Ebola: House of Reps seek compensation for health worker's family

The House of Representatives has urged federal and state governments concerned to compensate the families of late Dr.Stella Adadevo and other health workers, who died of the Ebola virus disease.

A lawmaker, Olajumoke Okoya-Thomas, during a Tuesday seating, said that the gallant and patriotic role played by Dr. Adedevoh and her team in curbing the spread of the disease in Nigeria deserved to be rewarded.

The house also observed a moment of silence in their honour and urged Nigerian government immortalized the late doctor by naming a medical institution after her.

They also commended thee federal and state government for the effective action taken to halt the spread of the disease.

Micheal Sata, Zambian President Dead

Zambian president, Micheal Sata , 77, has died in London where he was receiving  medical treatment.

There was no immmediate confirmation from Zambian officials in the capital Lusaka.

The independent Zambian Reports quoted "multiple sources" among Sata delegation as confirming that he died, while Zambian Watchdog website said it had "100 percent confirmation" of the President's death.

Sata has long been rumored to be seriously ill and has not been seen in public for a long time.

He flew to London a week ago for treatment, skipping the country's Independence anniversary.

Checout this Trowback pic of former Gov. Bola Tinubu & Dele Momodu

Ovation publisher, Dele Momodu shared the photo above. SURULERE things...lol.

"That Is Not My House" - K - Switch reacts to "locking out" Babymama from Lekki home

Yesterday, the blogosphere was awash of a brewing drama between D'banj's younger brother/DB records artist, K-switch and his babymama, Meena as they reportedly locked her out of his Kekki home alongside her baby.
Blogger, who broke the news,claimed that Kayswitch babmama, Meena Subrami, stormed his home in Lekki Phase 1 on Tuesday afternoon, demanding to see him. But for some reasons still unknown, the security gurds wouldn't open the gate and she was there for about an hour.

Reacting to the report, Kayswitch in a chat with Ynaija,  insisted that there was no cause for alarm, adding that all was well with them.

"All is well between me and Meena. First of all, that is not my house. Two, i really don't know what she went looking for, but she wasn't looking for me. I still post a photo of them- Meena and my baby, on my instagram page, days back. They mean the world to me. All is well between us, I guess Linda was just looking or traffic.."

"How would you say she went looking for me when we live together, it's funny how the media loves to paint us celebrities in a negative way, it appears you have missed your name and that is why you decided to hit me with this rumor." He said.

Ini Edo Acquires N70 million Mansion In Lekki

Newly single Nollywood actress, Ini Edo, who got divorced recently has just acquired a N70m mansion in Lekki, Lagos.

According to E247mag, the actress is already living in the house with her siblings. 

Checkout pics of the house below:

Meanwhile, reports have it that the bakery owned by the actress which produces Ini Delicious bread, has been closed down due to its affiliation with herex-husband.

Ben Murray-Bruce Declares Intentions To Run For Senate

Entertainment guru and president of the Silver Bird Group, Mr Ben Murray-Bruce, on Monday declared his intention to represent Bayelsa East Senatoria District at the National Assembly. 

He said "I am running for Senate because i am interested in the laws of our land. I am interested in making change and i not interested in business as usual. There are too many poor people living under the bridge. Nigeria is too rich for people to be poor and Nigeria is too poor for the super upper clase to be rich. This has to stop. 

He berated the wealthy in the society, who he said do not pay taxes, wondering how one man could afford to own three private jets, if he was paying his taxes regularly and correctly.

The Nigerian Guy That Was Arrested For Jumping White House Fence, Has Been Declared Mentally Incompetent To Stand Trial

A federal Judge has declared that Dominic Adesanya, the 23-year-old Nigerian/American guy who jumped over the White House fence, is mentally incompetent to stand trial.

According to Daily Mail, he was dragged, screaming out of the court room on Monday.

Last week Thursday, the Judge had ordered Adesanya to undergo a mental evaluation. Afterwards, the doctors revealed that he would be unable to stand trial due to the state of his mental health.

Adesanya is to stay in custody for continual treatment and evaluation. He will appear in court on December 22nd.

Billionaire, Femi Otedola Covers Forbes Africa's November Issue

Nigerian Billionaire and oil tycoon, Femi Otedola, who reportedly became $398 million richer between March - June, covers Forbe's Africa November issue. 

In the magazine, Femi Otedola was described as "The Billionaire Who Bounced Back".

Singer-turned-politician 9ice Releases Official Campaign Posters

Nigerian singer-turned-politician, Abolore Akande popularly known as 9ice, has just released his official campaign posters.

9ice declared his political intention recently. He's vying for a seat in House Of Representatives, Ogbomoso North Constituency come 2015.

LAUTECH Student Arrested For Stealing Over 20 Phones

Abeeb Adekunle Olayiwola, a student of Crop Production & Soil Science at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomosho, Oyo State, has been arrested over alleged unlawful possession of other student's properties, including over 20 handsets.

Olayiwola, 22, was nabbed by a student who handed him over to the security operatives attached to the institution after the items were found in his possession.

About 23 phones was recovered from him. Olayiwola confessed to have committed the crime and claimed to have sold about 3 phones.

Items recovered from him include 23 phones, six batteries, six sim cards, five memory cards, two hand-frees, one female bag and one HP Pavilion Laptop.

Segun Arinze show off his adorable kids

That Little girl is so cute!

Gunmen Kill, Abducts German National in Shagamu

One German national has been killed and another kidnapped after unknown gunmen opened fire on the vehicles taking them to work in Shagamu area of Ogun State.

According to Juslius Berger, about four men emerged from the bush near Shagamu on 

Friday morning and attacked. 

A bullet hit one German and he was confirmed dead on arrival at the hospital, while the hoodlums abducted another German.

Julius Berger spokeswoman in Nigeria said, the
 two were traveling in seperate vehicles, without their security escort and and that the company is working with local authorities to secure the release of the hostage.

She revealed that the man who died was sub-contractor, while the hostage was one of their staff.

Kanye West turns down $741 million to perform in Las Vegas Concert

According to TMZ, American rapper and Kim Kardashian's husband,  Kanye West has turned down an offer that could make him the highest paid entertainer on the Las Vegas strip.

Kanye was reportedly offered $4.5 million to perform on the strip for 9 days, but he walked away from the lucrative offer.

If he had accepted the offer, the deal would have have made Kanye the highest earning entertainer of all time in Vegas.

He would have come ahead of Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears and Celine Dion, who is presently the highest paid with $476k per concert.

Britains Fattest woman dies of heart attack, after being unable to walk out of her house for six years

Britain's fattest woman who weighed 40st died of a hear attack after being unable to walk oout of her house.

Doctors warned Brenda Flanagan Davies, 44, to loose weight or die, when she became bed-bound at home after consuming more than 6,000 calories a day. 

Her husband Ronald Davies, 68, found her foaming at the mouth and in pain. He called an ambulance and four paramedics used a blanket to carry her to the vehicle, but she died on her way to the hospital after suffering a heart attack.

Her husband, Davies, now wants to warn people about the risks of obesity after he was left devasted, following her death.

"I want to warn other people to look after themselves and not to declne help if any one wants to give you a hand. I wouldn't want what happed to Brenda to happen to other people. He said.

Man Sentenced to six days community service for stealing pot of soup in Lagos

Abiodun Ojedokun, 28, has been sentenced to six days community service by Somolu Magistrate's Court for stealing a large pot of soup.

The judge, Mrs Bola Osunsanmi, sentenced the convict to 48 hours of community service for each of the three charges, after he had pleaded guilty.

The convict, arraigned on a three court charge of stealing, burglary and conspiracy pleadded guilty to all charges.

The prosecutor, ASP Akinlabi Adegoke told the court that the convict committed the crime on September 20 at 2am at the Onipanu Model Market in Somolu, Lagos.

The accused connived with some others, currently at large, to break into one Mrs Gbadamosi Sanni's shop and stole a large pot of soup, valued at N8,000.

The prosecutor told the court that the offence contravened sections 285, 308, and 409 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.

Ojedokun pleaded guilty to all charges and asked for leniency, claiming that he committed the offence because he was starving.

DJ Xclusive makees list of wealthy Africans, Spends £4 million a week on London property

Nigeria's DJ Xclusive, billionaires Folorunsho Alakija and Aliko Dangote have been listed among the wealth African buyers, spending almost £4million on London property every week as they look to snap up exclusive investments in the UK.

Different reasons including increased terrorism and the outbreak of Ebola is said to be behind the dramatic influx of African money to the UK capital market.

The new wave of super-rich includes Aliko Dangote, a Nigerian business tycoon who with a £16 billion fortune, is Africa's wealthiest man.

Folorunsho Alakija, a billionaire oil tycoon and fashion designer from Lagos, is also a big investor in the London property market. She recently bought four apartments in One Hyde Park, Knightsbridge.

Her British-born nephew Rotimi Alakija, popularly known as DJ Xclusive, has also invested in property in the capital.

Fatal Accident along Lagos/Ibadan Expressway. 11 Injured, 7 burnt to death

An eighteen seater bus was involved in a fatal accident during the weekend, killing seven people, including a pregnant woman and a baby, at Kara, along Lagos/Ibadan express way.

According to eye- witnesses, the bus which took off from Lagos suddenly started leaking fuel. One of the passengers was said to have noticed a spark an raised an alarm. The driver pulled over t check but few minutes after take off, fire gutted the entire bus, leaving the doors jammed. The passengers scamper for safety but it was too late as they were trapped, leaving seven people including a pregnant woman and a baby burnt beyond recognition. While eleven others sustained degrees of injuries.

Babatunde Akinbiyi, TRACE Public Relations Officer confirmed the incident. The dead bodies and injured persons were taken to Ogun State University Teaching Hospital (OSUTH), Shagamu.

PHOTOS: Osas Ighodaro hosts friends to a private birthaday dinner.

Tinsel star and former beauty queen, Osas Ighodaro celebrated her 26th birthday party and hosted a few friends to a private birthday party last night.

The party was at Fuse Lounge in Victoria Island, Lagos with music provided by DJ Xclusive.

More pics below:

PHOTOS: Stella Damasus, Majid Micheal & Others Storm 2014 GIAMA Awards

Nollywood celebrities stepped out for the annual Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards (GIAMA) which held in Houston, Texas.

The event is designed to celebrate African actors and actresses, movie-makers and industry shakers.

More pics below:

300 Level UNIBEN Student Killed By Unknown Gunmen

There was Pandemonium at the Ugbowo Campus of the University Of Benin on Friday, when a 300-level student of Chemistry department Gbenedio Ejiroghene, was gruesomely murdered by unknown Gunmen.

According to reports, Ejiroghene, popularly known as 'Kizito', was taking part in the Jeans Carnival organized for final-year students of the Faculty of Physical Sciences at the 100-Lecture Theatre of the faculty when he was shot in the head by the assailants around 7pm.

The Public Relation Officer of the school, Harris Osarenren, who confirmed the incident said, that the remains had been deposited at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital. He also disclosed that the case had been reported to the Ugbowo Police Station while investigation had commenced.

Update:Abandoned Kids Re-unite With Their Father Eight Years After In Ogun

Eight years after, Mr Segun Adepega, the man who abandoned his children in boarding school in Abule- Iroko. Area of Ogun State, has finally re-united, with his children.

According to reports, "run away" father, who got to the school, Solid Rock College, could not hold back his tears when he saw his kids.

Adepegba told his children "I am very sorry for leaving you, Titi, Seun and Seyi. I am really very sorry. I have missed you all so much. I will not leave you again."

It was earlier reported that Adepegba took his children to the school few years back and abandoned them on the ground that he could not afford to cater for them, since his wife left him.

The school authority said, they had spent up to N7m on the upkeep of the children. But when the news broke out, Adepegba came out of hiding and promised to visit the kids.

According to reports, whe he arrived, an angry mob was prevented from attacking him, when they learnt he was the father of the abandoned children. He was accompanied by 4 friends, who pleaded on his behalf.

Although the children were happy that their father was back, they are still longing to meet their mother. Adepegba promised to look for their mother, who go by the name- Ruth Okochi from Ogwashi - Uku in Aniocha South LGA of Delta State.