Monday, July 15, 2013

Pregnant Halle Berry In Secret Wedding With New Lover, Oliver Martinez – They Married Yesterday


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 Pregnant Halle Berry In Secret Wedding With New Lover, Oliver Martinez – They Married Yesterday

Hollywood actress Halle Berry who divorced a while back is giving marriage a shot again after two failed relationships.
We learnt the pregnant actress tied the knot secretly with her new lover, Oliver Martinez yesterday.
Halle Berry, 46 married Oliver Martinez, 47 at his home town of Chateau des Conde in France on Saturday.
According to reliable sources, the secret wedding took place on Saturday July 13th, 2013 with few family and friends in attendance.
The actress and her new husband have kept mum about the alleged secret wedding.

P-Square Spotted Praying Backstage At Congo Concert (Photos)

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 P-Square Spotted Praying Backstage At Congo Concert (Pictures)
It’s nice to know that these stars too acknowledge the efficacy of prayer in every of life’s endeavour.
P-Square twin brothers, Peter and Paul Okoye performed at a concert in Congo yesterday.
The twin brothers and 3 dance crew were spotted praying at the backstage of the concert.
The musical duo staged a strong performance in Congo on Saturday.
Here are more photos from P Square‘s Congo concert
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psquare concert in congo

Anti-christ Church In Nigeria Where Animals Are Offered As Sacrifice Discovered


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Antichrist Church Where Animals Are Killed For Sacrifice & Visitors Served With Alcohol Discovered In Ogun State, Nigeria
  • God Is Angry With Nigeria
Welcome to a weird church where animals are freely slaughtered for sacrifice. As you step into this place of worship, you are confronted with the sight of a spot on the right that will make you conclude that you may have strayed into a slaughterhouse.
Even though insinuations of a slaughterhouse stick out starkly and grisly, this is by no means an abattoir. There is neither buying and selling of meat in this worship centre called As God Said, It Must Done, The Temple of The Most High God.
An evangelist at the church explained that the spot is called the ‘Earth Altar’ and that it’s where different types of sacrifices are offered unto God.
Located on a street named after it, Off Fakunle Street, Oke-Aro in Ogun State, a suburb near Lagos, the church is neither Pentecostal nor orthodox. All the same, both the shepherd and the sheep are strongly convinced that they are serving the living God the right way.
This reporter gathered that the blood splattered all over the ‘Earth Altar’ is that of animals. Similarly, in sharp dissonance, the mode of worship verges on the oddity, just as members cling on to what many people will consider unusual beliefs and teachings of the church.
As your curiosity wanders untrammeled at the multihued sight of the church and the strangeness of its name, you meet Prophet Blessed Dike, the general overseer and self-styled seer.
He tells you with celestial audacity that God revealed the name of the church to him while in a trance. “While I was praying God gave me the name of this church from the Book of Isaiah 46 verse 11”, he said.
A probing by this reporter further revealed that besides the ‘Earth Altar’, the church also has a place called the ‘Holy of Holies.’ A worker in the church, Mr. Isaiah Anyaehie explains that the ‘Holy of Holies’ was put up as a replica of the ark of God built by Moses in the Old Testament.
Like the pool of Bethesda in the Bible, members believe that anytime you are sick and you climb into the ‘Holy of Holies’, you would instantly receive your healing.
Here, members show forth when they also want to receive forgiveness of sins and other requests from God. “We have access to the ‘Holy of Holies’ anytime there is a special programme in the church. When you ascend into the ‘Holy of Holies’, you would be healed of whatever ailment you have and whatever you ask God for, He would do it for you,” another member said.
While you are still wondering why the entire premises is painted in red and white, the self-styled seer tells you that white symbolizes peace while red is totemic as it blots out sins.
“God used the blood to wipe out the sins of Adam and Eve. We offer sacrifices because that is what God commands. Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and other great men in the Bible offered sacrifices,” he said.
A female member of the church revealed to this reporter that members of this church are expected to wear red or white attires every first and last Sunday of the month. On the floor of the auditorium, there are straight red lines drawn across the floor. She explained that the red lines are Angels’ pathways. “God revealed to Daddy to make those pathways because angels usually visit the church,” she said.
There are two types of sacrifices that are offered in As God Said It Must Be Done, the Temple of The Most High God, this reporter gathers. There is the sacrifice of atonement, which is offered when seeking forgiveness of sins from God.
In carrying out the sacrifice, the prophet slaughters whatever animal the member provides at the ‘Earth Altar’ and ‘forgiveness’ is obtained from God after the prophet has prayed and blessed the person.
There is also the sacrifice of thanksgiving offered when a member wants to thank God for a favour granted him by God. The type of animal used for this type of sacrifice may vary based on individual needs. “You can bring a cow, a ram, a goat, a chicken or even a dove,” another female member of the church said.
Creepy and funny caveats are never in short supply at As God Said It Must Be Done, the Temple of The Most High God. For instance, a woman who is in her monthly cycle is not allowed to enter into the temple; else, she may be visited by God’s wrath.
Prophet Dike said “It’s a sin for a woman to come into the church while she is observing her menstrual flow. It is a very terrible thing. No woman has the right to come into the presence of God while she is menstruating.”
Despite his weird doctrines, Prophet Dike is very hospitable albeit in a way that one may describe as shocking. As soon as visitors to the church among whom was this reporter stepped into the auditorium, he instructs his workers to bring them refreshments.
This consists of two cartons of canned Guinness, popularly known as small stout. While you are yet to overcome the shock of seeing a prophet of God serve alcoholic drinks in the church, he further instructs that some bottles of whisky be brought to entertain his guests.
Seeing the surprise on the faces of his visitors, he immediately explained the reasons for his actions. “There is nothing like alcohol or strong drink in the bible, so where did you get that from? In Deuteronomy 14 verse 26, God says, “You shall spend that money for whatever your heart desires, for oxen or sheep, for wine or similar drink, for whatever your heart desires, you shall eat there before the Lord your God and you shall rejoice, you and your household.”
God told us to spend our income on what we want. If a man calls himself a man of God and he doesn’t have money, the anointing would turn to annoyance. It is better that you drink in the House of God than to go to a public place and misbehave” he said. Before the prophet was through with attending to his visitors, he had gulped two bottles of small stout.
“Are you not afraid of going to hell” this reporter queries the prophet? Then he laughs hysterically and said “It is unfortunate that you have been taught the wrong doctrine from the time you were little. Who told you that hell exists? Heaven and hell do not exist. Can a spirit judge a spirit? There is nothing like heaven or hell. They don’t exist. All the punishment is here on earth.
If a man cannot feed himself and his family, he is living in hell. If he cannot pay his house rent and cannot afford to buy a car for himself, he is living in hell. When your mates are enjoying life and you cannot enjoy it, you are living in hell.
“If you are suffering, it means that God is punishing you for something you have done, so there is no hell anywhere. When a man dies, that is the end. He does not go anywhere and God does not judge him. In Mark 12, verses 18 to 27, it is written there that “God is not the God of the dead but of the living.
“So what death are we talking about? If you are living well and you are enjoying your life, you are living in heaven. People like Aliko Dangote, Adenuga, Otedola, Obasanjo and other rich men are living in heaven already.
In the Bible, it is written that it’s God’s wish that we live in health and prosper even as our soul prospers.”
Led by God to steal?
Reflecting on how he came into the ministry as well as his early encounter with the “holy spirit”, Prophet Dike hinted “From my tender age, I used to steal a lot. Wherever any person kept money, I would steal it, even if I was not there when the money was being kept. You may have money in your pocket and you would not know when I would take it.
“I remember when my father used to hide his money in the spring bed in his room. Though I wasn’t around when he kept it, but the spirit of God would lead me to where the money was and I would just go straight to the room and to the exact spot where he kept the money and steal it. I did not know that it was the hand of God that was at work in me.
“This thing continued and because of that, my father sent me to Benin after my primary education. I went there but I continued having the same problems until I finally came to Lagos. It was while I was in Lagos that Jesus appeared to me and gave me the message from God.
“On April 14, 2001 by 7am, I was approaching Omole Phase 1 Estate when Jesus appeared to me in the form of a young man. I remember that I had a cigarette in my mouth and I thought that the odour of the smoke would offend him. He told me “Son, my father is calling you”.
“I had this encounter three times. In one of such encounters, Jesus came to my shop where I was a panel beater and told me, ‘Son, my father has need for you. The time for panel beating is up, now is the time to panel beat your children. Father said you are too stubborn, but if you think you are stubborn, He’s more stubborn than you.’
“After He said that, He disappeared and I didn’t see him again. I still did not obey. I went from one shop to the other but it was one misfortune after the other. At a time, my shop got burnt and that was when I decided to obey God’s instruction. That is why till date, no one can come out and say he shepherded me. I do not have any human mentor; it’s God that is my mentor. He speaks to me all the time and when I need anything, I go to Him for advice. No man can say he ordained me. It was God that ordained me.”
Man of God or Anti-Christ?
“People can call me names. Some may say I am an antichrist. Others may say I am Ogboni, but I do not care. My calling was foretold in the Bible. The book of Isaiah 42 verses 1-2, says “Keep silent before me, oh Islands and let the people renew their strength. Let them speak; let them come near and let them speak; let us come near together to judgment.
Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? He gave them as the dust to his sword and as driven stubble to his blow.” The man from the East that God was referring to is me,” Prophet Dike boasted and added that “On October 28, 2012, I met with God in the Garden of Eden.
In that revelation, Oyedepo was there, Adeboye was there, Okonkwo was there, Pope John Paul was there and so many other pastors. While we were meeting, God was very angry and told me to drive them away , because they were not doing His will and they were encouraging people to worship Jesus instead of God. Four months after that, the Pope died. God raised me to test people to know whether they are obeying the law of God or the law of men. There is nothing like the trinity. What we have is God, the Word and the Spirit. And those are the three witnesses.”
God is angry with Nigeria
“One of the reasons why God is angry with Nigeria is because they have abandoned the day that God said the New Year should be celebrated. They are now celebrating January 1 as the New Year day.
It is totally wrong. New Year should be celebrated on July 10 each year and not on January 1. In the book of Leviticus 16 verse 29, God says: “This shall be a statute forever for you. In the seventh month on the tenth day of the month, you shall afflict your souls and do no work at all, whether a native of your own country or a stranger who dwells among you.”, he quipped.
On the New Testament
More curious to know why some of their doctrines negate what is written in the Bible, especially in the New Testament, Prophet Dike said “the New Testament is the mind of man but the Old Testament is the mind of God.
“In the Old Testament, God spoke directly to the prophets and they wrote down what He said, but in the New Testament, the disciples only wrote their minds. For instance, there is nothing like being born again because God can never be born again. The New Testament is not the mind of God. It is men speaking and not God. In the book of Matthew for instance, what is written there is the mind of Matthew and not the mind of God. But in the Old Testament, God spoke directly to his prophets. He spoke directly to people like Moses, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Solomon and so on.”
One of the cardinal points of Christianity is the belief that Jesus Christ is the son of God, and that he died for the sins of the world and rose again. Prophet Dike is furious over these assertions. “Jesus was just a servant and not God. He has finished his duty on earth the same way other prophets finished their calling,he said adding “Any Christian that leaves God and starts giving glory to Jesus should be ashamed. Jesus can never be God.
He is not the savior and he did not die for anyone. Anyone that tells you that Jesus is the son of God is a fraud and is not of God. Do the Muslims worship Mohammed? No. They worship only God, but you see Christians worshiping Jesus and even equating him with God.
“In the book of Deuteronomy, God says he is the only one that should be worshiped and that we should not bow down to any image. So why do people worship Jesus when he is just a prophet? He did not die for anybody’s sins. He died just like any other human being. If he died for you, why are many people still afraid to go to their villages? If you say that Jesus is the only son of God, then what was Adam? Was he not also a son?
“When Adam who was made in the image of God could not save you, then who is Jesus to save you? I don’t want to hear the name of Jesus because he is not God and has never been God. God is very angry with Nigeria because they have taken His glory and given it to a mortal man. Why we have this high level insecurity is because of God’s wrath.”
This reporter sought to know from some members why they attend the church and if they are not skeptical of the doctrines propagated by the prophet. The leader of the men’s fellowship in the church, Mr. Richard Onyekachukwu said that he would continue attending the church because God used the prophet to raise him from the dead.
His wife, Esther confirmed his claim. According to her, “My husband was admitted at LASUTH (Lagos State University Teaching Hospital) for what started as fever. The situation gradually worsened and he eventually died.
Doctors had certified him dead and his brothers had started making plans to take him to the village for burial. But when I called the prophet, without seeing my husband, he prayed for him and he came back to life.”
[Report by Chinelo Obogo, Saturday Sun]
Without doubt, this man is an antichrist.
Lord have mercy! End time is here for real.

Monday, July 8, 2013

People’s Opinions Don’t Matter, Shake Them Off & Fulfill Your Destiny


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People’s Opinions Don’t Matter, Shake Them Off & Fulfill Your Destiny
I woke up this morning feeling like mashed potatoes and during my usually morning meditation time, I discovered that I read a very insulting message before going to bed last night and my unconscious mind has registered it.
The fact still remains that everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion. Whether you like it or not, people will talk about you.
The only person that is exempted from People’s opinions is the dead.
So wherever you are in the ladder of success or whatever stage you are in life, you need to realise that folks who are jealous of you will say whatever come to their mind to get you down. Get used to the habit of dusting them off.
According to a research, people who battled depression have suffered bullying one way or the other and they find it hard to let go.
You need to keep in mind that people’s opinion is like an emotional baggage that often captives our ability to move on in life.
As we all know, you need emotion for action and you need action to move forward in life.
Just like me, whenever you feel threatened by what others will say or are saying about you, just relax and brush them aside.
Never allow people’s opinions to stop you from achieving your destiny.
“How would your life be different if…You stopped allowing other people to dilute or poison your day with their words or opinions? Let today be the day…You stand strong in the truth of your beauty and journey through your day without attachment to the validation of others”~ quote by Steve Maraboli.

Nollywood Actress Susan Peters Disgraced Herself At Aso Rock Presidential Villa “She’s A Talkative” – Sources

Nollywood Actress Susan Peters Disgraced Herself At Aso Rock Presidential Villa “She’s A Talkative” – Sources
According to celebrities who attended fascinating Nigeria event that held on the 4th of July, 2013 at Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja, Nollywood actress Susan Peters put herself in a terrible situation after her talkative attitude was revealed to fellow celebrities.
Insiders alleged that the actress was just irritating and annoying at the event.
Her chatterbox attitude made other celebrities very sick and uncomfortable with her.
While some female Nollywood stars like Patience Ozokwor, Oge Okoye and others put up with her attitude, a top Nollywood director was forced to leave the table to another table filled with musicians and dignitaries.
Fascinated by her first appearance at Aso Rock, the actress walked boldly to her state governor, Gabriel Suswam.
She got more than what she bargained for after the governor’s aides prevented her from talking directly to the Governor.
She went shamefully with her body getting smaller in her outfit, to meet Lady Boss who helped her get to the Presidential Villa which she never dreamt off or imagine she will ever be, and sits like a daycare baby beside her. Lady Boss was seen petting, and telling her to calm down. And before the twinkling of an eye, Egor Efiok made a call, a woman came to her, and she asked the woman to take crying baby Susan to Benue state governor.
Susan Peters, Egor Efiok, Patience Ozokwor, Oge Okoye
Amebos at the event overheard the actress asking if President Jonathan is going to refund their plane ticket money from Abuja back to Lagos.
See more photos from the event below;
Susan Peters, Chumax, Modell Veezee, Rapper Eva Alordiah
Uti Nwachukwu, Susan Peters

Susan Peters & Omawumi
    2face Idibia, Jude Okoye, Iyanya
Why are people blaming her… Guess the actress got too excited on her first visit to Aso rock.
Seriously this is soooooooo funny.

Herbalist Caught Making Killer Charms Arrested By Police & Beaten To Pulp By Mob



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Native Caught Making Killer Charms Arrested By Police & Beaten To Pulp By Mob In Cross River State
A popular native doctor in Odukpani area of Cross River state is cooling off in police detention after he was arrested by the police for allegedly planning to kill a client.
Before his arrest, Ndem Asuquo who is popular for making killer charms for clients in the state was beaten to pulp by angry mobs.
Some youths in the area caught up with the herbalist while preparing a charm to kill the town’s youth leader, Bassey Nyong who is one of his clients.
The herbalist was allegedly caught sneaking into the incumbent youth leader’s compound at about mid-day, when the people had gone to work, carrying a powdery substance, spraying it around, and even making incantations in low tone. When those trailing him asked him what his mission in the compound was, he claimed he was there to say hello to the youth leader. However, when he was asked to explain what the powdery substance in his possession was meant for, he could not offer any explanation.
As the youths pounced on him, Bassey who had followed the crowd into the compound fled into a nearby bush. The herbalist afterwards confessed, explaining the circumstances surrounding his mission in the youth leader’s house.
He was later handed over to the police.

Actor Bayo Bankole Aka Boy Alinco & Wife Narrate How They Met


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Actor Bayo Bankole Aka Boy Alinco & Wife Narrate How They Met
Nigerian actor Bayo Bankole popularly called Boy Alinco who star on Papa Ajasco TV series married Ibadan-based Olayinka over 10 years ago.
The couple shared the secret of their 10 year-old union in this tell-it-all interview.
Excerpt below;
How did you meet?
Bayo: We met somewhere in Ibadan on the set of a movie and  that was about 10 years ago, she came to the movie set with a small drama club from  the University of Agriculture, Abeokuta.
Olayinka: We met at a location in Ibadan, my group organised a production and he was invited as a guest artiste while I went as a make-up artiste. When he walked into the set with his bow legs, people were hailing him as ‘Boy Alinco’ and they were getting very excited over his presence.  I just moved and stood alone somewhere away from the crowd. He came to where I was standing and told me that he liked my confidence as I was the only person who did not come to greet him. I told him I did not have to make noise like others. If he wanted, we could meet and talk later. That was how we started talking.
What was the initial attraction?
Bayo: I saw an innocent girl reading a novel by the corner while every other person was just having fun. I discovered the innocence and the quietness which is one of the things one requires in a woman. She is also beautiful and I think she is brilliant too. That was what I needed to woo her.
Yinka: It was not love at first sight. Then there was no GSM and we communicated through emails, so I gave him my address and he came to Abeokuta. While we communicated, I came to understand that he had some hidden qualities that most ladies did not know about. I observed that he was humble, God fearing, hardworking, independent and straightforward.  He is not one of the lazy men who go around looking for quick money.
So far, how has the journey been?
Bayo: It has been quite good and fun filled, although there has been ups and downs, we have acquired more knowledge along the line. As a man, handling a woman is not an easy task; it is bigger than the ambition of becoming a millionaire. The task of being a responsible man and trying to create a balance between the home, social life and more is not quite easy but to God be the glory. It has been wonderful and that has been because of the woman. I spend more time outside the home and she has been there always. She is taking care of the kids, still running and minding her own business.  The relationship will go far because at the beginning, we were trying to understand each other but when a relationship goes on for 10 years it means that you have been able to maintain stability. The long years have helped in breaking barrier of individual differences.
Yinka: It is God who has sustained our marriage for this length of time. I am a woman who is connected to God and I don’t do anything outside His will. I depend on Him for guidance, counselling and wisdom and that has been able to help me as a woman. My husband is so plain, he has nothing to hide. I don’t go out with him most times but I can predict what he is capable of doing.
How do you handle the arguments and fights?
Bayo: Thankfully, both of us are very timid, I do the shouting most times and she just keeps quiet but once she is silent,  I would try as much as possible to  resolve issues amicably and apologise whenever I am at fault. Most times I would still want to be the man even when I am at fault, but at the end of the day after my shouting act, I would calm down and call her to myself.
Yinka:  He is a strong man. He will always want to assert himself. As a woman, I will sometimes want to nag, when I start my nagging, he would be quick to remind me of how much he hates nagging, that would make me control myself immediately.
She stays in Abeokuta while you stay in Lagos, how do you cope with the distance?
Bayo: When I am working, I stay in Lagos but when I am not working, I am home in Abeokuta which is not far from Lagos.
Yinka: Since we are raising the children in Abeokuta, I have always preferred to be in Abeokuta. . If we were based in Lagos, he would still have to travel because his job takes him to a lot of places. It is not really a barrier. What matters is wherever he travels to, he always comes back home and makes his family happy.

Your   work involves being around a lot of females, how does she cope?
Bayo: It does not bother her at all, not that she does not react. I could call one lady for more than two times and my wife could just make a passing joke about the issue and that would be all. Of course, she knows all my male and female friends and she trusts me that I do not overstep my boundaries. She also understands that my profession exposes me to many people – both males and females.
Yinka: As long as he doesn’t bring them home, I have no reason to worry. Sometimes, I listen in on his calls and I read his messages but such things do not affect my emotions because I have the understanding of the kind of job he does and I know that he interacts with all kinds of people on a regular basis.
How is the romance now that it is 10 years and there are children involved?
Bayo:  Working far apart helps the romance a lot. I can be away for a week and during that period, my mind would be occupied with the desire to see my family.  On her part too, she is always looking forward to seeing me whenever we are apart for a certain period of time.
Yinka: The romance is still hot and getting better. We are not tired of each other.
What does he do to make you angry?
Yinka:   In the past he had the habit of shouting and that always got me very angry but these days he is learning to control himself.

Miss Ezinne Akudo bags miss Nigeria 2013 award


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Miss Nigeria 2013 Winner Is Ezinne Akudo, Abia State University Law Graduate
Abia State law graduate, Ezinne Akudo has been crowned Miss Nigeria 2013 winner.
She emerged a winner after a tough contest that took place at the Int’l hotel in VI, Lagos on Saturday.
For her title, she got N3million cash prize, a car and a fully paid trip to California.
The beautiful lady beat 20 other beauty pageants to clinch the 1st position in this contest.
I am so excited to have won. There were many other pretty girls who contested but I won. I want to thank God for this victory.” – said excited Miss Nigeria 2013
The last successful edition of Miss Nigeria beauty contest was held in year 2011 with Feyijimi Sodipo as the winner.
She took to her Facebook page yesterday after her victory to share her minds with fans
“4 hours sleep in 48 hours. It’s well!”
Since her victory last night, congratulatory message have been pouring in
Check out few of them below;
4 hours sleep is a small price to pay. I’m sure. u’ll get all the. sleep u need now! all Hail the QUEEN!!!
congrats…….. miss world will be the next…… abia rock
zinny baby, congras… more crown awaits u. congras once more
Congrats ……..miss Nigeria 2013
See more photos of beautiful Miss Nigeria 2013 winner below
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Ezinne Akudo is indeed a beauty to behold.
Congrats to her.

Saturday, July 6, 2013

Tanker crushes family of 4 to death


Tanker crushes family of 4 to death
…Another driver burnt
From TONY OSAUZO, Benin
A family of four, comprising, husband, wife and two children has been crushed to death by a tanker at Egba junction along the Benin-Auchi road.
The tanker laden with fuel, reportedly fell on the Honda car the family was travelling with and killed the occupants. The fuel spilled on the road and the first car that attempted to drive through the crash went up in flames, killing the driver. The accident caused a traffic gridlock on the road, even as officials of the fire service arrived to prevent spread of the inferno.
Confirming the incident, Edo State Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps, Kenneth Nwaegbe however said one person has been found dead. He said the fire was yet to be extinguished at press time.

Obi bags best gov award, empowers 5000 youths

Obi bags best gov award, empowers 5000 youths
Anambra State governor, Mr. Peter Obi, yesterday bagged the best performing governor award on the eradication of polio in the southeast from Bill Gates and Melinda Foundation.
The massively attended ceremony took place at the Women Development Centre in Awka. Speaking while presenting the award to Gov Obi, the minister of state for health, Dr Mohammad Bate said the governor was eminently qualified to earn the award because he distinguished himself in the health sector.
The minister observed such untiring effort had resulted in the provision of ambulances to hospitals, accreditation of schools of midwifery and the wonderful partnership with the Church, describing the Anambra example as a total package. The minister also noted that the state had remained polio-free in the past five years. The award went with a cash prize of N120 million.
Responding, Gov Obi thanked the minister for coming to the state to present the award on behalf of Bill Gates and Melinda Foundation and noted with satisfaction that it was not one of the awards anyone could suspect as having been bought, adding that the state government would add the award money (N120m) to another N180m to build10 more health centres in the state. Recalling some of his strides in the health sector, the governor cited the state’s first teaching hospital as an example.
“What happened was that the government of the day admitted medical students without a medical school in place and the assessors said they would not accredit the university but I pleaded with them when I came in to give me two or three years to put a teaching hospital in place but they could not believe me as they thought it impossible that a teaching hospital could be built in two, three years. “It was one of them that pleaded with them to give me a chance and they did.
When they returned at the appointed time they were shocked to see the teaching hospital in place. It has since become the fastest teaching hospital to be built in Nigeria.” Obi narrated to a thunderous applause. In a similar development, the governor gave out N60m to the final batch of 5000 youths under the Anambra State Youth Empowerment Programme (ANSYREP).
While handing over the cheques of N100, 000 to each of the successful candidates, Gov Obi charged them to use the seed money judiciously in order to justify the state government’s faith in them, even as he charged them to shun thuggery in the forthcoming elections in the state. He expressed satisfaction with the results of the programme and restated his government’s readiness to continue to support the youths.
In his speech, the coordinator of the programme, Dr Okey Ikechukwu, commended the governor for accepting to support the programme and disclosed that the governor did not submit any list of candidates to them but had told them to ensure the programme worked. He noted with satisfaction that many of the beneficiaries had made success of the money and training given to them.
A member of the state’s legislature, Hon Nikky Ugochukwu, congratulated the governor on his award and said it was expected, given his unprecedented achievements in office and commended him for his youth-friendly disposition.

Actress Kate Henshaw On Vacation In The Mediterranean (Pictures)


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New Samsung ambassador, Nollywood actress Kate Henshaw is currently enjoying her labour in the Mediterranean sea. The EbonyTV star left the shores of Nigeria for this highly needed time off yesterday.
Few hours ago, Kate Henshaw shared some beautiful vacation pictures of herself on the yacht sailing the Mediterranean sea.
Did she go alone?  No way….
Make she enjoy herself o.. cos this life is too short
See more photos of Kate Henshaw on vacation below
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I hear the 42-year-old single mother of one went on vacation with her new lover.
Congrats to her.

Paul Okoye Blasts Linda Ikeji Over False Baby Mama Story “She’s Anita Not Elshama”

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Anita & Paul Okoye


Early this morning a very controversial Naija blogger named Linda Ikeji shared a false message about Paul Okoye of P-Square via her blog.
In the report, she claims Paul Okoye who impregnated two ladies around the same time last year has accepted the baby from his 19-year-old baby mama named Elshama.

This is Elshama Igbanoi
A screen from the false report below;


Within minutes, the false report has circulated the blogosphere with thousands of copy-bloggers repeating the same thing over and over.
Few hours ago, the publicist Paul Okoye has denied Linda Ikeji’s claim stating that the picture on Paul Okoye’s Blackberry profile is that of Anita and not Elshama Igbanoi.
We learnt the real baby mama of Paul Okoye is Anita who gave birth to Paul’s first son, Andre in Atlanta last year.
Hear what the publicist (Square Image Associates (SIA)) said;
the lady in the picture holding a baby is Anita, not Elshama.”
Paul Okoye himself has debunked the news this afternoon.
Check out his tweets below;

Na wa o…. lie lie bloggers dey plenty for net.
These bloggers are trying but they need to verify information before feeding the public with false stories.
As we are all aware, Anita is the first love of Paul Okoye, Plateau-born Elshama Igbanoi just happened to get belle for him around the same time.
Paul Okoye is yet to make his acceptance of Elshama’s baby public.

Retired Nigerian Police Officer Sentenced To Death For Killing Wife For Ritual


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 Retired Nigerian Policeman Sentenced To Death For Killing Wife For Ritual
Nigeria’s Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the death sentence passed on Usman Maigari, a former policeman, for killing his wife, Sa’adatu.
Delivering judgment, Justice Mary Peter-Odili held that the appellant’s appeal lacked merit.
“In conclusion, therefore, I have to state that this appeal lacks merit and I dismiss it. I affirm the judgment of the Court of Appeal which affirmed the decision, conviction and sentence of the appellant for culpable homicide punishable by death.
“I order that the sentence as passed by the trial High Court be carried out,’’ she said.
The appeal emanated from the Court of Appeal, Sokoto Judicial Division.
The appellant was arraigned before the Sokoto State High Court on one count charge of culpable homicide punishable with death contrary to section 221(a) of the Penal Code.
On Feb 22, 2006, leave was granted to the respondent to amend the charge.
The appellant pleaded not guilty to the charge but the respondent called seven witnesses and tendered numerous exhibits to prove the case.
However, the appellant testified in his own defence and did not call any other witness.
The trial judge, Abbas, convicted the appellant and sentenced him to death by hanging.
Dissatisfied with the decision, the appellant approached the Court of Appeal which upheld the conviction and sentence.
Again, not satisfied, the appellant appealed the decision of the appellate court to the Supreme Court on May 13, 2010.
Maigari had approached the court to determine whether the Court of Appeal was right in holding that the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt.
He further prayed the apex court to determine whether the Court of Appeal had not considered his submissions before affirming his conviction.
The appellant committed the offence on Jan. 11, 1999, at his house in Yabo, Yabo Local Government Area of Sokoto State.
Maigari had strangulated his wife to death for ritual and later conveyed her corpse and dumped it in a culvert near Janzomo Village along Kanjiji-Shagari road, in Sokoto state.

Friday, July 5, 2013

Victoria Beckham thinks David can take over from Daniel Craig as ‘Bond’


David Beckham and Victoria Beckham attend the 'China Central Television' show. Photo: Bang
David Beckham and Victoria Beckham attend the ‘China Central Television’ show. Photo: Bang
Victoria Beckham thinks her husband David Beckham would be perfect as James Bond and could be the next 007 when Daniel Craig leaves the spy role.
While David – who retired from soccer last month – insists he has no plans to become an actor, Victoria thinks her spouse of almost 14 years is the perfect man to take over as 007 when Daniel Craig steps away from the role. David said: ‘I have some friends who are actors, Tom Cruise is a very good friend of ours. But I don’t think I have any plans to become an actor. I’m not sure I’d be very good at it.’
During a joint interview with Chinese news station CCTV, Victoria interrupted to say: ‘I think you would be really good at acting.’ After turning to the interviewer and saying: ‘Don’t you think he’d be good at acting? I think you’d be great!’, she added: ‘I think he should be James Bond! He’d be a good James Bond!’
Victoria, 39, also admitted juggling her family life and successful fashion career is a struggle but insisted David and their four children, sons Brooklyn, 14, Romeo, 10, and Cruz, eight, and 22-month-old daughter Harper, are the most important people in her life.
She said: ‘David and the children will always be my priority. Everything that I do revolves around David and the children. As any working mom knows, it’s a huge juggling act. But absolutely – they inspire me every day, every single day David and the children inspire me. I’m very lucky, I’m very blessed and I’m a very lucky lady.’
When asked whether they discuss fashion or football over the dinner table, Victoria said: ‘I’d say we talk about both, wouldn’t you?’
Before David added: ‘I would say we talk about football more.’ Victoria then quipped: ‘What am I gonna say? There’s three boys! And Harper can’t talk that much … her words are limited!’
Meanwhile, despite her career as a fashion designer, Victoria revealed David, 38, is responsible for his own stylish ensembles. She said: ‘I can’t take the credit for that. David has a very good sense of style.
‘He can’t go wrong, he looks good in everything.’

Etisalat to sign D’banj as ambassador, 2face might follow

D’banj. Photo: Ndani
The endorsement saga continues…
NET Investigations have revealed that D’banj will in a few weeks, be unveiled as the first ever brand ambassador for Etisalat as the telecommunication company is set to sign up the pop singer for a multi-million Naira endorsement deal.
A rep for the entertainer tells NET both parties are still in talks but is likely the deal pulls through. His new manager Tony Nwakolor is even more specific – telling our reporter an announcement will be made ‘when they are ready’.
When we are ready to make an announcement, we will make it‘, Tony Nwakolor told NET over the telephone.
Just like MTN, Etisalat has avoided signing brand ambassadors for many years. But a change in policy now appears inevitable, following the loss of their most notable brand model, ‘Saka’ to MTN in a mobile number portability coup that’s beyond shocking.
Banky W who is a Samsung ambassador, and Praiz, who has just been signed by MTN have also done successful commercials for Etisalat, with many saying the telecoms company missed a good opportunity to secure endorsement deals with them.
As if to make up for it, sources say Etisalat is also looking at signing a few other acts. Top of the list is pop icon 2face Idibia.
Others like Ice Prince and Sasha have been mentioned although there are no confirmations for now.

Police parade gay pastor for alleged rape of member





THE Edo State Police Command, yesterday, paraded 26 suspected criminals including a pastor identified as Philips Ogbebor, alleged to have had carnal knowledge of a 20-year-old male member of his church (names withheld).
After the act, the pastor allegedly threatened to kill his victim if he disclosed the act to the public.
Speaking to Vanguard, Pastor Ogbebor simply said: “God will judge, go and talk to others” and kept on mumbling.
But his victim narrated his ordeal: “I told him I have never done this since I grew up, but he insisted. It was painful and I told him I will not allow it again. So after the second attempt, I told him I will expose the act. He then administered an oath on me, saying if I ever told any one, I will die.

“He carried sand and olive oil and poured them on my head, then he wore black garment, saying I will die if I ever leaked the secret. He killed a black fowl and gave me the liver and gizzard to eat at about 2 a.m., threatening that if I ever said it out, I will die like the fowl.

“But when I realised that it is a sin, I met a man of God to pray for me that God should forgive me and that I am ready to expose it since he forced me. There after I went to the church and told the congregation about the act. When he heard it, he threatened me by sending his younger brother and members of his gang after me. Since then I have been running.”

Other suspects paraded
The state Police Commissioner, Folusho Adebanjo, explained that among the suspects were two suspected cultists believed to have participated in the recent rival cult clash in the state and seven suspected pipeline vandals and operators of illegal refineries.

Others were two suspected robbers, from whom a Toyota Camry car they stole at gunpoint in Kaduna State was recovered; a suspect who was alleged to have demanded N20 million ransom from one Joseph with death threats and three others whom the police boss said were in possession of firearms without licence were also paraded.

There was also an alleged case of rape against two suspects who were said to have dragged a 20-year-old female victim into the bush. He also paraded five persons including a middle aged woman all from Ojah, Akoko-Edo Local Government council accused of burning to death, one Funmi Abiodun on allegation of being a witch responsible for the death of a relation.

According to him, “the war against criminality is relentlessly being waged against men of the underworld. The command is not leaving any stone unturned regarding crime and criminality in Edo State.

“This man who claimed to be a pastor defiled a young person. Another thing that is so common here and I don’t know why  this defilement issue is so prevalent.

“I wonder if there is something about it. You see very old men defiling young girls who are five years, two years, and so on. We are not going to tolerate this and cases of rape are also increasing too but we will go all out to make sure that they are convicted.”

BRUTALIZED FOR REFUSING SEX

BRUTALIZED FOR REFUSING SEX
• How my landlord, brother molested me
From CHUKS ONUOHA, Umuahia
At 37, Princess Izuchukwu Ajuobi, is a beautiful woman by all standards. Her beauty is such that attracts the attention of men, despite the fact that she’s a mother of two.
However, this beautiful woman is disabled in one leg and one hand. She was born with the deformity. Although Ajuobi is not bothered about her deformity, there’s one thing that takes away her happiness. It’s the fact that people take advantage of her condition to molest her. One of such experiences is her raw deal with her landlord and his brother. She was molested and beaten blue and black. Her offence? She refused to have sex with the two men involved.
Narrating her ordeal to Daily Sun, Ajuobi said: “I had vowed to remain a virgin till the day I would marry, until a man strolled into my life, swearing by his life that I was the angel he was looking for. I fell for his tricks and he deflowered me in the name of marriage,  only for him to throw me out,  after having two boys for him. I decided to move ahead with  life.
As a single mother living with children, every one wants to have sex with me. It happens to all women. Even when you decline they will start looking for a way to harm you. It is worst when you are disabled, like me and you cannot fight for yourself.
Men take advantage of your condition to do you wrong. That was my situation.” On what happened in her case, she stated: “In April, 2011, I packed into an apartment I paid for in April, 2011. Three months after I moved in, my landlord’s brother, Uwahamaka, started approaching me for sex.
My landlord, who hails from Umuokpuru, Afarata, Ibeku, also made advances to me. Both of them  would come at night or at odd hours during the day to knock at my door, asking me to open. They would boldly tell me that they wanted to sleep with me. “When my landlord’s brother is not around,  my landlord would tell me not mind him, stating that he was not responsible.
The landlord would say that he was the one that would treat me well, asking me to befriend him. I looked at myself and said, is it because I am in this condition that a man, who is old enough to be my grand father, would be angling to sleep with me? My landlord is over 60 years.
It is as a result of my refusing him and his brother sex that is makes them angry.” The harassment The women stated: “My landlord would come knocking on my door, asking me to open for him, for us to have sex. I would always tell him that I don’t want to do anything with him. They want to make me a sex toy. My refusal infuriated them both  and they vowed to deal with me.
That was the beginning of my problem.  One day, I was cooking for my children and Uwahamaka came and started abusing me, calling me names, for no reason. I refused to talk back at him. He accused me of splashing water on his door and started breaking my rubber containers.
Before I could do anything, he threw away the rice I was cooking. “He came after me with chain and cutlass, threatening to cut off my remaining leg. He started beating me, to the point of attempting to push me into the fire. He did hit my artificial leg with chain causing it to break. I crashed to the ground like a bag of sand, having lost control of my supporting leg.”
Ajuobi stated that she made a report to the police, leading to the arrest of the man. “The police arrested him, after which they mandated him to buy my artificial leg. He told the police  that he would not pay, that the matter should be charged to court. It was after this that  they started maltreating me in their yard. They started   closing the gate at 7 p. m., just to frustrate me. My landlord said that if I don’t pack out of his house, he would make me blind and nothing will happen since his kinsman from Ibeku is the governor.
He  gave me quit notice, even when my rent is still running. “I traveled to my  village in Ikwuano to stay because they were always coming to my room to attack me. They usually beat me up and flog me mercilessly.  One day,  I told my brother how they were maltreating me and he went to them to ask them why. They threatened to deal with him. I have found an accommodation, but I have no money to pay. Now, they have driven me out of their house, while my rent has not expired.
“On April 16, I came back from the village, with one of my uncles, who was to travel to Lagos the following day. They started to molest me, as usual and eventually  hit me with a stone  on the hand that was deformed. We got to the house around 8.30 pm and they blocked my door, insisting that my uncle would not enter.
They accused me of bringing my boyfriend and said I he would not sleep there. I must say that whenever any male visitor comes to my house, they would get angry.  The vicious attack “When later I opened my door and entered, his daughter in-law, Ngozi, entered my room and started slapping me, in the presence of my uncle, just to cause a fight.
My uncle asked her to stop, but she refused and then my landlord came into the room and asked my uncle who he was. My uncle told him that he was my brother and my landlord ordered him to leave and the time was about midnight. They putt off the lights and also beat my uncle. They pursued him out and closed the gate on him around midnight. They attacked me thereafter and I passed out. “They took away my bag containing N200,000, which I was given at the village  to pay for a house.
When I regained consciousness, Uwahamaka again hit me with a stick. I passed out again, only to regain later. When I regained consciousness, I started shouting for help, but there was nobody to help me because they had closed the gate. In the morning, I took my kids to the police station and reported the matter a second time. “The police did nothing. I don’t know if they had thrown my things away. I am now homeless, hanging from place to place with my children.
That is my predicament. I want the world to know. They say that there is nothing I can do to them. I am calling on the relevant authorities to come to my aid. I am a graduate of Accountancy and I need job to take care of my children, any type of job. Sometimes I feel that life has not been fair to me. This has even affected my children’s schooling because we don’t have a place of my own. I don’t have any money to hire a lawyer and they know this.”
In their statements of defence at the police Area Command, Umuahia, the landlord and his brother alleged that Ajuobi scaled the fence into their compound at an odd hour with her uncle and children, causing them to confront them.
However, a police source that pleaded anonymity told Daily Sun  that the investigation they conducted revealed that  Ajuobi could not have scaled any fence with her bad leg and hand, as alleged. A medical report from Federal Medical Center, Umuahia, where Ajuobi was treated confirmed that she sustained injuries as a result of beatings she received.

Shock as police recover 20 skulls at Aba dump sit

Shock as police recover 20 skulls at Aba dump site
•Four cops arrested for killing man, 26
From OKEY SAMPSON, Aba
A dumpsite has been discovered near Aba, Abia State, where over 20 human skulls and decomposing bodies, including those of school children were found. The site, which was a horror to behold was located, at about kilometre 15 on the Aba/Azumini Highway at an area called “No man’s land” after Akpaa village in Obingwa Local Government of the state.
The discovery followed the arrest of four policemen attached to the Federal Highway Patrol unit of the Nigeria Police, Aba Section, who allegedly killed a 26-year-old man in Aba.
The policemen led by their officer-in-charge, Hyginus Omeze, who were ordered to be detained by the Area Commander for Aba, Rabiu Dayi were alleged to have murdered one Onyekachi Chukwu, 26 and dumped his body at the site.
Daily Sun gathered that on Sunday June 23 Onyekachi, who hailed from Ahaba Imenyi in Isuikwuato Local Government and lived at No. 47 Ukaegbu Road, went out with his friends to drink in a hotel located on Ekenna Avenue. After spending the day, Onyekachi was said to have decided to pass the night in the house of one of his friends residing also in Ogbor hill.
According to a source, as he made to knock at the gate, the policemen came from nowhere and after beating him, got him arrested. The cops, who were said to have refused all pleas by people residing in the neighbourhood, arrested Onyekachi together with the gate man of the friend’s house and the caretaker and took them to a hotel on Opobo Road, Ogbor hill, which also served as their base.
On getting to the hotel, Daily Sun learnt the policemen left the other two men behind in the hotel and took Onyekachi out in their Toyota Prado SUV and drove towards Azumini. After about one hour, the policemen were said to have come back to the hotel without the young man.
On getting back to the hotel, the policemen took the men they earlier left behind and took them back to where they were earlier arrested and ordered the occupants of the house to wash their vehicle and contribute money for them to replace the bullets, which they claimed they had wasted and the people complied without knowing what the policemen did.
The bubble, however, busted when the relations of Onyekachi, after days of searching for him without success made formal complaint to the police, who swung into action immediately and traced their colleagues, who allegedly committed the dastardly acts to the hotel, where four of them were arrested.
According to Uchechi Chukwu, an elder brother to the deceased, who believed the young man was killed for rituals, going by the way his body was dismembered; it was through the effort of the area commander that the policemen were arrested.
Then the arrested policemen, who were said to have admitted to the crime, took their colleagues to the borrow-pit along the Aba/Azumini Highway, where they dumped the dismembered body of Onyekachi. When Daily Sun visited the borrow-pit at “no man’s land,” where Onyekachi’s body was buried in a shallow grave, the site was a horror to behold, as several human skulls and decomposing bodies, including that of school children.
Also found in the place included a piece of iron zinc which surroundings were splattered with blood and believed to been where Onyekachi was slaughtered and his vital organs removed, according to his relations.
There was equally a human organ believed to be a bladder left on the ground, where the slain man’s body was found and also hand gloves believed to have been worn by those who murdered the man. When contacted on phone, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Abia Command, Geoffrey Ogbonna, while confirming the incident, denied that the young man was killed for ritual purposes.

Thursday, July 4, 2013

Governor Rotimi Amaechi Donates $100, 000 To #SaveOJB + How he miraculously escapes death.


This is so cool!
The move was reportedly made by Jazzman Olofin, who was said to have visited Mr. Femi Davies, a top journalist and online publisher to complain about the way the people around are treating the issue of the prolific producer/singer.
Miffed by the report given, Femi Davies, we were told, intensified effort to liaise with another top journalist, Mr. Wale Olaleye, This Day Political Editor and he was said to have asked Mr. Davies to come forth with a formal letter of request to be forwarded to Governor Amaechi.
Reports say as soon as the letter got to the embattled governor, he signed it and ordered the state to pay as soon as possible.
Oh by the way, he escaped death yesterday as a suspicious car rammed into his vehicle!




The Rivers State Governor miraculously escaped unhurt as a suspicious vehicle rammed into his convoy along Igwuruta road on the Governor’s way to the Port Harcourt International Airport.
According to eyewitness account, the accident was caused by the intrusion of a Toyota Avensis with registration number AAA 767 AQ that rammed into the Governor’s convoy from the opposite side of the dual carriageway, just after the C4I Security Post along the Port Harcourt International Airport Road.
Fortunately no life was lost and the driver of the vehicle was apprehended and handed over to the police.

NYSC Corper Severely Beaten By Orientation Camp Commandant Crippled



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NYSC Corper Severely Beaten By Orientation Camp Commandant In Anambra State Crippled
In November 2012, Miss Mercy Okpithe reported to the Batch ‘C’ Orientation Camp of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Anambra State. Her joy knew no bounds, as she looked forward to the opportunity to serve Nigeria for one year.
The 2011 graduate of Public Administration from the Adekunle Ajasin University, Ondo State, voluntarily joined the Dance Troupe on the camp.
Like Janet Jackson in her heyday, she displayed a high level of dexterity as she moved her feet and body rhythmically to music. After the camping exercise, she was posted to the Anambra South Local Government area, and she continued as a member of the Dance Troupe. But little did Mercy know that four months later, fate would have no mercy on her.
Mercy, it was gathered, was severely beaten up by the Camp Commandant at the NYSC Orientation Camp, one Captain S.O. Beke, about 11:00p.m on Monday, March 18, this year. She allegedly fainted and was rushed to the camp clinic. The following day, she was transferred to the Anambra State University Teaching Hospital, Awka. At the hospital, she was diagnosed with dislocation of coccyx, a small triangular bone at the base of the spinal column.
The hospital further referred her to the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, Lagos, for special attention. It was gathered that she might be flown abroad for surgery.
But what could have led to the alleged brutalisation? This correspondent visited Mercy in her Lagos home. As she lay down on a couch in their living room, the young lady writhed in pains, even as she struggled to answer the reporter’s questions. Her words: “When the Batch A corps members were in the Orientation Camp in March, this year, the NYSC officials invited members of the Dance Troupe to the camp to teach the new corps members how to dance. We got to the camp in the evening of Sunday, March 17.
We were 15 all together; 11 boys and four girls. “We girls were not meant to stay together in the same room with the boys. But we had to because there was no vacant room. The following morning, the NYSC State Coordinator gave a directive that a separate room should be given to the girls. But the officials could not find a vacant room for us.
So, they put us in one of the rooms occupied by some Batch ‘A’ female corps members. “We took two mattresses each to the place. There were no bunks. So, we spread the mattresses on the ground. Thereafter, the other three girls slept but I was still awake. I was listening to music on my phone, using an earpiece.
“Around 11:00p.m., some soldiers came into the room. They were both males and females. I felt it was a normal thing because they did the same thing when I was in the camp for orientation exercise in November 2012. Then, I noticed that a female soldier was arguing with one of my friends, Ifedayo Fakehinde.
Then, the female soldier forcefully removed one of the mattresses which she slept on. Ifedayo sought to know her offence and the soldier hit her. I quickly rose up and caught her as she was falling. Otherwise, she would have hit her head against the wall. But she sprained her hand. “The incident caused a scene. Many corps members came out and argued with the soldiers. As this was going on, Ifedayo was crying. We calmed her down.
Then, the NYSC Schedule Officer came around. He sought to know what happened. As I was explaining what I knew about the incident to him, I heard the voice of the Camp Commandant telling all the corps members to go inside. “Before I finished my explanation, the commandant came and pushed me. I sought to know why he pushed me. But he pushed me again.
I told him to stop pushing me because he could not push his sister like that. But he continued until he pushed me to the wall. Then, he kicked me from the ground and I hit the ground with my back. I couldn’t move. Then, I heard other soldiers saying ‘die, die, die’ till I passed out.”
As gathered, the Schedule Officer ran probably to call the State Coordinator, Mrs. I.B. Ekpe, when the commandant was purportedly beating the corps member. But Mercy woke up at the camp clinic the following morning with excruciating pains. Later that day, she was transferred to the Anambra State University Teaching Hospital, Awka. Mr. Solomon Okpithe, Mercy’s father, said an official of the NYSC called him on phone in the afternoon of Tuesday, March 19, telling him that Mercy was involved in an accident and that he should come to Awka immediately.
The official, he disclosed, told him to come with somebody who would stay in the teaching hospital to take care of Mercy. When he got to the hospital with his wife at about 12:30p.m the following day, they were shocked to hear that she was brutalised by the camp commandant. Okpithe said the first thing that came to his mind was how to save his daughter’s life. He sought to see the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the teaching hospital but could not see him until about 7:00p.m when he came out from the theatre.
“I asked the CMD about my daughter’s condition, but he said the hospital could not handle it and he would refer her to Enugu. I told him that I was from Lagos and asked if he could refer her to any hospital in Lagos. Then, he said he would refer her to Igbobi. Immediately, he instructed the doctor that was in charge to write the letter.
“On Thursday morning, we were at Igbobi. The doctors at the hospital tried but the sad thing is that they told us they could not handle it too. They said it’s not just an orthopaedic case but something that has to do with the spine. They treated her and asked us to take her home. Then, they gave an appointment,” he said.
On the next appointment day, according to Okpithe, the hospital said the first option, which was the treatment by orthopaedic doctors, had failed. “They said they were taking another option now and if it fails, the third option would be a surgery.” Okpithe, who has since been responsible for his daughter’s hospital bills, disclosed that Mrs. Ekpe promised the family that NYSC would reinburse whatever amount spent on the treatment, adding that Ekpe said she had informed the national secretariat of NYSC in Abuja about the development and had also written a letter to the NYSC in Lagos State about the incident.
“I have received calls from one Mrs. Daniel from the NYSC Office, Lagos, telling me I should accept their sympathy on my daughter. But on the other hand, Mrs Ekpe never stated the cause of the dislocation. I know she’s doing that to protect the officer.” Okpithe, an engineer, urged the Chief of Army Staff to ensure proper reform of the army, especially those in charge of NYSC.
He also advised the Federal Government to provide necessary items for corps members on the camp. The issue of inadequate mattresses, he said, caused the problem. When contacted on phone to react to the claims, Captain Beke neither confirmed nor denied the incident.
He only asked if the story would be published in Daily Sun, and when the reporter answered in the affirmative, the officer paused and said he would call back. But he never did. Further efforts to reach him failed as the phone was switched off.
When the reporter was eventually through to him, Captain Beke directed the correspondent to contact NYSC for any comment. “I am not NYSC,” he asserted.