Little Boy Who Photobombed A Wedding Shoot Celebrates 4th Birthday

The little boy who photobombed a wedding shoot that went viral in December 2017, is now 4. He clocked 4 on the 25th of March, 2018 and a party was thrown for him by popular Comedian and OAP Mc Abbey as he also celebrated his wife’s birthday and the home-coming of his new baby same day.

The party had in attendance celebrities such as Yaw of Wazobia FM, Elsie Okpocha (Basket Mouth’s Wife), IK Osakioduwa, Uche Nnaji: Creative Director of Ouch Men’s Clothing, Ogbolor from Jenifa’s Dairy, Celebrity Couple Mayowa and Roby Ekpo, Rems the Comedian, Grand Comedian, Efe Warri Boy, Uwa Idahosa and others

Oluwatobiloba who was born in to a very poor family in the suburbs of Lagos is now a child-model and actor and seems to have opened doors for his family as he recently got a scholarship to university level and his father also got a free eye surgery.

Man escapes being bitten by a cobra in toilet in Delta State

It was lengthy testimony post for Facebook user, Luke Erukakpome, as he shared photos of the cobra that would have bitten him in his toilet in Delta State.According to him, he escaped being bitten after he used his torch to check out the sink. However he saw a ‘black stuff’ below the water in the toilet seat, and was trying to identify what it could be because he used the toilet’ not too long before the revisit. That was when he noticed it is a cobra.

Luke disclosed that the Cobra was so big that they could not device any means to kill it than to use a gun, which left them waiting for two hours for members of the vigilante group in the area to arrive.

His post reads;

God’s Miracles never end and they are marvellous in our eyes.

God saved me from a dangerous horrible looking cobra yesterday night in my toilet Seat(WC) here in Abraka delta state.

It was around 7.34pm when wanted to use the toilet (pee) I decided to use my touch light to view the sink before action,i saw a black stuff below the water in the toilet seat and I was trying to identify what it could be because I used the toilet some hours ago. Lo and behold it was a horrible looking cobra. I called the care taker of the hostel where I live, he came and confirmed it.The snake is so big that we couldn’t devised another good means to kill it than the use of Gun🔫 .For more than 2hrs the snake was there until we called the attention of the vigilante group and finally it was killed with the aid of a gun.

Please always make sure you look very well before using your toilet. I couldn’t believe how it entered but verifications say it came from the toilet suck away pit.

see photos below.

64 people died as fire guts shopping mall in Russia

About sixty four people have died in a fire incident at shopping and entertainment complex in the Siberian coal-mining city of Kemerovo, Russia.

The blaze reportedly started on an upper floor of the Winter Cherry complex during school holidays with shops, cinema and bowling alley packed at the time.

Reports have it that majority of the victims are children.

Video posted on social media showed people jumping from windows to escape the flames. And some people died in the process.

According to preliminary information, the roof collapsed in two cinemas,” Russia’s Investigative Committee said in a statement.

Russian authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of the blaze.

BBC reports that four people have been detained for questioning, including the head of the company that manages the shopping centre and some other management staff of the complex.

The fire broke Sunday night and some 660 emergency personnel were deployed in the rescue effort.

The region’s deputy governor Vladimir Chernov was quoted as saying the fire probably began in a children’s trampoline room.

“The preliminary suspicion is that a child had a cigarette lighter which ignited foam rubber in this trampoline room, and it erupted like gunpowder,” he said.

But Rossiya 24 TV, a national broadcaster, said an electrical fault was the most likely cause – as in most previous deadly fires in Russia.

Russia’s commissioner for children’s rights, Anna Kuznetsova, has blamed negligence, and called for urgent safety checks at similar entertainment complexes.

Kemerovo is a key coal-producing area about 3,600km (2,200 miles) east of the capital, Moscow.

The shopping centre which opened in 2013 covers about 23,000 sq m (248,000 sq ft), and has a petting zoo, all of whose animals are reported to have died.

Rescue efforts are still ongoing as about 660 emergency personnel were deployed in the rescue effort. Firefighters tackled the blaze for more than 17 hours.

"Woe unto the man or the woman who marries any of them. So shall it be by the power vested on me by God Almighty” Tboss Dad Place Curse On Her

                  

Engr Idowu Vincent, who is the father to popular Nigerian celebrity Tboss has laid a curse on any man that makes the attempt to take her hand in marriage.

The man who recently got wedded over the weekend alleged that he was abandoned by his daughter Tboss, and her siblings.

He wrote on Instagram:

”When destiny smiles on someone, he forgets that there is life elsewhere. If I look like a roasted goat on my wedding day, that’s cool but that writer will soon become a resident of a subcity where people with severed limbs, broken bones, amputations, stinking blind and lame reside. THIS IS A PROMISE.

I live a humble, private life and did not intimate TBoss or any of her siblings of my plan to remarry in accordance with my tradition/custom. Furthermore, I did not make public or post anything about my marriage.

I am starting a new beginning and clearing the slate of all the wrong decisions I made in my life. I just want to forget Tokunbor (TBoss) and her siblings and start life afresh for all its worth. If and wherever Tboss and any of her siblings gets married, it shall be without my blessings and woe unto the man or the woman who marries any of them. So shall it be by the power vested on me by God Almighty”.

He had earlier responded to a critic who mentioned that he looked like a roasted goat on his wedding day:

”Ordinarily, I really wouldn’t like to make any comment here knowing how petty and unreasonable most Nigerians are. I am neither a politician, a business mogul nor money ritualist. I am just a humble, comfortable old man.

There was never a time I bragged of my wealth. And I have been a devoted and honest civil servant all my life. So, are Nigerians celebrating wealth or honesty? I am proud that I served my country faithfully and with integrity. I never took one kobo bribe as a Civil Servant and as a lecturer I never took one Kobo for blocking.

Those Nigerians jeering at my simplicity should cover their heads with shame. TBoss and her siblings have their lives and certainly without me. I never asked TBoss for one Kobo and I have never seen Wendy for over 13years though she visits Nigeria regularly in the past 10yrs from Romania.

The last time I saw Tokunbor(TBoss) was in August 2016. Their mother left me on good grounds in 2006. Even God found out that it was not proper for man ( Adam) to live alone so He created Eve to be Adam’s companion. So, what’s wrong in having a devoted and understanding companion as wife even at my old

Kiss Daniel & Chidinma Gets Matching Tattoos

Kiss Daniel and Chidinma are getting deeper in their relationship. Daniel has now shared photos of them with matching tattoos on his instastory and they look so deep in love. Love love!!

Nigerian athlete Blessing Okagbare breaks 22-year-old African record

Nigerian athlete, Blessing Okagbare, turned up with an impressive 22.04secs in her 200m race at the Wes Kittley Invitational Track and Field Meet at the Abilene Christian University, which erased the 22-year-old previous African record of 22.07secs set by Mary Onyali at a Meet in Switzerland in 1996.

Apart from becoming the new African record in the race which Cierra White followed in second place in 23.26secs, while Natasha McDonald settled for third in 24.23secs, Okagbare’s winning time also became the new national record in the women’s 200m. Okagbare’s previous personal best in the event, was 22.23secs was set at the 2014 Eugene Diamond League.

Mary Onyali, who was particularly pleased that her 22 year-old African record has been broken by her compatriot, told a ThisDay correspondent;

“My 200m African record went to my little sister yesterday. Congrats Ble-Ble Baby ! Now we are back on track !! Thanks for keeping this in the family Kitty; While we hunt for the other one ! On a mission. Stay tuned” as she gushed with enthusiasm at the feat of Okagbare yesterday.

Okagbare’s previous Personal Best (PB) in the event was 22.23s, set at the 2014 Eugene Diamond League. She now holds the Nigerian women’s records in the 100m (10.79secs) and 200m (22.04secs).

With this new form, it is going to be difficult for the Delta-born sprinter to avoid defending the double sprint medals she won at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland four years ago.

The former Team Nigeria captain had earlier signified her intention, to race only in the 4x100m relay at the Games scheduled to hold in Gold Coast, Australia between April 4 and 15. She remains the favourite for both the 100m and 200m gold medals at the Games, even though the Wes Kittley Invitational was her first competition of the season.

70-yr-old and his two sons arrested for raping 9-yr-old girl in Edo state

The Edo State government has handed over 70 year old Francis Ezomo, and his two sons; Nosa Ezomo, 26 year old and Festus Ezomo, 29 year old, to the Edo State Commissioner of Police, Mr Johnson Kokumo, for allegedly defiling a nine-year-old girl, who is a relative of Mr Francis Ezomo’s wife.The Acting Chairman of the Edo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) and Special Adviser to the Edo State Governor on Basic Education, Dr. Joan Osa Oviawe, told journalists after the suspects were handed over to the Police at Government House, Benin City, that the case was reported to her office by the headmistress of the minor.

“The issue came to the limelight when the headmistress of the minor’s school noticed a change of behaviour in the minor and decided to ask her what the problem was. The nine years old girl narrated her ordeal to the headmistress who then informed the Education Secretary of the local government council where the alleged crime took place.

We then swung into action and got the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development involved,” Dr. Oviawe said.

The SUBEB boss added that when;

“we could not get the necessary action required from the Police, the state government swung into action and these three men were apprehended almost immediately.”

She explained that the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development has taken custody of the child who is now in a safe place and assured that SUBEB would ensure that her education is not truncated.

“What the men have done is bad and their actions have attempted to destroy the life and future of the minor. The three men took advantage of the child and exposed her to trauma. We have waded into the case to ensure justice prevails,” Oviawe said.

The commissioner of police assured that his men would investigate the allegation and charge the case to court.

Mum Throws Son Off Balcony Then Jumps After Him In "Murder Suicide" After Bitter Divorce

A furious mum allegedly threw her four-year-old son off a 10th-floor balcony before jumping to her own death after losing a custody battle for him.

Little Misha died at the scene after he was reportedly hurled from the balcony by his 25-year-old mum, Anastasia, who was also 'bitter' over her divorce .

The youngster's dad, Andrey Yekimov, saw his small body lying on the ground outside as he stepped out of a lift just moments after the ' murder -suicide'. He was reportedly so shocked he couldn't move.

Anastasia, whose surname is unknown, had gone to visit ex-husband Andrey at the flat he shared with their child in St Petersburg, north-western Russia.

Recalling the horrific day, Andrey, 33, said he had been about to take Misha for a haircut and that his former spouse had asked to come with them.

Anastasia took Misha to summon the lift while he locked the door, he said.

But out of his sight, the mum took the little boy to a communal balcony and hurled him off, before immediately jumping after him, according to reports.

Andrey said he was surprised not to find his ex-wife and son at the lifts, but that he assumed they must be waiting for him on the ground floor.

He described how he only realised what had happened when he took the lift down and saw their dead bodies lying on the ground outside.

As he remained frozen, in shock, passersby called the emergency services.

Police and an ambulance arrived at the scene, where paramedics sadly confirmed both Anastasia and Misha had passed away.

Andrey had tied the knot with Anastasia four years ago. But he reportedly divorced her two years later and the courts decided to leave their son with him.

During her marriage, it is claimed that Anastasia paid little attention to her child - instead, allegedly drinking heavily and taking drugs.

In her divorce, she was officially stripped of her parental rights. Afterwards, Andrey started new a chapter in his life, caring for Misha.

Anastasia is thought to have carried out the alleged murder-suicide while in a 'bitter rage' at having lost her son, Russian media reports 

She was also allegedly furious over having lost her husband.

Strangers have offered their support to Andrey following the tragedy.

Wife Is Flogged 100 Times By Husband & Then 'Sexually Assaulted' By Crowd For Alleged Adultery

A wife was tied to a tree and beaten with a leather belt while dozens of men watched on and did nothing.

She was allegedly flogged 100 times by her husband following a 'kangaroo court' ruling that she was guilty of adultery .

The attack, which happened in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh near Delhi in India, saw the unidentified woman beaten unconscious.

The 73-second video shot on a mobile phone shows a saree-clad woman’s hands tied to an overhead branch of a tree while she is beaten with a leather belt by a man in a green shirt and a jacket.
Hauntingly, the woman can be heard screaming in pain after each hit.

She was reportedly sexually assaulted by members of the crowd afterwards while unconscious.

A large crowd of men can be seen standing in a circle to watch the beating and some of them can even be heard berating the woman.

Local reports allege that the the woman was being beaten by her husband after a "kangaroo court" run by a local village leader found her guilty of adultery.

Police say three people involved in organising the attack, including the woman's husband and son, have been arrested.

They also said they were investigating 30 other people who had watched the event.

Woman murdered by youth in Benue for allegedly killing her grandchild

A woman identified as Alema Otuka, an indigene of Uwaba-Oju village in Ugboju, Onipi-Adoka area in Otukpo LG, Benue State, has been murdered over allegations of witchcraft.

Daily Post reports that the grandma got into trouble when one of her daughters lost her child about nine days ago. The child is reported to have died of amnesia.

Nats Agbo, who was a witness at the scene mentioned that the daughter, Ijema, was living with her lover for whom she had the baby. He said:

“After the death of the baby, Ijema’s live-in lover accused her mother of responsibility for the baby’s death. He directed her to take the corpse of the baby to her mother, Alema, so she should cook and eat.

Dutifully, Ijema took the corpse from Adoka-Center to Onipi-Adoka to deliver her lover’s message. Upon reaching her father’s compound, her mother was at a burial ceremony.

News reached Alema Otuka that her daughter had returned to Onipi-Adoka with the corpse of her grandchild. She rushed home only to be accused of being responsible for the death of her grandchild.

Some of the villagers pushed her into her room and locked her up with the corpse that was laid on her bed.

She was locked up in the room with the corpse until the following day when the door to her room was finally opened. Though the corpse was already decomposing, she was forced to carry it.

He went further to implicate the elders of the community in the murder of the woman. According to him:

“The elders directed young men to lead her out of the village and deal with her. Wailing and further claiming that she was innocent of the charge, she was led out of the village through Obena-Adoka and Awukpa-Adoka after which the young men started beating her. Her legs and hands were broken. She was thereafter pushed into a gutter,” He said

Agbo added that the young men intended to burn her but she was saved by a team of policemen that came from Ogobia-Ugboju. She was rushed to a hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival.

When contacted, the Benue State Police PRO, Moses Yamuh said he was not aware of the development as of the the time of this report.

“Honestly, I am not aware, except I will have to call the division for confirmation,” Yamuh said

Buhari Hosts Billionaires, Bill Gates & Dangote In Aso Rock

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday evening hosted American billionaire, Bill Gates and Africa's richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, to a private dinner at the State House, Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Bill Gates was in Nigeria for the wedding of Dangote's daughter, Fatima to her pilot hubby, Jamil Abubakar, son of former Inspector General of Police, M.D Abubakar.

Ex-NNPC Worker Sentenced To Death For Murder Of Daughter’s Boyfriend

A Cross River State High Court sitting in Calabar on Wednesday sentenced a retired worker of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mr. Godwin Elewana, to death by hanging.

The court found Elewana guilty of the murder of a 22-year-old pupil, Douglas Ojugbo, on March 10, 2015 over suspicion that the victim was having an affair with his daughter, Mercy.

Elewana, who had been in prison custody since 2016, was arraigned on one count of murder in case no. HC/9C/2015.

The presiding judge of the court, Justice Ukpa Ebitam, said the prosecution team, led by Mr. Eneji Amajama, a Deputy Director in the Department of Public Prosecutions in the state Ministry of Justice, proved its case that the accused committed the crime.


Ebitam listed the several confessional statements, hospital reports and other exhibits presented in the course of trial as reasons the accused was convicted.

He said, “The prosecution team was able to establish ingredients of murder against the accused. On whether it was the act of the accused that caused the death of the victim, the prosecution team placed reliance mostly on the confessional statement of the accused…clearly, the statement linked the murder to the accused.

“The prosecution team also proved the second ingredient of murder which was the intentional act. To have fired the victim twice with his pump-action gun, I agree that the killing was intentional. I hereby find the accused person guilty of murder.

“Subject to Section 319 of the Criminal Code of Cross River State, any person who commits murder is sentenced to death by hanging.”

Moments before the verdict was given, the defence counsel, Mr. Clement Ukaegbu, had pleaded for leniency.

Ukaegbu’s position was supported by another lawyer, Mr. Orchardson Umoh, who pleaded with the judge to temper justice with mercy on the grounds that the convict had a good religious standing and high integrity in the society.

Shortly after the verdict, the leader of the prosecution team, Amajama, said the law had taken its course.

He said, “I thank God that we have industrious and sound judges who still uphold the rule of law. Today, the parents of the deceased would have some respite that the law of the land took its course.

“This judgement will serve as a deterrent to others that you cannot do what is wrong and go away with it and I think that our society will be better for it.

“The accused was tried under Section 319 of the Criminal Code of Cross River State. Under this section, the judge does not have the right to give him life imprisonment or any other jail term. The judge has just done what the law stipulates.”

The mother of the victim, Mrs. Maria Ojugbo, said, “I thank God for doing what should be done. It is stated in the Bible that anyone who kills by the sword, will die by the sword. Elewana had no reason whatsoever to kill my son in such a manner and conceal the act by burying him. It was Almighty God that gave approval for this judgement.”

Pope Francis condemns use of Crucifix as fashion statement

The Roman Catholic leader, Pope Francis has condemned the use of the religious symbol `the Crucifix’ (cross) as a fashion statement. According to the Pope, it is an outright abuse of the religious object.In a speech at St Peter’s Square in the Vatican, Pope Francis said that the religious symbol should be “contemplated and understood”, and “not be abused”.

Highlighting the religious meaning of the cross, he said:

“The crucifix is not an ornamental object or a clothing accessory which is sometimes abused, but a religious sign to be contemplated and understood.

He went further to say:

“The image of Jesus crucified reveals the mystery of the death of the Son as the supreme act of love, the source of life and salvation for humanity of all times.

How do I look at the crucifix? Like a work of art, to see if it’s beautiful or not beautiful? Or do I look inside, within the wounds of Jesus up to his heart? I look at the mystery of God annihilated to death, like a slave, like a criminal.”

His comments mirror those made by the Archbishop of Canterbury in 2013, within the foreword of his first Lent book. Speaking about how the crucifix is used, Most Revd Justin Welby mentioned that the Crucifix has been an object of abuse among fashion lovers and it isn’t supposed to be so.

So far as an individual cannot hand an electric chair or a tiny golden gallows on his neck, they shouldn’t do to the crucifix.

He wrote:

“For those early Christians it was a badge of shame.

Today it is more commonly seen as a symbol of beauty to hang around your neck. ‘As a friend of mine used to say, ‘you might as well hang a tiny golden gallows or an electric chair around your neck’.”