The actor made the announcement on his BB a few hours ago. He said his dad died this evening. Will bring details later. May his soul rest in peace, Amen
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19 May 2013
Actress Damilola Adegbite poses nude on her birthday
The ex-Tinsel Yoruba born actress Damilola Adegbite turns 28 today May 19th and shared this semi nude photo on her Instagram page with the caption "‘Everything a woman should be and more…happy birthday to me‘, Happy birthday to her!
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President Jonathan Promises Free Trade Zone for South East
President Goodluck Jonathan has promised to establish a free trade zone in the South East to boost economic activities in the area.Jonathan made the promise at the ground-breaking ceremony of the international wing of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu on Saturday.
The president, who noted that a free trade zone would only be operational where there was an international airport or a functional seaport, said the facility had been over-due in the zone.
"When the governor of Enugu State was making the request of a free trade zone, I was smiling in my mind. The certificate is right for the zone so you do not need to ask."
Free trade zones can only be functional if it has access to a functional seaport or international airport, so it is something that has been approved before you requested for it so, you can go and sleep,'' he said.
The president also promised to establish a cargo terminal for perishable food items at the airport to for the quick processing and evacuation of agricultural produce from the farm to consumers abroad.
According to him, when the cargo is constructed, it will give Nigerians the opportunity to export agricultural produce and create wealth at home."The opening of this airport is one of the key requests I received from my brothers and sisters from the South East during my campaign for the election as president in 2011.
"I promised them to bring about the transformation of our economy and nation. Today, it is a historical fact as we have fulfilled our promise,'' the president said.
Earlier in a welcome address, Gov. Sullivan Chime of Enugu commended the president for his transformation agenda and the plan to exploit the abundant coal deposits in Enugu.
Chime appealed to the Federal Government to intensify the pace of work at the Makurdi-Enugu-Umuahia-Port Harcourt railway.He called on the aviation ministry not to relent until the Akanu Ibiam International Airport became fully operational.
The governor said a free trade zone, to be situated in Enugu, would assist the entrepreneurial skills of the people.Also speaking at the occasion, the Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah, said the airport terminal would be completed within 15 months.
Oduah said the national airports modernisation programme of the Federal Government was part of the president's transformation agenda toward remodeling the aviation industry.
The event was attended by governors, National Assembly members, ministers, former governors as well as captains of industry from the zone
The president, who noted that a free trade zone would only be operational where there was an international airport or a functional seaport, said the facility had been over-due in the zone.
"When the governor of Enugu State was making the request of a free trade zone, I was smiling in my mind. The certificate is right for the zone so you do not need to ask."
Free trade zones can only be functional if it has access to a functional seaport or international airport, so it is something that has been approved before you requested for it so, you can go and sleep,'' he said.
The president also promised to establish a cargo terminal for perishable food items at the airport to for the quick processing and evacuation of agricultural produce from the farm to consumers abroad.
According to him, when the cargo is constructed, it will give Nigerians the opportunity to export agricultural produce and create wealth at home."The opening of this airport is one of the key requests I received from my brothers and sisters from the South East during my campaign for the election as president in 2011.
"I promised them to bring about the transformation of our economy and nation. Today, it is a historical fact as we have fulfilled our promise,'' the president said.
Earlier in a welcome address, Gov. Sullivan Chime of Enugu commended the president for his transformation agenda and the plan to exploit the abundant coal deposits in Enugu.
Chime appealed to the Federal Government to intensify the pace of work at the Makurdi-Enugu-Umuahia-Port Harcourt railway.He called on the aviation ministry not to relent until the Akanu Ibiam International Airport became fully operational.
The governor said a free trade zone, to be situated in Enugu, would assist the entrepreneurial skills of the people.Also speaking at the occasion, the Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah, said the airport terminal would be completed within 15 months.
Oduah said the national airports modernisation programme of the Federal Government was part of the president's transformation agenda toward remodeling the aviation industry.
The event was attended by governors, National Assembly members, ministers, former governors as well as captains of industry from the zone
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Baga Killing: the Untold Story
As the controversy surrounding the military action, which claimed many lives in Baga, a border town in Borno State still rages, fresh facts have emerged. It was initially alleged that no fewer than 185 lives were lost, while about 2, 000 houses were destroyed.
Saturday Sun gathered from the report of Defence Headquarters fact's finding team, which visited Baga as well a satellite imagery analysis of Baga environs, that the casualty figure and the number of houses razed by the joint task force of Nigeria, Chadian and Niger Republic soldiers, who carried out the operation, as earlier reported by international and local media, were over bloated and grossly inflated.
The fact finding team of the Defence Headquarters confirmed that 37 persons died in the clash. The victims include 25 Boko Haram members, six civilians drowned in Doro fish dam and six wounded members of Boko Haram. Five of the wounded people later died.
It stated that contrary to media reports, the houses burnt were not up to 2,000, as claimed.
Saturday Sun gathered that following the Human Rights Watch report of April 30, 2013 on the Baga killing, satellite imagery analysis of the community and environs was done. The analysis, presented by the Director General, National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), Dr. S. O. Mohammed, gave a different picture of what happened.
It was gathered that the satellite imagery assessment, carried out on April 6, was aimed at carrying out validation of the earlier assessment of HRW using multi-stage satellite imageries; identify some critical technical assumptions in the damage assessment report; contrast the most probable damage assessment of Baga town and advise on the best-practice for handling similar issues in the future.
From the satellite imagery report, some areas in Baga that HWR counted as destroyed are intact. However, the HRW did state thus: "These results are preliminary and are subject to revision or correction pending additional imagery review, new testimony and/or ground verification.
"According to NASRDA, the review of Baga assessment showed that some burnt cars and building were mainly in the southern fringe of Baga town, pointing out that the estimation of the number of damaged building were about 80 percent exaggerated, as the process of generating the information was "purely a desktop approach and without any true ground exercise to validate the time, extent, trend and land use activities; leading to huge misinterpretation of features (buildings, trees, fences, open court yards, uninhabited plots, etc were counted as same features - building)."
The report added: "It is worthy of note that the effective damaged areas (11,000sq.m) can't logically house 2, 400 damaged buildings (2, 275 destroyed and 125 severely damaged) claimed to be identified in the study area by Human Right Watch."
Dr. Mohmmed concluded his presentation by stating: "It is very true that images don't lie, but the interpretation of features that occur in an area, and captured with scientific satellites must be interpreted with the effective ground knowledge, history and land use activities for accurate results.
"Therefore, due to the sensitive nature and the security implication of the violence in Baga and environs, and Nigeria at large, satellite image must be carefully validated to authenticate the time, pattern, extent, and land use activities of a disaster area before publications."
In the same vein, the Defence Headquarters Fact Finding Team, led by the Chief of Training and Operations in the Defence Headquarters, report faulted the HRW. The team, which was in Baga for two days, during which it interacted with the commander, officers and soldiers of the multinational joint task force; aid workers of NEMA and the Red Cross as well as local government chairman and officials, the Shehu of Borno, district head of Bama, prominent chiefs, the police, some locals and the governor, among others, stated that it visited grave yards/cemeteries, Baga General Hospital, NEMA posts, various scenes of the encounter, head quarters of the task force and the market.
The report stated that the team was briefed on the situation leading to the encounter between the task force and Boko Haram in Baga. It stated: "It was informed that on April 16, 2013, at about 1730pm, troops of MNJTF on patrol along Road Baga - Mallam Karati - were ambushed by Boko Haram terrorists using Rocket Propelled Guns (RPG) machine guns and rifles. The patrol was able to extricate itself. However, one soldier, 96NA/41/3371 LCpl Aramaja Ololaja, sustained gunshot wound on the head and died at the MNJTF medical centre later.
"Subsequently, reinforcement was dispatched to the area to locate and apprehend the terrorists. On sighting the troops, the terrorists opened fire and a firefight ensued, which lasted for four hours (from 8:00pm-1:00am of the following day). The IED canisters and RPG fired by the terrorists engulfed the thatched houses, which later developed into conflagration."The report stated.
Boko Haram members, according to the report, had killed people, set buildings and six shops ablaze on October 31, 2012, after killing the owners and their family members.
The report stated also: "Before now, the terrorists around Baga and environs used to hit their targets and escape before the arrival of MNJTF patrol troops or reinforcement. But on that fateful day (April 16, 2013), they waited for the reinforcement to arrive and as MNJTF troops alighted, the terrorists engaged them."
This indicated that the group is becoming more daring with more sophisticated weapons. There are also threats of Boko Haram attack in their desperate effort to create a country or an area of influence for themselves, as is being currently done in New Marte, Ngala and Kalabarge local government areas of the state.
"The report said that the encounter between Boko Haram and the task force began on April 16 and ended with a mop up operation on April 17, 2013, when the Islamic sect members were effectively overpowered and their base destroyed.
The report stated that business and other activities had resumed before April 19 when the state governor and his entourage visited and made inflammatory statements.
It said; "The governor visited the town accompanied by some politicians and state government officials among whom were a member House of Representative, Alh. Lawan Isah Kangar and Secretary to the State Government. A crowd was addressed at the Baga General Hospital where members of the entourage made some inflammatory remarks."
When the governor's entourage visited, Secretary to the State Government again alleged that troops had killed innocent civilians estimated at 200 and destroyed their houses. The task force commander challenged him to prove the allegation and stop fabricating reports to tarnish the MNJTF. This could be the major source of reports published locally and internationally on Monday 22 April, 2013, and subsequently.
"The report further stated that some houses, especially the ones with thatched roof, were torched. The source of the fire, it noted, was believed to be mainly from the flying bullets, heavy weapons employed by Boko Haram as well as their deliberate action of kindling fire as they retreated.
It stated; "Vehicles and other properties were also burnt in the same process. Boko Haram has established a pattern of burning houses and properties whenever they are attacked or retreating, as they did in their attack on Duguri, Metele and Kangarwa etc.
"Some of the houses and properties had earlier been burnt in previous attacks on the town by Boko Haram terrorists to punish those suspected of not cooperating with their cause, as they try to establish a base near the east end of the town. In spite of all the burning, the total houses burnt were not up to 2,000 as claimed in the media."
The report further stated that some wounded civilians were treated in the military facilities and were discharged, even as local aid workers were later joined by counterparts from Red Cross and NEMA to attend to those who needed attention.
"There was no restraint to their access to the area, as reported in the media, although they were initially worried about safety route among Maiduguri, Monguno and Baga for fear of being attacked by Boko Haram terrorist," it said.
The report also painted a poignant picture of Baga people, as Boko Haram terrorists have a stronghold on them and therefore, have become too terrified to say or do anything against the sect and their interests, for fear of reprisal.
The reported stated that the fact-finding team did not locate any mass grave in Baga after two days of desperate search. "The local government chairman, Alhaji Kone, who was one of those making the allegations, could not help out either, as he declared to the team that he was not in Baga when the incident happened. The District Head, Dr. Zanna, also stated that he had not been informed of any mass burial in the town. The total number of graves sighted by the team was 10, while other informants made mentioned of 16 others elsewhere. It could however, not be ascertained whether these were as a result of the incident or they were terrorists themselves," it stated.
The report accused the international media of sensationalism apparently, orchestrated by some elite amongst the indigenes, in order to further press home their demand for the withdrawal of the military from the state.
"It however, observed that these actions were capable of strengthening Boko Haram sect and their resolve to pursue a poorly informed extremist ideology, as "their actions are meant to achieve political relevance, the fabrication of unsubstantiated figures being pursued by individuals and politicians do not reflect the true position of events of April 16 to 17in Baga, Borno State."
The report also posited that the hostile and antaginistic perception of the task force, the demand for its withdrawal, the deliberate fabrication of stories are all calculated to soil the image of the military, noting: "This is really demoralising to the Nigerian military, which is a veritable pillar for the nation's unity and security. What the nation needs at this time is national cohesion through guided comments by the elite and not the mischievous support for a terrorist organisation whose ideology is nothing more than seeking the destruction of the country
Saturday Sun gathered from the report of Defence Headquarters fact's finding team, which visited Baga as well a satellite imagery analysis of Baga environs, that the casualty figure and the number of houses razed by the joint task force of Nigeria, Chadian and Niger Republic soldiers, who carried out the operation, as earlier reported by international and local media, were over bloated and grossly inflated.
The fact finding team of the Defence Headquarters confirmed that 37 persons died in the clash. The victims include 25 Boko Haram members, six civilians drowned in Doro fish dam and six wounded members of Boko Haram. Five of the wounded people later died.
It stated that contrary to media reports, the houses burnt were not up to 2,000, as claimed.
Saturday Sun gathered that following the Human Rights Watch report of April 30, 2013 on the Baga killing, satellite imagery analysis of the community and environs was done. The analysis, presented by the Director General, National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), Dr. S. O. Mohammed, gave a different picture of what happened.
It was gathered that the satellite imagery assessment, carried out on April 6, was aimed at carrying out validation of the earlier assessment of HRW using multi-stage satellite imageries; identify some critical technical assumptions in the damage assessment report; contrast the most probable damage assessment of Baga town and advise on the best-practice for handling similar issues in the future.
From the satellite imagery report, some areas in Baga that HWR counted as destroyed are intact. However, the HRW did state thus: "These results are preliminary and are subject to revision or correction pending additional imagery review, new testimony and/or ground verification.
"According to NASRDA, the review of Baga assessment showed that some burnt cars and building were mainly in the southern fringe of Baga town, pointing out that the estimation of the number of damaged building were about 80 percent exaggerated, as the process of generating the information was "purely a desktop approach and without any true ground exercise to validate the time, extent, trend and land use activities; leading to huge misinterpretation of features (buildings, trees, fences, open court yards, uninhabited plots, etc were counted as same features - building)."
The report added: "It is worthy of note that the effective damaged areas (11,000sq.m) can't logically house 2, 400 damaged buildings (2, 275 destroyed and 125 severely damaged) claimed to be identified in the study area by Human Right Watch."
Dr. Mohmmed concluded his presentation by stating: "It is very true that images don't lie, but the interpretation of features that occur in an area, and captured with scientific satellites must be interpreted with the effective ground knowledge, history and land use activities for accurate results.
"Therefore, due to the sensitive nature and the security implication of the violence in Baga and environs, and Nigeria at large, satellite image must be carefully validated to authenticate the time, pattern, extent, and land use activities of a disaster area before publications."
In the same vein, the Defence Headquarters Fact Finding Team, led by the Chief of Training and Operations in the Defence Headquarters, report faulted the HRW. The team, which was in Baga for two days, during which it interacted with the commander, officers and soldiers of the multinational joint task force; aid workers of NEMA and the Red Cross as well as local government chairman and officials, the Shehu of Borno, district head of Bama, prominent chiefs, the police, some locals and the governor, among others, stated that it visited grave yards/cemeteries, Baga General Hospital, NEMA posts, various scenes of the encounter, head quarters of the task force and the market.
The report stated that the team was briefed on the situation leading to the encounter between the task force and Boko Haram in Baga. It stated: "It was informed that on April 16, 2013, at about 1730pm, troops of MNJTF on patrol along Road Baga - Mallam Karati - were ambushed by Boko Haram terrorists using Rocket Propelled Guns (RPG) machine guns and rifles. The patrol was able to extricate itself. However, one soldier, 96NA/41/3371 LCpl Aramaja Ololaja, sustained gunshot wound on the head and died at the MNJTF medical centre later.
"Subsequently, reinforcement was dispatched to the area to locate and apprehend the terrorists. On sighting the troops, the terrorists opened fire and a firefight ensued, which lasted for four hours (from 8:00pm-1:00am of the following day). The IED canisters and RPG fired by the terrorists engulfed the thatched houses, which later developed into conflagration."The report stated.
Boko Haram members, according to the report, had killed people, set buildings and six shops ablaze on October 31, 2012, after killing the owners and their family members.
The report stated also: "Before now, the terrorists around Baga and environs used to hit their targets and escape before the arrival of MNJTF patrol troops or reinforcement. But on that fateful day (April 16, 2013), they waited for the reinforcement to arrive and as MNJTF troops alighted, the terrorists engaged them."
This indicated that the group is becoming more daring with more sophisticated weapons. There are also threats of Boko Haram attack in their desperate effort to create a country or an area of influence for themselves, as is being currently done in New Marte, Ngala and Kalabarge local government areas of the state.
"The report said that the encounter between Boko Haram and the task force began on April 16 and ended with a mop up operation on April 17, 2013, when the Islamic sect members were effectively overpowered and their base destroyed.
The report stated that business and other activities had resumed before April 19 when the state governor and his entourage visited and made inflammatory statements.
It said; "The governor visited the town accompanied by some politicians and state government officials among whom were a member House of Representative, Alh. Lawan Isah Kangar and Secretary to the State Government. A crowd was addressed at the Baga General Hospital where members of the entourage made some inflammatory remarks."
When the governor's entourage visited, Secretary to the State Government again alleged that troops had killed innocent civilians estimated at 200 and destroyed their houses. The task force commander challenged him to prove the allegation and stop fabricating reports to tarnish the MNJTF. This could be the major source of reports published locally and internationally on Monday 22 April, 2013, and subsequently.
"The report further stated that some houses, especially the ones with thatched roof, were torched. The source of the fire, it noted, was believed to be mainly from the flying bullets, heavy weapons employed by Boko Haram as well as their deliberate action of kindling fire as they retreated.
It stated; "Vehicles and other properties were also burnt in the same process. Boko Haram has established a pattern of burning houses and properties whenever they are attacked or retreating, as they did in their attack on Duguri, Metele and Kangarwa etc.
"Some of the houses and properties had earlier been burnt in previous attacks on the town by Boko Haram terrorists to punish those suspected of not cooperating with their cause, as they try to establish a base near the east end of the town. In spite of all the burning, the total houses burnt were not up to 2,000 as claimed in the media."
The report further stated that some wounded civilians were treated in the military facilities and were discharged, even as local aid workers were later joined by counterparts from Red Cross and NEMA to attend to those who needed attention.
"There was no restraint to their access to the area, as reported in the media, although they were initially worried about safety route among Maiduguri, Monguno and Baga for fear of being attacked by Boko Haram terrorist," it said.
The report also painted a poignant picture of Baga people, as Boko Haram terrorists have a stronghold on them and therefore, have become too terrified to say or do anything against the sect and their interests, for fear of reprisal.
The reported stated that the fact-finding team did not locate any mass grave in Baga after two days of desperate search. "The local government chairman, Alhaji Kone, who was one of those making the allegations, could not help out either, as he declared to the team that he was not in Baga when the incident happened. The District Head, Dr. Zanna, also stated that he had not been informed of any mass burial in the town. The total number of graves sighted by the team was 10, while other informants made mentioned of 16 others elsewhere. It could however, not be ascertained whether these were as a result of the incident or they were terrorists themselves," it stated.
The report accused the international media of sensationalism apparently, orchestrated by some elite amongst the indigenes, in order to further press home their demand for the withdrawal of the military from the state.
"It however, observed that these actions were capable of strengthening Boko Haram sect and their resolve to pursue a poorly informed extremist ideology, as "their actions are meant to achieve political relevance, the fabrication of unsubstantiated figures being pursued by individuals and politicians do not reflect the true position of events of April 16 to 17in Baga, Borno State."
The report also posited that the hostile and antaginistic perception of the task force, the demand for its withdrawal, the deliberate fabrication of stories are all calculated to soil the image of the military, noting: "This is really demoralising to the Nigerian military, which is a veritable pillar for the nation's unity and security. What the nation needs at this time is national cohesion through guided comments by the elite and not the mischievous support for a terrorist organisation whose ideology is nothing more than seeking the destruction of the country
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18 May 2013
24-hour Curfew in Maiduguri as Military Intensifies Raid On Boko-Haram
The military on Saturday imposed a 24-hour curfew in parts of a northeastern city as it pressed on with a campaign against Boko Haram Islamists that has sent residents fleeing the region.
Bill Gates Reclaims Richest Person In The World Again
The 57-year-old co-founder of Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft Corp. recaptured the title from Mexican investor Carlos Slim, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, as the software maker hit a five-year high. It is the first time Gates has held the mantle since 2007. His fortune is valued at US$72.7 billion, up 16% year-to-date.Slim’s America Movil SAB, the largest mobile-phone operator in America, has dropped 14% this year after Mexico’s Congress passed a bill that could quash the billionaire’s market dominance. That’s helped erase more than US$3 billion from the 73-year-old tycoon’s net worth.
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Police arrest another ‘baby factory’ owner in Lagos.
A 50 year-old woman, Mrs. Oby George, who allegedly sells babies to couples who are in desperate need, has been arrested by police operatives of the Lagos State Command.
The suspect, who is based in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, deceived her victims with the story that she had harbal medicines that could make them get pregnant and have babies of their own no matter their ages.
She allegedly collected N1.5million from a 61-year- old woman, Mrs. Momoh Ceclia Adesope, to give her twins and N2.7 million from 43-year-old Mrs. Joy Okonkwo for triplets.
While Adesope and her 78-year-old husband got their supposed twins, the Okonkwos were still waiting for theirs when she was caught by the police.Operatives of the Area ‘E’ Command got information from some concerned citizens that Mrs Adesope who had passed the age of child bearing had twins.
Following the report, the couple was invited to the area command for questioning by the Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) in charge, Mr Dan Okoro. It was their confessions that led the operatives to Port Harcourt where the prime suspect was arrested.
Command’s spokesman, Ngozi Braide, a Deputy Superintendent (DSP) who paraded the suspect yesterday, said she was arrested on April 16 after Mrs. Adesope, one of the victims, went to a hospital in Festac Area of Lagos for a medical check-up.
Doctors, it was gathered, suspected that her babies were not twins as she claimed. One of the babies was about two weeks old, while the other was over two months old. The hospital alerted the police and she was arrested for intrrogation.
Braide said the woman confessed that one Mrs George in Port Harcourt sold some herbal medicines to her and that when she was due for delivery, she went back to the same woman who, she claimed, delivered her of the babies.
It was gathered that when the operatives probed further, Adesope could not provide any evidence of anti-natal care at any hospital before delivery or any medical analysis to confirm that she was ever pregnant.
ACP Okoro led other operatives to Port Harcourt where the suspect was arrested and fake hospital delivery equipment was also recovered.
The suspect, Oby, said: “I am from the Ummabo side in Port Harcourt. Let me tell you the truth. It was one Helen Okoronkwo who brought them. I helped her really to deliver her of the babies. I bought the herbs which I administered on them from a market. They were all roots.”
She said she started the business over a year ago, adding that she only helped people who were in desperate need of children to achieve their dreams.
Adesope said: “One lady who asked me whether I was looking for a baby told me that it was possible to get pregnant and get a child of my own. I paid her N1.5million for male twins. She said the person was her neighbour who just returned from abroad. She gave me the woman’s phone number. When I called her she said I should come to Port Harcourt to meet her. She gave me directions to her place when I got to Port Harcourt. She gave me seeds to eat the first day, and later started administering herbal drugs. I came to Port Harcourt after eight months of taking the prescribed herbs and seeds. Therefore, when I got to Port Harcourt again, she said it was time for me to deliver.
“She told me to lie down. I became almost unconscious and she used razor blade to cut my clitoris and started asking me to push, and I continued to push. At a point, I heard the cry of a baby. They congratulated me that I had a baby boy and told me to be patient and that the second boy was on his way. They asked me to push harder and before I knew it, I heard another cry of a baby and they congratulated.
“When I came back to Lagos, I started feeling pains and went to hospital despite warning by Oby that I should never go to hospital because miracle babies have nothing to do with hospital. It was at the hospital that the doctor asked me how old I was and was surprised that I should deliver twins, two bouncing baby boys, at the age of 61. He alerted the police and I was arrested”.
Okoronkwo, who resides in the Ajah area of Lagos said: “I have been married for 18 years. It was somebody, a neighbour that texted me the GSM number of the miracle babies woman at Port Harcourt. When I got there, she asked me to take a cab to her miracle maternity. She gave two types of herbs to start with. When she saw me she said I was due to deliver the desired triplets.
“As I was taking the drug my body started swelling and some of my clothes could not even be worn again. I was instructed not to go to any doctor because miracle babies have nothing to do with hospitals. It was this woman, Oby, that was my miracle baby deliverer. I paid her N2.7million for the triplets. To be honest, I am not pregnant. I am sick, see my body. My legs are swollen; my tummy is swollen due to the drug she administered. I don’t believe I am pregnant. I am sick”.
The suspect, who is based in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, deceived her victims with the story that she had harbal medicines that could make them get pregnant and have babies of their own no matter their ages.
She allegedly collected N1.5million from a 61-year- old woman, Mrs. Momoh Ceclia Adesope, to give her twins and N2.7 million from 43-year-old Mrs. Joy Okonkwo for triplets.
While Adesope and her 78-year-old husband got their supposed twins, the Okonkwos were still waiting for theirs when she was caught by the police.Operatives of the Area ‘E’ Command got information from some concerned citizens that Mrs Adesope who had passed the age of child bearing had twins.
Following the report, the couple was invited to the area command for questioning by the Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) in charge, Mr Dan Okoro. It was their confessions that led the operatives to Port Harcourt where the prime suspect was arrested.
Command’s spokesman, Ngozi Braide, a Deputy Superintendent (DSP) who paraded the suspect yesterday, said she was arrested on April 16 after Mrs. Adesope, one of the victims, went to a hospital in Festac Area of Lagos for a medical check-up.
Doctors, it was gathered, suspected that her babies were not twins as she claimed. One of the babies was about two weeks old, while the other was over two months old. The hospital alerted the police and she was arrested for intrrogation.
Braide said the woman confessed that one Mrs George in Port Harcourt sold some herbal medicines to her and that when she was due for delivery, she went back to the same woman who, she claimed, delivered her of the babies.
It was gathered that when the operatives probed further, Adesope could not provide any evidence of anti-natal care at any hospital before delivery or any medical analysis to confirm that she was ever pregnant.
ACP Okoro led other operatives to Port Harcourt where the suspect was arrested and fake hospital delivery equipment was also recovered.
The suspect, Oby, said: “I am from the Ummabo side in Port Harcourt. Let me tell you the truth. It was one Helen Okoronkwo who brought them. I helped her really to deliver her of the babies. I bought the herbs which I administered on them from a market. They were all roots.”
She said she started the business over a year ago, adding that she only helped people who were in desperate need of children to achieve their dreams.
Adesope said: “One lady who asked me whether I was looking for a baby told me that it was possible to get pregnant and get a child of my own. I paid her N1.5million for male twins. She said the person was her neighbour who just returned from abroad. She gave me the woman’s phone number. When I called her she said I should come to Port Harcourt to meet her. She gave me directions to her place when I got to Port Harcourt. She gave me seeds to eat the first day, and later started administering herbal drugs. I came to Port Harcourt after eight months of taking the prescribed herbs and seeds. Therefore, when I got to Port Harcourt again, she said it was time for me to deliver.
“She told me to lie down. I became almost unconscious and she used razor blade to cut my clitoris and started asking me to push, and I continued to push. At a point, I heard the cry of a baby. They congratulated me that I had a baby boy and told me to be patient and that the second boy was on his way. They asked me to push harder and before I knew it, I heard another cry of a baby and they congratulated.
“When I came back to Lagos, I started feeling pains and went to hospital despite warning by Oby that I should never go to hospital because miracle babies have nothing to do with hospital. It was at the hospital that the doctor asked me how old I was and was surprised that I should deliver twins, two bouncing baby boys, at the age of 61. He alerted the police and I was arrested”.
Okoronkwo, who resides in the Ajah area of Lagos said: “I have been married for 18 years. It was somebody, a neighbour that texted me the GSM number of the miracle babies woman at Port Harcourt. When I got there, she asked me to take a cab to her miracle maternity. She gave two types of herbs to start with. When she saw me she said I was due to deliver the desired triplets.
“As I was taking the drug my body started swelling and some of my clothes could not even be worn again. I was instructed not to go to any doctor because miracle babies have nothing to do with hospitals. It was this woman, Oby, that was my miracle baby deliverer. I paid her N2.7million for the triplets. To be honest, I am not pregnant. I am sick, see my body. My legs are swollen; my tummy is swollen due to the drug she administered. I don’t believe I am pregnant. I am sick”.
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Boko Haram owns anti-aircraft and anti-tank guns – Military
The Nigerian Military said on Friday that it destroyed weapons, including anti-aircraft and anti-tank guns, owned by insurgents in Borno State, News Agency of Nigeria has reported.
The Military said in a statement that advancing troops of the Special Task Force have destroyed some terrorists’ camps sited in the forests of Northern and Central Borno.The statement was issued in Abuja on Friday and signed by Brigadier General Chris Olukolade, the Director of Defence Information.
In his nationwide broadcast on May 14, while declaring a state of emergency in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe, President Goodluck Jonathan directed the Chief of Defence Staff, Admiral Ola Ibrahim, to deploy more troops to the three states.
The president said the insurgents were not only carrying out violent acts but had commenced the process of taking over some parts of the Nigerian territory for themselves, and were mounting strange flags.
Mr. Olukolade noted that heavy weapons, including anti-aircraft and anti-tank guns, were also destroyed in the process.
He said the special operations, which preceded troop movement, resulted in the destruction of many of the insurgents’ weapons.Logistics, it added, such as vehicles, containers, fuel dumps and power generators were also destroyed.
It said that “the casualties inflicted on the insurgents in the course of the assault will be verified during a mop up.’’According to the statement, the Defence Headquarters is quite satisfied with the progress of the operation and the fighting spirit of participating troops. It urged the Special Task Force to sustain the tempo.
Meanwhile, border posts have all been manned by security personnel to prevent escape or infiltration by the insurgents.At least, 20 members of the insurgents were killed in the Sambisa, a forest that spreads across the cameroon border.
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Awful: Principal impregnates student in Kogi, orders her to abort three times
The Principal of Baptist High School, Ekinrin/Adde, in Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State Mr. Ajayi Ajibulu has been accused of impregnating one of his students and trying to abort the pregnancy.
Sources from the town revealed that the girl (name withheld) was a regular caller at the Principal’s house who was a friend to her father, a retired Army officer and usually helps to deliver message from their sister who lived in Lokoja.
Saturday Vanguard gathered that the secret was exposed when a friend of the girl saw a letter written by the principal given to the girl to deliver to a doctor who will help them to abort the pregnancy.
The girl was said to have been scared of undergoing the abortion which was the third time, and therefore, refused to deliver the letter to the doctor on time before the friend saw the letter.
The friend was said to have quickly hinted the girl’s father who raised alarm that caught the attention of the town. Irate youths of the town later ambushed the principal and led him to the palace of the king.
The King, Oba Solomon Hambolu was said to have persuaded the community not to take law into their hands but allow the palace to take action on him.
Saturday Vanguard gathered that the Principal who is also a Deacon in the Church had been having crisis with some members of his staff who have been accusing him of involving in diabolic dealing.
While at the palace, the Principal was said to have escaped from the people and fled the town ever since.
Read more: Vanguard Newspapers
“I am an actress and not a porn star” – Uche Ogbodo warns Afrocandy
The Nollywood actress released the statement below last night:
I, Uche Ogbodo, emphatically state that I am an actress and not a porn star. The fact that I was just experimenting and having fun with the ‘Lady Gaga’ red hair photo shoot is not an excuse for the likes of AfroCandy to insult me.
If I ever decide to strip in a movie, trust me, it’d be worth it like Halle Berry did in Monster’s Ball and Swordfish. Right now I am in talks with a reputable artiste management outfit to represent me and re-invent myself.
Uche Ogbodo.
17 May 2013
BOMBSHELL! Afro-Candy to star Uche Ogbodo, Cossy and Anita Joseph in “Soft porn movie”
Controversial American based Nollywood actress, Judith Okpara Mazagwu popularly known as Afro-Candy who last week released the trailer of her soft-porn movie, “Destructive Instinct” has revealed her plans to star the likes of Uche Ogbodo, Cossy Ojiakor and Anita Joseph in her next soft-porn movie.
The actress dropped the bombshell on her facebook page. She called on Nollywood producers to follow her footsteps by venturing into the production of soft-porn movies for the African market.
Afro Candy
According to her, “ I was planning to cast Uche Ogbodo in my next movie before she went public. I also have in mind to cast Cossy Ojiakor and Anita Joseph in my next production. You guys can...
The actress dropped the bombshell on her facebook page. She called on Nollywood producers to follow her footsteps by venturing into the production of soft-porn movies for the African market.
Afro Candy
According to her, “ I was planning to cast Uche Ogbodo in my next movie before she went public. I also have in mind to cast Cossy Ojiakor and Anita Joseph in my next production. You guys can...
Over 900 CCTV Camera’s Deployed In Lagos
Over 900 closed-circuit television, CCTV, cameras have been deployed in Lagos State and already supplying video footages to relevant agencies, State Commissioner for Science and Technology,...
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MADNESS: Man Sewed His Daughter’s Lips Together, Puts Her Head In Boiling Water
A young girl had her mouth stitched up with fishing cord as part of a sickening campaign of abuse carried out by her own dad, police said.
Xiao Li’s father, named only as Yang, allegedly dunked his 11-year-old daughter’s...
16 May 2013
Customs officer in sex-for-cargo mess
By SunNews
The Officer-in-Charge (OC) of the Legal Unit, Tin-Can Island Port Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Chief Superintendent of Customs Ibrahim Badisha, may have landed himself in deep mess, as a Reverend Sister from the Daughters Eternal Father Mission has accused him of allegedly pestering her for sex before a container, belonging to the Catholic Mission is cleared.
The Reverend Sister, who pleaded anonymity, insisted that Badisha, who doubles as a lawyer, had...
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