Abdul's Blog: September 2017

Saturday 30 September 2017

Kenny Ogungbe says PSquare Fight is a shameless mere Publicity Stunt

Kenny Ogungbe has declared he’s not moved, neither is he convinced about the whole PSquare’s drama, a feud that has been trending for the past week now.

Ogungbo, while speaking on his Kennis Music Radio show, the record boss stated that the Okoye’s Family drama is nothing but a mere publicity stunt… and the reason he feels so, is because many folks have been calling in to request for PSquare Songs.

A Nigeria Twitter user, @ladeclef has taken to the platform to disclose how a 14-year-old SS2 student reportedly committed suicide by taking sniper.

According to @ladeclef, her sister in SS2, told her that the boy in her set committed suicide because he failed and had to repeat. Here’s her tweet;

Rapper Drake’s proud dad, Dennis Graham has gotten an enormous tattoo of his boy’s face on his right arm.

TMZ reports Drake’s dad got the tattoo to match the mug shot of him Drake got tattooed on his own arm in 2014. Dennis also wants the world to know he loves his boy.
See photos below:

The legal representative of the Indigenous people of Biafra(IPOB), Mr Ifeanyi Ejiofor has advised the sureties who signed the bail bond of the now missing leader of the group, Nnamdi Kanu, not to worry as they won't be held liable.

PoliticsNGR gathered that Ejiofor, who has also petitioned the Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai, to produce Kanu in court dead or alive, added that only the court of law can determine if Kanu flouted his bail conditions or not.

Ejiofor told sun;

Former Super Eagles captain Austin Jay Jay Okocha has been voted by Bolton Wanderers fans as their best player to have ever played at the Reebok Stadium, now Macron Stadium.

According to the club, Okocha emerged the best after fans voted for their favourite among the five players selected.

Daniel Olukoya, General Overseer of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM), is in the spotlight in a US court after his group, one of Nigeria’s foremost Pentecostal churches, dragged some former pastors and members to court over monetary and property disputes.

Finally, DBanj has some words for Eedris Abdulkareem, after the latter, went on a ranting spree, calling out top names in the Entertainment Industry, particularly, DBanj, where he called him stupid for leaving Don Jazzy.

Recall a mild drama happened yesterday, after Eedris called out Timaya, for being an ingrate, and then he said Timaya wouldn’t have been successful if he doesn’t have the confidence he gave him.

According to a staff of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons [NAPTIP], some parents encourage their kids to travel to Europe to become prostitutes in order to take care of the family.

Esther Otegheri who spoke with Pulse.ng said many of the girls the agency has rescued confessed to having their parents support to engage in the illicit trade.

Residents of a community in Benin City, Edo State, have nabbed three robbers who broke into a home via its wall.The robbers were caught just minutes after successfully breaking into the house. Residents beat them blue black before handing them over to the police.

Beautiful actress Oma Nnadi, has put a follower in his place over her marital status.

Oma had shared a post about her latest movie effort and the follower used the opportuity to ask when she would be settling down.

See their exchange below:

News broke yesterday about a woman who set a 10-year old boy o fire for losing a cloth she got for him.

The Lagos State Government has arraigned the woman, identified as Gift Igwe.
According to Punch, the 10-year old identified simply as Chimobi was reportedly rescued by residents of the community, after his cries for help was heard. The boy was rushed to the hospital immediately.

The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris has ordered a massive deployment of Police personnel across Nigeria to ensure a hitch-free and peaceful celebration of Nigeria’s 57th independence celebration.

The police boss in a statement directed all Commissioners of Police in all states of the Federation and their supervising assistant Inspectors General of Police in charge of zonal commands to carry out the order, Channels tv reports.

Chocolate City Boss, MI Abaga, has taken to Instagram to showoff photo of himself and others posing with Game of Thrones star, Kit Harington while on ambassadorial duty for Martell Cognac.

Balotelli Names His Son Lion, After Becoming a Father for the Second Time

Former Manchester City and Liverpool striker, Mario Baloteli has welcomed his first son and promptly named him Lion.

Mario who already has a four-year-old daughter, Pia, with ex Raffaella Fico was left excited by the news. The Italy international, 27, can now dream of his son following his career footsteps after his new partner gave birth on Thursday.

Ghanian actor, Chris Attoh has said that throughtout his 2-year-old marriage to actress, Damilola Adegbite, he never cheated on her.

He revealed this during a Podcast interview with to Bola Ray on Starr Chat. In the podcast, a female listener who recently got married asked Chris for advice and he said.

The former chairman of Vietnam’s state oil company Nguyen Xuan Son, was on Friday sentenced to death for fraud, state media reported.

Xuan Son, who chaired the board of PetroVietnam from 2014 to 2015, was sentenced to death in a Hanoi court after being found guilty of stealing 13.6 million dollars from Ocean Bank, which was partially owned by PetroVietnam, the Vnexpress news site reported.

Bayern Munich president, Uli Hoeness, has revealed that five players revolted against Carlo Ancelotti.

Ancelotti was fired on Thursday, following a 3-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League a day before.

The Coalition for the Defence of Nigeria Sovereignty, DNS, has thrown its weight behind the proscription of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, because it’s a purveyor of hate speech.

DNS alleged that the leader of IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu once directed its members to kill all Yorubas after “branding us as colluding with the Hausa/Fulani.”

Thelma Williams, 38 (pictured), of Lemon Township, Ohio, posted photos and videos of herself to Facebook on Wednesday tied to a pole in her basement and gagged with women's underwear

The photos and footage was part of a bizarre attempt to fake her own kidnapping (Pictured, Williams)

An Ohio woman is facing charges after she tied herself up and gagged herself in a bizarre attempt to fake her own kidnapping.

Thelma Williams, 38, of Lemon Township, posted photos and videos of herself to Facebook on Wednesday tied to a pole in her basement and gagged with women's underwear.
A caption along with the photos and video read: 'This is your Thelma'.

Tiger Woods has admitted for the first time his career may be over. Wood who noted he was uncertain about his return to to competitive golf spoke on Wednesday with golf media for the first since his May arrest in Florida for driving under the influence, which led to some time in a rehab center to address his use of prescription drugs.

A love smitten white woman who has only met a Nigerian guy on Facebook, has gifted him with quite expensive gadgets to spice up their relationship.

The Nigerian man, identified as Kwankwason Mohammed has shared his story which was in Hausa language, of how he accepted a Facebook request from a lady named Pretty Jenny and things turned out to be a blessing for him afterwards.

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba’s hamstring injury will keep him out “long term”, says manager Jose Mourinho.

The 24-year-old France playmaker limped off 19 minutes into the Reds’ Champions League win over Basel and he has missed the past four games.

A Plateau State High Court on Friday sentenced a 20-year-old man, Ponjul Yakubu, to death by hanging, for shooting his father to death.

Justice A.I. Ashoms gave the sentence after he found Yakubu guilty of a one-count charge of culpable homicide, punishable with death under section 221 of the Penal Code.

“Going by the findings of this court, you, Ponjul Yakubu, mercilessly took the life of your father, Mr. Domsing Yakubu, in cold blood.

Marcus Johnson, 27, was charged with second and third degree rape

He was also charged with endangering the welfare of a child after allegedly raping a 15-year-old at Bay Shore High School

A teacher's assistant in Long Island is accused of raping a 15-year-old student.

Marcus Johnson, 27, was arrested for allegedly having an 'inappropriate relationship' with the female student who is now 15.

The Bay Shore High School teacher's assistant works with autistic children. Suffolk County Police Department told CBS New York the teen is not one of his students.

A sadistic dad who raped and abused his children for two decades has been jailed for 30 years. The 50-year-old used "hateful and extreme" violence to terrorise his own children and made sure they kept silent about the sickening sexual abuse which he carried out, the court heard.

He raped his daughter, beat his wife savagely and made the children clean up her blood, Cornwall Live reports.

The dad was branded a 'manipulative sadist' by Judge Robert Linford as he was jailed for 30 years at Exeter Crown Court yesterday.

A British climber was killed and his wife seriously injured living their 'big dream' on one of the toughest rock faces in the world.
Andrew Foster, 32, and his wife Lucy Foster, 28, from Cardiff, were crushed under tons of falling rock as they prepared for their climb at Yosemite's El Capitan in California.
Experienced climber, Andrew, was killed, but Lucy was rescued and airlifted to hospital where she is in a 'critical' condition.

Andrew died when a piece of granite measuring 131ft x 65ft tore away from the famous rock formation at 1.55pm on Wednesday. They had not yet begun climbing when he became completely buried by the shattered rock, which rained down on the base.

Ex-husband to actress Tonto Dikeh, Olajunle Churchill, has agan broken his silence on the domestic violece allegations by his wife.

Recall Azuka Ogujiuba, released evidences to prove Churchil ever did any of what Tonto accused him of doing. Well he has again spoken up about the incident, according to him, his father was nneither a gardner nor did he hit Tonto.

A Facebook user, Jecinta Ifesinachi, took to the social media platform to share the story of a young boy who was badly burned by a yet to be identified woman in Ikorodu, all because he misplaced a cloth she got for him.

President Barack Obama has admitted to pulling a classic dad move, crying while dropping daughter Malia off on her first day at Harvard University. He recalled the experience in a speech at the Beau Biden Foundation for the Protection of Children in Delaware this week.

Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio, has debunked the allegations that he donated N1.4 billion to a commercial bank.

Akpabio was reacting to recent claims by Chief Edet Nkpubre, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress that he was being shielded from probe by Akwa Ibom Governor, Udom Emmanuel.

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Chad’s government says it learned “with astonishment” of the decision by the US government that its country is on a list whose nationals will be prohibited from entering the United States.

A government statement on Monday said the government expresses its incomprehension about the “official reasons for this decision; which contrasts with Chad’s constant efforts and commitments in the fight against terrorism at regional and global levels.”

Former Liverpool and Bayern Munich midfielder Xabi Alonso has announced his intention to get into management.

Alonso called time on his playing career after the 2016-17 season, having won 114 caps for Spain and lifted the Champions League with Liverpool and Real Madrid.

The 35-year-old had been working towards his coaching badges after ending his three-year stay with Bayern.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has filed fresh court application against controversial ex-banker, Mrs. Maimuna Aliyu, who was nominated as a member of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC. Her nomination has since been cancelled.

In a new application filed by one of the EFCC prosecutors, Mr. Ben Ikani, in Abuja High Court, Mrs. Aliyu was alleged to have served as a proxy to a former Minister in unlawful acquisition of properties in and around Abuja while the Minister was in office.

Kyle Walker says Manchester City fear no one and that Pep Guardiola’s team have the ability to blow away every other side in the Premier League.

The former Tottenham defender moved to the Etihad Stadium this summer, with his new employer currently top of the table after scoring 21 goals in their opening six games.

Talking about City’s promising start to the campaign, Walker said: “If we keep doing the basics right, and keep performing at the level we’re performing at, hopefully we will be a force that won’t be stopped.

Italian giants AC Milan have announced that they no plans to appoint their former coach Carlo Ancelotti as manager after he was sacked by Bayern Munich on Thursday with Milan director Massimiliano Mirabelli backing head coach Vincenzo Montella.

Ancelotti lost his job following Wednesday’s embarrasing 3-0 Champions League defeat to Paris Saint-Germain.

Inter Milan president, Erick Thohir, has confirmed that they are weighing up a bid for Arsenal midfielder, Mesut Ozil.

The Germany international is in the final season of his contract at the Emirates and can speak to foreign clubs in January.

Zambia have left out skipper Rainford Kalaba for next month’s World Cup qualifier in Nigeria as coach Wedson Nyirenda picked 10 overseas-based professionals for the October 7 cracker in Uyo.

Kalaba missed the home game against Algeria earlier this month due to booking suspension.

However, he has been at crossroads with coach Nyirenda.

Super Eagles forward, Alex Iwobi, has said that he learnt the tough way at Arsenal.

Iwobi stated that consistency is a key to maintaining a regular spot under Arsene Wenger.

The 20-year-old, who broke into the first team from the club’s academy in 2015, has struggled to feature regularly for the Gunners with just two league appearances under his belt this season.

Nicki Minaj has lashed out after being accused of stabbing a Britney Spears fan with a fork.
The rapper on Thursday dismissed reports, which stemmed from a parody social media account, that she attacked the lady with a piece of cutlery during a childhood sleepover.

Kaduna State government has obtained a bench warrant for the arrest of leaders of the coalition of Arewa youths that issued a three month notice for all Igbos in the northern part of the country to quit.

It will be recalled that a coalition of Arewa Youths had given Igbos living in all the nineteen northern states to leave by October 1, 2017, while also calling on northerners living in the south eastern part of the country to also return to the north.

Police in Upstate New York say a woman who flagged down an officer after an incident with her boyfriend is responsible for her death, it was reported on Thursday.

Nicole Addimando, 29, faces a second-degree murder charge in the death of Christopher Grover, police in Poughkeepsie said on Thursday.

Commissioner of Police, Emmanuel Adeniyi, and three of his family members.

Adeniyi is the Officer-in-Charge of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Zamfara State Police Command.

Punch Metro learnt that Adeniyi and his family were travelling back to Zamfara from Kaduna on Wednesday when the gun-trotting men flagged down their Toyota Hilux.

A forty-year-old man, Yahaya Idris, has landed in prison for allegedly raping and impregnating his neighbour’s 15-year-old daughter.

Hajiya Falile Dikko of the Katsina State Senior Magistrates’ Court on Thursday directed that Idris should be remanded in the prison custody till November 6, 2017 when his case would come up for mention.

Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has been involved in a serious car accident in Amsterdam, Holland.
The taxi in which the 29-year old was travelling reportedly crashed into a lamp post, according to Skysports UK.

Aguero is understood to be suffering from broken ribs.

Former President Goodluck Jonathan says in due course, he will open up on what transpired in the 2015 general election, which saw the transfer of power from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Jonathan said this when he received the forum of ex-speakers of state houses of assembly in Abuja.

Scientists have raised fresh alert to the rapid spread of ‘super malaria’ in South East Asia, which they say pose a global threat to efforts to eliminate the mosquito-borne disease.
They fear that this dangerous form of the malaria parasite has become untreatable with the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended drug-of-choice, Artemisinin-based Combination Therapy (ACT).

The researchers from the Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit in Bangkok in their study published in The Lancet Infectious warned that the menace is spreading. It emerged in Cambodia but has since spread through parts of Thailand, Laos and has arrived in southern Vietnam.

Controversial society lady, Rosemary U. Osula-Uku (Rosula) is in the news again. She is currently swimming in a pool of N1.9b debt.

A Federal High Court, Lagos, on Wednesday, ordered her company, Ziklagsis Network Limited, to pay the admitted debt of N1. 906, 732, 758. 66 billion to Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON).

Two high school pupils’ excitement at a marriage proposal on the school grounds captured on video has been cut short.

Mduduzi Tlou, 18, proposed to his 16-year-old girlfriend (whose name is withheld because she is underage) at Tholulwazi Secondary School in Tsakane, Ekurhuleni, last week, with the video going viral on social media.

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