Pregnant Snooki takes a spill in platform sandals

Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi may want to rethink her footwear for the remainder of her pregnancy. The reality TV star, who is set to give birth to her first child at the end of the summer, took a nasty spill while walking through Seaside Heights, New Jersey, in platform sandals.

Culled from Yahoo TV

Gov. Oshimole escapes death again!

Precisely two months after he narrowly escaped death following an attack on his convoy at Auchi area, Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole again came under attack by yet to be identified gunmen while his campaign train stopped at Usen town, Ovia South West Local Government Area of the state.

Oshiomhole had paid the customary homage to the Onogie of Usen, His Royal Highness Oluogbe II at his palace where he received a rousing welcome from the monarch and the council of chiefs as well a tumultuous crowd of well-wishers gathered outside the palace.

At about 6pm, Oshiomhole’s convoy left the palace. It had not travelled too far down the road when it ran into a barricade. Naturally, the security details attached to the governor came down to remove the bar. As they were clearing it, tens of heavily armed thugs emerged from nowhere and opened fire on the governor for several seconds.

Dutifully, the brave security details attached to the governor, supported by an additional contingent of regular policemen deployed to maintain law and order, rose to the occasion. They were able to shield the governor, key government functionaries and others including leaders of Edo Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) to safety without sustaining any human casualties.

But several official vehicles including Toyota Landcruisers, Hilux pick-up van and Toyota Corolla saloon car were either badly damaged or riddled with bullets.

Apparently annoyed that they missed their target, the thugs later descended on the near-by police post and vandalised it.

DJ Tee accused of stabbing upcoming artiste; denies claims

Thursday, June 28, 2012 will forever remain a memorable day for the Osungade family as they almost lost three of their siblings in the hands of popular Director and Cinematographer Adetokunbo Odubawo better known as DJ Tee.

The video director has been accused of stabbing a 19-year-old upcoming artiste Osungade Tolani Alvin in the face and assaulting his two siblings.

NET sources say Tolani who is better known by his stage name TLI Soji Boi had gone along with his siblings – 22-year-old Dolapo aka Deeking and younger sister, 17 year-old Mobolaji to support a fellow upcoming artiste Malcolm who was shooting his video at the Daily Times factory in Ikeja. We’re told DJ Tee was the D.O.P (Director of Photography) on set.

Eye witnesses say all was going well until DJ Tee asked for those who were to appear in the video shoot (including Tolani and Dolapo) to move on set while the others should move out of shooting range. Dolapo’s girlfriend who wasn’t supposed to appear in the shoot stayed back on set.

Apparently this angered the director as DJ Tee was said to have ‘rudely told her to get out’. ‘He started screaming for her to get out, calling her bitch and stuff’, O’tuga Suzzie, a witness and family friend to the Osungade’s tweeted late last night.

Dolapo, obviously upset, talked back at the director, trying to caution him but DJ Tee allegedly slapped him and asked his boys who were also at the shoot to beat him up.

‘DJ Tee’s boys (about 10 of them) immediately pounced on Dolapo and started beating him up’ one eye witness who asked not to be named, told us.

‘As Mobo screamed and watched helplessly as her elder brother was being beaten up, DJ Tee asked his boys to beat her up too. As Tolani tried to intervene in the whole matter, DJ Tee approached Dolapo to stab him with a bottle he just broke.  Tolani intervened and DJ Tee stabbed him in the face. He then had them all thrown out of the factory and continued with the shoot.’

NET gathered Tolani is now receiving treatment at the Ikeja Medical Centre.

Even though different eye witnesses claim he did, the director has come out to say nothing of the sort happened. NET could not establish contact with DJ Tee for comments as at the time of this report as his phone was switched off but hours after the incident, he took to Twitter to deny the whole news, and explain what happened.

DJ Tee says he didn’t stab anybody;

‘@SOJIBOI_WE bro, I did not stab you…….why are people saying I picked up a bottle & stabbed you with it on your face’, DJ Tee tweeted at Tolani.

And as for the stab in Tolani’s face, he carefully explained;

‘He [Tolani] was an extra on shoot I did today, its long story anyway he smashed a bottle against hard metal above our head. The bottle shattered and cut me and him….broken pieces that was shattered around us. The stabbing thingy was not true…..it was shattered broken pieces anyway. It’s all good’, @DJTee explains as he tweeted at bloggers Twitter handles.

culled from Entertainment today

Court charges two middle-aged men for kidnapping

By Damilola Adekoya

An Ikeja Magistrate court, have on Wednesday, charged two middle-aged men, Paul Okoye (41) and Emmanuel Ehiemere (48), for allegedly kidnapping a 52-year-old man, Fatai Shobowale, on May 2, 2012.

The accused, were, charged for kidnapping and threat to life.

Police Prosecutor, ASP Barth Nwaokeye, claimed that the accused had repeatedly committed the same offence of kidnapping and using various mobile lines, registered under false names, to threaten people on phone.

He also claimed that, following the kidnapping of Shobowale, at NACO, Lagos, the alleged criminals had made call threats to his wife, with a mobile number 08092898937.

Nwakoeye, who further stated that, Okoye and Ehimere’s offences of threatening to kill the victim if the money wasn’t paid for his ransom, was an offence, punishable under Sections 21, 230 and 409 of the criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2011.

Okoye, who claimed he was a custom agent, and resides at Block 79, Flat 6, Abesan area of Lagos, and Ehimere, a resident of Anifowoshe, Abesan Street, Lagos, however, pleaded not guilty, to the three-count charge, that was put before them.

The presiding magistrate, Mr Isaac Olufemi, who also granted the accused persons, a bail of N200, 000 with two sureties each, had the matter adjourned, till July 2, 2012.

Lebanese Charged With Armed Robbery, Manslaughter

By Damilola Adekoya

BY Damilola Adekoya

   A Lebanese, Bilal Fahs, was recently, charged before an Ikeja Magistrates court for allegedly robbing and killing one 35-year-old Ali Sani.

Sani, who was a bureau de change operator, was said to have been killed by Fahs and his partners, on April 30.

  The prosecutor, ASP Nicholas Atunmoye, told the court that the accused had tricked the deceased into a hotel room at 98 Marine Road, Apapa, Lagos on the grounds that he wanted to change money.

  Atunmonye said Fahs, with his accomplices had stabbed Sani with knife, broken pieces of glasses and a stick.

  The prosecutor also told the court that the defendant was apprehended when he was seen outside the hotel room with bloodstains on his clothing.

Atunmonye said that the offences contravene Sections 5 (b), 1 (2) (A) (B) of Robbery and Firearms (Special Provision) Act, Cap. 398 Vol. XXII, Laws of the Federation 2003 as amended. And that the alleged offence of unlawful killing, contradicted Section 221 of the Criminal Law of Lagos, 2011   The magistrate, Mrs J.A. Anabor, adjourned the matter to July 2, for the Directorate of Public Prosecution’s advice.

N96M Bribe: Lawan grilled in secret

The House Committee on Ethics and Privileges on Thursday grilled the removed chairman of the House of Representatives’ committee probe panel on fuel subsidy regime, Farouk Lawan, for several hours on the $620,000 bribe the lawmaker confessed to have received from businessman, Femi Otedola.

The questioning of the diminutive legislator from Kano State however was held behind closed doors, contrary to an earlier promise by the House to make the ethics committee sittings public.

Lawan walked into the venue at 1.07pm in company with the Deputy Chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Mr. Victor Ogene, who is also a member of the Committee on Ethics and Privileges.

Wearing a white flowing gown and a white cap to match, Lawan expressed surprise at sighting journalists when he walked into the venue.

He exclaimed, “Everyone is here; this is a full house, chairman (referring to the Chairman of the Committee, Mr. Gambo Musa).”

Musa went into the preliminaries of the $620,000 bribery scandal, and recalled that the House mandated the committee to investigate the issue and produce a report on it.

He explained that after a series for meetings by the committee, it fixed Thursday (yesterday) as the commencement date of the investigation.

Musa added that Lawan and Otedola had been invited to appear before the panel for the course of the investigation.

Otedola had alleged that he gave the bribe to Lawan under pressure, but the lawmaker said the businessman offered him the bribe in a bid to secure an acquittal for his firm, Zenon Oil and Gas Limited, which had been indicted by the subsidy probe panel.

In his opening remarks, Musa gave an assurance that his committee would be fair to all the parties in the bribery saga.

“We shall strive to be fair and just to all the parties involved and make our report public”, he said.

After his remarks, he ordered journalists out of the venue, saying that the session would be held behind closed doors.

When he was asked on why the House reneged on its promise to conduct the investigation in the open, the Chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Mr. Zakari Mohammed, replied that it was to allow the committee to “do a detailed and thorough work.”

He explained that the committee did not want a situation where the testimony of one witness would jeopardise another witness’ testimony.

Mohammed added, “You know that it is an investigative hearing as well and we want to avoid a situation where his (Lawan)presentation would bungle certain  people’s submissions.

“Of course the Police are doing their own investigations and they are doing that in camera.

“So, we believe that this also should be done in camera to at least give everybody some protection and the freedom to say all that they know.”

Meanwhile, there were indications on Thursday that the Police had yet to invite the Chairman, House Committee on Drugs/Narcotics and Financial Crimes, Mr. Adams Jagaba, for interrogation.

Jagaba was the man Lawan, during the earlier part of his confession to police, named as being in possession of the bribe money.

The finding by our correspondent contradicted speculations that Jagaba had been given an ultimatum by the police to submit himself for interrogation.

“There is no such ultimatum; ultimatum how? There is no invitation to Jagaba from the police; there has been no direct contact between them and there can be no ultimatum”, a source monitoring the investigation disclosed to our correspondent in Abuja.

Lawan had told the police that he wrote Jagaba and attached the bribe money as evidence.

 However, on June 19, Jagaba wrote the Speaker of the House, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal, denying ever seeing or receiving any bribe money from Lawan.

 This was sequel to a directive by Tambuwal, asking Jagaba to clear the air on the $620,000.

 Tambuwal’s action was a response to a letter from the Police Special Task Force investigating the bribery, urging him to retrieve the bribe money from Jagaba.

 Investigations by our correspondent showed that after Jagaba’s letter to Tambuwal, the speaker in turn wrote to the police, saying that the bribe money was not in the custody of the lawmaker or any committee of the House.

 “That was the closest contact between the police and Jagaba, which was indirect because the police letter was even addressed to the Speaker, not Jagaba,” the source said on condition of anonymity.

Jagaba on Thursday said that he was amazed at the speculation that the police had invited or given him an ultimatum.

 He said, “If there is a claim that the police ever invited me, I want the proof of the invitation; where is the proof?

“I am here in my office; there is no police invitation, I have not seen any invitation.

“There is no invitation in my constituency office or my residence either; so all this rumour about ultimatum amazes me, really.”

 The lawmaker added that the letter Lawan “purportedly” wrote to him, attaching the bribe money, was also not true.

He said, “I never received any letter from him (Lawan). Again, where is the proof of the acknowledgement of the letter? If you wrote a letter  to me and I received it, there would be a copy of the acknowledgement, where is it?

“These are the issues and not mere speculation.”

Culled from naijapundit

What has stardom done to DAVIDO?

Dami Duro crooner Davido may not have bargained for what he got in Abuja the last time he went for a show sponsored by Nokia.


Davido, arguably, is the most sought after artiste in the current Nigerian music market.


The super entertainer who is an ambassador of MTN Pulse is multi talented and this explains why he’s a pianist, producer, composer and arranger of songs. Away from the appraisals, the tattoo loving artiste, going by the latest gist at our disposal might need to watch the way he talks to people and stop letting his sudden stardom derail him off radar like those who have come and gone be for him.


The fast rising star who would be collaborating with Senegalese Konvict Music boss and singer, Akon, on the remix of his rave making single, Dami Duro, we reliably gathered was recently harassed and hit by a uniformed man at the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.


According to the angry source, the musician was invited for the recently concluded Nokia Rap Battle show alongside other prominent acts by one Nosa, a fast rising music producer cum manager. The show ended and according to the source, Davido who was said to be drunk to stupor insisted on leaving in a friend’s car instead of going in the one the ones that brought him, and other top artistes and crew from the hotel.


He insisted though and Nosa being his host had to drive behind them, bubble later burst when the car conveying Davido was stopped by some military men for the routine check especially at that time of the night.


Our source revealed that the obviously tipsy Davido jumped out of the car and started boasting "don't you know me, what the fuck is wrong with you guys..." He started shouting about who he is and what guts the Mopol men had to stop his friend`s car.
This act, Amebo was told, infuriated one of the Mopol and while the musician was still ranting and boasting, he was landed a dirty slap and was threatened with gun to shut up if he does not want to be bathed in his blood
The musician we were further told was immediately rushed back into the car by Nosa and his friend who had at that point got down from their bus and pleaded with the uniformed men that he’s actually a popular musician especially in Lagos and was coming from a show.


The story however didn’t end there as the angry Davido did not hesitate to transfer aggression to Nosa immediately they got back to the hotel. The musician we learnt went as far as telling the man who got him the Nokia performance deal to shut up and not talk when he’s talking else he would slap him the way the Mopol treated him.


Nosa, the simple lifestyle dude who we learnt might have been in the entertainment industry before Davido was born, just walked away because he saw Davido as a proud boy.


Nonso, we gathered`is currently a stakeholder in Limelite Records which has signed artistes like Freestyle, Munachi Abii and many more. "He could not withstand a boy of Davido’s age talk to him in such manner for trying to help him realize his mistakes and as such, had to quietly walk away. Anyway pride goes before fall so my advice is the billionaire son should thread softly." One of the eye-witnesses revealed to us.
Culled from Amebo Entertainment

Outdooring of Arewa Onijogbon

BY DAMILOLA ADEKOYA

FRIENDS, family members and stakeholders in the Nigerian movie industry gathered at the 10 Degrees Event Centre, Oregun, to felicitate with Tayo Sobola on the premiere of her movie, Arewa Onijogbon.

    Directed by Muyideen S. Ayinde, the hilarious Yoruba movie dwells on parenthood, especially the conflicts between stepmothers and stepdaughters.

    According to the producer, Sobola, an Olabisi Onabanjo University Public Administration graduate, the movie is set to make a statement in the industry.

   Before now, she had featured in many music videos with artistes, including 2face Idibia, Artquake, Jahborne, Danny Young, 2Shotz, Da Natives, Sheyman, Freewindz and Lord of Ajasa.

  She has also starred in movies such as Jacki-Phillips’, Super Woman, Iwowo Abiamo, Ejiworo, Ewu Loko Longe and Ojukoju.

      Among celebrities that graced the event were Dj Zeez, Moji Olaiya, Denrele Edun, Sheyman, Jaiye Kuti and comedian Sanyeri.

Court stops Federal Government from renaming UNILAG

Justice Stephen Adah of the federal high court, Lagos today granted an interim order restraining the Federal Government from renaming the University of Lagos. The court ruled in the suits brought against the renaming of the institution by the students and alumni of the University of Lagos.



The case had been adjourned till July 4.


Culled from Linda Ikjeji's blog

NARTO charges corp members on insurance scheme

By Damilola Adekoya

Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) has urged corp. members, to participate in the Group Personal Accident (GPA) insurance scheme, which will insure them on some peculiar risks, stressing that they will also be entitled to some other medical benefits.

 Speaking at an event, organized to introduce the insurance scheme to National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), The national president of NARTO, Alhaji Kazeem Bafaiya, who was represnted by his deputy, Chief Ayoola Sadiku, said that the scheme was one of the association’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), and that it is in partnership with NEM Insurance PLC.

 He explained that the reason for the establishment of the insurance scheme is as a result of some social vices, which corp. members face during their service year.

 “The decision to introduce this scheme is borne out of corp. members, who have been exposed to various life threatening hazards, excruciating experiences and other social vices”. He said.

 Sadiku, who also said that the scheme, which also allows for corp members to subscribe with 5,000naira, will enable them enjoy free emergency evacuation to any hospital of their choice in Nigeria and treatment of medical injury, which costs up to 500,000 thousand naira.

He also emphasized that cost of medicines, operations fees, surgical appliances, and hospital charges, incurred with any injury by any type of accident, either water or air, will, will also be settled by the scheme.

He however called on the government, both on the federal, state and local levels, to key into the vision, and make the subscription of the insurance sheme, a policy for corp members who are their indigenes and those serving within their states.

Philip needs help for plastic surgery

By Damilola Adekoya and Olawale Badmus

  

Philip Akhigbe, 20, is a student who finished his secondary education at Abusabi Secondary School, Benin, Edo State. He had written necessary examinations to qualify him into one of Nigeria’s higher institutions, when he was involved in an accident in 2008.

 The unfortunate incident, which led to a fatal injury in his head and leg, delayed him from gaining admission into his desired institution. The accident was said to have happened by the side of the road on his way home from school, and during the process of treatment, lost his right ear.

 Explaining how the incident happened, Philip said, “I noticed a car coming afar with full speed, but before I knew anything, I was already on the floor. My leg was broken and my head was badly injured. It was with the help of sympathizers that I was rushed to the Accident Emergency Unit of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), for treatment.        

  Philip said that after some days, during the process of treating the head, the doctor noticed that the colour of his right ear had turned black and was stiff. It was diagnosed that the ear was infected and was given antibiotics to treat out the infections, but every efforts to get the ear back to its normal state, proved abortive. It was later discovered that there was no more life in the ear, and was left with no option other than to cut it off, because the ear was totally bad.

 Now, Philip needs to do a surgery of an artificial ear, to replace the bad one. He was referred to Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), and was later transferred to Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), where he was temporarily treated because the doctors said there was no equipment for the surgery to be done in their hospital.

He is now proceeding to Israel, for a plastic surgery to be carried out, so that he can be able to hear properly.

   Philip needs to meet up with the specific amount of 4.5,000,000(Four Million, Five Hundred Thousand Naira Only), but has so far, gathered 300,000 Thousand Naira only.                                                                       

For Philip’s hopes and aspiration of continuing his education to be fulfilled, he is calling on Nigerians, Compassionate individuals, NGOs and Organizations to come to his rescue. 

 Philip can be reached through his father’s bank account, Account Name: John Odion Akhigbe, Bank’s Name: Zenith Bank, Account Number: 2009634981, or his phone numbers 08175617462, 07069238679,or 08133895189.

Rev. Okotie ends second marriage

Rev Chris Okotie's second marriage has sadly ended after only four years. The Head Pastor of Household of God announced in church a few hours ago after the last service that he has separated from Stephanie Henshaw whom he married in August 2008. He told his congregation that he wanted to be the one to break the sad news to them and hoped for their understanding. He also said there was no going back...that the marriage was over!


This is Rev Okotie's second failed marriage.

Culled from lindaikeji's blog.

A bespoke experience with Habana

BY DAMILOLA ADEKOYA

ADE Olodun, creative director of Habana, an outfit that majors in men’s clothing, is living his dreams: dressing up men in bespoke attires.

  Before setting up the outfit, Olodun, a graduate of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye, had done post-graduate training programmes at the Hult International Business School and London College of Fashion, both in UK, to hone his fashion and business skills.

   He says the business started for him from his dissatisfaction with existing brands. “We needed our own style to wear to job interviews and corporate events; so, we started to do something in that regards and people keyed into it.”  

  Going professionally six years ago, the designer chose to specialise in men’s clothing because he wanted to infuse modernity and timelessness into his pieces.

  “I grew up marveling at some brands, which have ceased to diminish with time like Rolls-Royce, Rolex, Breitling, Phillipe Patek. So, while having a taste of style, it is value for money for the piece to be an enduring one,” he says.

    He adds, “while growing up, I have always had the opportunity to be properly dressed; and becoming conscious of that, I went about dressing people properly. So, making dresses or dressing well is more of a process.”

    He also recalled how his family gave him all the necessary encouragement needed since designing was an effortless passion for him.

  Commenting on the challenges in the industry, Olodun notes, “fitting sessions for clients remains a major challenge, due to traffic issues and work schedules; but we are subduing it.”

  Apart from designing, Olodun finds time for his pastime — reading. “You can never imagine a designer, reading books on Chairman Mao and a host of others,” he says.

  Inspired by the smile on the face of a satisfied client, the CEO of Habana plans to consolidate on his creativity and maintain a viable structure that would deliver value services to clients.

Bollinger’s Rose Real Treat

By Damilola Adekoya

BOLLINGER Rose is a completely new wine from Champagne Bollinger. This wine has evolved as a careful assembly of the very finest ingredients, amongst all the Bollinger brands.

  The final component, which provides colour and delicate aromas of ripe red fruits, combines an inviting nose and a palate of vibrant red cherries, raspberries and minerality.

  It is a very classy wine with admirable complexity, intense and cherry scented wine, the crunchy red fruits gently reveal themselves in a glittering and graceful vision of elegance.

  The highly polished champagne, with admirable complexity for a rose, is a seductive, toasty and crispy, showing flavours of summer berry fruits with a soft texture and a long finish.

  It is a perfect wine for a birthday or any special occasion for that matter, and you certainly will not regret using it for a bash.

  It is the first new Bollinger released for 30 years and truly stunning champagne, which has an alcoholic volume of 12 per cent, is distinctive enough to go with a main course. It can also be taken with cold meat and risotto.

  This non-vintage model is made from 60 per cent Pinot Noir with a dash each of 25 per cent Chardonnay and 15 per cent Pinot Meunier, giving great depth of flavour.