Igbo Man Jailed For Life For Drug Trafficking

An Abuja Federal High Court on Friday sentenced a 36-year-old man, Callistus Chukwukelu, to life imprisonment for unlawful importation of cocaine weighing 1.47 kg into the country.

Chukwukelu was arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on 1 January while returning from Sao-Polo, Brazil, via an Ethiopian Airline.

Man died from heart attack caused by biting his NAILS

      

A man died from a heart attack after biting his nails until they bled.

John Gardener’s habit had become so severe the infection turned sceptic and caused a fatal heart attack just days after his 40th birthday.

He was rushed to hospital but died two weeks later.

Say What? Girl has finger amputated after false nail glue caused it to ROT

     
Via Mirror:

A teenager has told how doctors had to remove her fingertip when it started rotting after she used false nail glue.

Sarah Greenaway, 17, was in agony with a serious infection after applying fingernail glue bought in her local Boots for £3.20.

Boko Haram: Borno closes its schools

                          

Borno has closed its schools over fears of Islamist militant group Boko Haram, which Amnesty International said killed at least 170 students and teachers last year.

Schools closed on March 17, teachers and students said, after a series of attacks in rural areas, including a school massacre in neighboring Yobe state last month that drew international condemnation. Boko Haram burned down more than 50 schools in the region in the past year, according to the Education Ministry.

Van Persie out for up to six weeks

       

Manchester United striker Robin van Persie will be sidelined for up to six weeks after spraining his knee in the midweek Champions League win over Olympiakos Piraeus, the club said on Friday.

Video: Florida Woman Shoots Her Own Mother

           

Boko Haram: Cameroonian arms dealer arrested in Borno

                
A Cameroonian national, accused of supplying the Nigerian Islamists, Boko Haram with sophisticated weapons has been arrested by Nigerian military in Balabalge area of Borno State, a security source told DailyPost in Maiduguri.

Mary Konye jailed for 12 years for acid attack on Naomi Oni

         

The jealous girlfriend who threw acid in the face of Nigerian girl Naomi Oni while wearing a veil as a disguise in December 2012 has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for the vicious attack. Mary Konye, 22, (pictured left) was sentenced today March 21 at Snarebrook Crown Court in the UK. Naomi, also 22, was not in court for the hearing today Naomi suffered burns to her face. leg, arm and chest in the attack that left her scarred for life.

Three killed, many injured as youths clash in Lagos

Three young men were killed and many injured at the Ijora Badia area of Lagos State yesterday, after two factions of gangsters in the area engaged in a retaliatory fight. Police authourity have identified one of the deceased as Ade-Ojora, but the other two are yet unknown.

Stella Damasus Closes Her Facebook Accounts Due To Fraud

                                 

Veteran Nollywood actress — Stella Damasus announced yesterday afternoon that she has shut down all her Facebook accounts because of impersonators swindling innocent people of their hard earned money through the accounts.

Nigerian-run Fake Job Racket Busted, 18 Arrested

      
With the arrest of 18 people including two Nigerian nationals, Delhi Police has claimed to have busted a major racket in which fraudulent mails offering jobs to gullible youths in several reputed companies were sent to dupe them of lakhs of rupees.    

Rihanna Visits Chris Brown IN JAIL Yesterday

           
According to Mediatakeout:

MediaTakeOut.com just received word that Rihanna had a PRIVATE VISIT with Chris Brown yesterday. This ain't rumor y'all . . . it's FACTS!!!

Twitter Banned in Turkey by Prime Minister

   

President Abdullah Gul has challenged a ban on Twitter in Turkey after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to “wipe out” the micro-blogging service.

Twitter users across the country reported that the site had been blocked on Thursday.
But like many others, President Gul evaded the ban to tweet that the “shutdown was unacceptable.”
Mr Erdogan is angry that people used Twitter to spread allegations of corruption in his inner circle.

Julius Agwu, AY, Danni Bee In Ritual Scandal

Via 247Nigerianewsupdate


If report reaching us from the camp of comedian, Shedi Baba is anything to go by, Julius Agwu, AY, MC Danni Bee and few other comedians may be in for a big trouble. This is because the former has accused his colleagues of using his ‘star’ to rise to fame.
It would be recalled that several months ago, Shedi Baba was reportedly down with an ailment, which kept him away from the scene for a long time.

Photo: Adebayor "Surulere"

                                  

Soul E Baba Is Now God’s Instrument

Gradually almost all the celebrities will see the path of religion as the first before all things, reports of many celebrities turning into born again has been heard in the past, now its time for Emmanuel Okose popularly known as Soul E has given his life to Christ.

1-Year-Old Baby Gets Alcohol Poisoning After 17-Year-Old Mother Gives Her 6 Shots Of Vodka!

According to ABC News Houston:

A mother and her sister are facing charges after a one-year-old child allegedly drank six shots of vodka. Shadreon Sade Jefferson, 17, and Shamara Batiste, 24, are each charged with endangering a child. Authorities say on February 8, emergency personnel were dispatched to a home in the 7200 block of TC Jester after a one-year-old girl became unresponsive.

Photos: Russian millionaire on the run after beating his girlfriend so badly she looked like a 'zombie'

      

Via Dailymail:

A multimillionaire Russian telecommunications boss has gone on the run after beating his model girlfriend up so brutally that she was left looking like a 'zombie from a horror film'.

Pavel Ushanov, 33, who is CEO of the Russian communications company Devino Telecom, had been dating model Alexandra Sereda for two years when she told him that she wanted to end their relatinshop.

NAFDAC seeks death penalty for fake drugs importers

                                       

Kwara State Coordinator, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Mrs. Juliana Abayomi, has called on the Federal Government, the National Assembly and the judiciary to ensure that importers and marketers of fake and substandard drugs bag capital punishment.

D’banj unveils Koko garri

                                           
Koko Master D’banj isn’t losing steam as a One Ambassador as he unveils his new product Koko Garri at the One Do Agric Campaign launch which held, yesterday, at the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja, as the first intended product to come out from his company, Koko Holdings.

Alleged missing N24bn Police pension fund: Reps committee faults Okonjo-Iweala

The  House of Representatives  committee on Public Accounts yesterday  faulted the claim by the Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala that N24billion pension fund  was not  missing and challenged her to a public debate on the matter.

Chinese businessmen to invest $300 billion in Nigeria

Over twenty investors from the Republic of China who are on a business tour in the country have indicated their readiness to invest about $300 billion to boost Nigeria’s economy.

The investors, who held a business forum on Wednesday with the Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibukunle Amosun in his office in Abeokuta, were led by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO)  Shangai Engineering Works Nig. Ltd and Blue Diamond Investments, Mr. Festus Mbisiogu, are among China’s Fortune 500 selected companies that are involved in Agriculture, Power, Aviation, Housing and Railway development.

5 Internet Millionaires Who Made Fortunes Out Of Thin Air

   

Via Therichest:

Perez Hilton Makes Fun Of Celebrities

If you love celebrity gossip, chances are you know who Perez Hilton is. If you are a celebrity, chances are you hate him. Perez Hilton is the professional name of Mario Armando Lavandeira, Jr., a man who makes his living by making fun of famous people and their follies. Get famous and drunk and it’s not unlikely that Perez Hilton will be talking about it the next day, making your hangover that much worse.

R.I.P: Telecom mast collapses, kills 2, injures 3

           

A telecommunication mast erected in a residential area in Odukpani, near Calabar, has collapsed, killing two persons and injuring three others.

The fallen mast also destroyed several houses on its path on March 19.

Woman accused of stealing husband’s Toyota Highlander SUV

     

Igbo man no dey joke with him JEEP:

Via Vanguard

A 29-year-old woman Ngozi Obi was, yesterday, arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court for allegedly stealing a Sports Utility Van, SUV, from her husband, one Aloy Chibuzor Obi, worth N2.8 million.