Official photos from Royal baby, Princess Charlotte's christening

Britain's royal family has released official photos from the christening of of Princess Charlotte, daughter of Prince William and Kate Middleton which held at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene in the Queen's Sandringham Estate in England on Sunday July 5th.

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Ambode Bans Street Hawking & Begging In Lagos; Offenders To Be Arrested

Lagos state governor Akin Ambode has banned street trading and begging on the state’s roads.

In a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Tunji Bello, Ambode said they constituted a nuisance, and that they would be arrested if they didn’t desist.

“At the State Security Council Meeting on July 7, it was resolved that the act of street trading that has continued to hamper free flow of traffic on Lagos roads which further constitutes nuisance and security threat to law abiding citizens will no longer be tolerated.”

“Therefore, street traders and buyers will henceforth be arrested and prosecuted. The Task Force on Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences has been mandated to ensure the Law of the State against street trading is enforced to the letter.”

“We’ve had security reports on the activities of persons who pose as beggars, especially in traffic, but their sole aim is to perpetrate evil. We are putting a search light on this trend and one way to do that is to ensure that we take pre-emptive measures to forestall this development.”

 

Ambode Bans Street Hawking & Begging In Lagos; Offenders To Be Arrested

Lagos state governor Akin Ambode has banned street trading and begging on the state’s roads.

In a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Tunji Bello, Ambode said they constituted a nuisance, and that they would be arrested if they didn’t desist.

“At the State Security Council Meeting on July 7, it was resolved that the act of street trading that has continued to hamper free flow of traffic on Lagos roads which further constitutes nuisance and security threat to law abiding citizens will no longer be tolerated.”

“Therefore, street traders and buyers will henceforth be arrested and prosecuted. The Task Force on Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences has been mandated to ensure the Law of the State against street trading is enforced to the letter.”

“We’ve had security reports on the activities of persons who pose as beggars, especially in traffic, but their sole aim is to perpetrate evil. We are putting a search light on this trend and one way to do that is to ensure that we take pre-emptive measures to forestall this development.”

 

Former Billionaire, Godwin Anabor Goes Broke, Turns Popular Taxi Driver At Ikeja (Photos)

The twist and turns of life you may say. For those who recall how he rocked the party scenes and how his name was an anthem on the lips of the then reigning musicians like Oliver de Coque, Shina Peters and others, this might hit them as a surprise, but the reality is that things have changed and the then billionaire, Godwin Anabor is now a ‘common’ taxi driver.

Lagos socialite and publisher of the defunct Hearts Magazine, Chief Goddy Anabor, is now a Kabukabu driver! And this is authoritative.

YES INTERNATIONAL! Magazine gathered exclusively that the erstwhile billionaire whose name and titles the likes of Sir Shina Peters, Oliver de Coque and so many other musicians documented lavishly in some of their albums now engages in the business to keep body and soul together, and after falling on bad times.

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Operating incognito, Anabor uses a Toyota Camry (tiny light) for this and usually resumes his activities around 1 am when fewer eyes will be on him. His take off point is the popular Allen Avenue in Ikeja, Lagos.

Some of those who used to know him in his hey days are so sad and shocked by the way he ended up. They blamed bad marriage and drugs for his down fall. A native of Fugar in Edo State, Anabor, when the going was good, was residing inside Moshood Abiola Crescent, off Toyin Street, in Ikeja, Lagos. He also had a guest house in Ikeja GRA (on Joel Ogunnaike to be specific). As a matter of fact, the guest house today houses a nude club – The Cave, owned by Shina Edo. He sold them all at the peak of his crisis. Likewise his gigantic hotel in Edo State and all his exotic automobiles, including a Rolls Royce.

Currently a regular face at a popular bar on Allen Avenue, the businessman who used to have a white man that worked for him as his Personal Assistant drinks 33 Larger Beer whenever he comes around. Unlike in the days of old when it was some of the most expensive drinks. A shadow of his old self, he practically begs now and depends on his Kabukabu to survive.

EX-Governor and his sons jailed for 2 months in Kano State

A federal court has ordered former Jigawa state governor, Sule Lamido, and his two sons, Aminu and Mustapha, accused of fraud, to be remanded in Kano prison custody till September 28, Premium Times reports.

Delivering her judgement, Justice Evelyn Anyadike ruled that the ex-governor and his sons be remanded in a Kano Prison Custody because the EFCC said they lacked enough facilities to accommodate them.

She rejected the pleas of defense counsel, Effiong Effiong, SAN, that the accused be kept at EFCC custody.

Justice Anyadike ruled that the ex-governor and his sons be remanded pending the hearing of their bail applications.

Nigerian Man Smuggling Cocaine To China Dies At Airport After Capsules Of Cocaine Burst In His Stomach

A 32-year-old suspected drug trafficker, Obiefuna Ndulue, lost his life after cocaine capsules burst in his stomach.

The deceased was said to have slumped at the departure hall of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja and was rushed to a hospital within the facility where 55 wraps of cocaine, weighing 1.2 kilogrammes were

evacuated from his stomach just before he died while receiving treatment. 

It was learnt that Ndulue, a Lagos-based trader, who hailed from Anambra State, had wanted to travel via the Ethiopian airline to China after he had confessed to an operative of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency that he had wanted to smuggle the drug to China.

In similar vein, the agency also arrested a 46-year-old businessman, Bamidele Ibiteye, for allegedly laundering $2,198,900 (about N440 million).

The money was impounded from Ibiteye at the local wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, as he wanted to board a flight en route Abuja.

Ibiteye, who runs a company, ND&C Global Investment Limited, told investigators that the money belonged to a medical practitioner in the state, identified as Thomas Martins.

The suspect, however, declined to reveal the identity of the person who was to receive the money.

The NDLEA Commander at the NAIA, Mr. Hamisu Lawan, confirmed Ndulue’s death.

He said, “The deceased collapsed at the departure hall. He collapsed after he notified the airline officials of his intention to cancel his trip. About 55 wraps of substances that tested positive for cocaine with a total weight of 1.20kg was evacuated from his stomach.

“The suspect confessed to cocaine ingestion. He later died while receiving treatment.”

The spokesperson for the NDLEA, Mitchell Ofoyeju, confirmed Ibiteye’s arrest, adding that the money had been recovered.

He said, “The $2,198,900 was seized from Ibiteye by anti-narcotic officials on the grounds of suspected money laundering at the local wing of the MMA2, Lagos. The suspect was apprehended on his way to Abuja and he is being investigated in connection with the case.”

It was gathered that the NDLEA Chairman, Ahmadu Giade, had directed that the suspect and the exhibit be transferred to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for further investigation.

Source: Punch

Benny Hinn Invites Nigerian Gospel Singer Sinach To Minister At Crusade In Florida

Popular Nigerian gospel star Osinachi Kalu is now dancing for joy after she received an invitation from International gospel preacher, Pastor Benny Hinn.

Come Wednesday July 29 to Sunday the 2nd of August, Sinach will be a guest minister at Benny Hinn’s crusade in Coral Gables, Florida.

Sinach made this exciting announcement to the delight of her FB fans.

Congrats to her.

Rihanna Turns Up The Heat For New Puma Advert

Rihanna has shared her latest advert for clothing giants, Puma.

Rihanna signed a deal with Puma in 2014, becoming their creative director.

The new ad was done was Puma’s Forever Faster campaign.

In the black or white photo, the Bitch Better Have My Money singer is dressed in a number of the company’s products: sneakers, a cap and a cropped sweatshirt.

What do you think about the ad? Check her out below!

Meet the Muslim student who raised $30,000 to help fix black churches destroyed by fire

When Faatimah Knight reached out to her Muslim friends and acquaintances to try and help black churches that had been destroyed by fire, she had no idea how much they could collect.

Today, they have managed to raise just under $30,000 – money that will be used to help up to seven churches that were destroyed in the American south in the aftermath of the Charleston shooting and the campaign against the Confederate flag.

“We have been overwhelmed by how generous people have been,” Ms Knight, 23, told The Independent. “We will stop it today...We will figure out how to distribute the money.”

The fire at Charlotte's Briar Creek Road Baptist Church

Ms Knight’s campaign – carried out as Muslims around the world marked the festival of Ramadan - followed a smaller, more modest enterprise she had set in motion in the days after the shooting dead of nine people at Charleston’s Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church on June 17. She and some friends wanted to gather $500 to send flowers; they ended up raising $900.

And when she and the same friends read about the series of churches that were burned down and the probe by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, they similarly wanted to act. At least three of the fires were said to have been arson - with fears they may have been destroyed by people disgruntled by moves against the Confederate flag.

A number of Muslim organisations have responded to her call, including the Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative, the Arab American Association of New York and Ummah Wide, but she said people of other faiths had also donated.

“It’s Ramadan and we are experiencing firsthand the beauty and sanctity of our mosques during this holy month,” says a message posted on thelaunchgood.com website.

A church in South Carolina burns after a fire breaks out on June 30, 2015

“ALL houses of worship are sanctuaries, a place where all should feel safe, a place we can seek refuge when the world is too much to bear.”

Ms Knight, a Masters student at the Chicago Theological Seminary, said of her acquaintances some people had questioned the campaign and asked why she was raising money for Christian houses of worship, as opposed to a Muslim cause. But most were supportive.

“I’m a black person and I do identify with the wider black community at that level,” she said. “Historically, the black community has been vulnerable.”

She added: “Traditionally, when we have been on our best behaviour, we have created space for other faiths, and let people worship as they see fit.”

Actor Emeka Ike Beats Wife To Coma, Court Hears Divorce

Controversial Nollywood actor, Emeka Ike’s wife now wants out of their marriage after 12 years and four kids later.

Suzanne Ike lamented to a customary court hearing about her travails. “It was when my husband beat me mercilessly I believed that people truly saw stars whenever they were unconscious. It was my brother who took me to the hospital where I spent two months. There was also a day I was feeding our last child with tea, my husband, out of anger took the tea and poured it on my head,” she said.

She went on to narrate how the couple’s school project failed on account of Emeka not allowing her manage it. “I even persuaded his sister to bring four of her children to our school without paying a dime but instead of showing appreciation, she said I was a lavish spender and that was how I stopped being in charge of his school.”

Suzanne added, “Each time we fight, he calls me a witch saying whenever he intends to start a project and he informs me it eventually fails. He also said if he hadn’t married me, I would have become a prostitute. Since I left, he doesn’t allow me to speak with our first two children asking me to come home if I really want to see them. Even when I was in with him, he leaves home for months on the pretext of different appointments. I can’t face all this anymore. I need help.”

Meanwhile, the case has been adjourned until July 22, 2015.

Why I Abandoned My Family - Father of three set of twins

I love my children,  I miss my wife too, but I am afraid to come back. People won’t understand how frustrating life has been. I am scared I would be arrested if I come out.”

Those were the words of Emeka Uche, who abandoned his wife and three sets of twins.

Uche, a factory worker who absconded in April, about a month before his wife, Ruth, gave birth to their last set of twins, told The Nation yesterday that his life has been “unbearable and miserable”

Uche who said things became rough for him after they had their first set of twins at Beesam in Mafoluku, Oshodi, lamenting that nothing changed even after their second set of twins was born.

At a point, he said he sent his family to the village in Abia State because he could no longer afford the rent at their Oshodi apartment. He said he squatted with friends and later brought back  his family when he secured a place in Agege where they currently live.

According to him, their situation kept degrading to the point that his kids would sleep without food, and at times,  drink only ‘pure water’.

“How do I watch my kids suffer? I could not tolerate it. I did not even have money to assist my family. I watched them suffer daily, without knowing what to do.

“There were nights I watched my children sleep without food. Some days I will buy N100 garri and akara (bean cake) for my family. Because of my low income, I was always in debt before the end of each month.

“I am a factory worker and I earn N33,000 after tax and union fees. Then I have four children and a wife to take care of, which has been very difficult,  I could not stand having a new set of twins that will come to this world to suffer.

“Initially, I thought it would be a child, probably a boy so that I would have two sons and three girls, but when I learnt it was twins again,  the only thing that came to my mind was to run away.

“It was not an easy decision and I have not been happy knowing that I abandoned them. My wife is a very good woman and I love her. I love my children too. I became frustrated when I called my brothers for assistance and they did not even answer me. I just dressed up that morning, I knew I won’t come back but I didn’t tell her so that she would not feel bad.

“I am pained that I have not seen my wife and children for three months, sister you won’t understand my situation, but know that it has not been easy for me,” he lamented on telephone, as he refused to disclose his location.

Initially, he was hesitant to talk to this reporter, all entreaties to make him open up failed, until the phone was handed over to his wife, who professed her love for him in Igbo.

Immediately she collected the phone, she showered him with praises, calling him pet names and reminding him that she is still his wife and would never allow any evil to befall him.

“Please do not hang up the phone on me my heart. Just listen to what I have to say.

“I understand that things have not been easy but you should know that we have suffered alot. Please come back to me and your children.

“No one will arrest you because you are still my husband and I still love you. Anyone who arrests you will kill me first. Please talk to this aunt and also come so that we can go to Alausa together. They are all good people and mean well for us,” said Mrs Uche in a calm voice before returning the reporter’s phone to talk with her husband, who then opened up. 

Boko Haram: You Just Can’t Kill People And Shout Allahu Akbar, That Is Not Islam – President Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari declared yesterday that Boko Haram militants and their gory activities did not in no way represent Islam or any other religion, saying it was ludicrous for them to kill innocent human beings and claim they did so in Allah’s name.

“You can’t go and kill innocent people and say ‘Allah Akbar’! It is either you don’t believe it or you don’t know what you are saying. So, it has nothing to do with religion. They (Boko Haram) are just terrorists and Nigeria will demobilise all of them,” he vowed.

The president stated this when he met with members of the BringBackOurGirls (BBOG) group and some parents of the over 200 schoolgirls from Chibok town in Borno State who were abducted by Boko Haram in April last year.

Led by former education minister, Dr Oby Ezekwesili, Hadiza Bala-Usman and Mariam Uwais, the group met with Buhari inside the council chambers in Aso Villa. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, security chiefs and other officials also attended the meeting.

Slay!!! Caitlyn Jenner Is All Sorts Of Stunning In Promo Pics For New Series

Caitlyn Jenner sure knows how to do it for the camera.

Caitlyn, 65, has looked stunning in all the photos of her that have been released, and the promotional photo for her docu-series, I Am Cait, is no different.

The former Olympian looked amazing in a full-length black dress, striking a confident pose as she turned her back to the camera.

In a recent interview with Vanity Fair, Jenner had revealed the docu-series was about helping others who faced similar challenges.

“I’m not doing it for money. I’m doing it to help my soul and help other people. If I can make a dollar, I certainly am not stupid,” Jenner said.

“[I have] house payments and all that kind of stuff. I will never make an excuse for something like that. Yeah, this is a business…[but] you don’t go out and change your gender for a television show.”

Man Beaten To Death During ‘Deliverance’ In Edo; Pastor Arrested

A 45-year old man identified as Osayande Ekhator has been mysteriously killed during a deliverance service at a Pentecostal church at Uselu Quarters in Egor Local Government, Edo state.

The victim’s family had taken him to the Holy Ghost Deliverance Centre popularly called Hope Ministry for spiritual cleansing when the sad incident occurred.

Some family members alleged that the victim was beaten to death and that they saw his lifeless body with bloodstains.

Father of the deceased, Pa Ekhator, told newsmen that he suspected that the deliverance session had gone wrong when his late son was thrown to the ground, with his hands and legs tied.

He said, “They forced‎ him and tied him as usual and threw him down. From there, they carried a bucket full of water and poured it on his body.

“The mother asked why. They said that is what they usually do‎, that after struggling, they wanted him to have rest and cool down. After about five minutes she came crying that Osayande is dead.”

Sister of the victim, alleged that the victim was “beaten to death” by his deliverers, who also planned to deposit his remains at a mortuary.

She said, “‎They beat him to death. They removed the clothed he came with, bathe him and wear another clothe on him.

“They said that they wanted to take him to a mortuary. But we refused.”

A resident in the area who pleaded anonymity said ‎there were blood stains on his head.

“I think he must have hit his head somewhere. I saw blood on his head‎ when his body was placed in a vehicle,” the resident said.

Resident Pastor of the church, Mrs. Isoken Ekundaye, denied the allegations and said several insane persons have been healed in the church.

“We don’t kill here. We don’t beat here. If they bring insane people, we heal,” Ekundaye said‎.

Some youths however invaded the church after the incident and destroyed many properties.

Edo Police spokesman, DSP Stephen Onwochei, said that the said pastor had been arrested and the case transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for investigation.