the prison and befriended the female guards who helped to make his business easy. He rewarded them with sex and got 4 pregnant. Two of the women even tattooed his name on their body.

Five officers of the corrupt prison, Tavon & two other inmates are now facing charges of conspiracy, drug distribution and money laundering.

Read Piers Morgan's piece on Ferguson police officer, Darren Wilson

I thought it was strange that during his ABC interview he said he felt his life was threatened by unarmed teenager Michael Brown. Asked why, officer Wilson said because Michael was big. Thing is, he's as big as the teenager so when he said he had no other choice but kill to him when Michael supposedly came charging at him, he goofed. Read what Piers wrote about it all on MailOnline

Darren Wilson is the first 6ft 4in, 210lb five-year-old in history - by Piers Morgan 
"When I grabbed him, the only way I can describe it is I felt like a five-year-old holding Hulk Hogan…that's just how big he felt and how small I felt from grasping his arm.' 

This is how Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson justified shooting black teenager Michael Brown. Reading this particular piece of evidence from the vast dump of Grand Jury documents released last night, it'd be impossible not to sympathize with Wilson. 

A lone 'small' policeman in a patrol car confronted by a gigantic Hulk. There's just one problem. Wilson, by his own admission in his police interview, is 6ft 4in tall, the exact same height as Michael Brown.

He also weighs 210lbs, which may be 80lbs lighter than Brown, but still makes him a pretty hefty unit.

Put it this way, I've never seen or heard of any 6ft 4in, 210lb five-year-old boys, have you?

Wilson paints a very detailed and vivid picture of the savage beating he took from Brown.

'I was hit right here in the side of the face with a fist,' he said. 'I think it was a full-on swing but not a full shot. I think my arm deflected some of it, but there was still a significant amount of contact that was made to my face.'

Then, allegedly, came a second punch.

'I see his hand coming back around…and he hit me with a full swing.'

Imagine being hit by two full swing punches at close quarters by a 6ft 4in guy weighing nearly 300lbs?

You would think the damage would be pretty severe, right?

Yet the photographs released last night of Wilson's injuries show what appears to be a very minor bruise on his cheek, a tiny shaving-style cut on his chin, and a bit of reddening around the back of his neck.

(By comparison, my three-year-old daughter – 38 inches high and 32lbs in weight - recently broke my wife's nose with a playful head-butt.)

Evidence presented to the Grand Jury says Wilson didn't feel the need to go to hospital, but agreed to after a conversation with his attorney. Hospital staff found no significant injury at all.

Yet Wilson says the reason he felt compelled to shoot Brown is because he feared 'another one of those punches in my face could knock me out or worse…I've already taken two to the face, the third one could be fatal if he hit me right.'

Fatal? Really? After two blows that didn't require medical treatment? 

Dig further into the weeds of Wilson’s account and you learn that Brown was supposedly carrying a bunch of cigarillos in his right hand when he delivered the first punch, then switched them to his left hand and passed them to his friend before delivering the second punch.

Yet despite all this apparently intense struggle going on inside the car, there was not a single trace of cigarillo found anywhere in the vehicle.

Wilson then claims that after the two punches, Brown made a lunge for his gun.

'I could feel his fingers try to get inside the trigger guard with my finger and I distinctly remember envisioning a bullet going into my leg.'

Hmmmm.

You're the one with the gun, you're the one who ends up doing all the shooting, yet you 'envision' a bullet going into your own leg? Sounds a very convenient thing to 'envision' when you're trying to justify shooting an unarmed teenager, no?

Wilson says he fired the gun twice but it 'just clicked'. The third time, it fired a bullet at Brown, hitting him and shattering the car window.

'He looked up at me and had the most intense, aggressive face,' said Wilson. 'It looks like a demon, that's how angry he looked.'

Well yes, Officer Wilson, you had just shot him. Most people would be pretty p***ed off at that point.

Wilson fires a second bullet at Brown, who then runs off wounded.

Wilson gives chase and says Brown stopped and turned around. 'He made a grunting, aggravated sound and he's coming back towards me.'

Wilson then fires more bullets, hitting Brown again.

'At this point, it looked like he was almost bulking up to run through the shots, like it was making him mad that I'm shooting at him,' he said.

Crazy – eh? An unarmed teenager getting mad that an armed cop is repeatedly shooting him.

Wilson keeps shooting – he fires 12 bullets in total, hitting Brown six times.

The young man dies at the scene.

There are many aspects to Michael Brown's death, and the aftermath, that trouble me:

* The disgraceful fact that he was left lying dead on the street for four hours.

* The ludicrously soft-ball Grand Jury prosecution of Officer Wilson, who wasn't even cross-examined about the many inconsistencies in his story.

* The ridiculous decision to delay announcing the Grand Jury decision for eight hours yesterday, until it was late, dark and cable news had whipped everyone up into a frenzy of anticipation about potential trouble.

* The bizarre press conference Monday night by prosecuting attorney Bob McCulloch – a man who seemed more interested in prosecuting social media than a policeman shooting dead an unarmed teenager. (In fact, not once during his entire lengthy statement did he even mention that Brown had been unarmed.)

* The disgusting looting and violence that erupted once the decision was finally announced, shaming the memory of Michael Brown.

But my real contempt is reserved for the legal system in America that allowed this to happen.

Darren Wilson's explanation for why he killed Michael Brown was eerily reminiscent of George Zimmerman's account of why he shot and killed another unarmed teenager, Trayvon Martin.

Like Wilson, Zimmerman claimed he was being savagely beaten, and that his assailant was trying to grab his gun.

And in both cases, under Florida and Missouri state law - with which they were very familiar - that assertion was enough to justify them shooting dead a young black teen.

I don't believe Darren Wilson's version of events, just as I didn't believe George Zimmerman's.

I think they're a pair of trigger-happy wannabee John Waynes who felt empowered by their guns to mete out deadly justice to a couple of black teenagers who should never have been killed.

They did so knowing the law would shield them, not their victims.

It's not so much 'the system' that failed Michael Brown, or Trayvon Martin.

As civil rights campaigner W.E.B. Du Bois once said: 'A system cannot fail those it was never built to protect.'

My Brother, My Twin…Bishop Oyedepo Pays Tribute To Fallen Myles Munroe

Bishop Oyedepo of Living Faith Church Worldwide has written a tribute to Myles Munroe who died alongside his wife and seven others this month in a plane crash.

Myles and I called ourselves ‘twin brothers’

Myles, my twin brother is gone up to glory

Ruth, his partner in life and death has gone to eternal rest

Faith and I miss you both!

Our moments together on this side of the Jordan were most memorable.

We stayed together on several occasions under the same roof

We lodged in same hotels time and again; we shared the platform together preaching the

good news of the Kingdom over the years.

Our friendship of over 24 years was a most enriching and adventurous one,

Our partnership in ministry was also a most profitable and rejuvenating one.

Myles, my twin brother

A bundle of inspiration

A man of spiritual depth and insight

A leader of leaders and teacher of teachers

Ruth, a bundle of joy and divine radiance

Your smiles were ever contagious,

You exhumed gentleness, love and care like a fountain

You were indeed a priceless jewel!

The two of you were swifter than eagles

You literally traversed the globe

As you taught nations the principles of the Kingdom

You were both as strong as the unicorn,

Energetic, untiring, never relenting, purposeful and focused

I could still remember, Myles and I took all the inaugural induction lectures for the pioneer

Faculty and Staff of Covenant University in August 2002.

All of Myles’ meetings on our church platform were ever inspiring and impactful.

The Living Faith Church Worldwide really misses you!

Good night Myles, my twin brother!

Good night Ruth, his partner in life and in death

Bishop David & Faith Oyedepo

President & Founder

LFCW a.k.a Winners’ Chapel International

& Chancellor, Covenant University,

Canaanland Ota-Lagos, Nigeria.