Weinstein Scandal:Weinstein Company To File For Bankruptcy

The Weinstein Company has been left with 'no choice' but to file for bankruptcy following the alleged Hollywood sex scandal surrounding film producer Harvey Weinstein.

According to reports, last-ditch efforts to sell the company have ended in failure.

A statement from the board said on Monday: "While we recognise that this is an extremely unfortunate outcome for our employees, our creditors and any victims, the Board has no choice but to purse its only viable option to maximise the Company's remaining value: an orderly bankruptcy process.

"Over the coming days, the Company will prepare its bankruptcy filing with the goal of achieving maximum value in court he.was fired from the company last October with allegations that he had sexually harassed and abused women employed by the studio.

Head of the company, Weinstein's brother Robert, is accused of failing to prevent the mistreatment of staff, along with other senior executives.

The news comes just days after Weinstein apologised to Meryl Streep and Jennifer Lawrence for citing their
names in an attempt to get a class action lawsuit against him dismissed.

Jennifer hit back at the disgraced producer, calling him a "predator" after Weinstein's lawyers used favourable quotes about him from the Hollywood stars.

Olamide Mobbed In Germany For Performing Just For 20 Minutes

                          

Nigerian Indigenous rapper, Olamide, was dragged into a near fight incident by an aggrieved lady who wasn’t pleased with the way his concert in Germany turned out The lady stormed Olamide’s hotel room in Germany to express her feelings, calling him coward for performing for just 20minutes at his concert. She was however stopped from going further by Olamide’s bodyguards, and the tour promoters who tried to salvage the incident.

Few weeks ago, Rapper Olamide Adedeji announced that he will be embarking on a performance tour in Europe this February. Tagged ‘Culture Europe Tour’, the tour will take place from February 2 to March 10.

The YBNL head honcho is expected to perform in 14 cities.

Here’s the video below;

Man Throws Wife & Daughter Out In Lagos, Says She Can't Bore Me A Son [Photos]

A man has sent his wife and his 10-year old daughter out f his house, saying it's her fault that she has been unable to bore him a son and brought in a new wife. According to the woman, he sent them out in the middle of the night and she has been sleeping in front of a bank at Anthony bus stop. She wants to relocate back to her state, Imo State but presently have no money or even a place to live in Imo State.

Prince Gwamnishu Harrison, a Facebook user who found them narrates the story...

TEARS SEEING MOTHER AND CHILD SLEEP IN FRONT OF BANK IN LAGOS.

Arrived Lagos State this morning at 2:07am and surprise to see a woman and her 10yr old daughter sleeping in front of a Bank.

I observed them from afar, came closer to avoid waking a mad woman. I woke them up and ask to know why they were sleeping in such a place.

she opened up and told me she has been sleeping there for two nights.

HER STORY

“Trouble started when my husband brought in a new wife because i couldn’t have a male child. Last week Saturday at about 1:00am, he woke me and my Daughter (Amara), told us to leave his house in presence of his new wife. I didn’t utter any word, no fight, he helped me parked my things out and that of my daughter. My luggage was much so I left some at the Security Post. I had nowhere to go at that ungodly hour except traveling back to Imo State but have no transport and even where to stay in Imo State”. (Story Cut)

Her story touched my inner heart and gave out few Naira for her to transport herself back home. I would have love to see her husband but am not a marriage counselor.

Lagosians, her new home is Anthony Bus-Stop. Can we lift her burden?

Business Woman Bola Shagaya In Legal Battle With EFCC Over Frozen Cash

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday urged the Federal High Court in Lagos not to unfreeze a Unity Bank account with a balance of N1,902,673,399.93 belonging to a business woman, Hajiya Bola Shagaya.

The anti-graft agency claimed that the N1.9bn was the balance of a total of N3,305,150,000, which Shagaya received as “founder fees” on behalf of an organisation, “Women for Change” being spearheaded by a former First Lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan.

The EFCC claimed that the N3.3bn was realised through Shagaya’s “fraudulent activities in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,” where she allegedly “influenced the fraudulent allocation of Dual Purpose Kerosene to Index Petrolube Africa Limited, with the aid of the former First Lady, Mrs. Dame Patience Jonathan.”

According to the EFCC, the N3.3bn was paid by the Index Petrolube Africa Limited and its sister company, Autodex Nigeria Limited.


The two companies, it said, belong to one Honourable Ezeani ThankGod, adding that the reason for the N3.3bn payment was to “fraudulently facilitate Dual Purpose Kerosene to ThankGod’s company, Index Petrolube Africa Limited.”

The anti-graft agency claimed that out of the N3.3bn, Shagaya had “paid a cumulative sum of N1,212,000,000 to the former First Lady, Mrs. Dame Patience Jonathan, through her ‘Women for Change Initiative’ account domiciled in Diamond Bank, to which the former First Lady is the sole signatory.”

It said after paying N1.2bn to Patience, Shagaya kept the balance of N1.9bn for herself by “warehousing” same in her personal bank account in Unity Bank.

The EFCC said it was on this basis that it secured an order of Justice Muslim Hassan of the Federal High Court in Lagos on December 29, 2016 to freeze the account.

It, therefore, begged Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo of the same court not to unfreeze Shagaya’s account, so that Shagaya would not “use this honourable court as a shield against criminal investigations and prosecution.”

These were contained in a counter-affidavit filed by the EFCC in response to an originating summons filed by Shagaya, urging the court to give her access to her Unity Bank account, which had been frozen since December 29, 2016.

Shagaya, through her lawyer, Mr. Napoleon Emeaso-Nwachukwu, contended that she was not given a fair hearing before Justice Muslim Hassan made the freezing order.

She urged Justice Oguntoyinbo to set Justice Hassan’s order aside by declaring it unconstitutional, null and void “as same violates the applicant’s right to own movable property as guaranteed by Section 44(1)(k) of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria.”

In a 19-paragraph affidavit deposed to by one Sulaiman Aliu, Shagaya expressed concern that the ex parte freezing order made by Justice Hassan appeared, otherwise, to be final as the judge “did not give any return date for further proceedings and did not avail the applicant, who was the respondent therein and owner of the attached properties, a hearing.”

She said there was no criminal charge against her before and after the freezing order was made to justify her being denied access to her account by the EFCC.

She added, “The order of this honourable court made on the 29th of December, 2016 by Honourable Justice M.S. Hassan deprived the applicant of her property without recourse to laid-down procedure and due process of law.

“The ex parte order made to last pending the determination of an investigation, which is devoid of a time certain and indefinite in nature, is oppressive and a violation of the applicant’s rights to fair hearing, presumption of innocence and right to her property.”

She said since “the unlawful freezing of the applicant’s account by the respondent, the applicant has not been able to transact with that account due to her inability to access same and this has caused her business losses and opportunities.”

She said it would be in the best interest of justice to grant her access to her account.

But the EFCC, in opposition, argued that Justice Oguntoyinbo lacked the power to sit as an appellate court over Justice Hassan’s decision, describing Shagaya’s originating summons as an abuse of court processes.

It accused Shagaya of filing the originating summons “so as to impede the proper dispensation of justice and thus avoiding criminal investigations and possible prosecution.”

After entertaining arguments from the EFCC’s lawyer, Idris Mohammed, and Shagaya’s lawyer, Emeaso-Nwachukwu, on Monday, Justice Oguntoyinbo adjourned till May 17, 2018 for judgment.

Bill Cosby’s daughter Ensa dies at 44 from renal disease

Bill Cosby’s daughter Ensa Cosby has died from a renal disease. She was 44. The cause of her death is unknown, although told she had significant medical issues in the past. According to TMZ, which broke the news, Ensa had a history of medical problems and was possibly awaiting a kidney transplant.

Daughter Evin Cosby, 41, came out in their father’s defence at the same time.

Bill Cosby and his wife, Camille, married in 1964 and are also parents to Erika, 52 and Erinn, 51, who also issued a statement defending her father.

Their son Ennis was murdered at the age of 27 in a failed robbery attempt in Los Angeles in 1997.

“The Cosby Family thanks many people for their prayers for their beloved and beautiful Ensa, who recently died from renal disease,” he said in a statement.

Ensa was a strong defender of her father, last year saying that though she had chosen to live her life out of the spotlight, “for my child, my niece, my nephew, and my father, I cannot sit quietly anymore.

Forensic Report showed That Bollywood Actress Died Of Drowning In Bath Tub

Legendary Bollywood star Sridevi Kapoor's cause of death has been confirmed as 'accidental drowning', according to an official investigation.

The actress, who was 54 when she died on Saturday night, had traces of alcohol in her blood, the forensic report found.

Dubai Police released the report to Sridevi's family and a representative of the Indian Consulate this morning.

Her family confirmed the sad news of her death over the weekend.


Recall the veteran actress and her family were in the United Arab Emirates for a wedding before her sudden death. She is believed to have been with her husband, producer Boney Kapoor, and daughter Khushi when she died.

Sources told Gulf News, Sridevi was under the influence of alcohol when she lost balance and fell into the bathtub at Jumeirah Emirates Towers hotel, Dubai.

Her body will arrive in India tomorrow.

"When I discovered she was dead, I dumped the body inside a well close to our apartment" Man Kill Wife Due To Infidelity

A bricklayer, Akinyemi Edgar Koja who had been on the run after allegedly strangling his wife, Ajoke, to death in their apartment in Agemowo area of Badagry, last December, has been arrested by the Police in Lagos.

Akinyemi Koja Vanguard learned that he was picked in an undisclosed area around Lagos Island , where he took refuge since the incident occurred. However, during interrogation, the suspect stated that he carried out the act out of jealously, following what he described as his late wife’s adulterous acts.

After killing his 28-year-old wife who was a graduate, Akinyemi dumped her corpse inside a well within his area, before taking to his heels. It was gathered that there had been a lingering quarrel between the couple until the unexpected occurred.

In a move to arrest the fleeing husband, the Lagos State Police Command declared him wanted . Police sources hinted that he was traced to his hideout through his telephone calls. Sources further hinted that the suspect contacted some of his relatives to plead with his in-laws on his behalf, so that the matter could be settled amicably.

Report had it that Ajoke’s murder could not have been unconnected with her intention to travel out of the country. But the suspect alleged during interrogation at the State Criminal Intelligence and Investigations Department , SCIID that his late wife was having an extra marital affair.

Explaining how she was killed , the suspect said:

“ I strangled her at night while she was sleeping. She was sleeping around with other men because she felt I am a poor man and she did not hide it. That fateful night, I suffocated her with pillows . When I discovered she was dead, I dumped the body inside a well close to our apartment . I ran away to make it look like I was not around when the incident happened. “ The suspect was Tuesday charged before Magistrate’s Court 12, Ebute Meta, for murder, from where he was remanded in prison custody by the Magistrate, Mrs Bola Folarin Williams, with the case adjourned to March 28 for hearing.

Nigeria Couple Involve In ‘N32.5m Fraud’

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Office, has arraignedAustin Mbonu and Nnenna Mbonu, aka Chika Mbonu, alongside their companies- Global Steno Nigeria Ltd and Nestins Global Links Ltd- before Justice O. A. Taiwo of the state High Court, Ikeja.

They were arraigned on a 20-count charge bordering on alleged conspiracy, forgery and obtaining money by false pretence to the tune of N32,507,628.08

One of the counts reads: “That you, Austin Mbonu, Nnenna Mbonu (aka Chika Mbonu) and Nestins Global Links Ltd, on or about the 30th day of June, 2017 in Lagos within the Lagos Judicial Division, with intent to defraud, conspired to obtain the sum of N14, 145,686.95 (Fourteen Million, One Hundred and Forty-five Thousand, Six Hundred and Eighty-six Naira, Ninety-five Kobo) from Fidelity Bank PLC as the cost of facilitation of a Local Purchase Order (LPO), contract from Chivita Nigeria Ltd.”


The defendants pleaded not guilty.

The prosecution counsel, Nkeruwem Anana, asked for a trial date and urged the court to remand the defendants in prison custody.

But the defence counsel, Peter Ozodiale, moved an application for bail on behalf of his clients.

He said: “My Lord, the defendants have been in EFCC custody for days. The second defendant, Nnenna Mbonu, is a nursing mother; she has a four-month-old baby.”

Justice Taiwo adjourned the case till February 2 for hearing of the bail application and ordered the defendants to be remanded in EFCC custody.

On February 2, they were granted bail after meeting the conditions.

Trial has been fixed for March 19, 20 and 24.

Lord’s Chosen pastor Claim He forcefully collects guns from armed robbers (Photos)

According to reports, a pastor with the Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Movement was said to have forcefully collected two guns from armed robbers that came to rob in their compound on the 21st day of February 2018 in Rivers state.

Read below a statement by the church shared on there Facebook page,

BY A DECLARATION, ARMED ROBBERS & THEIR WEAPONS WERE CAPTURED.Below is the testimony of The Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Movement Pastor who forcefully collected two guns from armed robbers that came to rob in their compound on the 21st day of February 2018, Pastor Stanley, B. Kagbara; Pastor of Okogbe branch of Mbiama Autonomous Rivers State, after declaring himself a Chosen three consecutive times and calling on the God of his Pastor’s power(our beloved Daddy in the Lord has always admonished us to declare ourselves Chosen in the face of any danger, that we shall see the glory of God), power came over him and he overpowered the armed robbers and collected their their guns when they attempted shooting at him.God made public show of the armed robbers, their guns refused to answer them. He pounced at them and arrested one of them, handed him over to Ahoada divisional Police headquarters after which the rest of the armed robbers ran away. The area commander commended him for that bravery act and said he has never seen such act in Ahoada East and West of Rivers State, that this is the hand of God in action. He thanked the God of Chosen immensely for what He has done.The pictures were taken at the Police station where the arm robber was detained.
Indeed only God can do this.
From Online Revivalist Media Crew, Lagos.
N/B: You can contact the Police Divisional Headquarters at Ahoada if you want to get more on this.

Damilola Adegbite Starts A Low Carb, No Bread, No Fried Foods, No Sugar Diet

Nollywood actress, Damilola Adegbite and mom of one is back on diet! She says today, Monday, February 26th, begins her diet where she will take no carb, no bread, no fried foods, no sugar, very very small rice, no chocolate and no ice cream for 3 weeks. And erm, it's just for starters. According to her, her bum bum tears everything she puts on, hence the need for this. Lol.

''So today I start a low carb, no bread, no fried foods, no sugar, very very small rice (Why can I feel tears burning my eyes as I type this😢), no chocolate and no ice cream diet for 3 weeks (for starters). My bum bum wants to tear everything I put on. 😩🤷‍♀️
The good news however is i can choose to have just a little on my cheat days which will be Sundays 😛'', she wrote on IG.

Film Actress Emma Chambers Dies At 53

                             

British TV and film actress Emma Chambers has died aged 53. The popular star is best known for playing loveable Alice Tinker in the long-running BBC sitcom The Vicar of Dibley.

The Doncaster-born actress also had roles in Notting Hill and the TV adaptation of Martin Chuzzlewit.

Her exact cause of death has not yet been announced - but she is known to have suffered from asthma and had severe allergies to most animals.

Jon Plowman, the show’s executive producer and ex- BBC head of comedy said he believed she had suffered a heart attack.


He told Radio 4: “It’s no age to have a heart attack, as I understand it.
“Emma was a gifted comic actress who made any part she played look easy. She was adored by the cast and crew.”

A statement from her agency said Chambers died from natural causes and that she would be "greatly missed".

Late Festus Iyayi Driver Bags Seven Years Jail Term For Reckless Driving

                            
A driver in the Kogi State governor’s convoy, Danladi Baba, who caused the death of a former President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Prof. Festus Iyayi, in November 2013, has been sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment for reckless driving and causing Iyayi’s death.

Alhassan Husaini of the Lokoja Chief Magistrates’ Court II handed down the judgment on the allegation of “causing death by dangerous and reckless driving” levelled against the driver.

He found him guilty of the offence and thereby convicted him. Husaini said that the penal clause under Section 5 of the Federal Highway Act CAP F. 13 of 2004, being the mandatory position, coupled with the severity of the offence, tied the hands of the court.

“I have no option than to sentence you, Danladi Baba, to seven years’ imprisonment without an option of fine,” the Chief Magistrate ruled.


Husaini used the occasion to caution VIPs’ drivers on their recklessness, especially while driving in convoys, saying, “What is regrettable in this case is the serious abuse of the privilege of late by VIP convoys.

“These siren-blaring convoys force oncoming and other categories of vehicles off the roads in a manner that exposes law-abiding road users to hazard.” The convict, Baba, who burst out, crying uncontrollably upon pronouncement of his sentence, was said to have committed the offence at about 11:30 am on November 12, 2013, on the Federal Highway in the Banda area of Lokoja.

According to the prosecution, Baba, while driving a Toyota Hilux van belonging to the Kogi State Government on the convoy of the then-Governor of Kogi State, Capt. Idris Wada, drove dangerously and recklessly without regard for other road users.

The action, the prosecution said, made him have a near head-on collision with the Toyota Hiace belonging to the University of Benin chapter of ASUU travelling to Kano.

The bus skidded and rolled over several times, leading to Iyayi’s death, as well as the injury of Dr. (Mrs.) Ngozi Iloh and Dr. Enchanted Anthony.

Family Of Segun Wire Wants To Take Back Their Son From ZLatan Ibile

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Nigerian singer, Zlatan Ibile, who promised to take care of internet sensation Segun Wire, after he went viral for saying he wants to be a ‘yahoo boy‘ when he grows up, was reportedly ambushed by the family of the little boy who wants to to take back their son.

Goldmyne TV who shared the video of the attack, wrote;

According to our sources, Rising Artiste, Zlantan Ibile was ambushed by Area boys who demanded for money at his residence.

The artiste refused to pay and that really upset them

According to our sources, Rising Artiste, Zlantan Ibile was ambushed by Area boys who demanded for money at his residence. . . The artiste refused to pay and that really upset them . . #GoldMyneTV #GoldMyneAt12

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However a follower who witnessed the incident, disclosed that it was a custody battle, as Segun Wire’s family want their son back after seeing how successful he has become with the help of @zlatan_ibile. Here’s what @arrycole5883 wrote;

@goldmynetv, you guys should vividly look into a situation before publishing rubbish.this incident happened at ikola ilumo at odetayo street, the truth about the incident was that the family of the little boy called @segun_wire, want back the custody of their son after seeing how successful he has become with the help of @zlatan_ibile. I just feel this is an ungrateful act from the family of segun wire, especially his uncle who beat zlatan mercilessly.

 

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Recall that in 2017, Zlatan Ibile  reacted to viral reports which claimed that Segun Wire has gone back to the streets to beg.

He shared a video of Segun in his school, and a video of Segun’s mother debunking rumors that her son has gone back to begging. Zlatan also showed off the receipt of Segun’s school fees

Travis Scott & Baby Mama Kylie Jenner Goes On A Date

Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott took a parenting break to spend some quality time together, and they left in a hot whip afterwards.

The couple was spotted at Nobu Malibu over the weekend -- the first time they will be seen out in public together since the birth of their daughter, Stormi.

The two didn't say much, but the LaFerrari they hopped in speaks volumes; they're still livin' the good life.

And you know what, the car is Scott's push present to Kylie

Checkout The Nigerian Author Who Hawks Zobo On The Streets

Other than writing and marketing books, a Nigerian author is into another thing that could be considered intriguing.

Collins Oscar, author of five books, loves hawking a Nigerian beverage popularly called zobo.

Where he lives in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Oscar, 30, is often seen knocking on people’s door, delivering zobo drinks in plastic bottles in well-arranged cellophane packs.

He also distributes the product to stores and supermarkets and hawks it around traffic light in the city.


Mr. Oscar, obviously proud of what he is doing, would take photos of himself handing over the drinks to his customers or soliciting for buyers at the traffic light and then post them on Facebook. And that would stir debates on his brand of entrepreneurship. And then more people would contact him with more delivery request.

“Business is booming,” Mr. Oscar told Premium Times, saying he wasn’t bothered about what people think of his action.

“Being an author isn’t supposed to be a profession; it shouldn’t be because you’ve written a book, you now limit your life,” he said.

“I also did that to challenge people who think that youth in the state are lazy. I did it hoping that it could inspire some guys here to wake up and solve their problems instead of depending on the government,” he added.

The young author still markets and sells his books as much as he does the zobo drinks.

He said the zobo business was a partnership with “a senior friend”. He markets and sells the product, while his friend does the production.

“I told myself that I will make my first N10 million before I become 31,” he said. “I am close to that target.”

Mr. Oscar said he writes books from his life experience such as hawking zobo.

His latest book, 19 Business Lessons I Learnt From A Thief, was inspired when thieves broke into his house and stole his power generating set. He is also the author of the bestselling book, Idiots With B.Sc., which tries to explain why university education in Nigeria “wasn’t bringing out the potentials from the students”.

The author enjoys a lot of support from the youth in the state.

“He is quite different from many youths who are only interested in politics,” says UbongAbasi Okon, a young computer science graduate who is into full-time farming in Uyo.

Mr. Okon said he buys Mr. Oscar’s zobo drink anytime he sees it in a shop.

“I have never met him, but I follow him on the social media. It’s someone the youth should look up to. But a lot of youth may not really look up to him, considering the erosion of values in our society,” said Mr. Okon.

He added, “With time, people will come to respect him; you know, people attached a lot of respect to success. I know a lot of people, for now, might be looking down on him.”

Imaobong Akpan, a public affairs analyst in Uyo, said she has been a close friend to the author and sees him as an “unusual fellow”.

Ms. Akpan tried to justify the author’s action, even though she said she wouldn’t personally like to hawk things on the streets.

“It doesn’t blend, but that is Oscar for you. That wasn’t necessary, but he would always want to prove a point. That was a way of sending a message.

“He doesn’t do things the normal way. Even his books have very unusual titles. He is not just an author, he is an entrepreneur, don’t forget that.

“I think the youth could be inspired by what he is doing,” she said.

The author, a graduate of sociology from the University of Uyo, sees himself as a rebel with a mission to change things in Nigeria. His parents initially disagreed with his attitude towards life, but today they are proud of him, he said.

“Rebellion is obedience to God; there are so many things going wrong in Nigeria and Akwa Ibom State, and it will only take a rebel to correct them.

“Our system here has been soiled and when you try to say the truth people will tell you to keep quiet. Or they would advise you not to say it loud, so that people won’t come after you.

“I see a lot of excellence in other countries, but here we are surrounded by mediocrity. So, I feel challenged every day that I should be able to represent excellence in my own community and in the country,” said Mr. Oscar.