Police killed and buried my brother in shallowgrave in Lekki - Sister

Some policemen attached to Maroko police
station in Lagos are being accused of killing
24-year old Aondona Tavershima and burying
him in a shallow grave at Lekki beach.
Sunday Sun reports
Five of the suspected policemen are now cur­
rently in police detention. The victim, a
motorcycle operator, was alleged to have
refused to stop when he was accosted by the
policemen who were said to be on patrol at
about 11am on the fateful day.
"On realizing that he was dead, the police­
men picked his corpse and put it behind their
patrol vehicle, a Toyota Hilux Van, and
covered it with tyres. They drove to the beach
and buried him. We were the ones who
alerted the family that their brother had been
killed and buried,” the eyewitness disclosed.
Narrating the incident to Sunday Sun on
phone, Aondona’s elder sister, Linda, said she
got to know about the incident on Thursday,
November 11, 2014. “I knew that he left for
Lekki with his friend and when he did not
come back, I assumed that he had gone to
spend time with his friends. When I was told
that my brother was killed, my people visited
the scene and saw the grave. We later discov­
ered that the policemen were from Maroko
police station and we went to lodge a com­
plaint. They promised to invite SCID Panti to
exhume the body, as it was not their job. At
night, they came and exhumed the body and
kept it in a mortuary. The DPO later called me
and requested that they would pay us N10 mil­
lion to end the matter. They said we should
go home and think about it and get back to
them,” Linda alleged.
Similarly, an in-law to the deceased, Dominic
David, claimed that he was told that
policemen were trying to arrest Aondona and
he refused to stop. “They opened fire on him
and shot him.
And even when he fell down, they still
continued to shoot.
Initially, they wanted to abandon the corpse,
but the owner of the house near where he was
killed insisted that they must carry the corpse
away.”
“They took his body to Lekki beach and buried
him in a grave and covered the burial site with
leaves and old carton. Unfortunately, some of
the people who witnessed the crime knew us
very well and alerted us. They promised that
Panti was going to investigate the matter but
up till date, they have not done anything
about it.”
The lawyer representing the family, Barrister
Mindia Chibok, said the family intends to
legally seek redress on the injustice meted out
to the victim. We expect that by now the
matter should have been transferred to an ap­
propriate authority and not the same police
station where the crime was committed. We
hope that the police authority will order a
thorough investigation and ensure that the
suspects, including those who are currently at
large be arrested and made to face the wrath
of the law.
I gathered that six of the suspects are current­
ly at large while five others are in police
custody.
Confirming the incident, Lagos Police com­
mand spokesman, DSP Kenneth Nwosu, said
that as soon as the Commissioner of Police
for Lagos State got wind of the incident, he
ordered an immediate arrest of the suspected
policemen who were alleged to have
participated in the killing.
“Five policemen are currently being detained,
while State Criminal Investigation Department,
Panti, has since commenced an investigation.
If found guilty, the officers will be made to face
the wrath of the law,” Nwosu said.
Source: Sunnews Online

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I have been tempted to cheat on my husbandmany times - Omotola

In a new interview with Vanguard , star actress
Omotola Jalade Ekeinde said she's been
tempted to cheat on her husband of over 17
years many times but never went through with
it because of all she stood to lose.
"Absolutely. I have been tempted many times
to cheat on my husband by men I really liked.
But when you think of what you stand to lose,
the destruction of all you have labored to
build, when you weigh all the options, you are
left to conclude that it is not worth the
trouble. I know some women will find this
somewhat objectionable, but if they want to
be truthful to themselves, they will agree with
me that, as married women, we have all faced
moments that I have just described.” Omotola
said
Asked if she receives gifts from her male
admirers, a very candid Omotola said
"Sure, I have received lots of goodies from my
male admirers. I do not give anything in
return. I always tell them that I am married
and would not compromise my martial vows.
If after making that point clear, they still
continue to shower me with gifts, maybe
believing that something will break in the
future, then I cannot help them.”
Asked if her passion for her husband has
cooled with time, Omotola said yes, but she
also said it's a normal thing for couples who
have been together for a long time. She
encouraged women to try something she calls
'temporary separation' to bring back the fire in
their marriage
"Of course, it has. Which married woman who
has been with her husband for years will, in
her true state, tell you that the feeling has
remained the same as it was the first time or
the first year she met her husband? It is
bound to cool off. What I recommend to
women is what I call “temporary separation.”
You will make yourself unavailable to your
husband. Go somewhere, go on vacation with
your friends, do something bold, lose weight,
look different and, after weeks, come home,
looking drop dead gorgeous, and I bet you, the
fire of passion will be mightily rekindled and
you will feel brand new again. I have applied
this principle in my marriage and it has
worked wonders.” she said

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Awww, Davido and Wizkid kiss and make up(photos)

Music stars Davido and Wizkid made up two
days ago, but they officially showed everyone
all was okay with them again as they partied
together at Escape night club last night.
Another pic after the cut

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Buhari or Jonathan: The Time ToDecide - Femi Fani Kayode

Article written by former Minister Femi Fani
Kayode. Read and tell us what you think...
Major General Muhammadu Buhari has
emerged as the APC flagbearer for the
2015 Presidential election and President
Goodluck Jonathan has emerged for the
PDP. The battle for the soul and future
of our nation now begins.
Let us consider Buhari. On 22nd July
2014 he told The Nation Newspaper that
"our country has gone through several
rough patches, but never before have I
seen a Nigerian President declare war
on his own country as we are seeing
now.
Never before have I seen a Nigerian President
deploy federal institutions in the service of
partisanship as we are witnessing now. Never
before have I seen a Nigerian President
utilize the common wealth to subvert the
system and punish the opposition, all in the
name of politics. Our nation has suffered
serious consequences in the past for
egregious acts that are not even close to
what we are seeing now. It is time to pull the
brakes''.
One may have been prepared to accept the
general's words as being those of a genuinely
concerned and committed patriot who simply
wanted our President and his Government to
do a better job and who was worried about
the unfolding situation in our country if he
had not consistently exposed his true colors
and his obvious soft spot for Boko Haram.
Permit me to share just one example of the
expression of that soft spot in this
contribution. On 3rd June 2013, Thisday
Newspaper led their newspaper with the
following headline: ''The military offensive
against Boko Haram is anti-north- General
Muhammadu Buhari''.
The headline was followed by these words:
''Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, has criticised
the declaration of state of emergency in
Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States and the
subsequent military offensive against the
Boko Haram Islamic sect. Buhari, who
featured on the “Guest of the Week,” a Hausa
programme of the Kaduna-based Liberty
Radio, yesterday said the federal
government’s action was a gross injustice
against the north. According to him, unlike
the special treatment the federal government
gave to the Niger Delta militants, the Boko
Haram members were being killed and their
houses demolished. He said he was not in
support of the declaration of state of
emergency in the three north-eastern states
because President Goodluck Jonathan had
failed from the outset in addressing the
security situation in the country''.
The implications of these shameful and
indefensible comments, coming from a former
Head of State, are obvious and self-evident. If
the truth be told Buhari's peculiar affinity
with the terrorists and his fawning about
their safety and welfare is as unbearable as it
is nauseating.
Yet that same General Buhari who said these
unacceptable things one year ago is now
busy pontificating about his concerns for our
nation. Many would argue that that is pretty
rich coming from him given his past
comments about a ruthless group of terrorists
who, more than any other, merit the award for
the greatest ''troublers of our nation''. Given
this I regard Buhari's comments to the
Nation Newspaper on the 22 July 2014 as
nothing but self-serving and belated clap trap
and balderdash.
Yet this clap trap and balderdash is worthy of
a little attention. Of particular interest to me
were the following words: ''never before have I
seen a Nigerian President declare war on his
own country as we are seeing now''. Really?
Correct me if I am wrong but I thought that
the war that President Goodluck
Jonathan had declared was against
terrorism and Boko Haram and not against
the Nigerian people.
Does General Buhari find it difficult to make a
distinction between the jihadists and the
Nigerian people? Does he see them as being
one and the same? Does he actually equate
members of Jama'at ahl as-sunnah li-d-
da'wa wa-l-jihad with the Nigerian people?
Does he regard the military offensive against
Boko Haram as being an offensive against
OUR people? Does he honestly believe that
anytime that a Boko Haram terrorist is killed
by our Armed Forces and security agencies or
that his house is blown up that it is an
attack on the Nigerian people or an assault
on the north? Are those people that Boko
Haram slaughtering, terrorising, abducting,
pillaging, robbing and raping on a daily basis
all over our country not the real Nigerians?
Does he honestly believe that Boko Haram is
representative of the thinking of our people or
even the majority of the people in the muslim
north? Has this man not lost touch with
reality? Does he really belong to the 21st
century or is he nothing more than an old
relic from the distant past who secretly
craves for a return to the norms, ways and
values of 6th century Saudi Arabia? Is such a
man really fit to be President of our country?
Is he still insisting on having another muslim
as his running mate in order to establish his
strange dream of a muslim/muslim President
and Vice President for our country or has he
shelved that idea due to political pressure
from President Olusegun Obasanjo, public
resentment and bitter outrage?
Has he beat a tactical retreat from the
muslim/muslim adventure and finally opted
for Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola, Professor
Yemi Osibajo, Governor Kayode Fayemi or
some other yoruba christian to be his running
mate as my sources are suggesting?
I must confess that all three of these
individuals are profoundly good men and are
eminently qualified for the job but does this
latest concession come from the heart or is it
just a ruse and an attempt to appease the
christian community? Is it an attempt to lure
them in and make them drop their guard?
Does Buhari have any respect for Christians?
Does he have any empathy with the christian
community in northern Nigeria for the
immense suffering, degradation,
humiliation,contempt, shame, indignity,
persecution and mass murder that they have
been subjected to in the north for the last 54
years and particularly in the last few years?
Does he regard christians as being human
beings? Does he accept the fact that Boko
Haram are nothing but beasts? Does he
recognise the fact that no-one has the right
to take the life of another human being in the
name of religion? Does he know that
compulsion has no place in any civilised
religion and that each human being has the
right to exercise his or her free will to
determine which religious faith he or she
wishes to espouse?
Does Buhari understand the meaning of the
words ''secular state'' or the concept of the
secularity of the state? Can he possibly
accept the virtues and comprehend the
wisdom of such an equitable and reasonable
constitutional arrangement which guarantees
the rights of all faiths and which does not
allow one faith to laud it over another
anywhere in our country?
Does he recognise the fact that Nigeria is in
actual fact a secular state in which the rights
and dignity of the members of every faith,
including the christian faith, are guaranteed
by the constitution? Does he accept the fact
that in this day and age it is a heinous crime
against humanity and particularly the girl-
child and that it is a complete violation of
the laws of our land for little girls of the age
of 5, 6, 9 13 and even up to 16 to be married
off and subjected to rape in the name of
religion and marriage?
Does the General support paedophiles, sexual
predators, sociopaths, sadistic perverts and
the criminally-insane like the Boko Haram
leader Abubakar Shekau who are sexually
attracted to innocent and defenceless little
girls and who believe that they can be ''sold
in the market'' and ''forced into marriage and
slavery?'' Does he honestly believe that Boko
Haram are human beings? Does this man
that wants to be President of our country not
recognise a heartless and callous beast when
he sees one?
Does the wanton and relentless shedding of
rivers of innocent blood, including the blood
of children, not move his heart? Does the
open abduction of almost 300 little girls,
each of whom is young enough to be his
grandaughter, from the sanctity of their
school dormitory in the dead of the night not
evoke pity in him and not stir him to rage?
Does he have any compassion and does he
feel no pain for the suffering of the victims of
Boko Haram? Does he know that Boko
Haram has killed as many muslims as they
have christians in their insane attempt to
establish an islamic fundamentalist state in
our country?
Is his inability to make a distinction between
Boko Haram and the Nigerian people
informed by the fact that he is a closet
Haramite whose stated desire is to ''spread
sharia throughout the whole of the country''
as he said in 2001? Does Buhari still believe
that ''muslims should only vote for
muslims’’ or ‘’for those that will protect
their interest'' as he said in 2001?
Does he still believe that ''christians should
not worry when muslims chop off their own
arms and hands in the name of sharia
because it is none of their business'' as he
said in 2001? Does he still believe that Boko
Haram members should be forgiven, granted
amnesty, pampered, sent abroad to learn and
given monthly allowances ‘’like the Niger
Delta militants’’ as he suggested in 2013?
Does he still believe that , if he is not elected
as President in 2015, ''the dog and the
baboon shall both be soaked in blood''?
The questions are legion. Given his views
about Boko Haram does General
Muhammadu Buhari have the moral right to
condemn anyone, least of all the President
and the Federal Government, for the
challenges that we are facing in this country?
Never before have I seen a former Nigerian
Head of State openly express sympathy and
covertly support a murderous and bestial
terrorist organisation that has killed well over
30,000 innocent Nigerians in cold blood, that
has abducted and raped our little girls and
that has slit the throats and drained the
blood of our young boys.
Never before have I seen a former Nigerian
Head of State openly defend a bunch of
cowardly, uncouth and barbaric jihadists that
have bombed and burnt alive the weak, the
vulnerable and the elderly in our country and
that have slaughtered our soldiers, policemen
and intelligence agents at will and with such
callousness and glee.
Never before have I seen a former Nigerian
Head of State openly canvass restraint and
mercy for a bunch of bloodthirsty, cold-
blooded mass murderers and criminals that
have turned our country into a pariah nation,
that has made the north the home of the
most callous, ruthless, hateful, vile and evil
terrorist organisation in the world and that
has transformed our nation into a horrendous
haven for ruthless islamic fundamentalists
and bloodthirsty islamist militias.
If the truth must be told the only thing that is
worse than Boko Haram are those in the
Nigerian political class that secretly support
and covertly assist them. A Buhari
Presidency would be a disaster for our
country, a danger to the Christian community
and clear evidence of the final victory and
triumph of Boko Haram and the jihadists over
the Nigerian state. It would also represent
the end of Nigeria as one nation.

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Photo: Boko Haram victim in search of hiswife and seven children

A 40 year old identified as Matthew Zira,
(pictured above) says he's searching for his
wife and seven children after members of Boko
haram invaded their village in Michika LGA of
Adamawa state on September 7th. A
distraught Matthew narrated his ordeal to The
Nation. Read what he said below..
My name is Matthew Zira. I am from Vi village
in Minchika Local Government Area, Adamawa
State. I was living comfortably with my family
until that fateful Friday. Before that day, there
had been rumours that Boko Haram would
attack the village, but no one knew when they
would come. So on that day, as usual, I went
out of the house to look for my daily bread. I
ride commercial motorcycle in the village, I
am also a farmer, and did the commercial
motorcycle work when farm work was over.
So, I left home as early as 6 am on the 7th of
September 2014 on my motorcycle to
commence the business of the day. But at
about noon, I started hearing gunshots and
everyone said Boko Haram had arrived town. I
immediately rushed back home to go and
evacuate my family, but before I got home,
they had fled along with other villagers to an
unknown destination. I went round town
looking for them but could not find them. I
went to the police station, hospitals and
everywhere but could not find them. Before the
evening of that day, Boko Haram had already
taken over the entire village completely. I was
advised not to go back home because all the
houses in the village had been razed by Boko
Haram. I fled to Minchika to continue the
search for my children. Later, we had to flee to
Yola when we heard that Boko Haram would
attack Minchika. I spent one month in Yola
searching everywhere for my children but I
could not find them. Those of us who escaped
from Vi village and other surrounding villages
were camped at the NYSC camp in Yola. I
thought of meeting my children there in the
camp but they were not there. I had to come
to Jos because I was told that thousands of
Adamawa people ran to Jos. But I have
searched all the IDP camps in Jos since the
5th of November when I arrived, I can’t still
find them. There is even no iota of information
about where I could find them. “Others who
lost their families during the rush to escape
have found their people, but in my own case,
I’m still searching in vain. It is only God that
will reveal to me what happened to my family.
So, I am only looking up to God now because I
have done all that is humanly possible. I am
really in trauma; at night I can’t sleep, I keep
thinking of my children. At times, if I am
eating and the thought of the whereabouts of
my children came to my mind, I will not be
able to eat any longer, from that moment I will
lose appetite. I am pleading with any Nigerian
who knows where I can locate my children to
contact me on my phone – 07037728905. My
wife’s name is Tinana Mathew. My seven
children are Rita, Ziramatu, Tumbamatu,
Kwata, Racheal and one-yearold Doris. Please,
I am eagerly waiting for any information on
their whereabouts.” he said

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New Video: DIL feat Iyanya - Pretty Girls

Trakk Records RnB vocalist and producer DiL
known for his mega collaborations like
“Temperature” with Yemi Alade and “Acapella”
with Lynxxx and Praiz has released the video
for his DJ Coublon produced single “Pretty
Girls” which features afro-pop star Iyanya.
Directed by Paul Gambit. Enjoy..

Watch "Pretty Girls" on VeVo - http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RxLRjjYFzM
Buy "Pretty Girls" on iTunes - https://
itunes.apple.com/us/album/pretty-girls-feat.-
iyanya/id938859987
CONNECT WITH DIL:
Twitter: www.twitter.com/WhatDaDiL ( @
WhatDaDiL )
Instagram: www.instagram.com/whatdadil
Facebook: www.facebook.com/dilsfanpage
MEDIA, PRESS, BOOKING & OTHER ENQUIRIES:
Please direct all enquiries of these nature to >
Email:trakkrecords@gmail.com

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Photos: Gas Explosion rocks Akure, Ondo state

A gas explosion rocked Arakele road in Akure,
Ondo state this evening Dec. 13th, killing
several people. According to eyewitnesses, the
explosion happened at a gas station in the
area and the fire from the explosion spread to
residential houses within the area. Men of the
fire service just arrived the scene. Details later

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CJ-Mama releases visuals to new song withOritsefemi ‘Fo Won Lenu’

Cadilly Entertainment presents the official
video for CJ-Mama’s massive collaboration
with the musical Taliban, Oritsefemi titled ‘Fo
Won Lenu’, a joint which has stirred
controversies and responses from various
quarters since its audio release several weeks
back.
This top notch video directed by award
winning and highly creative director, Aje
Filmworks is a must watch for every lover of
street hop and genuine creativity. The video
features cameo appearances by new label
mate, YQ and super producer, Laylow;
amongst a host of others.
Without mincing words, ‘Fo Won Lenu’ is
the next big tune for every music lover’s ears
and feet.
Youtube : CJ-Mama - Fo Won Lenu Ft. Oritse
Femi [Official Video]
Mobile Download Link: http://goo.gl/jVD5OA
Feel free to connect with CJ-Mama: twitter/
instagram: @cjmamaflow/@cadillybaby
www.cadilly.com

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Lovebirds Damilola Adegbite and ChrisAttoh loved up in new pic

The hot couple recently welcomed a son...

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Read and Laugh! What politics will cause inthe next few months...

Lol...

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See who Beyonce is cheating on Jay Z with...lol

This MTO will not kill somebody with their report...lol. Isn't Julius like her cousin or something?

"Beyonce attended the Woman In Music event yesterday, with her bodyguard Julian. We looked closely at Julian's lips and is it just us or is he wearing the same shade of pink lipstick that Bey got on?" MTO writes. It's just you, MTO! Just you!

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A-list celebs, socialites storm Mary Uranta's private movie launch

On Sunday November 23rd 2014, the finest of Nigerian socialites, movie and music star as well the political class storm the prestigious Four Point by Sheraton Hotel Lekki for the private Launch of Mary Uranta’s movie Husband Shopping.

The gaily dressed stars had no dull moment as the anchor of the day, Elenu thrilled them with rib cracking joke while live music was served by Hestarose Band as guests settled in for the launch.

 

The well attended event saw Nigeria’s most photographed woman Grace Egbagbe, fashion guru Data Okorodudu, high-flying event planner Ndidi Obiora, Abisola Aworinde, Major General Abiodun, Rolle, Hon. Emmanuel Deiya, Hon. Com of sport Fred Igwe, Hon. Henry Uranta in attendance as well as top talents DJ Jimmy Jatt, Adasa Cookey, Daniel Loyd, Nkem Ike, Chita Agwu, Odogwu, Frank Raja, Halima Abubakar, Fred Amata, Yvonne Jegede, Mercy Aigbe, Ebube Nwagbo, Adaora Okoh and ex-soccer star and prince of Monaco, Victor Ikpeba, all storming Four Point by Sheraton to honour the screen Diva. 

At the end of the screening, the Rivers State born spotless beauty thanked all the dignitaries who made out time to attend the event even as she promised to continue churning out quality movies   to keep family, friends and fans entertained.

 

The movie which stares the Nollywood beau-Mary Uranta, who played a fun loving girl that never had any intention of getting married until her aunt came calling. Forced by the pressure from her aunt she goes husband shopping until she meet a shop lifter Majid Michael whom she hires as a live-in fake husband to satisfy her aunt. However the story takes a different twist when her aunt served the two an aphrodisiac as tea one faithful evening.

 

Hot romance, humour, deceits, artistic excellence are some of the words guest used in describing the movie  that marks the United Nations Peace Ambassador’s debut as a Producer.

 

Shot on Location in Ghana and directed by ace Ghanaian director Pascal Amanfo, the movie stars veteran Ghanaian actress Kalsoume Sinare, Majid Michel, Mary Uranta among other talents.   

 

On the marketing prospects of the movie, the CEO of 50^TH film Academy studios said the movie will not make cinema rather it will be going to DVD direct. “I do not think we will be going to cinema with this one, when we are ready for a cinema projects I will let you know” she concluded with a smile. 

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Nigerian tissue seller in Spain returns €16,000 he found in briefcase

A Nigerian tissue seller is being praised in
Spain as a good Samaritan after he returned
16 thousand Euros he found in a briefcase
that fell from a car.
35 year old Peter Angelina, who makes a
living selling tissue paper at a traffic light
junction at the corner of Calle Juan Diaz de
Solis and Ruben Dario in Seville, Spain, was
selling his wares on Dec. 3rd when he noticed
a small briefcase left on the roof of a car. The
briefcase fell to the ground when the driver of
the car pulled away. Peter picked up the
briefcase and ran after the vehicle, trying to
flag the driver down to return the case to him
but couldn't get the attention of the driver. He
then took the briefcase to a police station
near the junction.
When police opened the briefcase, they found
€3,150 in cash and six cheques with a
combined value of €13,000 as well as some
documents and a mobile telephone. More
money than the man who left Lagos Nigeria
for London, then Spain over 10 years had ever
seen in his life.
According to Euronews, Spanish Police tracked
down the owner of the briefcase, a 42-year-
old businessman from Seville, and returned
his belongings. The man later found Peter and
rewarded him with €100.
"People say I could have kept the money and
then thrown the briefcase away but I am not
like that, and God wouldn't have liked that. I
am not crazy, I am a good man." Peter later
told local media
Turns out Peter Angelina is a doctor, but
cannot practice medicine in Spain because his
diploma from Lagos University is be
recognized there. He started studying medicine
in Seville five years ago and sells tissues to
afford his studies. He also gets a little
financial help from his father who reportedly
works in the police force in Nigeria

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Missing Nigerian baby found in Mexico, father arrested

The missing baby who went missing after his
mother was found dead in a refrigerator at
their home in Houston, Texas on Monday
December 8th has been found in Mexico in
good health.
11 months old Achilles Lambert was abducted
by his Nigerian father, Patrick Lambert, who is
a suspect in his estranged wife’s murder.
Anastacia Lambert was stabbed to death.
(read story here ).
Houston police say the little boy was found
abandoned yesterday Friday December 12th in
Queretaro, central Mexico. Patrick was located
somewhere else in Mexico and has since been
taken into custody.

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Dabota Lawson and Prince Sunny Aku gettingmarried today

Ex-beauty queen Dabota Lawson will wed her
billionaire fiance, Prince Sunny Aku today
December 13th in Lagos. I cleaned off the
wedding venue from the IV above so strangers
don't show up at their wedding. But will bring
wedding photos later, I've sent some of my
peeps there...hehe!

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Ex-militant leader Tompolo buys sevenWarships?

There are reports that ex-militant Tompolo
recently bought 7 decommissioned Norwegian
warships.
From Abusidiqu.com
The decommissioned battleship according to
reports by a Norwegian newspaper, Dagbladet,
said that the fast-speed Hauk-class guided
missile boats had been re-armed with new
weaponry.
The report also revealed that Mr. Government
Ekpemupolo, alia Tompolo most recent
purchase is a KNM Horten, a fast-attack craft
now used in fighting piracy in Nigeria’s
waterways.
It was learnt that in spite of his alleged
history of violence, Tompolo, now controls the
Global West Vessel Service, a privately owned
contractor for maritime security for the
Nigerian Maritime Safety Agency.
The ships were reportedly sold first to CAS
Global, a British security company that has
such a license, after which Ekpemupolo
reportedly bought the ships from the British
company.
Dagblade reported that the seven Norwegian
ships are now part of the company’s maritime
fleet patrolling under a contract for the
Federal Government.

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Is Etcetera a problem? - written by Onyeka Ibeanusi

Writer and social commentator, Onyeka
Ibeanusi answers the question y'all are
beginning to ask, is Etcetera good or bad for
the entertainment industry? His article
below...
Many people felt the rude awakening to the
presence and existence of singer cum writer
Etcetera. I got to know about Etcetera in
2008 when I was still in Uniben. I remember a
guitarist friend of mine saying, "Dis guy hold
guitar like who no sabi play am."
Then I heard his songs and saw his videos.
The videos were nice at that time and
Etcetera was on his way to becoming the
male version of Asa. I watched some other
videos from him years later but unfortunately,
Nigerians hardly patronise his genre of music
and Etcetera disappeared.
Now Etcetera is back as a writer and a
columnist hitting Nigerian celebrities harder
than the US is hitting ISIS and to be candid,
the dude is good!
Maybe somebody should have signed Etcetera
and helped him reach the height of his music
career. Perhaps Dj's, Vj's and OAP's shouldn't
have charged him too much and spare
everyone this vocal warfare penned down in
computer fonts. Now Etcetera is here to piss
everybody off.
I remember when Tiwa Savage described him
as 'coma' or 'full stop' and now Freeze is after
him after making very creative and epic
statement like, "The light skin radio presenter
who does the evening show on that Cool
station on the island.’
‘Honey can I turn off the AC before I freeze?"
Charles Novia was enough trouble for Nigerian
entertainers and now Etcetera joins him.
Having both of them around is like fielding
Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi at the same time
in the same team.
Maybe Etcetera should have been a rapper,
because the punch lines this guy drops is just
too much to ignore. Sometimes I imagine him
surfing the internet and laughing hard at
people's reactions and comments whenever
ever he writes.
To save Nigerian celebs from the hands of this
creative terrorist, I think we should call Don
Jazzy to sign him with the responsibility of
releasing 5 albums in 3 years, maybe we will
all have peace by then but since I don't have
that power or the ability to 'retract', 'debunk'
or 'condemn' anyone's opinion, I will just sit
back and wait for his next article.
Onyeka Kerous Ibeanusi
Musician/Writer/Social Commentator

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Thank God entertainers lost theirprimaries - Etcetera writes

Singer turned writer Etcetera takes the
entertainers who tried to venture into politics
recently to the cleaners in this article...not
nice but it's an interesting read. Read
below...
My dear entertainers who just lost out in
your quest for public office, can you
please gbe enu e soun so that we can
concentrate on the election at hand?
Despite your claims, we all know the
reasons why you sought public office in
the first place. So many Nigerians have
hurt their knees in praying to God to rid
this nation of political miscreants and
people with selfish motives in seeking
public offices. So the fact that you all
lost your primaries is a gargantuan sign
that the system does not see you as
worthy representatives of the Nigerian
youths.
You are the reasons why the youths are only
being regarded as the future in a time like
this when we are supposed to be the present.
Why is it surprising to you that you lost in
the primaries? The system has been
analytically taking notes of your below the
par exploits even within the madhouse we
call entertainment industry. Don’t you get it,
because you are in the sacred ministry of
receiving brown envelopes doesn’t make you
qualified to administer or make laws.
In case you haven’t heard, there are so many
things to consider before running for public
office. I can bet that most of you don’t know
the issues that matter to the people of your
constituency. Have you asked yourself if you
are fit for that constituency? What have you
done prior to this time for the people you
want to represent? You can’t just wake up
one morning and ride on a horse down the
streets like Apostle Paul on his way to
Damascus and expect to be applauded into
the government house? Have you built up a
sufficient resume? Despite what some people
would have us believe, a vast majority of
successful political careers are built around
impressive resumes.
Think about your resume objectively. Think
about running for office as a job interview.
How do you stack up to your likely
competition? Don’t you think a prior
involvement in your constituency would add
some significant padding to your resume?
Another question is, are you electable? Are
you the best candidate for the job? This is a
question that anyone who wishes the best for
his or her people should consider. Is there
another potential candidate better suited to
run and to serve than you are? Is it possible
that your running could do more harm than
good to your political ideals and priorities? Is
there a better role for you politically? If
you’re considering running simply as a way
to get involved, maybe there’s another and
better role for you.
Wouldn’t your time and money be better
spent in supporting another campaign or
serving on a local board or advisory
committee? We are known as the dancing
generation because of the lyrical content of
your songs. To say in your interviews that
you are running because you want to change
the system is a lie from the pit of hell.
Haven’t you heard that charity begins at
home? What changes have you initiated in
this madhouse we call entertainment
industry?
How many of you musicians seeking public
office today have come out to protest against
injustice artistes are facing in the hands of
the cabals on radio? You are scared of
challenging the smaller cabals at the radio
stations who demand bribe before playing
your songs, what would you do when faced
with the ogbologbos in politics? You can’t
give what you don’t have. A head that can’t
produce meaningful lyrics cannot inspire
anything meaningful in governance. If you
can’t stand for anything with your art, then
you surely don’t have what it takes to lead.
The content of your songs says a lot about
your mental capabilities. What are your long
term goals? Are you running because you feel
that your so-called fame indicates you can
win?
Won’t your personal issues affect your
constituency adversely? Or you think the
people are ignorant? In politics, the stench in
your life will always surface eventually even if
you’re not willing to release the information
yourself.
The masses have listened to your interviews
and they know that most of you don’t have
the necessary knowledge of the simplest of
issues. There’s nothing like a campaign to
expose your ignorance about a particular
subject. If someone asked you a question
about the particulars of an important issue,
are you confident that you would be able to
adequately answer it? Are you well informed
about the bills or proposals currently under
discussion in the elected body that you wish
to serve in? Are there some important issues
where you could legitimately be considered
an expert?
Are you presentable? If you’re not
presentable, it will have an adverse effect on
your campaign. You are from a job district
full of people who mostly care about material
things. Don’t you know that in politics, when
people think your priorities are different from
theirs, they will be skeptical about supporting
your candidacy?
Most of you entertainers that lost in the
primaries would have been political liabilities,
not the assets the people crave. Some
shameless nollywooders even went as far as
citing Arnold Schwarzenegger’s entry into the
California governorship race as their
inspiration for running but it didn’t cross
their minds that Schwarzenegger wouldn’t
have been eligible to run for any election in
America if he was a member of any
organisation as corrupt and confused as the
Actors Guild of Nigeria.
Finally, for those entertainers with intentions
of seeking public office in 2019 which is just
around the corner, now is the time to start
working on those areas you need
improvement. Get some professional help if
necessary. You were booted out this time
around because the people don’t trust your
intentions. Today, your status says elegushi
loading and tomorrow sees you borrow-
posing in an exotic car. You are obviously on
a mission to loot.
It is appalling that some entertainers are
beginning to see politics as kalo-kalo and a
place where people thrive in mago-mago. The
same desperados have over time exhibited
their willingness to put their hands in hot
ororo as long as they can bring out the dodo.
But that dodo has burnt their mouths this
time around.

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