Thursday 11 September 2014
Breaking News: Judge finds Oscar Pistorius not guilty of murder
Judge Masipa has read much of her judgement and she's just found Oscar Pistorius not guilty of murder. The judge said there were not enough facts to prove the most serious charge of pre-meditated murder. She said the case was based entirely on circumstantial evidence and dismissed the witness testimony. She said the witnesses were unreliable as they were confused when giving testimony and said most of what they said weren't accurate. She said even if Oscar was evasive with some facts, and was a 'very poor' witness, it doesn't mean he's guilty of murder.
She explained that Oscar's reaction after killing Reeva shows he didn't have criminal intent, hadn't foreseen he'd killed her. She said he could not have faked his reaction minutes after the shoo
ting. She even dismissed the whatsapp message between the lovers, saying relationships are dynamic. She also said evidence did not support the state's claim of second degree murder.
"The state has not proved beyond reasonable doubt that the accused is guilty of premeditated murder. There are just not enough facts to support such a finding'- she said.
While he's not guilty of premeditated murder, he awaits to find out if he's guilty of culpable homicide (manslaughter) which is the negligent death of another. It means there was no intention to kill but the killing is unlawful. The court has adjourned for early lunch.
Monday 8 September 2014
Divorce Saga: Pastor Chris Oyakhilome Finally Speaks Up
After over a week of remaining silent on the
divorce suit filed against him by his wife, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome of
Christ Embassy Church has finally addressed the allegations.
Pastor Chris, who spoke on the evening of Sunday, September 7 during
the monthly global communion service of the church, described the
allegations as ‘crazy’ and ‘stupid’.
According to him, divorce was not biblical but if his wife insists on it, he could consider it as an option.
“Christians should not have a divorce, it shouldn’t be, but you see, that doesn’t mean a Christian may not take the step. They may do it, but that doesn’t make it right,” Pastor Chris said.
He said being married to a man of God doesn’t automatically make you a woman of God and that is why you don’t really find wives of Men of God listed in the Bible.
Pastor Christ Oyakhilome
“Christians should not have a divorce, it shouldn’t be, but you see, that doesn’t mean a Christian may not take the step. They may do it, but that doesn’t make it right,” Pastor Chris said.
He said being married to a man of God doesn’t automatically make you a woman of God and that is why you don’t really find wives of Men of God listed in the Bible.
Proud dad! Obafemi Martins tattoos son's face on his arm (photo)
'I’m free from Ebola, but now I’m jobless' fiance of late nurse says
Dennis who was working as a marketing officer in an oil company before his fiancee contracted the disease, says he no longer works there. He said after he left the isolation center, his office refused to pick his calls or communicate with him. Excepts from the interview after the cut...
Man organizes friends from Delta state to rob his uncle in Lagos
Emmanuel, who was paraded alongside his other gang
members, Joseph
Ovologbarho, Innocent Ibe, Victor Ezenwa, Oyoma Akbojiyouwi and James
Ukerume, said he arranged for his Uncle to be robbed at his festac home
after his uncle kicked him out of his house when he returned from Prison
for damaging someone's car. Continue...
Singer Simone Battle commits suicide after battling depression
A family friend revealed Simone had been quietly battling depression for a while.
Simone came to prominence as a contestant on US X-Factor in 2011. She was a finalist on the show, making it to the top 17 before being eliminated by her mentor on the show, Simon Cowell. She joined G.R.L in 2012 and just recently, their single 'Ugly Heart' went platinum in Australia. Sad she didn't find reasons to continue living. See more photos of Simone after the cut...
Billionaire couple Rasaq and Shade Okoya at Elite Model Look
Crazy in love! Beyonce and Jay Z arm-in-arm as they stroll Italian streets
New report claims adultery is not Anita Oyakhilome’s ground for divorce
According to ThisDay, who said they have a copy of the court papers for the divorce process filed at the Principal Registry of the Family Division (PRFD) of the High Court of Justice, Anita filed for divorce on the ground that 'the marriage has broken down irretrievably.'
In her statement of case in support of petition at PRFD with number FD14001650, Pastor Anita however, accused her husband of having inappropriate relationship with some of his female staff members.
Okay, let me get this straight. Her official reason for filing is not 'adultery' but she alleged in her statement in court that he's having inappropriate relationship with women? It's not the same thing? Find the statement after the cut...
"I wasn't hired by Nigerian Govt" hostage negotiator Stephen Davis allegedly says
In an interview with Soni Daniel, which was published on Vanguard today, Stephen allegedly said he was never engaged by the Nigerian government to dialogue with the sect.
"I was not engaged by the Federal Government of Nigeria, any state government or any other party. I went to Nigeria in late April in an effort to facilitate a handover of the Chibok captives after discussing such a possibility with former commanders of JAS (Jama’atu Ahlul Sunnah Lih Da’awa wal Jihad otherwise known as JAS) and others close to Boko Haram. Why did you release the report of your assignment to the media instead of sending it to government? I did not construct a report of my efforts in Nigeria. As I said earlier, I was not engaged by any party and therefore had no obligation to report to anyone." Continue...
Rihanna steps out in raincoat-inspired outfit. Would you rock it?
"I am not gay" - Mr Universe Nigeria says
"I am not gay, and it is very annoying when people make such comments. There was this girl that added me on twitter. She was like; ‘Tell me the truth, are you gay?’ It was so annoying. Some people think that for you to win the pageant you must be gay and men must sleep with you and all, but that’s not true. I just wish I could do a story and the heading will just be ‘I am not gay’. People have concluded in their mind that we are gays. Even when I was profiled on Linda Ikeji’s blog, there were comments like, gay alert; the guy is gay and all that. People feel if you are a male pageant contestant, the only hard work you need to do is to sleep in the room. That’s a negative thought, but I believe a person with a positive thought won’t think like that. For me, you just have to be positive; you just have to believe in yourself. I have gone for pageants that I lost (Mr. Tourism Nigeria), but that didn’t stop me from going for more.What does he think of gays? Find his answer after the cut...
Cardinal Okojie speaks on Chris & Anita Oyakhilome divorce drama, says 'are they true pastors'?
“When the going was good, they took vows on the altar of God to stay together in sickness and in health, until death do them part. They promise to make one another faithful partner in the presence of God, their family and friends and vow to be each other’s faithful partner in sickness and in health, in good times and in bad, and in joy as well as in sorrow. (with their separation ) It shows that they cannot live by what they preach. The Bible says: ‘What God has joined together, let no man put asunder.’ So why are they putting asunder what the good Lord has joined together if they are men of God as they claim?”Okojie said...
Boko Haram reportedly takes over Michika town in Adamawa state
Residents in the town say the Nigerian military flew over the area but did not attack the sect men.
Soldiers
from the 23 Brigade in Yola, Adamawa state, are said to
have been mobilized to prevent the sect men from taking over Mubi, a key
city which is some kilometers away from Michika.
Sick mum left baby to starve to death while she went out partying for 2 weeks
Prosecutors said when the teen got back, she found her infant daughter(pictured right) dead. Continue...
'Women can't seperate us' - Bracket says
In an interview with Sunday
Express, music duo, Smash and Vast of Bracket, said money and women
can't make them go their separate ways because according to them, they
have grown past that.
"Money has not separated us, so women won't do that to us. We had a little issue about money in the past and we settled it. So when it comes to women or when Smash sees me with people who will not add value to my life, he warns me. And when I don't listen, he will let me be. Then when it all goes wrong, he will still be the person I come back to. I don't think women or money can be a problem between us at this stage"
The duo also revealed that in the next two to three years, they should be married
"Marriage is a must-do thing and we are not getting any younger. Within the next two-three years we should do that. We are still single but we are not getting any younger. We would love to get married"
Photos from Joan Rivers funeral
Joan Rivers wanted a star-studded funeral and she got one. Everyone from Hollywood, fashion, media and money was at her funeral. Guiliana Rancic, Kathy Griffin, Kelly Osbourne; Sarah Jessica Parker, Whoopi Goldberg; Howard Stern, Mehmet Oz, Alan Cumming, Clive Davis, Carolina Herrera, Michael Kors, Barbara Walters, Diane Sawyer, Kathie Lee, Andy Cohen, Donald Trump, Steve Forbes amongst others. Continue to see more photos from the funeral...
EFCC declares Bauchi gubernatorial aspirant wanted for $500k scam
A gubernatorial aspirant in Bauchi State, Abdulahi Usman Adamu, alias Dan China (pictured on the left), has been declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The politician cum miner is wanted by the anti-graft agency for allegedly obtaining the sum of $500,000 USD (Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) from a Chinese Company, Shengjia International (HK) Limited, by false pretence. The suspect allegedly obtained the sum from the Chinese firm as part payment for the supply of 3000MT of Lead Ore, a contract he failed to execute. Continue...
Serena Williams beats Caroline Wozniacki to win her sixth US Open
Adaeze Yobo opens up on how she met, got pregnant and married Joseph Yobo
How did you meet your husband?
I met him in Nigeria through a friend at an event. From there, we became close friends. I became pregnant and we got married immediately. Everything happened in a very short time. A lot of people thought it wasn’t going to work but at that moment, I knew I felt something I had never felt with anyone in my life and I said to myself, why not take that chance? I’m quite prayerful , so I knew there’s no way I could err, though I never planned getting married so early. I had so many dreams of what I wanted in life. Marriage was the last thing on my mind. It happened so fast and I thought I should give it a shot. Continue...
Friday 5 September 2014
Photos: Alaafin of Oyo and his four wives go shopping in the UK
Photos from Ashlee Simpson and Diana Ross' son's wedding
Evan, who is an actor and Ashlee began dating in July 2013, and got engaged in January 2014. Ashlee was married to Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz from 2008 to 2011 and they have a 6 year old son named Bronx. Enough of the history, see photos from their wedding after the cut...
'Our sons rape us on a daily basis' - Imo Christian mothers cry out
According to Vanguard, the women made this appeal during a recent visit to the Catholic Archbishop at the Maria Assumpta Catholic Cathedral in Owerri.
"We are raped and molested by our own children. You cannot come to Mgbuishii and return home safely because of the crime rate" the women said. Continue...
Red carpet photos from 2014 Nigeria Entertainment Awards
Rivers govt contradict health minister. Says PH woman died of cardiac arrest not Ebola
At a press briefing yesterday in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state
Commissioner for Health, Dr Samson Parker said the elderly woman died of
cardiac arrest and not Ebola as stated by the Minister of Health
through his media spokesperson, Dan Nwomeh. Continue...
Actor Jnr Pope helps his pregnant wife in the kitchen & shares the pic
Photos: Nicki Minaj wears see-through top to the airport
Tension in Agbor kingdom as King reportedly marries white woman
According
to Leadership Newspaper, the Agbor kingdom in Delta state is currently in a state
of confusion after their 37 year old King, the Dein of Agbor, Benjamin Ikechukwu
Kiagborekuzi I, secretly married a white woman, a decision said to
be unacceptable by his people who expected him to marry an Agbor
woman.
The
Dein who was crowned King when he was just two and a half years old in
1979 following the death of his father, had
all his education abroad. He returned to Nigeria in 2001 after
completing all his studies to assume the throne as king and has been
ruling his kingdom since without a Queen.
Looks like he found love while he was abroad and decided to settle down with her. Continue...
Court freezes Dangote’s accounts in 20 banks
According to Punch, the high court judge, Justice Okon Abang, gave the order while presiding over a case brought against Dangote by Union Bank. Union Bank had dragged him and his companies to court over alleged refusal to pay up the N5.2bn loan granted his company since September, 2008.
The
bank, through its lawyer, Mr. Chukwudi Enebeli had instituted suits
seeking an order of mareva injunction to restrain all the defendants’
banks in Nigeria- Access, CITI, Diamond, Ecobank, Enterprise, Fidelity, Keystone, Mainstreet, Skye, Wema, Heritage, Sterling, Unity, Zenith Banks, First Bank, First City Monument Bank, Guaranty Trust Bank, Stanbic IBTC, Standard Chartered Bank and United Bank for Africa - from allowing Mr Dangote and his companies to withdraw funds from their accounts pending the determination of the suits.
Fuuny! New Malaysian Airlines ad ask customers what they want to do before they die
EFCC arrest Nigerian man for duping 75 year old Dutch woman of €200k
"For swindling a 75 year old woman of 200,000 Euros in a romance scam, a 31-year-old confidence trickster, Adio Opeyemi Michael, an indigene of Owu LGA of Ogun state, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC. The victim, a certain Jeanet De Jonge, is a Dutch national." Continue...
She's gone! Legendary comedienne Joan Rivers dies at 81
"It is with great sadness that I announce the death of my mother, Joan Rivers. She passed peacefully at 1:17 PM surrounded by family and close friends. My son and I would like to thank the doctors, nurses and staff of Mount Sinai hospital for the amazing care they provided for my mother."
"Cooper and I have found ourselves humbled by the outpouring of love, support and prayers we have received from around the world.They have been heard and appreciated."
"My mother's greatest joy in life was to make people laugh. Although that is difficult to do right now, I know her final wish would be that we return to laughing soon."I am so sad! May her soul rest in peace..amen.
Dr. Ameyo Adadevoh to be buried September 12th
A memorial service will hold at the Holy Cross Cathedral opposite the City Mall in Lagos by 10am before her ash, which has been obtained by her family, will be committed to mother earth.
Her family had obtained her ashes after her corpse was decontaminated and cremated by the Lagos State Government. Continue...
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