After burying his dad over the weekend, Peter Okoye decided to take a break and unwind with his wife Lola. The beautiful couple took a boat cruise together with friends.
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Monday, 2 February 2015
Man Commits Suicide By Hanging Himself In Lagos
A certain young man has committed suicide by hanging himself in an uncompleted building in Lawal Unity Street, Meiran, Ile-Iwe community in the Meiran area of Lagos State
He took his life on Thursday morning after sneaking into the building in the night of Wednesday.
Eyewitnesses told Punch Metro that the victim was brought down dead from the rope with which he hung himself. Efforts by the people in the community and the police to identify him had proved abortive.A community leader, Samuel Oroja, said the traditional ruler of the community had been informed of the development and plans were on to conduct rites to forestall a recurrence.
“I have called some other elders, including the traditional ruler, to notify them so that we can know what to do about the corpse.
“Nobody knows the man or where he came from. We have reported the matter at the Meiran Police Station.
“What we will do now is to prepare rites and make sacrifices to forestall a recurrence of unnatural death like this because this is a bad sign for the community, he added"However the Police Public Relations Officer, Kenneth Nwosu, said the police have identified the victim as Mosunmola Raphael, a 28-year-old man.
“His relatives came to identify him and they said he had mental problem. His corpse has been released to the family after they presented some documents.”
My Name has been dragged through the mud more than once & every time i pick it up and wash it Off - Alex Ekubo
Nollywood actor and model, Alex Ekubo took to his Instagram few hours ago, to send a message to haters with a picture of himself.
"The Difference between you & I, is that I’m built for This!! I’ve dealt with my demons. I’ve been Broke, Paid, Lied to, Taken Advantage of, Cheated On, Hungry & Full. My Name has been dragged through the mud more than once & every time i pick it up and wash it Off !! I’ve come a Long way & still have a Long way to go. Want you to know that your opinion don’t Offend Me…#StillSMILING #StillSTANDING #StilliRISE
Photos: Meet the woman who hasn’t smiled in 40 years - Explains why
Meet Tess, a 50-year-old woman, who works as a cook instructor for a vegetable produce company and has not broken into a smile for the past 40yrs.
Although she's not devoid of humor, the last time she smiled was when she was 10 years old.
Not even the birth of her daughter, was emotional enough to make her smile.
According to DailyMail, she always sit stone-faced while her friends giggle around her.
Tess says maintaining a perennial poker face, is a crucial way to keeping her - admittedly, impressive - youthful looks.
By the time Tess who divorced in 1998 reached 40, she realized that while friends had developed lines around their mouths, her face was wrinkle-free.
It’s not as if I’m miserable. I love life. I just don’t feel the need to show it by walking around with a rictus grin on my face.
“If I did smile I developed big hamster cheeks that made me look deranged. I looked up to old-school Hollywood icons such as Marlene Dietrich for inspiration; she never smiled and I loved the way she shouldered glamorously.
“When I found something funny or I was tempted to laugh — which happened on a daily basis — I learned to control my facial muscles by holding them rigid. The corners of my mouth might go up a little, but I never looked anything other than faintly amused. Friends knew I was fun to be around, so it wasn’t an issue.”
“It dawned on me that I looked younger because I’d spent my life not smiling. My friends have nicknamed me Mona Lisa, after the da Vinci painting. ‘Mona Lisa was said to have been quietly amused, as am I. I just won’t show it. Recently, an interior designer friend was telling me how a Spanish client kept referring to the department store John Lewis as “Juan Lewis”. I found it hilarious, but kept a straight face. I never crack.’The men she dates, often ask her to smile.
“I assure them it’s not because I’m not interested,” she says. “My pet hate is men who call out, “Cheer up, love, it might never happen,” ’ in the street. ‘I wouldn’t dream of criticising their appearance.
Scores Killed As Military Repel Boko Haram Attack In Borno
SCORES of people were, on Sunday, killed in Maiduguri, when a combined efforts of army, Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police and volunteer youths, popularly known as Civilian JTF successfully repelled an attempt by the Boko Haram terrorists to invade Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
According to reports, the Boko Haram terrorists, who came through Molai village, outskirts of the city, forced a lot of residents of the area to flee.
A resident of the area, Mallam Garba Molai, said they were told by the soldier in the area to flee the area, as all the soldiers took position and engaged the terrorists in a fierce battle.
He said people were killed, including civilians with more casualties on the side of the insurgents, as the combined efforts of the military, civilian JTF and SARS, assisted by aerial bombardment by the Nigerian Air Force, successfully repelled them.
“Many insurgents were killed, including some civilian casualties, while two artilleries, vehicles, motorcycles and other armories were recovered.Many people had fled the area, except a few of us assisting the security operatives.”
Sunday, 1 February 2015
Checkout Mercy Aigbe's Outfit To Cussons Baby Moments Season 2
Actress and mother of two, Mercy Aigbe-Gentry rocked this beautiful outfit to season 2 of Cussons Baby Moments, which held today in Lagos. She was a co-judge at the event.
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Photos: FG Commissions 363 Police Patrol Vehicles
Ahead of the general elections, the Federal Government has approved the procurement of 2,564 operational vehicles for the Nigeria Police Force.
The first batch of 363 vehicles was commissioned on Sunday, 13 days to the presidential elections, by Vice President Namadi Sambo,
The Federal Government said it expects that the deployment of the vehicles will translate to enhanced surveillance of the communities in order to improve citizen safety and security.
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South African rapper, AKA arrives Lagos to perform at the Industry Nite concert [Photos]
South African rapper, AKA, has arrived Nigeria for a first-time performance.
The rapper was spotted at the Murtala Muhammed international airport, Lagos on the afternoon of Sunday, February 1.
AKA is in Nigeria for the Industry Nite concert, which holds on Wednesday February 4, at the Spice Route, Victoria Island.
The UK Guardian takes down published depression story of Chimamanda Adichie – explains why
The UK Guardian has removed a story published earlier today purportedly written by renowned author and novelist, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
The article chronicled Adichie’s battle with depression and the brave steps she has taken to tackle the illness. The story is an inspiration to many around the world who are faced with depression and its potentially debilitating effect on the life of the sufferer.
On its website, The UK Guardian explained the reasons for its action saying the article “was launched in error.”
“This article was deleted on 1 February 2015 because it was launched in error, without the permission of the author following a technical error. The Guardian apologises unreservedly to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie,” the statement said.
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Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, Praiz & IK Osakioduwa cover Guardian Life Magazine
TV personalities, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu & IK Osakioduwa and singer Praiz are the cover stars for this week’s Guardian Life magazine. See more photos after the cut...
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Alex Ekubo, Venita Akpofure & Augustina Akpan cover Starzz Magazine ‘Fly Edition’
Nollywood’s Alex Ekubo, Venita Akpofure and designer, Augustina Akpan of ‘Heritage Clothing’ are cover stars for Starzz Magazine’s “Fly Edition”.
In the feature, Alex Ekubo opened up on relationship with his female fans and being single, Venita Akpofure dishes on her rising career while Augustina Akpan also sat for an exclusive interview with the magazine.
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Whitney Houston's Daughter, Bobby Kristina Declared "Brain Dead"
Fears that Bobbi Kristina Brown is dead are being raised after a source at a Georgia hospital claimed that Whitney Houston’s daughter was brain dead after being found unconscious in a bathtub on Saturday.
Brown was found face down and unconscious in a tub full of water, reports indicated. Her husband, Nick Gordon, was able to revive her and Brown was rushed to a hospital, where she was placed in a medically-induced coma while suffering brain swelling.
An unnamed source told MediaTakeOut that Brown will not be able to recover.
MediaTakeOut.com just exclusively spoke to a hospital worker at North Fulton Hospital, where Bobbi is staying. We're told that Bobbi Kristina is "brain dead". The worker, who asked to remain anonymous said, "She lost oxygen to her brain for too long - she's not going to be able to recover." We asked if the worker was sure about Bobbi's condition, and they replied, "Yes, very sure."
We're also told that her father Bobby Brown, and family friends including Tyler Perry are at her bedside, praying for a miracle. Let's all say a special prayer for Bobbi tonight.
Photos From D'banj 10th Anniversary Show
D'banj's 10th anniversary show held last night in Lagos. The show was hosted by American diva, Amber Rose. With all the half nude pictures we had seen of her lately, we almost assumed she’d step out in one of those daring and jaw-breaking pieces but this time, Amber Rose covered up and truly left something to our imagination.
The model and mother of one wore a floor-length stretchy black dress with a plunging neckline, and the back was quite open. She looked beautiful as ever, with her curves very noticeable.
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Seven killed in Potiskum suicide bomb attack
No fewer than seven people have been killed in a fresh suicide bomb attack in Potiskum, Yobe State, on Sunday, just two weeks from national election.
“We have evacuated eight bodies including the suicide bomber’s to hospital,” said a police officer at the scene, who requested anonymity as he was not authorised to speak to the media.
Seven others were injured, he added.
Witness Nura Umar, who gave the same death toll, said the bomber emerged from a bus that pulled up in front of the home Sabo Garbu, who is running for a seat in the lower house on the ruling Peoples Democracy Party ticket.
Garbu was holding a campaign meeting ahead of February 14 polls in his home at the time but none of the participants were injured, the policeman and three witnesses said.
Boko Haram Islamists have carried out waves of similar bombings across the northeast during a six-year uprising, and have killed politicians in targeted attacks.
But it was not immediately clear why the insurgents would want to target Garbu and it was possible that the attack was carried out by another group with a separate political motive.
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